STOWE, VT. — Real estate investment, development and management firm AWH Partners has acquired the Topnotch Resort and Spa in Stowe. The sales price was undisclosed. Set on 100 acres of woodland and the foot of Mount Mansfield, Topnotch Resort includes 68 guestrooms, a 35,000-square-foot spa and two full-service restaurants. The resort also features four indoor and six outdoor tennis courts as well as a whirlpool/Jacuzzi and two outdoor pools with mountain views. The property was named by U.S. News & World Reportas best hotel in Vermont of 2017. AWH’s hospitality management company is now managing the resort.
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — HFF has brokered the sale of a 134,500-square-foot vacant industrial facility in Jersey City. The sales price was undisclosed. Located at 21 Caven Point Ave., the five-acre property is seven miles from New York City and nine miles from Port Newark-Elizabeth Marine Terminal and Newark Liberty International Airport. The facility includes a solar panel system and 13 docks. Michael Oliver, Jose Cruz, Marc Duval, Jordan Avanzato, Kevin O’Hearn and Steve Simonelli of HFF represented the private seller in the transaction. The Avidan Group and Elberon Development Group purchased the property.
NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the $2.6 million sale of a 6,000-square-foot mixed-use property in Brooklyn. The four-story property was built in 1920 and is located at 206 Bushwick Ave. Shaun Riney and Michael Salvatico of Marcus & Millichap’s Brooklyn office represented the seller, a private investor, in the transaction. The buyer was also a private investor.
NEW YORK CITY — Ashford Hospitality Trust Inc. (NYSE: AHT) has acquired the Embassy Suites by Hilton New York Midtown Manhattan for $195 million, or $629,000 per room. The 41-story, 310-room hotel is located on 37th Street between 5th and 6th avenues, near Bryant Park and Times Square. While the seller was not disclosed, The Real Deal reports that AIG Global Real Estate owned the majority stake in the property. This is Ashford’s first direct hotel investment in New York City. According to data analytics firm STR, the number of hotel rooms in Manhattan that opened in 2018 was down 32 percent from 2017. Furthermore, for the first time since 2013, demand outpaced supply in both 2017 and 2018. “The hotel is a high-quality, well-positioned asset that we expect will benefit from the positive trends occurring in the dynamic Manhattan market,” says Douglas Kessler, Ashford’s president and CEO. “Having recently opened in 2018, the property is still ramping up operations, and we believe there is significant growth and upside to occur.” Indeed, Ashford reports that there are several new development projects in Midtown that are expected to fuel growth in the area. On a trailing three-month basis ending Dec. 31, 2018, the …
HAUPPAUGE, N.Y. — HFF has arranged the $16 million sale of a two-building, 131,223-square-foot office complex in Hauppauge, Long Island. Located at 330 and 350 Motor Parkway, the property was originally built in 1971 and renovated between 2012 and 2016. The complex is currently 94 percent leased. Amenities include a full-service cafeteria, fitness center with locker rooms, shared conference rooms and tenant storage areas. Jose Cruz, Kevin O’Hearn, Andrew Scandalios, Stephen Simonelli and Michael Oliver of HFF represented the sellers, KABR Group and Capstone Realty Group, in the transaction. The buyer was Long Island-based Valley East Management.
HOBOKEN, N.J. — Spirit Bascom Ventures has acquired a 30-unit apartment building in Hoboken. The sales price was $15.5 million. Located at 204 Grand St., the six-story property was built in 2000. The building consists of a mix of one- and two-bedroom apartments. Nat Gambuzza and Manny Sanghera of CBRE represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. Jamie Leachman of HFF arranged acquisition financing for Spirit Bascom through Citizens Bank.
STAMFORD, CONN. — Angel Commercial has brokered the $4.8 million sale of an industrial facility in Stamford. Located at 72 Camp Ave., the 33,822-square-foot, two-story property is in the Springdale section of Stamford . The two tenants in the building are Building Blocks Learning Center and Upper Deck Fitness. Jon Angel of Angel Commercial represented both the buyer, 132 Jamaica Avenue Realty Corp., and the seller, 72 Camp Avenue LLC.
AUBURN, MASS. — The Stubblebine Co. has negotiated the $4.4 million sale of a 75,000-square-foot industrial facility in Auburn. Located at 33 Sword St., the three-acre property was the former Imperial Distributors distribution center before Imperial relocated to its current location in Worcester. David Skinner, David Stubblebine and James Stubblebine of Stubblebine Co. represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer was F.W. Webb Co., a wholesale distributor of plumbing, heating, cooling and industrial products. F.W. Webb currently has a location at 43 Sword Street and plans to open a new wholesale store at 33 Sword Street.
ELMWOOD PARK, N.J. — NAI James Hanson has secured a 5,000-square-foot industrial lease in Elmwood Park. Located at 475 Mola Blvd., the property includes six loading docks, one drive-in door and 165 parking spaces as well as 7,000 square feet of office space. Jeff DeMagistris, Tom Ryan and Tom Vetter of NAI James Hanson represented the owner, the Stro Cos., in securing the lease with healthcare solutions provider Digirad Corp. Achieve 24 Fitness currently operates 13,000 square feet of the building as a fitness center.
Retail inventory in Southern New Hampshire totaled 29.8 million square feet in 2018, a nominal gain of 42,900 square feet from 2017. Vacancy increased 41,200 square feet, equating to a vacancy rate of 9.3 percent compared to 9.1 percent last year. The higher rate can be mainly attributed to closings by Toys ‘R’ Us (four namesake stores and two Babies ‘R’ Us stores) and Walmart (two Sam’s Clubs). Offsetting these closings were openings that filled several large vacancies. Three vacant Sports Authority stores were occupied by HomeGoods, Sierra Trading Post, Cost Plus World Market, Guitar Center, Party City and DSW. BJ’s Wholesale Club opened in the vacant Sam’s Club in Manchester. A vacant center in Merrimack, now known as Merrimack 360, is under redevelopment. Planet Fitness opened there and an Altitude Trampoline Park is planned. Other announced tenants include Dollar General, Great Clips and The Thirsty Moose Taphouse. As a result of these changes, absorption was flat for the year. The retailer adding the most space in the region was BJ’s Wholesale Club, which opened 108,900 square feet in Manchester. Cardi’s Furniture and NH1 Motorplex Indoor Karting were next, filling space at Seacoast Shopping Center in Seabrook. Sam’s Club, Toys …