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Värde Partners, Hawkins Way Capital Buy Sheraton Boston Hotel for $233M

by Taylor Williams February 7, 2022

BOSTON — A joint venture between global asset manager Värde Partners and California-based Hawkins Way Capital has purchased the 1,220-room Sheraton Boston Hotel, located at 39 Dalton St. in the city’s Back Bay neighborhood. The hotel sold for $233 million, or roughly $191,000 per room, according to multiple local news outlets including The Boston Globe and WCBV. The partnership purchased the 29-story, 1.1 million-square-foot property from Maryland-based REIT Host Hotels & Resorts Inc. (NASDAQ: HST). The luxury hotel offers amenities such as a pool, business center, fitness center, meeting space, spa and wellness center, convenience store and an onsite restaurant. The Sheraton is Boston’s largest hotel, and the sales price is below that of comparable hotel deals that traded in Boston’s downtown area prior to the pandemic, according to the Globe. Citing data from Pinnacle Advisory Group, the local newspaper puts the downtown Boston hotel market’s average nightly occupancy rate for 2021 at approximately 45 percent. The deal marks the sixth acquisition between Värde Partners and Hawkins Way Capital as part of a larger plan to acquire $1 billion in value-add and distressed hospitality and housing assets in major U.S. cities. The joint venture’s portfolio also includes the DoubleTree by …

February 7, 2022

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JLL Arranges $455M Refinancing for Industrial Portfolio in New York’s Westchester County

by Julia Sanders February 4, 2022

HAWTHORNE, ELMSFORD AND YONKERS, N.Y. — JLL has arranged a $455 million refinancing loan for a portfolio of 45 properties totaling approximately 2.6 million square feet across three industrial parks in New York’s Westchester County. Bank of America provided the floating-rate, non-recourse loan to the borrower, Robert Main Co. Mike Tepedino, Andrew Scandalios, Jose Cruz, Peter Rotchford and Tyler Peck of JLL arranged the financing transaction. The loan terms were not disclosed. The portfolio is situated in infill locations within in the New York metropolitan area. The properties benefit from significant barriers to entry, limited new supply and access to Interstates 287 and 87. Over the past few years, Robert Martin Co. has made improvements to the properties including new roofs, LED lighting upgrades, solar panel installations, paving and landscaping. The three industrial campuses include Mid Westchester Executive Park at 2 Skyline Drive in Hawthorne; Cross Westchester Executive Park at 100 Clearbrook Road in Elmsford; and South Westchester Executive Park at 7 Odell Plaza in Yonkers, according to the Commercial Observer. The properties are occupied by approximately 300 tenants in a wide variety of industries including warehousing, transportation, mechanical, child care, health technologies and quantum computing research. “This portfolio has …

February 4, 2022

Loans Multifamily New York Northeast

Greystone Provides $203.1M Agency Loan for Refinancing of Long Island Apartment Community

by Taylor Williams February 4, 2022

RONKONKOMA, N.Y. — Greystone has provided a $203.1 million Freddie Mac loan for the refinancing of Alston Station Square, a 489-unit apartment community located in the Long Island community of Ronkonkoma. The newly constructed, six-building community is located within The Hub at Ronkonkoma, a 2 million-square-foot mixed-use development. Drew Fletcher, Matthew Hirsch, Jesse Kopecky, and Tori Colledge of Greystone originated the financing, which was structured with a 10-year term and a fixed interest rate. Bank of America provided the original construction loan to the borrower, an affiliate of Tritec Real Estate Co.

February 4, 2022

Development Industrial Northeast Pennsylvania

Organic Snack Co. to Open $75M Warehouse, Distribution Center in Bedford, Pennsylvania

by Taylor Williams February 4, 2022

BEDFORD, PA. — Organic Snack Co., the maker of Kate’s Real Food, has purchased 82 acres in Bedford, located in the southern-central part of the state, with plans to open a new warehouse and distribution center. At full build-out, the facility will span about 750,000 square feet. The investment represents a total capital commitment of $75 million and is expected to add about 500 jobs to the local economy. Dollar Bank provided predevelopment and acquisition financing for the land.

