HOUSTON — New York-based GAIA Real Estate, along with partners Menora Mivtachim Insurance and Grand China Fund, has sold a portfolio of nine multifamily properties totaling 2,594 units in the greater Houston area. The Class A properties were built between 1998 and 2006, with each asset featuring somewhere between 200 and 400 units. The buyers were not disclosed. GAIA originally acquired the portfolio in 2013 for approximately $245 million.
HOUSTON — NAI Partners has arranged the sale of a 110,000-square-foot manufacturing facility situated on 35 acres at 1318 Bammel Road in Houston. The property recently served as the Houston facility for Lectrus Corp., a Tennessee-based provider of electrical solutions that filed for bankruptcy in 2017. Ryan Searle, Nick Peterson and John Ferruzzo of NAI Partners represented the seller, California-based investment firm Granger Associates, in the transaction. Corey Ferguson of Raintree Commercial represented the undisclosed buyer.
MCKINNEY, TEXAS — The Jenkins Organization (TJO) has opened Storage Center at Craig Ranch, a 621-unit self-storage facility located within the Craig Ranch master-planned community in McKinney, a northern suburb of Dallas. The property officially opened on Aug. 7 and features 95,462 square feet of climate- and non-climate-controlled space. The facility is the company’s second development in the greater Dallas area.
MESQUITE, TEXAS — Kids Empire, an entertainment concept that provides indoor playgrounds for children, will open a 15,000-square-foot venue within Towne Crossing Shopping Center in Mesquite, an eastern suburb of Dallas. The location will be the first in Texas for the company, which started in California. Robin Barrow and Eddie Liebman of Weitzman represented Kids Empire in the lease negotiations. Chris Young of Phillips Edison represented the landlord on an internal basis. The Mesquite venue is scheduled to open during the fourth quarter.
NEW YORK CITY — Progress Capital has secured a $30 million bridge loan for the American Self Storage Building in Brooklyn. Brad Domenico of Progress Capital secured the interest-only bridge loan for Jorge Madruga of Maddd Equities and Eli Weiss of Joy Construction. The lender was Nataxis. Located at 202-208 Tillary St., the 115,000-square-foot property will continue to be operated as a self-storage facility until plans to convert it into a residential building are finalized.
BOSTON — HFF has negotiated the sale of the 120-room Residence Inn Boston Downtown Seaport located in the Fort Point neighborhood of Boston. The sales price was undisclosed. Denny Meikleham, Alan Suzuki and Matthew Enright of HFF represented the seller, Norwich Partners, in the transaction. The buyer was Claremont Cos. The property was built in 1901 as the Stillings Building by the Boston Wharf Co. In 2013, the building was redeveloped into a Residence Inn and was honored as the “Best Custom Project” in 2014 by Marriott International. The guest rooms at the hotel feature 12-foot ceilings, exposed brick walls, wooden beams and fully equipped kitchens. Amenities include meeting space, a business center, fitness center and two restaurants.
NEW YORK CITY — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the $14.3 million sale of a five-story, mixed-use building in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Manhattan. Hall Oster, Guthrie Garvin, Michael Gembecki and Teddy Galligan of Cushman & Wakefield represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer was also undisclosed. Located at 228 Thompson St., the building has recently undergone a complete renovation and includes ground-floor retail space as well as four large apartments above. The property features stainless steel appliances, private outdoor spaces and a curated common roof deck.
NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $8.6 million sale of a six-story apartment building in the Prospect Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn. Located at 528-530 Bergen St., the property consists of 21 residential units and 11 onsite parking spaces. Matt Fotis and Dylan Renicker of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a private investor. The buyer, a local private investor, purchased the property in a 1031 exchange.
NEWBURYPORT, MASS. — Nauset Construction has finished building Port Healthcare Center, a 123-bed skilled nursing facility in Newburyport, located in the very northeastern corner of the state. Whittier Health Network, a family-owned healthcare organization with operations in Massachusetts and New York, owns and operates the facility. The new center is a replacement property, more than doubling the bed count of the original asset. Designed by longtime Whittier architect Ranere Associates Inc., the two-story, steel-and-concrete building totals 62,000 square feet.
TRAVERSE CITY, MICH. — A partnership between JS Capitol and Hadidi Capital has sold the 107-room Hotel Indigo in Traverse City for an undisclosed price. The property, built in 2016, is located at 263 W. Grandview Parkway. Situated in the city’s waterfront Warehouse District, the hotel features heated underground parking, 5,500 square feet of meeting space, a ground-floor restaurant, business center and fitness center. Nate Sahn, James Johnson, Jack Johns and Anthony Leeds of CBRE represented the owners in the sale. The buyer was not disclosed.
