GULF SHORES, ALA. — Langley Properties Co. has sold Pelican Place at Craft Farms, a 229,911-square-foot shopping center located at 3800 Gulf Shores Parkway in Gulf Shores. Atlanta-based RCG Ventures purchased the asset from Langley Properties for $18.5 million. The shopping center’s tenant roster includes Bed Bath & Beyond, Cobb Theatres and Books-A-Million. Target and Publix shadow-anchor the center. Fred Victor of Transwestern represented the seller in the transaction. Scott Tarbet represented the buyer internally.
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Marcus & Millichap Brokers $12.3M Sale of London Arms Mixed-Use Property in Miami Beach
by John Nelson
MIAMI BEACH, FLA. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $12.3 million sale of London Arms, a four-story, 21,120-square-foot mixed-use property located at 727 Collins Ave. in Miami Beach’s Collins Avenue Fashion District. Originally constructed in 1930 as a 52-room hotel, the property was later converted to an apartment building. Aria Development Group purchased the building in 2013 and later converted it into a mixed-use asset comprising 4,700 square feet of ground-floor retail space and 25 upper floor rental units. Aria is the operator of the seller, 727 Collins Avenue, a limited liability company. Drew Kristol, Kirk Olson, Felipe Echarte and Evan Kristol of Marcus & Millichap, along with Still Hunter III of Institutional Property Advisors, a division of Marcus & Millichap, represented the seller in the transaction. Drew Kristol and Olson procured the buyer, a limited liability company based in Atlanta.
LOUISVILLE, KY. — TRIO Commercial Property Group has arranged a long-term ground lease with Kroger for a new 123,000-square-foot Kroger Marketplace in Louisville. The new store is set to open before Thanksgiving 2016 at 4915 Dixie Highway. Justin Baker of TRIO represented Kroger in the lease transaction. The landlord, Louisville-based Dixie Associates, was self-represented.
GLASTONBURY, CONN. — CBRE Capital Markets’ Debt & Structured Finance team has arranged $51.4 million in debt and equity for the development of Flanagan’s Landing, a 250-unit multifamily complex located in Glastonbury. The $36.5 million construction loan, which was provided by Wells Fargo Bank, carries a three-year term plus a mini-perm at a market spread over LIBOR. A private institutional investor contributed equity in excess of $14 million. The developers will convert a historic mill into a 250-unit apartment community featuring garages, an electric car charging station, carport parking, fitness center, billiards cyber-lounge, a heated in-ground salt water pool, picnic and sundeck areas. In-unit amenities include washers and dryers and top-of-the-line finishes. Additionally, Flanagan’s Landing will include 6,150 square feet of commercial space. Mike Riccio, Susan Larkin, Anna Pfau and Kyle Juszczyszyn of CBRE placed the debt and equity on behalf of a joint venture between Lexington Partners and a private equity firm.
NEW YORK CITY — New York REIT Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement to sell an apartment building located at 163 Washington Ave. in Brooklyn. The sales price is $38 million, or approximately $914 per square foot. Situated in Brooklyn’s Clinton Hill neighborhood, the property features 49 rental units, one commercial unit and 38 parking spaces. Holliday Fenoglio Fowler represented New York REIT in the transaction, which is expected to close in the fourth quarter. The name of the buyer was not disclosed.
NEW YORK CITY — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the sale of an apartment building located at W. 204th and W. 207th streets in Manhattan’s Inwood neighborhood. The 49-unit property sold for $15.8 million, or $375 per square foot, in an all-cash transaction. The six-story, 42,108-square-foot building consists of 44 rent-stabilized units, three free-market apartments, one rent-controlled unit and one superintendent’s unit. Robert Shapiro of Cushman & Wakefield handled the transaction.
DEDHAM, MASS. — Holliday Fenoglio Fowler (HFF) has brokered the $7 million sale and arranged $4.7 million in acquisition financing for a 39,391-square-foot office building located at 20 Carematrix Drive in Dedham. Coleman Benedict and Ben Sayles of HFF represented the seller, an affiliate of The Bulfinch Companies Inc. Lauren O’Neil, also of HFF, led the debt placement team that arranged the acquisition financing for the buyer, an affiliate of NorthBridge CRE Advisors. The financing was arranged through Country Bank.
YORK, PA. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Stonybrooke Shopping Center, a retail center located in York. The 63,955-square-foot shopping center sold for $3.6 million, approximately 97 percent of asking price. Situated on 10.4 acres at 3609 E. Market St., the center is occupied by Food Lion, Avis Rent-A-Car, local restaurants and Monro Muffler and Brake. The Food Lion recently underwent a $2 million renovation. Christopher Burnham, Derrick Dougherty and Dean Zang of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a group of Baltimore-based investors. The name of the buyer was not released.
McHugh Nears Completion of $58M Conversion Of Office Building To Student Apartments In Chicago
by Katie Sloan
CHICAGO — The restoration and conversion of the Old Colony office building, located at 37 W. Van Buren St. in Chicago, into luxury student apartments is nearly complete. The building, renamed The Arc at Old Colony, is in the last stages of its $58 million update by CA Ventures LLC and MCJ Development. The building was originally constructed in 1894 and is on the National Register of Historic Places. This qualifies the building for a $10 million federal historic landmark tax credit, which is being guided by MacRostie Historic Advisors. McHugh Construction has completed the renovation and conversion of interior offices to 137 apartment units, which are 75 percent leased. The vintage 17-story building, originally designed by famed architects Holabird and Roche, was among the tallest buildings in Chicago at the time of its construction in 1894. The Old Colony Building was one of the first of its kind to employ a unique structural portal wind-bracing system, allowing for open floor plates and thinner masonry exterior cladding. The structure’s innovative design, dating back to the Columbian Exposition of 1893, reflects the evolving structural steel technology of the era. The building’s most distinctive features are the round oriel corner bays, oversized windows and upper level terra …
DETROIT — Triton Properties has sold The Van Dyke Manor for $1.9 million to Paul Zulewski of 1000 Van Dyke Investments LLC. Commercial Property Advisors was the listing broker for the seller. The Van Dyke Manor features 38 units, which sold for $50,000 per unit.