July 29, 2010
CBRE HOTELS GROUP SELL FIVE ASSETS IN THE CAROLINAS, FLORIDA
ATLANTA — The Atlanta office CB Richard Ellis Hotels Group has completed the sale of five limited-service hotels located in the Carolinas and Florida. The five hotels comprise 756 guestrooms and were sold to separate buyers for a total consideration of more than $24 million. The assets include Comfort Inn Riverview in Charlestown, S.C.; Comfort Inn University in Durham, N.C.; the former Hampton Inn Crabtree Valley in Raleigh, N.C.; Comfort Inn Medical Park in Durham; and Comfort Suites in Orlando. Terms of the transaction were not released. Arpit Shah and Dipan Patel of CBRE Hotel Groups represented the seller, Inland American Real Estate Trust, in the transaction.
PRITZKER REALTY GROUP, THE BOZZUTO GROUP FORM $75 MILLION JV
GREENBELT, MD., AND CHICAGO — Greenbelt-based The Bozzuto Group has formed a joint venture with Chicago-based Pritzker Realty Group to acquire and develop multifamily properties. The partnership has an initial capital commitment of $75 million. The Buzzuto/Pritzker Realty Group partnership will focus on multifamily development and acquisition opportunities in high-growth locations throughout the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast region, with specific interest on the greater Washington, D.C.-Baltimore metropolitan area.
DISTRESSED TAMPA COMMUNITY SELLS
Sand Dollar Apartments, a 40-unit apartment property in Tampa, was acquired for $990,000. TAMPA, FLA. — Crown NorthCorp has sold a distressed apartment community in Tampa to Catholic Charities-San Dollar Inc. for $990,000. Known as Sand Dollar Apartments, the property is located at 12708 N. 19th St. It contains 40 two-bedroom units. Occupancy was 32 percent at the time of closing. Jason Stanton and John Stone of Colliers International Tampa Bay Florida, along with Nick Pavonetti of Neighborhood Stimulus Group, arranged the deal. The acquisition was made possible with grant funds from the Federal Neighborhood Stabilization Program, a program launched as a result of the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 that aims to stabilize communities through the redevelopment of foreclosed and abandoned residential properties.