FORT WORTH, TEXAS — CBRE has negotiated the sale of the Pier 1 Imports Building, a 20-story, 409,977-square-foot office property in Fort Worth that has served as the headquarters for the home furnishings and décor retailer since 2008. The building includes a fitness center and yoga studio, as well as a full-service cafeteria. Gary Carr, Evan Stone, John Alvarado, Eric Mackey, Robert Hill and Jared Chua of CBRE represented the seller, Houston-based Hines, which acquired the property in 2014, in the transaction. California-based Hertz Investment Group purchased the asset for an undisclosed price.
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LEWISVILLE, TEXAS — California-based Frontline Holdings has acquired Westview Apartments, a 334-unit multifamily community located in the northern Dallas suburb of Lewisville, from investment management firm InterCapital. The property offers one- and two-bedroom units and amenities such as a pool, fitness center, spa, tennis courts and onsite laundry facilities. Voya Financial provided the loan, which was arranged by Mark Brandenburg of JLL.
NEW YORK CITY — Barone Management has purchased the former Angel Guardian Home in the Dyker Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn for $37.5 million. The seller was undisclosed. The New York-based development company plans to redevelop the site into a 300,000-square-foot mixed-use project. Sixty percent of the property will be devoted to approximately 150 market-rate condos, with an additional 15 percent reserved for affordable housing. The remaining 25 percent will be split between seniors housing and an educational use. Construction is expected to begin in 2019.
WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. — KeyBank has provided a $20.2 million CMBS loan for the Westchester Self Storage Portfolio, a two-facility portfolio in Westchester County. The two properties, known as Yorktown Self Storage and Bedford Self Storage, consist of 1,235 units and total 114,216 square feet. Each property includes gated entrances, security cameras and climate-controlled units. Jacob Proctor of KeyBank arranged the non-recourse, fixed-rate financing with a 10-year interest-only period for an undisclosed borrower. The loan was used to refinance existing debt.
Cushman & Wakefield Negotiates Sale of 616,992 SF Industrial Facility in Teterboro, New Jersey
by David Cohen
TETERBORO, N.J. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the sale of a 616,992-square-foot industrial building in Teterboro. Goodman acquired the property for an undisclosed price. Situated on 27 acres, the building is climate controlled, has clear heights of up to 32 feet and includes cross-docking. Gary Gabriel, Adam Spies, Andrew Merin, David Bernhaut, Marcella Fasulo, Kyle Schmidt, and Ryan Larkin of Cushman & Wakefield represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. At the time of sale, the building was fully net leased to an investment-grade tenant.
NEW YORK CITY — Cignature Realty Associates has brokered the $6 million sale of a five-story multifamily building on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. The 8,648-square-foot building is located at 319 E. 93rd St. and was built in 1920. The property includes 10 apartments. Christopher Skitch of Cignature Realty represented the sellers, Diana Cormack and Jonathan Bradshaw, in the transaction. Peter Vanderpool of Cignature represented the buyer, 319 East 93rd Street LLC.
TAMPA, FLA. — Mission Capital Advisors has arranged a $53 million loan for the refinancing of The Godfrey Hotel and Cabanas Tampa, a 276-room hotel located at 7700 W. Courtney Campbell Causeway in Tampa. The waterfront property was once owned by the New York Yankees and served as the team’s spring training home for several decades. Jordan Ray, Ari Hirt, Alex Draganiuk and Justin Hunt of Mission Capital arranged the non-recourse loan through Marathon Asset Management on behalf of the borrower, an affiliate of Oxford Capital Group. Oxford acquired the hotel in 2015 and transformed the property with the addition of 15 guestrooms, complete renovations of guestrooms and the lobby and the addition of the WTR Pool & Grill. WTR includes a pool, cabana club, bar and corporate event space overlooking Tampa Bay.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Grandbridge Real Estate Capital has secured a $32 million loan for the refinancing of Reed Row Apartments, a newly developed, 132-unit apartment community in Washington, D.C.’s Adams Morgan neighborhood. Phillip Cox and Bill Mattice of Grandbridge arranged the 10-year, interest-only loan through a correspondent insurance company. The name of the borrower was not disclosed, but according to local media reports, Kettler, a Virginia-based multifamily developer and property manager, developed the property this year. Reed Row features a private courtyard, outdoor chess table and fire pit, coworking space, fitness center, bike room, dog washing station and a rooftop terrace.
MIAMI — A public-private collaboration between Miami-Dade County, Pinnacle Housing Group and the South Miami Heights Community Development Corp. has broken ground on Caribbean Village, an affordable seniors housing property in Miami. Located in the South Miami Heights submarket, Caribbean Village will offer 123 units. The development is part of a two-phased plan to develop transit-oriented affordable housing in Miami. The community will be the first new affordable seniors housing project in the area in 25 years, according to the developers. Miami-Dade County, which will own the project, selected the partners following a competitive bidding process. The county contributed the land, as well as $11.5 million in funding. Other funding for the project came from tax-exempt bonds, housing tax credits and a $5.3 million loan from Florida Housing Finance Corp. Citibank purchased both the bonds and the tax credits. According to local media reports, Caribbean Village will be reserved for residents earning 60 percent or less of the area median income (AMI), and some units will be designated for people making as low as 28 percent of the AMI. The community will include one- and two-bedroom units and will feature a fitness center, cyber lounge, game room, outdoor recreation area …
WEST PALM BEACH, FLA. — Colliers International has arranged the $22.3 million sale of a 66,770-square-foot building located at 2410 Metrocentre Blvd. in West Palm Beach. The property formerly housed the Lincoln College of Technology Campus, but was converted into an office property in 2017 to fit the needs of Belcan Engineering Group, which houses its regional headquarters at the building. Kevin McCarthy and Bastian Laggerbauer of Colliers arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, a partnership between Tambone Cos. and Catalfumo Cos., and procured the buyer, Czech Republic-based ICP Capital Partners. In addition, the Colliers team secured a $13.5 million acquisition loan on behalf of the buyer.