Mid-Atlantic
Campus Crest Communities JV Buys Montréal Hotel to be Converted into Urban Student Housing Tower
U.S.-based Campus Crest Communities Inc. in a joint venture partnership with Geneva- and London-based Beaumont Partners SA acquired the 488-room Holiday Inn Midtown in Montréal.
DC’s L’Enfant Plaza Hotel to Undergo Renovation after Acquisition by Hotel Group
The new owners of the L’Enfant Plaza Hotel, an iconic luxury hotel in Washington, D.C., said this week the 372-key property is closed and will be undergoing a major renovation, expected to be completed sometime next year.
HSB to Acquire 500 KSF Hartford HQ from Hines
One State Street, a 500,000-square-foot office building in Hartford, is about to become tenant-owned. The Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co., the property’s lead occupant with 168,000 square feet of space, has entered into an agreement to acquire its corporate headquarters location from Hines.
DivcoWest Buys 670 KSF M-U Portfolio for $395M
DivcoWest has acquired One Kendall Square, in Cambridge, Mass., an 11-building, 7.9-acre campus that includes 670,000 square feet of office, lab and retail space; a nine-screen movie theater; a 1,500-space garage; and a small development parcel.
Radisson Opens 350-Key Radisson Hotel in Hartford
The hotel destination at 50 Morgan St. in Hartford, Conn., has made its debut as the Radisson Hotel Hartford.
Matan Cos. Buys Office Campus in Germantown, Md., from MEPT for $128M
Matan Cos., through its Matan Fund IV, has acquired Milestone Business Park, a 42-acre campus in Germantown, Md., from Multi-Employer Property Trust for $128 million.
Dermot Co. Trades 3-Property Upper Manhattan M-F Portfolio
The Dermot Co. Inc. closed 2013 with the disposition of a group of three multi-family properties in Manhattan’s Inwood neighborhood.
Ensemble Opens First Hotel at Philadelphia Navy Yard
Ensemble Hotel Partners is opening a 172-key Courtyard by Marriott, the first hotel at the Philadelpha Navy Yard that will serve the city’s largest business district.
Winthrop Realty Trust’s Times Square NY Venture Refinances Existing Debt
The development venture that bought 701 Seventh Ave. in Manhattan’s Times Square in October 2012 has completed $815 million in refinancing.
Cassidy Turley Arranges $100M in Financing for 440 KSF Office Complex in Suburban DC
A cool $100 million in financing has been arranged for National Gateway I and II, twin office properties totaling 437,400-square feet in Arlington, Va.