BALTIMORE — Vision Properties has acquired 100 East Pratt, a 662,708-square-foot trophy office tower at 100 E. Pratt St. overlooking Baltimore’s Inner Harbor, for $187 million. Vision acquired the asset from Columbia Property Trust (NYSE: CXP). The building is the long-time headquarters of T. Rowe Price, a global investment firm that leases roughly 65 percent of the building. Other tenants of the tower, which was 98.5 percent leased at the time of sale, include PriceWaterHouseCoopers, Merrill Lynch and Tydings & Rosenberg. The property is located in downtown Baltimore near Harborplace and The Gallery, as well as a multitude of dining and retail options around the Inner Harbor and along Pratt Street. Stephen Conley, Jim Meisel, Dek Potts, Andrew Weir and Matt Nicholson of HFF represented Columbia Property Trust in the transaction, which also included the property’s 932-space parking garage. Vision Properties plans to upgrade the lobby of the 28-story building, according to reports by the Baltimore Business Journal. Columbia Property Trust intends to use the proceeds of the sale to repay a $119 million short-term bridge loan and borrowings on its unsecured credit facility. Vision Properties is a full-service real estate investment and management firm headquartered in New Jersey. The …
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HYATTSVILLE, MD. — NorthMarq Capital has arranged a $25 million loan for the refinancing of Plaza Towers Apartments in Hyattsville, a suburb of Washington, D.C. Built in 1963, the 289-unit, 11-story property is located at 6700 Belcrest Road. The building features a key-controlled entrance lobby, an office with a conference room, fitness and laundry rooms and access to an adjacent pool and tennis courts. Doug Westfall and Jonathan Hiller of NorthMarq Capital arranged the refinancing through its Fannie Mae DUS program.
OWINGS MILLS, MD. — Greenberg Gibbons and Vanguard have announced 11 new tenants set to open at Foundry Row, a $140 million mixed-use development in Owings Mills. New tenants include Bar Louie, Mission BBQ, La-Z-Boy, Foundry Row Wine & Spirits, Xfinity, Massage Envy, Sleep Number, Mani Luxe, Chipotle, Hair Cuttery and Floyd’s 99 Barbershop. Foundry Row is currently 88 percent leased and is set to open in the fall. The new tenants will join a mix of previously announced retailers and restaurants such as a 130,000-square-foot Wegmans, LA Fitness, DSW, Ulta Beauty, Bagby Pizza, Panera Bread, Zoe’s Kitchen, Smashburger, Nally Fresh and LifeBridge Health.
HYATTSVILLE, MD. — Eastern Union Funding has arranged a $4 million loan for the refinancing of a net-leased BB&T bank branch in Hyattsville. The single-tenant bank is located at 3400 East-West Highway. Marc Tropp and Shai Romirowsky of Eastern Union Funding arranged the 10-year loan through a local bank on behalf of the borrower. The limited non-recourse loan features a fixed interest rate of 4 percent and a 30-year amortization schedule.
GAITHERSBURG, MD. — Elion Partners has inked long-term lease renewals with CVS and McDonald’s at Goshen Plaza, a 45,654-square-foot shopping center in Gaithersburg. Rappaport manages Goshen Plaza’s leasing strategy, physical plant and construction activities on behalf of Elion Partners. Goshen Plaza has recently undergone a capital improvement program that included upgrades to the shopping center’s exterior, landscaping and parking lots.
HYATTSVILLE, MD. — KLNB Retail has arranged the $20.5 million sale of The Shoppes at Arts District, a 36,000-square-foot shopping center located at 5331 and 5501 Baltimore Ave. in downtown Hyattsville, roughly two miles outside of Washington, D.C. The property was fully leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Busboys & Poets, Yes! Organic Market, Elevation Burger, Essential Day Spa and Big Bad Woof. Andy Stape and Vito Lupo of KLNB Retail Investment Sales represented the seller, ADH Retail LLC, and also procured the buyer, Cedar Realty Trust.
HANOVER, MD. — Trammell Crow Co. (TCC) and Principal Real Estate Investors (PREI) have closed on the purchase of a 26.5-acre site located at 7565 Harmans Road in Hanover, a city within the Baltimore-Washington Industrial Corridor. The site will be the future home of BW Gateway, a two-building, Class A industrial complex totaling 290,000 square feet. Upon completion, the development will include two rear-loaded buildings comprising 151,000 and 138,000 square feet. The buildings will feature 32-foot clear heights, ESFR sprinklers, T-5 lighting and 45 trailer spaces. Construction on BW Gateway will start immediately. TCC and PREI have selected Robert Clements and Bob Smith of KLNB to lease BW Gateway. The design team includes general contractor Glen Arm Building Co. and architect MGMA. Matt Laraway of Chesapeake Real Estate Partners and Curt Stanton of Paine/Wetzel Associates represented the seller of the land, and Clements represented TCC and PREI in the transaction.
REISTERSTOWN, MD. — Greenberg Gibbons has purchased Reisterstown Shopping Center, a 167,212-square-foot shopping center in Reisterstown, for $34.5 million. The property’s tenant roster includes Mars Supermarket, Planet Fitness and a mix of national and regional stores and restaurants. Greenberg Gibbons purchased the center from a partnership including Chesapeake Realty Partners for an undisclosed price. Greenberg Gibbons plans to remerchandise the property and bring new stores and restaurants to the retail lineup.
DUNDALK, MD. — Greystone has provided a $26 million bridge loan for the acquisition of Three Garden Village Apartments in Dundalk, a suburb of Baltimore in Baltimore County. The borrower, The SilverBrick Group, will invest $4 million to renovate the 592-unit property, which will be renamed SilverBrick Townhomes. The real estate developer and investor plans to ultimately invest $12 million in multiple phases to overhaul the asset. Donny Rosenberg of Greystone arranged the two-year loan on behalf of SilverBrick Group. The loan features two six-month extension options.
BALTIMORE, MD. — Greysteel has brokered the sale of Federal Hill Station, an 11,450-square-foot urban retail building located at 1024-1030 Light St. in Baltimore’s historic Federal Hill neighborhood. The property is currently 100 percent leased to Blue Moon Café, Himalayan Bistro and Yoga Works on a triple-net basis. Gil Neuman led Greysteel’s Mid-Atlantic retail investment sales team in representing the seller, KL Light Street LLC, and procuring the buyer, Conflux Light Street LLC.