HOUSTON AND AUSTIN, TEXAS — The William Warren Group has purchased four properties in the Houston and Austin areas for a total of $27.9 million. The facilities consist of a total of 2,257 units with 349,169 square feet. The purchases include Brazos Storage & Retail, located at 210 Gonyo Lane in Richmond, Gosling Road Self Storage located at 32103 Gosling Road in Spring, New Territory Self Storage located at 420 Sartartia Road in Sugar Land and Plum Creek Self Storage located at 5500 FM 2770 in Kyle.
BROOMFIELD, COLO. – The 51-unit Villagio Senior Living has broken ground in Broomfield. The memory care continuum community is located at 5866 West 120th Ave. Common-area amenities include 24-hour care, a gourmet dining experience and community programs. The new community is expected to open next fall. The community will be designed by Van Tilburg, Banvard & Soderbergh and built by Pinkard Construction. It is being developed by Blackwood Development and Choice Capital Partners.
RENO, NEV. – The leasehold interest on Brookside Corporate Center, a 261,141-square-foot industrial center in Reno, has sold to Libitzky Property Companies for $15.8 million. The Class A center sits adjacent to Reno-Tahoe International Airport. The three-building center is on a ground lease owned by the airport. HFF’s Steve Golubchik, John Simerlein and Josh DiSalle represented the seller.
NAPA, CALIF. – Western Wine Distribution warehouse, a 196,800-square-foot industrial property near Napa, has received an $8-million refinance. The property is located at 1275 Commerce Blvd. The loan contains a 10-year term and a 25-year amortization schedule. It was arranged by Robert R. Hervey of NorthMarq Capital’s Los Angeles office through the firm’s correspondent relationship with Nationwide Life Insurance Company.
ANAHEIM, CALIF. – A 24,480-square-foot industrial building in Anaheim has sold to an unnamed buyer for $2.5 million. The building is located at 145 W. Santa Ana Street. It also contains 2,250 square feet of office space. The property is leased to EmilAmerica. Chris Migliori of DAUM’s Orange County office represented both parties in the transaction
COSTA MESA, CALIF. – An 8,118-square-foot building in Costa Mesa that is triple-net leased to Citibank has sold to a Pasadena, Calif.-based family trust for $5 million. The building is located at 2700 Harbor Blvd. It sits adjacent to Mesa Verde Shopping Center. Shaun Riley of Faris Lee Investments represented the 1031 exchange buyer. The seller, CP Sunshine LLC, was represented by Equity Investment Advisors.
NASHVILLE, TENN. — Pebblebrook Hotel Trust has purchased Union Station Hotel, Autograph Collection in downtown Nashville for $52.3 million. The 125-room hotel is located on Broadway in Nashville’s central business district adjacent to the Frist Center for Visual Arts and Vanderbilt University. Pebblebrook has tapped Sage Hospitality to operate the hotel. The hotel first opened in 1900 as L&N Railroad Station and was converted into a hotel in 1986. The hotel underwent an $11 million renovation in 2007 and a $1.9 million renovation to convert the property to an Autograph Collection by Marriott hotel in 2012. The hotel features 12,000 square feet of meeting space, a grand lobby with a 65-foot barrel-vaulted ceiling, Prime 108 restaurant, fitness center, business center and valet parking. Pebblebrook plans to invest $5 million to $7 million to upgrade the hotel’s guestrooms and public areas.
ARLINGTON, VA. — Carr Properties has begun the demolition and pre-construction phase for a 175,000-square-foot, eight-story office building located at 2311 Wilson Blvd. in Arlington. The building, which is designed to achieve LEED Gold certification, will be ready for occupancy in 2017. The office building will feature street-level retail space, a conference room, restaurant and café, childcare facility, health club, bike room, rooftop terrace and an 18,000-square-foot urban park with gardens. Carr Properties has hired Spencer Stouffer, Krysta Herring and Phillip Thomas of Cassidy Turley to handle leasing the office building.
FRANKFORT, KY. — Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corp., a public equity REIT, has acquired a newly built, 599,840-square-foot industrial building at 1509 Leestown Road in Frankfort for $28 million. The build-to-suit property is fully leased to Jim Beam Brands Co. for 10 years. The Class A property is situated on approximately 92.2 acres and is expandable by an additional 200,000 square feet.
ATLANTA — Moran & Co. Southeast has brokered the $23 million sale of Archstone Cheshire Bridge, a 164-unit multifamily community located at 2430 Cheshire Bridge Road in Atlanta. The five-story wrap apartment complex was built in 2005 and features a swimming pool, clubhouse, fitness center, business center and parking deck. Sean Henry, Joel Sasser and John Huckaby of Moran & Co. represented the seller, AvalonBay, in the transaction. The buyer was Chicago-based Mesirow Financial.