Investment
NAR: Commercial Vacancy Rates Improving, Rents Firming
In its quarterly Commercial Real Estate Market survey, the National Association of Realtors predicts a widespread fall in vacancy rates for nearly all property types, with multi-family continuing to lead the way.
Pivotal Group Acquires 21-Property, 3,200-Unit Texas Apartment Portfolio
Pivotal Group, in a joint venture partnership with an institutional investor, just completed the purchase of a 21-property portfolio of Class B apartment communities from TRA Midland Properties in an off-market transaction.
Marcus & Millichap Hired as Consultant on $1B Kelly Park Project in Florida
Marcus & Millichap Real Estate Investment Services Inc. will be playing key roles as a broker and consultant on a $1 billion, 9.2 million-square-foot development in Apopka, Fla., that is expected to include a regional mall, offices, a college campus, hospital, housing and a merchandise mart.
Silverstone, RWN Purchase Manhattan Multi-Family Building for $53M, Plan Repositioning
Silverstone Property Group and equity partner RWN Real Estate Partners have acquired a 109,000-square-foot, mixed-use residential tower in the Murray Hill submarket of Manhattan for $53 million.
Archstone Purchases Seattle, Silicon Valley Apartment Communities for $115M
Taking a 131-unit apartment complex off the hands of an affiliate of Continential Properties L.L.C., Archstone has added another Seattle-area multi-family property to its roster for $47.5 million. Additionally, the firm purchased a Silicon Valley apartment complex for $63 million.
CBL & Associates Sells Two North Carolina Retail Centers for $40M
CBL & Associates Properties Inc. has sold two grocery-anchored retail centers in metropolitan Greensboro, N.C., pocketing a total of $40.4 million on the two separate transactions. The properties, Westridge Square and Oak Hollow Square, account for an aggregate 354,000 square feet of retail space.
Demmon Partners Sells California Multi-Family Community for $48M
FPA Multifamily has picked up Meridian at Stanford Ranch, a 452-unit multi-family community in Rocklin, Calif., for $48.3 million from Demmon Partners. Institutional Property Advisors, a multi-family brokerage division of Marcus & Millichap, represented both buyer and seller.
Stonehenge Acquires Mixed-Use NYC Asset for $33.8M
Stonehenge has picked up the building at 364 W. 18th St. in Manhattan from Fortuna Realty Group for $33.8 million.
Decron Properties Spends $56M on Santa Clara Multi-Family
Decron Properties has acquired The Madison at Town Center, a Class A, 264-apartment community in Santa Clarita, Calif., for $56.5 million, continuing the firm’s recent focus on the multi-family market.
Grubb Files for Bankruptcy, Sells All Assets to BGC Partners
BGC Partners Inc., an intermediary firm to global financial markets, has just purchased “substantially all assets” of troubled commercial real estate services firm Grubb & Ellis Inc.