KISSIMMEE, FLA. — Aztec Group Inc. has arranged a $10 million refinancing loan for The Park at Sorrento, a recently renovated, 208-unit apartment community located in Kissimmee. Jason Shapiro and Sean Harrington of Aztec Group arranged the loan on behalf of the borrower, a partnership between affiliates of Miami-based Mayan Properties and Tampa-based Blue Rock Partners. The apartment community recently underwent a $2.5 million renovation program to all of its unit interiors, common areas, exteriors and grounds.
DEERFIELD, ILL. — Walgreen Co. has completed the sale-leaseback of six office buildings in its headquarters complex in Deerfield, a northern suburb of Chicago. Escondido, Calif.-based Realty Income Corp. purchased the property. Jones Lang LaSalle, which marketed the property, previously said the drugstore giant intended to sell the campus for approximately $85 million. The complex spans 574,605 square feet on 38 acres. Guy Ponticiello and Bruce Westwood-Booth, both managing directors, and Brian Shanfeld, senior vice president, led the Jones Lang LaSalle team in the transaction.
MINNEAPOLIS — Hyatt Hotels Corp. has opened Hyatt Place Minneapolis Downtown, which has just completed a rebranding and renovation. Connected to Minneapolis’ climate-controlled skyway, the 213-room hotel is located minutes away from the historic Hennepin Theater District and shopping, restaurants and nightlife. The hotel includes 1,800 square feet of high-tech meeting and function space and a coffee-to-cocktails bar. Each guestroom features a 42-inch HDTV and a sectional sofa sleeper.
CHICAGO — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of DaVita Dialysis Building, a 18,965-square-foot property in Chicago, for $5.9 million. Austin Weisenbeck and Sean Sharko, investment specialists in Marcus & Millichap’s Oak Brook office, marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a private investor. David Weinberg, an investment specialist in Marcus & Millichap’s Detroit office, represented the buyer, a Michigan-based investor. The newly constructed building is located at 4253 S. Cottage Grove Ave. at the intersection of South Cottage Grove Avenue and 43rd Street. The property is a build-to-suit, flagship facility for DaVita Dialysis, which occupies 89 percent of the building. At the end of 2012, DaVita operated or provided services at 1,954 outpatient centers in the United States.
CARROLL, IOWA — Phillips Edison–ARC Shopping Center REIT Inc. has acquired its first shopping center in Iowa for $3.8 million. CitiCentre Plaza is a 63,518-square-foot shopping center in Carroll, located approximately 90 miles northwest of Des Moines. Hy-Vee grocery store occupies 45,613 square feet, anchoring the center. CitiCentre Plaza is 87.7 percent leased to six tenants. Davis-HV LLC sold the property to Phillips Edison.
NEWARK, DEL. — Galman Group has purchased Morgan Crossing, a 432-unit apartment complex in Newark, a city in northeast Delaware. Galman has renamed the property Cooper’s Place. Located at 146 Chestnut Crossing Drive, Cooper’s Place is a three-story garden apartment complex with a brick façade, consisting of one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Amenities at the complex include a pool, fitness center and tennis courts. Karen Iman and Brian Whitmer of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, Morgan Management, in the transaction. Galman Group, which owns and manages more than 6,000 apartments and condominiums in Pennsylvania and Delaware, was represented in-house.
NEW YORK CITY — GFI Realty Services Inc. has arranged the $7.1 million sale of 475 Ocean Ave., a six-story apartment building in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn. The sales price equates to twelve times the rent roll and $150,000 per unit. Constructed in 1931, the 47-unit apartment property spans 54,854 square feet. Josh Orlander, a salesperson at GFI Realty Services, represented the seller and the buyer, both local investors, in the transaction. The multifamily building is located within close proximity to Prospect Park, as well as the B and Q subway lines.
CRANSTON, R.I. — Washington Trust’s commercial real estate group has provided $5.3 million in financing to Residences at Garden City LLC for the purchase of Garden City Apartments in metro Providence. The garden-style apartment complex includes seven two-story buildings with 56 one-bedroom apartments and 38 two-bedroom units. Built in 1948, the property is within proximity to I-95, Route 295 and Route 2 in Cranston.
NEW YORK CITY — Meister Seelig & Fein LLP has signed a 57,000-square-foot office lease at 125 Park Ave. in Manhattan. The firm currently occupies approximately 38,000 square feet at 140 E. 45th St. and will occupy the seventh and eight floors at 125 Park Ave. in 2014. Jason Meister, vice president at Avison Young, and Howard Grufferman, vice chairman at Colliers International, represented the law firm in the transaction. SL Green Realty Corp., the building’s owner, was represented in house by David Kaufman. Scott Newmark and Robin Topol of Meister Seelig & Fein served as in-house legal counsel for the deal, while Noah Shapiro and Lisa Greenbaum of Haynes and Boone LLP represented SL Green.
HOUSTON — Greystone has arranged a $20.2 million CMBS loan for the acquisition of The Place at Greenway, a multifamily property in Houston. Located at 3333 Cummins Lane, the apartment complex includes 219 units plus amenities such as a pool, clubhouse and fitness center. The loan, which was co-sponsored by Redwood Capital Group of Chicago and BH Management Services of Des Moines, Iowa, features a 10-year term and a fixed interest rate. Robert Russell of Greystone originated the loan and managed the closing.