BOSTON — A partnership between Olshan Properties, CV Properties and Harbinger Development is underway on construction of a 212-room Canopy by Hilton hotel in downtown Boston. The $125 million hotel will be located across from the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway parks near the city’s Haymarket and North End Districts and will add 12,711 square feet of ground-floor retail and restaurant space to the local supply. Olshan Properties will manage the hotel, which is slated for delivery by mid-2021.
LYNDHURST, N.J. — JLL has secured a $32 million loan for the refinancing of Veterans Square Town Center, a 136,928-square-foot shopping center in Lyndhurst, a western suburb of New York City. Originally constructed in 2000, Veterans Square Town Center is fully occupied by 13 tenants, including anchor tenant ShopRite, HomeGoods, PetSmart and Supercuts. PGIM Real Estate Finance provided the nonrecourse loan, which carries a 10-year term and a fixed rate. Proceeds will be used to refinance an existing loan previously arranged by HFF prior to its acquisition by JLL. Jon Mikula, Michael Klein and Connor Van Cleef of JLL secured the loan for the borrower, The Hampshire Cos.
BRISTOL, PA. — Colliers International has brokered the $6.8 million sale of 220 Rittenhouse Circle, a 100,800-square-foot industrial facility in Bristol, a southern suburb of Trenton. The property is located within Keystone Industrial Park, which offers immediate access to I-95 and also houses tenants including FedEx, L3 Communications and Office Depot. Jim Scott of Colliers represented the buyer, Penwood Real Estate Investment Management. The seller was undisclosed.
HOPEWELL, N.J. — Environmental consulting and engineering firm Geosyntec Consultants has signed an 8,886-square-foot office lease at Princeton Place at Hopewell, an office campus located approximately 15 miles north of Trenton. The company will relocate its regional office from Ewing to the three-building, Class A office campus. Additional tenants at the campus include health insurance provider Horizon Blue Cross, pharmaceutical developer Janssen Research and Bank of America. Amenities include onsite dining services, a fitness ccenter and an outdoor space with a jogging trail, multiple sporting fields and courts. Steve Tolkach of Newmark Knight Frank represented Geosyntec Consultants in the lease negotiations. Todd Elfand, Kevin Carton, Paul Giannone and Joe Vacca of Cushman & Wakefield represented the landlord, Lindy Communities.
PLEASANT PRAIRIE, WIS. — The Kroger Co. and online grocery retailer Ocado have selected Pleasant Prairie for their sixth customer fulfillment center. The facility will span 350,000 square feet and is expected to create up to 400 new jobs. The project is slated to take two years to construct. The facility will serve customers in Wisconsin, northern Illinois and northwest Indiana. In June, Kroger broke ground on its first customer fulfillment center in Monroe, Ohio, and has since announced additional locations in Florida, Georgia, Texas and the Mid-Atlantic region.
MIAMISBURG, OHIO — Kawa has provided a $26 million loan to help fund the $134.5 million acquisition of Austin Landing, an 834,630-square-foot mixed-use project in Montgomery County’s Miamisburg. Austin Landing, constructed in phases between 2009 and 2019, features office and retail space and is more than 95 percent occupied. Office tenants include Wells Fargo, UBS, Merrill Lynch, Raymond James and Baird. Retail tenants include Kroger, Kohl’s, a movie theater and 16 restaurants. An eight-acre community park provides event space. In addition to Kawa’s loan, the buyers utilized senior financing from Citi Bank and its own equity to fund the acquisition. Austin Landing North LLC, a partnership between Columbia Investments, Venture Capital Properties and A&H Acquisitions, purchased the property, according to the Dayton Business Journal. VisCap Development has managed the property since 2016.
KANSAS CITY, MO. — A 93-room La Quinta by Wyndham hotel has opened in Kansas City’s Beacon Hill neighborhood. The four-story property is located at 2321 Troost Ave. Beacon Hill Hotel Operators LLC owns the hotel and TGC Hospitality Management is the manager. Located near I-90, the hotel features a complimentary breakfast, business center, fitness center and guest laundry.
PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, WIS. — Timber Development has sold Nathan Plaza, a 27,880-square-foot shopping center in Prairie du Chien in western Wisconsin. The fully occupied property, home to Dollar Tree and Maurices, is located on Selch Road adjacent to a Walmart Supercenter. Erin Patton, Scott Wiles and Craig Fuller of Marcus & Millichap represented Timber in the $2.8 million sale. A local 1031 exchange buyer purchased the asset.
CHICAGO — Egg Harbor Café has opened at Optima Signature, a 47-story, 490-unit luxury apartment tower in Chicago’s Streeterville neighborhood. The Streeterville location is the first downtown Chicago restaurant for Egg Harbor Café, which specializes in breakfast, brunch and lunch and maintains 20 locations in Illinois, Wisconsin and Georgia. Optima Inc. is the developer behind Optima Signature, which features 60,000 square feet of retail and office space. Egg Harbor occupies 4,905 square feet. There is one 490-square-foot retail space remaining at the apartment property, which opened in 2017. Other retailers include GoodVets, Guidepost Montessori, Runaway Fitness and Bedazzled Nails & Spa.
Rise Properties Trust, Aegon Real Assets Buy 186-Unit Linden Square Apartments in Seattle for $52.7M
SEATTLE — Canada-based Rise Properties Trust and Netherlands-based Aegon Real Assets US have acquired Linden Square Apartments in North Seattle for $52.7 million. Brokered by CBRE, this transaction represents the third joint venture between the companies this year. Built in 1993, the multifamily community features 186 residences in a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Community amenities include a fitness center, pool, garage parking, storage and additional amenity space. Seattle-based Thrive Communities will manage the property. Including Linden Square Apartments, Rise owns approximately 3,200 units across 20 multifamily properties in the Pacific Northwest.