Maryland

KENSINGTON, MD. — Berkadia has arranged a $47.4 million loan for the refinancing of Modena Reserve at Kensington, a 135-unit seniors housing community located in Kensington, a northern suburb of Washington, D.C. A debt fund provided the capital to the borrowers: Solera Senior Living, McCaffrey and an unnamed institutional investor. Steve Muth and Austin Sacco of Berkadia Seniors Housing & Healthcare arranged the three-year, nonrecourse loan, which features interest-only payments for the full term. The loan will be used to refinance a maturing construction loan. Modena Reserve at Kensington originally opened in late 2021, reaching a stabilized occupancy within 24 months.

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HAGERSTOWN, MD. — Continental Realty Corp. (CRC) has sold Centre at Hagerstown, a shopping center in northern Maryland, for $36.3 million. The buyer was not disclosed. JLL brokered the transaction. Baltimore-based CRC purchased the 292,000-square-foot shopping center in 2019 for $23.5 million and has since sold nine of the center’s 10 freestanding pad sites for a total of $16.1 million. Located at the intersection of I-81 and National Pike at 17850 Garland Groh Blvd., Centre at Hagerstown was roughly 97 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including Burlington, Crunch Fitness, HomeGoods, Marshalls, PetSmart, Regency Furniture, 2nd & Charles and Party City.

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FORESTVILLE, MD. — DLC and Meadow Partners have purchased Penn Mar Shopping Center, a 378,205-square-foot, grocery-anchored retail center in Forestville, for $68.5 million. Apollo and Athene provided an undisclosed amount of acquisition financing for the deal. The seller was not disclosed. Situated within the Washington, D.C., suburb of Prince George’s County, Penn Mar is anchored by Shoppers Food Warehouse, which recently extended its lease and fully renovated its store. Other tenants include Burlington, Ross Dress for Less, Dollar Tree, Petco and Foot Locker, as well as outparcel pads for Starbucks, Truist Bank, Taco Bell, Raising Cane’s, IHOP, Wendy’s and Long John Silver’s. Penn Mar was 91.5 percent leased at the time of sale.

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MARLBORO, MD. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the $14.5 million sale of 8520 Pepco Place, an industrial warehouse located in Marlboro, approximately 15 miles southeast of Washington, D.C. Jonathan Carpenter, Graham Savage, Dawes Milchling and James Check of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, TSI Corp., in the transaction. EQT Exeter was the buyer. TSI Corp. developed the facility in 2011. Totaling 75,000 square feet, the property features 25- to 26-foot clear heights, 120 parking spaces, five drive-in doors, two dock doors and a 125-foot building depth. The warehouse was fully leased to Harris Co., a national mechanical contractor, at the time of sale.

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FREDERICK, MARYLAND — Finmarc Management Inc. has purchased Riverview Plaza, a 185,275-square-foot regional shopping center in Frederick, for $30 million. Ryan Sciullo and H. Casey Benson Smith of CBRE represented the seller, a joint venture between Edens and JPMorgan Chase & Co., in the transaction. Built in 1998 on 23 acres, Riverview Plaza fronts Urban Pike (Maryland Route 355) and is situated approximately 40 miles from Washington, D.C. The shopping center was 95 percent leased at the time of sale to 10 retailers, including T.J. Maxx, PetSmart, Michaels, Staples, Sierra and Old Navy. Target and The Home Depot shadow-anchor the property, which features approximately 9,260 square feet available for lease, according to Finmarc.

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TAKOMA PARK, MD. — NewPoint Real Estate Capital has provided $22.3 million in Freddie Mac Workforce Housing Preservation financing to NOVO Properties for the refinancing of two apartment communities in Takoma Park. Located adjacent to one another, the properties — Tudor Place Apartments and Canonbury Square Apartments — are situated roughly five miles outside downtown Washington, D.C. Tudor Place and Canonbury Square offer a mix of one- and two-bedroom apartments, comprising 134 and 95 units, respectively. The refinancing agreement includes a provision to designate 50 percent of the units as affordable housing for residents earning 80 percent or less of the area median income (AMI). NOVO will continue to manage the properties through its in-house property management division. Martin Fayer of NewPoint originated the financing, which features a five-year term with interest-only payments for the full term.

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BALTIMORE — CBRE has negotiated the $140.5 million sale of Baltimore Crossroads, a six-building industrial portfolio totaling nearly 900,000 square feet in Baltimore’s East industrial submarket. EQT Exeter purchased the portfolio, which was 97 percent leased at the time of sale. Bo Cashman and Jonathan Beard of CBRE represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The assets within the Baltimore Crossroads portfolio are situated on nearly 200 acres along the I-95 corridor near the Port of Baltimore. Located at 1405, 1409 and 1411 Tangier Drive and 11501, 11503 and 11505 Pocomoke Court, the buildings range in size between 42,275 and 435,490 square feet.

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HAGERSTOWN, MD. — Meritus Health has joined the tenant roster at Valley Mall, a 900,000-square-foot enclosed shopping development in Hagerstown owned and operated by mall giant PREIT. Meritus Health opened a new physical and therapy and sports medicine practice, called Meritus Sports Medicine, within a 10,000-square-foot space at the mall yesterday. The health system also plans to open a family medicine clinic at the mall in 2025. Other tenants at Valley Mall include Black Rock Bar & Grill, Red Robin, Regal Cinemas, H&M, Dick’s Sporting Goods and Victoria’s Secret.

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BALTIMORE — MCB Real Estate has completed vertical construction on The Enolia, a 473-bed, off-campus student housing development located in Baltimore near Morgan State University. According to the developer, this marks the first off-campus housing project for the university in 20 years. Scheduled to open in 2025, the property will feature 151 units at 4529 Harford Road. The project is named after civil rights icon Enolia Pettigen McMillan.

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FORESTVILLE, MD. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $7.4 million sale of Penn Forest Shopping Center, a 37,425-square-foot retail center located in Forestville, about 14 miles east of Washington, D.C. Tenants at the property include Dollar General and CSL Plasma. Dean Zang, David Crotts and Jeffrey Pensak of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, an affiliate of Woodmont Properties, in the transaction. Eastern Union and an undisclosed bank lender provided acquisition financing to the buyer.

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