SAN DIEGO — Location Matters has arranged the acquisition of an urban retail building located at 4081-4087 30th St. in San Diego’s North Park neighborhood. George McKeever purchased the property from Cheryl Keller, for $1.3 million. The 2,516-square-foot building features four retail units. Limor Spilky and Marc Karren of Location Matters represented the buyer, while Jac Sachs of Ascent Commercial represented the seller in the deal.
SALT LAKE CITY — An out-of-state investor has acquired the 180-unit Eastside Apartments in Salt Lake City for $36.8 million. The community is located at 350 S. 600 E. The community is situated less than a block from a TRAX light-rail stop and near the University of Utah. Community amenities include gated underground parking, an outdoor basketball court and a party patio. Daniel Shin and Brock Zylstra of Marcus & Millichap represented both parties in the transaction.
SAN DIEGO — Campus Evolution Villages LLC, in partnership with an affiliate of Heitman LLC, has acquired Sterling Alvarado, a 771-bed community located near San Diego State University. Planned renovations — to be completed by fall 2017 — include a new, upgraded clubhouse with a community game room; updated common areas and units; and high-speed Wi-Fi throughout.
RIVERSIDE, CALIF. — The Preiss Co. has acquired GrandMarc at University Village in Riverside. The community offers one-, two- and three-bedroom, fully furnished units with bed-to-bath parity. Community amenities include a resort-style swimming pool and spa, outdoor grilling station, basketball court, clubhouse, study and meeting rooms, a game room, theater room, 24-hour fitness center and tanning beds. The seller was an undisclosed private investment group. The Preiss Co. will operate the facility and oversee renovations and upgrades.
KELLER, TEXAS — Olympus Property and its joint venture partner, Artemis Real Estate Partners, have acquired three multifamily properties consisting of 679 units in the Dallas-Fort Worth suburb of Keller. Stoneleigh Cos. originally developed the three Class A properties, which will be individually rebranded as Olympus Town Center, Olympus Stone Glen and Olympus Waterford.
MCKINNEY, TEXAS — HSM Equity Partners, the commercial development branch of Henry S. Miller Cos., has acquired a three-acre retail tract at the corner of McKinney Ranch Parkway and Ridge Road in McKinney, about 40 miles north of Dallas. The development plan for the tract includes a 21,000-square-foot retail center, set to begin construction in the second quarter of 2017. Joe Benton of Benton Commercial Real Estate Services represented the seller, while Lynn Dowdle of Dowdle Real Estate represented the buyer. Both parties requested confidentiality.
GLEN ALLEN, VA. — Lingerfelt CommonWealth Partners LLC, a Richmond-based commercial real estate investment firm, has sold the 243-room Richmond Marriott Short Pump for $38.5 million. The hotel is located at 4240 Dominion Blvd. in Glen Allen. The buyer, a partnership of regional investors, has retained Commonwealth Lodging Management, Lingerfelt CommonWealth’s hotel management affiliate, to operate the hotel. In October 2015, Commonwealth Lodging oversaw an $11 million renovation of the hotel. The property features complimentary high-speed internet, a swimming pool, fitness center and event space.
CHICAGO — Mid-America Real Estate Corp. has arranged the sale of Webster Place in Chicago’s Lincoln Park. The 134,918-square-foot retail center is located at the southwest corner of North Clybourn and Webster avenues, and is anchored by Regal Cinemas, Webster Place Athletic Club, Barnes and Noble and Chase Bank. Ramco-Gershenson Properties Trust purchased the property from Chicago-based Syndicated Equities Group. Ben Wineman and Carly Gallagher of Mid-America arranged the transaction.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Bissell Cos. Inc. has completed the sale of most of its interests in Ballantyne Corporate Park, a 535-acre, master-planned business community in Charlotte, to Northwood Investors, a global real estate investment and management firm. Northwood will acquire over 4 million square feet of Class A office space and nearly 600 hotel rooms within the development, including The Ballantyne Hotel Charlotte. Terms of the sale were not released, but the Charlotte Business Journal reports that the sale closed in more than 40 separate transactions totaling in excess of $1 billion. Current office tenants at Ballantyne Corporate Park include MetLife, Wells Fargo, Premier, TIAA, Liberty Mutual, Snyder’s-Lance, Synchrony Financial, Sonic Automotive, XPO Logistics and Siemens. “What Smoky Bissell and the Bissell team have created in Ballantyne Corporate Park is remarkable,” says John Kukral, president and CEO of Northwood Investors. “We are excited that the Bissell team will join Northwood and help lead the next phase of Ballantyne Corporate Park. This transaction represents one of our largest acquisitions to date and reinforces our commitment to Charlotte.” Northwood has been an active investor in the Charlotte market since 2011, when Northwood and David Ravin formed Northwood Ravin, a multifamily development …
PHOENIX — Riva Ridge Development has purchased CBIZ Plaza, a 266,231-square-foot office property in Phoenix, for $26 million. The 16-story tower is located at 3101 and 3111 N. Central Ave. CBIZ Plaza is 78 percent occupied. The Class B project was constructed in 1980. The seller was LNR Property Corp. Eric Wichterman and Mike Coover of Cushman & Wakefield executed the sale.
