NEW YORK CITY — Meridian Capital Group has arranged a $23.5 million loan for the refinancing of the 130-room Box House Hotel in the Greenpoint neighborhood of Brooklyn. New York-based Ladder Capital provided the loan, which features interest-only payments. The borrower was undisclosed. Cary Pollack and Judah Neuman of Meridian negotiated the terms of the loan. The Box House Hotel is a former warehouse space at 77 Box St. that was redeveloped into a hotel in 2012. The four-story property also features a rooftop event space with views of the Manhattan skyline. Greenpoint is accessible from Manhattan via the G subway line and the East River ferry.
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Cross Properties Secures $40M for Renovation of Historic Apartment Community in West Philadelphia
by David Cohen
PHILADELPHIA — Developer and investment firm Cross Properties has secured a $40 million construction loan for the renovation of The Dane, a historic, 241-unit apartment community in West Philadelphia at the Wynnefield train stop. The lender was a syndicate led by Univest Bank. The property, which was built in 1960, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Renovation is now underway to transform the property into a class A apartment building. The project is slated for completion in early 2019.
CHELMSFORD, MASS. — On behalf of Tritower Financial Group, CBRE/New England has secured three new office leases totaling 75,659 square feet and one lease renewal for 59,670 square feet at 300 Apollo Drive in Chelmsford. The property is located 34 miles northwest of Boston. Recent transactions include a 29,033-square-foot lease signed by the HCL Corp.; a 23,833-square-foot lease signed by software company By Appointment Only; and a 22,793-square-foot lease signed by US Alliance Federal Credit Union. Axis Communications, an IP networking solutions company, renewed its 59,670-square-foot lease. Tritower Financial, the owner of the property since 2014, recently made significant upgrades to the building’s amenities. The upgrades include a full service café, a game room and a fitness center with Peloton bikes and showers.
MILFORD, CONN. — Pearce Real Estate has brokered the sale of an 18,634-square-foot industrial facility in Milford for $1 million. The property is located at 363 Naugatuck Ave., 14 miles south of New Haven. John Bergin of the Pearce Commercial Milford office represented the buyer, 363 Naugatuck Ave. LLC, and the seller, Travco of Milford LLC, in the transaction. United Rentals has leased the property for the past 17 years.
Marcus & Millichap Arranges $16.8M Sale of 107-Unit Multifamily Portfolio in Manhattan
by David Cohen
NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of a six-building, 107-unit multifamily portfolio in Manhattan for $16.8 million. The West Bridge Associates Portfolio is located on 151st and 152nd streets between Broadway and Amsterdam Avenue in Upper Manhattan. Seth Glasser, Peter Von Der Ahe, Joe Koicim and Jacob Kahn of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a private investor, and procured the buyer, also a private investor.
COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. — Security Properties has purchased the 220-unit Willows at Printers Park apartment complex in Colorado Springs for $41 million. The community is located at 2205 Willow Tree Grove, two miles east of downtown. Willows at Printers Park contains one- to three-bedroom apartments with well-appointed kitchens, walk-in closets, in-unit full-size washers and dryers, and private patios/balconies. Amenities include a swimming pool, clubhouse with a small kitchen and attached business center, playground, and fire pit gazebo. Security Properties plans to upgrade the property, continuing the unit renovations initiated by prior ownership, adding aesthetic upgrades to the clubhouse and expanding the amenity offerings. Security Properties-affiliate Security Properties Residential will manage the property.
EVANS, GA. — Meybohm Commercial Properties is nearing completion on the first building at The Plaza at Evans Towne Center, a $60 million mixed-use project in Evans, roughly 10 miles northwest of Augusta. The 58,000-square-foot building, named the Meybohm Building, is part of the project’s first phase. The building will be the new home of Meybohm Real Estate, an Augusta-based real estate company and the parent company of Meybohm Commercial Properties. Meybohm Real Estate will consolidate its training center, new homes division and local Evans office into 15,000 square feet at the new space. In addition, Your Pie Pizzeria will open a location at the building and additional tenants will be announced soon, according to Meybohm. Upon completion, The Plaza at Evans Towne Center will include six mixed-use buildings, a central park and a performing arts building. Ground-level spaces will be dedicated to retail and restaurants, and 2,000 parking spaces have been planned for the site. Michael Watkins Architect LLC is the master-planner for project, and R.W. Allen Construction is the general contractor. Atlanta-based architect firm TSW designed the Phase I buildings, as well as the outdoor park. A timeline for the project was not disclosed.
DURHAM, N.C. — HFF has brokered the $42.1 million sale of Altera North Pointe, a 320-unit apartment community located at 2335 Broad St. in Durham. Allan Lynch, Justin Good and Jeff Glenn of HFF arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, Atlanta-based Wood Partners, and procured the buyer, a partnership between McCann Realty Partners and LEM Capital. Wood Partners originally acquired the asset in 2015 for $36.4 million, according to the Triangle Business Journal. The property is located adjacent to North Pointe Shopping Center and will soon offer direct pedestrian access to the Ellerbe Creek Greenway, which is nearing completion. Completed in 2001, the property was recently renovated and features two swimming pools, tennis courts, a volleyball court, playground, grilling areas, dog park, fitness center, clubhouse, game room with billiards and a car care center. The community offers a mix of one- to three-bedroom floor plans averaging 977 square feet.
BOYNTON BEACH, FLA. — Charlotte-based FCA Partners has sold Shoppes of Boynton, a 151,000-square-foot shopping center in the South Florida city of Boynton Beach, for $27.8 million. Dennis Carson and Casey Rosen of CBRE arranged the transaction on behalf of FCA. Northbridge Investment Management acquired the property on behalf of an institutional client. Shoppes of Boynton is home to tenants such as Ross Dress for Less, Dollar Tree, Tuesday Morning, Ale House, Chili’s, FedEx Office, MD Now and Pollo Tropical. The center was 87 percent leased at the time of sale.
ORLANDO, FLA. — Roger B. Kennedy Construction has broken ground on Ecco on Orange, a 300-unit apartment community located at 3135 S. Orange Ave. in Orlando. An affiliate of LeCesse Development Corp. is developing the $40 million community, which will include two five-story and one four-story apartment buildings, along with a seven-story parking garage. Community amenities will include a rooftop pool, clubhouse and a fitness center. The Miami office of 5G Studio Collaborative, an architecture firm, is designing the project, which is slated for completion in November 2019.