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Birtcher Anderson & Davis, Belay Investment Group Purchases $17.1M Sunstate Business Park in Tampa

by Julia Sanders March 2, 2021

TAMPA, FLA. — A joint venture between Birtcher Anderson & Davis and Belay Investment Group has purchased Sunstate Business Park in Tampa for $17.1 million. The property’s eight buildings total 180,323 square feet of flex and industrial space and are located at the intersection of West Waters Avenue and Sunstate Street, two miles from Tampa International Airport. Ryan Vaught, Robyn Hurrell and Nathan Lynch of Colliers International represented the seller, Indianapolis-based Citimark. The buyer was self-represented. At the time of the sale, Sunstate Business Park was 91.1 percent leased to 26 tenants, including Freedom Scientific Inc., Cooper Speed, Calta’s Fitness Center and American Technologies Group. The property recently underwent capital improvements to refresh signage, landscaping and exterior paint. Having sold off over 1 million square feet in Tampa-based assets over the past two years, Sunstate Business Park is currently the only property Birtcher Anderson & Davis owns in the Tampa Bay market.

March 2, 2021

Development Multifamily Oklahoma Seniors Housing Texas

Sparrow Partners Underway on 268-Unit Active Adult Community in Norman, Oklahoma

by Taylor Williams March 2, 2021

NORMAN, OKLA. — Austin-based Sparrow Partners is underway on construction of Sage Cobblestone, a 168-unit active adult community in Norman. The property will be located adjacent to the Cobblestone Creek Golf Course and 2.5 miles from the University of Oklahoma. The first residents are scheduled to move in to the six-acre property in the spring 2022. Sparrow Partners will build and own Sage Cobblestone, while its subsidiary Sparrow Living will manage the property. The project team includes architect Fugleberg Koch, landscape designer Norris Design and engineering firms Kimley-Horn, Integrity Structural and Joseph Lawrence & Co. Rents will start at approximately $1,400 and $2,055 a month for one- and two-bedroom units, respectively.

March 2, 2021

Development Florida Retail Southeast

JLL Secures Construction Financing for Publix-Anchored Center Near Fort Myers, Florida

by Julia Sanders March 2, 2021

BABCOCK RANCH, FLA. — JLL Capital Markets has secured construction financing for the development of Crescent B Commons, an 82,640-square-foot, Publix-anchored neighborhood shopping center in Babcock Ranch, a new town situated northeast of Fort Myers. Tarik Bateh and Jennifer Swanson of JLL arranged the loan through Ameris Bank on behalf of the developer, Kitson & Partners. Construction on Crescent B Commons began in August 2020 and is slated to be completed in summer 2021. The Publix is set to open shortly after. Crescent B Commons will be located in the front of Babcock Ranch, a Kitson & Partners’ planned community that is self-described as the United States’ first solar-powered town.

March 2, 2021

Leasing Activity Retail Southeast Virginia

Combined Properties Signs Leases With Three New Retailers at Sugarland Crossing in Sterling, Virginia

by Julia Sanders March 2, 2021

STERLING, VA. — Combined Properties has signed three new tenants, including two anchor leases, at Sugarland Crossing shopping center in Sterling. The three tenants are JOANN Fabrics and Crafts, Lidl and Tropical Smoothie Café. Sugarland Crossing is located at the intersection of Route 7 and Community Plaza in Sterling, about 30 miles west of Washington, D.C. JOANN Fabrics and Crafts, a Hudson, Ohio-based fabric and crafts retailer, will open in a 35,000-square-foot space previously occupied by Home Vivant Furniture. Lidl, the Germany-based discount grocery chain, is signed on to replace the former Shoppers Food Warehouse as the grocery anchor in a 26,114-square-foot store this spring. Tropical Smoothie Café, a quick-service chain offering sandwiches, wraps, salads and flatbreads, is also scheduled to open in the spring. Sugarland Crossing is a 256,500-square-foot center in Loudoun County. Other tenants include Party City, Patient First, Club Pilates, FedEx Office, Firehouse Subs, Chipotle Mexican Grill, PHOrever, Chick-fil-A and Dunkin’. Combined Properties is a Washington, D.C.-based private real estate company specializing in retail, multifamily and mixed-use.

March 2, 2021

Acquisitions Northeast Office Pennsylvania

PRP Acquires Interest in AmerisourceBergen’s 429,122 SF Metro Philadelphia Headquarters Building

by Taylor Williams March 2, 2021

CONSHOHOCKEN, PA. — Washington, D.C.-based investment firm PRP has acquired a preferred equity investment in the 429,122-square-foot office headquarters building of drug wholesaler AmerisourceBergen in Conshohocken, a northern suburb of Philadelphia. The Philadelphia Business Journal reports that the value of PRP’s stake is $340 million. Developer Keystone Property Group is nearing completion of the headquarters building, which will be located within the company’s $325 million SORA West mixed-use development and will house approximately 1,500 AmerisourceBergen associates. The company announced its plan to relocate to Conshohocken from Chesterbrook in summer 2018.

