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Berkadia Provides $20.6M Acquisition Loan for Mixed-Income Apartment Complex in Southwest Florida

by Alex Tostado November 20, 2020

NAPLES, FLA. — Berkadia has provided a $20.6 million Freddie Mac acquisition loan for Wild Pines of Naples. The 15-year loan features a fixed interest rate and 10 years of interest-only payments. Of the 200 units, 104 are reserved for those earning 60 percent of the area median income (AMI), while the remaining 96 units are being leased at market rate. The property offers one-bedroom floor plans averaging 600 square feet across 19 one- and two-story buildings. Communal amenities include two pools, two laundry rooms, a clubhouse, business center, fitness center and a picnic area. Included in the sale of the property are 23 garages available for rent and 0.6 acres of undeveloped land that could be used to add more units or amenities. Mitch Sinberg and Matt Robbins of Berkadia originated the loan on behalf of the borrower, New York City-based GMF Capital.

November 20, 2020

Development Georgia Retail Southeast

Topgolf to Open New Venue in Metro Atlanta This Spring

by Alex Tostado November 20, 2020

BUFORD, GA. — Topgolf Entertainment Group will open a new 72-bay Topgolf venue in Buford in spring 2021. Construction is currently underway at the two-level property, which will feature climate-controlled bays. The asset will be situated within The Exchange at Gwinnett, 35 miles northeast of downtown Atlanta. Topgolf Entertainment expects to hire 250 employees at the new site. This will be the fourth Topgolf in Georgia, joining locations in Alpharetta, Midtown Atlanta and Augusta. Fuqua Development is building The Exchange at Gwinnett, which is located adjacent to the Mall of Georgia. The mixed-use project will include office, retail and residential spaces.

November 20, 2020

Arkansas Loans Multifamily Southeast

Colliers Secures $19.4M Refinancing Loan for Multifamily Community Near Little Rock

by Alex Tostado November 20, 2020

CABOT, ARK. — Colliers Mortgage, a division of Colliers International, has provided a $19.4 million Fannie Mae refinancing loan for The Pointe at Cabot. The 180-unit multifamily community is situated at 3001 W. Main St. in Cabot, 26 miles northeast of downtown Little Rock. The 10-year loan features a 30-year amortization schedule. The Pointe at Cabot comprises 14 two- and three-story buildings, a single-story leasing office and a single-story pool building. Communal amenities include a pool, fitness center, clubhouse, a business center and grilling and picnic areas. The borrower was The Pointe at Cabot LLC.

November 20, 2020

Conference Coverage Features Retail Southeast Southeast Feature Archive

Lenders Bearish on Retail Sector Except for ‘Prime’ Assets, Says Expert Panel

by Alex Tostado November 20, 2020

Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, retail and restaurant space has been severely impacted by government-mandated shutdowns. While some stay-at-home orders have been lifted, the sector has struggled to return to its pre-pandemic norms. As a result, lenders have shied away from retail, whether it be construction, refinancing or acquisition loans, according to an expert panel assembled by France Media, Inc. Retail has “lost a lot of favor” with lenders, said Pierce Mayson, managing principal of SRS Real Estate Partners, during a webinar panel titled “Southeast Retail Investment Outlook: Will Retail Investment Activity Bounce Back in 2021?” Southeast Real Estate Business and Shopping Center Business jointly hosted the webinar on Monday, Nov. 16. “There is still some money out there for retail, but it’s few and far between,” said Mayson. Joining Mayson on the panel were Fred Victor, vice president of capital markets and investment sales at Transwestern; Greg Matus, senior vice president of investment sales at Franklin Street; Jeff Enck, associate director of capital investments at Stan Johnson Co.; and moderator Craig Thompson, partner at accounting firm Carr Riggs & Ingram. One telltale sign that banks are bearish on the retail real estate sector is the fact that …

November 20, 2020

Development Industrial Midwest Ohio

Industrial Commercial Properties Finalizes Agreement to Redevelop Former GM Stamping Plant in Central Ohio

by Kristin Harlow November 20, 2020

ONTARIO, OHIO — Industrial Commercial Properties LLC (ICP), a Cleveland-based commercial real estate development company, has finalized an agreement with the City of Ontario to redevelop a former General Motors Co. stamping plant. Located about 65 miles northeast of Columbus, the 270-acre site could accommodate up to 2 million square feet upon full buildout, according to ICP. The Ontario plant closed in 2010 after GM’s bankruptcy restructuring in 2009. The city took possession of the property in 2018. ICP plans to redevelop the site into Ontario Commerce Park and says occupancy could begin as early as next year. The first tenant will be specialty film producer Charter Next Generation, which will occupy 45,000 square feet. ICP has also redeveloped former GM sites in Batavia and Moraine, Ohio.

