ELYRIA, OHIO — Dougherty Funding LLC has provided a $2.7 million loan for the refinancing of Midway Mall in Elyria, about 30 miles southwest of Cleveland. The retail center encompasses 585,606 square feet of gross leasable area. The mall is approximately 80 percent occupied by 75 tenants, and is comprised of a mix of national, regional and local tenants. Elyria Realty LLC, Midway CH LLC and Midway Nassim LLC were the borrowers. Dougherty served as lead lender and is servicing the loan.
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. — BlackBird East will open a retail store in the Gas Light Village district of Grand Rapids. The men and women’s clothing store will occupy 2,744 square feet at 2166 Wealthy St. Renovations are currently being made to transform the space from a gym to the retail shop. BlackBird East anticipates opening by early March 2018. Bill Tyson of NAI Wisinski of West Michigan represented the landlord in the lease transaction. Dave Kwekel of Dave Kwekel Development LLC represented the tenant.
BROCKPORT, N.Y. — EMET Capital Management has acquired College Suites at Brockport, a 401-bed student housing community located at 4599 Redman Road in Brockport. Situated on 12 acres, College Suites at Brockport features 114 units in a mix of one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom fully furnished floorplans. On-site amenities include a fitness center, a game room, a business center, a 24-hour group study area and a complimentary shuttle service to campus. The property was completed in 2009. Jose Cruz, Andrew Scandalios, Kevin O’Hearn, Michael Oliver, Stephen Simonelli, Jordan Avanzato and Ryan McBride of HFF represented the undisclosed seller and procured the buyer in the transaction.
NASHUA, N.H. — A&G Partners has closed the sale of Daniel Webster College’s 53-acre campus, formerly owned by ITT Educational Services, to Hong Kong-based user for $11.6 million. The campus housed 13 buildings totaling 281,000 square feet. The transaction — approved October 25, 2017, by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Indianapolis — followed the closing in November of A&G’s sale of the college’s aviation-specific facilities to Southern New Hampshire University. Assets at the former aviation school included a hangar, flight center, library, gym, townhouse and six additional buildings.
NEW YORK CITY — Radson Development has acquired a development site located at a surface parking lot at 2519-2525 Creston Ave. in the Bronx for an undisclosed price. The buyer plans to develop a 12-story affordable housing project on the site. As part of the transaction, Radson Development will return to the seller a condominium interest in a commercial parking garage at the property. The seller originally purchased the lot in the early 2000s as part of its acquisition of 2501 Grand Concourse, the former Alexander’s and Caldor Department stores. The building was successfully converted to a multi-tenanted retail and office building and the lot on Creston Street has become an invaluable asset to the tenants of the building. Bryan Houlihan and James J. Houlihan of Houlihan-Parnes Realtors brokered the transaction. The name of the seller was not released.
WEST HARTFORD, CONN. — Sentry Commercial has brokered the acquisition of an office building located at 28 N. Main St. in West Hartford. North Main Holdings LLC purchased the property from Rosenfield/Hollander Associates for $1.2 million. Situated on half an acre, the property features 9,392 square feet of office space. Sentry Commercial represented the buyer, while Chozick Realty represented the seller in the deal.
OAKLAND, N.J. — Tryko Partners and Marquis Health Services have completed $3.5 million in renovations to Oakland Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, a 215-bed skilled nursing facility in Oakland, 25 miles northwest of New York City. Tryko acquired the facility in 2015. Marquis, an affiliate of Tryko, operates the property, which offers sub-acute rehab, dementia care and long-term care wings, and specializes in cardio pulmonary and orthopedic rehab. The renovations include a 3,500-square-foot gym and expansion of the common-area lounge space, as well as updates to 50 rooms within the building’s sub-acute rehab unit.
ORLANDO, FLA. — Atlanta-based Cousins Properties has sold a three-building, 1 million-square-foot office portfolio in Orlando for $208.1 million. The portfolio includes Bank of America Center, Citrus Center and One Orlando Centre. The seller was not disclosed, but The Real Deal reports San Diego-based Southwest Value Partners acquired the assets in a single transaction. In addition to the portfolio, Cousins Properties recently sold its 20 percent interest in Courvoisier Center, a 343,000-square-foot office building in Miami’s Brickell Key district, to its joint venture partner for $33.9 million, which included its share of joint venture debt.
NASHVILLE, TENN. — Cortland Partners has acquired Accent Bellevue, a 322-unit apartment community located at 645 Old Hickory Blvd. in Nashville. The sales price was not disclosed, but the Nashville Business Journal reports the newly built asset sold for $69.6 million. The Atlanta-based company acquired the property from developer Bellevue Apartments LP, an entity created by Westplan Investors. Cortland Properties will rename the property Cortland Bellevue. Constructed in 2017, the community includes studio to three-bedroom units and features a fitness center, saltwater pool and nearby green space and parks. Rental rates range from $1,225 to $1,950 per month, according to Apartments.com. The acquisition brings Cortland Partners’ portfolio to more than 40,000 apartment units nationwide and marks the company’s entrance into the Nashville market.
SAVANNAH, GA. — Passco Cos. has acquired Mariner Grove, a 320-unit multifamily property located at 2010 E. President St. in Savannah, roughly three miles east of Savannah’s historic downtown district. Robert Stickel and Alex Brown of Cushman & Wakefield arranged the $62.6 million transaction on behalf of the seller, Brand Properties, which developed the property in 2016 in a joint venture with Mariner Group. Chris Black and Caleb Marten of KeyBank Real Estate Capital arranged acquisition financing for the newly built asset on behalf of Passco. Other terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The three-story community was designed around a 300-year-old live oak grove, and features a saltwater pool with a sundeck and cabanas, fitness center with a yoga studio and a pet park.
