WASECA, MINN. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $2.9 million sale of Charter Oaks Townhomes in southern Minnesota’s Waseca. Built in 2001, the 33-unit, townhome-style property is located at 301 Lake St. NW. Chris Collins, Evan Miller, David Wallace and Matthew Shide of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a limited liability company. The team also procured the buyer, a limited liability company.
Acquisitions
NEW YORK CITY — Newmark has arranged a $127.4 million loan for the refinancing of 575 Broadway, a 176,000-square-foot office building in Manhattan’s SoHo neighborhood. American business magnate John Jacob Astor originally developed the building in 1882, and in 1991, the property was redesigned to become the Guggenheim Museum SoHo. The museum subsequently occupied the site for the next decade. Today, the property is owned by entrepreneur Peter Brant and houses an array of traditional office and retail users such as Estee Lauder, H&M and the New York City flagship location of Prada. Dustin Stolly, Jordan Roeschlaub, Chris Kramer and Nick Scribani of Newmark arranged the loan through Citigroup and Société Générale.
NEW YORK CITY — BXP (NYSE: BXP), a REIT formerly known as Boston Properties, has acquired a $121 million interest in 200 Fifth Avenue, an 870,000-square-foot office building in Midtown Manhattan. With this acquisition, BXP now holds 27 percent of the equity, with institutional investment firms advised by J.P. Morgan Global Alternatives owning the remaining 73 percent. The 14-story building was originally constructed in 1909 and is currently 93 percent leased to tenants such as Grey Advertising, Tiffany & Co. and Yelp. The building’s mortgage loan has an outstanding principal balance of $600 million, bears interest at 4.34 percent per annum and matures in November 2028.
BALTIMORE — Vivo Living, an affiliate of adaptive reuse developer Vivo Investments LLC, has purchased a vacant two-tower hotel property in Baltimore that was previously a dual-branded Radisson and Holiday Inn. The company plans to convert the 23- and 27-story towers into an apartment development comprising 708 units, the vast majority of which will be studio units ranging between 300 and 350 square feet. Vivo Living will also update the property’s amenity package, including gyms, yoga/mindfulness studios, pool, convenience store, renovated lobby, outdoor barbecue areas, self-storage space and banquet/coworking space. Vivo Living has tapped locally based Urban Design Group to design the adaptive reuse project. Parkview Financial provided a $45 million construction loan to Vivo Living to fund the redevelopment.
Joint Venture Acquires Last Parcel Within Miami Worldcenter Campus for $17.5M, Plans Residential Tower
by John Nelson
MIAMI — A joint venture between Aria Development Group and Merrimac Ventures has purchased the last available parcel within the 27-acre Miami Worldcenter campus, a $4 billion mixed-use development by Miami Worldcenter Associates. The site, located one block from Brightline Miami Central at 33-55 N.W. 6th St., is known as The Miami Link. Jack Lowell, Cecillia Estevez and Mika Mattingly of Colliers represented the buyer in the transaction. The seller, International Longshoreman Association, sold the 24,000-square-foot site for $17.5 million. The labor union has owned the site for more than 45 years and previously operated a 5,130-square-foot building on the parcel. The buyer also recently acquired an adjacent site at 600 N.E. 1st Ave. to bring the total assemblage to 34,000 square feet. Aria and Merrimac are currently planning to develop 600 Miami Worldcenter, a condominium project comprising more than 600 for-sale residences. OneWorld Properties is leading sales for the project on behalf of the developers.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Lincoln Property Co. has purchased Airpark West, a four-building, 626,061-square-foot industrial park located off Air Park West Drive in Charlotte. Toronto-based BentallGreenOak sold the infill park for an undisclosed price. Dave Andrews, Pete Pittroff, Patrick Nally and Zach Lloyd of JLL represented the seller in the transaction. Located adjacent to the I-85 and I-485 interchange, Airpark West was fully leased to multiple tenants at the time of sale. The development was completed in phases between 2007 and 2019 and is situated within a few miles from Charlotte Douglas International Airport and the Norfolk Southern CLT Intermodal Terminal.
PHILADELPHIA — Locally based brokerage firm Rittenhouse Realty Advisors has negotiated the $25.2 million sale of Avenue V, an 82-unit apartment complex in Philadelphia’s Old Kensington neighborhood. The transit-served property features one-, two- and three-bedroom units with stainless steel appliances and quartz countertops, as well as three commercial spaces. Philadelphia-based developer The Riverwards Group sold the asset to an undisclosed, New York-based investment firm. Ken Wellar and Corey Lonberger of Rittenhouse represented both parties in the deal.
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — Hudson Capital Properties (HCP) has sold Inspire Coastal Grand, a 194-unit active adult community in Myrtle Beach. An undisclosed buyer acquired the property for $53.2 million. Tai Cohen of Cushman & Wakefield represented HCP in the transaction. Units are available in one-, two- and three-bedroom options. Cape Fear Commercial co-developed the project alongside HCP. The partnership broke ground on the community in 2019. Like many of the Southeastern markets where HCP invests, the greater Myrtle Beach area benefits from continued population growth that has strong potential to continue over the long term, according to HCP.
MOBILE, ALA. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the sale of Astoria, a 252-unit multifamily community in Mobile. Carter Multifamily purchased the community from Saxony Capital Management for $35.6 million. Andrew Brown and Ben Thomas of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller in the transaction. Built in 2001, Astoria’s amenities include a resident lounge with billiards, foosball and a coffee bar; a remodeled clubhouse and wellness center; valet trash removal; and a saltwater swimming pool with an outdoor kitchen area. Carter Multifamily plans to make interior renovations to Astoria during its ownership period, according to Cushman & Wakefield.
BIRMINGHAM, ALA. — Berkadia has brokered the $8.5 million sale of Hampton Inn & Suites Birmingham East Irondale, a 99-room hotel located at 950 Old Grants Mill Road in Birmingham. Dan Hawkins and Jake Pietras of Berkadia’s Hotels & Hospitality division completed the sale on behalf of the undisclosed seller. The buyer was also not disclosed. Amenities at the Hampton Inn hotel include an indoor pool, fitness center, business center, a complimentary breakfast and 576 square feet of meeting space.