AMHERST, N.Y. — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the $7.3 million sale of the Comfort Inn University in Amherst. Located at 1 Flint Road, the four-story property includes 102 rooms. Among the amenities are a fitness center, laundry facility, indoor swimming pool and business center. Jerry Swon, Dan Zagoria and Cameron Peirce of Marcus & Millichap represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer was also undisclosed.
SANTA CRUZ, CALIF. — Ashford Hospitality Trust has acquired the Hilton Santa Cruz/Scotts Valley in Santa Cruz from The Arden Group for $50 million. Located at 6001 La Madrona Drive, Hilton Santa Cruz/Scotts Valley features 178 guest rooms, including 21 suites. The hotel, which opened in 1999, also features a full-service Stonehouse Bar & Grill, 7,900 square feet of flexible meeting space, an outdoor pool, fitness center, business center, gift shop and guest laundry facility. To fund the acquisition, the company used cash on its balance sheet and issued as consideration to the seller approximately 1.5 million Operating Partnership Units valued at $7.00 per unit, a premium of approximately 31 percent yesterday’s closing price. The company also assumed a non-recourse mortgage loan at closing with a current balance of approximately $25.3 million. The loan matures in March 2025 and has a fixed interest rate of 4.7 percent. Mark Fraioli and Melvin Chu of JLL represented the seller in transaction.
SAN DIEGO — HFF has arranged the sale of Palomar Health Outpatient Center Phase I, a medical office building in North County San Diego. Harrison Street Real Estate Capital acquired the 75,000-square-foot property from JRMC Real Estate for an undisclosed price. The three-story, built-to-suit, Class A facility is fully leased to Palomar Health, which plans to offer high-acuity services, including radiation, oncology, express care/outpatient clinical services and a Palomar-Rady Children’s Hospital. The first phase was delivered in April 2018. Palomar Health Outpatient Center Phase I is located on the 56-acre Palomar Medical Center Escondido campus, a 288-bed hospital with the only trauma center within 20 miles. Evan Kovac, Andrew Milne and Trent Jemmett of HFF represented the seller and procured the buyer in the deal. Tim Wright and Zack Holderman of HFF’s debt advisory team were also involved in the transaction.
LA JOLLA, CALIF. — Colliers International San Diego Region has arranged the sale of two adjacent mixed-use properties in downtown La Jolla. Located at 7527-7535 and 7545-7553 Girard Ave., the assets sold for a combined total of $9 million. Bill Shrader of Colliers International San Diego Region’s Urban Property Team represented the seller of both properties, Rancho Girard LLC. Shrader also represented the buyer, YDNL LLC, of 7527-7535 Girard Ave., while Michael McNally of Pacific Commercial Management represented the undisclosed buyer of 7545-7553 Girard Ave. The 7545-7553 Girard Ave. property is a 7,649-square-foot restaurant and retail building occupied by Harry’s Coffee Shop and Everett Stunz. Situated on a 9,749-square-foot lot, the building at 7527-7535 Girard Ave. features two residential apartments and long-term retail tenants, including Dewhurst & Associates and Salon Spruce, among others.
PHOENIX — Lee & Associates Arizona has brokered the sales of two industrial assets in Phoenix for a combined total of $13.8 million. In the first deal, TWT Real Estate Investments sold a dock-high distribution building to Layman Properties – East University Drive LLC for $8.5 million, or $63.08 per square foot. Located at 2020 E. University Drive, the facility features 134,375 square feet of space and is occupied by Arizona Wholesale Supply and Iron Mountain. Arizona Wholesale Supply built the facility in 1967 for itself with the opportunity to lease a portion out for income. Andrew Ogan of Lee & Associates Arizona represented the buyer and seller. Wells Fargo Real Estate Capital Markets provided $3 million in financing. In the second transaction, Layman Properties LLC acquired a three-building office and industrial project from One Deer Valley JV LLC for $5.3 million, or $109.85 per square foot. Located at One W. Deer Valley Road, the asset includes a 21,181-square-foot office building and two 13,261-square-foot industrial buildings. At the time of sale, the property was 100 percent leased. Ogan represented the buyer, while Matt Hobaica, also of Lee & Associates Arizona, represented the seller.