March 2, 2021

Acquisitions Healthcare Life Sciences New Jersey Northeast Office

JLL Income Property Trust Buys 147,000 SF Life Sciences Building in Florham Park, New Jersey

by Taylor Williams March 2, 2021

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — JLL Income Property Trust has acquired 170 Park Avenue, a 147,000-square-foot life sciences building in the Northern New Jersey city of Florham Park. The sales price was approximately $47 million. The property is net leased on a long-term basis to biotechnology firm Celularity Inc. Jeffrey Dunne, Jeremy Neuer, Steve Bardsley, David Gavin, Gene Pride, Travis Langer, Zach McHale and Tom Sullivan of CBRE represented the undisclosed institutional seller. With this acquisition, JLL Income Property Trust now owns five life sciences properties totaling more than 450,000 square feet that are valued in excess of $215 million.

March 2, 2021

Acquisitions Multifamily New Jersey Northeast

Gebroe-Hammer Associates Brokers $15.7M Sale of Multifamily Asset in Dover, New Jersey

by Taylor Williams March 2, 2021

DOVER, N.J. — Gebroe-Hammer Associates has brokered the $15.7 million sale of Dover Hills Apartments, a 100-unit multifamily asset in Morris County. Built in 1964, the property offers 15 studio units, 72 one-bedroom residences, 12 two-bedroom apartments and one three-bedroom unit. Debbie Pomerantz of Gebroe-Hammer represented the seller, Dover Hills Properties LLC, in the transaction. Steve Tragash, also with Gebroe-Hammer, procured the undisclosed buyer.

March 2, 2021

Build-to-Rent Content Partner Features Finance Insight Midwest Multifamily Northeast Single-Family Rental Southeast Texas Walker & Dunlop Western

Walker & Dunlop: Single-Family Rental and Build-for-Rent in High Demand

by Sarah Daniels March 2, 2021

A number of factors are driving an increase in demand for single-family rental assets. Declines in home ownership rates, increasing demand/short supply for multifamily options and baby boomer renting preferences have made renting these single-family properties an increasingly popular choice. Meanwhile, COVID-19 spurred increases in teleworking that created a desire for additional space in the home and allowed more people to move to suburban locations — accelerating demand for single-family rental properties. Seeing the growing demand and increasing rents in the single-family rental (SFR) and build-for-rent (BFR) sector, Walker & Dunlop has created a new team — Walker & Dunlop SFR & BFR Practice Group — to provide investors information on construction, bridge lending, permanent financing, equity structuring and property sales, for a market estimated at $3.4 trillion (compared to $3.5 trillion for the multifamily market).1 Popularity, high occupancy and increasing rent rates have drawn the attention of larger investors to SFR and BFR assets, according to Kris Mikkelsen, executive vice president of investment sales with Walker & Dunlop. “Currently, larger investors make up less than 2 percent of the SFR market, which has been traditionally governed by individuals or small-scale parties. But that number will increase as investors recognize …

March 2, 2021

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Acquisitions Industrial Massachusetts Northeast

Rhino Capital Advisors Buys Flex Portfolio in Metro Boston for $10.4M

by Taylor Williams March 2, 2021

BILLERICA, MASS. — Locally based investment firm Rhino Capital Advisors has purchased a two-building, 170,146-square-foot flex office/research and development portfolio in the northern Boston suburb of Billerica for $10.4 million. The buildings were constructed in 1984 on a 12-acre tract along Middlesex Turnpike (Route 3). Matt Daniels, Brian Tisbert, Christopher Lawrence and Zach Gramlich of JLL represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. Brett Paulsrud, Amy Lousararian and Madeline Joyce of JLL arranged $16.1 million in financing for the acquisition and redevelopment of the portfolio.

March 2, 2021

Leasing Activity New York Northeast Office

Gannett Signs 24,195 SF Office Sublease at 1675 Broadway in Manhattan

by Taylor Williams March 2, 2021

NEW YORK CITY — Mass media publisher Gannett Co. has signed a 24,195-square-foot office sublease at 1675 Broadway in Manhattan. Gregg Rothkin, John Maher, Paul Myers, Mike Wellen, Alex Bennisato and Cara Chayet of CBRE represented the sublandlord in the 10-year deal. Gordon Ogden and Nick Gilman of Byrnam Wood represented Gannett, which plans to take occupancy of the space this month. Rudin Management owns the 800,000-square-foot building.

March 2, 2021

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