LOS ANGELES – The James hotel brand has made its way onto the Sunset Strip. CIM Group and its joint venture partner Denihan Hospitality Group have announced The James Los Angeles will open in West Hollywood in 2016. It will be located at the southeast corner of Sunset and La Cienega boulevards within CIM’s two-block Sunset La Cienega mixed-use development. The 286-room hotel will be the first new ground-up hotel in West Hollywood in about 30 years, according to CIM. The James Los Angeles will feature two restaurants, a rooftop and lobby bar and about 10,000 square feet of meeting space. CIM is designing and developing both The James Los Angeles and two residential towers across La Cienega that will contain 190 units and about 40,000 square feet of retail space. This will be the fourth hotel to operate under The James brand. There are additional hotels in Chicago, New York and Miami.
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EVERETT, WASH. — Lowe Enterprises Investors (LEI) has purchased the 352-unit Covington Farms apartment complex in Everett for $42.8 million. The community is located at 10115 Holly Drive in the city’s Paine Field area, which is 25 miles north of Seattle. It is situated near the Everett Mall, Port of Everett and Comcast Arena. The community was built in 1989. It is currently 95 percent occupied. Covington Farms will be managed by Greystar. Gail Neuburg of ARA Northwest represented the seller, Heitman Capital Management, in this transaction. LEI purchased the community on behalf of an investment client. The company is focused on multifamily and commercial acquisition and development opportunities nationwide, though it is particularly targeting the West and Pacific Northwest.
HOLLYWOOD, CALIF. – Construction has commenced on a 245,000-square-foot creative office campus in Hollywood that is being developed by J.H. Snyder Co. The two-building campus will be located at 959 Seward directly across from Hollywood Center Studios. The glass complex will contain a restaurant, fitness center, outdoor event space, screening room and bike storage. Construction should be complete by the first quarter of 2016. It will be designed by Ware Malcomb. The Multi-Employer Property Trust will provide a $95-million participating loan to an LLC affiliated with J.H. Snyder.
RALEIGH, N.C. AND ALPHARETTA, GA. — Trade Street Residential has acquired two recently built apartment communities in the Southeast totaling 502 units for $73.2 million. The acquisition includes Waterstone at Brier Creek, a 232-unit apartment community in Raleigh. Trade Street acquired the property for approximately $32.7 million. The asset, which was delivered this year, includes a saltwater swimming pool, fitness center, courtyards and dog parks. The other property is Waterstone at Big Creek, a 270-unit apartment community in Alpharetta, a suburb of Atlanta. The asset, which was delivered in November 2013, sold for approximately $40.5 million. The property features a fitness center, resort-style saltwater swimming pool and lounge areas.
BOCA RATON, FLA. — Meridian Capital Group LLC has arranged a $43.8 million mortgage for the refinancing of a 14-property portfolio of shopping centers in the Southeast and Indiana. Michael Brown and Zach Nimhauser of Meridian Capital Group’s Boca Raton office arranged the 10-year loan through a CMBS lender. The portfolio is composed of: · the 34,156-square-foot Green Acres in Havana, Fla. · the 170,745-square-foot Oak Station in Marianna, Fla. · the 123,778-square-foot Jackson Park in Seymour, Ind. · the 142,760-square-foot Village Center in Seymour, Ind. · the 131,553-square-foot River Creek located in Aurora, Ind. · the 35,179-square-foot Quitman Shopping Center in Quitman, Miss. · the 76,247-square-foot Flint River Plaza in Montezuma, Ga. · the 73,612-square-foot Jackson Square in Jackson, Ala. · the 68,451-square-foot Town & Country Center in Manchester, Ga. · the 37,350-square-foot Vancleave Center in Vancleave, Miss. · the 52,891-square-foot Village Square in Wiggins, Miss. · the 175,381-square-foot Prestonburg Village in Prestonburg, Ky. · the 160,713-square-foot Twin County Plaza in Galax, Va. · the 78,245-square-foot Country Roads in Plaza Hinton, W.Va.
IRVINE, CALIF. — Faris Lee Investments has brokered the $36 million sale of a four-property retail portfolio totaling 186,052 square feet. The four assets — three in Kentucky and one in Tennessee — are fully leased to LA Fitness. The properties include 3001 Blake James Drive in Lexington, Ky.; 1028 Wellington Way in Lexington, Ky.; 6013 Preston Highway in Louisville, Ky.; and 2401 Edge O Lake Drive in Antioch, Tenn. Richard Chichester, Matt Mousavi, Patrick Luther and Tom Chichester of Faris Lee Investments represented both the buyer, Arizona-based STORE Capital, and the seller, a Kentucky-based private entity, in the transaction.
CARY, N.C. — Greystone has acquired Cary Brook Apartments, a 360-unit multifamily community in Cary, part of the Research Triangle area, for $24.3 million. The property was built in 1984 and features a clubhouse and leasing center. Greystone purchased the community from RFI Cary Brook LLC. Greystone Property Management Corp. will take over property management services for the community.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — CBRE Hotels has arranged the sale of the Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront, located at 225 E. Coastline Drive in Jacksonville. The 963-room property is northeast Florida’s largest convention hotel, according to CBRE Hotels. The property is located on a four-mile riverfront boardwalk and features 110,000 square feet of meeting space. The hotel comprises 28 percent of all hotel rooms in downtown Jacksonville. Christian Charre, Paul Weimer and Natalie Castillo of CBRE Hotels in Miami, along with Patrick Arangio, Jack Howard, Kurt Altvater and Dave Dorros of CBRE’s national loan sale advisory group, brokered the transaction.
CHICAGO — Summit Design + Build has broken ground WhirlyBall’s new 50,000-square-foot facility located on a 1.5 acre site at 1823 W. Webster in Chicago. The new entertainment venue is adding bowling and meeting/event space for 250-plus attendees. The two-story facility will feature three WhirlyBall courts, 12 bowling lanes, a multi-level laser-tag arena, five party rooms and 5,000 square feet of office space. The full venue will have the capability to host private and corporate functions for 700-plus guests and will offer a full-service kitchen and bar. WhirlyBall will relocate from its current location at 1880 W. Fullerton Ave., which will be razed to make room for the city’s planned reconfiguration of the intersection of Damen, Elston and Fullerton avenues.
CHICAGO — Boston Capital will invest in the rehabilitation of Senior Suites of Norwood Park, an 84-unit development for seniors located in Chicago. The development will be rehabilitated with tax credit equity from the Low Income Housing Tax Credit program. Chicago-based Senior Lifestyle Corp. is the developer. Senior Suites of Norwood Park will include the preservation and adaptive reuse of the Passionist Monastery. The multifamily community will feature a three-story building, which will include 10 studio units, 63 one-bedroom units and 11 two-bedroom units. Amenities include a central community room with scheduled events and activities, lounges on each floor, a fitness room, library/reading room, health/wellness office and a landscaped patio. Senior Suites of Norwood Park will be available to seniors earning 60 percent or less of the area median income.