BUFORD, GA. — Harbor Group International LLC (HGI) has sold Preserve at Mill Creek, a 400-unit multifamily property located in Buford, 32 miles northeast of Atlanta, for $75 million. The buyer was not disclosed. The asset is located 1400 Mall of Georgia Blvd. and features one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments, as well as a swimming pool, tennis courts and a fitness center. The property is near Interstate 85 and Ga. Highway 20 and the Mall of Georgia. First Communities manages the property. HGI recently completed a $3.9 million renovation to the community. The Norfolk-based investor also purchased The Cedars at Elm Hill in Nashville earlier this year with plans to make capital improvements.
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NORCROSS, GA. — JLL has brokered the $71.3 million sale of Gwinnett Park, a 981,720-square-foot light industrial and business park portfolio composed of 18 buildings in the Atlanta suburb of Norcross. Dennis Mitchell, Matt Wirth and Britton Burdette of JLL marketed the property on behalf of the seller, California-based Sperry Equities. Dogwood Industrial Properties purchased the portfolio. Dogwood, owned by TPG Real Estate Partners, specializes in multi-tenant industrial assets. Gwinnett Park is located at 4405 International Blvd., near Interstate 85 and approximately 20 miles northeast of downtown Atlanta. The business park’s buildings were constructed between 1973 and 1997 and feature 18- to 22-foot clear heights, a combination of shallow bay suites, a mix of grade-level and dock-high doors, parking and office space. The property is approximately 87 percent leased to more than 55 tenants in various sectors, including manufacturing, healthcare, logistics, education, consumer goods, marketing, financial services, engineering and commercial and business services.
PANAMA CITY BEACH, FLA. — Mesa Capital Partners will break ground in December on The Tyde, a new $50 million multifamily project in Panama City Beach. The Tyde will feature 300 one-, two-, and three-bedroom apartments with varying construction layouts, including two-story carriage homes, three-story walk-ups and four-story, elevator-serviced buildings. The community will be situated at the intersection of Clara Avenue and U.S. Highway 98, less than a mile from the Gulf of Mexico and near retail and local employers Bay Medical Center and Tyndall Air Force Base. The Tyde will include a clubhouse, fitness center, community space, pool, outdoor fireplaces and grill stations. Atlanta-based Mesa Capital Partners plans to have the units available to lease in late 2020. The project team includes architect Gary B. Coursey & Associates Architects Inc. and engineer Robert Carroll, and Mesa Capital Partners is in the process of selecting a general contractor.
M&T Provides $11.6M Fannie Mae Acquisition Loan for Multifamily Property in Frederick, Maryland
by Alex Tostado
FREDERICK, MD. — M&T Realty Capital Corp. has provided an $11.6 million Fannie Mae acquisition loan for the 70-unit Vista View Apartments in Frederick. Washington D.C.-based real estate investment, development and management group The BurnBrae Cos. purchased the property at 2401 Highpoint View Court near Fort Detrick. Vista View offers two-bedroom units with five different floor plans for rent. Property amenities include three pools, two basketball courts, three parks and a barbeque/grilling area. M&T’s Matthew Hodson structured the loan, which carries a 10-year term and five years of interest-only payments, followed by a 30-year amortization schedule.
BLYTHEWOOD, S.C. — Jushi USA, a California-based supplier of fiberglass reinforcements and fabrics, has leased 280,000 square feet of industrial space at 10700 Farrow Road in Blythewood, a suburb of Columbia. The property is part of the Carolinas Industrial Properties portfolio, which consists of 39 buildings spanning 5.5 million square feet and housing 55 tenants. Built in 1971, 10700 Farrow Road is located 15 miles north of downtown Columbia and 20 miles north of one of Jushi’s existing distribution centers. The Blythewood facility was the largest available industrial space for lease in the Columbia market and previously housed KitchenAid, Little Tikes, Remington, Pure Power Technologies and Samsung. Colliers International’s Chuck Salley, Dave Mathews, Thomas Beard and John Peebles represented the landlord, Reger Holdings LLC, in the lease negotiations.
EDISON, N.J. — E-commerce distributor Romark Logistics has signed a 249,853-square-foot industrial lease in Edison, a southwestern suburb of New York. Located at 145 Talmadge Road, the property offers 28-foot ceiling heights as well as close access to the New Jersey Turnpike, Newark Liberty International Airport and the Port of Newark. Scott Belfer of CBRE represented Romark Logistics in the lease negotiations. Scott Belfer, Nicholas Nitti and Lou Belfer of CBRE represented the landlord, which was undisclosed.
FORT WASHINGTON, PA. — Nonprofit senior living organization Acts Retirement-Life Communities has acquired an 80,000-square-foot office building in Fort Washington, a northern suburb of Philadelphia. The company will move its operations from West Point, where it has been headquartered since 1989, and will be the sole occupant of the new building. The office complex was built in 2006 and will serve Acts Retirement’s primary base of operations for its 26 senior living campuses located throughout the East Coast, including 12 in the greater Philadelphia area. Employees have already begun transferring to the new office, completion of which is slated for December. The sales price was undisclosed.
DALLAS — Locally based developer Bright Realty has completed Offices at The Realm, a 235,000-square-foot office project with 16,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space in Lewisville, located north of downtown Dallas. The project represents Phase I of Bright Realty’s 324-acre Realm at Castle Hills mixed-use development. Amenities at Offices at The Realm include a fitness center, conference center and a rooftop terrace. Coworking firm Venture X has also signed a lease to occupy 30,371 square feet at the nine-story building. BOKA Powell designed the project, and Hill & Wilkinson served as the general contractor. Phase II of The Realm at Castle Hills will deliver a 260-unit apartment community with ground-floor retail and restaurant space in fall 2020.
WEST NEW YORK, N.J. — National Realty Investment Advisors is underway on development of The Station, a $49 million apartment building in West New York, located across the Hudson River in New Jersey. The property will comprise 97 one- and two-bedroom apartments with a rooftop deck, fitness center and club room. The building is located directly across the street from the Bergenline Light Rail Station. The Station will be open to residents in 2021.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Texas-based multifamily investment and development firm Presidium has sold Ascent at Lake Worth, a 265-unit apartment community in Fort Worth. The property features studio, one, two- and three-bedroom units averaging 935 square feet. Communal amenities include two pools, a fitness center, dog park, clubhouse, outdoor kitchen and fire pit, media room, playground, coffee bar and a business center. Taylor Snoddy, Philip Wiegand and James Roberts of NorthMarq represented Presidium in the transaction. Stephen Whitehead, Lauren Bresky and Will Hancock of NorthMarq arranged a permanent, fixed-rate Fannie Mae loan for the transaction. Both the buyer and the amount of the loan were undisclosed.