ARLINGTON, TEXAS — Metropolitan Capital Advisors Ltd. (MCA) has arranged a $2.5 million term loan for a contiguous complex of 35 duplexes plus an additional four vacant lots in Arlington. The property is located on Leacrest Street and Melrose Street along New York Avenue. The duplexes are one-story garden style buildings situated on individually platted lots, which were originally built in 1960. An out-of-state buyer purchased the development and is renovating all 35 duplexes. Brandon Wilhite of MCA was responsible for arranging the loan, which included a future funding feature to complete the renovations. Funded by First United Bank, the loan features a 4.5 percent interest rate.
RALEIGH, N.C. — CBRE has brokered the sale of Charter Square, a 243,106-square-foot, Class A office tower located at 555 Fayetteville St. in downtown Raleigh. Highwoods Properties Inc. purchased the building from the seller, a joint venture between Dominion Realty Partners and a global real estate investment manager. The sales price was undisclosed, but the Triangle Business Journal reports that Highwoods plans to invest $83.5 million in the acquisition, including $5.1 million in capital improvements. The office building opened in June 2015 and was certified LEED Platinum earlier this year. The office building was 70 percent leased at the time of sale to 14 tenants, including three ground-floor restaurants: b.good, Living Kitchen and The Haymaker.
WOODBRIDGE, VA. — The Greenwich Group International has arranged $73.8 million in construction financing for the development of Rivergate Phase I, a 402-unit, Class A residential apartment building to be developed along the Occoquan River in Woodbridge, a Virginia suburb of Washington, D.C. Peter Witham and Duke Fairchild led the Greenwich team representing the developer, The IDI Group Cos., in securing a $60.3 million senior construction loan and $13.5 million in subordinate mezzanine construction financing. John Moriarty & Associates, the general contractor, commenced construction on Aug. 1 and the property is scheduled to deliver and begin leasing in February 2018.
MIAMI BEACH, FLA. — The Finvarb Group plans to develop the Kimpton Hotel Palomar South Beach, a 96-room boutique hotel that will be located in Miami Beach’s South Beach district. Slated to open in 2018, Kimpton Hotel Palomar South Beach will feature a rooftop pool, fitness center and a restaurant overlooking the adjacent Collins Canal. Miami-based Kobi Karp designed the five-story hotel, which will be the eighth Kimpton hotel in Florida.
ADAIRSVILLE, GA. — Choate Construction has been selected to build a new inn and conference center at Barnsley Resort, a 3,300-acre resort at the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Adairsville. Slated to open in the fall of 2017, the new additions will total 73,446 square feet. The three-story inn, known as The Inn at Barnsley Resort, will span 54 guestrooms and feature one boutique retailer. The conference center, known as the Georgian Hall Conference Center, will feature 10,500 square feet of indoor space, including the Savannah Ballroom, Augusta Room, Oglethorpe Room, Dalton Room and an estate lawn. The design team for the new additions includes architect Cooper Carry and interior designer Kent Interior Design.
GAINESVILLE, VA. — Calkain Cos. has brokered the $16.5 million sale of a triple-net leased gym in Gainesville, about 35 miles west of Washington, D.C. The asset is leased to Sport&Health, a fitness chain that operates 22 locations in the metro Washington, D.C. area. Jeff Bogart of Calkain represented the seller in the transaction. Hasan Ibrahim of HMI Properties LLC represented the private buyer.
LOS ANGELES — An unnamed buyer has purchased an eight-property industrial portfolio in Los Angeles for $38.4 million. The transaction includes two land parcels known as the Los Angeles Downtown Industrial District. The portfolio contains a total of 4.6 developable acres adjacent to the Fashion District, near the Arts, Flower and Produce districts. Quantum Associates represented the buyer. Mike Malick and Carol Song of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller.
COMPTON, CALIF. — United Parcel Service (UPS) has signed a 10-year lease for 521,816 square feet at the Brickyard in Compton. The Brickyard is a 1 million-square-foot industrial development on the site of a former brick manufacturing facility. JLL’s Mike Fowler and Tim O’Rourke represented UPS. CBRE’s Bret Quinlan is acting as the leasing agent for the landlord, Trammell Crow.
COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. — Koelsch Communities is developing Springs Ranch Memory Care Community, a 72-unit memory care community in Colorado Springs, approximately 65 miles south of Denver. Development costs are estimated at $18.4 million. Koelsch expects to open the community in spring 2017. The 72 units are divided into 12-resident cottages in a neighborhood setting. Development Partners include Madrona Point Development, RJ Development and Koelsch Construction. Koelsch Communities is an Olympia, Wash.-based seniors housing operator with 22 locations in six states. Springs Ranch will mark the company’s first entry into Colorado.
SCOTTSDALE — Alvarado Realty has purchased a 50,789-square-foot office building in the master-planned community of McCormick Ranch for $7.7 million. The building is located at 8700 E. Via de Ventura within the Phoenix suburb of Scottsdale. The space is 92.6 percent occupied. It was built in 1986. Bob Buckley, Tracy Cartledge, Steve Lindley and Ben Geelan of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, TA Realty, in this transaction.