PLANT CITY, FLA. — A joint venture between Red Rock Developments, Wharton Industrial, Aspyre Properties and an institutional joint venture partner has broken ground on County Line Distribution Center, a 510,272-square-foot industrial facility in Plant City. The building will feature 36-foot clear heights, cross-dock loading, 200-foot truck courts and 60-foot speed bays. The property is situated on 36 acres, 30 miles east of downtown Tampa and two miles from Amazon’s announced Prime Air hub at Lakeland Linder International Airport. The joint venture expects to deliver the facility by the third quarter of 2020. Jan Boltres and Michelle Senner of Colliers International will handle leasing efforts.
TIFTON, GA. — Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Inc. United has acquired an 88.6-acre development site in Tifton for $1.4 million. The company plans to develop a $60 million sales center and warehouse spanning 300,000 square feet on the site. Birmingham, Ala.-based Coca-Cola Bottling United expects the facility to open in late 2021, when it will house 200 employees and produce 4.5 million cases on non-alcoholic beverages per year. The property is located at 101 Lamb Loop Road, which is a near the GSF Railway, which runs from Macon, Ga. to Lake City, Fla. with an alternative route to Jacksonville, Fla. Jamie Smithson and Conor Welton of JLL represented the seller, Independent Investors Inc., in the land transaction. David DeVaney of NAI Charter represented the buyer.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — OA Development has acquired Carmel Park I and II, two office buildings totaling 173,068 square feet in Charlotte, for $36.2 million. The two buildings were 93 percent leased at the time of sale to 45 tenants from the healthcare, real estate, financial services, engineering, insurance and technology industries. Carmel Park I and II are located at 11111 and 11121 Carmel Commons Blvd., 12 miles south of downtown Charlotte. Ryan Clutter, Chris Lingerfelt, Scot Humphrey and Zack Drozda of JLL represented the seller, CapRidge Partners LLC, in the transaction.
HARAHAN, LA. — SRS Investment Properties Group has arranged the $15 million sale of Elmwood Oaks Shopping Center, a 136,284-square-foot retail center in Harahan. Academy Sports + Outdoors and Dollar Tree anchor the property, which was 96 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including Lumber Liquidators and AutoZone. Elmwood Oaks is located at 800 S. Clearview Parkway, eight miles west of downtown New Orleans. Kyle Stonis, Pierce Mayson and Steve Miskew of SRS represented the seller, Regency Centers, in the transaction. The buyer was Property Commerce Dividend Fund LP.
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Madison Realty Capital has provided a $168 million construction loan for Emerson Lofts, a 1,000-unit residential development project in Jersey City. The loan allows the borrower, Manhattan Building Co., to complete the first phase of the project and will fund predevelopment on three subsequent phases. Phase I consists of a 26-story tower with 350 residential units, more than 10,000 square feet of retail space, an approximately 24,000-square-foot community center, a public park and parking. Amenities will include a 28,000-square-foot outdoor roof deck with a pool and a fitness center and spa.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Tribecca Pointe, a 175-unit multifamily community in Hurst, located northeast of Fort Worth. Built in 1969, the property offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units and amenities such as a pool and a business center. Al Silva and Ford Braly of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer, both of which were Dallas-based investment firms that requested anonymity.
EASTCHESTER, N.J. — Ashkenazy Acquisition Corp. has acquired the 380,000-square-foot Vernon Hills Shopping Center in Eastchester, a northern suburb of New York City, for approximately $125 million. Medical tenants including Lawrence Hospital and its affiliates NY Presbyterian and Columbia Medical practices anchor the center. Retail tenants include Starbucks, New York Sports Club, Barnes & Noble, Gap and American Eagle. Andrew Merin, David Bernhaut, Gary Gabriel, Brian Whitmer, Frank DiTommaso, Kyle Schmidt, Matt Lisk and Al Mirin of Cushman & Wakefield procured Ashkenazy as the buyer. The team also represented the seller, which was undisclosed.
NEWARK, N.J. — CenterPoint Properties will develop a 185,856-square-foot warehouse facility at 49 Rutherford Street in Newark. The property will feature 45 dock doors, 80 trailer positions, 155 automobile parking spaces and a 40-foot clear heights. The location offers close access to the Port of Newark as well as immediate access to the New Jersey Turnpike. Construction is slated for completion in the fourth quarter of 2020.
NORMAN, OKLA. — Denver Realty Group has purchased Broadmoor 24 and Plaza 24, a two-property, 165-unit multifamily portfolio located in Norman, a southern suburb of Oklahoma City. Both properties were built around 1970 and feature one- and two-bedroom units as well as pools and onsite laundry facilities. The seller and sales price were not disclosed. With this acquisition, Denver Realty Group now has a portfolio of 768 residential units in Oklahoma
NEWARK, DEL. — Greysteel has arranged the $24.7 million sale of The Vinings at Christiana, a 220–unit multifamily property in Newark, located approximately 40 miles southwest of Philadelphia. The property comprises a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom units, 125 of which are reserved for tenants earning 60 percent or less of the area median income, while the remaining 95 are rented at market rates. Ari Firoozabadi and Henry Mathies of Greysteel represented the seller, Alden Torch Financial, in the transaction. The team also procured the buyer, CAPREIT.