RENO, NEV. — An affiliate of Sandpiper LLC has acquired the 117-room Courtyard by Marriott in Reno for an undisclosed sum. The hotel is located at 6855 S. Virginia St. The LLC plans an extensive renovation, which will start this fall. It will include upgrades to the exterior façade, guestrooms, lobby and bistro. Sandpiper was attracted to the hotel’s in-place cash flow and location. Teague Hunter, Danny Givertz and Trey Scott of Hunter Hotel Advisors executed the transaction.
WILSONVILLE, ORE. — The Avamere Family of Companies, a Wilsonville-based operator, has taken over management of five Colony NorthStar Healthcare Income-owned assisted living communities in Oregon and Washington. The management partnership includes: Avamere at Albany, Albany, Ore. Avamere at Oak Park, Roseburg, Ore. Avamere at Cascadia Village, Bremerton, Wash. Avamere at Wenatchee, Wenatchee, Wash. Avamere at Port Townsend, Port Townsend, Wash. The Avamere Family operates nearly 50 independent living, assisted living, transitional care and skilled nursing facilities. Colony NorthStar Healthcare Income is a division of Colony NorthStar, a global real estate and investment management firm.
SANTA MONICA, CALIF. — Dick’s Sporting Goods, the largest U.S.-based, omni-channel sporting goods retailer, will open four new Dick’s Sporting Goods stores in February. The new stores are opening this month in Santa Maria, Calif.; Evansville, Ind.; Baxter, Minn.; and Warwick, R.I. The company will now have 721 Dick’s Sporting Goods stores nationwide in 47 states. Founded in 1948, Dick’s Sporting Goods Inc. operates more than 715 Dick’s Sporting Goods locations across the United States. Headquartered in Pittsburgh, the company also owns and operates Golf Galaxy and Field & Stream specialty stores.
BOSTON — New York Life Real Estate Investors has originated a $42 million loan for Tower Point, a 157,000-square-foot office building located in Boston’s Seaport District. The property is owned by an institutional fund represented by Bayerische Versorgungskammer. The fund’s investment manager is a German company, Universal-Investment, as advised by Northwood Investors LLC. The loan has a 10-year term. Mark Young of New York Life Real Estate negotiated the loan.
BOSTON — MassHousing has provided $10.6 million in financing to East Boston Community Development Corp. for the acquisition, renovation and preservation of Landfall Community Associates properties totaling 111 units in East Boston. The transaction refinances and consolidates two existing affordable housing communities: the 15-unit Landfall Apartments and the 96-unit East Boston Rehab portfolio. In addition to rehabilitating the property and extending the affordability on the 111 units, the financing will resolve the expiring affordability restrictions from the Section 13A mortgage on the East Boston Rehab units. MassHousing provided a $5.7 million permanent loan, a $4.7 million bridge load and a capitalized 13A payment loan of $131,401, and the MassHousing financing generated $5.8 million in equity through federal Low Income Housing Tax Credits. The project team includes Knollmeyer Building Corp., Davis Square Architects and Metro Management.
BRIDGEWATER AND BOUND BROOK, N.J. — Denholtz Associates has secured a five-year, $9.2 million refinancing from Provident Bank for industrial properties on Chimney Rock Road and Kearney Street in Bridgewater and Bound Brook. Denholtz owns 11 buildings, totaling 264,163 square feet of industrial space, at the 16-building Bridgewater Business Park. Current tenants include Zoned Inc., The Airsoft Factory and Bridgewater Marble. The financing will enable Denholtz to renovate the portfolio of properties. Paul Barrood of Provident Bank arranged the financing for Denholtz Associates.
NEW YORK CITY — Progress Capital has arranged $8.2 million in refinancing for the former Apple Bank Building at 2526 Grand Concourse in the Bronx. The borrower, Madd Equities, plans to use proceeds of the loan to renovate the street- and basement-level retail spaces at the property. Brad Domenico of Progress Capital secured the financing, which includes a 24-month interest-only payment period.
CROMWELL, CONN. — Money360 has funded a $7.5 million bridge loan for a hotel in Cromwell. The financing allows the undisclosed borrower to utilize the cash-out loan proceeds for additional hospitality acquisitions. The 24-month loan features a fixed rate and interest-only payment options. The full-service hotel features 215 guest rooms.
HOUSTON — BBVA Compass, a Birmingham, Ala.-based bank, has provided a $28.1 million loan for the refinancing of Hotel Derek, a 312-room hotel located in Houston’s Galleria neighborhood. The hotel features a 24-hour fitness center, outdoor pool, more than 10,000 square feet of meeting space and an outdoor movie theater. Colby Mueck and Scott Hall of HFF arranged the loan on behalf of the borrower, Lowe Enterprises Investors, a Los Angeles-based advisory and management firm. Lowe has invested more than $8.8 million in upgrades into the property since 2012.
SHENANDOAH, TEXAS — Urban Air Trampoline & Adventure Park will open a 37,000-square-foot venue at Sam Moon Center in Shenandoah, a northern suburb of Houston. The venue will offer trampoline activities, indoor skydiving, ropes courses, climbing walls and a café. Michael Stern of Edge Realty Partners represented Urban Air in the lease negotiations. Steve Greenberg and Kendall Isben of The Retail Connection represented the landlord, Sam Moon Group. The opening is slated for July.
