BRASELTON, GA. — Havertys has renewed its 808,000-square-foot lease for its distribution center at 1090 Broadway in Braselton. The Atlanta-based retailer of residential furniture and accessories sells home furnishings online and through its 120 stores in 16 states. Lee Cardwell and Price Weaver of Colliers International’s Atlanta office represented Havertys in the lease transaction. Doug Smith and Joseph Kriss of Seefried Properties represented the landlord, UBS Realty Investors LLC.
SOUTHERN PINES, N.C. — Hendricks Commercial Properties has sold Southern Pines Village, a 179,276-square-foot shopping center in Southern Pines, for $29 million. Kohl’s, Hobby Lobby, Ulta Beauty, Dollar Tree and LongHorn Steakhouse anchor the shopping center. Julia Evinger, Nathan Whalen, Jeremie Johnson and Damien Yoder of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller in the transaction. Ashish Vakhariya and Seth Haron, also of Marcus & Millichap, procured the buyer, a Midwest-based private investor.
LITTLE ROCK, ARK. — Hunt Real Estate Capital has provided a $6 million Fannie Mae loan to an undisclosed borrower for the purchase of Northwest Hills Apartments in Little Rock. The loan has a 10-year term with a fixed interest rate of 5.52 percent, amortizing over 30 years after two years of interest-only payments. The apartment community comprises 42 one-bedroom units and 84 two-bedroom units across 13 two-story buildings. The asset was originally built in 1984. Amenities include a swimming pool with a sun deck and hot tub, wooden entertaining deck and a clubhouse.
CLEVELAND — Berkadia has arranged a $33.2 million loan for the refinancing of US Bank Centre, a 15-story office property in Cleveland’s Theater District. Located at 1350 Euclid Ave., the building features 255,072 square feet of leasable space and a parking garage. Mark Vogel and Dan Geuther of Berkadia arranged the loan on behalf of the borrower, The Wolstein Group. Bank of America Merrill Lynch provided the 10-year, fixed-rate loan, which features a 67 percent loan-to-value ratio and two years of interest-only payments.
MELROSE PARK, ILL. — ODW Logistics Inc. has leased an entire 343,410-square-foot industrial building in Melrose Park. The property, which features railway access, includes 84 truck-level docks, 17 trailer positions, 10 rail doors, 120 car parking spaces, two air freight doors and 30,000 square feet of office space. John Joyce of Transwestern represented the landlord, TSP Melrose Park LLC. Dan McGillicuddy of JLL represented the tenant.
INDIANAPOLIS — Colliers International has brokered the sale of Commerce Park, a seven-building office portfolio in Indianapolis. The sales price was not disclosed. The portfolio totals 133,749 square feet and is located off 86th Street. The buildings are home to a variety of healthcare, construction and professional services tenants. Alex Cantu and Alex Davenport of Colliers represented the seller, Orton Development Inc. Ziff Properties Inc. purchased the portfolio.
ST. LOUIS — Lawrence Group, the developer for City Foundry STL, has unveiled that the 30,000-square-foot food hall at the mixed-use project is now 50 percent preleased. The lineup of food vendors is exclusive to the development and St. Louis. Tenants include CropCircle, serving country fair-type foods; Good Day, offering crepes and breakfast sandwiches; Hello Poke, serving fresh poke and seafood; Lost & Found, a burger and pizza joint; Juice Box Central, a drink station with juices and smoothies; Mokyu Mokyu, selling ice cream with a Japanese and Korean flair; Press Waffle Co.; serving made-to-order waffles; Sumax, known for its Middle Eastern hummus and wraps; and UKraft; offering breakfast bowls, sandwiches, and soups. City Foundry STL is the adaptive reuse of the former 10-acre Century Electric Foundry complex in St. Louis’ Midtown neighborhood. The $210 million first phase will include 122,000 square feet of restaurant and entertainment space, 105,000 square feet of shops and 107,000 square feet of office space. Additional tenants will be announced this spring. Phase I is slated to begin opening in mid-2019.
KANSAS CITY, MO. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of View High Lake, a 309-unit multifamily community in Kansas City. The sales price was not disclosed. Built in 1973, the property is situated near I-470 and Highway 350. Nick Fluellen, Bard Hoover and Max Helgeson of Marcus & Millichap brokered the transaction. In addition to the apartment complex, the sale includes a 31-acre parcel to the south and an 18-acre parcel to the north that will enable the new owner to construct common area amenities, additional apartment buildings or single-family homes, according to Fluellen.
LORTON, VA. — Avison Young has arranged the $142 million sale of Gunston Commerce Center, an industrial/flex business park in Lorton, about 20 miles south of Washington, D.C. NGP, formerly National Government Properties, purchased the property from I-95 Business Parks Management, according to the Washington Business Journal. The park spans nine buildings and 600,000 square feet of rentable space. It is situated between the Pentagon and the Marine Corps Base Quantico. The property is leased to a roster of tenants anchored by federal government contractors and the General Services Administration, which is the real estate management entity of the federal government that leases space on behalf of agencies such as the Department of Defense. The buildings are flexible in design, with uses ranging from office and warehouse to R&D and retail. John Kevill, Jim Kornick, Chip Ryan, Michael Murrillo and Georgiana Condoiu of Avison Young marketed the property on behalf of the seller. — Kristin Hiller and Alex Tostado
Retail real estate in Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) is nearing its cyclical peak, and users that want to continue expanding in the metroplex are being hamstrung by a lack of quality space and surging rents. According to CoStar Group, DFW’s retail vacancy rate currently stands at 4.4 percent, a record low that the research firm expects to hold steady or even improve in the coming years. Rents have grown by more than 3 percent annually over the last five years, and are now 15 percent higher than their pre-recession peaks. Put simply, DFW is a landlord’s market. As such, retailers that have had success in the metroplex over the last decade and want to keep opening new stores should be considering other markets. One of the ideal landing spots for these users lies a mere 200 miles up Interstate 35 in Oklahoma City. According to CoStar, Oklahoma City’s retail vacancy has grown by approximately 100 basis points over the last two years, currently clocking in at 6.1 percent. There is very little new product under construction — less than half a million square feet — but asking rents in Oklahoma City average $14.40 per square foot, compared to $18.89 per square …
