FAIRFIELD, CONN. – Angel Commercial has arranged the sale of two adjacent office buildings located at 328 and 338 Commerce Drive in Fairfield. CDR-328 LLC acquired the properties from 328 Commerce Drive LLC and 338 Commerce Drive LLC for $8.2 million. Situated on 1.9 acres, the properties total 48,958 square feet of office space. Angel Commercial solely handled the off-market transaction.
ATHENS, GA. — Knotting Development, in partnership with the Ardent Cos., has broken ground on General Time Athens, an adaptive reuse project at the former Westclox Building in Athens. The first phase of the project will revitalize the 100,000-square-foot warehouse of the former clock manufacturer, located at 100 Newton Bridge Road, roughly two miles from the University of Georgia (UGA) campus. Terrapin Beer Co. will anchor the project, leasing 68,000 square feet of warehouse space. The Athens-based brewery has been situated across the street from the site for 11 years. Phase II of General Time Athens will include environmental remediation, as well as demolishing and rebuilding the original 250,000-square-foot Westclox manufacturing building. The space will house offices, shops and restaurants. In addition, the project will house residential units and a 3,000-seat music venue that will host beer and wine festivals, recreational events, movie nights and other community events. Charlottesville, Va.-based Red Light Management is developing the music venue in partnership with Knotting and Ardent. Headed by UGA graduate Michael Dinerman and Jennifer Davidson, Knotting Development worked closely with the Athens Clarke County (ACC) Commissioners, ACC Economic Development, ACC Leisure Services, small business owners and the surrounding community to curate the …
NEW YORK CITY – Progress Capital has negotiated a $3.5 million permanent mortgage for a multifamily property located at 662 Madison St. in Brooklyn’s Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood. The borrower, New York-based Oved Group, used the loan proceeds to acquire a 10,160-square-foot multifamily property for $4.3 million. The eight-unit property was fully occupied at the time of purchase. Brad Domenico of Progress Capital arranged the financing. The loan term is for 20 years, the first two of which will be interest-only payments followed by a fixed rate of 3.85 percent for seven years. The rate will reset afterward for the remainder of the loan.
GREENSBORO, N.C. —Vesper Holdings has acquired University Village, a 600-bed student housing community in Greensboro, for $40 million. The name of the seller was not disclosed. The community is located across the street from the main entrance of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG). Constructed in 2006, the community includes a mix of two-, three- and four-bedroom floor plans with bed-to-bath parity. Community amenities include a clubhouse, swimming pool, 24-hour fitness center, business center, computer lab and tanning bed. Vesper plans to invest $1 million to renovate unit interiors and amenities, as well as enhance the property’s exteriors.
MIDDLETOWN, N.Y. – Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of an office property located at 220 Crystal Run Road in Middletown. A private investor sold the property to an undisclosed buyer for $2.7 million. Since 1998, Fresenius Dialysis has occupied the 10,000-square-foot building. Michael Lombardi and Steven Schiavello of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, while Christopher Mitchel and Ryan Moore, also of Marcus & Millichap, represented the buyer in the transaction.
METAIRIE, LA. — Stirling Properties has brokered the sale of The Executive Office Tower, a 184,608-square-foot office building located at 3500 N. Causeway Blvd. in Metairie, roughly eight miles northwest of New Orleans. Roger Bajon of Stirling Properties arranged the transaction on behalf of the undisclosed seller. A Dallas-based investor acquired the 14-story building for an undisclosed price. The Executive Office Tower is home to tenants such as Keystone Engineering.
PATERSON, N.J. – Colliers International has arranged the sale of Cooke Mills, an apartment building located at 19 Market St. in Paterson. A private investor purchased the property from an undisclosed seller for $1.9 million, or $135,750 per unit. The three-story building features 14 apartments in a mix of two- and three-bedroom layouts. Jacklene Chesler, Patrick Norris, Matthew Brown and Angelo Vitale of Colliers represented the seller and marketed the transaction in conjunction with Ten-X, an online transaction platform for commercial real estate.
FAIRBURN, GA. — HFF has arranged an $11 million construction loan for the development of Graham Logistics Center, a 281,025-square-foot industrial building in Fairburn. The property is situated on 25.7 acres at 7375 Graham Road, roughly 20 miles southwest of downtown Atlanta. Gregg Shapiro and Matthew Beam of HFF arranged the four-year, non-recourse, floating-rate loan through Brand Bank on behalf of the borrower and developer, Stream Realty Partners. Upon completion, Graham Logistics Center will be divisible into four suites with separate entrances and office space, and will feature 32-foot clear heights and rear loading doors. Stream Realty Partners expects to wrap up construction on the facility in 11 months.
MILLEDGEVILLE, GA. — NorthMarq Capital has arranged a $6.4 million acquisition loan for Prospect Milledgeville, a 141-bed student housing community in Milledgeville. The community is located less than a mile from Georgia College & State University, Georgia Military College and downtown Milledgeville. Lee Weaver of NorthMarq’s Tampa office arranged the 12-year loan with a 30-year amortization schedule on behalf of the undisclosed borrower. Prospect Milledgeville features a resort-style pool, 24-hour fitness center, clubhouse with a grilling station and on-site management.
CHANDLER, ARIZ. — HFF has arranged $26.3 million in financing for Greentree Place, an apartment property located at 250 S. Elizabeth Circle in Chandler, a suburb of Phoenix. Josh Simon and Brad Miner of HFF worked on behalf of Western Wealth Capital, which acquired the property on behalf of the borrower, an MDC Realty Advisors USA-managed fund. The five-year, floating-rate loan was used to acquire the property and includes a future-funding component to provide the borrower with a capital expenditure program. The 256-unit property features a mix of one- and two-bedroom layouts, resort-style swimming pool, spa, tennis court, volleyball court, fitness center, business center and courtyards with a community playground.
