TUCSON, ARIZ. — Starwood Hotels & Resorts has sold the 154-room Aloft Tucson University Hotel to Lightstone Value Plus Real Estate Investment Trust II for $19 million. The hotel is located at 1900 E. Speedway Blvd., next to the University of Arizona in Tucson. The hotel will remain under the Aloft Hotels flag. It will be managed by Island Hospitality Management. The public, non-traded REIT is sponsored by The Lightstone Group. Starwood was represented by Bill Murney and Mike Cahill of HREC Investment Advisors.
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MIAMI — Swire Hotels is set to open EAST, Miami, the company's first hotel in the United States. The hotel, which will feature 263 guestrooms and 89 apartment units, is set to open in 2015 at Brickell City Centre, Swire Properties Inc.'s $1.05 billion mixed-use development in Miami's Brickell neighborhood. The hotel will feature two restaurants, a poolside bar and lounge, rooftop bar, meeting rooms, banquet halls, outdoor pool deck and a 24-hour fitness center. The property is Swire Hotels' third hotel, with the other two being EAST, Hong Kong and EAST, Beijing. The design team includes architect Arquitectonica and interior designer Clodagh Design.
GAINESVILLE, VA. — The Peterson Cos. has unveiled the newest merchants to join Promenade at Virginia Gateway, the fifth and final phase of the 1.3 million-square-foot Virginia Gateway development in Gainesville. The 300,000-square-foot Promenade will add Charming Charlie (5,900 square feet), LOFT (5,400 square feet), White House Black Market (3,500 square feet), Francesca's Collections (1,400 square feet), Soma Intimates (2,500 square feet), Pinkberry (1,250 square feet), IT'SUGAR (1,800 square feet) and Presley Laurent Salon & Spa (2,500 square feet). The new retailers and eateries will debut at the property's opening on April 26. With the new additions, the lifestyle center is 97 percent leased.
ROCK HILL, S.C. — Angelic Real Estate and Red Rock Development have closed the sale-leaseback financing of a 105,000-square-foot headquarters and lab building in Rock Hill, part of the greater Charlotte, N.C., area. The financing amount was roughly $24.4 million. Red Rock developed the property on behalf of the tenant, Physicians Choice Laboratory Services (PCLS). The facility serves as PCLS' headquarters and primary testing facility. BlackArch Partners also provided financial advisory services to PCLS in the transaction. Red Rock Development and Angelic Real Estate have a strategic partnership for the financing and capitalization of commercial properties.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — H.H. Gregg has signed a 10-year lease to occupy 22,934 square feet at Windsor Square Shopping Center in Charlotte. Other tenants of the 661,156-square-foot shopping center include PetSmart, Sam's Club, Kohls, JC Penney, Ross Dress for Less, Office Depot, DSW Shoes, Lifetime Fitness, Dress Barn, Shoe Carnival, Justice, Rue 21, Vision Works and Outback Steakhouse. Sterling Organization, owner of Windsor Square Shopping Center, will debut the new H.H. Gregg store in September. Jeff McElhinny of Atlantic Retail Properties represented H.H. Gregg in the transaction.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — NorthMarq Capital has arranged approximately $2.9 million to refinance Mallard Professional Center, a 31,500-square-foot office building in Charlotte. Kevin Jenkins of NorthMarq's Charlotte office arranged the five-year loan with a 20-year amortization schedule through an unnamed credit union.
CUDAHY, WIS. — The Dickman Company Inc./CORFAC International has arranged the sale of a 23,000-square-foot industrial building in Cudahy, a city in metro Milwaukee. The property is located at 5171 S. Pennsylvania Ave. DR Investments LLC purchased the building from Joshua Properties LLC for an undisclosed price. Samuel Dickman Jr. and Samuel D. Dickman of The Dickman Company Inc. represented the seller in the transaction. Travis Tiede of NAI MLG Commercial represented the buyer.
ROSEMONT, ILL. — Bradford Allen Realty Services has arranged the lease of an 8,807-square-foot office space in Rosemont. VHT Inc., a full service provider of visual marketing services designed for the real estate industry, will occupy space at 6400 Shafer Court. The firm is relocating from its offices also located in Rosemont. Joel Berger and C.J. Ricardi of Bradford Allen Realty Services represented VHT. Zachary Fox of Transwestern represented the landlord, Crossroads Development, in the transaction.
DELAFIELD, WIS. — The Ryan Companies U.S. Inc. will develop a new, 30,000-square-foot clinic for the Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin. The new facility will be built in Delafield approximately 26 miles west of Milwaukee. Initial improvements to the 5.1-acre site located at 3195 Hillside Drive began in early April. Construction on the two-story building will occur during the summer with a projected opening in late 2014. The new clinic will provide services for asthma/allergy; cardiology; dermatology; ear, nose and throat; gastroenterology; orthopedics and urology specialty care; primary care; imaging, and physical and occupational therapy for children and adolescents. There will also be a lab and pharmacy. Ryan is providing development, design-build construction and real estate management services for the project. Zimmerman Architectural Studios Inc. will serve as the project’s architect. Associated Bank has provided construction financing for the project.
DES MOINES, IOWA — A new loft apartment community in the Western Gateway section of downtown Des Moines is now open. 14Forty, located at 1440 Locust St., welcomed its first residents in April and is now fully leased. Hubbell Realty Co. developed the $8.2 million project. The development is a historic renovation of the Mitchell Transmission Building, the former local branch office of Studebaker Corp. of America, an automobile manufacturer based in South Bend, Ind. 14Forty consists of 37 one- and two-bedroom loft apartments. The lofts range from 530 square feet to more than 1,000 square feet. The units feature original architectural elements, soaring ceilings up to 17 feet high, large windows with views of the Pappajohn Sculpture Park and contemporary design. Hubbell Construction Services renovated the historic building. Hubbell Apartment Living manages the property.