NATICK, MASS. — New Dover Associates has arranged the sale of an office/research and development building located at 2-4 Mercer Road in Natick. Nivek Investments I LLC sold the property to 2-4 Mercer Road LLC for $3.9 million. Situated on 1.4 acres with Natick Business Park, the fully air-conditioned building comprises 17,875 square feet. Scott Hughes of New Dover Associates represented the seller and procured the buyer in the transaction.
NEWTOWN, CONN. — Goodfellow Real Estate has brokered the sale of Highland Plaza, a retail center located at 123 S. Main St. in Newtown. Newtown Highland LLC acquired the property from Highland HC LLC for $3.7 million. The property features three retail buildings. Bob Cascella of Goodfellow Real Estate represented both parties in the transaction.
STAMFORD, CONN. — Anbang Insurance Group and Marriott International Inc. (NASDAQ: MAR) entered a ceasefire yesterday. The bidding war between the two companies to purchase Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide (NYSE: HOT) has ended, as Anbang has rescinded its latest offer. A consortium consisting of Anbang, J.C. Flowers & Co. and Primavera Capital Limited upped its offer to $14 billion on March 26, outbidding Marriott’s previous offer of $13.6 billion, but Anbang is now withdrawing its offer due to “market considerations.” It isn’t clear why Anbang retracted its latest bid or if Marriott had been planning to counteroffer. Both Starwood’s and Marriott’s shares fell over 4 percent in Thursday’s after-hours trading. Starwood’s stock price closed on March 31 at $83.43 per share and opened April 1 at $79.81. Marriott’s stock price closed at $71.18 and opened at $67.48 per share. Starwood’s board of directors continues to unanimously support the existing merger with Marriott, which will create the largest hospitality company in the world. “Throughout this process, we have been focused on maximizing stockholder value now and in the future,” says Bruce Duncan, chairman of Starwood’s board. “We continue to be very excited about the combination of our two companies and …
NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. — Grandbridge Real Estate Capital’s Seniors Housing and Healthcare Finance team has closed a $30.2 million permanent, floating-rate loan for Brightview North Andover, a seniors housing property. Located at 1275 Turnpike St. in North Andover, the facility features 133 independent and assisted living units, as well as a memory care component. The refinancing was arranged through Fannie Mae’s DUS Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage loan product. Richard Thomas and Meredith Davis of Grandbridge secured the loan for the undisclosed borrower.
PENNSDALE, PA. — PREIT has completed the disposition of Lycoming Mall, an enclosed mall located at 300 Lycoming Mall Circle in Pennsdale. The 834,600-square-foot asset sold for $26.3 million to an undisclosed buyer. Constructed in 1978 and redeveloped in 1990, the property’s current tenant roster includes Macy’s, Sears, JCPenney, Bon-Ton, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Books-A-Million, Burlington Coat Factory, Old Navy, American Eagle Outfitters, Bath & Body Works, The Children’s Place, Gymboree, Hollister, Justice, maurices, PacSun, Shoe Dept., Victoria’s Secret and Yankee Candle. Outparcel tenants include Best Buy, Big Lots and Friendly’s.
NISKAYUNA, N.Y. — Lancaster Pollard has arranged $9.2 million in refinancing insured by the FHA Sec. 232/2223(f) program for Ingersoll Place Assisted Living, a 57-unit senior living facility located in Niskayuna. Proceeds of the financing paid off a tax-exempt bond obligation and terminated an interest rate swap liability. Additionally, the new FHA-insured loan generated more than $100,000 in annual cash flow savings for the assisted living provider. Tom Grywalski of Lancaster Pollard secured the financing for the undisclosed borrower.
CORAOPOLIS, PA. — KeyBank has provided a $5.4 million bridge loan for State Manor Apartments, a multifamily community located at 1020 State Ave. in Coraopolis, a suburb 12 miles northwest of Pittsburgh. SMA Cory PA LLC will use the loan to acquire the high-rise property, which features 104 affordable apartment units. Kelly Frank of Key’s Community Development Lending group arranged the financing for the borrower.
CHATHAM, N.J. — Redwood Realty Advisors has arranged the sale of Chatham Arms, an apartment building located at 49 S. Passaic Ave. in Chatham. A joint venture between Solar Capital and Vertical Realty Capital acquired the 31-unit property from Quad Realty LLC for $7.2 million, or $232,000 per unit. Thomas McConnell, Kevin McCrann, Matthew Sandelands and Jeremy Wernick of Redwood Realty Advisors brokered the transaction.
WARREN, N.J. — Rubenstein Partners and Vision Real Estate Partners have acquired Warren Corporate Center, an office development in Warren. Northwestern Mutual Real Estate sold the 820,000-square-foot office property for $136 million. Situated on 176 acres, the five-building property is 81 percent occupied by Citibank. The property was originally developed in 1996 as the headquarters of Lucent Technologies. Jeffrey Dunne, Kevin Welsh, Brian Schulz and Jeremy Neuer of CBRE represented the seller and procured the buyer in the transaction. In addition to arranging the acquisition, Jim Gunning and Donna Falzarano of CBRE arranged a $123 million term loan, a portion of which is available for future capital and tenant improvements and leasing commissions.
TRUMBELL, CONN. — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has brokered the sale of eaves Trumbull, a gated multifamily community located at 100 Avalon Gates in Trumbull. Elmsford, N.Y.-based Paredim Partners acquired the 340-unit property from Gates Financing LLC for $70.2 million, or more than $206,000 per unit. The property features a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments in nine floor plans. Community amenities include a heated outdoor swimming pool, indoor and outdoor basketball courts and a racquet court, as well as private garages and covered parking. Victor Nolletti, Steve Witten, Still Hunter, Adam Mancinone and Blake Barbarisi of IPA represented the seller, while Nolletti and Witten procured the buyer in the transaction.
