VIENNA, VA. — Stewart Commercial Realty Services LLC has brokered the $7.8 million sale of a 12,200-square-foot retail property in metro Washington, D.C., that is fully leased to Rite Aid. The store is located at 215 Maple Ave. W. in Vienna. Toby’s Vienna LLC purchased the store from David L. Hunter at a 6 percent cap rate. Terrell Marsh of Stewart Commercial represented the seller in the transaction.
MARIETTA, GA. — NorthMarq Capital has arranged a $5.9 million acquisition loan for a 106,000-square-foot office building located at 1090 Northchase Parkway in Marietta, a northern suburb of Atlanta. Johnny Rankin and Wanda Riggs Mack of NorthMarq Capital’s Atlanta office arranged the non-recourse loan through a local bank. The loan featured no pre-payment penalties and a 25-year amortization schedule.
VILLAGE OF HUNTLEY, ILL. — Duke Realty will develop an 80,000-square-foot medical office building in the Village of Huntley, approximately 50 miles northwest of Chicago. The four-story building will be located on the Centegra Health campus. The facility is slated for completion in February 2017 and will connect to the 360,000-square-foot Centegra Hospital-Huntley, which has a completion date of August 2016. The medical office building will also connect to an existing 56,000-square-foot ambulatory care center. Tenants that have already signed leases at the building include Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, which will occupy 30,000 square feet and Northern Illinois Medical Center, which will occupy 20,000 square feet. Chicago-based Power Construction is the general contractor for the project, and Kahler Slater is the architect. St. Charles, Ill.-based O’Donnell Commercial Real Estate is managing leasing for the facility.
CHICAGO — A joint venture organized by Alex Brown Realty Inc. and Ameritus LLC has acquired a 150,815-square-foot office building in the medical district of Chicago for an undisclosed price. The Hasting Center was constructed in 1942 and is currently 90 percent occupied. The building is the office component of a larger industrial facility. The four-story building features loft office elements such as 15-foot ceilings, exposed ductwork, open floor plates and 10-foot windows. The joint venture plans to renovate the entrance, lobby and parking ratio.
TROY, OHIO — Midland Atlantic Properties has acquired Troy Towne Center, a 144,000-square-foot retail center in Troy, approximately 20 miles north of Dayton, for an undisclosed price. The shopping center is anchored by Kohl’s, Petco and Dollar Tree. Troy Towne Center is shadow anchored by a Walmart Supercenter and is surrounded by numerous retail outparcels. Other tenants at the retail center include Shoe Carnival, Sleep Outfitters and Verizon Wireless. The center, built in 1990, is 96 percent occupied. The seller in the transaction was undisclosed.
GLENVIEW, ILL. — Urban Innovations will construct a new brewery and taproom for Ten Ninety Beer Co. in Glenview, approximately 19 miles northwest of Chicago. The 11,000-square-foot building, located at 1025 Waukegan Road, will consist of an 89-seat taproom, patio and production space for 5,000 barrels. Glenview-based Lindsay Associates Architects will provide design services.
LAPEER, MICH. — Colliers International has arranged the lease of 6,000 square feet of restaurant space in Lapeer, approximately 60 miles north of Detroit. New China Buffet will occupy the space at 797 E. St. Lapeer Associates LLC is the landlord. Paul Lichtenberg and Morry Levin of Colliers International represented the landlord in the transaction.
DALLAS — Swagit Productions, which specializes in streaming media for government and TV stations, has leased 22,618 square feet of office space at North Central Plaza III, located at 12801 Central Expressway in Dallas. Kent Smith of NAI Robert Lynn negotiated the lease with Laura Maczka and Mark Jordan of JP Realty Partners / Sooner Management.
NEW YORK CITY — Fortuna Realty Group LLC has acquired a Wyndham-franchised hotel located at 37 W. 24th St. in Manhattan’s Flatiron District for $60 million. Fortuna plans to convert the 124-key hotel — built in 2008 — into a high-end boutique hotel. The investor bought the property out of bankruptcy at auction from an undisclosed seller. The hotel is situated directly off Fifth Avenue, and around the corner from Mario Batali’s acclaimed Italian marketplace Eataly and Madison Square Park. The hotel’s neighborhood has emerged as a popular location for New York’s technology, advertising, marketing and information technology sector, and is a hub for restaurants and nightlife. The new acquisition will join Fortuna’s portfolio of upscale “lifestyle hotels,” including Hotel Hugo and Hotel Indigo Chelsea, both in Manhattan, and The Garden City Hotel, located on Long Island. Wayne Cook and David Glanz of law firm Windels Marx LLP represented Fortuna in the transaction. U.S. Trust provided an undisclosed amount of acquisition financing. Based in New York City, Fortuna Realty Group LLC is a privately held real estate investment and development company with a focus in hospitality. — Katie Sloan
As 2015 came to an end, construction deliveries for the office, retail and apartment sectors were on the rise, according to Reis. That trend is expected to continue through 2016, the New York-based commercial real estate data firm says. For the fourth quarter of 2015, the apartment sector recorded its third consecutive quarter above 50,000 units delivered. Deliveries for office properties were above 9 million square feet for the third consecutive quarter. Retail deliveries increased for the second consecutive quarter. Apartment Sector Ramps Up “2015 was the highest year for apartment construction since 1999,” says Ryan Severino, senior economist and director of research at Reis. “With the pipeline continuing to swell, completion figures for 2016 are expected to exceed those from 2015.” Texas markets led deliveries for new apartment units, with Houston posting 4,330 new units and Dallas delivering 3,178 units in the fourth quarter of 2015. Behind the Lone Star State is Seattle, posting 2,806 newly constructed units. Los Angeles delivered 2,795 units, and Denver added 2,671 units to the multifamily landscape. Office Sector Stays Steady Office construction has slowly increased over the last few quarters. The fourth quarter of 2015 ended with just under 11 million square feet …
