CORAL GABLES, FLA. — Grandbridge Real Estate Capital has closed a $24.5 million first mortgage loan for The Mile at Coral Gables, a 13-story luxury apartment project under construction at 3622 S.W. 22nd St. in Coral Gables. Once complete, the property will feature 3,000 square feet of ground-level retail space and 119 apartment units, with amenities including a swimming pool, fitness center and 175-space parking garage. Phil Carroll of Grandbridge originated the three-year interest-only loan through an unnamed bank.
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LEXINGTON, S.C. — Newmark Grubb Wilson Kibler has brokered the $5.5 million sale of a two-story, 51,512-square-foot office building located at 113 Reed Ave. in Lexington. TD Bank currently occupies the property. Jeremy Wilson of Newmark Grubb Wilson Kibler represented the buyer, ET Lexington LLC, in the transaction. Ben Kelly of NAI Avant represented the seller.
DAVENPORT, IOWA — Love Funding has arranged a $7.5 million HUD loan for the Union Arcade commercial building in downtown Davenport. The loan will be used to convert Union Arcade into a mixed-use, market-rate multifamily residential and retail space. Harry Cheatham of Love Funding’s St. Louis office secured the HUD loan for the building’s owner, Financial District Properties. The non-recourse loan features a 40-year term. The lower level of the Union Arcade was built in 1915 to house the Union Savings Bank and Trust. The upper level was built in 1924. The property has been awarded federal and state historic tax credits. Once the renovation is complete, Union Arcade will offer 68 rental units along with 8,100 square feet of commercial space.The historic building’s renovation is a part of the revitalization of downtown Davenport. Financial District Properties, which bought the building in 2012, is also investing $10 million to create 29 apartments in Davenport’s Wells Fargo building downtown.
ELGIN, ILL. — Arthur J. Rogers & Co. has arranged the lease of four properties in Elgin, located approximately 45 miles northwest of Chicago. The properties are located within the Rogers Business Parke-Elgin, a development consisting of four buildings totaling 232,000 square feet. The leases include a 9,890-square-foot property at 2521 Technology Drive for Precision Dormer LLC, a manufacturer and seller of high-speed steel and carbide round tools; a 4,500-square-foot property at 2531 Technology Drive for Intellisource Inc., a graphic production and promotional company; a 3,900-square-foot property at 2541 Technology Drive for Winegard Co., a manufacturer of television reception products; and a 1,690 square-foot property at 2521 Technology Drive for ONSITE Woodwork, a family-owned premier woodworking company. Chris Zannis of Arthur J. Rogers & Co. negotiated the leases. Facilities at Rogers Business Parke-Elgin offer both 100 percent office suites and mixed-use office/warehouse space, with units ranging from 2,000 to 58,000 square feet.
ZIMMERMAN, MINN. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $5 million sale of The Pines I & II, a 64-unit apartment property in Zimmerman, a rural community located approximately 42 miles northwest of Minneapolis. The address of the Pines I & II is at 25685 3rd St. West. The property, which was built in two phases in 2005 and in 2006, features several different floor plans. Amenities include attached covered garages, a large community room and fitness center. The property closed at below a 7 percent cap rate. Michael Ahles, Mox Gunderson and Chris Collins of Marcus & Millichap’s Minneapolis office represented the seller, a developer, and the buyer, a partnership.
BOLINGBROOK, ILL. — Lee & Associates has arranged the lease of 42,680 square feet in Bolingbrook. LMI Solutions, a manufacturer and distributor of replacement toner cartridges, will occupy space at 606 Territorial Drive. Tim McCahill and Brian Vanosky of Lee & Associates represented the tenant. Jason West and Sean Henrick of Cushman & Wakefield represented the landlord, TA Associates Realty, in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — American Realty Capital Hospitality Trust (ARC Hospitality) has entered into an agreement to acquire Equity Inns’ lodging portfolio for $1.93 billion. Subsidiaries of W2007 Grace I and WNT Holdings, which are both indirectly owned by one or more Whitehall Real Estate Funds, are selling the 126-hotel, 14,934-room portfolio. The portfolio is franchised by various global hotel brands, including Hilton Hotels & Resorts, Marriott International, Hyatt Hotels and InterContinential Hotels Group, and includes numerous well-known hotel flags, including Hampton Inn, Hilton Garden Inn, Homewood Suites, Embassy Suites, Courtyard, Residence Inn, Hyatt Place and Holiday Inn. When complete, the acquisition will increase ARC Hospitality’s portfolio to 132 hotels totaling 16,115 rooms. Closing of the acquisition is subject to customary franchisor and lender approvals and the deal is expected to close in fourth quarter 2014. RCS Capital acted as financial advisor to the buyer, while Goldman Sachs & Co. and Deutsche Bank Securities advised the sellers. It is anticipated that Deutsche Bank Securities and Goldman Sachs & Co. will provide financing in connection with the acquisition.
NEW YORK CITY — Delshah Capital has acquired 221 West 17th Street, a loft warehouse building in Chelsea, from Doreen Interiors for $26.4 million. Along with its development partner, On The Level Enterprises, Delshah plans to redevelop the 33,000-square-foot property into a residential condominium building with ground-floor retail space. The redevelopment will include the addition of four floors to create a 10-story multifamily property.
THORNWOOD, N.Y. — CBRE Group’s Westchester/Connecticut office has brokered the sale of two buildings and 97 acres at Thornwood Conference Center in Thornwood. Legion of Christ Inc. sold the assets to EF Academy International Boarding Schools for an undisclosed price. The buyer plans to use the site to expand its main campus in Tarrytown, N.Y. The two buildings total 410,000 square feet and feature a full-service cafeteria and dining room, 300-seat auditorium and conference center, dormitory-style rooms, landscaped courtyard, indoor recreation center, tennis courts and jogging trails. William Cuddy Jr. and Budd Wiesenberg of CBRE represented the seller in the transaction.
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — NAI James E. Hanson has brokered the sale of 106 Harbor Drive, a single-tenant warehouse facility in Jersey City. CenterPoint Harbor LLC acquired the 54,000-square-foot property for $4.6 million. Additionally, the new owners executed a 10-year lease for the property with Iron Mountain Information Management. Tom Ryan and Barry Cohorsky of NAI James E. Hanson represented the seller, a family investor, in the sale. Ryan and Cohorsky also represented the new owner in the lease transaction.