ARLINGTON, TEXAS — Dallas-based retail brokerage firm STRIVE has negotiated the sale of Cooper Oaks Shopping Center, a 17,836-square-foot retail strip center in Arlington, for $3 million. Built in 1996 and shadow-anchored by Kroger, the property was fully occupied at the time of sale. Sam House of STRIVE represented the seller, a California-based private investor, in the transaction. Will Merritt of STRIVE secured the buyer, a local investor.
ATLANTA AND CHAMPAIGN, ILL. — Inspire Brands Inc., the parent company of Arby’s, has agreed to acquire Jimmy John’s Gourmet Sandwiches. Terms of the transaction, expected to close by the end of October, were not disclosed. The Jimmy John’s Board of Directors, including founder and chairman Jimmy John Liautaud, unanimously approved the agreement. Jimmy John’s had $2.15 billion in U.S. sales last year across 2,803 stores, a roughly 50 percent increase in both sales and locations since 2013, according to The Wall Street Journal. Jimmy John’s, based in Champaign, opened its first sandwich shop in 1983, and is known for fast delivery. Atlanta-based Inspire is a multi-brand restaurant company founded in 2018. Its current portfolio includes more than 8,300 Arby’s, Buffalo Wild Wings, Sonic and Rusty Taco locations worldwide. Following completion of the transaction, Inspire will be the fourth-largest restaurant company in the United States, according to a news release. Inspire expects to have more than $14 billion in annual sales and more than 11,200 restaurants across 16 countries. James North will serve as president of the Jimmy John’s brand, reporting to Paul Brown, co-founder and CEO of Inspire. Liautaud will step down as chairman and transition to an advisor …
The evolution and transformation of Philadelphia’s retail real estate market is in full swing, as evidenced by the arrival of several long-awaited shopping and dining concepts, the growth of retail in mixed-use settings and the balanced levels of demand between urban and suburban submarkets. According to the latest data from CoStar Group, over the last three years the Philadelphia metro area’s retail inventory has grown by about 1.3 million square feet per year. The development pipeline is leveling off, with less than 700,000 square feet of retail product currently under construction, and steady demand has pushed the market’s vacancy rate down to 4.2 percent. While the quantity of annual new space added has been on par with the national average for primary markets, the quality of that space and the fundamentals that drive demand for it have made Philadelphia a key market for expanding and new-to-market retailers. “Philadelphia is a market with many millennials and college students, a dense residential downtown area and a thriving tourism industry,” says Doug Green, managing principal at brokerage firm MSC Retail. “If you’re Bonobos, Warby Parker or Untuckit, Philadelphia is going to be one of your stops, because we check all the boxes that …
WASHNIGTON, D.C. — JLL has arranged a $181.5 million refinancing loan for Portals III, a 510,157-square-foot office building in southwest Washington, D.C. ACORE Capital provided the loan, which will be used to refinance existing debt, lease up the asset and fund capital improvements throughout the property. Portals III marks the third phase of the Portals mixed-use development, which comprises more than 1.5 million square feet of office space, more than 370 residential units, a 400-room Mandarin Oriental hotel and retail space. Andrew Weir, Cary Abod, Rob Carey, Drake Greer and Jay Graham of JLL represented the borrower, Washington, D.C-based Franklin L. Haney Co., in the loan transaction.
IRVINE, CALIF. — Irvine-based Talonvest Capital Inc. has secured two refinancing loans totaling $123.3 million on behalf of Metro Self Storage. Lake Forest, Ill.-based Metro Self Storage will use the loan proceeds to refinance existing debt on eight properties in Georgia, 12 properties in Florida and two properties in Illinois. The portfolio totals more than 1.5 million square feet of rentable space. The two non-recourse loans feature a fixed 3.2 percent interest rate and 10 years of interest-only payments. An undisclosed national bank provided the funds.
ATLANTA — Alliance Residential has acquired five acres within Carter’s Summerhill development to construct a 276-unit multifamily community. The master-planned project is located southeast of downtown Atlanta and just north of Georgia State Stadium, formerly known as Turner Field. Broadstone Summerhill will offer studio, one-and two-bedroom floor plans averaging 729 square feet. Communal amenities will include a swimming pool, clubroom, fitness center, flexible indoor /outdoor spaces and a top-floor sky lounge with views of the Downtown and Midtown skylines. The community is within a mile of the Atlanta BeltLine, Grant Park, Zoo Atlanta, The Georgia State Capitol and Georgia State University. Alliance Residential expects to break ground later this year and deliver the project in 2021.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Normandy Real Estate Partners has sold 950 L’Enfant Plaza, a 315,726-square-foot office building in Washington, D.C., for $104.6 million. The nine-story building was 86 percent leased at the time of sale. I.M. Pei designed the property, which is situated within the 2.5 million-square-foot L’Enfant Plaza mixed-use development. The asset overlooks the Southwest Waterfront and has access to the L’Enfant Metrorail Station and is two blocks from the Virginia Railway Express Station. Matt Nicholson, Jim Meisel, Andrew Weir, Stephen Conley and Dave Baker of JLL represented the seller in the transaction. The buyer was not disclosed.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Cushman & Wakefield has negotiated the $82 million sale of Overton Row, a 323-unit apartment complex in Charlotte. The property offers studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans. Communal amenities include a craft beer station, dog park, dog washing station, clubhouse, fitness center, business center, swimming pool, coffee bar and a yoga station. Overton Row is located at 1201 Central Ave., which is on the edge of the Plaza Midwood neighborhood and two miles east of downtown Charlotte. CampusWorks Development, Kaplan Residential and an affiliate of global investment firm The Carlyle Group sold the asset to Lindemann Multifamily Management. Marc Robinson, Jordan McCarley and Watson Bryant of Cushman & Wakefield represented the sellers in the transaction.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Berkadia has arranged $425 million loan for Fairmont Austin, a 1,048-room hotel located near the Austin Convention Center in the city’s downtown area. Bank of America Merrill Lynch provided the two-year adjustable rate loan, which will be used to refinance existing construction debt, on behalf of the borrower, Manchester Financial Group. Andy Coleman of Berkadia handled the debt placement. The 37-story hotel, which opened last year, includes nearly 140,000 square feet of meeting and event space.
KATY, TEXAS — Austin-based developer Sparrow Partners has opened Soléa Cinco Ranch, a 150-unit active adult community for renters 55 and older in the western Houston suburb of Katy. Located at 25500 Westheimer Parkway, the property features one- and two-bedroom apartments, and its amenities include a dog park, fitness center, game lounge, media room, coffee bar and a library. Tenant activities at Soléa Cinco Ranch include happy hours, wine tastings, cooking classes and book clubs. A grand opening event will be held on Thursday, Sept. 26.