PHILADELPHIA — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $1.5 million sale of a 15-unit apartment portfolio in the Fishtown neighborhood of Philadelphia. The sales price equates to approximately $100,000 per unit. The portfolio is located at 1417-1419 E. Columbia Ave. and 1243 E. Susquehanna Ave. Andrew Townsend, Clarke Talone, Joseph Sutow and Ridge MacLaren of Marcus & Millichap represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction, which had owned the properties for more than a decade. The buyer was a private real estate investment group and was also represented by Marcus & Millichap.
NEW YORK CITY — MCR and MORSE Development has secured a $230 million construction loan for the transformation of the former TWA Flight Center and construction of the TWA Hotel at John F. Kennedy International Airport. M&T Bank arranged the loan and provided $60 million of the financing package, which involved several banks. The redevelopment of the property will include a complete restoration of the 1962 Eero Saarinen-designed midcentury modern building that served as a TWA air terminal from 1962 to 2001. In 2005, the flight center was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Scheduled for completion in spring 2019, the TWA Hotel will include 512 rooms with views of JFK’s runways and the TWA Flight Center, as well as a 50,000-square-foot event center. The property will be JFK’s first on-site, full-service hotel. The completed project will include six restaurants and eight bars, including a cocktail lounge inside of a repurposed Lockheed Constellation “Connie” L-1649A Starliner positioned on the tarmac. The hotel will offer connections to JFK Terminal 5 via the flight center’s iconic arrival tubes, made famous by the 2002 film Catch Me if You Can. The flight center will also house a museum focused on the …
EL CAMPO, TEXAS — Atlanta-based Ridgeline Property Group will develop SW International Gateway Business Park, a 540-acre industrial development that will be located in El Campo, about 75 miles southwest of Houston. Upon completion, the rail-served property will be able to accommodate up to 10 million square feet of Class A industrial space. Atlanta-based Stonemont Financial is funding the project, which will include warehouse, manufacturing and distribution facilities. NAI Partners will market the property. The groundbreaking is scheduled for June 19. A timetable for occupancy of the first buildings has not yet been established.
MCKINNEY, TEXAS — Houston-based PRMG will develop Hidden Springs, a $40 million senior living community that will be located in the northern Dallas metro of McKinney. The property will span 215,000 square feet and include 132 independent living units, 40 assisted living units and 28 memory care units. Amenities will include an art studio, dog park, community market, library, media room, putting green and a salon/spa. The groundbreaking is scheduled for this summer and initial occupancy is expected to begin in July 2019.
HOUSTON — EDENS, a retail developer with six offices across the country, will redevelop Uptown Park, a shopping center totaling roughly 154,000 square feet in Houston. The redevelopment project will add shaded walkways that connect the buildings and enhance the property’s common areas. All retailers will remain open during the project. In addition, Flower Child, an Arizona-based healthy food concept, will open a restaurant at Uptown Park this summer as part of the redevelopment.
SAN ANTONIO — Worth & Associates has broken ground on Inwood Village I, a two-story office building in San Antonio that will total approximately 76,000 square feet. The Class A property will consist of 23 suites ranging in size from 1,500 to 3,000 square feet. Amenities will include a common break room and conference room for all tenants, as well as an outdoor patio and deck. Occupancy is slated for December. The property will be part of the Inwood Village development, which at full build-out will total roughly 148,000 square feet of office space across two buildings.
DALLAS — CBRE has arranged the sale of 4525 Lemmon Avenue, a 29,150-square-foot office asset located in the Uptown/Turtle Creek area of Dallas. The property was 90 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Dallas Yoga Center and Guaranteed Fitness. David Glasscock of CBRE represented the seller, Pastoral Counseling Center, which will lease back 10,456 square feet at the property. Randy Horowitz of SHOP Cos. and Harrison Horowitz of Oxford Capital Partners represented the buyer, Windward Partners VII.
ELKTON, MD. — Rittenhouse Realty Advisors has arranged the $21.9 million sale of The Apartments at Iron Ridge, a 156-unit multifamily community in the northern Maryland city of Elkton. The community offers a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom units and features a fitness center, pool, playground and a tennis court. The names of the buyer and seller were not disclosed.
VIRGINIA BEACH, VA. — Lingerfelt CommonWealth Partners LLC will acquire the Virginia Beach Resort Hotel & Conference Center, a 295-room hotel located at 2800 Shore Drive in Virginia Beach, for $19 million. The Richmond, Va.-based company plans to invest $25 million to renovate the property, and will rebrand it as Delta Hotel by Marriott, a hospitality brand designed for business and leisure travelers. The 263,328-square-foot property is situated on 3.6 acres along the Chesapeake Bay. Commonwealth Lodging Management LLC, Lingerfelt’s hotel management affiliate, will operate and manage the hotel. The Virginia Beach Development Authority has approved an Economic Development Investment Program grant of $200,000 based on the company’s capital investment of $25 million. The new operators will continue to run the hotel through the season and close it sometime in October to complete the 14-month renovation project, according to Warren Harris, director of Virginia Beach Economic Development.
RESTON, VA. — NXT Capital has provided a $19 million first mortgage loan to refinance Parkridge III, a 109,000-square-foot office building in Reston. Dan McIntyre of HFF arranged the loan on behalf of the undisclosed borrower. Parkridge III is located within Reston’s largest office park, directly off Dulles Toll Road, and roughly five miles from Dulles International Airport. The building features a fitness center and a conference room, and the greater office park features a pond, picnic area and a volleyball court.