HAMILTON, N.J. — Homewood Suites by Hilton has opened its first hotel in Hamilton. Located at 960 US Highway 130, the four-story hotel features 110 suites and is the tenth Homewood Suites property in New Jersey. The property features complimentary Internet, free hot breakfast and light evening dinner and drinks Monday through Thursday, fully equipped kitchens, separate living and sleeping spaces, a complimentary grocery shopping service and recreational options. The property is owned and operated by Kuser & 130 Associates LLC. Homewood Suites by Hilton is Hilton Worldwide’s international brand of upscale, all-suite, and extended-stay hotels.
TAMPA, FLA. — Fairlead Commercial Real Estate has purchased Westshore 500, a Class A, 129,728-square-foot office building in Tampa. The asset is located at 500 N. Westshore Blvd. in Tampa’s Westshore submarket. Fairlead Commercial acquired the asset along with equity partner Bridge Investment Group Partners, managers of the ROC Funds, for an undisclosed price. Christian Lee, Dale Peterson, Charles Foschini and Marcos Minaya of CBRE’s capital markets group represented the seller in the transaction. Fairlead has selected Claire Calzon and Joanne LeBlanc of Colliers International to lease Westshore 500.
MEMPHIS, TENN. — Target has leased 900,000 square feet of industrial space at 5461 Davidson Road in Memphis, a distribution center that features 30-foot clear heights. The retail giant will invest $50 million to reposition the property as a regional online fulfillment center. Patrick Walton and Kemp Conrad of Cushman & Wakefield-Commercial Advisors LLC represented the property’s owner, an asset management and investment firm, in the lease transaction. Patrick Burke of CBRE represented Target. The property, which is slated to be operational by mid-2015, is expected to generate more than 400 jobs. Target by Innotrac, a third-party logistics firm, will manage the facility.
MIAMI BEACH, FLA. — Nakash Holdings, an investment firm controlled by founders of jean designer Jordache Enterprises, has purchased The Setai Hotel in Miami Beach’s South Beach neighborhood for an undisclosed price. Nakash Holdings will own and operate 130 guest rooms in the historic Art Deco building, as well as units in the tower portion of the hotel. The hotel’s amenity package includes three infinity pools, four food and beverage outlets, an upscale spa and fitness center and more than 45,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor function space. The hotel’s Art Deco portion was built in the 1930s, and in 2004 Jean Michel Gathy and Jaya Ibrahim developed the hotel’s tower portion. The Art Deco building was redesigned in 2004 as well.
BROOKHAVEN, GA. — Colliers International has brokered the sale of The Clairmont, a 288-unit apartment community located at 3078 Clairmont Road in Brookhaven, a northeast suburb of Atlanta. New York-based GFI Capital Resources Group Inc. sold the asset to an affiliate of Equus Capital Partners Ltd., which will rename the property Madison Brookhaven. Equus plans to invest $3 million in capital improvements to the property, which was 95 percent occupied at the time of sale. The apartment community features a clubhouse, fitness center, two pools and a dog park. Equus affiliate Madison Apartment Group will manage the property. Ron Cameron and Will Matthews of Colliers International’s Atlanta office represented GFI Capital in the transaction.
MONROE, N.C. — Time Equities Inc. (TEI) has purchased Monroe Crossing Shopping Center, a 379,630-square-foot shopping center located at 2107-2133 W. Roosevelt Blvd. in Monroe, 25 miles southeast of Charlotte. The property’s tenant roster includes Belk’s flagship store, JC Penney, Sears, Hibbett Sports, Shoe Carnival, Buffalo Wild Wings and Planet Fitness. Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer represented the seller, Madison Marquette, in the transaction. TEI was represented internally by Ami Ziff and Jonathan Kim.
GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS — Teledrift Inc. has renewed and expanded its lease of its base operations in the Great Southwest Industrial District. The Oklahoma City-based company, a supplier for the oil and gas industry, has signed an early renewal for 10,346 square feet at 1515 Ave. S. and leased an additional 14,484 square feet at 1555 Ave. S., both in Grand Prairie. The two leases are co-terminus. The space is located inside the 126,307-square-foot Westfork Business Center, a three-building industrial flex project with access to Texas 161 and I-30. Matt Trozzo and Hugh Herman of Cushman & Wakefield’s Houston office represented the tenant.
ADDISON, TEXAS — The Connor Group has purchased Villages of Addison, a 264-unit, Class A apartment complex located in the north Dallas suburb of Addison. Unit amenities at the Villages of Addison include stainless steel appliances, hardwood flooring, granite kitchen counter tops and a full-size washer and dryer in each unit. Community amenities include a clubhouse with a business center and game lounge, two swimming pools, private cabanas, a 24-hour gym, sauna, outdoor kitchen and grill. The purchase of this property is Connor Group’s ninth and final property acquisition of 2014. The Connor Group owns and operates apartment communities in Atlanta, Austin, Charlotte, Chicago, Cincinnati, Columbus, Dallas, Dayton, Nashville and Raleigh-Durham.
DALLAS, TEXAS — BMC Capital’s Dallas office has provided a $1.7 million purchase loan for Parkway Garden Apartments in Dallas. The seven-year loan includes a 70 percent loan-to-value ratio with a 4.37 percent fixed interest rate and a 25-year amortization schedule. The loan was arranged through one of BMC Capital’s correspondent banking relationships.
CHICAGO — Essex Realty Group Inc. has arranged the $2.7 million sale of a 26,815-square-foot building in Chicago. The property is located at 932-40 W. Dakin St. and formerly served as a heavy timber warehouse building. The E.R. Moore Co., a manufacturer of caps and gowns used for graduation and choir ceremonies, built the building in 1914. The property spans three floors and features high ceilings and hardwood floors on the second and third floors. The space is ideal for a ground-up new residential development of loft-style apartments or condominiums. Essex Realty Group’s Jim Darrow and Jordan Gottlieb represented the undisclosed seller and Doug Fisher represented the undisclosed buyer.