HUNTINGTON BEACH, CALIF. — DJM Capital Partners has purchased about 11 acres south of the Huntington Beach Pier along Pacific Coast Highway where it intends to build the retail and hotel portions Pacific City. The land for this new mixed-use development was purchased from Crescent Heights.
PHOENIX — The Sheraton Crescent and the Crowne Plaza Phoenix Airport hotels have sold to separate all-cash investors. The purchase prices were not disclosed. The 342-room Sheraton Crescent in Phoenix was purchased by New Crescent Investments LLC from FelCor Lodging Trust Inc. The hotel previously operated as a Starwood property but will now function as a Sheraton franchise. The 300-room Crowne Plaza Phoenix Airport was purchased by CHPH, LLC from East Washington Hospitality LLC. The buyer is a partnership that includes Coast Hotels and Resorts. The property will soon be rebranded as a Coast Hotel. Both properties will undergo significant renovations. The hotels were sold by Bill Murney of HREC Investment Advisors' Phoenix office.
HONOLULU — Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide has spent more than $230 million refurbishing four of its Hawaiian properties. The1,636-room Sheraton Waikikiin Honolulu received a $188-million renovation; the 508-room Sheraton Maui Resort & Spaunderwent $6.5 million-worth of renovations; the 394-room Sheraton Kauai Resortrecently completed a $16-million revitalization; and the newly renamedSheraton Kona Resort & Spa at Keauhou Bay(formerly Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort & Spa) saw $20 million invested in its resort.
SAN JOSE, CALIF. – The 275-unit La Moraga Apartments development in San Jose has received a $52-million construction loan. This new mixed-income multifamily community will be located at the corner of Raleigh Road and Charlotte Drive. It is one of the first apartment developments to arise in the South San Jose area since 2004. The project is scheduled for completion in mid-2014. La Moraga is being developed by St. Anton Partners. The loan was provided by U.S. Bank.
SAN FRANCISCO — The City and County of San Francisco has signed a 10-year lease for 104,000 square feet at 1155 Market Street. The agencies will occupy about 75 percent of the building. The space will be occupied by the treasurer/tax collector, assessor-recorder and public worksagencies, among others. The lease allows for expansion options, as well as the right of first offer for the building’s 10th and 11th floors. The building was previously occupied by the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission. Laurus Corporation created the single-purpose entity 1155 SF Partners LLC to acquire the building in September 2011. It plans to invest about $14 million in renovations. It is striving for LEED-Gold certification. CAC Group handles the building’s leasing efforts.
BATESVILLE, MISS. — St. Louis-based ElmTree Funds, a private equity investment firm, has closed on the sale of General Electric (GE) Aviation’s facility in Batesville as well as provided equity for two new GE Aviation facilities currently under construction in Auburn, Ala., and Ellisville, Miss. The total asset value for the three GE Aviation facilities is $87 million. All three of the projects are advanced manufacturing, warehousing and distribution facilities for GE, where the company will manufacture components for aircraft engines and systems. The Batesville facility is a recently expanded 330,000-square-foot warehouse and distribution facility with 27,500 square feet of office space on 87 acres. The project in Auburn will include a 279,000-square-foot warehouse and distribution facility with 24,000 square feet of office space on approximately 45 acres. Finally, the Ellisville project will include a 341,700-square-foot industrial facility with 30,000 square feet of office space on approximately 43 acres.
DULLES, VA. — Cambridge Holdings LLC has structured the $25 million sale of a 163,110-square-foot industrial building at 1501 Moran Road in Dulles on behalf of its seller, 1501 Moran Road LLC. Cambridge assisted in the building’s acquisition in December 2010 as well as its leasing to Cuisine Solutions, a regional food manufacturer that occupies the entire facility on a 20-year triple net lease basis. Marcus & Millichap represented the building’s buyer, W.P. Carey, a real estate investment trust (REIT).
HINESVILLE, GA. — A 53-room former Quality Inn at 706 E. Oglethorpe Highway in Hinesville has traded. Jonathan Ruprai of Marcus & Millichap’s Tampa, Fla., office represented the seller, a financial institution, and the buyer, a Georgia-based limited liability company. John Leonard is Marcus & Millichap’s broker of record in Georgia. The former Quality Inn was built in 1995.
ATLANTA — Chicago-based First Industrial Realty Trust, an owner and operator of industrial real estate and provider of supply chain solutions, has completed five lease agreements totaling 606,411 square feet in the Atlanta market in the third quarter of this year. First Industrial leased 111,435 square feet to Porex Corp., a developer and manufacturer of porous plastic products, at 4071 Southmeadow Parkway in Atlanta as well as 98,483 square feet at the facility to NGL Warehouse LLC, a provider of supply chain and logistics services. First Industrial also leased 38,493 square feet to a leading automotive parts and accessories company at 80 Liberty Industrial Parkway in south Atlanta. A national third party logistics provider signed a 252,000-square-foot lease renewal with First Industrial at 3060 South Park Blvd., which brought the bulk distribution facility to 76 percent occupancy. Finally, an automotive compressor manufacturer leased 106,000 square feet at First Industrial’s Valentine Farms Distribution Center at 596 Bonnie Valentine Way.
CICERO, ILL. — Ryan Cos. has completed work on Wirtz Beverage Illinois, a new 605,000-square-foot corporate headquarters building at 333 South Laramie Ave. in Cicero. The facility consolidates four Wirtz Beverage locations into one hub for sales, distribution and training programs. Ware Malcomb provided architectural and design services to Wirtz Realty Group, the newly formed real estate arm of Wirtz Corp. The property features offices, conference centers, training facilities and warehouse and distribution areas. The building also contains digital signage screens. The 500,000-square-foot warehouse contains one of the largest temperature-controlled wine storage components in the country.