LOS ANGELES – Matura Farrington has signed a 65-month lease for 5,696 square feet of office space in Downtown Los Angeles. The space is located at 617 West Seventh Street. Matura Farrington is a staffing services agency. The building is owned by the Swig Company.
MINNEAPOLIS — Ashford Hospitality Trust Inc. has signed a definitive agreement to acquire two hotels in Minneapolis for a total of $101 million, or $349,000 per key. The hotels include the 229-room W Minneapolis Hotel – The Foshay and the 60-room Le Meridian Chambers Minneapolis. As part of the transaction, Ashford will assume approximately $56 million of mortgage debt on the W Minneapolis Hotel. The assumed debt matures in May 2023 and carries a fixed interest rate of 5.4 percent. After closing, both properties will continue to be managed by Starwood Hotels. W Minneapolis features 6,700 square feet of meeting space, the open-aired Foshay Tower Museum and Observation Deck, a FIT gym, 24-hour business center and Manny’s Steakhouse. Le Meridien Chambers Minneapolis offers 3,648 square foot of meeting space, a bar and restaurant, a fitness center, and more than 200 pieces of original contemporary artwork in the guestrooms and public areas.
SPRINGFIELD, OHIO — Treetop Development has acquired Sunset Hills, a 128-unit HUD apartment complex in Springfield. Located at 924 Sunset Ave., Sunset Hills consists of studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units. The property is part of a four-property portfolio, totaling 588 units, that Treetop purchased from GHC Housing for $22.1 million. The other properties are the 160-unit Wayman Manor in Temple, Texas; the 100-unit Talladega Downs in Talladega, Ala.; and the 200-unit Summit Ridge in Birmingham, Ala. Marcus & Millichap represented Treetop Development, and Steven Fleissig of Greenberg Traurig provided legal counsel in the transaction.
WESTMONT AND HIGHLAND PARK, ILL. — Berkadia’s Chicago office has secured two loans, totaling $9.1 million, for two properties in Westmont and Highland Park. In Westmont, Bob Toland and Michael Slovitt of Berkadia arranged a $6.5 million loan for the acquisition of a two-tenant retail center, which is occupied by Hobby Lobby and Micro Center. Berkadia provided the 10-year loan through a life insurance company correspondent on behalf of the borrower, SCP Realty Fund II – Westmont LLC. In the second transaction, Aaron Abelson and Slovitt of Berkadia secured a $2.6 million loan to facilitate the acquisition of Fresenius Medical Care Highland Park, a dialysis treatment center in Highland Park. Berkadia arranged the 20-year loan through a life insurance company correspondent for the borrowers, Shepard-Warrenville I LLC and Shepard Warrenville II LCC.
ST. PAUL, MINN. — Dougherty Mortgage LLC has closed a $12.3 million HUD 221(d)(4) loan for the construction of The Cambric, an affordable seniors housing community in St. Paul. Restricted to residents 55 years of age or older, the property will offer 113 apartments units, with 23 set aside at fair market rates. Dougherty’s Minneapolis office arranged the 40-year loan for the borrower, St. Paul Leased Housing Associates VI LLLP.
DES PLAINES, ILL. — Brennan Investment Group has signed a new lease with Pet Food Experts at its newly construction warehouse facility in Des Plaines. Pet Food Experts will lease 98,785 square feet at the property, which is located at 1780 Birchwood Ave. The 140,000-square-foot industrial facility features 32-foot clear heights, ample loading, trailer parking and auto parking. The lease is slated to commence in third quarter 2015. Jonathan Kohn and Thomas Rodeno of Colliers International represented the landlord, while Daniel Smolensky of Modal Group represented the tenant in the transaction.
PHILADELPHIA — Berkadia has arranged an $80.4 million loan for the acquisition of ICON 1616, a multifamily property located at 1616 Walnut St. in Philadelphia. The borrower, Castle Rock Equity Group, will use the loan toward the $112 million acquisition of the property. Yuri Kletsman of Berkadia secured the 10-year, fixed-rate loan through Berkardia’s Fannie Mae DUS Program. Terms of the loan include a 4.06 percent interest rate and a 30-year amortization schedule. The financing also incorporated the property’s PILOT program and historic tax credits. Built in 1929, the 25-story property features 206 studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Community amenities include a sky deck with 360-degree views; a grilling station; herb garden and outdoor living area; a yoga studio; a club level with a kitchen, billiard tables, flat-screen televisions and a large-screen media room; and a business center with computers, printers and conference rooms.
BEAR, DEL. — HFF has arranged $45 million in financing for Christiana Meadows, a multifamily property located in Bear. The 10-year loan, which features a 3.62 percent fixed rate, was secured for the borrower, a joint venture between The Commonwealth Group and The Emory Hill Companies. Proceeds of the loan will be used to refinance existing debt on the property. Located at 265 Bear Christiana Road, the 54-building property features 648 one- and two-bedroom apartment units. On-site community amenities include an Olympic-sized swimming pool, sauna, hot tub, playground, tennis court and clubhouse with fitness center and large conference room. At the time of financing, the property was 92 percent occupied. James Conley and Mike Pagniucci of HFF arranged the financing.
NEW YORK CITY — Madison Realty Capital has completed the disposition of a multifamily property located at 385 Union Ave. in Brooklyn’s Williamsburg neighborhood. Originally in foreclosure and under management of a receiver, the six-story property sold for $37.4 million. The 40,000-square-foot property features 47 residential units. The property was sold in an off-market transaction facilitated by Aaron Jungreis of Rosewood Realty Group, who represented both parties. The name of the buyer was not released.
NEW YORK CITY — Silvershore Properties has acquired a mixed-use property, located at 149 Rivington St. in New York City’s Lower East Side, for $2.8 million. The buyer plans to redevelop the four-story, walk-up building into a larger property with additional residential and retail units by adding two floors to create two duplex apartments and build out the two retail floors on the lower level. No brokers were involved in the transaction. The name of the seller was not disclosed.