BOSTON — Cornerstone Realty Capital has secured a $7.5 million refinancing for a four-building, 64-unit multifamily community in Boston. The properties are located on Pleasant Street in Melrose, approximately 8 miles north of Boston. Cornerstone secured a fixed-rate loan through a correspondent lender with 24 months of interest-only payments followed by a 30-year amortization. The borrower was undisclosed.
NEW YORK CITY — Warshaw Burstein LLP has signed a 15-year, 40,383-square-foot office lease at 575 Lexington Ave. in Manhattan. The law firm will occupy the entire seventh floor of the building. Michael Burgio of Cushman & Wakefield represented Warshaw Burstein in the transaction. Newmark Knight Frank represented the landlord, a joint venture comprising George Comfort & Sons, Angelo Gordon & Co. and Normandy Real Estate Partners. The 35-story, 745,400-square-foot office tower has recently undergone a series of renovations that included a full redesign of the building’s lobby, upgrades to the elevators and the construction of a new entrance.
ATLANTA — Bridge Office Fund Manager LLC, a subsidiary of Salt Lake City-based Bridge Investment Group, has acquired Lenox Park, a 32-acre office campus located in Atlanta’s Buckhead district. The 1 million-square-foot development includes five buildings and serves as the corporate hub for AT&T. The seller and sales price were not disclosed, but the Atlanta Business Chronicle reports Bridge acquired the campus from an affiliate of Fortress Investment Group for at least $225 per square foot, or up to $225 million. Bridge plans to renovate the recently vacated 1277 Lenox Park Blvd., a seven-story, 153,093-square-foot building located on the site. David Tennery of JLL arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller. Kevin Lott, Kim Caswell and Stewart Thrash of Bridge Commercial Real Estate — the office operating subsidiary of Bridge Investment Group — will handle Lenox Park’s leasing assignment.
KENNESAW, GA. — NKF Capital Markets has brokered the $73.3 million sale of TownPark Commons, a 350,000-square-foot office campus in Kennesaw, located roughly 27 miles northwest of Atlanta. Matt Tritschler of NKF Capital Markets arranged the transaction on behalf of the buyer, Adventus Opportunity Fund. Eastdil Secured represented the seller, TSP TownPark LLC. TownPark Commons includes four, four-story buildings located within the TownPark mixed-use development. The buildings were constructed in 1997 and 1998. TownPark Commons was 99 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Enercon Services, INVISTA and HCC Life Insurance Co.
ATLANTA — Braves Development Co. (BDC), in partnership with Encore Hospitality LLC, has unveiled plans to construct a 140-room Aloft Hotel at The Battery Atlanta, a 1.5 million-square-foot mixed-use development in Cobb County. BDC owns and operates the development, which is home to retail, restaurants, an Omni Hotel, The Coca-Cola Roxy concert venue, multifamily residences and a Comcast office tower. The mixed-use village surrounds SunTrust Park, the new home ballpark of the Atlanta Braves. Aloft is a contemporary hotel brand that operates under the Marriott International Inc. flag. Construction on the new hotel should start this fall, with completion scheduled for third-quarter 2020, according to the Atlanta Business Chronicle. The hotel development comes on the heels of the recently announced Silverspot Cinema and Savi Provisions, a market that will be located on the ground floor of Aloft. In July, German elevator maker Thyssenkrupp announced plans to build its 420-foot-tall headquarters complex at The Battery. Combined, BDC and its partners have provided approximately $850 million in private investment across the total development.
BELMONT, N.C. AND NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — Berkadia has arranged the sales of two multifamily communities located in Belmont and North Charleston. In Belmont, roughly 14 miles west of Charlotte, Berkadia arranged the $16.7 million sale of Abbey Court, a 176-unit community. Texas-based Napali Capital LLC acquired the asset from Raleigh-based American Residential Investment Management. The community includes one- and two-bedroom units and features a pool, playground, grilling and picnic area and a laundry facility. In North Charleston, Berkadia arranged the $31 million sale of Legends at Charleston Park, a 232-unit community that includes a mix of one- to three-bedroom units. Memphis, Tenn.-based Fogelman Properties acquired the asset from Macon, Ga.-based United Residential Properties. The community features a playground, barbecue station, clubhouse, fitness center, pool and garages. Mark Boyce and Blake Coffey of Berkadia represented the sellers in both transactions.
LOUGHMAN, FLA. — Halvorsen Holdings has unveiled plans to develop Loughman Crossing, a 78,200-square-foot retail center that will be located along Poinciana Parkway in Loughman, a city roughly 30 miles south of Orlando. Publix will anchor the $23 million development, which is approximately 40 percent preleased. Committed tenants include pending deals with a national hamburger restaurant chain, a national dental service provider and a national gas/convenience store operator. Three of the six outparcels around the perimeter of the site are available for sale or ground lease. The newly opened Poinciana Parkway is a nine-mile extension of Ronald Reagan Parkway. A construction timeline for Loughman Crossing was not disclosed.
CHICAGO — CIM Group and Golub & Co. have sold a 40-story apartment tower located at 1001 S. State St. in Chicago’s South Loop neighborhood. The companies jointly developed the 397-unit building, which was completed in August 2016. Amenities include a communal workspace, game room, outdoor pool, fitness center, yoga studio, dog run and services such as dry cleaning. Neither the sales price nor the buyer was disclosed, but Crain’s Chicago Business reports that an investment arm of the Mormon church was the buyer.
OAK PARK, ILL. — SRS Real Estate Partners has negotiated the sale of a 22,000-square-foot retail real estate property occupied by Target in Chicago’s Oak Park. The small-format Target features a full-service CVS Pharmacy and a Starbucks. Built in 2017, the store is the ground-floor retail component of The Emerson, a mixed-use development that includes 271 residential units. Britt Raymond, Matthew Mousavi, Patrick Luther and Kyle Fant of SRS represented the New York-based buyer, who completed a 1031 tax-deferred exchange. Ben Wineman and Wes Koontz of Mid-America represented the seller, a Chicago-based developer. Target launched its new small-format concept three years ago and now has eight stores open in Chicago, with two more slated to open this year and four scheduled to open in 2019.
OSHKOSH, WIS. — Mid-America Real Estate Corp. has brokered the sale of Oshkosh Center II for $10.2 million. The 107,456-square-foot shopping center is located at the northeast corner of 20th Avenue and Koeller Street in Oshkosh, nearly 90 miles northwest of Milwaukee. Anchor tenants include Pick ’n Save and Office Max. The sale also includes a 4,150-square-foot outlot building for a total of 111,606 square feet. Carly Gallagher, Rick Drogosz and Dan Rosenfeld of Mid-America brokered the transaction on behalf of the seller, Marlin Properties. Cincinnati-based Midland Atlantic purchased the asset.