NEW SMYRNA BEACH, FLA. — SRS Real Estate Partners’ Investment Properties Group has negotiated the sale of New Smyrna Shopping Center, a 101,728-square-foot retail center located along US Highway 1 in New Smyrna Beach. Kyle Stonis, Pierce Mayson and Kevin Yaryan of SRS represented both the buyer, an entity doing business as Emerald Eagles LP, and the seller, an entity doing business as RCC New Smyrna Beach Shopping Center LLC, in the $9.5 million transaction. Built in 1963 and renovated in 1995 and 2006, New Smyrna Shopping Center was 98.2 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including Planet Fitness, AMC Theatres and Dollar General. The AMC is the only movie theater in New Smyrna Beach, according to SRS.
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Northmarq Arranges $6.7M Acquisition Loan for Apartment Community in Petersburg, Virginia
by John Nelson
PETERSBURG, VA. — Northmarq has arranged a $6.7 million acquisition loan for Mill Creek Apartments, a 95-unit multifamily community located at 2701-2732 in Petersburg. Hunter Wood, Keith Wells and Reina Abboud of Northmarq’s Richmond office arranged the five-year loan through a regional bank on behalf of the undisclosed borrower. The loan includes 12 months of interest-only payments followed by a 30-year amortization schedule. Built in 1976, Mill Creek is situated within a half-mile of two regional shopping destinations: South Crater Road Plaza and Burgess Shopping Center. The seller was not disclosed.
BILOXI, MISS. — Mumford Co. has brokered the sale of a Red Roof Inn & Suites hotel in Biloxi. Steve Kirby, Burton Brooks, Ed James and Gaurang Patel of Mumford’s Atlanta, Newport News and Dallas offices represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer, hospitality investment firm Maha Lakshmi Corp., purchased the hotel for an undisclosed price. Located off I-10 at 14201 Cook Road, the hotel features complimentary coffee and breakfast in the lobby, and rooms come with complimentary Wi-Fi, flat screen TVs, microwaves, work desks and mini-refrigerators.
PHILADELPHIA — Atlanta-based investment management firm Invesco Real Estate and Webster Bank have provided $76.8 million for the refinancing of a 282,737-square-foot industrial property in Philadelphia. DH Property Holdings recently completed the Class A facility, which is a build-to-suit for TJX Cos., the parent company of Marshalls and T.J. Maxx. Building features include a clear height of 53 feet, proximity to Interstates 95 and 76 and ample car and trailer parking. Aaron Appel, Jonathan Schwartz, Keith Kurland, Adam Schwartz and Michael Ianno of Walker & Dunlop arranged the financing.
LINDEN, N.J. — Bridge Logistics Properties, a subsidiary of national industrial investment firm Bridge Investment Group, has purchased a 170,000-square-foot complex in the Northern New Jersey community of Linden. The two buildings at 3301 and 3351 Tremley Point Road sit on a combined 14.6 acres. The north building is a Class A facility with a clear height of 36 feet that includes cold storage space. The south building is a Class B warehouse with dock-high and grade-level doors. Leo Josephs and Joshua Meisner of Leo Josephs & Co. Inc. brokered the off-market transaction.
NORTH HALEDON, N.J. — G.S. Wilcox & Co. has arranged a $52 million loan for the refinancing of a 180-unit multifamily asset located in the Northern New Jersey community of North Haledon. The four-building property features amenities such as a pool, pet park, fitness center, clubhouse and an outdoor entertainment area. Gretchen Wilcox, Wesley Wilcox and Al Raymond of G.S. Wilcox arranged the 20-year loan on behalf of the undisclosed borrower. The direct lender was also not disclosed.
ANDOVER, MASS. — Global technology firm Broadcom has signed a 60,000-square-foot office lease renewal at 100 Brickstone Square in the northern Boston suburb of Andover. Brickstone Square was originally constructed in 1922 and recently underwent a capital improvement program that delivered expanded café services, a fitness center, onsite bistro, game room and a new outdoor patio and courtyard. Blake Baldwin, Shayne O’Neil and Petra Flynn represented the landlord, KS Partners, in the lease negotiations. John Wilson of CBRE represented the tenant.
WOBURN, MASS. — Locally based brokerage and advisory firm KeyPoint Partners has negotiated a 21,842-square-foot retail lease at Main Street Shopping Center in Woburn, a northern suburb of Boston. The tenant, Ski Haus, a retailer of outdoor patio furniture and winter sports equipment, will backfill a space previously occupied by AC Moore at the grocery-anchored center. Don Mace of KeyPoint Partners represented the undisclosed landlord in the lease negotiations.
Experience Senior Living Plans 26-Story Community Within Strathmore Square Mixed-Use Development in Bethesda, Maryland
by Jeff Shaw
BETHESDA, MD. — Experience Senior Living, a seniors housing developer, has unveiled plans for The Reserve at Strathmore Square. The project will be part of Strathmore Square, a planned arts-centric mixed-use community located in north Bethesda above the Grosvenor-Strathmore Red Line Metro station and adjacent to the Strathmore Music Center. The seniors housing community will rise 26 stories and span 300,000 square feet, featuring 240 units of independent living, assisted living and memory care. Experience plans to break ground on the project in the fourth quarter of 2023. Amenities at the community will include a swimming pool, pickleball court, wellness suite with a fitness room, salon, massage, sky lounge, outdoor spaces including a private memory care courtyard, multiple dining venues and a bar. The plan calls for The Reserve to be part of an intergenerational housing development with programs and activities for engagement between residents of the seniors housing community and the other residential properties in Strathmore Square. The larger Strathmore Square project comprises eight acres of developable space. The master-plan developer, Fivesquares Development, expects the full build-out to include 2,000 residential units, approximately 35,000 square feet of retail, walking paths to the Metro station and a 1.3-acre central park. …
By Kimberly A. Rollins, Senior Vice President, Rollins & Randall Multi-Family Group, Commercial Properties Inc. The big question on everyone’s mind is where Phoenix’s multifamily market is going. After several years of pandemic-caused uncertainty, the implications are still transforming the market. Whether it is workforce mobility, supply chain issues, or labor shortages, uncertainty and inflation have affected all areas of real estate — no place more so than here in the Phoenix Metro Area. The perfect storm of historically low interest rates, job opportunities, limited new development and a low cost of living have given rise to the housing shortage that has played out in the Valley over the past several years. We saw multifamily effective rent increase 22.7 percent year over year in the third quarter of 2021, and an average market sale price per unit of $297,697, with a 3.9 percent year-to-date cap rate, according to CoStar. Over the past 10 years, vacancy rates have dropped every year. They fell from 8.3 percent in 2012 to a low of 5.8 percent in 2021. Conversely, year to date we are seeing a vacancy increase for the first time during that timeframe, to 7.7 percent. Last year also saw the highest level of …