DAVENPORT, FLA. — A joint venture between Middleburg Communities and Parse Capital has broken ground on Mosby Citrus Ridge, a 300-unit multifamily community located at 100 Orlando Breeze Circle in Davenport. As part of the joint venture arrangement, Middleburg will serve as development manager and Parse Capital, a subsidiary of The Wolff Co., will serve as an investment partner. Situated along Highway 27 and I-4, Mosby Citrus Ridge will consist of five four-story residential buildings and feature a saltwater pool, fitness center, outdoor pavilions with fire pits and grilling stations and a yoga lawn. The community will offer one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Middleburg and Parse Capital expect to complete the property by May 2024.
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RALEIGH, N.C. — Targan, a locally based research-and-development firm serving the poultry industry, has leased 100,000 square feet at Midtown BioCenter, a life sciences conversion project in Raleigh’s Midtown district. Situated at the intersection of Six Forks and Wake Forest roads, the property was formerly a Kroger grocery store. The developer and landlord, East West Partners, plans to deliver the project in spring 2023. Upon completion, Midtown BioCenter will feature lab and biomanufacturing space, as well as office space. The project team includes general contractor ARCO Design/Build and lead architect Redline Design Group. Brad Corsmeier and Lee Clyburn of CBRE|Raleigh represented East West Partners in the lease deal. Kathryn Lawn and Deborah Boucher of Cushman & Wakefield represented Targan.
SRS Brokers $23.8M Portfolio Sale of Three Single-Tenant Retail Properties Under Construction in Homestead, Florida
by John Nelson
HOMESTEAD, FLA. — SRS Real Estate Partners’ National Net Lease Group has brokered the $23.8 million sale of three ground-leased, single-tenant retail properties located in Homestead. The properties are under construction and have been preleased by Target, Raising Cane’s and Murphy Oil. Target will open in late 2022, Raising Cane’s will open this month and Murphy Oil will open in the fall. Patrick Nutt and William Wamble of SRS represented the seller, an entity doing business as Homestead Pavilion LLC, in the transaction. The buyer was an entity doing business as Wells Acquisition LLC. The buildings, which will span 78,436 square feet on 8.6 acres, will serve as outparcels to Homestead Pavilion, a 450,000-square-foot shopping center leased to Kohl’s, Ross Dress for Less, Bed Bath and Beyond and T.J. Maxx.
LAKELAND, FLA. — Avanti Way Realty has arranged the $7.1 million sale of Shoppes at Lakeland Square Mall, a 44,375-square-foot retail center located at 4000 U.S. Highway 98 in Lakeland. Carrera Family Investments purchased the property in a 1031 exchange from an entity doing business as Lakeland Retail. Maria Gueits of Avanti Way Realty represented the buyer, and Anthony Bernabe and Jordan Characo of Equity Commercial Real Estate Solutions represented the seller in the transaction. Shoppes at Lakeland Square Mall was fully leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Ollies Bargain Outlet, All About Puppies, My Salon Suite, Regal Nails Salon & Spa and VidaCann, among others. The two-building property is situated on 4.5 acres adjacent to Lakeland Square Mall, an enclosed shopping mall anchored by Burlington, Dillard’s, JC Penney and Re-Sale America.
