CHARLESTON, S.C. — Union Investment has purchased a dual-branded hotel property located on King Street in Charleston’s historic district for an undisclosed price. Opened in 2015, the property includes a modern Hyatt House apartment-style hotel and a Hyatt Place hotel. In total, the two hotels offer 304 rooms. Hyatt House features 113 guest rooms designed for extended-stay guests with a living area and integrated kitchen, while Hyatt Place features 191 rooms and 800 square feet of conference space. Additional on-site amenities include a fitness center, swimming pool, market and a rooftop bar. Regent/BN Charleston Holdings is the vendor of the properties, and the hotels are leased for 30 years to Pyramid Hotel Group, the operator. Germany-based Union Investment is adding the hotel property to the portfolio of its open-ended real estate fund, Unilmmo: Global.
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ROCK HILL, S.C. — Charlotte, N.C.-based Madison Capital has purchased Kmart Plaza, a retail property located off of Cherry and North Anderson roads in Rock Hill, a suburb of Charlotte in South Carolina. Seritage Growth Properties sold the center for $6 million. The property features 89,298 square feet of retail space. Marc Ozburn and Alex McDonald of Berkeley Capital Advisors represented the seller in the deal.
HARTFORD, CONN. — The Hampshire Cos. Has acquired a 106,500-square-foot self-storage facility in Hartford. The sales price was undisclosed. The property is located at 1407 Park St. in the Parkville neighborhood of Hartford. After acquiring the facility, the Hampshire Cos. completed renovations and capital improvements to the property that included a new elevator, roof, floor and façade repairs as well as upgraded security and fire/life safety systems. Self-storage REIT Extra Space Storage has been selected to manage the new location.
MIAMI — New York Life Real Estate Investors, on behalf of an institutional client, has acquired Brickell City Tower, a Class A office tower located in Miami’s Brickell office submarket, for $117 million. The buyer was not disclosed but media outlets have reported that the seller was a joint venture between Banyan Street Capital, Crocker Partners and Independencia Asset Management. The 33-story tower features 291,554 rentable square feet. Recently, the tower underwent a $6.4 million renovation, which included a redesigned and updated building lobby, common area upgrades and a full elevator modernization, as well as a new conference center and tenant lounge. The new ownership plans to continue the renovation program to the property’s common areas, including capital to activate a large terrace adjacent to the conference center and tenant lounge on the 17th floor for tenant use. Brickell City Tower’s notable tenants include Beacon Council, South Florida Business Journal, Uber Technologies, Max Borges, TMF USA Inc., Rumberger Kirk Caldwell and Regus. Chase Bank operates a bank branch on the ground floor.
ARLINGTON, VA. — HFF has arranged the sale of 672 Flats, a newly completed multifamily community located in Arlington’s Ballston submarket. The Chevy Chase Land Co. acquired the property from a joint venture between The Penrose Group and Clark Enterprises for $90 million. Walter Coker and Brian Crivella of HFF represented the seller in the deal. The buyer purchased the property free and clear of existing debt. Jamie Leachman, Chris Hew and Nicole Brickhouse of HFF’s debt placement team arranged a 12-year, fixed-rate acquisition loan through USAA Real Estate for the buyer. The six-story community features 173 apartment units, ranging from studio to two-bedroom loft- and flat-style floorplans, with open layouts, stainless steel appliances, custom cabinetry and pantries with built-in microwaves, fixed and movable kitchen islands, hardwood-style flooring and full-sized washers/dryers. Community amenities include a resident lounge with bar, game room with billiards, poker table shuffleboard, air hockey and gaming center; fitness room with cardio, free weights and boxing/kickboxing; cyber lounge/mail room with computer stations and coffee service; bike storage; and controlled-access garage parking.
Berkeley Partners Acquires Three-Building Industrial Portfolio in Broward County for $15M
by Amy Works
POMPANO BEACH, FLA. — Berkeley Partners, an industrial real estate operator and investment manager, has purchased three buildings within Park Central Business Park, an industrial campus located in Pompano Beach. An undisclosed seller sold the portfolio in Broward County for $15 million. Douglas Mande of Institutional Property Advisors and Tyler Kuhlman of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and advised the buyer in the transaction. This transaction is Berkeley’s third acquisition in the market in 2018. At the time of sale, the 114,391-square-foot portfolio was fully occupied. Located between Sample and Copans roads and Interstate 95, the buildings feature clear heights ranging from 16 feet to 28 feet.
REDWOOD CITY, CALIF. — Levin Johnston of Marcus and Millichap has negotiated the sales of two multifamily assets located in Redwood City. The combined sales price was $32.1 million. Adam Levin and Robert Johnston of Levin Johnston handled the transactions. In the first deal, a private equity investment firm sold 180 Flats, a 48-unit apartment community in Redwood City, for $21.7 million. Built in 1964, the property features studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments with open floor plans, walk-in closets, private balconies and state-of-the-art appliances. Community amenities include two open community courtyards with barbecue areas and a new dog park. Levin Johnston represented the seller in the deal. In the second transaction, Levin Johnston arranged the $10.4 million acquisition of a 23-unit apartment community located at 3520-3540 Farm Hill Blvd. in Redwood City. Built in 1959, the property is in close proximity to local schools, dining, shopping and entertainment.
CHICAGO — Jameson Commercial has brokered the sale of a 35,000-square-foot industrial building in Chicago’s West Loop for $5.4 million. The buyer, LG Development Group, plans to demolish the building and replace it with a 10-story, 166-unit apartment building. Jameson represented the seller, Fred Baker Trust. The property, located at 1214-1230 W. Jackson Blvd., was formerly home to FredEric’s Frame Studio.
MCKINNEY, MISSOURI CITY AND LEAGUE CITY, TEXAS — CBRE has negotiated the sale of a three-property retail portfolio located on the outskirts of Dallas and Houston. Combined, McKinney Towne Crossing in metro Dallas, and Riverstone Shopping Center and Victory Lakes Town Center in metro Houston, feature more than 885,000 square feet of Class A retail space. Chris Gerard, Mark Witcher and Blaine Dozier of CBRE represented the seller, Chicago-based InvenTrust Properties, in the transaction. Houston-based Fidelis Realty Partners purchased the assets for an undisclosed price. The portfolio was 94 percent leased at the time of sale.
LINTHICUM HEIGHTS, MD. — AvalonBay Communities has purchased Alexan Concorde, a multifamily property located at 811 Concorde Circle in Linthicum Heights, about 34 miles northeast of Washington, D.C. A joint venture between Trammell Crow Residential and an affiliate of Western & Southern Financial Group sold the asset for $83 million. Situated adjacent to Baltimore-Washington International Airport and less than one mile from the Baltimore-Washington Parkway, the property features 310 luxury apartment units in a mix of studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts, averaging 973 square feet. Spread across five elevator-serviced buildings, Alexan Concorde’s units include stainless steel appliances, granite countertops, chef islands, hardwood-style flooring, designer lighting packages, keyless entry and walk-in closets. On-site community amenities include a resort-style pool with a fire pit and grilling stations; a clubhouse with shuffleboard, billiards, outdoor ping-pong and multiple high-definition TVs; a community kitchen and workspace; an oversized fitness area with CrossFit gym and adjoining children’s mini-club; and a dog run. Walker Coker and Brian Crivella of HFF represented the seller in the deal.