RALEIGH, N.C. — Capital Square plans to develop a 20-story multifamily tower at 320 W. South St. in Raleigh’s Warehouse District. The 297-unit development is slated for completion by June 2024. Capital Square plans to break ground on the approximately $121 million project in April 2022. The development will offer studios, one-, two- and three-bedroom units. The apartment community will also feature 8,384 square feet of ground-floor commercial space, as well as an adjacent, standalone parking tower with 437 parking spaces. Community amenities will include a swimming pool, rooftop lounge, coworking space and a fitness center. The property is situated at the intersection of the Boylan Heights neighborhood, Dorothea Dix Park and downtown Raleigh. The apartment community will be close to the RedHat Amphitheater and Raleigh Convention Center and will be situated adjacent to U.S. Highway 70. CSRA Opportunity Zone Fund VI, Capital Square’s project-specific fund seeking to raise $48.5 million from accredited investors and a minimum investment of $100,000, will provide part of the financing for the project.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Trinity Partners has arranged the sale of One & Two Fairview Center, a 182,841-square-foot, two-building office park in Charlotte’s SouthPark office submarket. The buyer was an entity affiliated with Taurus Investment Holdings, a Boston-based global private equity real estate firm. Dunn Mileham and David Morris of Trinity Partners handled the transaction on behalf of the seller, an affiliate of CapRidge Partners. The sales price was not disclosed. One & Two Fairview Center was approximately 93 percent occupied at the time of sale. After purchasing the properties in early 2019, CapRidge executed a capital improvement, spec suite and leasing plan. The property is located right across from SouthPark Mall, which features over 150 stores including Dillard’s, Macy’s, Belk, Nordstrom, Dick’s Sporting Goods and Victoria’s Secret. Trinity Partners leased One & Two Fairview Center on behalf of CapRidge, an Austin, Texas-based real estate investment firm.
WEST PALM BEACH, FLA. — Knighthead Funding LLC has provided a $50 million loan for the acquisition of a three-property office portfolio in downtown West Palm Beach. The financing is a 48-month, interest-only loan. The borrower, Morning Calm Management, is buying the portfolio from an undisclosed seller. The three office buildings, which are located at 224 Datura St., 324 Datura St. and 319 Clematis St., are located within one mile of each other. The properties range in size from four to 15 stories and total 234,902 square feet. Collectively, the portfolio is approximately 80 percent leased. A portion of the loan proceeds will be used toward capital improvements, as well as leasing costs.
HUNTSVILLE, ALA. — Dwight Capital has provided a $29 million loan for Monte Sano Terrace, a 324-unit apartment complex located in Huntsville. The property includes 23 garden and townhome-style buildings, as well as a clubhouse and leasing office. Located on over 25 acres at 125 Ridgegate Place, Monte Sano Terrace is situated about 2.3 miles from downtown Huntsville. Built in 1988, the community was 96 percent occupied at the time of the transaction. Community amenities feature a fitness center, swimming pool, business center, sports court, dog park, picnic area and a playground. The refinancing is a HUD 223(f) loan. The loan benefitted from a green mortgage insurance premium (Green MIP) reduction set at 25 basis points because the property qualifies as green/energy efficient housing. Brandon Baksh and Daniel Malka of Dwight Capital originated the loan on behalf of the borrower and property owner, Tibs Realty.
LAKE MARY, FLA. — Avanti Way Capital has acquired Shoppes at Lake Mary, a 37,685-square-foot shopping center located at 101 N. Country Club Road in Lake Mary. Avanti Way Capital purchased the 4.6-acre development from Miami-based real estate investment firm, Galium Capital, for $8.4 million. New York-based Morgan Stanley provided a $5.4 million acquisition loan for the sale. Dan Gorczycki and Peter Stobierski of TrueRate Services arranged the loan. Located off Lakeview Avenue and State Road 15, Shoppes at Lake Mary was originally built in 1985 and is situated about 19 miles from downtown Orlando. The shopping center was 94 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including Lake Mary Dry Cleaners, Debs Kitchen, Lighthouse Seafood, Morganic Meats and Foxcase LLC. The property has 175 parking spaces. Avanti Way Capital is a Miami-based real estate asset management firm with roughly $1 billion worth of properties in Florida.
DALLAS — A partnership between Dallas-based RREAF Holdings, North Carolina-based DLP Capital and 3650 REIT has acquired a portfolio of 13 multifamily properties totaling more than 2,000 units across various Sun Belt states. This deal marks the first tranche of a larger, three-phase acquisition that is slated to close by early November. The entire portfolio totals 21 multifamily communities and 4,000-plus units and is valued at $534 million. Taylor Bird, Andrew Brown and Jaime Slocumb of Cushman & Wakefield represented the sellers in the transaction. Berkadia arranged Freddie Mac acquisition financing on behalf of the new ownership, which will implement a variety of capital improvements to the properties.
CHICAGO — Lendlease has broken ground on The Reed, a 41-story residential tower at 234 W. Polk St. in Chicago’s Printers Row neighborhood. Designed by Perkins + Will, The Reed will feature 216 condominium units on floors 23 through 41 and 224 apartment units on floors nine through 22. Completion is slated for 2023. The project represents the second residential tower and the first for-sale offering within Lendlease’s Southbank development, which encompasses seven acres along the south branch of the Chicago River. Condos will range in size from 630 to 1,670 square feet and will be priced from the low $400,000s up to $1.4 million. Residents will have access to two amenity suites and a private garage parking. The eighth floor will feature a 12,000-square-foot outdoor deck with a pool, cabanas, grilling stations, dining areas and fire pits. Indoor amenities on this floor will include a lounge room, pool table, virtual sports simulation room, salon and massage room, screening room and fitness centers. The Southbank master plan includes Southbank Park, a two-acre green space designed by Hoerr Schaudt. Both Southbank Park and the Riverwalk, which will provide a pedestrian connection between Harrison and Polk streets upon completion of The Reed, …
MINNEAPOLIS — Lingerfelt CommonWealth Partners (LCP) has completed the renovation of Two22, a 42-story office tower located at 222 S. 9th St. in downtown Minneapolis. LCP acquired the 727,170-square-foot building in 2019 and hired Cushman & Wakefield for leasing, NELSON Worldwide for design and Gardner Builders for construction. The scope of the renovation project included a new lobby, atrium, tenant amenity space, elevator modernization and building automation system upgrades. Tom Tracy and Katie Tufford of Cushman & Wakefield are the leasing agents for the property.
CHICAGO — Becovic, a Chicago-based multifamily owner and operator, has acquired 6758 N. Sheridan in Chicago’s Rogers Park neighborhood for $9.8 million. Originally built in 1974, the 73-unit multifamily property features 29 studios and 44 one-bedroom floor plans. Rick Ofman and Danny Logarakis of Kiser Group represented both Becovic as well as the seller, The Vranas Family Trust.
NEW HAVEN, IND. — Sauder Woodworking Co. has signed a 100,000-square-foot industrial lease at Building B within Cedar Oak Industrial Park in New Haven, just east of Fort Wayne. Located at 10651 Rose Ave., the building is the final space to be leased within the industrial park. Bill Drinkall and Brook Steed of Bradley Co. represented ownership in the lease transaction. Sauder is a producer of ready-to-assemble furniture and plans to bring 50 new jobs to New Haven.