DALLAS — Dallas-based hospitality development and investment firm NewcrestImage has acquired a national portfolio of 45 hotels totaling approximately 3,300 rooms. The properties are located in 11 states and are primarily operated under various brands within the Marriott and Hilton family of concepts, though the portfolio also includes two Choice-branded hotels and one Radisson-branded hotels. The seller was an undisclosed private investment firm. The sales price was also not disclosed.
Acquisitions
CHICAGO — Standard Communities led a public-private partnership that acquired Lake Park Crescent Apartments in Chicago’s Oakland neighborhood for roughly $54 million. Built in 2004 and located at 1061 E. 41st Place, the mixed-income apartment community is comprised of 148 units across 13 buildings. Of the 148 units, 112 are designated as affordable for renters who earn 40 to 80 percent of the area median income. As part of the transaction, 60 Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) public housing units were converted to project-based vouchers under the Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) program. The federal RAD program enables public housing authorities to protect the long-term affordability of public housing units in need of rehabilitation and financial support. Affordability will be extended for at least 30 years. Standard completed the transaction in partnership with HUD, the Illinois Housing Development Authority, CHA and the City of Chicago Department of Housing. Financing came from Low-Income Housing Tax Credits arranged in partnership with Boston Financial Investment Management. Citibank provided additional financing. Standard will oversee a renovation of Lake Park Crescent at a cost of approximately $72,000 per unit. Common areas and exterior grounds will also be improved.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Greysteel has brokered the sale of University Quarters, an 84-unit apartment complex located near the University of Texas at Austin. The property comprises four buildings that were constructed between 1973 and 1978 and house one-bedroom units with an average size of 450 square feet. J.R. Ellis and Jack Stone of Greysteel represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer and sales price were also not disclosed.
NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. — Atlantic Capital Partners, the capital markets division of Boston-based Atlantic Retail, has brokered the sale of Frenchtown Plaza, a 123,061-square-foot shopping center located south of Providence in North Kingstown. The sales price was $9.5 million. Justin Smith, Chris Peterson, Sam Koonce and Cole Van Gelder of Atlantic Capital Partners represented the undisclosed seller and the buyer, Ocean State Job Lot, which also anchors the center, in the transaction. Other tenants at Frenchtown Plaza include Walgreens and Ace Hardware.
MONTGOMERY, PA. — Oklahoma-based brokerage firm Stan Johnson Co. has arranged the sale of a 97,000-square-foot industrial complex in Montgomery, located about 80 miles southwest of Scranton. The two-building complex, which was originally constructed in 1930 and last renovated in 2020, was fully leased at the time of sale to New York City-based e-commerce firm Priority Bicycles. Tom Georges of Stan Johnson Co. represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer was a California-based 1031 exchange investor.
Octave Holdings Acquires Barrett Pavilion Shopping Center in Kennesaw, Georgia for $58.8M
by John Nelson
KENNESAW, GA. — Octave Holdings and Investments LLC, a privately held investment firm based in Alpharetta, Ga., has purchased Barrett Pavilion, a 369,971-square-foot shopping center in Kennesaw. Octave Holdings acquired the center from Stockbridge and Lincoln Property Co. via investment vehicle Octave Opportunity Fund LLC for $58.8 million. Situated near Town Center Mall and shadow-anchored by Target, Barrett Pavilion’s tenant roster includes Total Wine & More, REI, Ulta Beauty, Shoe Carnival, Old Navy, Best Buy Outlet, AMC Barrett Commons 24, Urban Air, buybuy Baby, Hudson Grill, Ted’s Montana Grill and Cold Stone Creamery. Octave’s operations affiliate Pinnacle Leasing and Management will manage the shopping center.
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Northland, a private equity investment firm based in Newton, Mass., has purchased 511 Meeting, a 221-unit apartment community located in Charleston’s North Meeting Street neighborhood. The seller and sales price were not disclosed. Situated near King Street and the upcoming Lowcountry LowLine linear park, 511 Meeting comprises studio, one-, and two-bedroom apartments, 33 of which are rent-restricted. The podium-style, mid-rise building features a fitness center with a separate yoga studio, bike storage and repair area, media center, business center and a second-story pool deck with a fire pit and grill stations. Other amenities include a resident lounge with a billiards table, foosball table and bar space, as well as 2,960 square feet of retail space occupied by Blum, a local coffee and wine bar. 511 Meeting is Northland’s third investment in the Charleston area, joining The Standard on James Island and Wharf 7 on Daniel Island.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — Capital Real Estate Group – U.S. Healthcare Investment Sales (CREG) has brokered the sale of Southpoint Surgery Center, a 34,029-square-foot medical office building in Jacksonville. An unnamed REIT purchased the property for $18.6 million. CREG represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. Southpoint Surgery Center is anchored by Ascension St. Vincent (ASC), a healthcare system in Northeast Florida. The first floor of the property houses the surgery center and the second and third floors are leased to Florida Eye Specialists. Southpoint Surgery Center is located adjacent to the 309-bed hospital campus of ASC’s Medical Center Southside, an affiliate of Ascension Health.
NEWARK, N.J. — Global investment management firm Realterm has acquired a 33,500-square-foot industrial property located at 74 Avenue L in Newark. The facility sits on a 1.7-acre site near the Port of Newark and features 15 dock-high doors. The seller and sales price were not disclosed. Torsten Thaler, Steve Shoemaker and Tom Tucci at Cushman & Wakefield brokered the deal.
LAFAYETTE, LA. — SRS Real Estate Partners’ National Net Lease Group has arranged the sale of a single-tenant retail property in Lafayette leased to Shoe Station. The buyer, a private investor based in Texas, purchased the property for $2.2 million. Sabrina Kortlandt of SRS’ New Orleans office represented the seller, a Washington-based family trust, in the off-market transaction. The 13,125-square-foot store is located at 3606 Ambassador Caffery Parkview near Acadiana Mall, Acadiana Square and Ambassador Row.