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Trammell Crow Co., Capital Electric Break Ground on 362,880 SF Office/Industrial Facility in Upper Marlboro, Maryland

by Julia Sanders September 30, 2021

UPPER MARLBORO, MD. — Capital Lighting and Supply LLC and development partner Trammell Crow Co. have broken ground on a 362,880-square-foot, Class A office and warehouse build-to-suit facility in Upper Marlboro. Construction is slated for completion in the fourth quarter of 2022. Located at 8711 Westphalia Road, the new facility will feature over 40,000 square feet of office space with a training center, corporate offices and a will-call for local pickup. The warehouse component of the building includes 30-plus-foot bays for storage and features a distribution center automation technology. The facility will be located adjacent to the Capital Lighting and Supply’s current location and is meant to accommodate the firm’s 240 employees. Capital Lighting and Supply received conditional loans from both the Maryland Department of Commerce and Prince George’s County to support the project. MGMA Architects is serving as the architect, while Glen Arm Construction Co. is the general contractor.

September 30, 2021

Georgia Leasing Activity Office Southeast

Visa Leases 123,000 SF of Office Space in Midtown Atlanta

by Julia Sanders September 30, 2021

ATLANTA — Cousins Properties has signed Visa to a long-term, 123,000-square-foot lease at 1200 Peachtree St. in Midtown Atlanta. Visa, a multinational financial company based in Foster City, Calif., is expected to create about 1,000 new jobs in the region over the next several years as the company establishes a permanent office in Atlanta. Visa is slated to occupy the property by the fourth quarter of 2022. Atlanta-based real estate investment trust Cousins Properties acquired 1200 Peachtree in 2019 from Norfolk Southern Corp. When Norfolk Southern moves out of 1200 Peachtree and into its new building at the end of this year, Cousins Properties will redevelop the property for multi-tenant use. The redevelopment project will include renovations of the ground floor to create both indoor and outdoor amenities.

September 30, 2021

Acquisitions Multifamily North Carolina Southeast

Preferred Apartment Communities Acquires 256-Unit Apartment Complex in Metro Charlotte

by Julia Sanders September 30, 2021

MATTHEWS, N.C. — Preferred Apartment Communities Inc. has acquired Solis Chestnut Farm, a 256-unit Class A multifamily community in Matthews, about 11.7 miles from Charlotte. The price and seller were not disclosed. Located at 3005 Chestnut Grove Lane, Solis Chestnut Farm offers studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units ranging from 620 to 1,480 square feet. The monthly rent is $1,384 to $2,104. Community amenities include a pool, grill, bike storage, game room, conference room and courtyard. The unit features include in-unit washers/dryers, granite countertops and stainless steel appliances.

September 30, 2021

Arkansas Company News Retail Southeast

Walmart Plans to Hire 150,000 Associates in Preparation for Holiday Season

by Julia Sanders September 30, 2021

BENTONVILLE, ARK. — Walmart, a Bentonville-based discount retailer, has released plans to hire approximately 150,000 new store associates, with most of the job positions being permanent and full-time. The retailer wants to hire new employees ahead of the holiday season to ensure its stores are highly staffed for the predicted busy months. This July, the discount retailer announced it will invest approximately $1 billion over the next five years to pay college tuition and books for employees via its education program called Live Better U. Walmart also offers an average hourly wage of $16.40, with some jobs at the stores paying as much as $34 an hour. Other benefits include on-the-job and classroom training, affordable health insurance, a 10 percent discount on general merchandise and food for associates, as well as paid time off, no-cost counseling, 401(k) and parental leave. This hiring news follows the announcement the retailer made at the beginning of September in which Walmart planned to hire 20,000 new supply-chain employees in order to keep up with the company’s recent revenue growth. The company saw an increase of 2.4 percent year-over-year in revenue in its fiscal second quarter of 2021, which ended on July 31. The company …

