PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Sweeney Real Estate has arranged the $1 million sale of an industrial facility in Providence. Located at 382-420 and 780 Harris Ave., the 21,649-square-foot property is located on nearly one acre. Thomas Sweeney, of Sweeney Real Estate represented the buyer, Partial Research Group LLC, in the transaction. Jim DeRentis of Residential Properties represented the seller, Bone House LLC.
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CRANSTON, R.I. — CBRE has brokered the $6.9 million sale of a 234,600-square-foot industrial facility in Cranston. Located at 2700 Plainfield Pike, the property consists of 225,000 square feet of distribution space. The facility also includes a 9,600-square-foot truck maintenance facility with fueling area. Gerald Lavallee of CBRE represented the seller, First Bank and Trust Company of Illinois, in the transaction. The buyer was Equity Industrial Partners, which plans to update the facility with a new roof, LED lighting and parking lot.
Cushman & Wakefield Arranges Sale of 371-Unit Seniors Housing Portfolio in Rhode Island
by David Cohen
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Cushman & Wakefield Senior Housing Capital Markets has arranged the sale of three senior communities in metro Providence. An institutional investor sold the 371-unit independent living, assisted living and memory care portfolio for an undisclosed price. The buyer was Capital Health Group, a Baltimore-based investor seeking value-add opportunities in the area. Milestone Retirement Communities LLC, an affiliate of Capital Health Group, will take over operations at each community. The portfolio consists of Pocasset Bay, a 169-unit independent living and assisted living community in Johnston; East Bay, a 98-unit assisted living and memory care community in East Providence; and Greenwich Bay, a 104-unit assisted living and memory care community in East Greenwich. The Cushman & Wakefield team involved in the transaction included Richard Swartz, Jay Wagner, Jim Dooley and Sam Dylag.
WARREN, R.I. — CBRE has negotiated the sale of a 64,294-square-foot industrial facility in Warren. Located within the Warren Industrial Park at 15 New Industrial Road, the facility is set on more than 11 acres of land. The facility was most recently occupied by FedEx. Daniel Cregan and Thomas Barry of CBRE represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer was Mussuchuck Properties LLC.
Talonvest Arranges $17.4M Acquisition Loan for Self-Storage Portfolio in Rhode Island
by David Cohen
Rhode Island — Talonvest has arranged a $17.4 million acquisition loan for a self-storage portfolio in Rhode Island. The three properties consist of 1,416 storage units across 177,575 square feet. Erich Pryor, Jim Davies, Tom Sherlock, and Terra Hendrich of Talonvest represented the borrower, Rosewood Property Co. in the transaction. The lender was a national bank. Terms of the financing included a 10-year, fixed-rate loan with interest-only payments for the full loan term. The three metro Rhode Island properties expand Rosewood’s portfolio to 48 self-storage properties across 12 states.
SMITHFIELD, R.I. — HFF has brokered the sale of the Hampton Inn & Suites Providence/Smithfield, a 101-room hotel in Smithfield. The sales price was undisclosed. Located at 945 Douglas Pike, the four-story hotel features 22 suites. Amenities include an indoor heated pool, fitness center and guest laundry facilities. Daniel C. Peek, Denny Meikleham, Alan Suzuki, KC Patel, Matthew Enright and James Koury of HFF represented the institutional seller in the transaction. The buyer was Excel Group, which plans to fully renovate the hotel.
FARMINGVILLE, N.Y., SMITHFIELD, R.I., AND HERNDON, VA. — Washington D.C.-based real estate investment firm Excel Group has acquired three hotel properties in New York, Rhode Island and Virginia. The price and seller were not disclosed. The properties are the 161-room Hampton Inn Long Island Brookhaven in Farmingville; the 101-room Hampton Inn & Suites Providence-Smithfield in Smithfield; and the 151-room Hyatt Place Dulles Herndon-East in Herndon.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — NKF has arranged the $71 million sale of a 202,096-square-foot office building in downtown Providence. Located at 10 Memorial Boulevard, the 10-story property is currently 97 percent leased to a tenant roster that includes IGT, Columbia Threadneedle Investments, The Capital Grille and Rockland Trust. Edward Maher, Matthew Pullen, James Tribble and Samantha Hallowell of NKF’s Boston Capital Markets team represented the seller, RJ Kelly Co., in the transaction. The buyer was Tritower Financial Group.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Greystone Real Estate Advisors has closed the sale of two seniors housing properties in Rhode Island: Chapel Hill in Cumberland and Smithfield Woods in Smithfield. The sales price was not disclosed. Both properties are located in the Providence metro area. Mike Garbers and Cody Tremper of Greystone Real Estate Advisors represented the seller in the transaction, a publicly traded REIT. The buyer was a partnership between GMF Capital, a New York-based private equity firm, and Meridian Senior Living, which will operate the properties. The communities were built between 1989 and 1999. The properties offer 272 units of assisted living, memory care and skilled nursing.
PAWTUCKET, R.I. — CBRE has arranged the sale of a 64,000-square-foot industrial flex facility in Pawtucket. Located at 670-710 Narragansett Park Drive, the property is currently 96 percent occupied by a tenant roster that includes Cintas, Granite City Electrical Supply, Johnson Controls, Rhode Island PBS, Shred-It and Sprint Corp. Situated on the first turn of the former Narragansett race track where famed race horse Seabiscuit once ran, the building and park are adjacent to the East Providence city line. Alden Anderson and Dan Cregan of CBRE represented the seller, Marshall Properties, in the transaction. The buyer was Legacy Gansett LLC, an entity owned by Legacy Real Estate Ventures.