KANSAS CITY, KAN. — MVP Law is expanding its Kansas office from 26,273 square feet to 38,485 square feet. The law firm will occupy two full floors of the three-story office building located at 10 E. Cambridge Circle in Kansas City. Founded in 1901, MVP Law serves clients throughout the Midwest in workers’ compensation defense, employment law, public sector law, civil litigation and insurance defense, and business litigation and transactions. Jeremiah Dean of Copaken Brooks handled the lease negotiations.
WYOMING, MICH. — Wolverine Tacos is set to open Wednesday, April 15 in Wyoming, just south of Grand Rapids. The taco restaurant has signed a lease to occupy space at 1740 44th St. The menu will offer a variety of tacos, bowls, salads, soups, appetizers and desserts. Todd Leinberger and Rod Alderink of NAI Wisinski of West Michigan represented the undisclosed landlord in the lease transaction. Carol Johnson is the owner of Wolverine Tacos.
MIAMI — Locally based investment and development firm The Treo Group has broken ground on VOX Miami, a $125 million mixed-use project in South Florida. Treo Group will develop the transit-oriented site, which is located at the corner of U.S. Highway 1 and Sunset Drive, adjacent to the South Miami Metrorail station, in multiple phases. Phase I will feature an eight-story student housing building with 326 beds across 99 units that will serve undergraduate and graduate students at the University of Miami. Amenities will include study lounges, a rooftop terrace, fitness center and a pool. The building is scheduled for completion before the 2021-2022 academic year. The second phase of VOX Miami is a 195,000-square-foot office building. Perkins + Will is designing the Class A property, which will also house ground-floor retail space. A start and completion date for that component has not yet been released. “VOX Miami is designed to fulfill the needs of various community sectors, from University of Miami students to local businesses, while providing convenient accessibility via the Metrorail and bolstering the overall appeal of public transportation,” says Otto Boudet-Murias, Treo Group principal. Treo Group is also developing Regatta Harbour, a 9.5-acre mixed-use project in Miami’s …
The Charlotte industrial market continues to see strong construction activity, as developers look to tap into demand for modern space. Approximately 12.7 million square feet has been delivered in the last two years, most notably in the Cabarrus County, Stateline and Airport/West submarkets. Overall construction in the pipeline jumped by 32 percent from third-quarter 2019 to fourth-quarter 2019, reaching 7.2 million square feet. As the first quarter of 2020 takes shape, this development expansion should continue, with an expected 7 million square feet of additional deliveries by year-end. Overall leasing activity in Cabarrus County was strong in 2019, with vacancy declining from 15 percent to 11 percent, which is notable given the 4 million square feet of construction seen in that submarket in the past two years. The Cabarrus County vacancy rate is set to decline significantly when two large deals, totaling more than 800,000 square feet, are factored into the statistics. Once Pactiv (441,000 square feet) and Reynolds (360,000 square feet) are incorporated into the research, the rate will decline to 5.7 percent, as we expected going into year-end. This activity will quickly tighten up the submarket and will open the door for new development. The recent high vacancy …
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. — Newmark Knight Frank (NKF) has arranged the $58 million sale of Serramar Apartments, a 302-unit multifamily community in Fort Lauderdale. The property, which was 95 percent occupied at the time of sale, was built in 1986. The property comprises 23 two-story buildings offering one- and two-bedroom floor plans. Communal amenities include a recently renovated clubhouse, business center, basketball court, two swimming pools and a fitness center. The seller, Bar Invest Group, acquired the property in 2016 and invested $44 million in upgrades and renovated 25 percent of the units. Hampton Beebe and Avery Klann of NKF represented the seller in the transaction. Milbrook Properties purchased the asset.
