LOUISVILLE, KY. — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the $5.5 million sale of Precision Metal Works, a 157,520-square-foot industrial facility in Louisville. The asset is situated at 6901 Preston Highway, about 10 miles southeast of downtown Louisville. Darpan Patel, Sal Ramundo and Aaron Johnson of Marcus & Millichap represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer was also not disclosed.
BOSTON — M&T Bank has arranged a $105 million construction loan for the development of 138-unit residential condominium project in Boston. Located at 100 Shawmut Ave., the 67,733-square-foot property is currently a vacant, class B office building. The redevelopment will incorporate the existing six-story structure with an expansion of a new 142,000-square-foot building that will rise an additional seven stories. The building’s 1930s façade will remain as is. The development will also include 110 parking spaces. M&T Bank secured the financing on behalf of borrower, The Davis Cos., through a syndicated senior construction loan from four local banks. The banks included Berkshire Bank, HarborOne Bank, Needham Bank, and Bank of New England. Terms of the financing were not disclosed.
NEW YORK CITY — Madison Realty Capital has provided a $30.5 million loan to refinance the GEM Hotel, a luxury boutique hotel in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood. Located at 300 W. 22nd St., the five-story building was originally constructed in 1912 as a residential property and converted to a hotel in 2007. Aaron Appel of JLL arranged the financing on behalf of the borrower, Icon Realty Management, which plans to reposition the hotel with an expanded marketing strategy and updated branding.
BOSTON — CBRE has arranged the $26.2 million sale of the building that houses The Skating Club of Boston. Located at 1240 Soldiers Field Road in Boston’s Brighton neighborhood, the figure skating club, which was founded in 1912, is the third oldest in the United States. Mark Reardon and Matt Furey of CBRE represented the seller, The Skating Club of Boston, in the transaction. The buyer was the Davis Cos.
WOODBRIDGE, N.J. — HFF has secured a $25.5 million acquisition loan for Woodbridge Crossing, a 285,210-square-foot retail center in Woodbridge. Located at 451-479 Green St., the property was built in 2001 and renovated in 2018. The center is approximately 80 percent leased to a tenant roster that includes Burlington Stores, Big Lots, Planet Fitness, Altitude Trampoline Park, Modell’s, Party City, Thomasville, Sprint, Miracle Ear and FedEx Office. Michael Klein and Rob Hinckley of HFF secured the financing on behalf of the borrower, PAG Investments. Citizens Bank provided the five-year, fixed-rate loan.
BRIDGEPORT, CONN. — Angel Commercial has negotiated the $2.1 million sale of the former Astoria Park Nursing Home in Bridgeport. Located at 725 Park Ave., the 61,344-square-foot building was acquired by the Bridgeport Rescue Mission, which will use the property for a new community care center. Founded in 1993, the Bridgeport Rescue Mission provides food, shelter, clothing, education, job training and counseling for the urban poor of Coastal Fairfield County. Jon Angel of Angel Commercial represented the seller, Laureate Astoria LLC, in the transaction.
HOUSTON — Miami-based investment firm Eagle Property Capital (EPC) has acquired three multifamily assets totaling 750 units in Houston’s outer loop. The properties include the 312-unit Landmark at Barker Cypress, the 246-unit Champions Park Apartments and the 192-unit Champions Centre Apartments. Mitch Sinberg, Brad Williamson and Matthew Robbins of Berkadia arranged acquisition financing for EPC through Freddie Mac’s Green Advantage program. All three loans carried fixed interest rates, 10-year terms and five-year interest-only periods.
PLANO, TEXAS — The Praedium Group, a New York City-based investment firm, has sold Legends at Chase Oaks, a 346-unit multifamily community in the northeastern Dallas suburb of Plano. After acquiring the asset in 2014, Praedium Group executed a value-add program to the property’s unit interiors and amenity spaces, the latter of which includes a pool, business center, fitness center, resident clubhouse and a playground. Will Balthrope, Drew Kile, Joey Tumminello and Grant Raymond of Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, represented the seller. The buyer was California-based StarPoint Properties.
FRISCO, TEXAS — The North Texas PGA has selected The Ratliff Group of Coppell, Texas, as construction and program manager for its new headquarters in Frisco. The project represents part of the PGA of America’s larger relocation from South Florida to North Texas. Preliminary work on the site is underway. Ratliff Group expects to commence design work during the second quarter, and the grand opening is slated for early 2022.
BROWNSVILLE AND MCALLEN, TEXAS — Texas Realty Capital (TRC) has arranged an undisclosed amount of acquisition financing for a 746,136-square-foot industrial portfolio in South Texas. The buildings are located in Brownsville and McAllen. The non-recourse loan featured a loan-to-cost (LTC) structure of 71 percent. The borrower was not disclosed.
