COLUMBUS, OHIO — Alterra Real Estate Advisors, with a group of investors, has acquired an industrial building located at 711 Distribution Drive in Columbus. Situated on nine acres, the 208,000-square-foot property sold for $2 million, or $9.76 per square foot. Alterra will lease and manage the property, which is currently 50 percent occupied by Quad Graphics. The property was acquired at auction.
NEW ORLEANS — Provenance Hotels, GB Lodging and Woodbine Development Corp. have partnered to co-develop and open the Old No. 77 Hotel & Chandlery, a boutique hotel located in New Orleans’ historic Warehouse Arts District. Originally built in 1854, the historic property is located at the intersection of Tchoupitoulas and Lafayette streets, roughly four blocks from the French Quarter. The hotel features hardwood floors, exposed brick walls, an art collection courtesy of the New Orleans Center for the Creative Arts and a new restaurant. Nina Compton is the head chef and owner of the restaurant, known as Compere Lapin. In August 2013, Provenance Hotels and GB Lodging purchased the historic hotel property, then known as the Ambassador Hotel. The companies partnered with Woodbine Development to renovate the hotel and expand the guest room count to 167. According to the hotel’s website, rooms rent for as low as $109 per night.
ROMEOVILLE, ILL. — Holladay Properties has partnered with WoodSpring Suites, formerly Value Place, to develop the first WoodSpring Suites hotel in Romeoville, located west of Chicago. Located at 1093 Windham Parkway, the four-story hotel will feature 116 rooms with in-room kitchens, free high-speed Internet and guest laundry facilities. The hotel is slated to open in April 2016.
DES MOINES, IOWA — Dougherty Mortgage LLC has closed a $7.7 million HUD 213 loan for the construction financing of Vintage Park Cooperative of Beaverdale, a senior cooperative property in Des Moines. The 40-year HUD 213 loan was arranged for borrower Vintage Park Cooperative of Beaverdale. The property will feature 54 market-rate units with one-level floor plans with nine-foot ceilings, outdoor decks or patios and large walk-in closets. Additionally, the property will feature a fitness center, workshop, multi-purpose room, clubroom and garden plots for gardening.
PAPILLION, NEB. — Inland Real Estate Income Trust Inc. has acquired The Shoppes at Market Pointe in Papillion. Located at 8650 71st Plaza, the 253,903-square-foot property was constructed in 2006. The property is 99.4 percent occupied by Lowe’s Home Improvement Warehouse, Kohl’s, Panera Bread, America’s Best Contacts & Eyeglasses, Payless ShoeSource, Qdoba, Arby’s and Five Guys Burgers & Fries.
NEWARK, OHIO — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Spring Valley, an apartment complex located at 269 Quail Creek Drive in Newark. The asset sold for $2.5 million. Built in 1992, the property features 76 two-bedroom townhome units. Michael Barron, Daniel Burkons, Joshua Wintermute, Richard Lattro and Jordan Marshal of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a private investor, and the buyer, a local investment group that specializes in properties located within tertiary markets throughout Central Ohio, in the transaction.
JULIETTE, GA. — Goodlettsville, Tenn.-based Dollar General Corp. has opened its 12,000th store in the small, historic town of Juliette. Dollar General anticipates opening 730 new stores in 2015 and plans to remodel or relocate an additional 875 stores. “It is exciting to open our 12,000th store and move into new communities where we can serve customers with everyday low prices, convenience and great service,” says Rick Dreiling, Dollar General’s chairman and CEO. With 12,000 stores in 43 states, Dollar General has more retail locations than any retailer in America.
CARY, N.C. — Multi Housing Advisors (MHA) has brokered the $13.9 million sale of Northwoods Townhomes, a 137-unit apartment community located at 411 Gregory Drive in Cary, a town in North Carolina’s Triangle region. The property’s amenity package includes a fitness center, outdoor kitchen, swimming pool and lighted tennis court. Marc Robinson, Jordan McCarley and Watson Bryant of MHA’s Charlotte office represented the seller, QR Capital, in the transaction. The buyer was an undisclosed private investor based in New Jersey.
ORLANDO, FLA. — Sean Glickman of Coldwell Banker Commercial NRT has brokered the $2.4 million sale of Goldenrod Crossings, a shopping center located at 7830 E. Colonial Drive in Orlando. The center’s tenant roster includes Trustco Bank, Ocean Fish Market Inc., MV Pawn, Repair Center of Orlando and Dream Team Barbershop. Glickman represented the seller, Colonial and Goldenrod Crossings LLC, in the transaction. The buyer was MSR Colonial LLP.
ATLANTA — NorthMarq Capital has arranged permanent debt financing for Intellicenter, a 150,000-square-foot, LEED Silver-certified office property located at 2531 Sever Road in Atlanta. Warren Hitchcock of NorthMarq’s Houston office arranged the 12-year loan with a 30-year amortization schedule through an undisclosed life insurance company on behalf of the borrower, Susquehanna Holdings Ltd. The office building was fully leased at the time of the loan transaction.
