WELLINGTON, FLA. — Federal Realty Investment Trust, a publicly traded REIT, has sold The Courtyard Shops at Wellington for $52.8 million. The grocery-anchored shopping center is located in Wellington, a town in Palm Beach County. Federal Realty acquired the 127,000-square-foot property in 2008 and since then has increased value for the property by activating formerly vacant spaces and outparcels. The shopping center’s tenant roster includes Publix, Leslie’s Swimming Pool Supply, Tijuana Flats, Bank of America and IHOP.
SMYRNA, GA. — InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has opened the 160-room Hotel Indigo Atlanta-Vinings, the brand’s third hotel in metro Atlanta. The new hotel is located at 2857 Paces Ferry in Smyrna’s Vinings district, roughly 20 miles from downtown Atlanta. The hotel features artwork from Nellie Mae Rowe, who previously owned the land that houses the hotel, and The Public House at Vinings, a Southern-themed restaurant and bar. Other amenities include a 24-hour fitness center, 3,200 square feet of meeting space and Neighborhood Guide, Hotel Indigo’s interactive touchscreen display. Rialto Capital Management owns the Hotel Indigo Atlanta-Vinings and Valor Hospitality Partners manages the property.
BUCKNER, KY. — Dahlem Realty Corp. has arranged Kroger’s acquisition of a 15.8-acre parcel in Buckner. Kroger plans to build a new 125,000-square-foot Kroger Marketplace at the site, located at the southeast corner of KY 393 and Commerce Parkway. The center will also feature a Kroger fuel station, two outparcels and a 3,000-square-foot Kroger liquor store, depending on pending state legislation. Dahlem Realty Corp., a Louisville-based brokerage, leasing and management services firm, represented Kroger in the acquisition.
PEARLAND, TEXAS — NAI Partners represented Tool-Flo Manufacturing in the acquisition of 15 acres to build an 80,000-square-foot metal machining facility and office located in the Spectrum Business Park in Pearland. Tool-Flo Manufacturing began operation in Houston in January 1978. The company serves the carbide threading and grooving market globally. Tool-Flo employs manufacturer’s representatives to cover the United States and to service the U.S. distributor network. The markets Tool-Flo serves include automotive, aerospace and medical and oil industry products and basic domestic manufacturers. Dan Boyles Jr. and Lane Morgan of NAI Partners represented the buyer, Tool-Flo Manufacturing, during the negations, while Justin Patchen of Urban Meridian Group represented the seller, Spectrum 86 Partners.
NEW YORK CITY — Quadrum Global is planning to construct a hotel at at 351 W. 38th St. in Manhattan, a property the firm acquired last year. Marvel Architects will design the 26-story, 500-room hotel, which is situated within the boundaries of the Hudson Yards district. In addition to the site, Quadrum has the opportunity to acquire addition air rights at the site, which would allow for increased density. The firm has hired JLL’s Hotels & Hospitality Group to advise on the selection of hotel brand and operator to align with the hotel’s lifestyle amenities and services.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Lee & Associates has completed a lease transaction for a 197,600-square-foot space located at 5400 Alliance Gateway Freeway in Fort Worth. Trey Fricke and Reid Bassinger of Lee & Associates represented the landlord, Liberty Property Trust, and Gary Lindsey of Newmark Grubb Knight Frank represented the tenant.
CORNELIUS, N.C. — Capstone Apartment Partners has brokered the $5.2 million sale of a multifamily development site in Cornelius. The site is approved for a 320-unit development. Located at Catawba Avenue and Lawn Market Street, the site was part of Antiquity, a mixed-use community featuring a Harris Teeter store, seniors housing, retail, restaurants and single-family homes. The development site features a swimming pool, 30-acre park, arboretum and athletic fields. Antiquity LLC sold the site to SAG/LIV Development for $16,250 per unit. Austin Green, Alex McDermott, Andrew Klenk and Brian Ford of Capstone brokered the transaction.
FRISCO, TEXAS — Pierson Retail Advisors (PRA) has arranged the sale of Main Street Center, a 53,207-square-foot shopping center located in Frisco. The retail center is 98.8 percent leased to tenants including Subway, Pizza Hut, Kelly-Moore Paints, State Farm and Texas Family Fitness. PRA represented the seller, Bo Avery, Main FM 423 LLC. Bill Morris of Morris Capital Partners, along with Terry Syler of The Retail Connection, purchased the asset. The entire team at Pierson Retail Advisors in Dallas handled the sale.
MILFORD, CONN. — A New York-based manufacturing company has acquired a 14.4-acre land parcel at 539 Oronoque Road in Milford. Arrow Realty LLC sold the property for $2.6 million. The buyer plans to renovate and add on to an existing 23,250-square-foot building and construct at least two industrial buildings to accommodate its growing business. Alan Fischer of Fischer Real Estate Inc. represented the seller and buyer in the transaction.
CARBONDALE, ILL. — Love Funding, a lender specializing in HUD loans, has closed an $11.3 million bridge loan for Landings of Carbondale, a 92-unit assisted living and memory care community under development in the southern Illinois city of Carbondale. The loan will fund the transition from construction to permanent financing. Landings of Carbondale will be built on a 6.5-acre site on the northeast side of Carbondale. Fricke Management is developing the site, which The Landings of Carbondale LLC will own. Once completed, Revere Healthcare will operate the community. Love Funding’s Robyn Cunningham, senior director, and Adrian Hartman, director, secured the financing through Midland States Bank.