BOSTON — HFF has arranged $55 million in first mortgage financing for a boutique office and retail property located at 185 Dartmouth St. in Boston’s Back Bay neighborhood. HFF placed the long-term, fixed-rate loan with HSBC Bank for the borrower, Synergy Investments. The loan proceeds were used to pay off existing debt, provide the necessary capital to complete the property’s rehabilitation plan and return equity upon stabilization. Completed in 1937, the 11-story building features 164,559 square feet of Class A office and retail space and 45 on-site parking spaces. Current tenants include Denham Capital, First American Title, Boston Athletic Association, Starbucks, Freshii and FedEx Kinkos. Greg LaBine and Patrick McAneny of HFF secured the financing for the borrower.
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EWING TOWNSHIP, N.J. — Affiliates of Rubenstein Partners have completed the disposition of Princeton South Corporate Center, a two-building office park in Ewing Township. Located at 100 and 200 Princeton South, the asset offers 268,000 square feet of Class A office space. Rubenstein Partners originally acquired the property in July 2011. Tom Walsh and Joe Garibaldi of Jones Lang LaSalle represented Rubenstein Partners in the transaction. Terms of the deal were not released.
BEVERLY, MASS. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of a retail property in Beverly. MAR Realty LLC purchased the property for $8.7 million, with a 5.46 percent cap rate, from Westward Apple Orchards LP. The property is occupied by Walgreens under a 25-year lease that includes five-year extension options. The lease was executed in November 2012. Bob Horvath and Todd Tremblay of Marcus & Millichap brokered the transaction.
PLAINFIELD, N.J. — Gebroe-Hammer Associates has brokered the sale of two multifamily properties, totaling 60 units, in Plainfield. In the first transaction, Gehane Triarsi and Nicholas Nicolaou of Gebroe-Hammer arranged the $3.1 million sale of a 33-unit multifamily property at 815-825 Central Ave. The property features a mix of two-, three- and four-and-a-half-room layouts. In the second deal, Triarsi represented the seller in the $2.2 million sale of a 27-unit property at 315 W. Eighth St. The property features 21 studios and six one-bedroom units. Stephen Tragash, also of Gebroe-Hammer, procured the buyer in the transaction.
BAKERSFIELD, CALIF. — Faris Lee Investments has arranged the $29.3 million sale of a 222,000-square-foot, Class B shopping center in Bakersfield. Rosedale Village is located at Rosedale Highway and Calloway Road. Donald MacLellan, Rick Chichester, Chris DiPeierro and Tom Chichester of Faris Lee Investments represented the buyer, JH Real Estate Partners. The team also represented the seller, Standard Management. Faris Lee Investments is a retail advisory and investment sales firm.
SAN DIEGO — ACI Commercial, a San Diego-based real estate brokerage firm, has arranged the $2 million sale of a 10,000-square-foot lot in the Little Italy section of San Diego. The site, located at 2148 India St., is zoned for mixed-use commercial development. Norm Root of ACI Commercial represented the seller, the Wilson and Stodelle Family trusts, in the transaction. Victor Krebs of Colliers International represented the buyer, HG Fenton Property Co. Teresa McElaney of Chicago Title Co. handled the escrow obligations, and Chicago Title provided title insurance for the transaction.
SAN DIEGO — Solana Beach Pho Bar & Grill, a Vietnamese restaurant, has signed a 2,881-square-foot lease at 1005 Rosecrans St. in San Diego. The landlord is OliverMcMillan Rosecrans LLC. The lease is for 10 years with a consideration of $1.1 million, according to Flocke & Avoyer Commercial Real Estate. Steve Avoyer, Matt Peckham and Michael Stuhmer of Flocke & Avoyer Commercial Real Estate represented OliverMcMillan Rosecrans in the transaction. Jose Bravo of Vanguard Resource Group represented the tenant.
SAN DIEGO — Davlyn Investments has acquired Paseo Summit, a 74,807-square foot, two-building office park located in Carlsbad, Calif., for $16.4 million. The property is 83 percent occupied. Michael Roberts and Brunson Howard of Cushman & Wakefield represented LNR, the special servicer acting on behalf of the lender/seller, in the transaction. Davlyn Investments was self-represented. City National Bank provided the acquisition financing. Davlyn Investments is a San Diego-based owner and operator of apartment communities and commercial property throughout California. To date, the firm has acquired more than $920 million in real estate assets.
LAKE GENEVA, WIS. — Cohen Financial has arranged an $11 million refinancing loan for Geneva Square, a retail center in Lake Geneva. The 169,692-square-foot property is 98 percent leased and is located at Interchange N and US-12. Anchor tenants include a 50,000-square-foot Piggly Wiggly and the 63,000-square-foot Aurora Health Center, a health care provider. Don Trossman of Cohen Financial secured the fixed-rate, seven-year loan, which includes a 25-year amortization schedule. The borrower is Lake Geneva Investors LLC. Schermerhorn Commercial Real Estate of Illinois manages the property. Geneva Square was built in 1980. The current owner purchased the property in 1999. Aurora Health Center became a tenant in 2005, and the Piggly Wiggly franchisee has been a tenant in the property since it was built.
DALLAS — Dougherty Mortgage LLC has arranged a $4.3 million Fannie Mae loan for the refinance of American Beauty Mill Lofts, an 80-unit multifamily market rate apartment property located in Dallas. Dougherty’s Dallas office arranged the 10-year, interest-only loan for the borrower, American Beauty Lofts Ltd. American Beauty Mill Lofts offer loft apartments located in downtown Dallas. Formerly a flour mill warehouse, the retrofitted loft apartments feature open floor plans, 15-foot ceilings and stained concrete flooring.