September 30, 2021

Development Healthcare Midwest Missouri

McCarthy to Build 16-Story Inpatient Tower at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis

by Kristin Harlow September 30, 2021

ST. LOUIS — McCarthy Building Cos. Inc. has been selected to lead the design-build team overseeing the construction of a new 16-story inpatient tower at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. The project is part of BJC HealthCare’s campus renewal plan, a long-term vision to transform the Washington University Medical Campus through new construction and renovations with a focus on improving the patient and family experience at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and St. Louis Children’s Hospital. In addition to McCarthy, team members include architectural firm CannonDesign, consulting engineer BR+A, structural engineer Thornton Tomasetti, civil engineer Castle Contracting and landscape designer DTLS. The 660,000-square-foot tower will feature private rooms for heart and vascular patients, state-of-the-art imaging and the latest in surgical preparation and recovery. Plans call for 224 private inpatient rooms, 56 private intensive care unit rooms, two rooftop gardens and a family lounge with a business center, kitchenette, quiet rooms and laundry facilities. Additionally, an expansive surgical preparation and recovery program will occupy two floors. A modern imaging center will also occupy two floors. A new pedestrian walkway will lead from the parking lot to a redesigned and expanded lobby, gift shop and coffee bar. The new tower will replace Queeny Tower, a …

September 30, 2021

Michigan Midwest Retail

Kmart to Close Last Store in State of Michigan

by Kristin Harlow September 30, 2021

MARSHALL, MICH. — Discount retailer Kmart is closing its final store in the state of Michigan, according to local media reports. The last remaining store is in Marshall, which is located just east of Battle Creek and about 45 miles south of Lansing. The store is expected to close in November. Kmart opened its first location in Garden City, Mich., in 1962. In its prime in the 1990s, Kmart operated more than 2,300 locations in the United States. The current parent company of Kmart, Transformco, also owns Sears, which recently unveiled plans to shutter its final store in the state of Illinois.

September 30, 2021

Acquisitions Indiana Midwest Multifamily Retail

JVM Realty Acquires Apartment, Retail Developments in Fishers, Indiana

by Kristin Harlow September 30, 2021

FISHERS, IND. — JVM Realty Corp. has acquired The Mark at Fishers District, a 260-unit luxury apartment community in Fishers, a northern suburb of Indianapolis. The company has also acquired Fishers District, an 18-acre development with 98,186 square feet of fully leased retail and restaurant space. A dual-branded Hyatt House and Hyatt Place hotel is also on the site but was not part of the sale. JVM plans to use its in-house management and marketing teams for the residential component, but will engage a national expert in retail services to assist with management of the retail portion. George Tikijian and Hannah Ott of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, Thompson Thrift. The sales price was not disclosed.

September 30, 2021

Development Industrial Midwest Minnesota

Opus Breaks Ground on 130,440 SF Spec Industrial Building in Minneapolis

by Kristin Harlow September 30, 2021

MINNEAPOLIS — The Opus Group has broken ground on Nordeast Business Center, a 130,440-square-foot speculative industrial building in Minneapolis. Located at the corner of University Avenue and 37th Avenue Northeast, the project will feature 136 vehicle parking stalls, 22 dock doors, two drive-in doors, 19 trailer parking stalls and a clear height of 32 feet. Completion is slated for summer 2022. Opus is the developer, design-builder, architect and structural engineer. John Ryden, Matt Oelschlager and Mike Bowen of CBRE are marketing the property for lease.

September 30, 2021

Acquisitions Michigan Midwest Multifamily

LRC Commercial Acquires Michigan Multifamily Property for $3.5M

by Kristin Harlow September 30, 2021

FLINT TOWNSHIP, MICH. — LRC Commercial has acquired Lux off Linden in Flint Township for $3.5 million. The 92-unit multifamily property is located at 1440 Linden St. LRC plans to update the units and add 90 storage units. Trinity AAA will manage the asset. Waller Group represented LRC in the transaction, which accounts for LRC’s fourth acquisition in the state of Michigan.

September 30, 2021

Acquisitions Multifamily Texas

Nitya Capital Acquires 2,555-Unit Multifamily Portfolio in Dallas-Fort Worth from Raven Multifamily

by Taylor Williams September 30, 2021

HOUSTON — Houston-based investment firm Nitya Capital has acquired a portfolio of nine multifamily properties totaling 2,555 units that are located in six different cities within the Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) metroplex. Nitya Capital, which acquired the portfolio from locally based investment firm Raven Multifamily, plans to upgrade the properties with about $15 million in capital improvements to unit interiors and amenity spaces. Taylor Snoddy, James Roberts and Phillip Wiegand of NorthMarq brokered the sale. Steve Whitehead and William Hancock, also with NorthMarq, arranged an undisclosed amount of floating-rate acquisition financing on behalf of the new ownership.

September 30, 2021

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