November 20, 2020

Acquisitions Illinois Industrial Midwest

DeBartolo, Location Finders International Sell 879,040 SF Warehouse in Monee, Illinois for $50.3M

by Kristin Harlow November 20, 2020

MONEE, ILL. — DeBartolo Development LLC and Location Finders International have sold an 879,040-square-foot warehouse in Monee, a southern suburb of Chicago, for $50.3 million. Dallas-based Hillwood, a Perot company, was the buyer. Located on 61 acres within Bailly Ridge Corporate Center, the facility is named Bailly Ridge 4. It features a clear height of 36 feet, 100 dock doors, four drive-in doors, 346 trailer stalls and up to 406 car parking stalls. Principle Construction Group completed construction of the property in November 2019. Bailly Ridge Corporate Center spans 412 acres. Notable tenants include Amazon, XPO Logistics and Hancock Tires.

November 20, 2020

Development Hospitality Iowa Midwest

First Hospitality Opens 124-Room Home2 Suites Hotel in Des Moines

by Kristin Harlow November 20, 2020

DES MOINES, IOWA — First Hospitality has opened a 124-room Home2 Suites by Hilton hotel in Des Moines. The property is located at 2650 University Ave. on the Drake University campus. The hotel features two meeting spaces totaling more than 1,000 square feet, an indoor pool and an outdoor patio space with a firepit. Michael Weldon will serve as the hotel’s general manager. As a result of COVID-19, Hilton has created the Hilton CleanStay program in partnership with RB, maker of Lysol. This program includes increased cleaning schedules, changes to amenities and services and social distancing requirements. The project joins First Hospitality’s growing national portfolio of more than 7,000 hotel rooms.

November 20, 2020

Acquisitions Illinois Midwest Restaurant Retail

JLL Brokers $2.5M Sale of Raising Cane’s Ground Lease in Batavia, Illinois

by Kristin Harlow November 20, 2020

BATAVIA, ILL. — JLL Capital Markets has brokered the $2.5 million sale of a Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers ground lease in Batavia within suburban Chicago. The 3,343-square-foot, single-tenant retail building sits on one acre at 1998 McKee St. Construction of the building was completed this year. Alex Sharrin and Alex Geanakos of JLL represented the seller, Kensington Development Partners. A family trust was the buyer. Raising Cane’s has more than 520 restaurants in 28 states.

November 20, 2020

Development Illinois Midwest Retail

Knoebel Construction Completes Two Jiffy Lube Service Centers in Illinois

by Kristin Harlow November 20, 2020

SYCAMORE AND SPRINGFIELD, ILL. — Knoebel Construction has completed two Jiffy Lube locations in Sycamore and Springfield. The automotive service centers each span 3,500 square feet and each cost $1.2 million to build. Knoebel has also been selected to build six additional Jiffy Lube locations in four Midwest states for Stonebriar Auto Services, a Jiffy Lube franchisee. Those projects are in Cape Girardeau and Nixa, Mo.; Lake Hallie and Manitowoc, Wis.; Jeffersonville, Ind.; and Machesney, Ill. Completion of those facilities is slated for early 2021.

November 20, 2020

California Development Multifamily Western

TCR Breaks Ground on 36-Story Multifamily High-Rise in San Diego’s Little Italy

by Amy Works November 20, 2020

SAN DIEGO — The Southern California division of Trammell Crow Residential (TCR) has started construction of Simone, a 36-story apartment project located at 1401 Union St. in San Diego’s Little Italy neighborhood. The project is a joint venture between TCR, Pacific Life Insurance and AAA Management. The high-rise will feature 358 market-rate apartments, five penthouses, 32 subsidized apartments for low-income residents, 32,000 square feet of resort-style amenity space and parking. Designed for LEED Gold certification, the 612,000-square-foot community is slated for completion in 2023. The 30-story residential tower will sit atop a six-story podium with three levels of underground parking and four levels of above-ground parking. Apartments will range from 577-square-foot studios to 1,097-square-foot two-bedroom units, as well as five 1,500-square-foot penthouses on the 35th and 36th floors. Interior unit amenities include gourmet kitchens, stainless steel appliances, hard-surface flooring, walk-in closets and all-tile bathrooms. Amenities will include a rooftop pool, spa and entertainment space; a Sky Club with panoramic city views, gourmet demonstration kitchen and indoor-outdoor lounges and dining spaces; a 4,000-square-foot indoor-outdoor fitness center; a 10,000-square-foot outdoor lounge with a movie project screen; dog park, pet lounge and spa; Amazon lockers; a bike repair shop with storage; and a …

November 20, 2020

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