AUSTIN, TEXAS — Velocis, a private equity real estate manager, has sold two Class A Austin office buildings to Wedge Group, a Houston-based private equity firm. Totaling more than 170,000 square feet, the assets are Arboretum Atrium and Las Cimas I. They were purchased by Velocis in 2013 from Moore & Associates, an investor, owner and operator of commercial office properties. Arboretum Atrium is a 91,083-square-foot, Class A office building. Located in the Arboretum area in northwest Austin, the area serves as a hub for companies including Apple, Cisco, HP, Microsoft and Google. The building is located near restaurants, shops, hotels and other amenities and is one block from Hwy 183, MoPac and Loop 360. The asset is 100 percent leased. Las Cimas I is an 82,787-square-foot, three-story office building located in the center of the four-building Las Cimas office park. Built in 1999, the limestone building includes views of downtown Austin, on-site amenities and proximity to the Village of West Lake shopping center. The asset is 100 percent leased. Hale Umstattd and Leah Gallagher of Transwestern represented the seller in the transaction. Dallas-based Velocis has been active in real estate investment since 2011, purchasing 17 assets located in markets …
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COLUMBIA, MD. — Finmarc Management Inc. has acquired a four-building flex portfolio comprising 135,000 square feet in Columbia for $15.8 million. Finmarc purchased the portfolio, which was near full occupancy at the time of sale, from First Potomac Realty Trust. Built in 1980, the all-brick, single-story flex portfolio is located at 9150 and 9180 Rumsey Road, near I-95 and Maryland Routes 100 and 29. Mark Glagola and Joe Friedman of Transwestern represented the seller in the transaction.
WOODSTOCK, GA. — Franklin Street Real Estate Services has brokered the $5.9 million sale of a mixed-use asset in downtown Woodstock, a northern suburb of Atlanta. Built in 2014, the Class A property features 23 apartment residences and 8,624 square feet of retail space. Jake Reid and Ricky Jones of Franklin Street represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.
BRADENTON, FLA. — Calkain Cos. has brokered the $1.4 million sale of a single-tenant, 4,186-square-foot Wells Fargo Bank branch in Bradenton, roughly 45 miles south of Tampa. Built more than 35 years ago, the bank is located at 6285 14th St. W. Wells Fargo extended its lease this past April by five years. Stephen Counts and David Sobelman of Calkain Cos. represented the seller, Bersam Development, in the transaction. The property sold for a record low cap rate for a Wells Fargo branch with less than five years remaining on its lease term, according to Calkain Cos.
SAN DIMAS, CALIF. — Crunch Franchise, a New York-based gym chain, has opened a new location in San Dimas. It is located in Foothill Village Shopping Center. Chris Eyre is the franchisee. General manager Spencer Rich is the operator.
DEDHAM, MASS., AND FT. LAUDERDALE, FLA. — Chatham Lodging Trust has acquired two hotels from Claremont Cos. for $55 million, or approximately $298,000 per room. The company purchased the 81-room Residence Inn Boston in Dedham, which recently underwent a $2 million renovation program, and is under contract to acquire the 105-room Residence Inn Fort Lauderdale Intracoastal/Il Lugano in Fort Lauderdale. The 14-story property was converted from a Il Lugano Hotel and Residences to a Residence Inn in 2014. Both properties will be managed by Island Hospitality Management.
STORRS, CONN. — HREC Investment Advisors has arranged the sale of the Nathan Hale Inn & Conference Center in Storrs. The University of Connecticut (UCONN) purchased the property for an undisclosed sum. Situated on the campus of UCONN, the property features 98 guestrooms. Ketan Patel and Geoff Davis of HREC represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a land parcel located at 137 Frost St. in Brooklyn. The 7,500-square-foot parcel sold for $5.3 million. Shaun Riney, Michael Salvatico and James Saros of Marcus & Millichap’s Brooklyn office represented the seller and buyer, both private investors, in the transaction.
WILKES-BARRE, PA. — Landmark Commercial Realty/TCN Worldwide has arranged the sale of a multifamily property located in Wilkes-Barre. The 200-unit rental townhouse community, known as Marion Terrace, sold for $12.1 million. Chuck Heller and Drew Bobincheck of Landmark Commercial Realty negotiated the deal on behalf of the seller, Hanover Associates. Kingston, Pa.-based Mark Development Co. represented the undisclosed buyer in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of an apartment building located at 252 Union Ave. in Brooklyn. The four-unit property sold for $1.4 million. Shaun Riney, Michael Salvatico and James Saros of Marcus & Millichap’s Brooklyn office represented the seller, a private investor, and the buyer, a developer, in the transaction.