PLYMOUTH MEETING, PA. — PCCP LLC has provided a $30.8 million senior loan to Arden Group for the refinancing of DoubleTree Suites Philadelphia, a full-service hotel located at 640 Fountain Road, 15 miles northwest of Philadelphia in Plymouth Meeting. Built in 1987 and situated on 7.9 acres, the 253-key hotel was recently renovated with upgrades to the lobby, restaurant, bar, guest suites and elevators. The property features 195 king suites, 53 double-double suites, two food and beverage locations, 8,100 square feet of meeting space, a fitness center and an indoor swimming pool. John Randall of PCCP arranged the financing for the borrower.
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SEGUIN, TEXAS — The Seguin Main Street Program has purchased the historic Aumont Hotel located at 301 N. Austin St. in Seguin. The hotel, which was built in 1916, is vacant but is designed with retail space and an event venue on the first floor, apartments on the second and third floors and office suites on the fourth floor. The almost 20,000-square foot building is celebrating its centennial this year. Suzanne Puente of Berkshire Hathaway Home Services – Don Johnson Realtors represented the buyers, Gregg Woodall and Amy Woodall of New Braunfels, in the sale. Kelley Rose of Heritage Texas Properties represented the seller, Thomas Giles, who purchased the building in 2003 and rehabbed it into its current form. The buyers plan to renovate the apartments and offer premier residential rental space, as well as maintain the retail and office space with minor upgrades.
BRICK, LONG BEACH AND ASBURY PARK, N.J. — Gebroe-Hammer Associates has arranged the sales of three multifamily properties totaling $15.1 million. In the first transaction, Yannon 41 LLC sold Riviera Lakefront Estates, a 104-unit rental property in Brick, to a private investment group for $8.7 million. The townhome community features a mix of one- and two-bedroom rental units with diverse floor plans, as well as two-story townhomes with lake views. In the second and third transactions, an undisclosed buyer acquired 30 units at Elmwood Gardens in Long Beach for $3.7 million and an out-of-state private family trust sold 24 residential units at Minot Gardens in Asbury Park for $2.6 million. Adam Zweibel of Gebroe-Hammer Associates represented the sellers and procured the buyers in the three transactions.
TEANECK, N.J. — Stonegate Realty has acquired an office and retail building located at 545 Cedar Lane in Teaneck. 545 Cedar Lane Associates LLC sold the 27,000-square-foot property for an undisclosed price. The property features dedicated loading dock and freight facilities, as well as 8,300 square feet of retail space. James Postell, Rick Rizzuto and Dan Ligoner of Transwestern Realty represented the seller in the transaction.
IRVING, TEXAS — Paul Peebles of Old Capital has secured a $9.2 million loan for the purchase of Silverado Apartments in Irving. An unnamed local ownership group purchased the 184-unit property from an unnamed seller. Old Capital provided the 12-year Fannie Mae loan at an 80 percent loan-to-value ratio. The non-recourse loan includes a 30-year amortization schedule.
HOUSTON — Fairfield Advisors has arranged the $5.2 million sale of the University of Texas Physicians medical office building located at 11476 Space Center Blvd. in Houston. University of Texas Physicians is the anchor tenant in the medical building on a long-term, triple net lease. The other tenant in the building is the Memorial Hermann Health System, which is the largest nonprofit hospital system in Texas. The seller is a local developer in Houston. The buyer is a private equity group from California.
DALLAS — Max Tsai and Peter Kosley of Henry S. Miller’s retail division have brokered the sale of Lucky 7 Plaza in Dallas. Located at 11252 Harry Hines Blvd., the 51,726-square-foot shopping center sits on 2.5 acres and is located near new DART stations along the green line. The property is part of the Asian Trade District. The buyer and seller were unnamed.
Five Star to Develop The Palmeraie Mixed-Use Project Adjacent to $2B Ritz-Carlton Development in Scottsdale
by Nellie Day
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. — Five Star Development has announced plans to build a high-end mixed-use center that will be connected to the $2 billion Ritz-Carlton, Paradise Valley master-planned development in Scottsdale. Phase I of The Palmeraie will encompass approximately 160,000 square feet of mixed-use space located on 18 acres at the corner of Scottsdale Road and Indian Bend. Tenants at Phase I will include over 60 luxury and specialty retailers and a variety of chef-driven restaurant concepts. A future phase is expected to include luxury residences, a gourmet grocery store and food emporium, and a boutique hotel. Five Star is consulting with Hanna Struever, principal of Retail Portfolio Solutions, to guide and create the luxury merchant mix within the center. Nelsen Partners is heading up the architectural vision of the project, which will be designed to create a series of indoor and outdoor spaces. The Ritz-Carlton, Paradise Valley will break ground this summer with completion of the hotel and residences expected for 2018. Construction on The Palmeraie is expected to break ground in the second half of this year.
LOS ANGELES — Blueprint Post Production has purchased a 60,087-square-foot office complex in the North Hollywood submarket of Toluca Lake for $13 million. The complex is located at 4142, 4144 and 4146 Lankershim Blvd. The three buildings were constructed in 1977, 1964, and 1987, respectively. They are adjacent to Universal City, near NBC Universal and CBS Paramount, as well as the 101 and 170 freeways. Stacy Vierheilig-Fraser of Charles Dunn Co. represented the post-production services company. Vierheilig-Fraser also represented the seller, Lankershim Media Center Associates, an entity of LS Capital.
POMONA, CALIF. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Foothill Square, a 123,127-square-foot shopping center located in the Los Angeles suburb of Pomona, for an undisclosed price. David Ridgway of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a private limited family partnership, and Ridgway and Dimitry Orlov, also of Marcus & Millichap, represented the buyer, Reliable Properties, in the transaction. Superior Grocers and O’Reilly Auto Parts anchor the center, which is also home to tenants including Chase Bank and Carl’s Jr.