SALINAS, CALIF. — Lee & Associates – North San Diego County has arranged the sale of a retail property, located on 0.3 acres in Salinas. BEWS Main Street LLC sold the property to Bei-Scott Co. for $2.2 million. 7-Eleven occupies the 2,251-square-foot retail building, which was built in 1987. Ryan Barr and Ryan Bennett of Lee & Associates – North San Diego County represented the seller, while Shoemaker Commercial Real Estate represented the buyer in the deal.
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the $29.2 million sale of Lakeshore Business Center, a four-building office park in Fort Lauderdale. The business center is located at 5100 and 5200 NW 33rd Ave. and 3201-3125 W. Commercial Blvd., about seven miles north of downtown Fort Lauderdale. Mike Davis, Scott O’Donnell, Dominic Montazemi, Greg Miller, Rick Brugge and Michael Lerner of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, Morning Calm Management, in the transaction. Miami-based YMP Real Estate purchased the asset, which was 79 percent leased at the time of the sale.
BOSTON — Skanska and PGIM Real Estate have sold The Harlo, a 17-story multifamily tower in the Fenway neighborhood of Boston. Global real estate investment manager Invesco Real Estate purchased the property for $150 million. The 183,000-square-foot property includes 212 boutique apartments as well as retail space. At the time of sale, the property was 98 percent leased.
NEW YORK CITY — Alchemy Ventures LLC has acquired a nine-building apartment portfolio in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn for $25 million. The buildings contain a total of 81 units. New York City-based law firm Schwartz Sladkus Reich Greenberg Atlas LLP represented Alchemy Ventures in the transaction. The seller was IWC General Partners. Pacific Western Bank provided the acquisition financing.
PORT CHESTER, N.Y. — M&J Wilkow and MetLife Investment Management have acquired Port Chester Shopping Center, a 493,459-square-foot shopping center in Port Chester. The sales price was undisclosed. Whole Foods and Kohl’s anchor the open-air retail center. The rest of the tenant roster includes HomeGoods, Ulta and Old Navy. The seller was not disclosed.
OLD BRIDGE, N.J. — Sheldon Gross Realty has brokered the sale of a 30,000-square-foot warehouse in Old Bridge. The sales price was undisclosed. Located at 395 Route 34, the property was formerly a site for the production of steel building materials. Glen Jaffe, Matthew Leonelli Jr. and Jonathan Glick of Sheldon Gross Realty represented the seller, OEG Building Materials, in the transaction. The buyer was V&S Brothers Inc., which will utilize the facility to transition its auction and dealer purchases for shipment overseas.
GRAND LEDGE, MICH. — Greystone Bel Real Estate Advisors has arranged the $3.2 million sale of a 50-unit apartment property in Grand Ledge, about 12 miles west of Lansing. The building, constructed in 1906 and renovated in 1988, is located at 115 Perry St. Buyer and seller info was not disclosed, but the asset traded at a cap rate of 7.1 percent.
MISSION, KAN. — Colliers International has brokered the sale of Silverwood Apartments in Mission, about eight miles south of Kansas City. The sales price was not disclosed. The multifamily community includes 280 units. Will Mathews, Gabe Tovar and Bob Galamba of Colliers represented the seller, Nuveen Real Estate. Canyon View Capital purchased the asset.
MIDDLETOWN, IND. — Stan Johnson Co. has negotiated the sale of a 3,800-square-foot medical office building occupied by St. Vincent Medical Group in Middletown, about 15 miles southwest of Muncie. The sales price was not disclosed. The property is located at 602 N. 5th St. Toby Scrivner, Jeff Matulis and Becca Kirby of Stan Johnson represented the seller, a private investor. A Nevada-based private investor purchased the asset.
PHOENIX— Best Western Hotels & Resorts has acquired global hotel brand WorldHotels from Associated Luxury Hotels for an undisclosed price. The brand consists of approximately 300 specialty hotels and resorts around the world and 31 in the United States. WorldHotels will maintain its distinct personality while benefiting from Best Western’s e-commerce platform, partnerships, loyalty program and global distribution network. The acquisition marks another move by Best Western into soft-brand hotels, an affiliation in which a hotel relies primarily on its individual identity rather than that of the larger hotel chain. A number of global hotel chains have launched soft brands in recent years, including the Ascend Collection by Choice Hotels International and Marriott International’s Autograph Collection. Best Western isn’t the only hotelier that recently purchased a luxury brand. InterContinental Hotels Group acquired Six Senses Hotels Resorts Spas for $300 million on Feb. 13. “There is tremendous synergy between Best Western and WorldHotels,” says David Kong, CEO of Best Western Hotels & Resorts. “By joining forces in this new partnership, we will create competitive advantages for both companies.” The acquisition of WorldHotels was completed last week. The move expands Best Western’s portfolio of offerings to include upscale and luxury segments. Phoenix-based Best Western Hotels & …
