CALHOUN, GA. — Lincoln Property Co. Southeast (LPC Southeast) has broken ground on Calhoun 75 Commerce Center, a 404,000-square-foot distribution center located near I-75 on Belwood Road in Calhoun, about 68 miles northwest of Atlanta. Set to deliver in fall 2023, the front-load facility will feature 36-foot clear heights, 67 dock-high doors, 74 trailer parking spaces and 278 auto parking spaces. The property will also offer tenant amenities including an outdoor grill and lounge area, as well as an additional 1.2 acres of land available for excess parking. Denton Shamburger, Turner Fortin and Colin Beecham of LPC Southeast will oversee the construction, marketing and leasing of the building.
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DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA. — Berkadia has arranged the sale of DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Deerfield Beach – Boca Raton, a 221-room hotel located at 100 Fairway Drive in South Florida’s Deerfield Beach. Michael Weinberg, Preston Reid and Wyatt Krapf of Berkadia represented the Canadian-based seller, Vista Hospitality, in the transaction. The privately owned seller has invested more than $7 million in capital improvements at the hotel since 2018. Scott Wadler of Berkadia’s Miami office secured acquisition financing on behalf of the buyer, DoveHill Capital Management, a private equity investment and development organization based in Fort Lauderdale. A local Florida bank originated the three-year loan with two one-year extension options. The sales price and loan amount weren’t disclosed, but Berkadia says the total amount combined is nearly $70 million. Spanning 6.2 acres near I-95 and the Atlantic Ocean, the DoubleTree hotel features an onsite restaurant, outdoor heated pool, 24-hour fitness center, pet-friendly rooms, digital keys, business center and 22,000 square feet of meeting space.
IRG to Build 227,000 SF Build-to-Suit Logistics Facility Near Port of Virginia in Suffolk
by John Nelson
SUFFOLK, VA. — National industrial real estate development firm Industrial Realty Group LLC (IRG) plans to break ground on a 227,000-square-foot distribution facility in Suffolk near the Port of Virginia. Upon completion, the project will be fully leased to RoadOne IntermodaLogistics, a national intermodal, distribution and logistics services company that will use the facility for transload purposes. The firm operates nearly 100 facilities in the United States and Canada, and the Suffolk facility will be RoadOne’s fourth new transload facility and the second one in Virginia that it has added in the past 18 months. The facility is also RoadOne’s third build-to-suit project near the Port of Virginia. Charles Dickinson of Harvey Lindsay Commercial Real Estate represented both IRG and RoadOne in the lease negotiations. The Los Angeles-based developer expects to complete the project in the third quarter of 2023.
RALEIGH, N.C. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $21.5 million sale of The Oaks at Brier Creek, a 144-unit affordable housing community in Raleigh’s Brier Creek neighborhood. The LIHTC property was developed in 2005 and features one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments that range in size from 715 to 1,170 square feet. Amenities include a swimming pool, fitness center and onsite property management. Drew Babcock of Marcus & Millichap represented the Raleigh-based seller, an entity doing business as The Oaks at Brier Creek LLC, and procured the Connecticut-based buyer, New England Investment Partners. Ben Yelm, Marcus & Millichap’s broker of record in North Carolina, assisted in the transaction.
MAYWOOD, ILL. — Skender has completed the redevelopment of the former Central Baptist Home, which has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 2017. Located in Maywood, a suburb of Chicago, the property is now home to a 100-unit assisted living facility for low-income seniors. The original building was constructed in several phases between 1929 and 1965. Skender’s restoration process included refurbishing the wood trim, stucco and brick facades, installing new windows, revamping the first-floor lobby, replacing the roof, restoring the commercial kitchen and dining area, and converting 100 rooms into supportive living units. Amenities now include a beauty salon, wellness clinic, laundry room, general store and recreation area. Celadon Partners was the developer and Gleason Architects was the architect. Financing came from NDC Corporate Equity Fund, KeyBank, US Bank and the Illinois Housing Development Authority.
IOWA CITY, IOWA — Colliers has brokered the sale of Iowa City Marketplace in Iowa City for an undisclosed price. The 237,594-square-foot shopping center is located along State Route 6 between Sycamore Street and Lower Muscatine Road. The property is 66 percent leased to 24 tenants such as Dollar Tree, Planet Fitness, Jo-Ann Stores, Marcus Theatres, Sally Beauty, Great Clips, McDonald’s and Panera Bread. El Warner, Charley Simpson and Jeffrey Wyatt of Colliers represented the seller, Core Pacific Advisors. Buyer information was not provided.
CHICAGO — Kiser Group has arranged the $10 million sale of the South Shore Portfolio in Chicago. The 101-unit multifamily portfolio comprises the following properties: 7419 S. Colfax Ave., 6700 S. Chappel Ave. and 2445 E. 72nd St. Noah Birk and Aaron Sklar of Kiser brokered the transaction. New York-based Strahl Capital was the buyer. The sellers were undisclosed.
CLAYTON, MO. — CBRE has signed a 13,611-square-foot office lease at The Plaza in the St. Louis suburb of Clayton. The firm has occupied space on the 14th floor of The Plaza since 2012 and will now move to the sixth floor in the first quarter of 2024. The new office is part of CBRE’s Workplace360 program. The new workplace will showcase CBRE’s “Future of Work” space standards, including new technologies and a variety of collaborative spaces designed to support hybrid working. The sixth floor provides access to the renovated outdoor terrace. Building owner Franklin Partners plans to add new amenities such as a clubroom, conference center, game room, fitness center, reception area and rooftop deck. CBRE launched its Workplace360 program in 2012 and has since opened more than 100 Workplace360 offices across the globe. CBRE Design Collective will manage the workplace design. Emily Levinson of CBRE’s Americas Consulting practice is leading workplace strategy.
LAFAYETTE, IND. — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the sale of Brady Lane Self Storage in Lafayette, about 60 miles northwest of Indianapolis. The sales price was undisclosed. Located at 1909 Brady Lane, the 62,240-square-foot self-storage facility comprises 574 units across eight buildings. Jeffrey Herrmann and Sean Delaney of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a California-based limited liability company. The duo also secured and represented the buyer, a Minnesota-based limited liability company.
HOUSTON — Berkadia has negotiated the sale of Bend at Oak Forest, a 392-unit apartment community in Houston’s Spring Branch neighborhood. Bend at Oak Forest features one-, two- and three-bedroom units ranging in size from 480 to 1,210 square feet. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, outdoor grilling and dining stations, playground, coffee bar and a pet park. A partnership between Houston-based Goldcor Capital Partners and Maryland-based Excelsa sold the property to locally based investment firm Kastle Assets for an undisclosed price. Jeffrey Skipworth, Chris Curry, Todd Marix, Chris Young, Joey Rippel and Kyle Whitney of Berkadia brokered the deal.