WORCESTER, MASS. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged $38 million in financing for MG2 Group for two multifamily properties: Bancroft on the Grid and Portland on the Grid. Located along the Common in Worcester, the adjacent properties total 335 residential units and 27,000 square feet of ground-floor commercial space. The loan will facilitate the assets’ transition to luxury apartments and provide necessary capital to build out two high-end restaurant spaces at ground level. The properties are part of a large contiguous assemblage of 540 residential units and 60,000 square feet of commercial space that MG2 rebranded as The Grid District in 2016. Tom Sullivan of Cushman & Wakefield secured the financing through Ladder Capital of New York for the borrower.
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ATLANTA — PRP LLC and GFH have sold Ansley at Princeton Lakes, a 306-unit apartment community in Atlanta, for $43.5 million. The asset was owned in a joint venture comprising one of PRP’s private equity funds and GFH, a Bahrain-based investment company. Washington, D.C.-based PRP and its partner originally built the property in 2009 and invested $35.2 million in capital improvements in 2014. Located roughly three miles west of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Ansley at Princeton Lakes includes 19 three-story buildings with a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Community amenities include a swimming pool, grill stations, fitness center, hammock garden and a sports lounge with billiards. The buyer was not disclosed.
SIMSBURY, CONN. — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has brokered the sale of Mill Commons Apartments, an apartment complex located at 1 Millers Way in Simsbury. Beachwood Partners acquired the 88-unit property from Mills Commons LLC for $20.9 million, or $237,500 per unit. Victor Nolletti, Steve Witten and Eric Pentore of IPA represented the seller and procured the buyer in the deal.
OPELIKA, ALA. — HDA Architects has announced that the construction of a 72,000-square-distribution center for Adams Beverages Inc. in Opelika is now complete. The building design utilizes brick, cast stone, tilt-up concrete and reclaimed wood. Adams Beverages is a full-service beer and non-alcoholic beverage distributor and a family-owned Anheuser-Busch wholesaler. HDA has designed over 150 beverage distribution centers nationwide with a team of six St. Louis-based companies: Gabriel Project Management, Murphy Co., Kasier Electric, Grimes Consulting, Color-Art and Alper Audi. McShane Construction Co. provided construction services for the project, which features a cold storage component.
Atkins Cos., Capital Solutions Acquires 46,400 SF Building for Medical Office Use in Medford, New Jersey
by Amy Works
MEDFORD, N.J. — Atkins Cos., in conjunction with Capital Solutions, has acquired Medford Medical Center, a medical office building located at 103 Old Marlton Pike in Medford. A condominium association sold the 46,400-square-foot property for $2.4 million. Prior to the sale, the facility was comprised of 20 condominium units owned by individual medical groups. As part of the transaction, the individual units converted back into a single ownership entity and the condominium association was dissolved. The buyer plans to renovate the exterior and interior of the property to create a new state-of-the-art medical facility. Larchmont Imaging and South Jersey Eye Physicians anchor the property. Evan Zweben of Colliers International was the sole broker in the transaction.
DULUTH, GA. — Miami-based IG3 Real Estate has purchased Sugarloaf Business Center, a 113,016-square-foot office complex in Duluth, for $13.5 million. The property is situated on 14 acres at 1845-1855 Satellite Blvd., roughly 30 miles north of Atlanta in Gwinnett County. Mariano Perez of Grandbridge Real Estate Capital arranged an $8.4 million acquisition loan through MidFirst Bank on behalf of IG3. Tony Swann and Craig Taylor of CBRE represented the seller, California-based Islandia Sugarwood LLC, in the sales transaction. The complex comprises two single-story office buildings constructed in 1999 and 2001. At the time of sale, Sugarloaf Business Center was 98 percent triple-net-leased to tenants including Credit Union Service Corp., Emory Clinic, Hire Dynamics, United HealthCare Services Inc. and USASF Servicing.
DUNWOODY, GA. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $8.6 million sale of a three-tenant retail property located near Perimeter Mall in the Atlanta suburb of Dunwoody. At the time of sale, the 10,350-square-foot property was leased to Corner Bakery Café and Sleep Number. Tim Giambrone of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, an Atlanta-based limited liability company, and the buyer, a Santa Monica, Calif.-based private investor.
Sheldon Gross Realty Brokers Sale of 45,000 SF Warehouse Facility in Monroe Township, New Jersey
by Amy Works
MONROE TOWNSHIP, N.J. — Sheldon Gross Realty has arranged the sale of a warehouse and office facility located at 10 Abeel Road in Monroe Township. NBR Equipment acquired the 45,000-square-foot property from Abeel Associates for an undisclosed price. The property, which features 24-foot ceiling heights, was 50 percent office space at the time of sale. The buyer plans to convert the building into a warehouse distribution facility. Jonathan Glick, Glenn Jaffe and Matthew Leonelli of Sheldon Gross Realty, along with Simone Realty, represented the buyer in the deal.
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS — Southside Bank has provided a $36.8 million loan to Stratus Properties Inc. for the construction of Jones Crossing, a 258,000-square-foot mixed-use property in College Station. The project will be anchored by a 106,000-square-foot H-E-B store and will include 47,250 square feet of village-style retail space, eight pad sites, up to 600 multifamily units and a 120-room hotel. Stratus began construction on Jones Crossing’s first two phases this week. Loan terms were not disclosed.
CARROLLTON, TEXAS — ARA Newmark has arranged the sale of Keller Springs Crossing, a 304-unit apartment community located at 3221 Keller Springs Road in the Dallas metro of Carrollton. Built in 2015, the property consists of a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom units and offers amenities such as a pool, fitness center and a dog park. The buyer, seller and brokers of record for the transaction were not disclosed.