SAVANNAH, GA. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the $48.2 million sale of The Ellis, a new 235-unit apartment complex in Savannah. The property offers studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans. Communal amenities include a swimming pool, clubroom, yoga studio, 24-hour fitness center, poolside fire pit, dog park, pet spa and grilling stations. The sellers, Brand Properties and Mariner Group, delivered the property earlier this year. Robert Stickel, Taylor Bird and Alex Brown of Cushman & Wakefield represented the sellers in the transaction. ECI Group acquired the property.
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Granite REIT Acquires 689,400 SF Distribution Center Near Port of Savannah for $47.5M
by Alex Tostado
POOLER, GA. — Granite REIT has acquired a 689,400-square-foot distribution center located at 100 Clyde Alexander Lane in Pooler, adjacent to another industrial park it owns. The Toronto-based company, which is traded on both the Toronto and New York stock exchanges, bought the 100 Clyde Alexander facility for $47.5 million. The property is situated on 48.3 acres about four miles from the gate of the Port of Savannah. The property offers 32-foot clear heights, four drive-in doors and 120 dock doors. The property was fully leased at the time of sale with more than three years left on the tenant’s lease. The tenant was not disclosed, although the Atlanta Business Chronicle reports the tenant is Best Choice Products, an e-commerce provider with a focus on home furnishings, toys and appliances.
Greystone Provides $15.4M Fannie Mae Green Acquisition Loan for Multifamily Property in Baton Rouge
by Alex Tostado
BATON ROUGE, LA. — Greystone has a provided a $15.4M Fannie Mae acquisition loan for the purchase of Live Oaks Apartment Homes in Baton Rouge. The loan carries a 12-year term with two years of interest-only payments. The buyer, Cyprus Multifamily, plans to implement upgrades that will improve water and electricity usage as part of the Fannie Mae Green Rewards program. Live Oaks was built in 2001 and offers 184 units with one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Communal amenities include barbecue and picnic areas, a clubhouse, business center, fitness center and a pool. Keith Hires of Greystone originated the loan.
Capital One Provides $285M Loan for Refinancing of Prime Care Seniors Housing Portfolio
by Alex Patton
NEW YORK CITY — Capital One Healthcare, a New York-based lender, has provided a $285 million bridge loan for the refinancing of a portfolio of 13 seniors housing communities owned by Prime Care Properties LLC. Specific names and locations of the properties involved in the financing were not disclosed. The properties total 1,081 assisted living, 301 memory care and 85 skilled nursing units across seven states. Sunrise Senior Living manages 11 of the facilities while Harbor Retirement Associates manages two. Prime Care has owned the facilities since they were built in the late 1990s.
WESTBOROUGH, MASS. — Amazon will open a new 350,000-square-foot robotics innovation hub in Westborough, located approximately 30 miles west of Boston. The facility will feature corporate offices, research and development labs and manufacturing space. The move is also expected to bring about 200 new tech and advanced manufacturing jobs to Massachusetts. Atlantic Management is developing the facility, which is slated for completion in 2021.
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Health (NYSE: CVS) plans to close 22 underperforming drugstores during the first quarter of 2020. In its third quarter results of 2019, the Rhode Island-based drugstore giant reported a 36.5 percent increase in revenue from $47.3 billion in 2018 to $64.8 this year. During 2018, CVS closed 46 underperforming stores and acquired health insurance and Medicare company Aetna (NYSE: AET) for approximately $70 billion. The integrated companies moved forward with major asset redevelopments, including a “hub-and-spoke” model wherein smaller retail stores function as outposts for central hub stores with greater pharmaceutical inventory and treatment capabilities. CVS operates approximately 9,900 stores in the United States and specific locations of the closing stores were undisclosed.
JLL Brokers $19.5M Sale of Grocery-Anchored Shopping Center in Stoughton, Massachusetts
by Alex Patton
STOUGHTON, MASS. — JLL has brokered the $19.5 million sale of a shopping center in Stoughton, located approximately 20 miles south of Boston. A 59,987-square-foot Stop & Shop grocery store anchors the 79,300-square-foot center, which also houses tenants such as Bank of America, Care Central Urgent Care and Andrade’s Liquors. Nat Heald, Chris Angelone and Jessica Dowd of JLL represented the seller, Katz Properties Retail, in the transaction. RK Centers was the buyer.
NEW YORK CITY — Lee & Associates has negotiated a 5,600-square-foot retail lease for restaurant group Quality Branded on the ground floor of 2 Bank Street in Manhattan. Quality Branded owns and manages the Quality Meats, Quality Eats and Quality Italian Steakhouse restaurants. Brad Schwarz and James Ficelman of Lee & Associates represented the landlord in the lease negotiations. Taryn Brandes of Brand Urban represented Quality Branded.
ARLINGTON, TEXAS — Dallas-based developer StreetLights Residential has broken ground on The Jackson, a 340-unit multifamily community located within the Viridian master-planned development in Arlington. The property will offer studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units in addition to limited two-story floor plans known as “carriage units.” Residences will range in size from 588 to 1,671 square feet and feature granite countertops, custom cabinetry and spa-inspired bathrooms. Amenities will include coworking spaces, a creative makerspace with a chef’s kitchen, a private lounge with a coffee bar, fitness center with a flex room for yoga and spin, a resort-style pool and outdoor courtyard spaces. WDG Architecture designed the project, and SLR Construction LLC is serving as the general contractor. Residences are expected to be available for occupancy in fall 2020.
HOUSTON — Stonelake Capital Partners, a private equity firm with offices in Dallas, Houston and Austin, has topped out 200 Park Place, a 210,000-square-foot office building located within the Park Place | River Oaks development in Houston. Designed by Beck Architecture and constructed by Harvey Builders, the 15-story building will feature ground-floor restaurants, a conference center and tenant lounge and access to a landscaped terrace and park. The property, which is 30 percent preleased, is expected to be available for occupancy by June 2020.