CORAL GABLES, FLA. — Aventura, Fla.-based Axiom Capital Advisors has brokered the $16.5 million sale of Riviera Plaza, a 55,161-square-foot mixed-use development located at 1542 S. Dixie Highway in Coral Gables. Roberto Susi of Axiom Capital represented the buyer, Riviera Holdings Plaza LP, a partnership between Gadinsky Real Estate, Echion USA and 13th Floor Investments. The partnership purchased the asset in an off-market transaction. According to Susi, the new ownership is contemplating repositioning Riviera Plaza to include multifamily housing.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — HFF has arranged a $14.5 million acquisition loan for a 32,000-square-foot office building located at 1509 16th St. N.W. in Washington, D.C.’s Dupont Circle neighborhood. Dan McIntyre of HFF arranged the 10-year, fixed-rate loan through First National Bank on behalf of the borrowers, MidAtlantic Realty Partners LLC and UberOffices. In addition to the acquisition, the borrowers will use the loan proceeds to fund renovation/lease up costs. Originally built in 1909, the building will be fully renovated by early 2016 for UberOffices, which will occupy the entire office building.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Divaris Real Estate Inc. has brokered the sale of Brookland Plaza, an 18,000-square-foot shopping center located at 3730 10th St. N.E. in Washington, D.C. Urban Investment Partners purchased the asset from Jan and Anna Slamen Family Trust for $5.5 million. Joseph Farina, John Camp and Amit Grover of Divaris represented the buyer and seller in the transaction.
GAFFNEY, S.C. — Lyons Industrial Properties has brokered the sale of a 208,000-square-foot industrial facility located at 805 Victory Trail Road in Gaffney. The property is leased to Suminoe Textiles of America, a textile distributor to the automotive industry. Bobby Lyons of Lyons Industrial Properties represented the seller, Anderson Family Associates, in the transaction. Reger Holdings purchased the asset for $3.3 million.
With the industrial real estate market in Grand Rapids nearing critical mass — where demand is strong enough to fill the entire supply of available space — a new challenge has emerged for developers. How do they create enough new, competitive product to keep up with continued market momentum? For the first time in a decade, total inventory in the industrial market must grow. The solution will likely come in the form of new construction and creative repositioning of functionally obsolete facilities. During the Great Recession and slow recovery, many companies consolidated operations. Buildings that had become vacant were repurposed, substantially modified or eliminated altogether. Now, we are beginning to see a trend of new construction. Both speculative and build-to-suit construction has become the logical solution to the lack of inventory. Noteworthy Projects An investment group led by a local building materials supplier, and marketed by the industrial team at Colliers, is developing a 45,000-square-foot light manufacturing speculative building, located at 3838 Soundtech Court in Kentwood, a southern suburb of Grand Rapids. Delivery is expected by June 1. On the city’s southeast side near Gerald R. Ford International Airport, a new industrial building is under construction at 5300 Broadmoor Ave. …
NORTH BRUNSWICK, N.J. — CBRE Group has arranged the sale of The Shoppes at North Brunswick, a shopping center located along Route 1 North Brunswick. A New York-based private equity firm sold the 150,000-square-foot property to Shoppes at North Brunswick LLC, an entity controlled by The Azarian Group, for an undisclosed price. The center is 94 percent leased to a mix of tenants, including Anthropologie, Banana Republic, Five Below, Talbots, NY & Company, Ann Taylor Loft, Charming Charlie, Corner Bakery Café, SuperCuts and Wingstop. Additionally, the retail and office property has 10,000 square feet of space available. Jeffrey Dunne, Casey Rosen, David Gavin and Dennis Carson of CBRE represented both parties in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Simone Development Cos. has fully leased its new 370,000-square-foot mixed-use complex, Metro Center Atrium in the Bronx. Affinity Health Plan has leased 102,507 square feet at the property and 2,000 square feet of storage space on the Hutch Metro Center campus, and Fresenius Medical Care North America has leased 21,105 square feet at the complex. With these leases the 370,000-square-foot Metro Center Atrium is fully occupied. Retail and healthcare tenants include LA Fitness, Applebee’s, Dunkin Donuts, Children’s Corner, Montefiore Medical Center, Calvary Hospital, Hanger Prosthetics, Parkchester Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery and Ophthalmologist Dr. Eric Wolf. Situated within Simone Development’s Hutchinson Metro Center, Metro Center Atrium features three floors of Class A office and medical space, retail and restaurant space, and a Marriott hotel.
DELRAN, N.J. — Roddy Inc. has brokered the acquisition of an industrial property located at 1813 Underwood Blvd. within Millside Industrial Park in Delran. AJ Real Holdings LLC, an entity related to Billows Electric, purchased the 109,000-square-foot property from Vosson LLC for an undisclosed price. The property will be leased, in its entirety, to Billows Electric. Situated on 6 acres, the property features 16 tailgate loading docks, 20-foot ceiling heights sloping to 18-foot clear heights and 5,700 square feet of office space. Sean Durkin of Roddy Inc. represented the buyer in the transaction.
NEWPORT, DEL. — Business partners E. Thomas Harvey III, Kostas Kalogeropoulous and Vince DiFonzo have partnered to form TKo Hospitality. As an affiliate of Harvey, Hanna & Associates, the new company will specialize in hotel and restaurant operations, third-party management, sales, marketing, food and beverage, and franchise relationship management. TKo currently operates and manages Lighthouse Cove Resort in Dewey Beach, Del., which consists of the Hyatt Place Hotel, The Residences of Lighthouse Cove Condominiums, The Lighthouse Restaurant, Que Pasa Mexican Restaurant, Crabbers Cove Restaurant and The Bay Center, an on-site large event venue. TKo plans to have 1,000 rooms in its portfolio. Additionally, the company has three development projects in the pipeline and plans to acquire existing third-party management contracts. Harvey will serve as chairman, Kalogeropoulous as president/CEO and DiFonzo as COO for the newly formed company.
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — NorthMarq Capital’s Greater Westchester New York/Connecticut office has arranged $4.2 million in refinancing for a retail property located at 350-360 Tarrytown Road in White Plains. The 10-year loan, provided by a local bank, features a 30-year amortization schedule. The 18,056-square-foot retail center is anchored by a Men’s Wearhouse. Robert Ranieri of NorthMarq Capital arranged the financing on behalf of the undisclosed borrower.