COLUMBUS, GA. — Charleston, S.C.-based Ziff Properties has purchased St. Francis Marketplace, a 62,535-square-foot shopping center located in Columbus, for $6.6 million. The property was 98 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Starbucks Coffee, Planet Fitness, Rent a Center, Peluso’s and The Yogurt Shoppe. The asset, which was constructed in 1971 and renovated in 1994, is located directly across from St. Francis Hospital. Ziff Properties acquired the property from Woodruff Real Estate. Craig Taylor of CBRE’s Atlanta office represented Ziff in the transaction.
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WEST WARWICK, R.I. — CBRE/New England has brokered the sale of The Apartments at Royal Mills, a multifamily community located at 125 Providence St. in West Warwick. JG Royal Mill LLC/JJH Royal Mill LLC, an affiliate of Readville, Mass.-based Geraghty Associates, purchased the 251-unit property for $31.7 million from SBER Royal Mill LLC. The property consists of two main historic mill buildings: Royal Mill, ranging from four to six stories, and the four-story Ace Dye Mill. Additionally, the property features a two-story machine shop mill with two townhome units and a vacant two-story gatehouse building, which can be converted into amenity or residential space. Community amenities include a clubhouse, pool table, wet bar, fireplace, resident lounge, fitness and business centers, riverfront barbeque area, kayak launch, landscaped river walk, waterfall-powered hydro plant, landscaped common areas and courtyards and climate controlled on-site garage parking. Simon Butler and Biria St. John of CBRE/NE represented the seller in the transaction.
YORK, PA. — The Garibaldi Group and Avison Young have brokered the sale of an industrial property located at 57 Grumbacher Road in York. Boston-based High Street Realty Co. purchased the property for an undisclosed price. Situated on 11.8 acres, the 284,582-square-foot property offers 6,000 square feet of office space and 27 dock-high doors with one drive-in door. Additionally, the site can accommodate up to 92 trailer lot stalls or a 55,000-square-foot standalone building. Michael Bartolacci and Jerry Moore of The Garibaldi Group, along with Brendan Kelly of Avison Young, represented the seller, Bell Sport Inc., in the transaction.
PARSIPPANY, N.J. — Commercial Realty Group (CRG) has acquired an industrial building, located at 7 Eastmans Road in Parsippany, for an undisclosed price. CRG plans to reposition the 142,620-square-foot property to Class A status. Renovations and improvements will include a new roof and energy-efficient lighting, as well as raising ceiling heights to 24 feet in a portion of the building and upgrading the landscaping. Additionally, the buyer plans to reskin the building’s façade, upgrade the loading docks and expand the parking area. Jules Nissim, Stephen Elman and Chris Kinum of Cushman & Wakefield negotiated the transaction and represented the seller, a trust, in the deal. Additionally, CRG has retained Cushman & Wakefield to market and lease the property.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Greysteel Co. has brokered the sale of Hampton Park, a 24-unit multifamily that also includes an adjacent land parcel located at 1215-1225 49th St. in northeast Washington, D.C. The property is located in Washington’s Deanwood neighborhood and is situated three blocks from the Deadwood Metrorail station. The seller, Mary Jenkins, sold the asset to Saha Capital Investments LLC for an undisclosed amount. Ari Firoozabadi, Kyle Tangney, John Mullen, Lance Ahmadian, Mike Bediones, Jake Ying and Alicia Orkisz of Greysteel represented the seller in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — WeWork has signed a 19-year lease for 180,000 square feet of office space at 1460 Broadway in Times Square. The company will occupy the entire 16-story building except for the second and third floors, which will be converted into a multi-level retail space. WeWork, a provider of shared workspace, community and services for entrepreneurs, freelancers, startups and small businesses, will take occupancy of the property later this year. The property is jointly owned by Himmel + Meringoff and The Swig Company. Additional terms of the lease were not released.
Young professionals are flocking to Boston to find higher-paying jobs generated by fruitful healthcare and technology industries. Pharmaceutical companies like GE Healthcare, Amgen and Novartis AG are expanding in Boston and Cambridge. In addition, professional, business services, education, and health services sectors have all surpassed pre-recession employment. In 2015, companies in Boston are projected to create 43,000 new jobs, which is a 1.7 percent annual increase. The increased pace of hiring will support household formation and elevate the area’s housing demand. The Greater Boston region is experiencing one of its largest residential building booms in recent history. Most of the area’s proposed and under-construction residences are apartments and many of them are on the luxury end, including the Ink Block and Troy Boston on the South End, and the Zinc in East Cambridge. Multifamily inventory will expand 1.6 percent this year, resulting in a total delivery of 7,250 new units. Many potential homeowners will choose renting over buying as more and more potential homebuyers prefer short commute times and the lifestyle that renting offers — a growing trend across many of the country’s major metros. Nationwide, apartments outperformed expectations for 2014. The national vacancy rate dipped as low as 4.2 …
DENVER — The ConAm Group has acquired the 296-unit PeakView Place apartments in Denver for an undisclosed sum. The community is located at 9959 E Peakview Ave. in the Englewood submarket. PeakView is situated near Denver’s largest employment center, the 850-acre Denver Technological Center (DTC). ConAm plans to carry out a $5.5-million renovation on the property. This will include construction of a new leasing office, new exterior siding, full interior upgrades, and overall enhancements to the common areas and landscaping. Common-area amenities include a pool and spa, as well as a fitness center. Units include modern floorplans, washers and dryers, central heat/air conditioning and fireplaces.
SAN DIEGO — An affiliate of Oak Coast Properties LLC has acquired the 219-room Doubletree San Diego-Hotel Circle for an undisclosed sum. The hotel is located at 1515 Hotel Circle South. The eight-story hotel includes the Panini Restaurant, meeting and event space, an outdoor pool and spa and a five-story parking garage. It was originally built in 1970. The Doubletree has undergone extensive renovations and modernization throughout the years. The buyer purchased the leasehold and land in two separate transactions that closed concurrently. The property will be managed by Portfolio Hotels & Resorts. It will continue to operate under the Doubletree by Hilton flag. The seller was two locally-based investment entities. They were represented by Bob Kaplan and Rod Apodaca of CBRE Hotels.
ARVADA, COLO. – A 20-unit apartment complex in the Denver submarket of Arvada has sold to an unnamed buyer for $2 million. The community is located at 5379 Estes Street. It was built in 1960. The property is situated near Olde Town Arvada and the Light Rail. Jeff Johnson with the Johnson Ritter Team at Pinnacle Real Estate Advisors assisted both the buyer and seller in this transaction.