Regions

Allianz Taps Loan, Asset Management Head

Peggy DaSilva, who brings more than 30 years of industry experience to the firm, will oversee the loan and asset management group for the Americas region.

Apple Hospitality Expands AZ Portfolio With $44M Phoenix Buy

Developed by Mortenson Construction and designed by PK Architects, the 210-key Hampton Inn & Suites by Hilton Phoenix Downtown marks the REIT’s 12th hotel property in the state.

Pittsburgh Embassy Suites Changes Hands for $25M

The sale of Embassy Suites Pittsburgh Airport hotel in Coraopolis was brokered by Marcus & Millichap, equating to a price of $112,108 per key.

Grubb Properties Enters DC Market

Special servicer C-III Asset Management represented U.S. Bank in the disposition of Argon Plaza in Fairfax, Va. The distressed office building changed hands in a $38.8 million deal.

L+R Enters U.S. Hotel Market

The company purchased the 283-key Hotel MdR—a DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel in West Los Angeles, which underwent extensive renovations and a repositioning in 2014.

Atlanta-Area Storage Facility Sells for $19M

Stein Investment Group has traded Space Shop Self Storage, located in suburban Atlanta. Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer.

Boricua College in Brooklyn Sells for $31M

Cushman & Wakefield arranged the sale of the vacant, three-building asset in Williamsburg, which can be converted into a mixed-use development with luxury apartments.

C-PACE Turns Boulder Business Energy Efficient

The measures designed and implemented by Energesco Solutions for marketing agency Room 214 will generate annual savings of more than $39,000 and reduce the facility’s gas emissions by 1,869 metric tons per year.

Queens Asset Lands $35M Financing, Awaits Expansion

Madison Realty Capital secured the loan, which will contribute to the transformation of a now-vacant office building into 206,197 square feet of office and retail, as well as a 181-key hotel.

Jeff Holzmann, iintoo

First Rule in Investment: Don’t Fall in Love With an Asset

Jeff Holzmann, managing director of iintoo, lays out the basics when it comes to international investment and offers a glimpse of what the business will look like in the future.