BALTIMORE, MD. — JLL has arranged the sale of 11333 McCormick Road, a two-tower, single-tenant office building in Baltimore, for $99.3 million. The 377,332-square-foot property is net leased to Bank of America. Situated on 16.3 acres, the asset is located in the Hunt Valley submarket, about 15 miles north of downtown Baltimore. The property has immediate access to I-83 and light rail access to Baltimore City, greater Maryland and Pennsylvania. Built in 1974, the eight-story property was most recently renovated in 2016. Tivon Moffitt, Peter Bauman and Jay Wellschlager of JLL represented the seller, Inland Private Capital Corp. JLL was retained to market the property after it failed to trade the prior year. An undisclosed institutional buyer purchased the asset. “Investors are actively seeking high-quality, mission-critical corporate campuses such as this asset,” says Moffit. “We continue to see a flood of capital sources from institutional investors to private capital looking to purchase these types of properties.” The Hunt Valley submarket is a highly sought-after office market due to its high-quality workforce and extensive amenity base, says Wellschlager. Inland Private Capital Corp. specializes in securitized 1031 exchange transactions. Since its inception, the company has sponsored 232 private placement programs offering more …
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HYATTSVILLE, MD. — JLL has arranged the $58.9 million sale of Palette at Arts District, a 243-unit multifamily community in Hyattsville’s Arts District. The property offers studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans averaging 870 square feet. The community also offers 4,700 square feet of ground-level retail space as well as communal amenities such as a pool, courtyard, grilling area, dog park, clubroom with pool table, cybercafé, coffee bar, fitness center and a conference room. Palette at Arts District is located at 5501 45th Ave., seven miles east of downtown Washington, D.C. Walter Coker and Brian Crivella of JLL represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. Jamie Leachman of JLL originated a 10-year, fixed-rate Fannie Mae acquisition loan on behalf of the buyer, Harbor Group International LLC.
JESSUP, MD. — Terreno Realty Corp. has sold an 88,438-square-foot industrial building in Jessup for $7.5 million. The property is located at 8215 Dorsey Run Road, 16 miles southwest of downtown Baltimore. The property was fully leased to Nave Communications, which supplies telecommunications equipment to its customers, at the time of sale. Terreno Realty acquired the asset in November 2013 for $6 million. The buyer was not disclosed.
FREDERICK, MD. — Greysteel has arranged the $15.2 million sale of VistaView Apartments, a 70-unit apartment complex in Frederick. Ausherman Development Corp. sold the property to an undisclosed buyer at $214,285 per unit. VistaView comprises four five-story buildings and offers two-bedroom floor plans averaging 1,336 square feet. Communal amenities include a BBQ area, and access to three swimming pools, two basketball courts and three parks. The asset was delivered in 2014.
Donaldson Group, Declaration Partners Acquire Multifamily Community in Suburban Maryland for $53M
by Alex Tostado
SILVER SPRING, MD. — The Donaldson Group and Declaration Partners have acquired Vista at White Oaks Apartments, a 272-unit garden-style multifamily community in Silver Spring, for $53 million. The property offers one- and two-bedroom floor plans. Communal amenities include a picnic area, swimming pool, playground and a tennis court. Vista at White Oak sits on 11 acres at 11430 Lockwood Drive, 11 miles north of downtown Washington, D.C. The buyers are planning a renovation program that includes unit upgrades, common area enhancements, exterior improvements and mechanical system modernization. Maxi Leachman of CBRE originated an acquisition loan through Freddie Mac on behalf of the partnership. The seller was not disclosed.
