WASHINGTON, D.C. — Washington REIT has signed a contract to acquire Watergate 600, a 309,387-square-foot office building located at 600 New Hampshire Ave. N.W. in Washington, D.C. Katherine B. Bradley and David G. Bradley, owners of publishing firm Atlantic Media, have agreed to sell Watergate 600 to Washington REIT for $135 million. Atlantic Media occupies 140,000 square feet of space at the 12-story office building on a long-term lease. Built in 1972 along the Potomac River, Watergate 600 is part of the six-building Watergate complex and features direct access to Interstate 66 and the Metrorail’s Foggy Bottom rail station. The asset was 97 percent leased at the time of sale.
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ORLANDO, FLA. — The Shopping Center Group has negotiated the $16 million sale of Town Center Shoppes, a 64,500-square-foot retail center located at the intersection of Mitchell Hammock Road and South Central Avenue in Orlando. An undisclosed entity purchased the property, which is anchored by a 44,000-square-foot LA Fitness. Anthony Blanco, Lenard Williams and Mallory Silva of The Shopping Center Group marketed the property on behalf of the seller, an affiliate of Gemini Real Estate Advisors, a North Carolina-based consulting firm.
NASHVILLE, TENN. — Serendipity Labs Coworking, a shared office space concept, has signed a lease for 15,000 square feet of space within the L & C Tower complex in downtown Nashville. Serendipity Labs will occupy the first two floors at 159 4th Ave. N., which will feature a work lounge, team rooms, private offices, a café and event space. Serendipity Labs’ development partner for Nashville, SLN Capital LLC, is an entity owned by Dan McEwan, CEO of Memphis-based Maximum Hospitality, a Starwood Preferred Management Company. SLN Capital LLC signed the lease with landlord CIM Group. McEwan expects to open the newest Serendipity Labs location in early August. New York-based Serendipity Labs has six current locations with approximately 100 locations under development across the country. McEwan expects to open additional Serendipity Labs locations in the Nashville area in the near future.
DALTON, GA. — Greystone Brown Real Estate Advisors has brokered the $6.1 million sale of Chalet Valley, a 140-unit, Class B multifamily community located at 1809 Shadow Lane in Dalton, a city about 90 miles northwest of Atlanta. Dalton Valley LLC acquired the property from Augsburg Investments LLC, a Georgia-based holding company. Taylor Brown, Walter Miller, Chandler Brown and Bo Brown of Greystone Brown represented the seller in the transaction. The property consists of one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments, and includes a pool, laundry services and a pet park.
Syracuse, N.Y. — Aptitude Development, a new partnership between BLVD Equities, Rosen Property Group and Westerleigh Property Group, is set to break ground on a 287-bed mixed-use development near Syracuse University in New York. The property will feature 20,000 square feet of retail space and community amenities including a fitness center and study rooms.
MANCHESTER, CONN. — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has secured a $30.9 million Fannie Mae first mortgage loan for Broadleaf Apartments, a 224-unit multifamily property in Manchester. The property was built in 2016 and is located eight miles from downtown Hartford. Thomas Peloquin of Key’s commercial mortgage group arranged the 10-year loan, which includes three years of interest-only payments and a 30-year amortization schedule. The loan was used to refinance existing debt.
NEW YORK CITY — Pembrook Capital Management has provided a $6.2 million first mortgage loan to finance the construction of a 21,341-square-foot mixed-use property located at 144-146 West St. in the Greenpoint neighborhood of Brooklyn. The unnamed sponsor plans to construct a six-story building on an infill site that will include 18 market-rate apartments on top of 1,200 square feet of commercial retail space. The project is expected to be complete in 2018 with nine parking spaces and bike storage.
WETHERSFIELD, CONN. — Phil Gagnon of Colliers International has brokered the $2.1 million sale of a 44,000-square-foot office building in Wethersfield. The Class B building is located at 936 Silas Deane Highway. Gagnon represented the buyer, CT Peer Review Organization (CPRO), in the transaction. CPRO will occupy a portion of the building and plans to complete upgrades to the facility. Patrick Mulready of CBRE represented the seller, PBE Cos.
KING OF PRUSSIA, PA. — A new Saks Fifth Avenue OFF 5TH retail store will open on April 6 in metro Philadelphia. The 42,000-square-foot store will be located at the Overlook at King of Prussia. The store will include more than 800 brands offering luxury designer fashion.
UNIVERSITY PARK, ILL. — Associated Bank has provided a $13.6 million loan for the acquisition of a 455,870-square-foot distribution center in University Park. The building, developed by Dermody Properties, is located at 425 University Crossing Drive. Edward Notz of Associated Bank managed the loan for the borrower, DPIF IL 3 University Park LLC.