KENOSHA, WIS., BLOOMINGDALE, ILL., AND WORCESTER, MASS., — Gramercy Property Trust Inc. has acquired three industrial properties totaling approximately 555,000 square feet for $39.2 million. The properties, located in Kenosha, Wis., Bloomingdale, Ill., and Worcester, Mass., were acquired in separate all-cash transactions. The Kenosha property is a 160,000-square-foot manufacturing warehouse and distribution facility. The Bloomingdale property is an 110,000-square-foot fulfillment center. The Worcester property is a 285,000-square-foot warehouse and distribution facility. The properties are fully leased with a weighted average lease term of approximately 10 years. For the three properties, Year 1 net operating income is anticipated to be approximately $2.8 million (7.3 percent initial cap rate; 7.9 percent annualized straight-line cap rate) with annual rent escalations throughout each lease term.
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ALLISON PARK, PA. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a ground-leased retail property located at 4849 William Flynn Highway. The 13,225-square-foot net-leased property sold for $2.9 million to an undisclosed buyer. The property is currently leased to CVS/pharmacy, which recently executed a 25-year absolute net-leased ground with 10 percent increases in the five-year option periods for the property. Michael Shover and Matthew Gorman of Marcus & Millichap’s Philadelphia office marketed the property on behalf of the seller, as well as securing and representing the buyer.
SUNNY ISLES BEACH, FLA. — HSBC has provided a $284 construction loan for the development of Jade Signature, a luxury 57-story condominium tower in Sunny Isles Beach, 16 miles north of Miami. The developer, Fortune International Group, will use the proceeds of the loan to develop the 192-unit tower by 2017. The project team includes general contractor Suffolk Construction, architect Herzog & de Meuron, interior design firm PYR and landscape architect Raymond Jungles. Individual condominium units range in price from $3 million to more than $26 million. According to Fortune International Group, roughly 80 percent of the homes are under contract.
AUSTIN — Moody National REIT I Inc. is under contract to purchase the Hilton Garden Inn Austin NW/Arboretum for $29.3 million. The purchase price excludes acquisition costs and is subject to adjustments and prorations. The hotel is located north of downtown Austin just off Highway 183 near the Arboretum at Great Hills, the University of Texas, Sixth Street and Lake Travis. The 138-room hotel opened in 2002. Amenities include an indoor swimming pool and 1,400 square feet of meeting space.
SHAKOPEE, MINN. — The Opus Group has entered into a contract with Capp Industries Inc. to design and construct a 121,000-square-foot speculative warehouse and distribution facility in Shakopee. The building, located at 4551 12th Ave., will be adjacent to the first phase project built by Opus for Capp Industries in 1996. The facility will include a 32-foot clear height and 50-foot-deep structural bays. Construction will begin this fall and completion is slated for January 2015. Opus Design Build LLC is the design-builder for the project. Opus AE Group LLC is the project’s architect and engineer of record. Bloomington, Minn.-based Capp Industries is the developer for the project and will own and lease the project.
WARREN, N.J. — Colliers International has arranged a long-term lease for Mindtree Ltd., a global technology services provider, at 25 Independence Blvd. in Warren. The Bangalore, India-based company is relocating its U.S. headquarters to the new space. Mindtree will occupy 11,529 square feet on the top floor of the four-story, 106,879-square-foot office building. Michael Tesser of Colliers International represented the tenant, while William O’Keefe and Kelsey Nakamura of Cassidy Turley represented the landlord, Normandy 25 Independence LLC, in the transaction.
ATLANTA — Atlanta-based Preferred Apartment Communities Inc. has acquired four multifamily communities totaling 1,397 units in Nashville, Kansas City, Dallas and Houston. Preferred purchased the assets from four new wholly owned subsidiaries for roughly $182 million. The acquisitions were financed through separate Freddie Mac loans from KeyBank National Association totaling $119.9 million.
LAS VEGAS – The Grove, a 54,490-square-foot shopping center in North Las Vegas, has received an $11.6-million loan. The center is located at 365 W. Craig Road. The funds were used to finance the property’s acquisition. The Grove was built in 2006. It was 90 percent occupied at the time of sale. The borrower was High Valley VI LLC, a 1031 exchange buyer. The long-term, fixed-rate loan was arranged by CBRE’s Bruce Francis, Dana Summers and Robert Ybarra. It was funded through Goldman Sachs Mortgage Company.
BAYTOWN, TEXAS — Coldwell Banker Commercial United Realtors has arranged the sale of an 118,000-square-foot retail center located at 1801 N. Pruett St. in Baytown, just east of Houston. Donna Winfrey-Varner of Coldwell Banker represented the unnamed seller. A national investment group represented the buyer.
RIVER GROVE, ILL. —Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $2 million sale of 2453 N. 1st Ave., a 28-unit apartment property in River Grove. The apartment building consists of one- and two-bedroom units and features an on-site laundry facility and parking. The property is five blocks south of the River Grove Metra station, three miles from Interstate 294 and less than five miles from O'Hare International Airport. Andrean Angelov and Ryan Engle of Marcus & Millichap’s Chicago Oak Brook office represented the seller, a private investor, as well as the buyer, a limited liability company.