DENVER – A two-story, mixed-use building in Denver has sold to an unnamed buyer for $2.1 million. The building is located at 821-827 Corona Street. It was built in 1919. The buyer was represented by Matt Ritter, Jeff Johnson, Cody Stambaugh and Peter Sengelmann of Pinnacle Real Estate Advisors. The unnamed seller was represented by Jules Hochman, Justin Brockman and Billy Riesing of the same firm.
NEW YORK CITY — Ariel Property Advisors has arranged the sale of the Morrisania multifamily portfolio, a 17-building portfolio located in the Morrisania section of the Bronx. The 676-unit portfolio, which includes one vacant lot, sold for $85.5 million. The 17 buildings total 674,565 gross square feet and are clustered in an area between 165th and 169th streets and Sheridan and Clay avenues. Shimon Shkury, Victor Sozio, Michael Tortorici, Scot Hirschfield and Jason Gold of Ariel Advisors represented the seller, a developer and multifamily operator, and procured the buyer, an affordable housing operator, in the transaction. The new ownership plans to maintain the affordability of the portfolio, which consists of Project Based Section 8 buildings operating under HAP agreements.
TAMPA, FLA. — Fairlead Commercial Real Estate has purchased Westshore 500, a Class A, 129,728-square-foot office building in Tampa. The asset is located at 500 N. Westshore Blvd. in Tampa’s Westshore submarket. Fairlead Commercial acquired the asset along with equity partner Bridge Investment Group Partners, managers of the ROC Funds, for an undisclosed price. Christian Lee, Dale Peterson, Charles Foschini and Marcos Minaya of CBRE’s capital markets group represented the seller in the transaction. Fairlead has selected Claire Calzon and Joanne LeBlanc of Colliers International to lease Westshore 500.
GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS — Teledrift Inc. has renewed and expanded its lease of its base operations in the Great Southwest Industrial District. The Oklahoma City-based company, a supplier for the oil and gas industry, has signed an early renewal for 10,346 square feet at 1515 Ave. S. and leased an additional 14,484 square feet at 1555 Ave. S., both in Grand Prairie. The two leases are co-terminus. The space is located inside the 126,307-square-foot Westfork Business Center, a three-building industrial flex project with access to Texas 161 and I-30. Matt Trozzo and Hugh Herman of Cushman & Wakefield’s Houston office represented the tenant.
PORTLAND, ORE. – Gaw Capital Partners has acquired the Yeon Building, a 126,885-square-foot creative office building in Portland, for an undisclosed sum. The historic building is located at 522 SW Fifth Ave. It was originally built in 1911 and renovated in 2011. The Yeon Building contains 114,113 square feet of office, 11,332 square feet of retail space and 1,440 square feet of amenity space. It is 85.6 percent leased to tenants in the technology, entertainment/gaming, legal, nonprofit, engineering, counseling, music, financial and real estate industries. The seller, an affiliate of Jonathan Rose Companies, was represented by HFF’s Nick Kucha and Michael Leggett.
WEST COVINA, CALIF. – South Hills Plaza, a 120,589-square-foot community shopping center in West Covina, has sold to LT Global for $20.6 million. The center is located at the corner of Azusa Avenue and East Aroma Drive. Notable tenants include Marukai Market, 24 Hour Fitness, Taco Bell, Subway, USPS and Charter Communication. CBRE’s Philip D. Voorhees, Jimmy Slusher, Megan Read, Matt Burson, Brad Rable and John Read represented both the buyer and seller, a Los Angeles-based partnership, in this transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Broad Street Development, along with investment partner Crow Holdings, has acquired a two-building residential portfolio for $178.5 million. The portfolio includes 298 and 304 Mulberry Street, which offer a total of 182 apartments and 11,825 square feet of ground-floor retail space with full frontage on both Houston and Mulberry streets and an on-site parking garage. The seller was Boston-based GID Investment Advisors LLC. The partnership will immediately begin a $3.5 million renovation campaign, including aesthetic and operational improvements. Planned improvements include the installation of new windows, new roof and roof decks, the redesign and renovation of the lobbies, modernization of interior areas and upgrades to individual homes, including kitchen and bathrooms.
NASHVILLE, TENN. — HFF has brokered the $54.3 million sale of Velocity in the Gulch, a 238-unit multifamily community in Nashville’s Gulch neighborhood. Nicol Investment Co. purchased the apartment property from a joint venture between a Chicago-based fund manager and a predecessor company run by David Levin. Velocity in the Gulch is located at the corner of 320 11th Ave. South and Pine Street. The property features a sky lounge with an outdoor fireplace, fitness center, courtyard with a fountain and fire pit, clubroom, coffee bar and bicycle racks. Jason Nettles and Megan Thompson of HFF led the investment sales team that represented the seller in the transaction.
TUKWILA, WASH. – The 80-unit Newport Heights Apartments in Tukwila has sold to Woodspear Newport Heights LLC for $10.5 million. The community is located at 5600 S. 152nd Street. The buyer represented itself in this transaction, while the seller, HRA SPVEF II LLC, was represented by Joe Levin, Tim McKay and Dan Chhan of Colliers International.
DENVER – A 23-unit apartment building in Denver has sold to an unnamed buyer for $3.4 million. The community is located at 2701 Federal Blvd., near the Highland neighborhood. It was built in 1971. The buyer was represented by Saratoga Property Advisors. The seller, Cedarbridge Apartments, was represented by the Calame Lewallen Team at Pinnacle Real Estate Advisors.
