NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of the Newel Building, a property located at 425-429 East 53rd St. in Midtown Manhattan. Rakema Holdings LLC, an affiliate of Ruder Finn, acquired the property for $30.7 million, or $900 per square foot. Built in 1926, the five-story building features 34,125 square feet of commercial space, including a car-sized freight elevator, passenger elevators, sub-basement storage space, a loading dock and a ground-floor retail showroom. Anthony Finno of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, Newel LLC, in the transaction.
INDEPENDENCE, MO. — The Boulder Group has arranged the sale of a single-tenant Walgreens property located at 2261 S. Sterling Ave. in Independence. A high-net-worth investor based in Miami acquired the 18,000-square-foot property for $4.6 million. Randy Blankstein and Jimmy Goodman of The Boulder Group represented the seller, a Midwest-based institution, and the buyer in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — CPEX has brokered the sale of a mixed-use property located at 173 Court St. in New York City’s Cobble Hill historic district. The property sold for $5.25 million, or $1,129 per square foot. The four-story building features approximately 2,000 square feet of commercial space and 3,000 square feet of residential space. Timothy King, Keat Chew and Ryan Condren of CPEX represented the seller and procured the buyer in the transaction. The names of the seller and buyer were not released.
SAN ANTONIO — San Antonio Commercial Advisors (SACA), an independently owned and operated member of the Cushman & Wakefield Alliance, has arranged the sale of 4267 Dividend Drive, a 30,388-square-foot industrial building in Eastwood Industrial Park off White Road in eastern San Antonio. Paul Fagan of SACA represented the seller, while Edward Cross of SACA represented the buyer.
DURHAM, N.C. — Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer has brokered the $35.6 million sale of Whetstone Apartments, a 204-unit apartment community located in downtown Durham. Armanda Hoffler recently developed the property, which is within walking distance to American Tobacco and Durham Bulls Stadium. Allan Lynch and Justin Good of Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer’s Raleigh office represented the seller, Tribridge Residential Inc., in the transaction.
TEMPE, ARIZ. – ViaWest Group has sold Crossroads of Tempe, a 96,691-square-foot office complex, to Held Properties for $17.2 million. The property is located at 303 & 309 W. Elliot Road in Tempe. It is 96 percent occupied. Notable employers in the area include Go Daddy, AVNET, Qualcomm, Iridium Satellite, Intel, Motorola, Honeywell, Xerox, Microsoft, Bank of America, Wells Fargo, eBay/PayPal and AT&T. Held Properties was represented by Chris Toci and Chad Littell of Cushman & Wakefield of Arizona, and by Mark Gustin, Karsten Petersen and Dave Seeger of Jones Lang LaSalle. ViaWest will continue to manage the property. The Jones Lang LaSalle team will serve as the leasing agents.
PHOENIX – The 96-unit Aura Apartments in Phoenix has sold to Capital Real Estate for $8.7 million. The community is located at 3623 N. 5th Ave. It was built in 1959 and 1962. The space underwent a $1.3 million renovation program to modernize, rebrand and reposition it. The seller was Pathfinder Partners.
LOS ANGELES – A 16-unit apartment building in Los Angeles has sold to a private local investor for $5 million. The community is located at 1263 and 1267 Barry Ave. It was built in 1959. The buyer represented itself, while the seller, another local private investor, was represented by Hamid Soroudi of Charles Dunn Company.
SAN DIEGO — Strategic Hotels & Resorts and its joint venture partner have sold the 417-room Hyatt Regency La Jolla for $118 million. The hotel was purchased by affiliates of Walton Street Capital LLC and JMA Ventures LLC. The hotel is located at 3777 La Jolla Village Drive. It is situated near a variety of healthcare, retail and dining services. Hyatt Regency La Jolla is located directly across the street from the UCSD Radiology at La Jolla center, the University Ambulatory Surgery Center and Pacific Lipo. Strategic Hotels formerly owned a 53.5 percent stake in the asset. The joint venture retired $89.2 million of debt secured by the hotel at closing. The company will use the proceeds from the sale to reduce outstanding debt on its revolving credit facility.
PORTLAND, ORE. — Aukum Management LLC has purchased the 372-unit Canyon Creek apartment community in the Portland submarket of Wilsonville for $49.5 million. The community is located at 26310 SW Canyon Creek Road, about 16 miles south of Downtown Portland. The property is 95.7 percent leased. Its units average about 858 square feet. Community amenities include a swimming pool, hot tub, fitness center, playground, clubhouse and business center. The seller, a private investor, was represented by HFF’s Ira Virden and Kerry Hughes.