ATLANTA — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the $78.3 million sale of a six-property, 1,522-unit multifamily portfolio located across Alabama, Georgia and Mississippi. Tampa-based Blue Rock Partners acquired the properties from Atlanta-based Varden Capital Partners. Tyler Averitt, Jimmy Adams and Craig Hey of Cushman & Wakefield’s Atlanta office arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller. The sold portfolio includes the 184-unit Madison Square in Dothan, Ala.; the 324-unit Preserve at Bent Creek in Atlanta; the 384-unit Lakeview Trails and the 210-unit Epic Brookside in College Park, Ga.; the 188-unit Orchard Cove in Covington, Ga.; and the 232-unit Gardens of Canal Park in Robinsonville, Miss. Community amenities across the portfolio include swimming pools, playgrounds, business centers, laundry facilities and fitness centers.
Acquisitions
TAMPA, FLA. — Braemar Hotels & Resorts Inc. has sold the 293-room Renaissance Tampa International Plaza Hotel in Tampa for $68 million, or $232,000 per room. Newport Beach, Calif.-based Clearview Hotel Capital and funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management LP acquired the asset. According to Braemar, the Renaissance Tampa hotel achieved RevPAR of $158 with occupancy of 83 percent and an average daily rate (ADR) of $191 in the 12-month period ended March 31, 2018. The Marriott-branded property features a fitness center, rooftop hydroponic garden, outdoor pool, onsite dining and an onsite wine bar. Lou Plasencia, Joe Corcoran, Chris Plasencia and Nick Plasencia of The Plasencia Group arranged the transaction on behalf of Braemar.
KENNESAW, GA. — InvenTrust Properties Corp. has acquired Kennesaw Marketplace, a 114,000-square-foot retail center in the northwest Atlanta suburb of Kennesaw, for $64.3 million. Atlanta-based Fuqua Development delivered the center in 2017. Whole Foods Market anchors the development, which was 99 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including Starbucks Coffee, MOD Pizza, PNC Bank, AT&T, Sports Clips, Del Taco, Zoe’s Kitchen, Newk’s Eatery and Navy Federal Credit Union.
DETROIT — Lutz Real Estate Investments and Northern Equities Group have acquired the historic Albert Kahn Building in Detroit’s New Center, a commercial and residential historic district. The price was undisclosed. The 320,000-square-foot office building, once home to Saks Fifth Avenue, will be converted into 200 apartment units and 60,000 square feet of retail and office space. Kraemer Design Group is the design firm and Cunningham Limp is the general contractor. Brian Raznick of Jaffe Raitt Heuer & Weiss represented the partnership in the transaction. Q10 | Lutz Financial Services secured the acquisition and renovation financing from a West Coast-based lender that had been actively looking for Detroit financing opportunities. A.J. Weiner and Anne Knopke of JLL brokered the sale. The Platform acquired the 10-story Albert Kahn Building in 2015 in a package deal with the landmark Fisher Building.
MINNEAPOLIS — LaSalle Investment Management has acquired T3, a 222,000-square-foot office property in downtown Minneapolis. Neither the purchase price nor the seller was disclosed. Built in 2016, T3 is located within the North Loop submarket. Amazon occupies approximately half of the property under a long-term lease.
CHICAGO — NAI Hiffman has arranged the sale of InterPark Corporate Center in Chicago for an undisclosed price. The 12-building, 165,000-square-foot office complex is situated on seven acres. Jonathan Berger of Berger Asset Management LLC purchased the property from AREI (InterPark) LLC with plans to revitalize and reposition the asset. Plans call for a new fitness center, conference and lounge space and bike share program. The property will be renamed Concourse Chicago and is expected to reopen this fall. John Cash, Art Burrows, David Haigh and Steve Chrastka of NAI Hiffman brokered the transaction.
GARLAND, TEXAS — Bellomy & Co. has arranged the sale of Storage House of Texas, a 480-unit self-storage facility located in the Dallas metro of Garland. The Class A facility is situated on 3.9 acres and consists of 55,000 net rentable square feet. Bill Bellomy and Michael Johnson of Bellomy & Co. represented the Rockwall, Texas-based seller in the transaction. The duo also procured the buyer, Pinnacle Storage Properties. The property will be rebranded as Storage Plus of Garland.
SCHAUMBURG, ILL. — Retail Properties of America Inc. (NYSE: RPAI) has sold Schaumburg Towers in suburban Chicago for $86.6 million. The former Zurich headquarters was the company’s one remaining office complex. American Landmark Properties purchased the 882,071-square-foot asset, which spans two buildings. The property is currently 48 percent leased. Dan Rosenberg and Matt Terpstra of Cohen Financial, a division of SunTrust Bank, secured a $110 million acquisition loan from a dual partnership of lenders, including Prime Finance Partners and Pearlmark Real Estate Partners. Cohen Financial partnered with Steve Roth of CBRE to secure the financing, which closed on June 1. American Landmark will utilize the financing to acquire the asset as well as complete capital improvements and expand tenancy.
WALL TOWNSHIP, N.J. — HFF has arranged the $41.5 million sale of Wall Towne Center, a 99,070-square-foot, grocery-anchored retail center in Wall Township. Jose Cruz, Kevin O’Hearn, Chris Munley Michael Oliver and Stephen Simonelli of HFF represented the seller, AEW Capital Management, on behalf of one of its account clients, in the transaction. The buyer was DWS. The fully leased retail center is anchored by ShopRite. Other tenants include Great Clips, AT&T, GNC, Allstate Insurance, Cherry Blow Dry Bar, OceanFirst Bank, Lubrano’s Trattoria and PetValu. Wall Towne Center was completed in 1997 and underwent renovations in 2017 when ShopRite expanded its space.
BLACKWOOD, N.J. — Colliers International has brokered the $2.5 million sale of a 44,800-square-foot industrial building located at 100 Freeway Drive in Blackwood. The property is situated on 3.7 acres and features 18-foot ceilings as well as 5,000 square feet of office space. Marc Isdaner of Colliers represented the buyer, FLCR LLC, in the transaction. The seller, Colfin Cobalt I-II LLC, was represented by David Ricci and Tony Rod of Flynn Co. Bank of Hope provided acquisition financing.