HUNTSVILLE, ALA. — Berkadia, an investment sales and advisory firm, has finalized the sale of Belmont Hill Apartments, a 181-unit apartment complex located at 240 Martin Road in Huntsville. David Wilson of Berkadia represented the seller, Boston-based Stratford Management Co., in the transaction. HKSK, a Brooklyn-based corporation, purchased the property, which was 82 percent occupied at the time of sale.
DUNN, N.C. — MCR Development LLC, a hotel owner-operator, has completed renovation of the Hampton Inn by Hilton Dunn, a 120-room, select-service hotel located along the I-95 corridor in Dunn, approximately 40 miles south of Raleigh. The renovations included new landscaping, the addition of LED lighting to the exterior, a fresh painting and with new beds and furniture.
POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. — Avanath Capital Management has acquired Grand Pointe Park, a 156-unit apartment complex in Poughkeepsie, for $19.3 million. The property is located three miles from Poughkeepsie Station, which provides train service to Grand Central Station in New York City. Major employers in the area include IBM, GlobalFoundries and Health Quest. Grand Pointe Park was 98 percent occupied at acquisition and includes a swimming pool, fitness studio and basketball court. Avanath plans exterior upgrades to the clubhouse, pool deck and parking lots. Dmitry Gourkine of CBRE represented both the buyer and the seller. Avanath secured a $13 million loan from Fannie Mae to finance the acquisition. The 10-year loan was structured with a loan-to-value ratio of 67 percent. Grand Pointe Park is located at 161 Clubhouse Drive.
KING OF PRUSSIA, PA. — CBRE has brokered the sale of the Triad office building in King of Prussia for $30.2 million. Zamir Equities purchased the four-story, 184,118-square-foot property, which is located at 2200 Renaissance Blvd. Robert Fahey, Jerry Kranzel and Erin Hannan of CBRE represented the seller, Kairos Real Estate Partners. Built in 1985, the Triad building underwent renovations in 2014 including the addition of a café, conference center and fitness center. The lobbies and common areas were also redesigned and upgraded. The building is 96 percent leased with tenants including Liberty Mutual Insurance Co., ASI Business Solutions and Telerx Marketing. CBRE’s Steven Doherty and Nick Harris secured an acquisition loan on behalf of the purchaser; the amount of the loan was not disclosed.
PASSAIC, N.J. — Urstadt Biddle Properties has acquired the Van Houten Farms Shopping Center in Passaic for $7.1 million. Van Houten Farms is a 36,500-square-foot shopping center. Tenants include a 30,569-square-foot Gala Fresh Supermarket, Valley National Bank, a local Italian restaurant and a stationery store. The purchase was funded with available cash and the assumption of a $3.5 million first mortgage secured by the property with a 4.6 percent interest rate.
MILFORD, CONN. — Calare Properties has sold a 200,000-square-foot industrial property located at 40 Pepe’s Farm Road in Milford. An unnamed institutional buyer purchased the property for $13.3 million. Calare purchased the property in 2014 and made several upgrades including LED lighting and landscaping improvements. The entire property is leased to a transportation solutions company.
YONKERS & NANUET, N.Y. — Jeremiah Houlihan of Houlihan Parnes Realtors has arranged an $850,000 first mortgage loan for a mixed-use building located at 925-939 Yonkers Ave. in Yonkers. The property consists of a two-story building with the Clairmont Diner on the first floor and three apartments on the second floor, along with an attached one-story building containing an automobile service station. Houlihan also arranged a $1.3 million first mortgage loan for a retail center located at 148-164 E. Route 59 in Nanuet. Tenants include Empire State College, Sterling Optical and Bach-to-Rock music school. The 10-year loans were placed with Savings Banks with a 25-year amortization schedule.
CHICAGO — The Howard Hughes Corp. has received unanimous approval from the Chicago Plan Commission for the development of 110 N. Wacker Drive, a 51-story office tower downtown. The company will again collaborate with Riverside Investment & Development, Goettsch Partners and CBRE, the team behind the recently completed 150 N. Riverside Plaza office tower. The 1.3 million-square-foot tower will be located between Wacker Drive and the Chicago River. Amenities will include retail and dining options, a conference center and a fitness facility. The project includes a voluntary $19.5 million payment into the City’s Neighborhood Opportunity Bonus system due to its size. The new high-rise will take approximately two-and-a-half years to build. A construction start date has not been finalized.
DUBLIN, OHIO — CBRE has brokered the sale of the Columbus Office Portfolio, a seven-building office portfolio in Dublin. An affiliate of New York-based Group RMC Corp. purchased the portfolio for $77 million. The portfolio consists of 1.1 million square feet and includes the following properties: Atrium II, Parkwood Place, Emerald III, Blazer I & II, Parkwood II, 5515 Parkcenter Circle and 5555 Parkcenter Circle. The office buildings were constructed between 1991 and 2002. The portfolio is currently 76 percent leased to tenants such as Cardinal Health, NY Life, Allstate Insurance, Hewlett Packard and Xerox. Patrick Arangio and Jack Howard of CBRE arranged the sale on behalf of the seller, Blackstone. Donald Roberts and Philip Pelok also provided local market expertise and transactional assistance.
CHICAGO — American Street Capital (ASC) has arranged an $11.1 million loan for the acquisition of a 40-unit mixed-use property in Chicago’s North Center neighborhood. Built in 2009, the building consists of six ground-floor retail units and 34 residential units with a mix of two- and three-bedroom apartments. Additional amenities include in-unit washers and dryers, balconies, rooftop decks and indoor parking. Igor Zhizhin of ASC originated the seven-year loan, which includes a 30-year amortization schedule.
