ATLANTA — American Realty Capital Healthcare Trust III LLC (ARC), a healthcare REIT, has purchased Renaissance on Peachtree, a 229-unit independent living and assisted living community in Atlanta’s Buckhead district, for $78.6 million. Lisa Widmier and Matthew Whitlock of CBRE Capital Markets’ National Senior Housing team represented the seller, a joint venture between The Carlyle Group and Formation Development Group, in the transaction. The seniors housing community was 94 percent occupied at the time of sale.
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ONALASKA, WIS. — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has brokered the sale of a 162,905-square-foot shopping center for $16.3 million. Crossing Meadows is located at 1260 Crossing Meadow Drive in Onalaska. Crossing Meadows is anchored by Festival Foods, which leases 57 percent of the retail center. Festival Foods has five years remaining on a 15-year lease. Crossing Meadows is shadow anchored by Sam’s Club and Gander Mountain. Other major tenants include Hancock Fabrics, Rogan’s Shoes and Party City. The shopping center is currently 89 percent leased. Erin Patton, Craig Fuller and Scott Wiles of IPA represented the seller in the transaction, an Ohio-based company. The trio also procured the buyer, a local developer.
STRONGSVILLE, OHIO — The Cooper Commercial Investment Group has arranged the sale of a 41,184-square-foot office and warehouse building for $3.6 million. A private investor from Ohio sold the property located in the Strongsville Business & Technology Park along Foltz Parkway in Strongsville, approximately 20 miles southwest of Cleveland. The building can accommodate four tenants and is 98 percent occupied. Tyco SimplexGrinnell, a provider of emergency communication systems and services, is the most recent tenant to sign a lease at the property. The building sold for 92 percent of the list price and featured an 8.67 percent cap rate. Dan Cooper of Cooper Commercial Investment Group represented the seller in the transaction.
VAIL, COLO. — Ethika Investments has funded the acquisition and repositioning of the 292-room Vail Cascade Resort and Spa. The resort is located at 1300 Westhaven Drive in Vail, approximately 90 miles west of Denver. Vail Cascade is one of the city’s only true ski-in/ski-out hotels. Ethika has also allocated additional capital for a $35 million property repositioning. This project will commence in the second quarter of 2016. The renovations will completely redesign the resort, including upgrades to the ski valet, enhanced outfitting services, refreshed culinary alternatives, and updates to the resort’s 45,000 square feet of meeting space and 78,000-square-foot athletic club. Amenity upgrades will include luxury bedding, new four- and five-fixture bathrooms and a new on-site spa. This project represents the 17th investment from Ethika’s Diversified Opportunity Real Estate Fund and the fund’s first investment in Colorado.
AURORA, COLO. — Braddock & Logan has purchased the 263-unit Canyons at Saddle Rock apartment community in Aurora for $56.7 million. The Class A community is located at 6850 South Versailles Way, about 25 miles southeast of downtown Denver. The property was 95 percent occupied at the time of sale. This property was Braddock & Logan’s first acquisition in metro Denver. Jeff Hawks, Doug Andrews, Terrance Hunt and Shane Ozment of ARA Newmark represented the seller, Inland Private Capital Corporation, in this transaction.
LOS ANGELES — Bolour Associates has purchased a 113,606-square-foot creative office building in the Los Angeles submarket of El Segundo for $49 million. The property is located at 2101 El Segundo Blvd. The space underwent a comprehensive redesign that commenced in 2013. The seller, a joint venture between Bixby Land Company and Cornerstone Real Estate Advisers, invested about $25 million in acquisition, development and leasing costs to reposition the building. The space is now fully occupied to notable tenants like Sanrio, Exponential Interactive, Cove Street Capital, AMA Consulting Engineers, Specialty’s Café & Bakery and Peet’s Coffee. Bolour was represented by Bob Safai of Madison Partners. Bixby represented itself in the transaction, while CBRE’s (at the time of sale) Kevin Shannon and Ken White represented Cornerstone.
BUENA PARK, CALIF. — CBRE Group Inc. has arranged the $85 million sale of Buena Park Downtown, a 535,000-square-foot regional mall. Philip Voorhees of CBRE represented the seller, Coventry Real Estate Advisors, and Timothy Bower and Johnny Choi of CBRE represented the buyer, Newkoa LLC, in the transaction. The mall was 93 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including DSW, TJ Maxx, Bed Bath & Beyond, 24 Hour Fitness and Metroplex Theaters.
WOODLAND HILLS, CALIF. — Savills Studley has brokered the sale of Warner Plaza, a 115,000-square-foot neighborhood shopping center in Woodland Hills. Plaza International, a private company that owned the asset for 41 years, sold the property to ROIC Warner Plaza LLC, an entity of Retail Opportunity Investment Corp., for $76.3 million. Located at 21841 Ventura Blvd., the property is occupied by Sprouts Farmers Market, Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, Dickies BBQ and Jerry’s Famous Deli. Bill Bauman and Kyle Miller of Savills Studley arranged the off-market transaction.
BROCKPORT AND QUEENSBURY, N.Y. — Institutional Property Advisors, a division of Marcus & Millichap, has negotiated the sale of a two-property seniors housing portfolio in Upstate New York. Brookdale Senior Living acquired the two assets for $48 million. Totaling 183 units, the properties are Emeritus at Landing of Brockport and Emeritus at Landing of Queensbury. Mark Myers, Joshua Jandris and Charles Hilding of IPA represented the seller, a private family office, in the transaction.
BOCA RATON, FLA. — A joint venture partnership between Rosemurgy Properties, Giles Capital Group and Lewis Rental Properties has sold a three-property student housing real estate portfolio in South Florida for $105.3 million. University Park, University View and University Square are located in Boca Raton near Florida Atlantic University. The properties were purchased by an affiliate of Investcorp, a Bahrain-based investment manager, according to The Real Deal. University Park, which sold for $70 million according to The Real Deal, opened in April 2015. The 11-acre, 280,000-square-foot community features eight, four-story buildings with 598 beds in 159 units. Units in University Park are fully furnished and include flat-screen TVs, private bathrooms and in-unit washers and dryers. The complex includes a clubhouse with a lounge, 24-hour gym, gaming rooms and computer labs. Outdoor amenities include a resort-style pool, fire pits and free transportation to and from nearby universities and colleges. Boca Sol was purchased in January 2014, repositioned for student housing and rebranded as University Square. The property, which was built in 1969 and sold for $15 million according to The Real Deal, consists of five, two-story buildings totaling 90 units with 128 beds. Addison Park was purchased in March 2013 and …