CLARKSTON, GA. — Berkadia has arranged the $32.5 million sale of Lakes at Indian Creek, a 603-unit affordable housing community in Clarkston, located roughly 18 miles northeast of Atlanta. Jeremiah Jarmin and Judy MacManus of Berkadia arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, Alden Torch Financial. In addition, Josh Finley of Berkadia arranged a 10-year, $28 million Fannie Mae loan on behalf of the buyer, EB Real Estate Group. Lakes at Indian Creek is an affordable housing community under the Section 42 Low Income Housing Tax Credit Program. The community features a mix of one- to three-bedroom units and townhomes. Amenities include a picnic area, tennis courts, swimming pools, fitness center and a computer center.
ATHENS, GA. — HFF has arranged a $30.4 million loan for the refinancing of River Club Apartments and River Club Townhomes, two student housing assets located roughly two miles from the University of Georgia (UGA) campus in Athens. The adjacent communities operate as a single property, and include a total of 1,134 beds. David Keller and Mark Sixour of HFF arranged the seven-year, floating-rate loan through Freddie Mac’s Capital Markets Execution program on behalf of the borrower, an entity managed and controlled by The Scion Group. River Club Apartments includes a mix of two- to four-bedroom units with private bathrooms, hardwood-style plank flooring and flat screen TVs. The adjacent River Club Townhomes features three- and four-bedroom floor plans within two-story townhome units. Community amenities at both properties include swimming pools; volleyball, basketball and tennis courts; fitness centers; computer labs; car wash stations; private tanning salons; and on-site bus stops with service to the UGA campus.
ATLANTA — Zeller Realty Group (ZRG) has unveiled its renovation plans for 100 Peachtree, a 620,000-square-foot, Class A office tower in downtown Atlanta. ZRG — which is a tenant at the building — has partnered with architecture firm Gensler to redesign the property’s amenity spaces. Renovations call for a modernized lobby, new outdoor gathering spaces, soft seating, an interactive screen, public art installations, interactive conference center, tenant lounge and an upgraded fitness center. In addition, ZRG will work with Georgia’s Own Credit Union — also a 100 Peachtree tenant — and Skanska USA to bring the first digital building-top signage to Atlanta. The 174-foot long digital sign will display Georgia’s Own Credit Union’s logo on an energy-efficient, LED sign, as well as community-oriented messages promoting local and charitable events. Amenity upgrades at 100 Peachtree are expected to be completed in early 2019, and the new digital building-top signage is set to be unveiled in time to welcome fans to Atlanta for Super Bowl LIII. In addition to ZRG and Georgia’s Own Credit Union, 100 Peachtree is home to The Boston Consulting Group, which occupies 60,000 square feet.
WINSTOM-SALEM, N.C. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $20.9 million sale of Deacon Properties, a 64-home, 251-bed student housing portfolio located within walking distance of Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem. Nate McDaniel, Allen Smith and Ian Turnbull of Marcus & Millichap arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, Deacon Rental Properties, and procured the buyer, Mission Bay Investments. The properties feature three- and four-bedroom units ranging from 1,800 to 2,100 square feet. The portfolio was 98 percent occupied at the time of sale.
DANIA BEACH, FLA. — Colliers International has arranged the $13.9 million sale of a 28-acre industrial site located at 4030 State Road 7 in Dania Beach. Liberty Property LP, a subsidiary of Liberty Property Trust, acquired the land with plans to build the 300,000-square-foot Liberty 595 Distribution Center on the site. Steven Wasserman and Brooke Berkowtiz of Colliers International arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, the City of Fort Lauderdale. The land once served as a composting site for the City of Fort Lauderdale, and was later used by the city’s Public Works Department.
LAS VEGAS — NorthMarq Capital has secured a $37 million refinancing for Sahara Center, a retail property located at 10000 W. Sahara Ave. in Las Vegas. Scott Monroe of NorthMarq Capital’s Las Vegas office arranged the 10-year term on a 30-year amortization schedule. A conduit CMBS lender provided the capital. Sprouts Farmers Market, TJ Maxx, Petco, Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers, In-N-Out Burger, Stein Mart and Burlington Coat Factory are major tenants at the 222,883-square-foot retail property.
PHOENIX — Security Properties, along with funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management, has purchased Pavilions on Central, a multifamily property located at the intersection of Central and Campbell avenues in Phoenix, for $59 million. The name of the seller was not released. Located within the Midtown neighborhood of Phoenix, Pavilions on Central features 254 apartments in a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom floorplans with an average unit size of 1,109 square feet. Although the property underwent renovations in 2013 and 2016, Security Properties plans to renovate all of the bathrooms at the property to high-end specs to match the kitchen renovations. Security Properties Residential, an affiliate of Security Properties, will manage the property. With this acquisition, Security Properties owns nine assets totaling more than 3,700 units in the Phoenix marketplace.
COSTA MESA, CALIF. — Kidder Mathews has arranged the sale of Casa Del Mar, an apartment building located at 147 E. 18th St. in Costa Mesa. Newport 18th Partners acquired the 16-unit property from a private trust for $6.4 million. Steven Brombal and Joshua Rhee of Kidder Mathews represented the seller and buyer in the deal. The offering is the first time Casa Del Mar has been on the market.
LAS VEGAS — Hessam Nadji has a simple message for the shopping center community in a tumultuous retail environment: adaptation plus innovation equals opportunity, particularly in an economy with plenty of runway left for growth. “If you take a look at the most dominant technology players that you can think of — Microsoft, Apple and Amazon — they are getting into brick-and-mortar retail every day. Why? Because physical space counts, physical location counts, presence in the community counts, foot traffic counts,” said Nadji, president and CEO of Marcus & Millichap, who delivered a forceful message Monday afternoon to a packed ballroom of several hundred attendees at the Renaissance Hotel in Las Vegas. The event, titled “Marcus & Millichap’s Retail Trends 2018,” was held in conjunction with RECon, an event hosted by the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) that has attracted approximately 37,000 industry professionals and 1,200 exhibitors to the Las Vegas Convention Center. Apple currently operates more than 270 stores in the United States, followed by Microsoft with about 90 stores. Through its $13.7 billion acquisition of Whole Foods Market last year, Amazon controls about 479 stores in the United States and Europe. Conversely, the graveyard of failed retailers …
NEWARK, DEL. — CBRE has negotiated the sale of 322 Ruthar Drive in Newark for an undisclosed amount. DuPont Transportation & Advanced Polymers acquired the 120,000-square-foot industrial facility. CBRE represented DuPont in the transaction. The seller was undisclosed. DuPont has committed to invest $45 million in the new facility, which will increase its manufacturing capacity for DuPont Kalrez, a specialized engineered material used in a variety of sealing applications.