ROUND ROCK, TEXAS — A partnership between Atlanta-based RangeWater Real Estate and Birmingham-based Harbert Management Corp. has acquired Rock Springs Duplexes, a 150-unit build-to-rent residential property located in the northern Austin suburb of Round Rock. Built in phases between 1985 and 1996, Rock Springs Duplexes exclusively offers three-bedroom homes that range in size from 968 to 1,280 square feet. Amenities include a fitness center, coffee bar and a community kitchen. The seller was not disclosed. The new ownership plans to make minor renovations to the property.
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Toro Development Obtains Construction Financing for $560M Mixed-Use Medley Development in Metro Atlanta
by John Nelson
JOHNS CREEK, GA. — Toro Development Co. has obtained construction financing for Medley, a $560 million planned mixed-use development in Johns Creek, an affluent northern suburb of Atlanta. The developer plans to break ground on the 43-acre project in December, with an anticipated opening in late 2026. The financing includes an undisclosed amount of equity from Ascentris, a Denver-based real estate private equity firm, and a $158 million construction loan from Mexico City-based Banco Inbursa. At full build-out, Medley will feature 150,000 square feet of retail, restaurant and entertainment space; a 175-room boutique hotel; 110,000 square feet of lifestyle offices; 750 multifamily residences and 133 townhomes; and an activated 25,000-square-foot plaza. Toro Development purchased a former suburban office park on Medley’s site in March for $44 million.
VON ORMY, TEXAS — Austin-based Evergen Equity has purchased a 26-acre industrial outdoor storage (IOS) facility in Von Ormy, a southwestern suburb of San Antonio. The facility, which according to LoopNet Inc. was built in 2018, is located within Speedway Park and includes a 7,500-square-foot truck terminal with office space, service bays and a storage yard. The seller and sales price were not disclosed. Partners Real Estate is the property’s leasing agent.
TEXARKANA, TEXAS — Cherokee Nation Armored Solutions, which provides research-and-development engineering, systems integration and logistics services to the defense industry, has signed a 16,000-square-foot industrial lease expansion in Texarkana, located near the Texas-Arkansas border. The space is located on TexAmericas Center’s 765-acre central campus in unincorporated Bowie County. No third-party brokers were involved in the lease negotiations.
ST. PETERSBURG, FLA. — Boston-based Rockpoint and Charleston-based Greystar have formed a partnership to develop Phase II of Gateway Logistics Center, an industrial park in the Tampa suburb of St. Petersburg. Situated on 17.5 acres in Pinellas County, the second phase will span 331,803 square feet and include a 92,841-square-foot building and two 119,481-square-foot buildings. Rockpoint Industrial, Rockpoint’s industrial platform, will provide additional development and management support for the development. Gateway Logistics Center is part of Greystar’s broader 93-acre project, which includes a 412-unit, garden-style apartment community along with the two-phase, six-building industrial park. The construction timeline for Phase II was not disclosed.
SAVANNAH, GA. — Mesa West Capital has provided a $50 million loan for the refinancing of Thompson Savannah, a 193-room upscale hotel in Savannah that opened in August 2021. The hotel sits on the southern bank of the Savannah River at 201 Port St. The borrower, a joint venture led by co-developers Regent Partners and Mariner Group, are using the five-year, non-recourse financing to take out the original construction loan. Hyatt Hotels operates Thompson Savannah, which features a signature restaurant, bakery, two bars, pool with private cabanas, fitness and wellness center and 11,000 square feet of meeting space. Russell Frahm, Pamir Niaz and Jacob Rosen led Mesa West Capital’s New York-based origination team for the financing. Jared Kelso, Steve Michels and Lauren Greenberg of Berkadia’s Hotel and Hospitality Group in New York arranged the financing on behalf of Regent and Mariner, which developed the hotel in partnership with Cadre.
ROSWELL, GA. — Sterling Organization has sold Roswell Village Shopping Center, a retail center located in Roswell, roughly 25 miles north of Atlanta. Denver-based Revesco Properties purchased the center for an undisclosed price. Tenants at the property, which was 94 percent leased at the time of sale, include Ross Dress for Less, Marshalls and Crunch Fitness. Sterling originally acquired the center in 2014 for $10.6 million when the center’s occupancy rate was 31 percent. Jim Hamilton of JLL brokered the sale on behalf of West Palm Beach, Fla.-based Sterling.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — Berkadia has negotiated the sale of Cielo at Normandy, a 123-unit apartment community located at 1570 Lane Ave. S in Jacksonville. Greg Rainey led the Berkadia team in representing the seller, Atlanta-based Zavala Capital Group, in the transaction. Black Ridge purchased the property for an undisclosed price. Built in 1974, Cielo at Normandy features a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts with an average size of 933 square feet. Community amenities include a swimming pool, clubhouse, laundry facility and a playground.
CARLSTADT, N.J. — California-based developer Goodman North America has completed a 100,000-square-foot industrial project in the Northern New Jersey community of Carlstadt that is known as Goodman Industrial Center Carlstadt II. The site at 333 Washington Ave. is located within six miles of the Ports of New York and New Jersey, and the building features a clear height of 40 feet, 130-foot truck court depths and 13 dock doors. Goodman is also pursuing LEED Silver certification status for the facility. Cushman & Wakefield is marketing the property for lease.
NEW YORK CITY — Locally based brokerage firm Ariel Property Advisors has arranged an $11.6 million loan for the refinancing of a portfolio of six multifamily buildings totaling 61 units in The Bronx. The buildings are located in the borough’s Mott Haven neighborhood, and the portfolio includes commercial spaces. Matt Swerdlow, Matthew Dzbanek and Anthony Priest of Ariel arranged the nonrecourse loan, which was structured with a 5.35 percent interest rate and five years of interest-only payments. The direct lender and borrower were not disclosed.