KNOXVILLE, TENN. — Core Spaces, Schenk Realty and Kayne Anderson Real Estate have received $233.3 million in financing for the construction of Hub Knoxville, a 2,000-bed student housing community in downtown Knoxville adjacent to the University of Tennessee campus. According to the development team, this project would be the largest student housing development in Knoxville’s history. Hub Knoxville comprises 600 units across three towers, including two 10-story buildings and one seven-story building. Units come in studio through five-bedroom layouts. The project will also include an estimated 30,000 square feet of retail space and an 1,800-stall parking garage. Overall, Hub Knoxville spans over 4 acres in “The Strip,” Knoxville’s main hub downtown. Through a partnership with Covenant Health, the parking garage will also provide parking spaces dedicated to the Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center and East Tennessee Children’s Hospital. Construction on Hub Knoxville began this spring. The first phase of the project is slated for completion in fall 2025. The second phase is scheduled to open in 2026. Amenities will include a rooftop pool deck, a courtyard with grilling stations, a spa and fitness center, private study rooms and a coffee shop. Core Spaces and Schenk Realty are co-developers on the …
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— By Keegan Clay, Executive Director, Cushman & Wakefield — The Portland metro industrial market is well poised for investment and rent growth into 2024, despite an increase in sublease space coming to market. Portland has experienced many great trends, particularly in the past few years, including year-over-year double-digit rent growth, compressed cap rates, positive net absorption (occupancy growth), strong tenant demand, all-time low vacancy at 2.5 percent and land prices tripling in a short timespan. Such movement has led to increased competition and investment in the Portland region. We have seen an increase in sublease space hitting the market over the past five months to the tune of more than 2 million square feet. The majority of this relinquished space has stemmed from just a few users. Many of these subleases are a result of acquisitions with companies looking to increase efficiencies by eliminating redundancies. Some industrial users have consolidated out of market, including a major home goods business (648,000 square feet), while others have grown their real estate position in Portland. This includes a leading B2B electrical and industrial distribution company (293,000 square feet). Year to date, we have yet to see any of the larger …
ORLANDO, FLA. — Madison Realty Capital has originated a $240 million acquisition loan for a 526-unit single-family rental development underway in Orlando. The borrowers, Baseline Property Group and JSB Capital Group, also secured a $40 million mezzanine loan from a private foreign family office. The previous owner was not disclosed. Baseline’s sister company, Villatel, will operate the units as resort-style, short-term rentals upon completion. Situated on 77 acres along International Drive, the Villatel Orlando Resort will comprise 256 condominiums, 200 townhomes and 70 single-family homes. Many units will include private pools, movie theaters and arcade and gaming spaces. The resort will also feature a private $20 million amenity center that will include a clubhouse, water park with seven slides, lazy river, water playground, pool, fitness center, golfing swing suite, arcades, children’s playrooms and eateries. The resort’s initial homes are expected to be available for rent in the fourth quarter, and all units are expected to be delivered into the rental pool by summer 2025.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Walker & Dunlop has provided a $108.8 million Fannie Mae loan for the refinancing of Park Chelsea, a 429-unit apartment building located in Washington, D.C.’s Capitol Riverfront neighborhood. The borrower, WC Smith, developed the property in 2016 as the first phase of The Collective, a 1,138-unit apartment development. Brendan Coleman and Connor Locke of Walker & Dunlop originated the financing. Park Chelsea’s amenities include a leasing center, 24-hour concierge, club room/game room, library, conference room and a garden room. Additionally, residents of The Collective have access to amenities across all three phases of the project, including indoor green space with an amphitheater, a full-size basketball court, outdoor singles tennis court and coworking space.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — JLL has brokered the sale of Eastchase Market, a 261,730-square-foot shopping center in Fort Worth. Built in 1995, the center was 92 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as AMC Theatres, Ross Dress for Less, Spec’s Wine, Spirits & Finer Foods, Big Lots, Harbor Freight Tools and Marshalls. Adam Howells, Barry Brown and Cole Sutter of JLL represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer was also not disclosed.
CBRE Investment Management Acquires Legacy at Wakefield Apartments in Raleigh for $79.9M
by John Nelson
RALEIGH, N.C. — CBRE Investment Management has acquired The Legacy at Wakefield, a 369-unit, garden-style apartment community located at 14411 Calloway Gap Road in Raleigh. The seller and sales price were not disclosed, but Triangle Business Journal reports the property traded for $79.9 million. Legacy at Wakefield features one-, two- and three-bedroom units, as well as a 24-hour fitness center, dog park, grilling stations, a fireplace lounge with screened veranda, clubhouse, a car wash center and 684 parking spaces.
HOUSTON — Locally based developer Hicks Ventures will build Framework @ Block 10, a 200,000-square-foot, mass-timber office building that will be located in Houston’s Katy Freeway East submarket. Gensler designed the six-story project, and Hoar Construction is serving as the general contractor. StructureCraft is the primary engineer, and Transwestern is the leasing agent. Construction, which is expected to last about 18 months, will begin following the execution of the first lease.
GLEN BURNIE, MD. — Floor & Décor, a flooring and tile specialty retailer based in metro Atlanta, plans to open a new warehouse store and design center in Glen Burnie. The store will mark the retailer’s second location in the greater Baltimore area and fourth in Maryland. Floor & Décor operates more than 200 warehouse stores and five design studios across 36 states. The company has signed a ground lease with locally based St. John Properties for the Glen Burnie location. Bill Holzman represented the landlord in the lease negotiations on an internal basis, and John Meyer and Brian Finkelstein of KLNB represented the tenant. Floor & Décor will employ 50 full-time and part-time associates when it opens next year. The property will be situated at the intersection of Ritchie Highway and Dover Road. The square footage of the property was not disclosed, but Floor & Décor’s prototypical stores span 75,000 to 80,000 square feet.
Legacy Arranges $7.1M Sale of Northeast Plaza Shopping Center in Lumberton, North Carolina
by John Nelson
LUMBERTON, N.C. — Legacy Realty Group Advisors has arranged the $7.1 million sale of Northeast Plaza, a 53,867-square-foot shopping center in Lumberton. Built in 2000, the property was leased to 10 tenants at the time of sale. Jacob Baruch of Legacy represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. Lisa Schaefer of LRS Management represented the buyer.
MANOR, TEXAS — Newmark has negotiated a 105,840-square-foot industrial lease in Manor, a northeastern suburb of Austin. The tenant, Ultra Clean Technology Systems & Service Inc., will occupy space at Crossroads Logistics Center. Phase I of the development, construction of which is underway, will consist of three buildings totaling approximately 483,000 square feet. Joshua LaFico of Newmark represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. JLL represented the landlord, an affiliate of HPI Real Estate Services. Crossroads Logistics Center will total roughly 1.1 million square feet at full buildout.