ELKINS, W.VA. — Busy Beaver, a home improvement store, will open a location in Elkins, West Virginia on April 10. The 33,000-square-foot store will be its fourth in the state. It will be situated at 731 Beverly Pike and will feature a lumber yard and farm and ranch departments. The new site will house 20 full-time and 10 to 15 part-time employees. This is Busy Beaver’s 22nd location, with three stores in Ohio and 15 in western Pennsylvania.
HUNTINGTON, W.VA. — NorthMarq Capital has arranged $8.2 million in refinancing for Fairfield Inn & Suites in Huntington. The fixed-rate, non-recourse loan was structured with a 10-year term and a 20-year amortization schedule. The 106-room hotel features a picnic area, valet dry-cleaning and car rental services. Randy Waddell of NorthMarq arranged the loan on behalf of the borrower, H&W Management.
ELKINS AND SUMMERSVILLE, W.VA. — Regency Properties has purchased three shopping centers in West Virginia for an undisclosed price. The three properties will add a combined total of 319,194 square feet to Regency’s portfolio. The portfolio includes the 145,127-square-foot Merchants Walk, a center in Summersville leased to Dollar Tree, AT&T, Hibbett Sports, Peebles and Anytime Fitness. The other assets include Valley Pointe and The Plantation, both of which are located in Elkins. The 118,379-square-foot Valley Pointe center is leased to Peebles, Mattress Warehouse, GameStop, El Herradura and GNC. The 55,688-square-foot Plantation is leased to Goodwill, Dollar Tree, Anytime Fitness and Cricket Wireless. Based in Evansville, Ind., Regency Properties is a shopping center owner and investor with nearly 70 centers across 19 states. Regency now owns and manages four properties in West Virginia, the fourth being Country Roads Plaza in Hinton.
MORGANTOWN, W.VA. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $29.2 million sale of two multifamily communities in Morgantown. The sale included Bon Vista and The Villas, a 350-unit complex located on Stewartstown Road, and the 59-unit Barrington North, located roughly two miles away on Wedgewood Drive. Both properties are near West Virginia University and the 1,000-acre WestRidge Business Park development. Community amenities across the properties include basketball and tennis courts, covered parking, swimming pools and private balconies. The transaction was handled in partnership with Jane Scott of Old Spruce Realty. Scott is Marcus & Millichap’s broker of record in West Virginia. The names of the buyer and seller were not disclosed.
RANSON, W.VA. — ROCKWOOL has broken ground on its second stone wool insulation manufacturing facility in the United States. Situated in Ranson, the new project will span 466,000 square feet and house roughly 150 employees. ROCKWOOL worked closely with the state of West Virginia, Jefferson County, the Jefferson County Economic Development Authority and the City of Ranson to design and develop the industrial project. Construction has begun on the 130-acre site in Ranson, with site preparation already underway. Full production at the completed new facility is expected to commence in first-quarter 2020. ROCKWOOL is North America’s largest stone wool producer. The company currently operates five manufacturing facilities and staffs 1,000 employees.
CHARLESTON, W.VA. — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has arranged a $14.5 million CMBS loan for Four Points by Sheraton, a 176-room hotel in Charleston. William Cassidy of KeyBank structured the 10-year, nonrecourse loan featuring a 30-year amortization schedule. The borrower used the loan to refinance existing debt. Constructed in 1966 and renovated in 2014, the 12-story Four Points by Sheraton comprises 158,576 square feet and includes 10,000 square feet of office space, eight residential condos and a 286-space parking garage. Hotel amenities include a business center, fitness center and an indoor heated swimming pool.
MORGANTOWN, W.VA. — Nelson Brothers Professional Real Estate LLC, a California-based company, has acquired Mountain Valley Apartments, a student housing complex located roughly three miles from West Virginia University in Morgantown, for $39 million. Constructed in 1998, the 344-unit property includes a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans and features a 24-hour fitness center, swimming pool, full-size gym, volleyball court, dog park, cyber café, game room and an outdoor picnic and grilling area. With this acquisition, Nelson Brothers owns 35 student housing properties in 13 states.
RANSON, W.VA. — A joint venture between Heidenberg Properties Group and Strategic Real Estate Partners has purchased The Potomac Marketplace, a 370,000-square-foot shopping center located along Route 9 in Ranson. The property was 92 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including Weis Supermarket, Kohl’s, Petco and The Home Depot. The Potomac Marketplace is also home to restaurants including Panera Bread, Dunkin’ Donuts, Glory Days Grill, California Tortilla, Roy Rogers and John’s Café. This purchase marks the joint venture’s sixth acquisition overall and third since November 2016.
RANSON, W.VA. — Trout Daniel & Associates has arranged the $3.7 million sale of Ranson Shoppes, a 16,300-square-foot retail center located along WV Route 9 in Ranson. The property was fully leased at the time of sale to Mattress Warehouse, Five Guys Burgers & Fries and Little Caesars. Trout Daniel & Associates represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.
BECKLEY, W.VA. — PREIT has sold Crossroads Mall, an enclosed regional mall in Beckley, for $24.8 million. The mall’s tenant roster includes anchors Belk, Dick’s Sporting Goods, J.C. Penney and Sears, as well as tenants such as AT&T, Bath & Body Works, GameStop, Hallmark, Hot Topic, PetSmart, Victoria’s Secret and Zales. Since January 2013, PREIT has sold 16 lower productivity malls and other non-core properties, generating $720 million in gross proceeds. The company’s portfolio featured 27 Sears stores in 2012 but is now down to just 10 stores in its portfolio, following the sale of Crossroads Mall. The buyer was undisclosed.