ORLANDO, FLA. — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has brokered the $44.5 million sale of Pine Harbour Apartments, a 366-unit luxury multifamily community located at 10600 Bloomfield Drive in east Orlando. Built in 1990, the gated community features a 24-hour fitness center, indoor racquetball court and a Wi-Fi-enabled clubhouse and business center. Pine Harbour Apartments features one-, two- and three-bedroom units that range in size from 622 square feet to 1,255 square feet. Steve Witten, Still Hunter III and Victor Nolletti of IPA, along with Evan Kristol, Francesco Carriera and Michael Regan of Marcus & Millichap, represented the seller and procured the buyer.
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ATLANTA — Apple Hospitality REIT has closed on the previously announced acquisition of a 128-room Home2 Suites by Hilton in downtown Atlanta. The purchase price was $24.6 million, or approximately $192,000 per room. Located at 87 Walton St., the hotel is situated near Centennial Olympic Park, CNN Center, World of Coca-Cola, College Football Hall of Fame, Georgia Aquarium, Philips Arena, the Georgia Dome, Georgia State University, Georgia Tech and the upcoming Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Following the purchase, Apple Hospitality REIT’s portfolio includes 180 hotels spanning 23,000 guestrooms in 32 states.
TAMPA, FLA. — HRE/Sefira Cypress LLC, a joint venture between Highline Real Estate Capital and Sefira Capital, has closed on its $13.1 million purchase of Cypress Point Office Park in Tampa. Cypress Point is a six-building, 165,000-square-foot office park located at 10004-10014 Dale Mabry Highway. The park was 88 percent leased at the time of sale. Longtime CREC principal David Moret formed Highline Real Estate Capital in February 2016, and Cypress Point was the inaugural purchase for the company. Mijael Attias and Aby Galsky formed Sefira Capital in September 2015. Jeffrey Morris and Bret Felberg of JLL represented the seller, Tomorrow VII Cypress LP, in the sale. Tarik Bateh of JLL’s capital markets group arranged acquisition financing through TD Bank on behalf of the new ownership group. HRE/Sefira Cypress LLC has selected Focus Real Estate Services to provide management and leasing services for Cypress Point.
NEW YORK CITY — Capital One has provided a $32 million, fixed-rate Freddie Mac loan for the refinancing of Turtle Bay Towers, a 27-story cooperative apartment complex located in Manhattan’s Turtle Bay neighborhood. The 15-year loan will be used to pay off existing debt on the property and to fund future capital improvements and repairs. Jonathan Smith of Capital One arranged the financing for the undisclosed borrower. Built in 1929 for commercial use and converted to residential use in the mid-1970s, the complex features 338 units in a mix of studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments.
HAMPTON BEACH, N.H. — Linchris Hotel Corp. has acquired Ashworth by the Sea, a 107-room oceanfront hotel located in Hampton Beach. XSS Hotels sold the property for an undisclosed price. The hotel features three food and beverage outlets, an indoor heated pool, fitness center, sundry shop, business center and more than 6,000 square feet of event space. Denny Meikleham and Alan Suzuki of HFF represented the seller. Greg LaBine of HFF arranged a seven-year, fixed-rate acquisition loan, provided by Middlesex Savings Bank, for the buyer.
NEWARK, N.J. — Jonathan Rose Cos. has received $20 million in refinancing for Court Tower Apartments, a senior HUD Section 236 property in Newark. The loan will allow the undisclosed borrower to enhance the asset through an $8 million capital improvement program, while preserving and expanding affordability for residents. Located at 1 Court St., the property features 221 residential units. Jonathan Rose Cos. acquired the property through its Rose New Jersey Green Affordable Housing Preservation Fund, a joint venture with Goldman Sachs Urban Investment Group, in 2013. The refinancing was arranged through Prudential, a Fannie Mae DUS lender.
MOONACHIE, N.J. — Woodmont Industrial Partners has acquired an industrial building located at 77 Moonachie Ave. in Moonachie. The 104,000-square-foot property was acquired for an undisclosed price. The building features seven loading dock doors, a new roof, heavy power, ample parking and 14,000 square feet of mezzanine space. Thomas E. Tucci and Thomas Tucci of Cushman & Wakefield represented the undisclosed seller in the deal.
NEW YORK CITY — Cignature Realty has arranged the sale of an apartment building located at 880 Saint Nicholas Ave. in the Hamilton Heights section of Manhattan. Shamah Properties acquired the 37-unit apartment building from 880 St. Nick LLC for $11.1 million. Peter Vanderpool and Lazer Sternhell of Cignature represented the buyer and the seller in the deal.
LOS ANGELES — Hudson Pacific Properties (NYSE: HPP) has closed on its previously announced $311 million acquisition of 11601 Wilshire Boulevard, formerly known as the Wells Fargo Center, in Los Angeles. 11601 Wilshire was built in 1983 and serves as the gateway to the Brentwood/Westside office market, with its location at the corner of San Vicente and Wilshire boulevards. The building has 25 floors totaling 500,475 square feet. HPP bought the property from funds managed by The Blackstone Group. The building was 83 percent occupied at the time of closing. Blackstone bought the building in 2006 for $164 million, according to the Los Angeles Business Journal. HPP plans to renovate and increase occupancy at the building. “We intend to further elevate this asset within the marketplace, spending capital wisely to facilitate lease-up and create value for our stockholders,” says Victor Coleman, chairman and CEO of HPP. HPP is among the tenants in the building, where the REIT has had its headquarters since the company’s initial public offering in July 2010. To build capital for the acquisition, HPP sold One Bay Plaza, a 195,739-square-foot office tower in Burlingame, for $53.4 million in early June. The company also received $28.5 million in proceeds from …
SAN FRANCISCO — Sidra Montgomery LLC has received $98 million in acquisition financing to purchase the Bank of the West building in San Francisco. The 25-story office property is located at 180 Montgomery St. in the Financial District. The property recently underwent a $9 million renovation and holds LEED-Gold Certification. Bank of the West occupies 40 percent of the space. JPMorgan Chase & Co. provided the 10-year loan. It features a fixed rate below 4 percent and full-term, interest-only payments. Tal Bar-Or, Raj Khatiwala and Kyle Kite of Meridian Capital Group negotiated the transaction.