SOUTH BRUNSWICK, MOONACHIE & TETERBORO, N.J. — G.S. Wilcox & Co. has secured $56 million in financing for a six-building industrial portfolio located in South Brunswick, Moonachie and Teterboro. Al Raymond of G.S. Wilcox arranged the 12-year loan, which includes a 3.25 percent fixed interest rate. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, one of the firm’s correspondent lenders, provided the financing.
BRISTOL, CONN. — Rick Chozick and Steve Pappas of Chozick Realty Inc. have brokered the sale of Brookside Apartments in Bristol. The sales price was $7 million or roughly $89,743 per unit for the 78-unit garden-style complex. Brookside Apartments was constructed in 1961 and renovated in 2003. The unit mix includes 12 one-bedroom, 41 two-bedroom and 25 three-bedroom apartments, of which 14 are townhouse style. The property is located at 111-159 Union Street. Chozick Realty represented the seller, Bristol Brookside LLC, and procured the purchaser, Up Realty, a New York-based investment group.
KING OF PRUSSIA, PA. — Cronheim Hotel Capital has secured $12 million in financing for a Holiday Inn Express & Suites in King of Prussia, a suburb of Philadelphia. The 10-year, non-recourse CMBS loan includes a fixed interest rate.
NASHVILLE, TENN. — Mesa West Capital has provided Magellan Development Group $88.3 million in first mortgage debt for the refinancing for The SoBro, a 313-unit, Class A apartment complex in downtown Nashville. Magellan, which is headquartered in Chicago, owns the 33-story building located at 205 Demonbreun St. The SoBro was completed in 2016 and consists of one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments. The building was 25 percent leased at the time of the loan closing.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — CBRE has arranged the sale of the Charlotte Industrial Park Portfolio, a 13-property asset totaling 486,512 square feet of Class A office and warehouse space throughout the Charlotte area. Patrick Gildea, Anne Johnson and Bryan Crutcher of CBRE represented the seller, Maryland-based Artemis Real Estate Partners, in the transaction. At the time of sale, the Charlotte Industrial Park Portfolio was 95 percent occupied. Boston-based Albany Road Real Estate purchased the properties.
ORLANDO, FLA. — Roger B. Kennedy Construction has broken ground on Drake Midtown Apartments, a five-story, 263-unit apartment development in the Lake Mary submarket of Orlando. Unicorp National Developments Inc. is developing the $65 million project, which is slated for completion in June 2018. Goldman Sachs Bank USA provided financing for the property.
COLUMBIA, MD. — Phillips Realty Capital has structured $26.5 million in permanent financing for The Evergreens at Columbia Town Center, a 156-unit apartment development in Columbia, roughly midway between Washington, D.C. and Baltimore. Adam Bieber of Phillips arranged the financing on behalf of RMJ Development Group, a firm based in McLean, Va. PGIM Real Estate Financing, a division of Prudential Financial Inc., provided the funds.
FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, ILL. — Acadia Strategic Opportunity Fund IV has acquired Lincoln Place in Fairview Heights near St. Louis for $35.4 million. The 272,060-square-foot shopping center is located at 5905-6109 North Illinois St. Lincoln Place is nearly fully leased to a mix of national tenants, including Kohl’s, Ross, Old Navy, Marshalls, Famous Footwear, Five Below, Pier 1 Imports, Saint Louis Bread Co. and Mattress Firm, in addition to a separately owned Lowe’s, Chili’s and Chick-fil-A. Developed in 1999, the center was renovated in 2005. Amy Sands and Clinton Mitchell of HFF represented the seller, Spirit Realty Capital. Timothy Joyce of HFF secured a $23.1 million acquisition loan for the new owners. A national bank provided the five-year loan. Acadia Strategic Opportunity Fund IV is managed by Acadia Realty Trust.
KENNESAW, GA. — Cushman & Wakefield has negotiated an 115,314-square-foot lease extension and expansion on behalf of furniture and electronics retailer Aaron’s Inc. As part of the deal, the retailer now occupies 400 and 500 Chastain Center in Kennesaw, located 27 miles northwest of Atlanta. Kirk Diamond, April Parrish, Erin Smith, Jennifer Leal and Steven Taylor of Cushman & Wakefield represented Aaron’s Inc. in the transaction. The representative of the landlord, TerraCap Management Inc., was not disclosed.
NAPERVILLE AND GENEVA, ILL. — Essex Realty Group Inc. has brokered the sale of two apartment properties in suburban Chicago for $10.1 million. The larger asset, 7-20 Simpson St., is a 56-unit apartment complex located in Geneva. The property consists of three two-story buildings. All units measure approximately 900 square feet and are two-bedroom units. The second property, 1330 E. Chicago Ave., is a 34-unit apartment building located in Naperville. The property consists of 31 one-bedroom units and three two-bedroom units. Doug Imber, Brian Kochendorfer and Brian Karmowski of Essex brokered the transaction.