TYSONS, VA. — Park Hotels & Resorts Inc. has sold three assets for a total of $166 million, or $151,000 per room. The sold hotels include the 507-room Hilton Atlanta Airport; the 317-room Hilton New Orleans Airport; and the 274-room Embassy Suites Parsippany in Parsippany, N.J. The three properties had a combined $109 million RevPAR in 2018, which was 37 percent less than Tysons-based Park Hotels’ 2018 portfolio average. The buyer(s) was not disclosed.
AUSTELL, GA. — Castle Lanterra Properties (CLP) has acquired Premier Apartments, a 280-unit multifamily community in Austell. Built in 1972, Premier Apartments offers one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans across 24 buildings. Communal amenities include tennis courts, a community lake, swimming pool and playgrounds. Premier Apartments is situated on 24 acres at 7200 Premier Lane, 11 miles west of downtown Atlanta. The seller and sales prices were not disclosed.
PHILADELPHIA — An affiliate Philadelphia-based Equus Capital Partners has acquired a five-property industrial portfolio and 500 acres of developable land in Virginia’s Hampton Roads region. The five buildings total nearly 1.8 million square feet. Three of the buildings, 1006, 1010 and 1020 CenterPoint Drive in Suffolk, were developed between 2011 and 2017 as build-to-suits. The buildings are fully leased and the original tenants remain. The portfolio also includes 3516 S. Military Highway in Suffolk, which was built in 2007, and 375 Kenyon Road in Chesapeake, which was built in 2008. A third-party logistics provider occupies the buildings, both of which service the Port of Virginia. The 500 acres of land is located near CenterPoint Drive and can support up to 5 million square feet of industrial space. A sales price and seller(s) were not disclosed.
DURHAM, N.C. — Duke University and McKinney have renewed their respective leases totaling 179,000 square feet within the American Tobacco Campus (ATC) mixed-use project in Durham. Duke has been at the campus since 2004 and its new lease will go through April 2030. The school will house some or all of its IT, financial services, university counsel, corporate education, alumni affairs and other resources at ATC, occupying 136,000 square feet of office space. McKinney, an advertising agency based in Durham, has also been at ATC since 2004. It will occupy 43,000 square feet of office space through 2031. D3 Development developed ATC in phases from 2004 to 2006. The campus comprises 720,000 square feet of office space, 80 residential units and two parking decks, as well as the former Lucky Strike tobacco plant, Diamond View, DPAC and the Durham Bulls Athletic Park.
ORLANDO, FLA. — A joint venture between Linkvest Capital and Futura will build Futura at Nona Cove, a 260-unit apartment complex within Orlando’s Lake Nona master-planned development. The multifamily community will be built in phases, with the first phase expected to begin in the first quarter of 2020 and deliver in the third quarter of 2021. The building will stand five stories high and will offer studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans ranging from 623 to 1,315 square feet. Communal amenities will include a clubroom, resident lounge, swimming pool, fitness center, jogging trails, dog park, dog spa and a gazebo. The property will also feature 32,000 square feet of retail space and a four-story, 122,000-square-foot self-storage facility. Charlan Brock Associates designed Futura at Nona Cove. Plans for future phases were not disclosed. Tavistock is developing Lake Nona, a master-planned, 11-square-mile mixed-use project that comprises 7.1 million square feet of residential and commercial space.
VIRGINIA BEACH, VA. — The Franklin Johnston Group and Virginia Wesleyan University (VWU) have broken ground on Coastal 61 at Oxford Village, a planned 244-unit apartment complex situated adjacent to the university. The new community will be located on a vacant site in Virginia Beach within an Opportunity Zone owned by the university. The property will offer one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans ranging from 833 to 1,395 square feet. The asset is expected to be complete in 2020. Communal amenities will include a rooftop sky park, two-story clubhouse and a swimming pool. The housing community will be open to the public and is envisioned as a place for VWU students, faculty and staff.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Pebblebrook Hotel Trust has entered into an agreement to sell Kimpton Rouge Hotel, a 137-room hotel in downtown Washington, D.C., for $42 million. The hotel offers a 24-hour fitness center, in-room spa services, a yoga mat in every room, bicycles for rent and an on-site bar. The seller expects the sale to close in the third quarter of this year. The buyer was not disclosed.
GAINESVILLE, FLA. — Former University of Florida football coach Steve Spurrier is seeking a partner for a new restaurant in Celebration Pointe in Gainesville. The new restaurant will be called “Spurrier’s” and is expected to open in 2020. The selected partner will have a $1 million build-out budget and the ability to influence the final menu and décor, as well a salary and/or equity in the restaurant. The partner will be named later this year. Celebration Pointe is a 160-acre mixed-use development that upon completion will span more than 1 million square feet and will include office and retail space, residential units and a mix of experiential and entertainment venues, such as seafood restaurant The Keys, a Nike Factory Store and a 10-screen Regal Cinemas theater.
MAITLAND, FLA. — Equinox Development Properties Inc. has hired Genny Hall as senior vice president and a partner to oversee the leasing for all developments and retailer relationships. Hall has more than 15 years of retail brokerage experience. Prior to joining Equinox, Hall served as the managing director of retail services at Colliers International in Central Florida. Maitland, Fla.-based Equinox Development specializes in developing retail, mixed-use and boutique commercial projects.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Northwood Ravin will break ground on 500 West Trade in July. The project will feature 354 apartment units, 8,500 square feet of retail space and a 3,600-square-foot pedestrian courtyard. The apartment units will be situated within a seven-story and a 14-story building connected by the courtyard. Communal amenities will include a business center overlooking Trade Street, a rooftop lounge and outdoor kitchen in the 14th floor, dog spa and two swimming pools. Additionally, there will be a health club with an exercise room, men’s and women’s saunas, fitness room and a massage room. Northwestern Mutual is providing construction financing. Northwood Ravin is the developer and general contractor for 500 West Trade and will serve as the residential property manager when leasing begins. Northwood Ravin expects the first units to open in early 2021.