MINNEAPOLIS AND SAN FRANCISCO — Flynn Properties Inc. and Värde Partners have acquired an 80 percent joint venture interest in 89 select-service and extended-stay hotels in a $1.1 billion deal. Affiliates of Highgate and Cerberus Capital Management LP were the sellers. The portfolio comprises 58 Marriott-branded hotels, 24 Hilton-branded properties, four Radisson-branded assets, two IHG-branded hotels and one Choice-branded property. All of the assets will undergo capital improvements over time. Affiliates of Highgate and Cerberus will retain a 20 percent interest in the investment, and Highgate will continue to manage the properties on behalf of the joint venture. Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. served as financial advisor to Flynn and Värde on the transaction. Flynn Properties, a division of San Francisco-based Flynn Holdings, now owns 115 select-service and extended-stay hotels. Minneapolis-based Värde currently manages over $13 billion in assets worldwide.
DALLAS, GA. — Berkadia Institutional Solutions has arranged the sale of Hardy Springs, a 149-unit build-to-rent, active adult community located in the northwest Atlanta suburb of Dallas. Charleston-based Blaze Partners purchased the single-family neighborhood, which is age-restricted for households age 55 and up, for $47.8 million. Russ Hardy of Berkadia’s Atlanta office and Brooks Minford and Simona Wilson of Berkadia’s Seniors Housing & Healthcare team represented the seller, Georgia-based Highlands Residential, in the transaction. John Bray, also from Berkadia’s Atlanta office, originated an undisclosed amount of Fannie Mae acquisition financing on behalf of Blaze. Hardy Springs features one- and two-bedroom floor plans with walk-in closets, private garages and private patios or balconies. Community amenities include a clubhouse, fitness center and barbecue area. The property is situated near Wellstar Paulding Hospital, AMC Hiram 14 and Lost Mountain Park.
BALTIMORE — KLNB has arranged the sale of Church Square Shopping Center, a 44,252-square-foot retail center located at 923 N. Caroline St. in Baltimore. Andy Stape, Chris Burnham, Vito Lupo and Jake Furnary of KLNB represented the seller, a partnership between entities doing business as Burley Church LLC and Pinefield South-Kodiak LLC, in the $6.5 million transaction. The buyer was not disclosed. Originally built in 1986, Church Square recently underwent renovations including roof work, parking lot repairs and façade updates. The property was fully leased at the time of sale to tenants including DTLR Villa, Hip Hop Fish & Chicken and a Chase Bank ATM.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Tides Waterfront, a 386-unit apartment community in southwest Fort Worth. Built in 1986, the property consists of 21 three-story residential buildings that were recently renovated, as well as three pools, a fitness center, business center, clubhouse, dog park and a lake. Al Silva and Ford Braly of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, Tides Equities, in the transaction and procured an undisclosed, out-of-state investment firm as the buyer. The sales price was also not disclosed.
HUMBLE, TEXAS — Locally based development and investment firm Kajani Capital Group has acquired 10.8 acres in the northern Houston suburb of Humble for the development of a 300-unit multifamily project. The community will feature one-, two- and three-bedroom units with an average size of 875 square feet, as well as a clubhouse, fitness center, package lockers and a dog park. Chris Bergmann Jr. of JLL represented Kajani Capital in the off-market land deal. Joan Collum of Collum Commercial represented the seller, Austin-based Stratus Properties. Construction is set to begin in May and to be complete in fall 2024.
ISSAQUAH, WASH. — CBRE has arranged the $78.5 million sale of Lakemont Orchard, a multifamily property in Issaquah. An undisclosed buyer acquired the asset from an affiliate of New York Life Insurance Co. Originally built in 1992, Lakemont Orchard features 201 apartments with balconies in a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans, with an average unit size of 916 square feet. Onsite amenities include a pool, hot tub, sundeck, newly upgraded gym, TV and billiards lounge, outdoor dining area and basketball/sport court. The seller upgraded the roofs, siding and clubhouse prior to the sale, but all the apartments are eligible for renovation. Situated on more than 20 acres, the gated community is located at 18305 SE Newport Way. Jon Hallgrimson, Eli Hanacek, Mark Washington and Kyle Yamamoto of CBRE’s Pacific Northwest represented the seller in the deal.
LAS VEGAS — Nashville, Tenn.-based Patriot Real Estate Holdings has purchased Marnell Corporate Center V (MCC5), a five-story, Class A office building within Marnell Corporate Center in Las Vegas. The name of the seller and acquisition price were not released. Located at 6720 Via Austi Parkway, the asset features 110,974 square feet of multi-tenant office space. The building was constructed in 2007. Patriot Real Estate acquired MCC3, a 71,378-square-foot office building, and MCC4, a 93,702-square-foot office building, from Dornin Investment Group in summer 2022 and spring 2018, respectively. The Marnell Corporate Center is a seven-building, 736,000-square-foot, Class A, master-planned business campus. Marlene Fujita Winkel, Rick Reeder, Brad Tecca, Emily Brun and Alex Casingal of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller in the transaction.
SAN ANTONIO — Newmark has arranged the sale of Trailside, a 240-unit apartment community in northwest San Antonio. The property offers one- and two-bedroom units that range in size from 662 to 982 square feet and amenities such as a pool, fitness center, business center, clubhouse and outdoor grilling and dining stations. Jim Young, Matt Michelson and Chase Easley of Newmark represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer was a joint venture between private equity real estate firm Cottonwood Group and Dallas-based Texsun Holdings. Trailside was 94 percent occupied at the time of sale.
WESTMINSTER AND ENGLEWOOD, COLO. — CA Ventures has sold its Anthology of Westminster and Anthology of Englewood senior living assets to Harrison Street. “Anthology’s Westminster and Englewood assets have leased incredibly well — particularly having opened their doors at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in February 2020,” says Justin Dickinson, president of Anthology Senior Living. “The strong financial performance of each asset despite a volatile global macroeconomic environment and never-before-seen headwinds across the industry is a testament to both our investment strategy and the talent of our team.” The Westminster community totals 137 units nine miles northwest of downtown Denver near a prominent retail corridor and residential neighborhoods. The upscale senior living community includes 107 assisted living units and 30 memory care units. The Englewood community totals 130 units seven miles south of downtown Denver and features unobstructed views of the Rocky Mountains and Cherry Hills Country Club. The property comprises 106 assisted living units and 24 memory care units across seven stories.
TRENTON, N.J. — CBRE has brokered the sale of Colonial Gardens and Grand Court Villas, two multifamily properties totaling 160 units in Trenton, for a combined price of $20.5 million. Colonial Gardens totals 97 units in primarily one- and two-bedroom formats. Grand Court Villas was constructed in the 1930s and offers 63 loft-style apartments. Rich Gatto, Fahri Ozturk and Zach McHale of CBRE represented the seller, Metropolitan America, in the deals. The team also procured the separate buyers, both of which requested anonymity.