NEW YORK CITY — A new 132-room Holiday Inn hotel has opened its doors in Manhattan’s Lower East Side neighborhood. Designed by Gene Kaufman Architect PC, the eight-story hotel features a red brick façade with blue and green brick inserts. The 60,000-square-foot hotel, located at 150 Delancey St., also features a landscaped courtyard, guest lounge, full-service restaurant and bar, fitness center, meeting facilities and complimentary Internet access.
HORSESHOE BAY, TEXAS — Henry S. Miller Brokerage has arranged the sale of Baycliff Apartments, a 25-unit multifamily property in Horseshoe Bay, approximately 50 miles northwest of Austin. The complex features a lighted tennis court, swimming pool, tanning deck and putting green as well as 10 vacant multifamily lots for future expansion. The team of Lew Wood, Andrew Doster and Darden Orand of Henry S. Miller assisted the owner, Baycliff Ltd., in the disposition of the property to local investor Baycliff Apartments LLC.
ALLEN, TEXAS — Landlord Chambers Street Properties has signed two companies to new leases for the warehouse property at 505 Century Parkway in Allen, a northern suburb of Dallas. Texas Valve & Fitting Company LLC, a developer and provider of fluid system components, will occupy a 22,400-square-foot space in the facility. Standex International Corp., a manufacturer across multiple industries including food services and hydraulics, will occupy a 33,144-square-foot space. These leases bring the 505 Century property to 100 percent occupancy.
HOUSTON — Real estate advisor DTZ represented law firm Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stuart P.C. (Ogletree Deakins) in a renewal and expansion of its lease in One Allen Center, a downtown Houston office building located at 500 Dallas Street. The firm, which previously occupied 18,745 square feet of the property, will now occupy 22,515 square feet on the 30th floor. Thomas McKenzie and William Wolff, DTZ senior vice presidents, represented the tenant in the negotiations, while owner Brookfield Properties was self-represented by Paul Frazier and Margaret Sigur of Brookfield Properties. Ogletree Deakins, which specializes in labor and employment law, was founded in 1977 and operates offices in more than 40 cities. The firm opened its Houston office in 1996.
DENVER — Artis Real Estate Investment Trust has purchased 161 Inverness, a 256,767-square-foot trophy office building in Denver that is fully leased to DirecTV, for $71 million. The Class A building is situated within the Inverness Business Park. It was built in 1997 and sits adjacent to the pedestrian bridge for the Dry Creek Station, which offers light rail access.
CAMPBELL, CALIF. — Rockwood Capital and Four Corners Properties have acquired Water Tower Plaza, a 100,000-square-foot office and retail property in Campbell, for an undisclosed sum. The plaza is located at 300 Orchard City Drive in the San Jose submarket. The building was originally constructed as the Hyde Cannery in 1887. It housed fruit and canning companies until 1971 when it was converted into a retail property. It became a mixed-use property that featured office and retail space in the 1980s. The seller was Water Tower 1, LLC.
LAS VEGAS — MVP REIT Inc. has purchased a 47,500-square-foot office building in Las Vegas for $15 million. The building is located at 8880 W. Sunset Road. It is fully leased to a mix of medical and professional tenants that include the corporate headquarters for MVP, which occupies 4,190 square feet. All tenants are under triple-net leases. This sale was part of a larger, five-property portfolio that was acquired by MVP for $48.6 million this past August.
LAKEWOOD, COLO. – The 41-unit Jewel Park apartment complex in Lakewood has sold to a local buyer for $2.3 million. The community is located at 8983 West Jewell Ave. It was built in 1971. Josh Newell of Pinnacle Real Estate Advisors represented both the buyer and the seller, Jewell 30, LLC, in this transaction.
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIF.—ROEM Corp., along with the city of Mountain View, has completed Franklin Street Family Apartments, a 51-unit affordable housing complex. The $23.4 million community is located at 135 Franklin St. in Silicon Valley. The development is designated for families with annual incomes that are at or below 50 percent of the Santa Clara County area median income. The project was built to LEED Platinum specifications.Through its syndicator, AEGON USA Realty Advisors, Google has invested a total of $6.5 million in the Franklin Street Family Apartments. Google also provided an additional grant of $81,859 for computer equipment and free Internet access for residents. KTGY Group served as the project's architect.
SAN FRANCISCO — Colliers International recently assisted in the sale of two apartment buildings within San Francisco’s Pacific Heights neighborhood. They include a 27-unit trophy asset at 2140 Pacific Ave. and a 30-unit Art Deco building at 1845 Franklin Street.Taylor Street Apartments L.P. purchased the Pacific property from Ralston Bridge Pacific, LLC for $20 million. An offshore buyer acquired the Franklin community from The Prado Group for $14 million. Both buyers were represented by Colliers’ Brad Lagomarsino and James Devincenti.
