HAMDEN, CONN. — Marcus & Millichap’s Institutional Property Advisors (IPA) division has brokered the $63.1 million sale of Seramonte Apartments, a 451-unit multifamily community in Hamden. The sales price equates to just under $140,000 per unit. Victor Nolletti of IPA’s Northeast and Florida team was the lead advisor on the transaction. Seramonte was built between 1965 and 1968. Nolletti, Steve Witten, Eric Pentore and Wes Klockner of Marcus & Millichap’s New Haven office represented the seller, Seramonte Associates LLC, and procured the buyer, Detail Management LLC. Seramonte Apartments is located on more than 30 acres at 1 Kaye Plaza, just off exit 60 on the Merritt Parkway/Route 15.
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PENNSVILLE, N.J. — Eastern Union Funding’s David Singer has arranged a $10.5 million loan for AJH Management Co.’s purchase of Laura’s Glen, a 197-unit apartment community in Pennsville. Eastern Union, working with Greystone, secured a 30-year term with the GSE lender. Matt Wilheimer of The Kislak Co. represented the seller in the transaction.
EVERETT, MASS. — Natixis has provided a $38 million floating-rate loan on Wellington Parkside Apartments for Boston-based Taurus Investment Holdings. Proceeds from the loan will fund the acquisition and lease-up of the 190-unit, Class A multifamily property. Wellington Parkside Apartments is located in Everett, four miles north of the Boston central business district and one mile from the site of the Wynn Boston Harbor Casino. Taurus has retained Boston-based The Dolben Co. to handle leasing and management of the property. John Kelly of CBRE’s Boston office arranged the financing.
CEDARHURST, N.Y. — Meridian Capital Group has secured $2.6 million in financing for the refinance of a cooperative property in Cedarhurst. The 10-year loan, provided by a regional bank, features a fixed rate of 3.5 percent and full-term interest-only payments. Judah Hammer and Michael Ryback of Meridian’s New York City headquarters negotiated the transaction. The property, located at 272-300 Cedarhurst Ave., includes 47 units.
BETHESDA, MD. — RLJ Lodging Trust (NYSE: RLJ) has entered into an agreement to acquire Texas-based FelCor Lodging Trust Inc. (NYSE: FCH), creating a REIT with a pro forma equity market capitalization of $4.2 billion and an enterprise value of about $7 billion. The all-stock transaction, which will make RLJ the third largest pure-play lodging REIT, is expected to close by the end of 2017. The newly combined entity will own 160 Marriott, Hilton, Hyatt and Wyndham hotels totaling 31,467 rooms across 26 states and Washington, D.C. At 41 percent and 36 percent, respectively, Marriott- and Hilton-branded hotels comprise the majority of the rooms in the portfolio. Under the terms of the transaction, the newly formed entity will continue to trade under the “RLJ” stock symbol. The Bethesda-based firm will also assume FelCor’s debt and preferred stock upon closing, with its shareholders expected to own approximately 71 percent of the FelCor’s diluted equity. Felcor’s current shareholders are expected to retain ownership of the remaining 29 percent. In addition, each share of FelCor common stock will be converted into 0.36 shares of RLJ common stock. The acquired company’s operating units will be exchanged for limited partnership units in RLJ’s operating partnership …
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. — Kramer-Wilson Co. has acquired Scottsdale Executive Office Center, a 181,238-square-foot office campus in Scottsdale, for $37.5 million. The Class A campus is located at 15880, 15990 and 16100 N. Greenway-Hayden Loop. It was built in 1997. Kramer-Wilson recently has purchased four office properties in the greater Phoenix market since November, totaling nearly a 500,000 square feet.
SOLANA BEACH, CALIF. — RAF Pacifica Group has acquired a 40,000-square-foot land parcel in Solana Beach, formerly the site of Cedros Gardens, and plans to develop a 26,000-square-foot mixed-use project including restaurants, ground-floor retail, office and multifamily space. The land is fully entitled for development and is located in the Cedros Design District. The planned development will include 3,200 square feet of restaurant space, 5,000 square feet of ground-floor retail, 8,000 square feet of office space and eight multifamily units. RAF will break ground on the Cedros Avenue project this year, with an estimated completion date in 2018. RAF Pacifica Group acquired the property for $5.5 million from a private owner.
RANCHO PALOS VERDES, CALIF. — Savills Studley has negotiated the sale of the Terraces, a 172,913-square-foot regional shopping center in Rancho Palos Verdes. A subsidiary of Retail Opportunity Investments Corp. (ROIC), a publically traded REIT, purchased the property for an undisclosed price. Terraces Subsidiary LLC, a joint venture of Combined Properties and Saban Capital Group Inc., was the seller. Built in 1959 and renovated in 1988, 2008 and 2016, The Terraces is located at 28821-28901 S. Western Ave., with frontage along the Western Avenue Retail Corridor. The center is 89 percent leased to tenants including Trader Joe’s, Marshalls, LA Fitness and Starlight Cinemas. Savills Studley’s Bill Bauman and Kyle Miller handled the transaction negotiations. Bauman and Miller also represented the seller of the center in 2013.
Progressive Real Estate Partners Arranges $3.2M Sale of Retail Center in San Bernardino
by Nellie Day
SAN BERNARDINO, CALIF. — Progressive Real Estate Partners has arranged the $3.2 million sale of a 7-Eleven-anchored retail center at 1935 S. Waterman Ave. in San Bernardino. The property was sold in an all-cash 1031 tax-deferred exchange. Progressive’s Greg Bedell and Pablo Velasco represented the buyer, a private investor. Built in 2012, the 4,208-square-foot center features a 7-Eleven with 10 years remaining on its lease term, a Chase ATM and a vacant shop space.
BOISE, IDAHO — Albertsons Cos. has promoted its executive vice president and chief operating officer, Wayne Denningham, to president and chief operating officer. Bob Miller remains chairman and CEO, a role he has held since April 2015. Denningham will continue to lead store operations with added oversight of marketing and merchandising, supply chain, manufacturing and integration, all of which will continue under their current leadership. Denningham began his career with Albertsons in 1977 as a clerk and worked his way up in the organization. He eventually served as both executive vice president of marketing and merchandising and executive vice president of operations. Albertsons is one of the largest food and drug retailers in the United States, with stores in 35 states and the District of Columbia under 19 banners including Albertsons, Safeway, Vons, Jewel-Osco, Shaw’s, Acme, Tom Thumb, Randalls, United Supermarkets, Pavilions, Star Market, Haggen and Carrs.