NASHUA, N.H. — Linchris Hotel Corp. has received a $16.8 million loan to acquire the Crowne Plaza Hotels & Resorts, located at 2 Somerset Parkway in Nashua. Linchris plans to reflag the 230-key hotel as a DoubleTree by Hilton following a property improvement plan. The property features an indoor pool, whirlpool, sauna, spa, fitness center, business center, meeting and banquet rooms, complimentary shuttle, club lounge and Speaker’s Corner & Pub. Greg LaBine and Martha Nay of HFF arranged the 10-year, fixed-rate loan through East Boston Savings Bank for the borrower.
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RD Management Signs Leases with HomeGoods, T.J.Maxx at Milford Crossing in Massachusetts
by Amy Works
MILFORD, MASS. — RD Management has signed leases with HomeGoods and T.J.Maxx at Milford Crossing, a shopping center located at 120-129 Medway Road in Milford. HomeGoods will occupy 24,628 square feet and T.J.Maxx will occupy 21,863 square feet. Both stores are expected to open this fall. The 157,921-square-foot shopping center is currently being redeveloped and will be anchored by a Stop & Shop, which is slated to open in November. Additionally, the center features new 6,000-square-foot and 20,000-square-foot buildings. The 20,000-square-foot building will be occupied by Chipotle and Starbucks Coffee, which are scheduled to open in the first quarter of 2018.
LAS VEGAS — Farnam Realty has acquired the 430-unit Veritas Apartments in the Las Vegas submarket of Henderson for an undisclosed sum. The Class A community is located at 3370 St. Rose Parkway. Veritas Apartments was built in 2010. It offers one- to three-bedroom units. The building features four swimming pools, a covered patio with an outdoor kitchen, barbecue grills, a fitness center with a yoga room, and a clubhouse with gaming room and cyber café. JLL’s John Cunningham and Charles Steele represented executed the sale. The seller was Monogram Residential Trust.
KAPOLEI, HAWAII — Kapolei Hotel Partners II has purchased 3.9 acres of land on Fort Barrette Road in Kapolei for an undisclosed sum. The LLC plans to build a 183-room Residence Inn by Marriott on the site, which is situated within the 40-acre Leihano mixed-use development. The four-story, extended-stay hotel will feature full kitchens, free breakfast and family-friendly amenities. Construction will commence later this year, with an estimated cost of more than $60 million. The Leihano development is a master-planned, mixed-use commercial and residential community.
ENCINITAS, CALIF. — Property West Residential has purchased the 120-unit Encinitas Heights apartment building just north of San Diego for $53 million. The community is located at 1100 Garden View Road in Encinitas. Encinitas Heights was built in 2002. The property features one- to three-bedroom apartments with washers and dryers, central air conditioning and gourmet kitchens. Community amenities include a 24-hour fitness center, a solar heated pool and a rentable clubhouse. Ed Rosen, John Chu, Kyle Pinkalla and Erin Dammen of Berkadia represented the seller in this transaction.
Dedeaux Properties Breaks Ground on $38M Echelon Business Park in the City of Industry
by Nellie Day
CITY OF INDUSTRY, CALIF. — Dedeaux Properties has broken ground on Echelon Business Park, a 246,543-square-foot warehouse facility in the City of Industry. The $38 million development will be located at 821 Echelon Court. Echelon Business Park’s seven free-standing buildings range between 27,438 square feet and 43,166 square feet. They include two-story office space, ample dock-height loading and configurations for loading shipping containers, all inside a modern, secured campus. Construction is scheduled for completion in the first quarter of 2018.
BREA, CALIF. — CBRE has arranged the sale of Williams Senior Apartments, a 28-unit age-restricted community in the Los Angeles suburb of Brea, for $6.8 million. Restoration Enhancement acquired the property from a private seller in a 1031-exchange transaction. The property was recently upgraded and is located near the Brea Downtown entertainment center, which features 350,000 square feet of retail, shops, restaurants, entertainment and nightlife.
ADELPHI, MD. — Besyata Investment Group and The Scharf Group, two New York-based single-family offices, have acquired The Communities at Arbor Vista, a 675-unit multifamily portfolio in Adelphi, roughly nine miles north of Washington, D.C., for $90 million. Jeff Seidenfeld of Eastern Union Funding arranged acquisition financing on behalf of the buyers. Constructed in 1960, the Class B, garden-style apartment development comprises three communities: Arbor Vista, Sienna Creek and Sienna Gardens. The portfolio features a swimming pool, playgrounds, fitness and business centers, laundry facilities and a soccer field. BH Management will manage the property and handle ongoing leasing.
MOBILE, ALA. — Heritage Land & Development has unveiled plans for Merchant Plaza, a 225,000-square-foot mixed-use project in downtown Mobile. Formerly known as Merchants National Bank, the historic landmark spans an entire city block and will include 80,000 square feet of Class A office space; 26,000 square feet of commercial, retail and restaurant space; and roughly 82 loft apartments. NAI Mobile and Harbert Realty Services will handle the development’s leasing assignment and property management, respectively.
BIRMINGHAM, ALA. — Cortland Partners and Harbert Realty Services will break ground on Thursday, Aug. 17 for Vesta, a 318-unit apartment community situated at 2173 Highland Ave. S. in Birmingham. The project will include a 17-story concrete high-rise, five-story wood-frame mid-rise, 522-space parking garage and 6,500 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Residential units will feature one- and two-bedroom floor plans with an average size of 839 square feet. Amenities will include a rooftop pool and lounge, fitness center, yoga studio and a sun terrace. Vesta was designed by Smallwood Reynolds Stewart and Stewart, and is being built by B.L. Harbert International, an affiliate of the Harbert Corp., and Cortland Improvements, a division of Cortland Partners. Bill Leffler of CBRE arranged construction financing through Citizens Bank and ACRE Investment Real Estate Services. Vesta marks Harbert Realty Services’ first multifamily project.