NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of an office building located at 9020-9024 Fifth Ave. in Brooklyn. The 24,829-square-foot property sold for $7.5 million. Mark Zarrella and John Brennan of Marcus & Millichap’s Brooklyn office represented the seller and secured the buyer, both individual/personal trusts, in the transaction.
CAMBRIDGE, MASS. — Hunt Mortgage Group has secured a $2.3 million Freddie Mac loan for the refinancing of a multifamily property located in Cambridge. The borrower is Agora Market Street LLC. Located 19-25 Market St., the 16-unit property comprises three-bedroom/one-bathroom units and is 100 percent occupied. Hayley Suminski of Hunt Mortgage negotiated the financing.
ATLANTA — Hines has purchased a commercial property site in Atlantic Station in Midtown Atlanta from CBRE Global Investors for an undisclosed amount. Hines plans to develop a 200,000-square-foot creative office building at the site. The Class A project will include bicycle lockers, a rooftop patio, collaborative lobby space and oversized windows. According to CBRE Global Investors, Atlantic Station has become an epicenter for technology companies in recent years, and Hines hopes to attract more tech and creative companies to the new office building. Construction is scheduled to begin in the first quarter of 2016 and is expected to be completed in the second quarter of 2017.
FALLS CHURCH, VA. — The Greysteel Co. has arranged joint venture equity financing for the acquisition of The Jefferson Apartments, a 310-unit mid-rise apartment community in Falls Church, 10 miles west of Washington, D.C. The buyer, Capital Investment Advisors LLC, purchased the apartment community from BVF-II Prestwick LLC, an affiliate of Berkshire Property Advisors. Matthew Schwartz and Mark Bittenbender of Greysteel arranged the joint venture equity financing on behalf of Capital Investment Advisors. The loan amount wasn’t disclosed, but sources estimate the amount to be roughly $10 million.
PEACHTREE CORNERS, GA. — Glenfield Capital has inked a long-term office lease with global tech firm Concentrix Corp. for 55,000 square feet. The technology business solutions provider will occupy office space at 3795 Data Drive in Peachtree Corners, a northeast suburb of Atlanta. The building is part of the Lakeside at Spalding Triangle campus, which Glenfield Capital purchased in March 2014. Formerly an Avaya call center, the building is outfitted with Georgia Power’s Hi-Reli system that runs underground. Clint Glover of CBRE represented Glenfield Capital in the lease transaction.
STAFFORD, VA. — Coldwell Banker Commercial Elite has brokered the $3.6 million sale of a multi-tenant retail strip center located at 125 Corporate Drive in Stafford. The 8,000-square-foot building was built in 2013 at the entrance to Quantico Corporate Center, an 85-acre mixed-use campus that is home to global defense corporations, universities and U.S. government offices. The retail strip center was fully leased at the time of sale to retailers such as Subway, I Luv Teriyaki, Pancho Villa, Dream Nails and a barber shop. A group of Northern Virginia investors based out of Fairfax Station purchased the retail property. Donny Self of Coldwell Banker Commercial Elite represented the seller, Quantico Retail Building LLC, in the transaction.
HUNTSVILLE, ALA. — The U.S. Green Building Council has awarded the 120,000-square-foot Redstone Gateway Building 1100 in Huntsville with LEED Silver status. The office building was recently constructed by Hoar Construction and is currently owned by Corporate Office Properties Trust. The five-story office building is one of the first three buildings constructed at the Redstone Gateway development, an office complex located outside of Redstone Arsenal, a U.S. Army post. The office building’s sustainable components include a TPO membrane roof, indigenous plants in the landscaping, efficient mechanical systems, plumbing materials that reduce water usage by 35 percent and use of carpet and paint with low concentrations of volatile organic compounds. Hoar Construction used 26.4 percent recycled and 26 percent regional materials during construction.
The Cleveland retail market has shown a dramatic recovery over the last five years. The overall vacancy rate has fallen from just over 14 percent in 2011 to slightly under 9 percent at the beginning of 2015, and rental rates have noticeably increased. As a result, there have been some landmark sales as part of a brisk investment market and new retail development has started in earnest. However, there are also some high-profile retail centers that continue to be plagued by a variety of issues, in spite of the market’s turnaround. Nearly $400 million of retail properties have changed hands over the last 12 months and this sector is the most active of all the property types. While local investors have certainly played a part, the majority of the buyers have been from outside the region. Among the most active non-local purchasers has been a pair of REITs — Inland Real Estate Corp. (NYSE: IRC) and Devonshire REIT. Recent purchases by Inland include Creekside Commons, a 200,000-square-foot center that sold for $28.3 million and Cedar Center North, a 60,000-square-foot center that sold for $15.4 million. Meanwhile, Devonshire REIT has acquired The Plaza at Chapel Hills, a 450,000-square-foot center that sold …
PHOENIX – The 44th and McDowell Hotel Group LLC has purchased the 228-unit Holiday Inn Hotels & Suites Phoenix Airport North for an undisclosed sum. The hotel is located at 1515 N. 44th Street. The property underwent an $11 million conversion to Holiday Inn & Suites in 2011. It is situated just two miles from Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport. The seller, Jordan Hotels LLC, was represented by Bill Murney of HREC Investment Advisors’ Phoenix office.
GLENDALE, CALIF. – College Plaza, a 5,528-square-foot retail building in the Los Angeles submarket of Glendale, has sold to James Hsu for $6.3 million. The building is located at 1500 Canada Blvd. It was built in 2005. Notable tenants include Coffee Bean and Flame Broiler. The buyer was represented by Peggy Chen of Ko Tai Realty. The seller, Hovik Khatchaturian of Turian Properties, was represented by Alex Vasquez of Stevenson Real Estate Services.
