NEW YORK CITY — Denihan Investments has completed a redemption agreement with Pebblebrook Hotel Trust for the transfer of ownership of six jointly-owned hotels in Manhattan at a total value of $820 million. Through the agreement, Denihan becomes the sole owner of four of the assets, totaling 917 rooms — The Benjamin, Fifty NYC, Gardens NYC, and Shelburne NYC, while Pebblebrook assumes full ownership of Dumont NYC and Manhattan NYC, totaling 870 rooms. The portfolio is a subset of Denihan’s portfolio, which also includes The James hotels in New York, Chicago and the to-be-built West Hollywood location, as well as The Surrey and The Carlton in New York City. Carl Schwartz and Anthony Bonan of Hunton & Williams LLP advised Pebblebrook in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Rosewood Realty Group has arranged the sale of a five-building multifamily portfolio in the Fordham Manor section of the Bronx. An undisclosed buyer acquired the 214-unit portfolio for $35.8 million. Totaling 194,944 square feet, the buildings are located at 2489 Morris Ave., 1225 Sherman Ave., 2101 and 2499 Grand Ave. and 1900 Grand Course. Aaron Jungreis of Rosewood Realty Group represented the undisclosed seller and buyer in the deal.
EVERETT, WASH. — Sage Apartment Communities has acquired the 200-unit Waterford Apartments in the Seattle submarket of Everett for an undisclosed sum. The community is located at 2020 Lake Heights Drive. It was 96 percent occupied at the time of the sale. Waterford was built in 1989. The seller was Carmel Partners.
FRESNO, CALIF. — Retail California has arranged three retail leases totaling 21,258 square feet in Fresno. In the first deal, Rita’s Italian Ice leased 1,133 square feet of retail space within Piazza del Fiore Shopping Center at 1102 E. Champlain Drive from NMSBPCLDHB LP for an undisclosed price. Lewis Smith, Michael Kennedy and Rachael Orlando of Retail California arranged the transaction. In the second deal, Nahal Investments leased 2,125 square feet of retail space at 585 W. Nees Ave. from Hydroelectric Penetrations LP. The lessee plans to open a Smallcakes Cupcakery and Creamery at the location. Michael Arfsten of Retail California represented the tenant in deal. In the third transaction, Total Wine & More leased 18,000 square feet of retail space within Villagio Shopping Center at 7925 N. Blackstone Ave. from Villagio Shopping Center LLC. Lewis Smith of Retail California, along with Scott Riddles of CBRE-Los Angeles, brokered the transaction.
BLOOMINGDALE, ILL. — Brown Commercial Group represented Korpack in the lease of a 56,269-square-foot of industrial space at 290 Madsen Drive, Suite 101, in Bloomingdale. Korpack is a single-source supplier of standard and custom packaging, as well as packaging machinery and automation solutions. Additionally, the company subleased its original 18,252-square-foot headquarters at 1232 Hardt Circle in Bartlett, Ill., to an undisclosed subtenant. Dan Brown and Jim Peitrarosso of Elk Grove Village, Ill.-based Brown Commercial represented Korpack in the lease and sublease, respectively. Al Caruana of Cushman & Wakefield and Aaron Rosdal of Prologis represented the landlord, ProLogis, in the new headquarters lease.
SAN ANTONIO — Casey Development Ltd. has opened The Keep Storage at Westover Hills in San Antonio. The property is a 106,000-square-foot, Class A self-storage facility located at the northeast corner of Highway 151 and Ingram Road. The facility provides 671 storage units and 10 mini offices. The storage units vary in size from five- by five-foot lockers to 10- by 30-foot units, and73 percent are climate controlled. The Keep Storage at Westover Hills is Casey Development’s first self-storage facility. Future Keep Storage facilities in San Antonio are under development in Stone Oak, Thousand Oaks/Henderson Pass and on Vance Jackson Road outside Loop 410. Amenities include on-site management, a digital surveillance system with closed-circuit visual hallway monitoring, individual door alarms and controlled access entry.
BRYAN, TEXAS — Oldham Goodwin Capital (OGC) has arranged the sale of Javelina Station Apartments, a 360-bed student housing community located at 1300 W. Corral Ave. in Kingsville, to ApexOne Investment Partners. Oldham Goodwin Capital is a subsidiary of Oldham Goodwin Group LLC. Javelina Station Apartments is located within walking distance of Texas A&M University — Kingsville. Amenities include a swimming pool, outdoor kitchen and barbecue area, fitness center, theater room, game room, study room and coffee bar.
SAN ANTONIO — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA) a division of Marcus & Millichap, has brokered the sale of Boardwalk Med Center, a 276-unit apartment community in northwest San Antonio. Will Balthrope, Drew Kile and Jordan Featherston of IPA represented the seller and procured the buyer, an affiliate of Starlight U.S. Multi-Family. The property is located at 7838 Huebner Road, near the South Texas Medical Center, the University of Texas at San Antonio and the world headquarters of USAA. Completed in two phases in 2011 and 2014, Boardwalk Med Center’s community amenities include a swimming pool, fitness center, outdoor fire pit and a dog park. Unit amenities include granite countertops, black appliances and full-size washers and dryers.
PLANO, TEXAS — Venture Commercial’s David Schnitzer has represented the firm of R. E. Lopez and Associates LP in the acquisition of a 16,000-square-foot office building in Plano for a relocation and expansion of its law offices. The two-story building, named The 550, is located at 550 E. 15th St. at the southeast quadrant of 15th Street and North Central Expressway. Lopez will occupy the top floor and will lease out the bottom floor of the building. Brandon Crow and Wilson Stafford of EDGE Realty Partners represented the seller, 4 Green House Holdings I LLC.
SANDY SPRINGS, GA. — Bluerock Residential Growth REIT Inc. (BRG) has purchased the Nevadan Apartments, a 480-unit apartment community located in Sandy Springs, for $68.3 million. BRG purchased the asset in a joint venture transaction with the Carroll Organization. BRG invested $23 million in the transaction and sourced a $48 million senior loan for the acquisition and renovation. The Carroll Organization is a 10 percent stakeholder in the joint venture. Built in 1990 near I-285 and GA 400, Nevadan Apartments features a clubhouse, resort-style swimming pool, poolside grill/lounge, 24-hour fitness center, tennis courts and underground parking. Units average nearly 1,100 square feet. Bo Moore, Dan Phelan and John Weber of ARA Newmark represented the seller, AION Partners, in the transaction.