HYDE PARK, N.Y. — Pennsylvania-based developer Shaner Hotel Group has completed a $55 million Marriott-branded hotel in Hyde Park, about 90 miles north of New York City. Marriott will operate the 137-room hotel, which will be located within the $1 billion Bellefield at Historic Hyde Park mixed-use development, under its Residence Inn brand. Amenities include a fitness center, onsite restaurant and a convenience mart. T-Rex Capital Group is the master developer of Bellefield at Historic Hyde Park.
SEEKONK, MASS. — MassDevelopment has provided $11 million in tax-exempt bond financing to The Wheeler School in Seekonk, located outside Providence in southern Massachusetts. The college preparatory day school will use the proceeds to build a new pool, preschool facility and make other improvements to the campus. Construction is expected to begin in the coming weeks and to be complete by 2025. Berkshire Bank purchased the bond.
NEW YORK CITY — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the $7 million sale of a multifamily development site in The Bronx. The site at 3083 Webster Ave. can support approximately 100,000 buildable square feet of product. Jonathan Squires, Josh Neustadter and Austin Weiner of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, Atlantis Management, in the transaction. The buyer, SKF Development, plans to build an affordable housing complex that will be financed with Low-Income Housing Tax Credits and subsidies from the NYC Department of Housing Preservation & Development and NYC Housing Development Corp.
SOMERVILLE, N.J. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $4.2 million sale of a 10-unit apartment building in Somerville, about 50 miles southwest of Manhattan. The building at 28-32 W. Main St. offers one- and two-bedroom units and houses two retail spaces that are occupied by a bank and an art gallery. Brent Hyldahl and Alan Cafiero of Marcus & Millichap represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction and procured the buyer, Harborpoint Residential.
MINNEAPOLIS — Lupe Development has opened Wirth on the Woods, a $52 million seniors housing campus near Theodore Wirth Park in Minneapolis. The project includes 100 units of affordable seniors housing in a six-story building named The Theodore and 100 units of market-rate seniors housing in a six-story building named The Eloise. The development also includes a new regional storm pond, outdoor classroom and play area for the adjacent Anwatin Middle and Bryn Mawr Elementary schools. The two seniors housing buildings feature shared amenities such as an outdoor courtyard, garden and greenhouse. The affordable housing component was made possible with the Livable Communities Demonstration funds from Metropolitan Council, as well as loans, grants and funding participation from the City of Minneapolis, Hennepin County and the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency. Investors in the project included Great Southern Bank and Raymond James Investments. The Eloise was privately funded, and Great Southern Bank served as the senior lender. Frana Cos. was the general contractor. Wirth on the Woods is the result of master planning between Lupe Development and Swervo Development Corp. The master plan created more than 200 additional market-rate units in a combination of lofted units and townhomes called the Pennhurst Collective. …
CHICAGO — JT Magen has completed construction of a two-story retail space for Cartier in Chicago. The luxury goods and jewelry company relocated to 15 Oak St. JT Magen served as construction manager for the retail build-out, overseeing all aspects of budgeting, procurement of materials, managing subcontractors and conducting the final handover of the completed project. The firm also spearheaded the structural design for the base building requirements and those of the storefront. JT Magen collaborated with the Cartier team as well as Atmosphere Design Group, Henderson Engineering and Turner Townsend. The new Cartier boutique features a white oak staircase and a custom internal elevator cab.
BLAINE, MINN. — Transwestern Real Estate Services has brokered the $4 million sale of a 46,800-square-foot office building in Blaine, a northern suburb of Minneapolis. Located at 3680 Pheasant Ridge Drive NE, the property was vacant at the time of sale but formerly housed the Minnesota School of Business. Eric Rapp of Transwestern represented the seller, M5 Built Holdings-Blaine LLC. The buyer, East Blaine Community Center, plans to fully renovate the building. The owner will utilize the building’s classrooms and large gathering spaces as a religious community center.
MILWAUKEE — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the $3.6 million sale of Grand Riverside Residences in Milwaukee’s Third Ward. The building features 16 apartment units and two retail spaces. Located at 225-229 N. Water St., the property was originally constructed in 1900 and renovated in 2006. The retail spaces are home to Sevva Salon and fitness studio Barre3. Matthew Whiteside of Marcus & Millichap represented the buyer and seller, neither of which were disclosed.
LAWRENCEVILLE, ILL. — The Boulder Group has arranged the $1.1 million sale of a 10,093-square-foot retail property net leased to CVS in Lawrenceville, a city in southeast Illinois. The building is located at 1421 State St. Randy Blankstein and Jimmy Goodman of Boulder represented the seller, an Illinois-based partnership. The buyer was a West Coast-based individual investor. CVS has occupied the property since 2005.
VANCOUVER, WASH. — Kennedy Wilson has partnered with Haseko Corp. to purchase The Farmstead and Villas at 28th Street for $90 million. Both apartment communities are located in Vancouver, just across the Columbia River from Portland, Oregon. The name of the seller was not released. Totaling 350 units, the recently completed properties feature diverse floor plans across three unit types, as well as a variety of amenities, including secure gated access, fitness centers, dog parks, a pickle ball court, pet wash stations, natural green space and walking trail. The assets are located within five minutes of each other and within 10 minutes of Portland.