ATLANTA — RLJ Lodging Trust, a publicly traded hospitality REIT, has acquired the 78-room Residence Inn Atlanta Midtown Historic in Atlanta's Midtown submarket. RLJ Lodging, which bought a mortgage loan collateralized by the hotel in 2009 for $5 million, purchased the hotel through a foreclosure sale after the borrower defaulted on the loan earlier this year. The hotel will be closed later this year to undergo a comprehensive renovation that will include upgrades to the guest rooms and public spaces. The hotel will reopen in the third quarter of 2013 under the Residence Inn by Marriott flag.
GERMANTOWN, MD. — NorthMarq Capital has arranged $3.3 million in first mortgage refinancing for Churchill Business Center, a 39,917-square-foot industrial facility located at 13210-13220 Wisteria Drive in Germantown. The property is fully leased to tenants such as Selvadurai Palanivelu, Autobody Connection and Sherwin Williams. Matthew Kohlhoss of NorthMarq's Washington, D.C., office arranged the 25-year loan with a 20-year amortization schedule.
STERLING HEIGHTS, MICH. — SOBB Sterling LLC has purchased a 206,000-square-foot shopping center in Sterling Heights for $7.6 million. Led by Joshua Simon, president of commercial real estate development firm SimonCRE, the SOBB Sterling partnership acquired Market Place Shopping Center through a foreclosure. Target, a 20-screen MJR Theatres, Ruby Tuesdays and a variety of regional and local retailers anchor the center, which is located on Van Dyke Avenue. More than 50,000 square feet of retail space is available in the 20-acre shopping center. Simon plans to renovate the retail property by updating the landscaping and parking lot and making overall building improvements. Target is currently remodeling its store to match the new look that Market Place Shopping Center will receive. SOBB Sterling LLC brings together investors from Arizona and Kansas to Michigan.
MADISON, WIS. — WS Development has unveiled plans for a major redevelopment of the Hilldale Shopping Center in Madison. The Massachusetts-based company, which owns and operates the 55-store, 475,000-square-foot mall, announced its $15 million proposal Tuesday.Redevelopment plans include transforming the existing enclosed mall area between Metcalfe’s and Macy’s and create an open air streetscape. The plan also proposes outward-facing storefronts along the existing streets in the area. A host of new stores, including kitchenware retailer Sur La Table, fitness studio Pure Barre, Morgan Shoes, Stride Rite and New Balance, are expected to open in fall 2014.
CARPENTERSVILLE, ILL. — Capital Real Estate Advisors LLC has purchased a 110,000-square-foot shopping center located on Western Avenue in Carpentersville, about 40 miles northwest of Chicago, for $7.1 million. Tenants at Springhill Market Place include Fifth Third Bank, Big Lots, Firestone, Auto Zone, Sherwin Williams, UPS and Fast Signs. National Realty Network represented Capital Real Estate Advisors in the transaction. Rosemont, Ill.-based Foresite Realty Partners is serving as the property manger.
WHEELING, ILL. — Baum Realty Group LLC has arranged the sale of a 14,348-square-foot retail strip center and 60,001-square-foot pad site in Wheeling, located about 28 miles north of Chicago. Danny Spitz, Greg Dietz and Ben Brichta of Baum Realty, along with Doug Renner and Gary Shvartsman of the firm’s landlord representation team, represented the seller. Baum also procured the buyer, an out-of-state investor, in the transaction. The retail property is located at 701- 749 N. Milwaukee Ave. in front of the 400-room Westin Chicago North Shore Hotel. With a 21 percent occupancy, the investment represents a value-add opportunity, according to Baum. The strip center includes 11,179 square feet of contiguous available space. Baum will continue its assignment as the leasing agent.
NEW YORK CITY — Northwood Investors, a privately held global real estate investment firm, has purchased 100 Broadway, a 24-story office building in Manhattan. The purchase price was undisclosed. Located on the southeast corner of Broadway and Pine Street, the historic downtown office building includes two floors of retail and 22 office level floors. The property features 360,000 square feet of office, as well as 40,000 square feet of retail. Brookfield Financial, a global investment bank and real estate investment sales firm, arranged the off-market transaction.
BLUE BELL, PA. — An affiliate of Endurance Real Estate Group LLC has acquired 960 Harvest Drive, a three-building suburban office portfolio in Blue Bell, for $4.1 million. The portfolio includes one single-story and two two-story buildings totaling 129,430 square feet. Endurance acquired the largely vacant portfolio from a REIT. Constructed in 1988, the portfolio features single- or multi-tenant floor plans with parking surrounding the buildings. The Bala Cynwyd, Pa.-based owner and developer plans to upgrade the building systems and renovate the lobbies and common areas. Endurance will also address deferred maintenance of the parking lots, landscaping and signage. The company has hired John Susanin and Kyle Hilbert of Colliers International to lease the portfolio.
NEW MILFORD, CONN. — Washington Trust’s commercial real estate group has provided a $1.3 million loan for the refinancing of an 11,108-square-foot retail building in New Milford, a northwest suburb of New Haven. New Milford Main Investment LLC was the borrower. Rite Aid Pharmacy leases the building, which is located at 173 Danbury Road.
KING OF PRUSSIA, PA. — Target is moving into King of Prussia for the first time, with a new 165,000-square-foot store set to open in July 2014. The new store will be part of the Valley Forge Shopping Center located on West DeKalb Pike, about 20 miles northwest of Philadelphia. The location will employ approximately 200 to 250 team members and include everyday essentials and groceries, as well as Starbucks, Target Optical and Target Pharmacy. Target currently operates 1,856 total stores, of which 1,788 are in the United States and 68 are in Canada, as well as Target.com.