WEST PALM BEACH, FLA. — Chatham Lodging Trust (NYSE: CLD) has reported its revenue per available room (RevPAR) declined 77 percent to $33 on a year-over-year basis in the second quarter due to the COVID-19 lockdown. The West Palm Beach-based hotelier also reported that its net income for the quarter dropped by $36.7 million to a net loss of $27.2 million. The company experienced month-over-month increases to occupancy and RevPAR within the second quarter. Portfolio-wide occupancy was 23.7 percent in April, 33.8 percent in May and stood at 43.8 percent in June. Additionally, RevPAR in April was $23.80, $30.90 in May and $44.80 in June. Chatham Lodging owns interest in 134 and wholly owns 40 hotels in 15 states and Washington, D.C. Chatham Lodging has the highest concentration of extended-stay rooms of any public lodging REIT.
LAKELAND, FLA. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the $41.2 million sale of CenterState West, a 440,000-square-foot distribution center in Lakeland. The property is situated on 44 acres at 8054 State Road 33 N., 40 miles east of downtown Tampa and 45 miles west of downtown Orlando. The building features 115 dock doors, 36-foot clear heights, 120- to 130-foot truck court depths, 172 trailer parking spaces and ESFR sprinklers. Rick Brugge, Mike Davis, Rick Colon, Dominic Montazemi, Zachary Eicholtz and Brooke Tulley of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, a joint venture between Chicago-based Brennan Investment Group and Grandview Partners, in the transaction. Nuveen Real Estate acquired the property.
MEMPHIS, TENN. AND DENVER — Envolve Communities LLC and Ross Management have merged their multifamily operations. Memphis-based Envolve Communities owns more than 33,000 multifamily units in 17 states. Denver-based Ross Management owns 53 properties in Colorado and Oklahoma. Envolve Communities says the day-today-operations at Ross Management will see little change, and executive vice president Brooke Akins will stay on and serve in the same role. Ross Management will rebrand as Ross — A Division of Envolve Communities. Terms of the merger were not disclosed.
MEMPHIS, TENN. — A partnership between Welker Properties, Think Multifamily, Bullseye Investments and Tactical Asset Management has acquired The Woods at Ridgeway, a 568-unit multifamily community in southeast Memphis. The partnership has begun a $13.5 million renovation plan, which includes installing new roofs, painting the building exteriors and adding gate-controlled access. Communal amenities such as the screening room, fitness center, business center and multisport court will also be upgraded. Unit interiors will receive new kitchens, flooring, bathrooms and paint jobs. A timeline for completion was not disclosed. ROCO Real Estate sold the property, which is situated at 6277 Lake Arbor Drive, 15 miles southeast of downtown Memphis.
NEW YORK CITY — The average asking rent for retail spaces throughout Manhattan fell to $688 per square foot during the second quarter, the first time that figure has fallen below $700 per square foot since 2011, according to a new report from CBRE. The average asking rent represents a decline of 11.3 percent from that period in 2019 and a 3.6 percent decrease from the first quarter of this year. New York City is a month into Phase III of the state’s reopening plan, which allows outdoor dining, office and retail and personal care services to operate with social distancing and other sanitation guidelines in place. The state legislature also recently passed a bill to provide $100 million in rent relief and aid to commercial users impacted by the pandemic. The report noted that despite these initiatives, travel restrictions and lack of tourism caused quarterly retail sales to fall 15 percent to $33.4 billion, maintaining pressure on some retail users to make rent even as average rates are falling.
BOSTON — Newmark Knight Frank (NKF) has negotiated the $42.4 million sale of 8 Newbury Street, a 17,023-square-foot office and retail building located in Boston’s Back Bay area. A Rolex flagship store occupies the ground- and second-floor retail spaces of the property, which was originally built in the 1920s. Robert Griffin, Geoffrey Millerd and Paul Penman of NKF represented the seller, a joint venture between UrbanMeritage and L&B Realty Advisors, in the transaction. The trio also procured the buyer, a partnership between Chile-based family office Corso and GLL Real Estate Partners, an international real estate fund manager based in Germany.
NORTH BERGEN, N.J. — Skyline Development Group, in partnership with Vasco Ventures and Mosaic Real Estate, has topped out Solaia, its 14-story multifamily project in North Bergen, located just across the Hudson River from Upper Manhattan. The property will offer one-, two- and three-bedroom condominiums ranging in size from 864 to 1,900 square feet. Amenities will include a fitness center, a spa, outdoor grilling areas, coworking spaces and resident lounges. Completion is scheduled for the first quarter of 2021.
TINTON FALLS, N.J. — WinnDevelopment and nonprofit partner Soldier On Inc. have received financing for the development of The Gordon H. Mansfield Veterans Village, a $23 million apartment complex in Tinton Falls, located south of New York City across Sandy Hook Bay. The property will feature 70 units that will be reserved exclusively for veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces, including veterans who are transitioning from homelessness. The New Jersey Housing & Mortgage Finance Agency provided the funds for the project. Completion is scheduled for the third quarter of 2021.
SPARTA, N.J. — New York City-based Maya Capital Partners has acquired Sparta Drive-Up Storage, a self-storage facility in Sparta, located in the northern part of the state near the New Jersey-Pennsylvania border. The purchase price was approximately $6.8 million. The 505-unit facility spans 58,000 square feet and offers a combination of indoor, drive-up and climate-controlled units. Evergreen Property Advisors, an affiliate of Maya Capital Partners, will manage the property.
CANTON, OHIO — Hall of Fame Resort & Entertainment Co. (NASDAQ: HOFV) is working with multiple financial partners to obtain funding to move forward with Phase II of a massive mixed-use project surrounding the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton. The project is named the Hall of Fame Village Powered by Johnson Controls. Phase I included the construction of the Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium and the National Youth Football and Sports Complex. The stadium was dedicated in 2017. The developer expects to break ground on Phase II in the near future. Plans for Phase II include the following: a 75,000-square-foot office building; a premium hotel; a football-themed indoor waterpark; a 138,000-square-foot sport, event and convention facility; and a retail promenade featuring restaurants, retail and experiential entertainment offerings. Phase II is expected to take two-and-a-half to three years to complete. Hall of Fame Resort & Entertainment Co. was created in early July after a merger with Gordon Pointe Acquisition Corp. The company is now public and owns the Hall of Fame Village Powered by Johnson Controls. Mike Crawford is president and CEO. He previously led development of projects such as Downtown Disney in California and the Shanghai Disney …