ELK GROVE, CALIF. — NorthMarq Capital has arranged a $4.2 million refinancing for Laguna Palms, a retail property located at 9105 Bruceville Road in Elk Grove. The 15-year loan features a 25-year amortization schedule. Tenants at the 23,869-square-foot property include U.S. Post Office and Goodwill. Blake Melstrom of NorthMarq Capital’s Los Angeles office secured the financing for the undisclosed borrower.
GLENDALE, CALIF. — Stevenson Real Estate Services has arranged the sale of a retail building located at 601 S. Glendale Ave. in Glendale. Emad and Caroline Salama acquired the property from Robert Morris for $1.4 million. Built in 1961, the 1,568-square-foot building is situated on 11,500 square feet of land. Michael Maniscalchi and Tony Maniscalchi of Stevenson Real Estate Services represented the seller, while Sameh Nicola of California Prime Realty represented the buyer in the transaction.
CAMBRIDGE, SOMERVILLE AND BRIGHTON, MASS. — Akelius has acquired 258 apartments in Boston in two separate transactions. The transactions, which totaled $92 million, included five properties. One property, which was constructed in 1964, is located in Cambridge with immediate proximity to Harvard University, while the other four properties were built around 1920 and are located in Somerville and Brighton. Jordan Milewicz handled the transaction. The names of the sellers were not released.
NEW YORK CITY — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the closing of a $53.2 million construction loan for a property at 2341-2349 Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd. in Manhattan’s Harlem neighborhood. The construction loan will finance the development of The Renny, a mixed-income residential rental complex set to open in 2017. The lender was Santander Bank. Preston Flammang of Cushman & Wakefield handled the transaction. The name of the borrower was not released.
PARSIPPANY, N.J. — Mack-Cali Realty Corp. has acquired a vacant office building located at 3 Sylvan Way in Parsippany. The 147,241-square-foot, three-story property features 50,000-square-foot plates with a saw-tooth design and large open spaces. The property, along with 1 and 5 Sylvan Way, will repositioned as an interconnected three-building mini campus, as part of the overall 600-acre Mack-Cali Business Campus. The total campus includes 15 Class A office properties totaling approximately 2.1 million square feet of space. The three buildings will undergo significant renovations, including lobby renovations, the creation of a full-service fitness center with yoga rooms and a golf simulator, an upgraded business-class conference center and numerous dining options, including a full-service café and coffee bar.
MIDDLETOWN, N.Y. — Kimco Realty Corp. has sold Galleria at Crystal Run, an 80,000-square-foot retail power center located at 1100-1300 N. Galleria Drive in Middletown, for $12 million. An undisclosed buyer acquired the property for $12 million free and clear of existing debt in an all-cash 1031 exchange transaction. As an outparcel to the 1.2 million-square-foot Galleria at Crystal Run Mall, the property is fully leased to Best Buy and Christmas Tree Shops. Jose Cruz, Kevin O’Hearn, Michael Oliver and Steve Simonelli of HFF represented the seller in the transaction.
WILMINGTON, DEL. — NAI Emory Hill has brokered the sale of Stoney Batter Office Building at 5301 Limestone Road in Wilmington. 5301 Properties LLC acquired the property from Rockford Capital Partners for an undisclosed price. Built in 1987, the 45,399-square-foot Class A property is situated on 6.1 acres. Current tenants of the fully occupied building include Simon Eye Care, Lab Corp., Edward Jones & Co., Meridian Bank, and Crown Cork and Seal. Jim O’Hara Jr., Jim O’Hara II and Kevin O’Hara of NAI Emory Hill represented the buyer and seller in the transaction.
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Bell Partners Inc. has completed the sale of three multifamily communities in late December 2015 for a cumulative sale price of $123.9 million. The properties include Bell BridgeMill in metro Atlanta, Bell Midtown in Nashville and Bell Wheeler Hill in metro Boston. Atlantic Pacific Real Estate Group purchased Bell BridgeMill, Olympus Property purchased Bell Midtown and CBRE Global Investors purchased Bell Wheeler Hill. In 2015, Bell Partners sold 24 properties for $800 million and acquired nine properties comprising 3,218 units for $670 million. This marks the second consecutive year that the Greensboro-based apartment investment and management firm was a net seller.
BOSSIER CITY, LA. — NorthMarq Capital has arranged a $16.3 million acquisition loan for Villaggio, a 239-unit apartment community located in Bossier City. Greg Duvall of NorthMarq Capital’s Kansas City office arranged the loan through Freddie Mac on behalf of the borrower. In addition to its apartment residences, Villaggio features retail and office space.
HILTON HEAD, S.C. — HFF has secured $13.4 million in acquisition financing for Fresh Market Shoppes, an 86,694-square-foot, grocery-anchored shopping center in Hilton Head. Redeveloped in 2004, the shopping center was 91.2 percent leased at the time of financing to 16 tenants, including anchor The Fresh Market, Bonefish Grill, Dollar Tree, Massage Envy and West Marine. Situated on 9.7 acres at 890 William Hilton Parkway, the shopping center is bounded by two golf courses: Long Cove Golf Club and Shipyard Plantation Golf Course. Travis Anderson and Cory Fowler led HFF’s debt placement team to arrange the loan through Synovus Bank on behalf of the borrower, Ferncroft Capital.
