CAMBRIDGE, MASS. — A partnership between California-based Township Capital LLC and locally based developer Cabot, Cabot & Forbes (CC&F) has acquired a 66,964-square-foot industrial building in Cambridge. The property is situated in the Alewife area, adjacent to CC&F’s mixed-use campus that is in development and will include 575,000 square feet of lab space, 250 multifamily units and 6,000 square feet of retail space. The seller was not disclosed.
CINCINNATI — JLL Capital Markets has arranged a $65.5 million loan for the acquisition of the Bon Secours Mercy Health headquarters building located at 1701 Mercy Place in Cincinnati’s Bond Hill neighborhood. The Class A office building spans 368,500 square feet. Completed in 2016, the property is fully leased to Mercy Health with 14 years remaining on the lease term. The facility serves as the administrative and executive headquarters for Mercy Health, which is Ohio’s largest healthcare delivery system and fourth-largest employer. Amenities at the building include a fitness center, outdoor dining area, food market, walking trail, ergonomic workstations and treadmill desks. The five-story property also features parking for more than 1,400 vehicles. Keith Largay and Lucas Borges of JLL represented the borrowers, 90 North Real Estate Partners and Kuwait-based Rasameel Investment Co. PNC Bank provided the five-year loan, which features a fixed interest rate below 2.5 percent.
LAKE GEORGE, N.Y. — Boutique brokerage firm Muroff Hospitality Group has arranged the sale of Lake George Suites, a waterfront resort located in the Diamond Point area of Lake George in Upstate New York. The property includes a six-bedroom home, private beach, cottages, guestrooms, suites, pool and a marina with 20 docks and moorings. An entity doing business as Lake George Suites LLC sold the property to R.E. Hansen Industries Inc. for $3.2 million. Mitch Muroff of Muroff Hospitality Group represented both parties in the deal.
LANSING, MICH. — Castle Lanterra Properties (CLP), a New York City-based national real estate investment firm, has acquired Snow Road Warehouse in Lansing for an undisclosed price. The two-tenant distribution facility is located at 2510 Snow Road. Built in 1999 and expanded in 2000, the property spans 270,000 square feet with 59 dock doors, two drive-in doors and clear heights ranging from 22 to 24 feet. This is the first major industrial acquisition for CLP, which is known for owning and managing multifamily assets.
MERIDIAN AND BOISE, IDAHO — Kennedy Wilson Holdings Inc. (NYSE: KW) has purchased three apartment communities totaling 640 units and a multifamily development site that is fully entitled for 240 units in the Boise metro area for $143 million. The three multifamily communities include The Lofts at Ten Mile, Jasper Apartments and Towne Square. The new owner plans to implement value-add programs at the existing communities and to complete construction at the Dovetail development site, which is located in an Opportunity Zone, by 2023. Construction costs for that project are estimated at about $60 million. The Lofts at Ten Mile, located west of downtown Boise in Meridian, features one- and two-bedroom units and amenities such as a pool, fitness center, business center, media lounge and outdoor grilling stations. Jasper Apartments, also in Meridian, offers one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments and amenities such as a resident lounge, pool, fitness center and private study rooms. Towne Square, located in Boise, includes one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans and a similar suite of amenities. Kennedy Wilson has an average ownership stake of 95 percent in these four properties, which were acquired in off-market trades, and has invested $68 million of equity into them. …
BIG SUR, CALIF. — Geolo Capital and its joint venture partner Wanxiang America Real Estate have sold Ventana Big Sur Resort, an Alila Resort in Big Sur. The buyer, an affiliate of the Hyatt Hotels Corp., bought the 160-acre property for $148 million. Geolo, which is the private equity investment arm of the John Pritzker family office, claims the $2.5 million-per-room price is a record for a North American resort. Built in 1975, Ventana Big Sur Resort is a 59-room property. Geolo Capital acquired Ventana in 2015 and then renovated and reopened the property in 2017. San Francisco-based interior design firm BraytonHughes Design Studio and Carmel, Calif.-based architectural firm Ray Parks & Associates led the renovation project. The renovations included a new Glass House Gallery, which showcases artwork, jewelry, pottery and photography from California-based artists, as well as upgrades to all the guestrooms, suites and villas. Additionally, outdoor fireside seating was added, and a new 7,000-square-foot Ocean Meadow Lawn was added for events and weddings with space for up to 200 guests. Ventana Big Sur has a total of 12,000 square feet of events and meeting space. A new restaurant, the Sur House restaurant, was also built during renovations, as …
LOS ANGELES — Eastern Real Estate and Atlas Capital Group have purchased Eagle Rock Plaza, a regional shopping center at the intersection of Glendale and Ventura freeways in Los Angeles’ Eagle Rock neighborhood. Situated on 22 acres, the property features 466,000 square feet of retail space. Current anchor tenants include Target, Macy’s, Seafood City and Fitness 19. Bill Bauman and Kyle Miller of Newmark Capital Markets represented the undisclosed seller in the deal. The acquisition price was not released.
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the sale of Chauncey Lane Marketplace, a mixed-use development in north Scottsdale. Los Angeles-based Ronal LLC acquired the asset from Chauncey Retail Partners for $17.4 million. Located at 17757 and 17767 N. Scottsdale Road, the property features 34,963 square feet of office and retail space. Current tenants include a breakfast diner, cocktail lounge, salon/spa, financial advisory offices, a law firm, residential development firm and a dental practice. The asset was developed in 2019. Eric Wichterman and Mike Coover of Cushman & Wakefield handled the transaction.
TEMECULA, CALIF. — Progressive Real Estate Partners has arranged the sale of a Rancho Car Wash-occupied retail asset located at 27378 Jefferson Ave. in Temecula. The property traded hands for $6 million. Victor Buendia of Progressive Real Estate Partners represented the buyer and seller, both of which are Los Angeles County-based private investors, in the transaction. Established in 1988, Rancho Car Wash offers full-service hand car washes, auto detailing services and an oil and lube center. The transaction included both the business and real estate and the buyer plans to remodel and upgrade the operation.
MIAMI, FLA. — A joint venture between Miami-based Limestone Asset Management and Orion Real Estate Group has purchased a 27-property portfolio of Walgreens-occupied assets for $133 million. Wells Fargo provided financing for the acquisition. Kevin Sanz of Orion Real Estate Group led the buyer group. Brian Pfohl and Maury Vanden Eykel of CBRE Inc. represented the seller in the transaction. Further details on the properties were not disclosed. Miami-based Limestone Asset Management is a real estate investment firm and an affiliate of Orion Real Estate Group, its joint venture partner in the deal. Orion Real Estate Group is a Miami-based provider of commercial real estate services.