CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Blaze Capital Partners and Argosy Real Estate Partners have purchased The Spoke at Tyvola Station, an extended-stay hotel in the Southwest submarket of Charlotte, with plans to convert the former hotel into a 116-unit multifamily community. The seller and sales price were not disclosed. Built in 1985 as a hotel, The Spoke at Tyvola Station was renovated in 1998 and recently underwent additional interior upgrades over the past 18 months. As part of the repositioning plans, Blaze Capital and Argosy will renovate the interior units and common areas, including the clubhouse, leasing office, exterior curb appeal and landscaping. The Spoke at Tyvola Station will include 10 two-story residential buildings and one three-story building with a mix of one- and two-bedroom floorplans. Community amenities will include a clubhouse, swimming pool and outdoor lounges. Located at 5816 Westpark Drive, The Spoke at Tyvola Station offers access to Interstate 77 and Tyvola Road. The community is situated about 6.5 miles from downtown Charlotte and about 8.3 miles from Charlotte-Douglas International Airport.
OSCEOLA, IOWA — Mumford Co. has brokered the sale of the 35-room Relax Inn hotel property in Osceola, about 45 miles south of Des Moines. The sales price was undisclosed. The hotel was formerly branded as Americas Best Value Inn until May of this year. David Mumford and George Arvanitis of Mumford represented the seller, Rikita LLC. Iowa-based Silverado Farms LLC was the buyer.
EASTON, PA. — JLL has negotiated the $63.2 million sale of a 307,290-square-foot industrial building in Easton, located on the eastern edge of the Lehigh Valley region. Built on 28.4 acres in 1983 and expanded in 2013, the single-tenant property is fully leased to Phillips Pet Food & Supplies, which uses the space as its corporate headquarters and primary distribution facility. John Plower, Ryan Cottone, Zach Maguire and Jeff Lockard of JLL represented the seller, an affiliate of Pennsylvania-based development and investment firm Endurance Real Estate, in the transaction. The buyer was not disclosed.
SKOKIE, ILL. — Interra Realty has negotiated the $8.3 million sale of a 43-unit apartment building located at 4602 Grove St. in Skokie, a northern suburb of Chicago. The transaction marks the largest multifamily sale in Skokie in five years, according to CoStar Group. Built in 1927, the property consists of two-bedroom units that were 93 percent occupied at the time of sale. Residents have access to onsite laundry, storage lockers, bike storage and garage parking. Joe Smazal of Interra represented the local private buyer. The locally based seller had owned the building for nearly 50 years.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Locally based firm Stratus Properties Inc. (NASDAQ: STRS) has entered into an agreement to sell Block 21, a mixed-use property that occupies a full city block in downtown Austin, to Nashville-based Ryman Hospitality Properties Inc. for $260 million. The two firms originally entered into a purchase agreement for Block 21 in December 2019 for a price of $275 million, including the assumption of $142 million in debt. The agreement was subsequently terminated in May 2020 due to concerns over COVID-19, resulting in Ryman forfeiting $15 million in earnest money. Stratus and Ryman are aiming to close this deal before the end of the year. Originally developed by Stratus in 2010, Block 21 houses the 251-room W Austin Hotel and the 2,750-seat Austin City Limits Live at the Moody Theater, as well as office and retail space.
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. — AvalonBay Communities has acquired CURV, a recently completed mixed-use project located at the corner of Federal Highway and Southeast 17th St. in downtown Fort Lauderdale. Built in 2020, CURV includes 243 apartments atop a 49,071-square-foot Whole Foods Market grocery store. The property includes a 668-space parking garage shared by shoppers and renters. The multifamily component of CURV offers a mix of studios, one-, two- and three-bedroom residences. Community amenities include a private tropical courtyard with a pool; package lockers with refrigerated and dry-cleaning units; a fitness center; and multiple business, work, meeting, gathering and entertainment spaces. The residential portion of the property was 97 percent occupied at the time of sale. Newmark represented the seller, affiliates of Ram Realty Partners IV LP, in the transaction. The sales price was not disclosed. In 2018, Ram acquired the 3.2-acre property, which formerly was used as a motel and restaurant. Roger Fry Architects designed CURV to meet National Green Building Standard certification.
ORLANDO, FLA. — CBRE has negotiated the sale of Shoreview at Baldwin Park, a 184-unit apartment complex in Orlando. Michael Regan, Francesco Carriera, Jeff Gray and Chip Wooten of CBRE represented both the buyer, an entity doing business as FP Baldwin Park LLC, and the sellers, NorthEnd Equities and Residential Management Inc., in the transaction. The sales price was not disclosed. Located at 1001 Shoreview Drive, Shoreview at Baldwin Park is a garden-style community featuring a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom floorplans, as well as 28 loft/townhouse units averaging 783 square feet. At the time of sale, 174 units had received interior renovations, including new stainless steel appliances, cabinets, resurfaced counters, vinyl flooring and paint. All of the units feature walk-in closets, breakfast bars, nine-foot ceilings and private patios or balconies. Community amenities include a pool, clubhouse, fitness center, dog park and a barbeque area. The property was 96 percent occupied at the time of sale. Shoreview at Baldwin Park is nearby to many retailers and restaurants along East Colonial Drive, as well as The Cady Way Trail, a paved biking, jogging and walking path with a 2.5-mile trail loop around Lake Baldwin.
PASADENA, TEXAS — Locally based development and brokerage firm NewQuest Properties has arranged the sale of Kroger Junction, an 80,748-square-foot shopping center in the eastern Houston suburb of Pasadena that was built in 1987. The center’s namesake tenant operates a store that spans 45,528 square feet and also offers a fueling station. David Luther, Austen Baldridge and Dakota Workman of NewQuest represented the seller, an entity doing business as 2619 Realty Holding LLC, in the transaction. NewQuest also represented the buyer, Houston-based Farah Investments LLC.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Franklin Street has arranged the sale of Riverbend Village, a 31,721-square-foot retail property in northwest Charlotte. Bryan Belk and John Tennant of Franklin Street represented the sellers, Simpson Commercial and Landmark Development, in the transaction. CenterSquare Investment Management, a Philadelphia-based real estate investment manager, was the buyer. The sales price was not disclosed. Built in 2019, Riverbend Village features tenants including AT&T, Chicken Salad Chick, Great Clips, Heartland Dental, Jersey Mike’s Subs and Red Wing Shoes. The property has eight end caps that provide patio seating for the restaurant tenants. Located at 9515 Riverbend Village, the property shares a site with several outparcels, including Chick-fil-A, Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers, Taco Bell and Dunkin’. The property is also situated adjacent to a Walmart Supercenter. The Riverbend Village shopping center is part of a large-scale mixed-use development that includes 200,000 square feet of retail and is anchored by a Harris Teeter grocery store. Upon completion, the Riverbend project will include 105 townhomes, 266 apartments and a 120-room Courtyard Marriott, along with office, medical and additional retail space.
BOSTON — CBRE has arranged the $175 million sale of the Partners Industrial Portfolio, a collection of six buildings totaling 802,194 square feet in various suburban submarkets of Massachusetts. Specifically, the properties are located in Franklin, Andover, Wilmington, Tewksbury, Hopkinton and Auburn. Scott Dragos, Doug Jacoby, Chris Skeffington, Anthony Hayes, Roy Sandeman, Tim Mulhall and Dan Hines of CBRE represented the seller, AEW Capital Management, in the transaction. The buyer was New York City-based Link Logistics Real Estate. At the time of sale, the portfolio was 100 percent leased to eight tenants with a weighted average remaining lease term of 6.3 years.