LITTLETON, COLO. — Haven Senior Investments has arranged the sale of Golden Orchard Assisted Living, a 40-bed memory care facility in Littleton. The property was 85 percent occupied at the time of closing and the price was $4.2 million. Neither the buyer nor seller were disclosed. John Hauber, founder of Haven Senior Investments, facilitated the sale. Live Oak Bank provided acquisition financing.
PARKER, COLO. — Charles Dunn Co. has negotiated the sale of a single-tenant restaurant property located at 11179 Pikes Peak Drive in Parker, a suburb 25 miles southeast of Denver. A California-based private investment group sold the property for $3.2 million in a 1031 exchange. Jack in the Box occupies the 2,920-square-foot property and has 12 years remaining on its lease. The buyer plans to hold the asset as a long-term investment with minimal landlord responsibilities. Justin Mendelson and Joshua Berger with Charles Dunn Co.’s restaurant property group, in collaboration with JDS Real Estate, represented both the seller and the undisclosed buyer.
DORAL, FLA. — Foundry Commercial, with Miller Construction Co. as general contractor, is developing two new Class A industrial buildings totaling 318,043 square feet at Miami Central Commons, a business park located at 2301 N.W. 107th Ave. in Doral. Both buildings are scheduled for completion in mid-2019. The $20.6 million tilt-wall construction project is creating 155,350 square feet of showroom space with Building 1 and 162,693 square feet of industrial distribution space with Building 2. Designed by Boca Raton, Fla.-based RLC Architects, the facilities will feature 32-foot clear heights, 54-foot column spacing and a 60-foot speed bay. Part of the construction process includes the relocation of the main entry and security check-in area, as well as the entire parking area around the existing buildings. Miller Construction is demolishing the park’s original 1980’s administration and security check-in building as the site is being reconfigured to accommodate Building 2.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Spectrum Cos., in partnership with Invesco Real Estate, is developing a mixed-use project located on a five-acre tract linking Charlotte’s South End with its Uptown business district. Located on South Tryon Street at Carson Boulevard, the project will include two nine-story, 220,000-square-foot office buildings, an urban plaza with event space, 40,000 square feet of street-level restaurant and retail space and a 200-room boutique hotel atop a parking deck. The office component includes a flared design that offers private terraces on each floor overlooking the urban plaza, street-level retail and Uptown city lights. Located on top of a parking deck, the lifestyle hotel will include a rooftop bar. The project is the first venture between Spectrum and Invesco.
DEERFIELD TOWNSHIP, OHIO — Silverman & Co. Inc. has broken ground on Phase I of The District at Deerfield, a $120 million mixed-use project in Deerfield Township near Cincinnati. Phase I includes a 242-unit apartment property known as One Deerfield and a medical office complex to be occupied by Mercy Health. Floor plans at One Deerfield will range from 590 to 1,600 square feet. Community amenities will include a wine and beer garden, fire pit, pool, fitness center, coffee bar, gaming lawn, pet spa and dog parks. Completion is slated for fall 2019. Phase II will encompass a variety of commercial offerings, with an emphasis on premier dining, shopping and entertainment. OnSite Retail Group will oversee the lease-up of the 95,000-square-foot retail and restaurant space. Plans also call for a 150-room hotel and a community park.
MILWAUKEE — Korb + Associates Architects and structural engineering firm Thornton Tomasetti have unveiled the design for a proposed 21-story timber tower in downtown Milwaukee. New Land Enterprises is the developer for the 410,000-square-foot project known as Ascent. The multifamily building will include street-level retail space. At 238 feet tall, the tower is poised to become the tallest timber structure in the western hemisphere, according to Thornton Tomasetti. Mass timber structures help absorb carbon dioxide and save energy. They performs as well as, or better than, traditional materials in fire, earthquake and wind conditions, according to the project team. Construction is expected to begin in the fall of 2019.
KILDEER, ILL. — SVN | Chicago Commercial has brokered the sale of a six-acre development site at 21481 N. Rand Road in Kildeer for $3.5 million. The purchaser plans to develop a 50,000-square-foot medical office building on the site located about 37 miles northwest of Chicago. Al Lindeman of SVN represented the undisclosed seller, while Avison Young represented the buyer.
POLAND, OHIO AND MADISON, WIS. — HREC Investment Advisors has arranged the sale of the 117-room Red Roof Inn in Poland, Ohio, and the 108-room Red Roof Inn in Madison, Wis. The properties were sold separately to different investors for undisclosed prices. Each hotel will undergo renovations. Herb Warmbrodt, Zane Varvel, Lewis Thompson, Tom Sommer and Jim Merkel of HREC represented the seller.
DETROIT — Metro Commercial Real Estate has negotiated two new locations for The EDGE Fitness Club in metro Detroit. The fitness club will occupy 37,000 square feet in Farmington Hills in a space formerly occupied by Kohl’s. The opening is scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2019. In Sterling Heights, EDGE will occupy 36,676 square feet in a space formerly occupied by Kroger. The opening is also slated for the fourth quarter of 2019. Brandon Anapol of Metro led the leasing team. EDGE facilities are accessible at all hours. Fitness classes, training, nutrition and weight loss support are available.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — London-based investment firm Queensgate Investments (QI) has acquired the 148-room Courtyard by Marriott Washington D.C. for $54.1 million. QI purchased the property from affiliates of local builders Quadrangle Development Corp. and Capstone Development. The new ownership will rebrand the hotel as a Generator hotel, a line of hospitality properties featured in major European cities like Dublin, Paris, Barcelona and Amsterdam. Generator opened its first U.S. property in Miami in September. The hotel is located near Dupont Circle and offers amenities such as an outdoor pool, rooftop terrace and an onsite restaurant. Crestline will continue to manage the asset through 2019 as the rebranding effort unfolds. “The acquisition of the Washington D.C. asset marks the next step in Queensgate’s U.S. ambitions as we look to acquire both additional hotel assets to expand Generator as well as work on the acquisition of new standalone real estate platforms of significant scale,” says Jonathan Millet, head of acquisitions of QI. Brown Rudnick LLP, Ernst & Young and Rockwell Acumen advised Queensgate and Generator in the transaction. — Taylor Williams
