ENNIS, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the sale of Holiday Inn Express & Suites Ennis, a 68-room hotel located in the Dallas suburb of Ennis. Chris Gomes of Marcus & Millichap’s Dallas office, Allan Miller of the firm’s San Antonio office and Skyler Cooper of the firm’s Houston office marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a limited liability company. Gomes and Miller also procured the buyer, a private investor. Holiday Inn Express & Suites Ennis is located at 601 N. Sonoma Trail, near I-45 and Highway 34. Built in 2008, the four-story, limited service hotel is situated on 2.5 acres. Amenities at the hotel include an indoor swimming pool and hot tub.
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IRVING, TEXAS — Bright Realty has brokered the lease for a new Half of Half Name Brand Clothing store in Irving. The 24,080-square-foot store will be located at 3539 W. Airport Freeway. Kerry Assa and Britton Lankford of Bright Realty represented the unnamed landlord. Jennifer Reynolds with The Retail Connection represented the tenant.
ATLANTA — Toronto-based Sutter Hill Acquisition Corp. has purchased The District at Vinings Apartments, a 464-unit multifamily community located in Atlanta’s Vinings district. Sutter Hill acquired the property for $68.8 million and plans to invest up to $7 million in renovations. The community is situated on nearly 38 acres at 2800 Paces Ferry Road S.E., less than 3 miles from the new SunTrust Park under construction in Cobb County. Sutter Hill has hired Stonemark Management to manage the pet friendly community and supervise the renovations, which will include updates to the clubhouse, fitness center, landscaping and exteriors.
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Coldwell Banker Commercial Atlantic International Inc. (CBC Atlantic) has brokered the $50 million sale of a five-property multifamily portfolio in metro Charleston totaling 1,039 units. The buyer, Framingham, Mass.-based VTT Management, plans to complete interior and exterior renovations at the portfolio, including upgrades to the portfolio’s common area amenities. The properties include the 184-unit Brentwood Townhomes, the 170-unit Brandywine Townhomes and the 412-unit Pine Harbour Apartments in Goose Creek; the 76-unit Colony Square Apartments in Hanahan; and the 207-unit Moss Creek Apartments in West Ashley. Brent Case and John True of CBC Atlantic brokered the transaction.
LOUISVILLE, KY. — The Shopping Center Group has brokered the $23.8 million sale of Westport Village, a 169,000-square-foot retail center in Louisville. The property is situated between Herr and Lyndon lanes about a half-mile east of I-264. The shopping center was 73 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Apricot Lane, Collections, Chartreuse, Tunies, Napa River Grill, The Comfy Cow, Hik-A-Mon Sushi Bar and Fish Market, Wild Eggs, Artesano, Boombozz Tap House, Pure Barre, Bend and Zen Hot Yoga and Elements Therapeutic Massage. Anthony Blanco, Lynn De Marco, Lenard Williams and Mallory Ham of The Shopping Center Group represented the seller, Chicago-based InvenTrust Properties Corp., in the transaction. Kevin Schreiber and Kevin Mayhugh of The Shopping Center Group’s Louisville office assisted in the transaction. The buyer is a joint venture affiliated with Atlanta-based Hendon Properties and Birmingham, Ala.-based Harbert Management.
DAVIE, FLA. — Pets Supermarket has signed a 97,200-square-foot industrial lease at Bridge Point Davie, a new Class A distribution facility in Davie, a town in south Broward County. The 145,800-square-foot property is located on a 9.8-acre site at 3501 Burris Road and features 32-foot clear heights, an ESFR sprinkler system and leasing bay sizes of approximately 12,150 square feet. David Wigoda and Steven Wasserman of JLL represented the landlord, Bridge Development Partners LLC, in the lease transaction. Wit Truitt of JLL’s Atlanta office represented Pets Supermarket.
DURHAM, N.C. — CBRE | Raleigh has arranged a 95,353-square-foot lease at Whilden Industrial Centre, a two-building, 453,785-square-foot industrial park in Durham. Guardian Logistics Solutions, a freight delivery and storage management firm, will occupy the last available suite in the park at the 2534 Whilden Drive facility. J.D. Butch and Ann-Stewart Patterson of CBRE | Raleigh represented the landlord, CBRE Global Investors, in the lease transaction. Bryan Everett of CBRE | Raleigh represented Guardian Logistics.
CHICAGO — Intercontinental Real Estate Corp. has sold the River East Center, a 251,060-square-foot, mixed-use property in the Streeterville area of downtown Chicago. A joint venture between Wheelock Street Capital and Madison Capital purchased the center for $133 million, according to Crain’s Chicago. The buyer has plans to rebrand the property, which is situated on 2.8 acres encompassing an entire city block. Intercontinental Real Estate paid $117.5 million for the property in early 2006, according to Crain’s. The three-story retail and entertainment complex sits on top of a four-story underground parking garage with 1,154 spaces. The property also features an 18-story Embassy Suites hotel and a 58-story, 620-unit luxury condominium tower, neither of which are included in the sale. Tenants at the retail and entertainment center include AMC Theatres, Lucky Strike, LA Fitness, FTW Chicago, Walgreens, Bright Horizons, NIU Sushi, Bellwether restaurant and BMO Harris Bank. Located at 322 E. Illinois St., River East Center is 97.8 percent leased. HFF arranged financing for the transaction. — Christina Cannon
Gardner Capital to Develop 102-Unit, $18M Affordable Seniors Housing Community in Phoenix
by Nellie Day
PHOENIX — Gardner Capital Development has announced plans for El Caro Seniors Residence, an $18 million, 102-unit affordable seniors housing property in Phoenix. The Arizona Department of Housing has reserved low-income housing tax credits (LIHTC) for the project. Construction of the five-acre development, named after the former golf course located at the site, is scheduled to begin in the first quarter of 2017, with completion expected 15 months later. All units will be leased to seniors earning generally between $18,000 and $34,000 per year, with a mix of apartments set aside at 40 to 60 percent of the Metro Phoenix median income. A quarter of the units will be reserved for seniors or family members with developmental disabilities. Gardner will serve as lead developer. Reid Butler and Scott Davis will serve as additional advisors to the project. The United Cerebral Palsy Association of Central Arizona will provide supportive services for the housing community when completed. Gardner Capital is an affordable housing and renewable energy tax credit development, syndication and investment company with offices located in St. Louis, Dallas, San Francisco, Atlanta and Springfield, Mo.
KENT, WASH. — Togo’s Eateries LLC is has opened the first of several locations planned in Washington State. The first restaurant is located at Kent Station in Kent, Wash. Togo’s Eateries was founded in 1971 by a college student, and now has more than 300 locations open and under development throughout the West.