CONCORD, N.H. — Cronheim Hotel Capital has secured $5.9 million in financing for Holiday Inn in Concord. Lisa McMahon and Andrew Stewart of Cronheim Hotel Capital arranged the 10-year loan, which features a 30-year amortization schedule, for the borrower, an affiliate of Chartwell Hotels. Renovated in 2010, the hotel features 122 rooms and 5,300 square feet of meeting space.
LACONIA, N.H. — Eckman Construction has broken ground for River’s Edge Apartments in Laconia. Situated on Union Avenue, the 41,000-square-foot multifamily complex will feature 32 apartment units. Demolition is complete and site work is underway for the project.
SALEM, N.H. — LCB Senior Living has broken ground for The Residence at Salem Woods, a seniors housing community in Salem. Located at 6 Sally Sweets Way, the 77,000-square-foot community will feature 84 units, including a mix of studio, one-bedroom and two-bedroom units, a memory care wing, a library, computer room, walking paths, a salon and recreation areas. Eckman Construction is serving as general contractor and Chelsea, Mass.-based The Architectural Team is architect of record. Completion is slated for early 2016.
WEST LEBANON, N.H. — Eastern Real Estate has acquired Powerhouse Plaza, a shopping center in West Lebanon. Dead River Powerhouse Plaza LLC sold the 81,317-square-foot property for an undisclosed price. Located on South Main Street, the center is fully occupied by Shaw’s, Rite Aid, New Hampshire State Liquor, 99 Restaurant and the United States Armed Forces Recruiting Center. Robert Griffin, Geoffrey Millerd, Justin Smith and Richard Ruggiero of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller in the transaction.
SEABROOK, N.H. — Curatolo Seabrook LLC has acquired Seacoast Mini Storage in Seabrook, a suburb of Portsmouth. The Marilyn T. Imke Revocable Trust sold the property for $5.8 million. Located at 233 Route 107, the 63,754-square-foot property has 55,270 square feet of rental storage space with 583 units, 152 of which are climate-controlled units. Situated on 6.1 acres, the property also includes two apartment units on site. Joseph Mendola of NAI Norwood Group represented the seller and assisted the buyer in the transaction.
BEDFORD, N.H. — HFF has brokered the sale of The Shoppes at Bedford Mall, a shopping center located at 73 South River Road in Bedford. Emmes Asset Management Co. sold the 277,289-square-foot center to an undisclosed buyer for $46.1 million. HFF represented the seller, and placed a 10-year, fixed-rate $30 million loan with Guggenheim Commercial Real Estate Finance LLC for the buyer. Renovated in 2012, the property is 98.6 percent leased to a variety of tenants, including Kohl’s, The Fresh Market, Marshalls, Staples, Weight Watchers, Pet Supplies Plus, Bob’s Store, Starbucks Coffee, Chipotle and Outback Steakhouse. James Koury and Xave Jacoby of HFF represented the seller, and Porter Terry, also of HFF, placed the financing for the buyer in the transaction.
SALEM, N.H., AND SOUTH BURLINGTON, VT. — Cushman & Wakefield Senior Housing Capital Markets has arranged $49.6 million in construction financing and joint venture equity for two senior housing developments in New England. The projects are LCB Senior Living’s seventh and eighth senior housing developments since it began its development program in 2013. The properties are The Residence at Salem Woods in Salem and The Residence at Quarry Hill in South Burlington. The Salem property will offer 84 apartments with 88 beds for independent, assisted and memory-care living. Wells Fargo provided $15.6 million in construction financing while the joint venture equity was provided by an institutional investor. The project broke ground in November 2014 and is expected to open in early 2016. The South Burlington property features 102 apartments with 104 beds for independent, assisted and memory-care living. PNC Bank provided $18.4 million in construction financing, while Virtus Real Estate Capital provided $8.5 million in joint venture equity. Construction is slated to begin in January 2015 with a planned summer 2016 opening. Rick Swartz, Jay Wagner, Aaron Rosenzweig and Stuart Kim of Cushman & Wakefield negotiated the transactions.
LEBANON, N.H. — Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide’s eco-wise Element brand has opened its first hotel in New Hampshire. Located at 25 Foothill Road in Lebanon, Element Hanover-Lebanon features 120 guestrooms, a 24-hour fitness center, an indoor saline swimming pool and a meeting room with modular furnishings. The hotel, which is managed by True North Hotel Group, is a key anchor of Altaria Business Park, a mixed-used complex being developed by Norwich Partners. Once complete, the complex will include 300,000 square feet of research and office space, 42,000 square feet of retail space, up to 160 residential units, and conservation land.
HUDSON, N.H., and CHELMSFORD, MASS. — The RAM Companies has acquired two industrial properties in Merrimack Valley for $21.2 million. The properties are 267 Lowell Road in Hudson and 25 Industrial Avenue in Chelmsford. The 121,533-square-foot property on Lowell Road features lab, clean room space and 401 parking spaces. Additionally, the property recently underwent renovations for its long-term Mercury Systems and Vectron Corp. The 48,734-square-foot property in Chelmsford is fully leased to a variety of tenants, including Comcast and CDM Smith. Dog Jacoby of Colliers Commercial Real Estate brokered the transaction and arranged debt financing through CIBC Bank for the deal.
KEENE, N.H. — Unison Realty Partners has acquired Fairbanks Plaza, located at 420-480 West St. in Keene, for $13.4 million. Situated on 14.98 acres, the 149,680-square-foot retail center is occupied by Kohl’s, Aldi Supermarket and Sears, among others. James Koury, Ben Sayles and Brett Paulsrud of HFF represented the seller, H.J. Heyman and Sons LLC, in the transaction.
