PORTLAND, MAINE — Apple Hospitality REIT Inc. (NYSE: APLE) has acquired the 178-room AC Hotel by Marriott in Portland for $66.8 million, or roughly $375,000 per room. The property, which opened in summer 2018, is located within the city’s historic district near its cruise ship terminals. Amenities include a fitness center and two food and beverage concepts. The seller was not disclosed. Following this acquisition, the Apple Hospitality portfolio now includes 213 hotels with approximately 27,800 guest rooms across 35 states.
WATERTOWN, MASS. — Two locally based firms, The Davis Cos. and Boston Development Group, have broken ground on a 224,000-square-foot life sciences project in the western Boston suburb of Watertown. Designed by Elkus Manfredi Architects, the project marks Phase I of a larger campus that will ultimately include 450,000 square feet of space across two buildings. The first building will offer six private tenant spaces and amenities such as a fitness center, bike storage room and retail/café space. Completion is slated for mid-2023.
MAHWAH, N.J. — CBRE has negotiated the $15.6 million sale of an 84,280-square-foot manufacturing facility in Mahwah, located in the northernmost part of the state. The property was fully leased to Nobel Biocare, a provider of dental implant products, at the time of sale. Jeffrey Dunne, Jeremy Neuer, Steve Bardsley, David Gavin, Travis Langer and Zach McHale of CBRE represented the seller, AVR Realty, in the transaction. The team also procured the buyer, Urbana Partners, an investment firm based in South America.
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — JLL has arranged a $13 million loan for the refinancing of Esjay Apartments, a 40-unit multifamily complex in Jersey City. The mid-rise building features one- and two-bedroom units with an average size of 680 square feet. Amenities include a fitness center, two rooftop terraces with grilling stations and a package handling room. Matthew Pizzolato of JLL arranged the 10-year, fixed-rate loan through Nationwide on behalf of the borrower, Point Capital Development LLC.
MAINE — The Knapp-Stahler Seniors Housing Group of Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of an unnamed continuing care retirement community (CCRC) in central Maine. The site of the 121,677-square-foot property spans an entire city block, totaling 3.6 acres. The occupancy rate has consistently been over 90 percent, according to the brokers. The sales price was $10.2 million, but details on the buyer and seller were not disclosed. The lead agent for this transaction was Jim Knapp.
HUNTSVILLE, ALA. — Nicol Investment Co. has started construction of Upland Park, a $200 million mixed-use project in Huntsville. The 60-acre project will include multifamily and senior living residences, restaurants, retail, office, entertainment and green space. Located on Enterprise Way at Cummings Research Park, Upland Park will be anchored by HQ, a creative office and retail project being co-developed with Nashville-based Vintage South. The master plan includes The Kelvin, a 301-unit apartment community; Vitality at Upland Park, a 189-unit senior living property; and The Collins, a 334-unit multifamily project featuring 150 Big House units designed by Humphreys & Partners. Big House units offer private garages and entrances. “Huntsville is a dynamic, growing city driven by the defense and aerospace industries, research and education,” says Mark Nicol, president of Nicol Investment. “The migration of national corporations and agencies flocking to this vibrant city as well as the organic growth of local businesses is remarkable, and we are eager to help facilitate Huntsville’s continued success,” adds Nathan Lyons, founder and CEO of Vintage South. Nicol is partnering with independent living, assisted living and memory care provider Vitality Living for the development and management of Vitality at Upland Park. Nashville-based Centric Architecture is …
BUFORD, GA. — Passco Cos. has acquired The Harrison at Braselton, a 248-unit apartment community in Buford, for $69 million. Claret Communities and The Ardent Cos. were the sellers. Transwestern Real Estate Services was the broker. Built in 2019, The Harrison at Braselton offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units that feature granite countertops, stainless steel appliances, open-style floor plans, kitchen islands with bar seating, wood-style plank flooring and built-in desks topped with granite. The property was 97.9 percent occupied at the time of sale. Community amenities include a clubhouse, resident lounge, fitness center, outdoor lounge with fireplace and TV, pool, sundeck, two poolside grilling stations, package lockers, 24-hour emergency maintenance and a bark park and dog wash station. The property was fully leased at the time of sale. Located at 1500 Noble Vines Drive, the apartment property is situated about 42.1 miles north from downtown Atlanta and approximately 20.2 miles from Duluth. These properties include the Mill at New Holland, a 284-unit community in Gainesville, Ga.; The PARQ at Chesterfield, a 345-unit community in Chesterfield, Mo.; The Fitzroy at Chenal, a 294-unit community in Little Rock, Ark.; Altis Promenade, a 338-unit community in Tampa, Fla.; and The Collins, a 272-unit …
CARY, N.C. — JLL Capital Markets has brokered the $24 million sale of 6501 Weston Parkway, a 93,582-square-foot office property in Cary. Chris Lingerfelt, Ryan Clutter and Ryan Eklund of JLL represented the seller, Albany Road Real Estate Partners. NAI Tri Properties represented the buyer, an entity doing business as 6501 Weston LLC. 6501 Weston Parkway is a three-story office building that was fully leased at the time of sale to a diverse tenant roster including Time Warner Cable, Zift Solutions and Aerotek. The property is located on an 8.5-acre site close to Interstates 40 and 540 and about five miles south of Raleigh-Durham International Airport. Built in 1996, the property was renovated in 2016 with renovations to the the lobby, corridors and restroom with showers on the first floor.
GREENVILLE, S.C. — Investors Management Group Inc. (IMG) has purchased the Tapestry at Hollingsworth Park, a 242-unit apartment property located at 201 Rocky Slope Road in Greenville. Raia Properties sold the community for an undisclosed price. Andrea Howard of NorthMarq represented both the buyer and seller in the transaction. NorthMarq also provided a Freddie Mac acquisition loan to IMG. Built in 2013, Tapestry at Hollingsworth Park includes 19 buildings with one-, two- and three-bedroom units averaging 1,105 square feet. The property is located within Verdae, a master planned urban community. Tapestry’s community amenities include a clubhouse with cyber cafe, coffee bar, library, outdoor kitchen and dining terrace, fitness studio, pool with cabana and a car care center. IMG plans to improve the apartment community through upgrades to unit interiors and community amenities. IMG is a California-based real estate investment and property management firm that has acquired more than $340 million in apartment properties since the start of the pandemic.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Tower Capital has arranged $19.1 million in acquisition financing for 99 build-for-rent townhomes in Indian Trail, a suburb of Charlotte. The property includes two-story, three-bedroom townhomes with attached garages. An undisclosed investor based in Phoenix received the two-year financing that features a floating interest rate 400 basis points above LIBOR and a six-month extension option. Including the property in Indian Trail, Tower Capital has arranged nearly $108 million in combined financing for several single-family and build-for-rent developments. These transactions include three assets in Arizona: Village at Paseo de Luces in Tolleson, Village at The BLVD in Avondale and Arise North PHX in metro Phoenix. Tower Capital has closed more than $400 million in financing transactions for build-for-rent properties and has another $1 billion of projects in the pipeline that spans multiple states including Arizona, Texas, Alabama, Georgia and Florida.