BETHESDA, MD. — Shareholders of Condor Hospitality Trust Inc., a lodging REIT based in Bethesda, have approved the proposed $318 million merger between Condor and NexPoint Hospitality Trust, a hotel REIT headquartered in Toronto. NexPoint and Condor expect the merger to close in the fourth quarter. As part of the deal, NexPoint will acquire Condor’s outstanding equity interests and operating partnership. “The transaction instantly expands [our] geographical footprint and balances NexPoint’s value-add portfolio with extended-stay hotels,” says Jim Dondero, CEO of NexPoint. “We believe the future for quality extended-stay and select-service hotels remains bright.” The shareholders of Condor (NYSE: CDOR) held a special meeting on Monday, Sept. 23 whereby 81.8 percent of the shares of Condor common stock voted in favor of adopting and approving the merger agreement, which NexPoint announced in late July. The merger allows NexPoint to enter several new markets, including Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi and South Carolina. The move will also expand the REIT’s presence in Florida and Texas. Condor Hospitality Trust currently owns 15 hotels in eight states totaling more than 1,900 rooms. The hotel flags in the company’s portfolio includes Hilton, Marriott and InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG). NexPoint Hospitality Trust began operations in …
FREDERICK, MD. — A joint venture between Kline Associates and Stephanie Jordan Development will develop a Royal Farms convenience store and gas station, and Tru by Hilton hotel within Gateway East Plaza in Frederick. The project is situated within an Opportunity Zone, two miles east of downtown Frederick and 47 miles west of downtown Baltimore. Ryan Minnehan and Patrick Miller of KLNB represented Royal Farms in the lease and are marketing the property to retailers for six available pad site opportunities. The KLNB team is targeting sit-down restaurants, pharmacies, banks and drive-thru restaurants to join the project. Royal Farms and Tru By Hilton are the first tenants to join Gateway East Plaza. The joint venture will break ground on Royal Farms and Tru by Hilton this month with the grand opening slated for the second half of 2020. Royal Farms is based in Baltimore and operates more than 200 stores in Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Virginia. Tru by Hilton is a midscale hotel that was announced in January 2016. At the beginning of 2019, there were 53 locations nationwide.
SUITLAND, MD. — Orlo has sold Ashton Heights, a 283-unit apartment complex in Suitland, for $45.8 million. The property was 96 percent occupied at the time of sale. Ashton Heights is located at 3901 Suitland Road, seven miles southeast of downtown Washington, D.C. The community was built in the 1970s and offers two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Communal amenities include a swimming pool, fitness center, clubhouse, playground and grilling areas. Robin Williams, Dean Sigmon, Justin Shay and Michael D’Amelio of Transwestern represented the seller in the transaction. The buyer was not disclosed.
FRISCO, TEXAS AND ROCKVILLE, MD. — InvenTrust Properties Corp., an Illinois-based shopping center REIT, has acquired two grocery-anchored properties in Texas and Maryland for $123 million. Eldorado Marketplace is a 186,068-square-foot property in Frisco, a northern suburb of Dallas, and Travilah Square is a 56,220-square-foot center in Rockville, a suburb of Washington D.C. The properties fetched sales prices of $71 million and $52 million, respectively. Market Street serves as the anchor tenant for Eldorado Marketplace, which also houses tenants such as AT&T, Jersey Mike’s, PetSmart and UPS. Trader Joe’s anchors Travilah Square, which houses tenants such as TITLE Boxing and Tropical Smoothie. InvenTrust officials cited Frisco’s emergence as a hub for corporate relocations, specifically the PGA and Keurig Dr. Pepper, as a key factor in the acquisition of Eldorado Marketplace. InvenTrust pointed to growing household income and steady population growth as the drivers behind the purchase of Travilah Square. The basic need to deploy capital before year’s end also played into the equation, says Christy David, executive vice president of InvenTrust. “InvenTrust has now acquired over $400 million of high-quality, grocery-anchored centers in key growth markets year-to-date. We remain on track to hit the company’s acquisition goals for 2019, and …
Continuing a trend that started approximately 10 years ago, the Central Maryland region remains an extremely attractive area for warehouse and industrial development with vacancy rates hovering in the 7 percent range, more than 3 million square feet currently underway and an additional 5 million square feet of space expected to break ground over the next 18 months. But new challenges are also starting to emerge in this marketplace, driven by barriers-to-entry such as land scarcity and increased government regulations. On the positive side, rental rates continue to inch upwards and end-user requirements in the 30,000- to 100,000-square-foot range, long the bread and butter of this region, have returned. Over the past decade, numerous local and national developers have been enjoying the high life in the Interstate 95 corridor spanning from Harford County north of Baltimore City, through Howard County and touching Prince George’s County, which is considered a suburb of Washington, D.C. A who’s who of retail royalty have signed substantial leases such as Amazon, Best Buy, FedEx, Floor & Décor, The Container Store, The Home Depot, Pier 1 Imports, Sephora Cosmetics, XPO Logistics and Under Armour. While many touched 1 million square feet of space, what previously was …