DULUTH, GA. — Atlanta-based Quintus Corp. is set to open The Rey on Reynolds, a $49 million, 286-unit apartment complex in Duluth. The community is slated to open to residents in May and will offer one- and two-bedroom floor plans ranging in rents from $1,255 to $1,870 per month, according to Apartments.com. Communal amenities will include a two-story fitness and wellness center, pool, private courtyard with an outdoor fitness area, grilling area, outdoor living room with fire pit, bocce ball court, giant Jenga and an open lawn. The Rey on Reynolds, named for its location on Steve Reynolds and Satellite boulevards, is the first phase of The Rey, which will also feature a mixed-use development offering retail and restaurant space adjacent to the apartments as part of Phase II, which Knoll Development will develop. Atlanta-based Rees Design Associates was the architect, and Atlanta-based Quintus Housing Group served as the general contractor. BB&T, now known as Truist Bank, provided construction financing. The Gwinnett Place Community Improvement District (CID) has been upgrading infrastructure around Steve Reynolds and Satellite boulvards, according to Kelly Keappler of Quintus Corp. The CID also aided in the vision for the streetscape and architecture of both the multifamily …
PIEDMONT, S.C. — A partnership between Atlanta-based TPA Group, Greenville-based Appian Investments and Irvine, Calif.-based Passco Cos. has broken ground on Grove Reserve, a 158,886-square-foot, speculative industrial building in Piedmont. The building will feature 30-foot clear heights, 60-foot speed bays, a 135-foot truck court, 34 dock doors, more than 150 parking spaces, ESFR sprinklers and LED lighting. The asset is situated within Augusta Grove Business Park, a 1,100-acre industrial park located nine miles south of downtown Greenville. The developers expect to deliver Grove Reserve this fall. Wakefield Beasley & Associates is the architect, BlueWATER Civil Design is the civil engineer and Harper Corp. is the general contractor. Grice Hunt, Clay Williams and Ford Borders of NAI Earle Furman are handling the leasing efforts.
RICHMOND, VA. — SRS’ Investment Property Group (IPG) has negotiated the sale of a four-property, 467,358-square-foot retail portfolio spanning four Southeastern states. Richmond-based Hackney Real Estate Partners acquired the portfolio, which comprises New Smyrna Beach Shopping Center in New Smyrna Beach, Fla.; Marintown Plaza in North Augusta, S.C.; Kings Fairground in Danville, Va.; and a single-tenant building net-leased to The Home Depot in Dothan, Ala. The sales price was not disclosed. The largest shopping center in the portfolio is Marintown Plaza, a 141,903-square-foot property that was fully leased at the time of sale to tenants including Belk, Planet Fitness, Office Depot, Advance America Cash, Jersey Mike’s Subs, OneMain Financial, Jackson Hewitt Tax Service, Sonic, Ruby Tuesday and Taco Bell. Kings Fairground spans 120,153 square feet and includes anchor tenants Ollie’s Bargain Outlet and Tractor Supply Co. New Smyrna Beach Shopping Center is a 101,037-square-foot asset that was 98 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as AMC Theatres, Planet Fitness and Dollar General. Kyle Stonis and Pierce Mayson of IPG represented the sellers in the transaction.
MIAMI — Spotify has signed a 20,000-square-foot lease to anchor the office component of The Oasis at Wynwood, a mixed-use development in Miami’s Wynwood submarket. The music streaming company is based in Stockholm and has its U.S. headquarters in New York City. The Oasis at Wynwood will feature 20,000 square feet of office space; 17,000 square feet of retail space; and a 35,000-square-foot landscaped courtyard featuring an outdoor food hall, a stage that will have live music programming on a nightly basis, an outdoor bar and a 75-foot tower featuring rotating art installations. New York City-based developer Carpe Real Estate is developing the project, which is slated to open by the end of this year. Brian Gale and Andrew Trench of Cushman Wakefield represented the landlord in the transaction. JLL represented Spotify.
SAN ANTONIO — Bellaire Partners, a California-based investment firm, has purchased OakRidge Apartment Homes, a 216-unit community in northeast San Antonio. The property features one- and two-bedroom units averaging 692 square feet and amenities such as a pool, fitness center, business center, resident clubhouse and a playground. Moses Siller and Zar Haro of JLL represented the seller, Regional Investment & Management, in the transaction. Mark Brandenburg of JLL arranged an undisclosed amount of acquisition financing through NexBank on behalf of the buyer. The loan was structured with a five-year term and a fixed interest rate.