IRVING, TEXAS — The Buccini/Pollin Group, a hospitality and management firm with offices throughout the Mid-Atlantic, has acquired the 302-room Sheraton DFW Airport Hotel in Irving for $46 million. The hotel recently received $7 million in upgrades to its common areas, meeting rooms and guestrooms. Additional features include 25,000 square feet of meeting space in addition to a pool, exercise facility and business center. The seller was not disclosed.
EL PASO, TEXAS — CBRE has secured a 120,000-square-foot industrial lease at 19 Leigh Fisher Blvd. in El Paso. The lease represents an expansion and relocation for the El Paso office of the tenant, Tianhai Electric North America, a Michigan-based manufacturer of automotive parts. Chad McCleskey and Christian Perez Giese of CBRE represented the landlord, an affiliate of Covington Group Inc., in the lease negotiations. The representative of the tenant was not disclosed.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Muskin Commercial LLC has brokered the sale of Eastside Commons, a 78-unit apartment complex located at 2401 Manor Road in Austin. Ellen Muskin and Daniel Elam of Muskin represented the seller, a California-based partnership. Nick Cochrane and Jesse Mamuhewa of Campus & Central Properties represented the buyer, EUP Partners LLC. Vista Bank provided financing for the acquisition.
HOUSTON — Lee & Associates has negotiated a 9,417-square-foot office lease renewal at 3700 Buffalo Speedway in Houston on behalf of Chicago Title of Texas LLC. Chris Nash and Travis Taylor of Lee & Associates represented the tenant. The landlord, Moody National Buffalo Speedway MT LP, was represented internally.
LIVONIA, MICH. — Ready Capital Structured Finance has provided an $8.9 million loan for the refinancing of Northridge Commons in Livonia, about 20 miles west of Detroit. The 119,000-square-foot retail property is located at 33523 W. Eight Mile Road. Kroger anchors the property. A portion of loan proceeds will be used to build out space for a recently completed lease with a local gym tenant. The non-recourse loan features a 36-month term with two extension options. The borrower was not disclosed.
WAYNE, MICH. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of EZ Storage in Wayne, about 25 miles west of Detroit. The sales price was not disclosed. The 68,840-square-foot self-storage facility is located at 34333 East Michigan Ave. The property consists of 588 units, 251 of which are climate-controlled. Brett R. Hatcher and Gabriel Coe of Marcus & Millichap’s marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a limited liability company. The team also procured the buyer, a limited liability company. Steven Chaben assisted in closing the transaction.
DEERFIELD, ILL. — ICI has completed the construction of a 61,940-square-foot Jewel Osco in Deerfield. The grocery store is located at the corner of Waukegan and Lake Cook roads. The store was built between an existing strip center. The new Deerfield store features an updated look with a juice bar, customer seating area, sushi section and expanded departments. This store marks the ninth project ICI has completed for Jewel Osco. A ribbon-cutting ceremony for the store’s opening took place on July 19.
STERLING HEIGHTS, MICH. — Flex-N-Gate Corp. has signed a 24,165-square-foot office lease in Sterling Heights. The building is located at 35819 Mound Road in Liberty Place, a five-building office campus. Illinois-based Flex-N-Gate manufactures products for the automotive industry. L. Mason Capitani CORFAC International arranged the five-year lease transaction.
WAUWATOSA, WIS. — The Orthopedic Institute of Wisconsin has signed a 9,573-square-foot lease at a three-story office building to be redeveloped in Wauwatosa. HSA Commercial Real Estate owns the building, located at 3077 Mayfair Road. The Orthopedic Institute will open a 7,125-square-foot flagship clinic in the western portion of the building’s ground level with a patient drop-off area and parking. The institute, which will also utilize space on the building’s third level for administrative operations, is scheduled to open the new facility in April 2018 after relocating from an existing office nearby. HSA Commercial purchased the property in 2015 in partnership with Innovative Capital Advisors. Construction is scheduled to start in August for interior improvements. Chris Thomas of Evanston, Ill.-based TOA Architecture and Urban Design is responsible for the project design, and Itasca, Ill.-based Premier Design + Build will serve as the general contractor. Jim Cavanaugh of CBRE represented the Orthopedic Institute in the lease transaction.
ATLANTA — Woodbine Legacy Investments (WLI) has acquired W Atlanta-Buckhead, a 12-story, 291-room hotel in Atlanta’s Buckhead district. The sales price was not disclosed, but the Atlanta Business Chronicle reports the Texas-based private real estate fund, created by Woodbine Development Corp. in June, acquired the asset for $73 million. Mark Elliott and Todd Ratliff of Hodges Ward Elliott brokered the transaction. W Atlanta-Buckhead is home to Whiskey Blue, a rooftop bar and Cook Hall restaurant. The hotel also features a 24-hour fitness center, yoga and barre classes, an infinity pool and 11,000 square feet of flexible indoor and outdoor meeting and event space. W-Atlanta Buckhead marks the second acquisition for WLI.
