NEW YORK CITY — Locally based brokerage firm Rosewood Realty Group has arranged the $2 million sale of a 29-unit apartment building located at 407 W. 205th St. in Manhattan’s Inwood neighborhood. The five-story building was originally constructed in 1911. Ben Khakshoor, Aaron Jungreis and Alex Fuchs of Rosewood represented both the buyer, Gilman Management, and the seller, family office Ramer & Saperstein, in the transaction. The deal traded at a cap rate of 7.8 percent.
MCLEAN, VA. — Hilton plans to acquire Graduate Hotels, a hospitality brand with hotels in college towns such as Ann Arbor, Mich., and Chapel Hill, N.C. The brand was founded in 2014 and has grown to include hotels across the country, as well as in Oxford and Cambridge, United Kingdom. Hilton will pay $210 million to acquire all rights to the Graduate brand worldwide, enter into franchise agreements for all existing and signed pipeline Graduate Hotels, and become responsible for the brand’s future development and growth. Adventurous Journey Capital Partners (AJ Capital) will remain the owner of the more than 35 operating and pipeline Graduate properties, each of which will be operated under long-term Hilton franchise agreements. Hilton expects the deal to close in the second quarter, subject to customary closing conditions.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — Berkadia has arranged a $21.2 million acquisition loan for two garden-style apartment communities in Jacksonville. The properties, which total 328 units combined, include Colonial Forest at 5928 Firestone Road and Northwood Apartments at 1601 Dunn Ave. Matthew Robbins, Wesley Moczul, Mitch Sinberg, Scott Wadler and Brad Williamson of Berkadia arranged the bridge loan through The Bancorp on behalf of the borrower, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based Southeast Property Group. The fixed-rate, three-year loan includes $9.6 million for future capital expenditures. The seller of Colonial Forest and Northwood Apartments was not disclosed.
CHATTANOOGA, TENN. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $3.6 million sale of Brainerd Market Center, a 44,800-square-foot retail center located at 480 Greenway Drive in Chattanooga. The property was 80 percent leased at the time of sale to a mix of national, regional and local tenants, with the average tenant tenure being 14 years. Situated two miles from Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport, Brainerd Market Center is shadow-anchored by a Walmart Supercenter and is adjacent to East Gate Town Center. Zach Taylor of Marcus & Millichap’s Atlanta office represented the seller, an undisclosed Tennessee-based developer, in the transaction. Jody McKibben, Marcus & Millichap’s broker of record in Tennessee, assisted in closing the transaction.
PEARLAND, TEXAS — Cove Capital Investments, a California-based firm that specializes in Delaware Statutory Trust (DST) and 1031 exchange deals, has acquired a 39,597-square-foot industrial and retail property in Pearland, a southern suburb of Houston. The newly renovated property consists of a 28,310-square-foot industrial flex building, a 7,287-square-foot restaurant and a 4,000-square-foot storage warehouse. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
HOUSTON — Locally based brokerage firm Davis Commercial has arranged the sale of a 4,500-square-foot office building in northwest Houston. According to LoopNet Inc., the single-tenant building at 11704 Cypress N. Houston Road was constructed in 1976. Cotton Munson of Davis Commercial represented the sellers, a pair of private investors, in the transaction. Dave Jensen represented the buyer, Gracelli Studios, which will occupy the building as a production studio for its social media content.
SAN DIEGO — Montana Avenue Capital Partners has completed the disposition of a two-building R&D and laboratory portfolio, located at 16981 Via Tazon and 11501 Rancho Bernardo Blvd. in the Rancho Bernardo submarket of San Diego. Dollinger Properties acquired the asset for $30.8 million. The portfolio consists of two fully leased buildings offering a combined rentable area of 90,000 square feet. Bob Prendergast and Lynn LaChapelle of JLL Capital Markets, along with Tim Olson and Greg Moore of JLL, represented the seller and procured the buyer in the deal.
PHOENIX — Lasalle Co. LLC and Hannay Investment Properties have sold a 25,569-square-foot lab space at 2801 S. 35th St. in Phoenix. PR & MC Properties LLC purchased the asset for $6.3 million, or $246 per square foot. Nextmune, a global animal pharmaceutical company, fully leases the property. Originally built in 1991, the building was renovated last year to include a state-of-the-art, FDA-certified laboratory and manufacturing facility with multiple clean rooms and built-in coolers. Situated on 1.9 acres, the property serves as one of Nextmune’s five laboratory facilities around the globe and its only U.S. location. The property features 142 parking spaces, a gated yard and loading docks with one grade-level door and one truck well. Geoffrey Turbow of CBRE Investment Properties represented the seller in the deal.
CINCINNATI — Bayside Communities has purchased a 195,700-square-foot industrial facility located at 10975 Medallion Drive in Cincinnati. The purchase price was $13.9 million. Heidelberg Distributing Co., which services more than 26,000 retail and industry establishments across Ohio and Kentucky, was the seller.
PHILADELPHIA — Colliers has brokered the sale of Barclay Flats, a 24-unit apartment building in Philadelphia’s Arts North/Fairmount & Ridge neighborhood. The five-story building was originally constructed in 2018 and offers one-bedroom units, according to Apartments.com. Jeff Algatt, Michael Barmash and Larry Steinberg of Colliers brokered the deal. The buyer and seller were not disclosed.