ELKRIDGE, MD. — NAI KLNB has brokered the sales of two industrial assets in Baltimore’s Elkridge suburb totaling $21.6 million. FRP Port Capital LLC purchased a 120,758-square-foot property at 7700 Port Capital Drive from 6601 Little River Turnpike LLC for $9.9 million, and HSRE Fund V Holding Co. LP purchased a 168,000-square-foot facility at 6685 Santa Barbara Court from Santa Barbara Court LLC for $11.7 million. Model Home Interiors fully leases 7700 Port Capital Drive, and 6685 Santa Barbara Court, which is located in the Route 100 Industrial Park, is leased to five regional tenants. Christopher Kubler of NAI KLNB represented the sellers in both transactions.
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TEMPLE HILLS AND LAUREL, MD. — Federal Capital Partners (FCP) has sold two apartment communities in Prince George’s County in Maryland for a combined $88.7 million. The properties include the 390-unit South Pointe Apartments in Temple Hills and the 386-unit Montpelier Crossing in Laurel. FCP purchased both assets in 2011 and executed capital improvements to both projects during its ownership. Dean Sigmon and Robin Williams of Transwestern represented FCP in the South Pointe transaction, and Bill Roohan, Mike Muldowney and Martha Hastings of CBRE represented FCP in the Montpelier Crossing deal.
SILVER SPRING, MD. — H&R Retail has arranged a 42,000-square-foot lease transaction with Dave & Buster’s at Ellsworth Place in downtown Silver Spring, roughly six miles north of Washington, D.C. The entertainment venue and restaurant was previously located at the former White Flint Mall in Bethesda, Md. David Ward and Sean Harcourt of H&R Retail represented the landlord, Petrie Ross Ventures, in the lease transaction.
TOWSON, MD. — Retail Properties of America Inc. (RPAI), a shopping center REIT, has purchased Towson Square, a 138,000-square-foot, entertainment-based retail center anchored by a newly constructed Cinemark Theatre in Towson, roughly 12 miles north of Baltimore. RPAI purchased the center on an unencumbered basis for $39.7 million. Towson Square includes national and regional restaurant concepts such as BJ’s Restaurant and Brewhouse, World of Beer, Bobby’s Burger Palace, Bonefish Grill and Nando’s Peri-Peri. Opened in 2014, Towson Square is currently 96.6 percent leased and is located adjacent to the RPAI’s existing center, Towson Circle. RPAI expects to integrate both centers into one property as part of the larger planned redevelopment. Year to date, RPAI has completed $463.1 million of unencumbered acquisitions.
TOWSON, MD. — Klein Enterprises has broken ground on Southerly Square Apartments, a 175-unit multifamily community in Towson, roughly 10 miles north of Baltimore. The property is located on Southerly Road close to the Baltimore Beltway and adjacent to Goucher College. The apartment community will feature an integrated five-story, 361-space parking garage. Community amenities will include a private courtyard with a swimming pool, fire pit, bocce ball court, fitness center, game room with billiards, theater room, café and a rooftop balcony. Units will feature stainless steel appliances, full-sized washer and dryer units, walk-in closets, high-speed internet access, high ceilings and a patio or balcony. Columbia National Real Estate Finance LLC is providing construction financing for the project. Klein Enterprises is developing Southerly Square with Taylor Property Group. Klein expects to deliver the apartment community by spring 2017.
JESSUP, MD. — The parent company of G. Cefalu & Bro Inc., a wholesale produce supplier, and Capital Seaboard, a produce and seafood distributor, has signed a full-building industrial lease for 160,000 square feet within the Baltimore-Washington Logistics Center. The industrial park is located in Jessup, roughly halfway between Baltimore and Washington, D.C., in Howard County. The parent company, known as CGC Holdings Inc., signed the lease with the landlord, Manekin-sponsored MCA Assateague. The groundbreaking for the facility, located at 7350 Assateague Drive, is scheduled for Nov. 13, and construction is expected to wrap up in June 2016. The new facility will include an ESFR fire suppression system, LED lighting and multi-zone freezer/cooler areas.
PASADENA, MD. — Sterling Organization has acquired a 319,518-square-foot retail center in Pasadena, approximately 15 miles south of Baltimore. Sterling Organization purchased Pasadena Crossroads in an off-market transaction from Pasadena Crossroads LLC for $31.6 million. The shopping center is anchored by Kmart, Shoppers Food & Pharmacy, Babies “R” Us, LA Fitness and Gardiner Wolf Furniture. The center is currently 100 percent occupied and was built in the 1970s. Pasadena Crossroads is located across the street from a new 120,000-square-foot Walmart, which is set to open this month.
FREDERICK, MD. — Berkadia recently arranged a $12 million loan for Highland Technology Center, an office and industrial property located in Frederick, Md. Ben Van Horn of Berkadia’s Scottsdale, Ariz. office secured the fixed-rate financing through Bank of America Merrill Lynch. The borrower, Envision Highland LLC, will use the financing to acquire the property for $16 million. Loan terms include a 4.9 percent interest rate, a 75 percent loan-to-value ratio and a 30-year amortization schedule. David Monassebian, Martinn Winters and Luke Reetz represented Envision Highland in the transaction. Highland Technology Center consists of 150,700 square feet of office and industrial warehouse space. Tenants include Fairchild Controls and Engage. The property is over 98 percent occupied. Located at 550 Highland St., the property offers access to I-70 and I-270. It is also located near the Frederick Municipal Airport and Frederick Fairgrounds.
BALTIMORE — Construction is on track for the delivery of Perryman Logistics Center, a 571,000-square-foot speculative warehouse/distribution center, in December. Chesapeake Real Estate Group and financial partner USAA Real Estate Co. are developing the project. The companies acquired a 48.4-acre site at 610 Chelsea Road in the Aberdeen section of Harford County last fall and began construction on the project. The Class A industrial building is being constructed with 36-foot clear ceiling heights, 120 loading docks in a cross dock configuration, two drive-in doors, a 130-foot truck court and an adjacent surface parking area that can accommodate up to 244 trailers or 518 cars.
ROCKVILLE, MD. — Grandbridge Real Estate Capital’s seniors housing and healthcare finance team in Atlanta has arranged the $19 million refinancing of Brightview Fallsgrove, a seniors housing property located at 9200 Darnestown Road in Rockville. The property features 70 assisted living units and the 24-unit Wellspring Village, which houses residents needing dementia care. Richard Thomas and Meredith Davis of Grandbridge arranged the loan through an agency lender of behalf of the owner.