LANCASTER, TEXAS — A partnership between Chicago-based investment firm Pearlmark and Buffalo, N.Y.-based Sinatra & Co. Real Estate has acquired Pleasant Creek, a 159-unit workforce housing community in Lancaster, a southern suburb of Dallas. The property was 98 percent occupied at the time of sale. Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, NAPA Ventures, in the transaction. Greystone provided acquisition financing for the deal through Fannie Mae.
NEW YORK CITY — HFF has secured a $165 million construction loan for One Boerum Place, a 21-story, mixed-use condominium development in Brooklyn. Located in Brooklyn’s Borough Hall district, the 122-unit project will include a two-story fitness center, entertainment lounge, children’s playroom, landscaped rooftop, 24/7 doorman and concierge service, as well as a fully automated parking garage. The project is slated for completion in the first quarter of 2021. Christopher Peck, Graham Stephens, Peter Rotchford and Alex Staikos of HFF secured the floating-rate construction loan on behalf of One Boerum Development Partners LLC. The lender was a foreign pension fund.
WESTPORT, CONN. — NKF has negotiated the $18.7 million sale of Westport Center for Health in Westport. Located at 323-329 Riverside Ave., Yale New Haven Health’s Northeast Medical Group anchors the 38,000-square-foot property. The property recently underwent an extensive renovation highlighted by the demolition of an entire building to convert the former five-building office campus into a four-building medical office complex with added parking to accommodate medical office tenants. Frank Nelson, Michael Greeley, James Tribble and Casey O’Brien of NKF’s Boston Capital Markets team represented the seller, The Davis Cos., in the transaction. The buyer was Healthcare Trust of America Inc.
PHILADELPHIA — Pembrook Capital Management has provided a $9.1 million loan for the construction of a 70-unit multifamily project in the Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia. Located at 1427 Germantown Ave., the 53,575-square-foot property will also include ground-floor retail. Pembrook provided the financing to the undisclosed borrower, who plans to build smaller, more affordable rental housing at the project than is common in the nearby Northern Liberties and Fishtown neighborhoods.
NEW YORK CITY — GFI Realty Services has brokered the $10.4 million sale of two apartment buildings in the Midwood section of Brooklyn. Located at 2031 and 2233 Ocean Ave., the pre-war properties comprise 47 units and a total of 33,040 square feet. Both properties are four-story walk-up buildings. Erik Yankelovich of GFI represented both the buyer and seller in the transaction, both local investors.
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Madison International Realty has acquired a 5 percent ownership stake in Mack-Cali Realty Corp. The stake equates to approximately 4.5 million shares. Based in Jersey City, Mack-Cali is an owner, manager and developer of five million square feet of office space and 4,400 multifamily units on the New Jersey waterfront. Ronald Dickerman, president of Madison International Realty, said that the company is transitioning to a ‘focused play on prime office and multifamily residential properties on the New Jersey waterfront.’ Madison International Realty specializes in acquiring private ownership stakes, joint venture positions, and listed property shares in properties and portfolios in major markets in the U.S., U.K. and Western Europe.
SIOUX CITY, IOWA — The Warrior Hotel and neighboring Davidson Building in downtown Sioux City will undergo a $73 million restoration. A groundbreaking ceremony took place on Tuesday, Feb. 5. The 10-story hotel and six-story building are slated to open in the fall of 2020 as The Warrior Hotel and Davidson Apartments. Marriott will operate the hotel as an Autograph Collection hotel. Both the Davidson and The Warrior properties, built in 1913 and 1930, respectively, have been vacant for the past 40 years. They are listed on the National Register of Historical Places. Restoration of St. Louis is leading the renovation. BSI Contractors Inc., FEH Architects and Checkmate Design are also project partners. Funding for the project was supported by nearly $18 million in assistance approved by the Iowa Department of Economic Development, including $16.5 million in historic tax credits and $5 million in the form of loans and grants from the city. When completed, The Warrior will feature 148 guest rooms. The Davidson Apartments will house an additional 56 hotel rooms on the second through fourth floors, 20 apartment units, two lofts and street-level commercial space.
INDIANAPOLIS — LifeNet Health has signed a 68,175-square-foot industrial lease at the Gateway V distribution center in Indianapolis. HSA Commercial Real Estate is developing the 262,758-square-foot speculative facility, which is scheduled for completion this month. LifeNet Health, a provider of transplant solutions, will take occupancy in July. The building features a clear height of 32 feet, 30 truck docks, four drive-in doors, 185 parking stalls and 70 trailer positions. Terry Busch and Jared Scaringe of CBRE represented ownership in the lease transaction.
RICHLAND, MICH. — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the sale of Weathervane Self Storage in Richland for an undisclosed price. The 54,462-square-foot self-storage facility features 419 units. Located at 7906 Gull Road, the property includes 10 buildings on 8.2 acres. The facility was built in 2005 and renovated in 2014. Brett Hatcher and Gabriel Coe of Marcus & Millichap marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a limited liability company. The team also procured the buyer, a limited liability company.
PHOENIX — Park Hotels & Resorts has closed on the sale of Pointe Hilton Squaw Peak Resort, located at 7677 N. 16th St. in Phoenix. An undisclosed buyer acquired the asset for $51.4 million, or $91,200 per key before customary closing costs. The all-suite resort features 563 rooms, a four-acre waterpark, kid’s camp, full-service spa and fitness center, three restaurants and 48,000 square feet of indoor/outdoor meeting space. This transaction represents the 14th hotel that Park has sold over the prior year and continues the company’s strategy of improving the overall quality of its portfolio by recycling out of non-core hotels.