WASHINGTON, D.C. — JBG Smith and Landmark Partners, an Ares Co, have sold 500 L’Enfant Plaza, a 215,000-square-foot office property in Washington, D.C. The buyer, which purchased the property for $167 million, was not disclosed. Jim Meisel and Matt Nicholson of JLL represented JBG Smith in the sale. Delivered in 2019 and designed by ZGF Architects, 500 L’Enfant Plaza is a LEED Gold-certified property. The plaza was 96 percent leased to seven tenants at the time of the sale. The building serves as Urban Institute’s global headquarters and is home to other tenants including Cobec Consulting, Noblis and the Office of the Inspector General for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority.
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ORLANDO, FLA. — Newmark has brokered the sale of Alta Headwaters, a 328-unit multifamily community located at 4000 Headwaters Way in Orlando that will be rebranded as Luma Headwaters. Wood Partners sold the property to Waypoint Residential for $95.5 million. Scott Ramey, Patrick Dufour and Brad Downing of Newmark represented the seller in the transaction. Matthew Williams and Kyle Schlitt of Newmark arranged a $41.3 million Freddie Mac acquisition loan for Waypoint Residential. Built in 2020, Luma Headwaters is a four-story, 314,583-square-foot apartment community. The units include stainless steel appliances, soft-close kitchen cabinetry with under-cabinet lighting, full-sized washers and dryers, quartz countertops and wood-style planking. Community amenities include a saltwater pool with sundeck and private cabanas, a covered poolside pavilion, a 24/7 fitness center, clubhouse and game room with billiards lounge and an elevator. Luma Headwaters is located about 16 miles from downtown Orlando and approximately 7.8 miles from Walt Disney World.
MCDONOUGH, GA. — JLL Capital Markets has arranged the sale of a fully leased bulk distribution facility totaling 1.1 million square feet within PNK Park Southern Gateway at Lambert Farms in McDonough, about 30.5 miles south of Atlanta. Britton Burdette, Matt Wirth, Dennis Mitchell and Mitchell Townsend of JLL represented the seller, PNK Group. KKR via the KKR Real Estate Select Trust Inc. acquired the property for an undisclosed price. The distribution facility is part of the 260-acre PNK Park Southern Gateway at Lambert Farms. The industrial park is situated about 25 miles south of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. The property features walking and biking trails, electric vehicle charging stations, two food truck courts with seating areas and two points of access to Interstate 75. The building was 100 percent triple-net-leased at the time of sale to two tenants, a publicly traded direct-to-consumer mattress company and a logistics and supply chain company. Completed in 2020, the cross-dock building features 40-foot clear heights, LED lighting, ESFR fire protection and two 190-foot truck courts.
MARGATE, FLA. — Investor and president of Current Capital Management, Todd Nepola, has purchased the Crossroads Center in Margate for $10.7 million. SW Global Inc was the seller. Located at 5000 Coconut Creek Parkway, the Crossroads Center has 84,500 square feet of space with tenants including Dollar General and Hollywood Institute of Beauty. A new lease was just signed with Chen Medical for a 7,400-square-foot space in the center. The center was built in 1983. Harry Chas Chaskalson of NEG Property brokered the sales transaction. Southstate Bank provided a $9 million loan with $7.3 million used to fund the sales transaction and the remainder held back for renovations on the center. The planned renovations include painting and minor remodeling of the center, as well as landscape, signage and lighting improvements. Current Capital Management has now acquired over 400,000 square feet of commercial centers in south Florida since 2020 and has purchased five properties in just over 18 months.
DECATUR, GA. — Nicholas Residential via the fund, Nicholas SunTx RE Partners II, and in cooperation with Hughes Capital Partners, has acquired Bellevue at Avondale, a 270-unit apartment community in Decatur. The seller and sales price were not disclosed. Built in 2020, Bellevue at Avondale was previously named Alexan Avondale. The property features studio, one- and two-bedroom apartment homes. Community amenities include a swimming pool, fitness facility, podcast studio and maker’s studio. Nicholas Residential’s subsidiary, Bellevue Living, will manage the community.
FARGO, N.D. — Amazon has opened its first fulfillment center in the state of North Dakota. The more than 1 million-square-foot facility opened on Sunday, Sept. 19 in Fargo and is expected to create more than 1,000 full-time jobs. Associates pick, pack and ship bulky or large-sized items such as patio furniture, outdoor equipment and rugs. Amazon also operates a delivery station in West Fargo.
MICHIGAN AND OHIO — SpareBox Storage has acquired 28 self-storage properties in Michigan and Ohio for an undisclosed price. The acquisition marks the addition of 1.9 million net rentable square feet to SpareBox’s portfolio and is the largest purchase for the company to date. SpareBox’s portfolio now includes 91 facilities and 5.6 million square feet of rentable space. Launched in 2020, SpareBox is sponsored by Rizk Ventures, an investment platform with a focus on real estate, technology and healthcare. Aaron Swerdlin and Kenneth Cox of Newmark’s self-storage group represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.
JANESVILLE, WIS. — Zilber Property Group has purchased an industrial portfolio spanning four buildings and 525,000 square feet in southern Wisconsin’s Janesville. The purchase price and seller were not disclosed. Ranging in size from 45,000 square feet to 250,000 square feet, the buildings are fully occupied by Cummins Inc., Pepsi, National Food Distributors and Panoramic. The properties are located at 101 W. Venture Drive, 505 S. Wuthering Hills Drive, 1700 E. Delavan Drive and 525 E. Conde St.
OAK BROOK, ILL. — Architect Antunovich Associates and developer Hines have revealed the amenity renderings for One Oak Brook Commons, a 17-story luxury apartment building in Oak Brook. Amenities will include a pool deck, fitness center, library, rooftop, social lounge and sports simulator. The 250 units will range in size from studios to three-bedroom penthouses. Pre-leasing is slated to begin later this year with first move-ins anticipated in January 2022. Monthly rents for one-bedrooms will start at $2,395. Luxury Living Chicago Realty is completing marketing and leasing for the property, which is part of the larger Oak Brook Commons, a mixed-use development with restaurants, retail, creative office space and a new park entitled The Pitch.
ELK GROVE VILLAGE, ILL. — JC Watson Packing Co. has signed a 68,021-square-foot industrial lease in suburban Chicago’s Elk Grove Village. Headquartered in southwest Idaho, the tenant focuses on packing, selling and distributing onions. The rail-served facility will enable the company to expand its footprint in the Midwest as well as its distribution channels to the East Coast. Sam Deihs of Entre Commercial Realty represented JC Watson in the lease transaction. Hamilton Partners represented the undisclosed landlord.