WHITE BEAR LAKE, MINN. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Oak Ridge Centre in White Bear Lake, 20 miles northeast of Minneapolis, for $3.3 million. The 23,641-square-foot office property is located at 4801 Highway 61 N. Tenants were not disclosed. Michael Ahles of Marcus & Millichap marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a partnership. Ahles also secured the buyer, a local private investment group.
CAPE CORAL, FLA. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $13.4 million sale of Crossings at Cape Coral, a 168-unit affordable housing community located at 1150 Hancock Creek S. Blvd. in Cape Coral. Evan Kristol of Marcus & Millichap arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, a limited liability company, and the buyer, a private investor. Crossings at Cape Coral features a fitness center, pool, playground, laundry facilities, car wash area, business center and a volleyball court. All of the units at the property are reserved for residents earning 60 percent or less of the area median income.
ATHENS, GA. — Waramaug LS Hotels LLC has acquired a 97-room Candlewood Suites in Athens, located roughly six miles west of the University of Georgia campus. The name of the seller and sales price were not disclosed. Waramaug plans to renovate the property, which was constructed in 2009, with updated guest rooms, public spaces and exterior. Interstate Hotels & Resorts will manage the property. The hotel features free Wi-Fi, a fitness center, business center, on-site laundry service, outdoor gazebo, grill and picnic tables.
SAN DIEGO — Colliers International has arranged the $19.9 million sale of a 17,462-square-foot retail property located in San Diego’s Gaslamp Quarter. Bill Shrader, David Maxwell, Joe Brady and Serena Patterson of Collers arranged the transaction on behalf of both the seller, ASP/Blatteis 665 Urban 5th Venture LLC, and the undisclosed buyer. The three-unit property is home to Ghirardelli Café and Urban Outfitters. Colliers will handle leasing for the 2,692-square-foot unit located between the two retailers, which will become available in March.
NEW YORK CITY — Rosewood Realty Group has brokered the sale of an apartment building located at 2197 Ocean Ave. in Brooklyn’s Madison neighborhood. Shirben Ocean 2197 LLC sold the building to 2197 Ocean LLC for $10 million. Built in 1928, the six-story, 30,000-square-foot building features 35 apartment units. Aaron Jungreis of Rosewood represented the seller, while Michael Guttman, also of Rosewood, represented the buyer in the deal.
CENTREVILLE, VA. — Denver-based Apartment Investment and Management Co. (Aimco) has acquired Bent Tree, a 748-unit apartment community in Centreville, roughly 25 miles southwest of Washington, D.C., for $160 million. The name of the seller was not disclosed. Bent Tree offers a mix of one- to three-bedroom units with average monthly rents of roughly $1,500. Community amenities include a swimming pool, fitness center, clubhouse, sports courts and a playground. Aimco plans to achieve rent growth through capital improvements, but did not specify what renovations would be implemented.
RALEIGH, N.C. — Newport Beach, Calif.-based KBS Realty Advisors and Raleigh-based Kane Realty Corp. have sold Midtown Plaza, a 12-story office building in Raleigh, for $127 million. The newly built office property is located within North Hills, a mixed-use development that features hotels, apartment units, a movie theater, retail and restaurant space. KBS and Kane completed construction on the building last spring. Healthcare technology company Allscripts occupies nine of the 12 floors. James Cassidy and Jud Ryan of Newmark Knight Frank represented KBS and Kane in the transaction. The name of the buyer was not disclosed.
ATLANTA — Charlotte-based FCA Partners has inked leases with two new tenants at The Exchange, a 44,500-square-foot shopping center located on Peachtree Road in Atlanta’s Buckhead district. Tootsie’s, a Houston-based women’s apparel and accessories retailer, relocated from Buckhead’s Shops Around Lenox to a new 7,000-square-foot location at The Exchange on Feb. 7. OVME Aesthetics, a skincare boutique, will open a 2,500-square-foot location at the center on March 1. The new-to-market concept offers services including Botox, Dysport, dermal fillers and volumizers, microneedling, CoolScuplting, hormone replacement therapy and laser hair removal. Stephanie McCall of The Shopping Center Group arranged the lease transactions on behalf of FCA. The new tenants join The Exchange’s existing retailers including Sephora, SculptHouse, Storico Fresco Alimentari, Kohler, Kale Me Crazy, Posh Nails and Cherry Blow Dry Bar. Dancing Goats Coffee Bar is expected to open at The Exchange this spring, and a restaurant concept from the creator of Yeah! Burger and Upbeet is expected to resume construction this spring. The Exchange is currently 83 percent leased.
TAMPA, FLA. — JLL has arranged a 48,818-square-foot lease expansion for Equinix at Two Harbour Place, an office property located at 302 Knights Run Ave. in downtown Tampa. The California-based company develops interconnection and data center solutions, and has a physical footprint in 48 markets worldwide. Equinix will be growing from its original space of 30,164 square feet to occupy the seventh and eighth floors of Two Harbour Place. Caleb Lewis and John Heald of JLL negotiated the lease terms on behalf of Equinix, while Jim Moler and Deana Beer of JLL represented the landlord. The expansion brings Two Harbour Place to 92 percent occupancy.
GADSDEN, ALA. — Berkadia has brokered the $6.4 million sale of two multifamily communities in Gadsden: Pine Ridge and Williamsburg. David Wilson and David Oakley of Berkadia arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, an affiliate of Strategic Diversified Management Inc., which is based in California. Birmingham-based Abaco Partners LLC acquired the assets. Pine Ridge, a 112-unit community constructed in 1979, offers a mix of one- to three-bedroom units ranging in size from 680 to 1,160 square feet. Williamsburg, constructed in 1973, offers 60 two-bedroom townhomes averaging 1,200 square feet. Over 70 percent of the unit interiors at Williamsburg were renovated in the 18 months prior to the sale. Both properties feature swimming pools and on-site management.