February 4, 2022

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Marcus & Millichap Brokers Sale of 242-Unit Self-Storage Facility in Granby, Massachusetts

by Taylor Williams February 4, 2022

GRANBY, MASS. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of All Town Storage, a 242-unit self-storage facility in Granby, about 90 miles west of Boston. The facility spans 34,250 net rentable square feet, and the site can support the development of two more buildings. Luke Dawley, Nathan Coe, Brett Hatcher and Gabriel Coe of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller in the transaction, and Thomas Shihadeh of Marcus & Millichap assisted in closing the deal as the broker of record. Additional terms of sale were not disclosed.

February 4, 2022

Acquisitions Mixed-Use New York Northeast

Avison Young Negotiates $15M Sale of Mixed-Use Building in Queens

by Taylor Williams February 4, 2022

NEW YORK CITY — Avison Young has negotiated the $15 million sale of a mixed-use building in Queens. The property at 92-40 Queens Blvd. consists of 60 residential units, five retail spaces and two office spaces. At the time of sale, the property was 97 percent leased across all its residential and commercial components. James Nelson, Neil Helman, Charles Kingsley, Jon Epstein, Frederick Richter and Bradley Rothschild of Avison Young represented the seller, The Feil Organization, in the transaction. Aaron Jungreis of Rosewood Realty Group represented the buyer, A&E Real Estate Holdings.

February 4, 2022

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Accurate Builders & Developers Begins Leasing 234-Unit Apartment Complex in Linden, New Jersey

by Taylor Williams February 4, 2022

LINDEN, N.J. — Accurate Builders & Developers has begun leasing Citizen Linden, a 234-unit apartment complex in Northern New Jersey. Designed by Thomas J. Brennan Architects, the transit-served property includes 4,500 square feet of retail space and a 292-space parking garage. Units are available in studio, one- and two-bedroom formats, with rents starting at roughly $1,800 per month. The amenity package consists of a lobby lounge, demonstration kitchen, fitness center, multiple coworking spaces and conference rooms, landscaped courtyards with picnic areas, a dog park and an outdoor bar and TV area.

February 4, 2022

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Sansome Pacific Buys Value-Add Retail, Hotel Portfolio for $20.6M

by Amy Works February 3, 2022

SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco-based Sansome Pacific has acquired a value-add portfolio of 10 retail and hospitality properties in California, Oregon, Connecticut, Illinois, Maine and New Hampshire for $20.6 million. The portfolio offers a total of 204,000 square feet. A majority of the properties feature below-market rents and short-term leases. The properties were acquired from a debt fund that buys loans encumbering underperforming mall properties. The two hotel assets, located in California, are 60-key properties. The retail assets include both single-tenant and multi-tenant buildings with lease terms ranging from one to six years along with freestanding pad buildings located near shopping malls. The larger mall assets are in various phase of renovation and will be upgraded in the coming years. Skyline Pacific Properties provided financing for the portfolio.

February 3, 2022

Acquisitions Net Lease New York Northeast

iStar Inc. Agrees to Sell National Portfolio of Net-Leased Assets for $3B

by Taylor Williams February 3, 2022

NEW YORK CITY — New York City-based investment firm iStar Inc. (NYSE: STAR) has entered into an agreement to sell its portfolio of net-leased office, industrial and entertainment properties for roughly $3 billion. The properties are located in various markets throughout the country and total approximately 18.3 million square feet. The buyer is an affiliate of New York City-based private equity firm Carlyle Group. The deal is expected to close before the end of the first quarter. The stock price of iStar Inc. closed at $24.94 per share on Wednesday, Feb. 2, the first full day of trading after the deal was announced. The stock price is currently up more than 50 percent from its mark of $15.81 a year ago.

February 3, 2022

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Kraft Group Selects Suffolk as General Contractor for Redevelopment of Gillette Stadium

by Taylor Williams February 3, 2022

FOXBOROUGH, MASS. — The Kraft Group has selected Boston-based general contractor Suffolk as its construction partner for the redevelopment of Gillette Stadium, the home of the NFL’s New England Patriots and MLS’ New England Revolution. The stadium was built in 2002 and is located south of Boston in Foxborough, Mass. The redevelopment will feature a redesigned plaza leading into the stadium, including an enhanced lighthouse. In addition, the north end of the stadium will be renovated with 75,000 square feet of hospitality and event spaces that bridge the gap between the East and West Putnam Clubs, the Dell Technologies Suite Levels and the upper concourse. The development team expects to complete the project in advance of the 2023 NFL season.

February 3, 2022

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