WINDSOR, N.Y. — Coldwell Banker Commercial has brokered the $6.6 million sale of a 65,800-square-foot industrial building that is situated on a 3.1-acre lot in Windsor, located just outside of Binghamton. The property was built in 1977 and includes 3,540 square feet of office space. Steven Shell of Coldwell Banker represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. Additional terms of sale were not disclosed.
NEW YORK CITY — Alpha Realty has negotiated the $5 million sale of a 15-unit multifamily building located at 78-80 Christopher St. in Manhattan’s West Village neighborhood. Lev Mavashev and Shai Egison of Alpha Realty represented the buyer and seller in the off-market transaction. Both parties were locally based private investors who requested anonymity.
CARLSTADT, N.J. — Legacy Capital has purchased a 60,400-square-foot industrial building located at 2 Palmer Terrace in the New York City suburb of Carlstadt. The single-tenant property was originally built in 1977. Jose Cruz, Jordan Avanzato, Marc Duval and Mark Belenky of JLL represented the seller, Palmer Terrace Realty Associates, in the transaction. The sales price was undisclosed.
STAMFORD, CONN. — Global accounting firm PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has signed a 19,450-square-foot office lease at One Stamford Plaza in southern Connecticut. Margaret Carlson represented the landlord, RFR Realty, on an internal basis, along with agents from Cushman & Wakefield. Paul Kaufman of JLL represented PwC, which will occupy the entire eighth floor of the building.
ATLANTA — A joint venture between Skanska and SG Contracting Inc. has been selected to build a $308.3 million Hilton (NYSE: HLT) hotel adjacent to the Georgia World Congress Center (GWCC) in downtown Atlanta. The 1.2 million-square-foot hotel will be the first newly constructed project under Hilton’s upscale Signia banner, and will act as a headquarters hotel for the GWCC. The property will overlook the Mercedes-Benz Stadium and is located near the Omni Atlanta Hotel, CNN Center, State Farm Arena and the Georgia Aquarium. The 40-story hotel is set to feature 975 guest rooms alongside amenities including 75,000 square feet of world-class meeting and event space; a connected walkway to the GWCC; spa; fitness center; 6,670-square-foot pool deck; an outdoor event lawn; a market; two chef-driven restaurants; and three bars. “The Signia by Hilton will further elevate Atlanta’s international presence and position as a major host of civic, cultural and commercial events,” says Scott Cannon, executive vice president and general manager for Skanska’s Georgia and South Carolina operations. Skanska and SG Contracting will provide pre-construction and construction management services for the hotel, which Gensler designed to achieve LEED Gold certification. The development, which Cannon says will generate approximately 600 construction jobs, is …
By Ted Bickel and Jeff Budish, Colliers MSP At the start of the pandemic last spring, conversations with developers, investors and operators varied from discouraging to catastrophic. Everyone expected the worst. Luckily for the industry, that is not what happened. Amid a year of great uncertainty across the economic spectrum, the Twin Cities multifamily market showed a great deal of resilience, overcoming many challenges in 2020. 2020 recap Considering that the marketplace was nearly frozen for the second quarter of 2020, overall transaction volume for 2020 was surprisingly strong. Minnesota saw a considerable uptick in activity toward the end of the year, driving annual totals up to just short of $1.3 billion. A strong bounce-back in the second half of the year speaks to strong demand drivers and generally solid operating performance — even during the economic shutdown. However, while vacancies did not run up, as many had feared, collections and bad debt suffered. Understandably, many tenants struggled to pay rent as stimulus waned later in the year. This had a notable effect on net operating income. Overall, pricing did not change, while cap rates lowered to some extent. Inexpensive debt, particularly from the agencies, was a large factor in …
ATLANTA — PRP has sold Perimeter 31, a 416-unit apartment community in Atlanta’s Central Perimeter submarket, for $98.8 million. The buyer was CWS. A partnership controlled by PRP acquired Perimeter 31 in November 2016 for $74.5 million. Over its ownership, PRP invested over $4 million in base building, amenities and in-unit renovations. According to PRP, Perimeter 31 maintained occupancy levels of 95 percent and rent collections of 98 percent despite the pandemic. Built in 2001, the Class A property includes six five-story buildings totaling 439,846 rentable square feet with an average unit size of approximately 1,000 square feet. The property’s amenities include a fitness center, swimming pool, structured parking with controlled access, outdoor grills, picnic area and a full-service business center. The apartment community is situated within a half-mile of Perimeter Mall and is close to the Dunwoody MARTA station.
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS — Los Angeles-based investment firm Mountain Capital Partners has acquired 2818 Place and Parkway Place, two student housing properties in College Station totaling 1,128 beds that serve students of Texas A&M University. The garden-style properties total 350 units, were respectively built in 2008 and 2009 and feature amenities such as two pools, volleyball and basketball courts, fitness centers, game rooms, computer labs and study rooms. Ryan Lang, Jack Brett and Ben Harkrider of Newmark represented the seller, Chicago-based Blue Vista Capital Management, in the transaction.
ATLANTA — JLL Capital Markets has arranged the $50 million sale of Restoration Hardware (RH) Atlanta, a 63,831-square-foot store in Atlanta’s Buckhead district leased on a long-term basis to Restoration Hardware. Jim Hamilton, Coler Yoakam, Brad Buchanan and Andrew Kahn of JLL represented the seller, a partnership between an affiliate of LaSalle’s Income & Growth value-add fund series, Ferncroft Capital, Redan Group and Blackmount Real Estate Partners. RH, a global lifestyle company, has occupied the five-story building since it was constructed in 2014. RH Atlanta is located on 1.6 acres at 3030 Peachtree Road across the street from Jamestown’s Buckhead Village District and near the Buckhead Theatre. The sale transaction included a land parcel with development rights.
WACO, TEXAS — CSD Realty has brokered the sale of a 438-unit self-storage facility located at 1620 La Salle Ave. in Waco. The facility spans 58,000 square feet. Craig Rice and Cole Rice of CSD Realty represented the seller, Unlimited Storage LLC, in the transaction. The duo also procured the buyer, Store Space Self Storage, a Florida-based investment firm.