NEW YORK CITY — Rosewood Realty Group has arranged the sale of a 10-building multifamily portfolio in Queens. A&E Real Estate Holdings and Benedict Realty Group purchased the portfolio from Ares Management for $133 million, or $322 per square foot. Totaling 403,800 square feet and 531 units, the properties are located at 38-05 Crescent St. in Long Island City; 93-35 Lamont Ave., 32-15 and 32-25 93rd St, 143-45 Sanford Ave., 41-46 50th St., 39-25 65th St., 39-89 50th St. and 41-45 52nd St. in Queens. Aaron Jungreis of Rosewood Realty Group represented the buyer and seller in the deal.
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PITTSBURGH — Ten-X has closed the $14.1 million sale of Comfort Inn & Suites Pittsburgh, located at 180 Gamma Drive in Pittsburgh. Additionally, the company arranged $10.5 million in financing through Deutsche Bank for the buyer, an individual investor. The hotel features 223 guest rooms with complimentary wired and wireless internet access, an indoor pool, fitness center and 24-hour business center. Paramount Lodging Advisors was engaged as the exclusive broker of behalf on the undisclosed seller and partnered with the Ten-X Commercial platform to sell the property.
NASHUA, N.H. — Linear Retail Properties has acquired two retail properties along the Daniel Webster Highway and Spit Brook Road in Nashua for $12.5 million. Old Navy and Burger King occupy the two freestanding buildings, which total 27,673 square feet. Geoffrey MIllerd and Justin Smith of Newmark Grubb Knight Frank represented the undisclosed seller, while Aubrey Cannuscio provided in-house representation for Linear Retail Properties.
NORWOOD, MASS., EAST ISLIP, N.Y., AND GREENSBURG, PA. — Horvath & Tremblay has arranged the sales of three retail assets in Norwood, East Islip and Greensburg. The firm facilitated the $1.9 million sale of a leasehold interest of TD Bank in Norwood and the $1.5 million sale of a leasehold interest of a TD Bank in East Islip. Bob Horvath, Todd Tremblay and Peter Butler of Horvath & Tremblay represented the undisclosed seller and procured the undisclosed buyer. Additionally, Horvath & Tremblay arranged the $2.1 million sale of an Applebee’s restaurant located at the Westmoreland Mall in Greensburg. Mark Brockwell, Bob Horvath and Todd Tremblay represented the undisclosed seller in the deal.
NORTH HAVEN, CONN. — O,R&L Commercial has arranged two leases at Universal Business Center, located at 222 Universal Drive in North Haven. In the first lease, Contract Callers Inc. has leased 10,200 square feet of office space at the business center. Frank Hird of O,R&L represented the landlord, Branco Inc., while Sandy Strickling of Broder Commercial represented the tenant. In the second lease, Z-Medica signed for 8,468 square feet of space at the business center. The medical device company develops hemostasis products. Hird represented the landlord, Branco Inc., while Jillian Moruzzi of CW Landmark represented the tenant.
ATLANTA — SunTrust Banks Inc. (NYSE: STI) has closed on its previously announced acquisition of all of the assets of the operating subsidiaries of Pillar Financial LLC, which includes receiving Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Federal Housing Administration Agency license transfer approvals. The assets include Pillar’s multifamily lending business, which comprises affordable housing, healthcare properties, seniors housing and manufactured housing specialty teams. The assets also include Chicago-based Cohen Financial’s commercial real estate investor services business, advisory services and offering loan administration, as well as its mortgage banking business. The Pillar team has joined SunTrust’s Commercial Real Estate (CRE) division, which is part of the bank’s Wholesale Banking segment. CRE provides banking and capital markets services to commercial real estate developers, owners and operators through various lending platforms. SunTrust Robinson Humphrey served as financial advisor to SunTrust Banks for this transaction. Beekman Advisors acted as the strategic advisor for Pillar.
Third & Urban, Trillium Management to Redevelop Property Along Atlanta BeltLine’s Eastside Trail
by John Nelson
ATLANTA — Third & Urban and Trillium Management plan to redevelop the former Western Electric Building at 820 Ralph McGill Blvd. in Atlanta. The 85,000-square-foot asset is situated along the Atlanta BeltLine’s Eastside Trail and currently houses Two Urban Licks. Third & Urban and Trillium have signed a lease with a partnership between Mitch Steele, Carey Falcone and Bob Powers for a 20,000-square-foot brewery and restaurant that will include a BeltLine-facing biergarten and a rooftop bar. Steele is the former brewmaster at Stone Brewing, a brewery headquartered in Southern California. The co-developers have also signed a 7,000-square-foot lease with The Diligence Co., a hospitality concept that will be opening a Latin-inspired brasserie, or informal restaurant, at the project. Third & Urban and Trillium are marketing the remaining 23,000 square feet for office, retail or entertainment uses. The project features 600 linear feet of frontage on the BeltLine and is situated across from Fourth Ward Park. Architect ai3 is leading the design of the redevelopment, which will feature a BeltLine-facing façade and park space. The co-developers will break ground on the redevelopment in February with completion scheduled for next summer.
RALEIGH, N.C. — CBRE | Raleigh has arranged the sale of Marketplace at Lake Boone, a 76,253-square-foot mixed-use development located at the intersection of Lake Boone Trail and Gateway Access Road in Raleigh. The LEED Gold- and Platinum-certified property consists of office and retail space. Tenants at the fully leased center include Ashton Woods, AT Allen Co., Sirius Computer Solutions, Greystone, Saracare, Buffalo Brothers, Guasaca, Bottle Revolution, Traditions Bridal and The Oaks. Ben Kilgore, Jim McMillan, Elliott Brewer, and Leslie Holmes of CBRE | Raleigh represented the seller, Singerman Real Estate Partners, in the disposition of the property to Houston-based Griffin Partners.
Ready Capital Structured Finance Closes $7.9M Loan for Multifamily Conversion in Buckhead
by John Nelson
ATLANTA — Ready Capital Structured Finance, a commercial real estate bridge and mezzanine lender, has closed on a $7.9 million, interest-only loan for Pharr Manor Residences, a Class B, 48-unit condominium property in Atlanta’s Buckhead district. The undisclosed borrower will use the financing to acquire Pharr Manor and convert the asset into a rental property. Ready Capital Structured Finance closed the non-recourse loan that features a two-year term with one extension option, flexible pre-payment and a facility to provide future funding for capital expenditures, interest and carry reserves.
LEXINGTON, S.C. — BC Wood Properties has purchased Town Square, a Food Lion-anchored shopping center located on the corner of West Main Street and Ellis Avenue in Lexington, a suburb of Columbia. Other tenants of the 75,763-square-foot shopping center include H&R Block, Badcock Furniture, Musician’s Supply, Terry’s Barber Shop, USA Nails, U.S. Tae Kwon Do and Liquor Depot. Town Square is BC Wood’s second shopping center acquisition in South Carolina. The sales price and seller were undisclosed.