PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLA. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the $30.1 million sale of Corporate Center at the Gardens, a two-building, 113,565-square-foot office campus located at 4200-4400 Northcorp Parkway in Palm Beach Gardens. The property is situated on a 6.2-acre parcel within PGA Professional Center along I-95. The Class A campus was fully leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Garden of Life, Oxford Global Resources, Olympus Insurance Co. and Weiss Research Inc. Scott O’Donnell, Dominic Montazemi, Miguel Alcivar, Greg Miller and Jason Hochman of Cushman & Wakefield, along with Anthony Librizzi of CBRE, represented the seller, Lexington Palm Beach LLC, in the transaction. The buyer was a joint venture between Breakers Capital and Alchemy-ABR-BCP Gardens LLC.
ORLANDO, FLA. — First Capital Property Group Inc. has arranged the $17 million sale of The Village at Hunter’s Creek, a 52,537-square-foot shopping center located at 13526 Village Park Drive in Orlando. The center’s tenant roster includes Massage Envy, Edward Jones, Liberty Mutual, Firehouse Subs and Coldstone. Jean-Paul Beaulieu of First Capital represented the buyer, Village HC LLC, in the transaction. Sean Glickman of Colliers International represented the seller, GB BM2 LLC.
GULFPORT, MISS. — SVN has brokered the $12.4 million sale of Cambridge Apartments, a 201-unit apartment complex located in Gulfport. Built in 2004, the property features a resort-style swimming pool, covered grilling and picnic areas, business center with Wi-Fi access, sand volleyball court, self storage garages and on-site car care service. A private real estate investor based in the Northeast purchased Cambridge Apartments from Salt Lake City-based Realsource. Andrew Agee of SVN represented both the buyer and seller in the transaction.
ATLANTA — Alpha Alternatives LLC has arranged a $13 million bridge loan for a new 141-room Cambria Suites hotel. The property, currently a vacant office building, is located at 110 Mitchell St. in downtown Atlanta. Alpha Alternatives arranged the loan on behalf of the unnamed borrower, which plans to break ground on the hotel conversion in the near future. Cambria Hotels, a Choice Hotels International brand, invested more than $3 million in equity for the project.
ATLANTA — When it comes to successfully operating a full-service hotel there is no silver bullet for achieving success, but there are some smart steps owners and operators should take, say industry experts who spoke at the 28th annual Hunter Hotel Conference. The three-day event at the Marriott Marquis drew 1,300 attendees, up 8 percent from a year ago, according to conference organizers. In a panel titled “The Evolution of Full-Service Hotels,” professionals from Horwath HTL, GF Management, Davidson Hotels and Resorts, Legacy Ventures and Hyatt Hotel Corp. emphasized time and again that full-service hotels are in no way dying. They are simply evolving, and owners and operators must also evolve if they have hopes of being successful. “It’s still a street corner business,” said Thom Geshay, senior vice president of business development for Davidson Hotels and Resorts. “You have to look at the market you’re in, you have to define and profile your customer and give them what they need.” 1. Get Creative in Controlling Costs — Full-service hotels have a slew of amenities, and each amenity presents a new place to create revenues. “Our job is to find something that is broken or not maximized in some way …
DURHAM, N.C. — Bell Partners has purchased 605 West, a 340-unit apartment community located near Duke University in Durham, for $54.6 million. The property, which Bell Partners has renamed Bell West End, is walkable to Brightleaf Square, the Warehouse District, Central Park and City Center. Built in 2014, the property features studio, one- and two-bedroom residences with 9- to 10-foot ceilings, track LED lighting, ceiling fans, granite countertops, kitchen islands, breakfast bars, Energy Star stainless steel appliances, washers and dryers, patios/balconies, coat closets, linen closets, walk-in closets and bike storage. Community amenities include a clubhouse, fitness center, yoga studio, conference rooms and meeting nooks, pet park, heated saltwater pool with large screen TVs, outdoor kitchen and lounge area and an outdoor terrace with a fireplace. The purchase of Bell West End is the third multifamily acquisition for Bell Partners in 2016 and is the 19th apartment community in the company’s Raleigh/Durham portfolio.
MARIETTA, GA. — NXT Capital has provided a $44.8 million acquisition loan for Lincoln Hills Apartments, a 680-unit, Class B apartment complex in Marietta, a northern suburb of Atlanta. The garden-style community is located near Cumberland Mall, Cobb Galleria Centre and SunTrust Park, the Atlanta Braves’ ballpark set to open in April 2017. The unnamed borrower plans to construct a 3,000-square-foot clubhouse at the property and renovate the leasing center and swimming pools. Robert Kadoori and Robert LaChapelle of CBRE’s Atlanta office arranged the loan.
HUNTSVILLE, ALA. — RCP Cos. has inked a deal with Marriott International to bring a 150-room AC Hotel to CityCentre at Big Spring, a $100 million mixed-use development in Huntsville. In partnership with Yedla Management Co., Marriott will bring the European-inspired hotel brand to only its 10th market in the U.S. Construction will begin this summer. Located on Williams Avenue, the hotel will feature a lounge area, kitchen with self-serve European fare, complimentary Wi-Fi, mobile check-in and check-out and a 24-hour fitness center. Yedla plans to bring another hotel concept yet to be named to CityCentre at Big Spring, according to RCP.
UNION CITY AND FAIRBURN, GA. — The RADCO Cos. has sold two Class B apartment communities totaling 392 units for a combined $23.4 million. An Atlanta-based investment firm purchased both assets from RADCO in a deal brokered by Berkadia. RADCO has owned the 260-unit Ashford Oaks in Union City since December 2011 and the 132-unit Ashford Town & Country in Fairburn since November 2012. They were among the first properties RADCO acquired after implementing its value-added strategy in 2011. RADCO invested in property improvements and enhancements at the properties, including building exterior renovations, windows, roofs, extensive lighting upgrades, security enhancements and life safety measures. Interior unit upgrades and community amenity additions were also made. Occupancy exceeded 95 percent at both properties at the time of sale. Since April 2015, the properties have been managed by RADCO Residential, the property management branch of RADCO.
MEMPHIS, TENN. — The Shopping Center Group has arranged a lease transaction that will bring a Save-A-Lot grocery store to Binghampton Gateway, a 48,500-square-foot neighborhood center in Memphis. Shawn Massey of The Shopping Center Group and Steve Bowie of Cor Mundi Investments represented Binghampton Development Corp., a faith-based, nonprofit organization, in the lease transaction. The $6.5 million retail center will be located on a 4.5-acre site that was previously occupied by an apartment complex, which was demolished in January 2015. Binghampton Gatetway will feature the 16,300-square-foot Save-A-Lot, a 10,000-square-foot junior anchor tenant and 22,200 square feet of small shop space. Construction is expected to begin this summer with an anticipated completion date of spring 2017.