Turnbridge Equities, Fundamental Advisors Sell Five-Property Office Portfolio in Northern Virginia for $220M
by Katie Sloan
NEW YORK CITY — A joint venture between two New York City-based investors, Turnbridge Equities and Fundamental Advisors LP, has sold its five-building Northern Virginia Cybersecurity and Defense Infrastructure office portfolio for $220 million. The buyer was undisclosed. The joint venture began assembling the 860,000-square-foot portfolio in 2018 with the goal of mitigating rollover risk related to single-tenant occupancy by creating a multi-tenant portfolio with staggered lease terms. The properties were 96 percent occupied at the time of sale by tenants that include Lockheed Martin Corp., General Dynamics Corp., Boeing and Northrop Grumman Corp. The portfolio includes a 205,074-square-foot property at 460 Herndon Parkway in Herndon; a 84,652-square-foot property at 14700 Lee Road in Chantilly; a 112,623-square-foot building at 21700 Atlantic Blvd. in Sterling; a 184,414-square-foot property at 12450 Fair Lakes Circle in Fairfax; and a 273,713-square-foot complex located at 10302 and 10304 Eaton Place in Fairfax. Eric Berkman, Shaun Weinberg and Kevin Sidney of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller in the transaction. “Cybersecurity is among the fastest growing areas of government contracting, and the portfolio was assembled to take advantage of these trends with a strong roster of leading tenants that are immune to work-from-home trends …
By Alec Pacella, NAI Pleasant Valley The Cleveland industrial market enjoyed a strong first half of 2022, characterized by record-low vacancy rates, brisk new construction and increased rental rates and sales prices. Although the market has made several headlines over the first six months, many of these trends began several years ago and the pandemic only accelerated the activity level amongst several key sectors. Market wide, the average vacancy rate was just over 4 percent at the mid-year mark, which is a slight decrease from the 4.5 percent rate at the end of last year. By most accounts, this is a record-low level and represents a decrease of two full percentage points over the last five years. The most popular submarket, the Southeast, which encompasses favored industrial locations such as Solon, Twinsburg, Streetsboro and Aurora, finished the first half with a slightly higher rate of 4.4 percent. However, this market has also seen significant new construction, including a predominance of speculative projects. The submarket with the lowest vacancy rate is the Southwest, which stretches from Middleburg Heights through Medina, checking in at 3.7 percent. At the other end was the downtown submarket. Characterized by a significant amount of older properties, …
HUNTSVILLE, ALA. — Fairway Investments and Triad Properties have formed a joint venture for the development of Huntsville West Industrial Park, a 2 million-square-foot industrial park located on Greenbrier Parkway in Huntsville. The 135-acre distribution and warehouse project will be situated near I-65/I-565, as well at the $2.3 billion Mazda-Toyota plant and distribution centers leased to Amazon, Vuteq and Target. The Fairway-Triad joint venture has closed on the land purchase and is implementing its pre-development plan for the industrial park. Building sizes will range from 250,000 to 400,000 square feet, with the site plan offering the capability to develop a 650,000-square-foot bulk distribution facility. Early this fall, Fairway and Triad plan to begin infrastructure work along with the construction of a 385,000-square-foot facility that will feature 32-foot minimum clear heights, 60-foot speed bays, ESFR sprinklers, a 185-foot minimum truck court depth and auto and trailer parking.
NASHVILLE, TENN. — Northmarq has arranged the $55 million refinancing of the Drury Plaza Hotel Nashville Downtown, a 22-story hotel situated at the corner of Korean Veterans Boulevard and Third Avenue South in downtown Nashville. An unnamed life insurance company provided the 10-year, fixed-rate, non-recourse loan, which was underwritten with a 25-year amortization schedule. Jeff Chaney and Dan Baker of Northmarq arranged the loan on behalf of the borrower, Drury Development Corp. Delivered in 2019, the Drury Plaza features 389 guest rooms and more than 8,000 square feet of meeting and event space, as well as a full bar and restaurant called The Kitchen + Bar @ SOBRO. The hotel is located near Bridgestone Arena, Nashville Music City Center and the Country Music Hall of Fame.
Thorofare Capital Provides $28M Construction Loan for NuLu Yards Apartments in Louisville
by John Nelson
LOUISVILLE, KY. — Thorofare Capital Inc., a Los Angeles-based affiliate of investment manager Callodine Group, has provided $28 million in construction financing for NuLu Yards, a 189-unit multifamily project in Louisville. The Class A property will anchor a larger mixed-use development in the NuLu neighborhood of Louisville. The borrower, Weyland Ventures, is also developing the first Tempo by Hilton adjacent to NuLu Yards, as well as a structured parking deck. David Perlman, Jacob Yi and Paul Kim of Thorofare Capital originated the financing. Wave Capital Partners arranged the loan on behalf of the borrower. The construction timeline was not released.
VESTAVIA HILLS, ALA. — Matthews Real Estate Investment Services has brokered the $27.2 million sale of Swaid Vestavia Medical Center, a multi-tenant medical facility located at 1021 Montgomery Highway in Vestavia Hills, a southern suburb of Birmingham. The newly built property spans 40,000 square feet and features an ambulatory surgery center and medical office space leased to tenants such as the Surgical Institute of Alabama, Vestavia Diagnostics, Swaid Clinic, Bramlett Orthopedics, Birmingham Vascular Associates, Pain Management Services, Lab First and Champion Physical Therapy. Matthews’ healthcare division sourced the buyer, an institutional healthcare real estate fund based in Dallas. The seller was not disclosed.