SCHAUMBURG, ILL. — Podolsky Circle CORFAC International has arranged the sale of a 43,800-square-foot office building in Schaumburg for $2.7 million. The fully leased property is located at 1000 E. State Parkway within the Woodfield Business Center. Alissa Adler, John Homsher and Paul Tesdal of Podolsky Circle represented the seller, Clear Height Properties. Kelly Joyce of Colliers International represented the buyer, a private investor.
ALGONQUIN, ILL. — Premier Commercial Realty has brokered the sale of a 5,085-square-foot building formerly occupied by Fradillio’s restaurant in Algonquin. The property, located at 2321 Algonquin Road, includes a drive-thru. Bruce Kaplan and Kevin Kaplan of Premier represented the seller, North Shore Bank. Eddie Hernandez of Casa Grande Realty represented the buyer, who plans to open a Burrito Parrilla Mexicana restaurant. There are currently six other Burrito Parrilla Mexicana locations in Illinois.
NEW YORK — Affiliates of Blackstone Real Estate Partners VIII have agreed to acquire Gramercy Property Trust (NYSE: GPT) for $7.6 billion in an all-cash transaction. The sale is expected to close before the end of the year. Shortly after the announcement of the merger, shareholder rights law firm Johnson Fistel LLP launched an investigation into whether the board members of Gramercy breached their fiduciary duties in valuing the transaction at this level. One Wall Street analyst has set a price target of $33 per share for Gramercy’s common stock, the 52-week high of which was $31.26 per share. Under the terms of the deal, Blackstone will acquire all outstanding shares of New York-based Gramercy’s common stock for $27.50 per share. This figure represents a 15 percent markup of Gramercy’s current stock price, which closed at $23.82 per share on Friday, May 4. Shareholders of Gramercy will still be entitled to receive second-quarter dividends of 37.5 cents per share. Should the deal close after Oct. 15, shareholders will receive a per diem payment of approximately $.004 per share on each day between Oct. 15 and the closing date. “We believe this transaction validates the quality of the portfolio and platform …
It’s no longer a secret that Birmingham and its surrounding communities are confidently moving forward, bursting with festivals, arts, concerts, parks, reimagined spaces and a red-hot local dining scene. These revitalized spaces represent opportunities to find affordable housing, a vibrant social life and a place where all can participate in the community’s ongoing progress. Tourism is also on the rise, with a 50 percent increase in expenditures over the past 10 years as visitors flock to the region to dine at the restaurants of culinary legends, cheer on Minor League Baseball teams in a downtown stadium, attend the Sidewalk Film Festival, watch IndyCar racing at the Barber Motorsports Park, visit the historic Civil Rights Museum and enjoy live music venues throughout the area. With all of its history, charm and new amenities, Birmingham is no longer a pass-through; it is the destination. The greater downtown Birmingham area experienced a 40 percent increase in its multifamily inventory in 2017, which is nearly three times the amount added in 2015. These spaces are filling up quickly as the submarket’s occupancy rate is currently at 92.5 percent and climbing. Everyone from millennials who are marrying later and waiting longer to buy homes to …
NEW YORK CITY — JLL Capital Markets has arranged a $120 million floating-rate loan to refinance 130 West 42nd street, a Class A office tower with ground-floor retail in the Bryant Park neighborhood of Manhattan. The borrower was Tribeca Associates. Aaron Appel, Jonathan Schwartz, Brett Rosenberg and Adam Schwartz led the JLL team in handling the debt assignment. The 29-story office building, which was built in 1918, totals 250,000 square feet and is located within one block of 15 subway lines. Tribeca Associates spent $27 million to upgrade and renovate the property in 2015.
NEW LONDON, CONN. — HFF has arranged the sale of Gull Harbor, an 80-unit, garden-style multifamily community at 83 Mansfield Road in New London. The sale pertains to 80 one-bedroom units of a 99-unit fractured condominium development. The remaining 19 units are individually owned. The units range in size from 600 to 625 square feet. Adam Dunn and Steven Rutman of HFF represented the seller, Gull Harbor New London LLC and New England Holdings II LLC, and procured the undisclosed buyer. The community features on-site laundry, private off-street parking and on-site management.
NEW YORK CITY — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the sale of 238-240 East 3rd Street in Manhattan’s East Village neighborhood for $12 million. Michael F. DeCheser,Patrick Dugan, Mei Ling Wong, Andrew Berry and Bryan Hurley of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, Third Street Theater LLC, in the transaction. The buyer was Craftwood Partners. The property currently consists of a commercial building that houses offices, a meeting area and a large theatrical studio. The ground floor is approximately 4,500 square feet with 850 square feet on the mezzanine level and 800 square feet in the basement.
STERLING, ILL. — American Street Capital (ASC) has secured a $5.8 million loan for the refinancing of Sterling Healthcare, a 121-bed skilled nursing facility in northwest Illinois. Services at the property include short-term rehabilitation, memory, post-surgical and long-term care. Igor Zhizhin of ASC arranged the five-year loan, which features a 25-year amortization schedule. The lender was not disclosed.
SCHAUMBURG, ILL. — HREC Investment Advisors has arranged the sale of the 209-room Embassy Suites by Hilton Chicago in Schaumburg. The sales price was not disclosed. The hotel is located nine miles from Chicago O’Hare International Airport. Scott Kaniewski of HREC represented the seller, a joint venture between Hotel Capital and ORIX Real Estate Americas. Pearlshire Capital Group purchased the asset.
DAYTON, OHIO — CBRE and Newmark Knight Frank have brokered the sale of the 130 Building in downtown Dayton for an undisclosed price. The 23-story, 336,000-square-foot office building is located at 130 W. Second St. The buyer, Brian Lash, plans to add a number of amenities to the property, including a fitness center, co-working spaces, a banquet hall and additional meeting space. Matt Arnovitz of CBRE and Jim Vondran and Keith Yearout of NKF represented the seller, Titan Capital Investment Fund.
