NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of two contiguous retail condominium units totaling 11,505 square feet for $11.4 million, or $986 per square foot. The properties are located on the ground-level of a 10-story multifamily property located at 80 Carmine St. in Manhattan’s West Greenwich Village. One property includes a 3,050-square-foot vacant unit featuring a full kitchen and 100 street-level seats, a 4,955-square-foot basement space with a prep kitchen and 120 seats, and 1,180 square feet of outdoor space. The second unit is a 3,500-square-foot space, which is occupied by Kumon Learning Center. Barbara Dansker and Zachary Ziskin of Marcus & Millichap’s Manhattan office represented the buyer and seller, both of which were undisclosed, in the transaction.
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MIAMI — RKF has brokered the sale of a 22,248-square-foot retail property located at 3800 N.E. Miami Court in Miami’s Design District. Poltrona Frau Group Miami, a luxury furniture retailer, is the sole tenant of the newly constructed, two-story property. Benjamin Mandell, John Ellis and Marty Arrivo of RKF represented the buyer, Chicago-based L3 Capital LLC, in the transaction. The seller, Tirrenia Developments LLC, was represented in-house.
Oak Grove Capital Arranges $19.5M Refinance for Affordable Housing Properties in Virginia
by John Nelson
COLONIAL HEIGHTS, VA. — Oak Grove Capital has arranged the refinancing of two affordable housing properties in Colonial Heights totaling $19.5 million. The two assets, Colonial Ridge and Bermuda Run Apartments, total 292 units. Tim Leonhard of Oak Grove Capital arranged the fixed-rate, preservation loan through Freddie Mac on behalf of the unnamed borrower.
ROYAL PALM BEACH, FLA. — CBRE has brokered the $8.3 million sale of Royal Office Park, a 28,656-square-foot mixed-use office and retail complex in Royal Palm Beach. The property is located at 420 S. State Road 7 adjacent to a 350,000-square-foot retail power center and Wellington, an international equestrian center. The Mediterranean-styled mixed-use complex features a landscaped perimeter and central courtyard with cobblestone walkways and hurricane-resistant glass storefronts and doors. Scott O’Donnell, Dominic Montazemi, Miguel Alcivar and Jason Hochman of CBRE represented the seller, Royal Office Park Ltd., in the transaction. Judge Moss of Banyan Realty Partners and Scott Weprin of Michael Falk & Co. represented the undisclosed buyer.
SPARTANBURG, S.C. — MCR Development LLC has completed an extensive renovation of the 88-room Residence Inn Spartanburg. The hotel is located at 9011 Fairforest Road in Spartanburg. The renovation includes upgrades to the lobby and guestrooms, as well as enhancements to the hotel’s exterior. The hotel’s guestroom suites were outfitted with brand new bedding, couches, dining chairs and carpeting, as well as a new wall pattern accompanied with new curtains and window treatments. Vinyl flooring was also installed in the kitchen of each suite. MCR Development is one of the 15 largest hotel owner-operators in the United States and manages a portfolio of 70 hotel properties with approximately 8,300 rooms in 17 states.
WINDERMERE, FLA. — NorthMarq Capital has arranged acquisition financing for Citra at Windermere, a 360-unit apartment community located at 11353 Citra Circle in Windermere. Greg Duvall of NorthMarq Capital has arranged the 10.5-year loan with five years of interest-only payments and a 30-year amortization schedule. Duvall arranged the Freddie Mac loan on behalf of the undisclosed borrower.
Triangle’s Buoyant Economy Gives Confidence to Industrial Real Estate Investors, Developers
by John Nelson
2014 was an exceptional year for sales and leasing activity for the Raleigh-Durham industrial market. Velocity in investment sales boomed in 2014 — the strongest year since 2006, and second strongest in history. Developers are actively seeking land to build new parks as demand for Class A industrial space outweighs supply and rental rates begin to rise. Although, the Raleigh-Durham MSA is a smaller industrial market in the region, it’s been ranked No. 1 by Forbes as the Best Place for Business and No. 2 for the Fastest Growing Large U.S. City from 2010-2030 by the United Nations Population Division. Companies continue to announce corporate relocations and expansions and unemployment is lower than the national average at 4.5 percent in October. EDM America relocated its $150 million headquarters operation to Raleigh from Pennsylvania. Argos Therapeutics announced an expansion project in Durham — a $57 million bio-manufacturing plant. The area has also seen an influx of third-party logistics companies, moving companies and suppliers for the home building industry opening new locations and consolidating to larger blocks of space. As user demand continues, there is a strong desire by investors to become a part of our market or expand their current footprint. …
MINNEAPOLIS — Oak Grove Capital has originated a $27 million fixed-rate Fannie Mae loan for Oak Residential Partners LLC, for the acquisition of Stratford Woods Apartments, a 297-unit, market-rate multifamily property in Minneapolis. The fixed-rate loan has a 10-year term with four years of interest-only payments and seven years of yield maintenance. The garden-style Stratford Woods Apartments community is comprised of 10 buildings, each containing four floors.
URBANCREST, OHIO — Value Place, an extended-stay hotel brand, has opened a newly constructed hotel in Urbancrest, Ohio. Value Place partnered with VP Columbus LLC to open the new hotel. The hotel is located at 3205 Centerpoint Drive and is within 10 miles of Columbus. The four-story, 124-room hotel features laundry facilities, high-speed wireless Internet and modified kitchens. The opening of this hotel brings the brand’s hotel count in Ohio to 13, with locations in Dayton, Cincinnati and Cleveland.
COON RAPIDS, MINN. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $4.1 million sale of Crest Oak Apartments, a 60-unit apartment property located in Coon Rapids. The property is located at 9930 Bluebird St. Northwest. The 1970s Class C apartment property includes a mix of 26 one-bedroom apartments and 33 two-bedroom apartments. Dan Linnell and Mox Gunderson of Marcus & Millichap’s Minneapolis office represented both the undisclosed seller and the buyer in the transaction.