RICHMOND, VA. — Hunter Hotel Advisors has brokered the $11 million sale of Homewood Suites Richmond West End, a 123-room hotel in Richmond. A global private equity firm sold the four-story hotel to a Virginia-based hotel company. Teague Hunter and Trey Scott of Hunter Hotel Advisors brokered the transaction.
SHREVEPORT, LA. — Lexington, Ky.-based BC Wood Properties has acquired North Market Place, an 88,205-square-foot shopping center located in Shreveport, for $7 million. Brookshire’s Grocery anchors the center. The grocer operates more than 150 stores in Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas. North Market Place is the first Louisiana shopping center in BC Wood’s portfolio, which includes 36 shopping centers comprising more than 5 million square feet.
BROOKHAVEN, GA. — Franklin Street Real Estate Services has brokered the $3.3 million sale of North Cliff Valley Apartments, a townhome apartment community located at 1350 N. Cliff Valley Way N.E. in Brookhaven, an affluent suburb of Atlanta. The apartment complex is located within close proximity to Cross Keys High School and I-85. Jake Reid and Ricky Jones of Franklin Street represented the seller in in the transaction. The apartments were the second property in a two-property sale, which included the previous sale of Lenox Townhomes.
KENNESAW, GA. — Liberty Property Trust has inked a 62,319-square-foot lease with Reliable Heating & Air at 1305 Chastain Road in Kennesaw, a northern suburb of Atlanta. The HVAC company’s lease brings the 116,500-square-foot industrial facility to full occupancy. The Kennesaw location will serve as Reliable’s headquarters. Reliable employs more than 320 professionals, manages a fleet of more than 175 trucks and operates a satellite location in Fayetteville, Ga. Kevin Mitchell of Benchmark Commercial represented Reliable in the lease transaction. Trey Barry and Mark Hawks of CBRE represented Liberty.
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. — Berkadia has arranged a $50 million loan for Coral Ridge Mall, a 500,000-square-foot retail center located at 3200 N. Federal Highway in Fort Lauderdale. The mall’s tenant roster includes AMC Dine-In Theatres, Target, Ross Dress for Less, Game Stop, T.J. Maxx, HomeGoods, Foot Locker, Jamba Juice, Old Navy and Publix. Joseph Schrage of Berkadia’s Miami office arranged the 10-year loan through J.P. Morgan on behalf of the borrower, property manager Gumberg Asset Management. The loan was structured with a fixed interest rate and a 30-year amortization schedule.
GAITHERSBURG, MD. — HFF has arranged the $29.4 million sale of three office buildings located at 25, 35 and 45 W. Watkins Mill Road in Gaithersburg, a Maryland suburb of Washington, D.C. The three office/lab buildings span 139,938 square feet and were cumulatively 95 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as MedImmune and Amplimmune, which are both wholly owned subsidiaries of AstraZeneca. Jim Meisel, Dek Potts, Andrew Weir, Stephen Conley and Matthew Nicholson of HFF represented the seller, an affiliate of Equus Capital Partners Ltd., in the transaction. In addition, HFF arranged $19.2 million in acquisition financing on behalf of the buyer, Tritower Financial Group. Cary Abod led HFF’s debt placement team to arrange the 10-year, fixed-rate loan through an unnamed life insurance company.
TYSONS CORNER, VA. — A joint venture between Rubenstein Partners LP and Griffith Properties has purchased The Rappahannock Building, a six-story, Class A office building located at 1550 Westbranch Drive in Tysons Corner. The joint venture purchased the 152,000-square-foot office building from Corporate Office Properties Trust for $27.8 million. Built in 2001, the property has been fully leased to The MITRE Corp. since it was built, but the company plans to move to another office campus in Tysons Corner in 2016. Once vacated, Rubenstein and Griffith plan to renovate the office building to attract new tenants. Malcolm Schweiker of CBRE represented the joint venture in the transaction. Schweiker will also handle leasing the office building.
BALTIMORE — Enterprise Homes has begun construction on Mulberry at Park Apartments, a new $22.3 million apartment community located within the Bromo Tower Arts & Entertainment district in downtown Baltimore. The property will feature 34 one-bedroom, 27 two-bedroom and seven three-bedroom residences. Rents will range from $773 to $1,155 monthly. Upon completion, the apartment community will feature a cyber café, study room, fitness center and an outdoor terrace. Marks, Thomas Architects designed the community to meet Enterprise Green Communities Criteria and LEED Silver standards. The groundbreaking ceremony was attended by Baltimore City Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Bank of America, representatives from HUD, city and state officials and local economic development corporations. The project was financed with $15.8 million in construction financing, tax credit equity and permanent financing from Bank of America, as well as $1.5 million from the State of Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development and $870,000 from Baltimore City.
ATHENS, GA. — Franklin Street Real Estate Services has brokered the sale of Athens Plaza, a 119,633-square-foot shopping center located at 474 North Ave. in Athens. Built in 1972, the property is anchored by a Piggly Wiggly. Mac McCall, John Tennant and Bryan Belk of Franklin Street’s Atlanta office represented the seller, MB REO-GA RETAIL LLC, in the transaction. Cideco Development Co. Inc. purchased the property for an undisclosed price.
ORLANDO, FLA. — Auction.com LLC and HREC Investment Advisors have arranged the $87 million sale of a five-property hotel portfolio in Florida, New Jersey and Illinois. The seller was Orlando, Fla.-based Alena Hospitality. The transactions included the $30.1 million sale of the 246-room DoubleTree Orlando East at 12125 High Tech Ave. in Orlando; the $27.9 million sale of a 246-room hotel at 12490 Apopka Vineland Road in Orlando; the $12.6 million sale of a 290-room hotel at 400 W. Livingston St. in downtown Orlando; the $10.5 million sale of a 148-room hotel at 50 Kenny Place in Saddle Brook, N.J.; and the $5.8 million sale of a 272-room hotel at 500 Hamilton Blvd. in Peoria, Ill.