PEABODY, MASS. — Fantini & Gorga has arranged a $2.5 million loan to refinance a four-story office building in Peabody. Located at 1R Newbury St., the 40,861-square-foot property is currently occupied by 22 tenants. The building is part of Peabody Corporate Center. Derek Coulombe and Lindsay Feig of Fantini & Gorga secured the 15-year, fixed-rate loan on behalf of the undisclosed borrower. The lender was not disclosed.
LOS ANGELES — Irvine, Calif.-based Westport Properties has acquired a 2.2-acre land parcel, located at 4800-4830 Valley Blvd. in Los Angeles’ Eastside submarket, for $5.4 million. The company plans to develop a three-story, 152,000-square-foot US Storage Centers self-storage facility on the site. Ben Spinner of DAUM Commercial Real Estate Services represented the buyer, while James Vu and Michael Collins, also of DAUM, represented the private seller in the deal. Westport Properties recently completed a self-storage facility at 2500 W. Hellman Ave. in Alhambra, Calif., and is currently underway on a development at 1901 W. El Segundo Blvd. in Compton, Calif.
MAYFIELD HEIGHTS, OHIO — CA Senior Living LLC, the senior housing investment and development division of Chicago-based CA Ventures, has started construction of a seniors housing community in Mayfield Heights, approximately 12 miles east of downtown Cleveland. The two-story building will offer 100 independent living, 60 assisted living and 32 memory care units. Apartment sizes range in size from 403-square-foot studios to 836-square-foot two-bedroom units. The property will offer five single-story cottages, each offering two 1,680-square-foot residences. Common areas will add 61,000 square feet to the property, which is slated to open in summer 2020. Southfield, Mich.-based Harley Ellis Devereaux designed the project, which is located near restaurants, retail and healthcare, including Hillcrest Hospital. Chattanooga, Tenn.-based EMJ Corp. is serving as general contractor. CA Senior Living currently has 23 communities operating or under construction throughout the U.S. CA entered the Ohio senior housing market in 2017 with the completion of The Sheridan at Mason, located in Deerfield Township near Cincinnati.
INDIANAPOLIS — NorthMarq Capital has arranged a $4.3 million Fannie Mae supplemental loan for Wildwood Apartments, a 324-unit multifamily property in Indianapolis. Wildwood Apartments features communal amenities such as a pool, fitness center, basketball court, tennis court and a playground. David Garfinkel of NorthMarq placed the loan, which carries a five-year term and a 30-year amortization schedule, on behalf of the undisclosed borrower. Proceeds will be used to fund continued value-add programs and upgrades to the unit interiors and amenity spaces.
CHICAGO — Interra Realty has arranged the sale of 1827 W. Hubbard, a 33,000-square-foot flex office building in Chicago’s West Town neighborhood. Chicago-based Dayton Street Partners LLC paid $3.9 million to acquire the structure located within the Kinzie Industrial Corridor. Interra’s Colin O’Malley and Jon Morgan represented the private seller. Built in 1960, the 33,000-square-foot building is currently leased to a single tenant, Tablescapes Chicago Party Rentals. The property features 6,320 square feet of fully conditioned showroom space, two loading docks and a paved parking lot with space for 34 vehicles. The city’s proposed rezoning of the Kinzie Industrial Corridor is attracting strong interest from investors and developers as they look to move west of Fulton Market, according to Interra Realty. The property is located less than a mile from Metra’s Western Avenue station and the Chicago Transit Authority’s Green/Pink Line station at Ashland/Lake. The planned Green Line stop at Damen/Lake, scheduled for completion in 2020, is expected to further enhance accessibility in the immediate area, which is approximately one mile from both the Kennedy and Eisenhower expressways.
