NEW YORK CITY — Avanath Capital Management has acquired an affordable housing portfolio of 17 apartment buildings totaling 198 units in Brooklyn for $73 million. The properties were purchased from a private investor in joint partnership with New York-based Oak Tree Management. Located in the Prospect Heights, Crown Heights, Williamsburg and Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhoods, the properties include 115 rent-stabilized units, 79 free market units and four commercial spaces. Average rents range from $1,700 to $2,500 per month. Avanath’s Ben Finley was responsible for sourcing and acquiring the deal. Peter Von Der Ahe, Joseph Koicim and Shaun Riney of Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), and DJ Johnston of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller. Andrew Dansker of Marcus & Millichap arranged the financing for the buyer. The portfolio’s four commercial spaces are leased to tenants including Sunday Routine, Fool’s Gold Records and a day care center.
FORT WASHINGTON, PA. — Laurus Corp. has arranged the $22.5 million sale of the Hilton Garden Inn located in the Philadelphia suburb of Fort Washington. Laurus acted as sponsor on behalf of Ethika Diversified Opportunity Real Estate Fund. After acquiring the hotel in 2013, Laurus implemented a $2.5 million value-add strategy including a renovated lobby and outdoor seating areas as well as enhancements to the guest rooms. Laurus also selected a new management company. The property is located adjacent to the Fort Washington Office Park.
TARRYTOWN, N.Y. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the sale of an office property at 555 White Plains Road in Tarrytown to Robert Martin Co. (RMC). RNY Property Trust sold the 133,645-square-foot, five-story office building, which sits on 4.2 acres with frontage along White Plains Road. Currently 25 percent leased to two tenants, the building features floor sizes of 33,000 square feet with 386 parking spaces. Cushman & Wakefield’s team included Andrew Merin, David Bernhaut, Gary Gabriel, Brian Whitmer, Frank DiTommaso II and Al Mirin.
HAMPSTEAD, N.H. — NAI Norwood Group has negotiated the $2.4 million sale of the former Granite Rose events center located at 22 Garland Drive in Hampstead. Matt Bacon, Pam Lynch and Karl Norwood of NAI Norwood Group represented the seller of the 32,000-square-foot property. Z Golf Food & Beverage was the buyer. Z Golf operates a collection of banquet and meeting centers under the Wedgewood Wedding & Banquet Center brand, and will rename the center Wedgewood Granite Rose.
SANTA CRUZ, CALIF. — Dominion Mortgage Corp. has both arranged and provided a $4.2 million bridge loan for Villa Senior Housing. The 58-unit seniors housing community is located south of the Bay Area in Santa Cruz. No further details were disclosed.
SAN JOSE, CALIF. — DICK’S Sporting Goods opened six new stores in May. A grand opening event was recently held for the new location in Chula Vista, and another will be held May 26-28 for the new location in San Jose. With the grand opening of these new stores, DICK’S will have 697 locations in the United States. Headquartered in Pittsburgh, DICK’S also owns and operates Golf Galaxy and Field & Stream specialty stores.
DENVER — Church’s Chicken has entered into a multi-year development deal with Goalz Restaurant Group LLC to develop 20 Church’s Chicken restaurants per year in six states. The agreement, which will affect expansion in Colorado, as well as Florida, Kentucky, Ohio, North Carolina and South Carolina, is Church’s largest ever with a single operator. For the new development deal, Shawn Eby, president of Goalz Restaurant Group, partnered with American Development Partners (ADP) for development of the restaurants. ADP will invest capital to fund real estate acquisitions, construction and design. ADP will be Goalz’s build-to-suit landlord.
SPOKANE, WASH. — Premier Business Centers has opened a new location in Spokane. The flexible workspace operator is located at 707 W. Main Ave. within the Central Business District. It is situated within the historic Crescent Building.
DALLAS — Churchill Capital Co. has arranged a $42.8 million loan for the refinancing of Browning Place at Mercer Crossing, a three-building, 442,639-square-foot office property in Dallas. Located at 1603, 1605 and 1607 LBJ Freeway, the property includes two interconnected eight-story towers, a two-story annex building and a four-story parking deck. Duke Stone and Steve Forson of Churchill arranged the non-recourse, fixed-rate loan through JPMorgan Chase on behalf of the borrower, Transcontinental Realty Investors Inc.
FRISCO, TEXAS — A joint venture between Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, former Cowboys quarterback Roger Staubach and Dallas developer Robert Shaw has announced plans for a 17-story apartment complex within The Star in Frisco. The property will feature 160 units with an average size of 1,200 square feet per unit. Construction is scheduled to begin in January 2018, with move-ins scheduled for the first quarter of 2019. Columbus Realty will develop the project.