RICHMOND, CALIF. – NorthMarq Capital has arranged $8.5 million in refinancing for Richmond City Center, a shopping center located at 1100-1350 MacDonald Ave. in Richmond. Walgreens, FoodCo and Payless Shoe Source are tenants at the 73,892-square-foot property. Joe Giordani of NorthMarq Capital’s Los Angeles office secured the refinancing, which was structured with an 18-month term on a 30-year amortization schedule.
COMMERCE, GA. — GE Appliances will invest $55 million to build a new Southeast Region Appliance Distribution Center in Commerce, a city roughly 70 miles northeast of Atlanta. Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal announced Thursday, June 14 that the household appliances manufacturer will create 100 new jobs at the new facility upon completion in April 2019. GE Appliances will have the ability to deliver products in three days or less to 90 percent of U.S. homes from the new center. Louisville, Ky.-based GE Appliances already has a strong presence in Georgia, with 1,960 employees at Roper Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary in LaFayette, and 50 employees supporting its Factory Service Operations based out of Atlanta. GE Appliances’ offerings include refrigerators, freezers, cooking products, dishwashers, washers, dryers, air conditioners and water filtration systems.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Cambridge Properties plans to convert a former Kohl’s department store at 9315 N. Tryon St. in Charlotte into an 87,000-square-foot office building. The transit-oriented development is located across the street from the main entrance to University of North Carolina at Charlotte and near the JW Clay Boulevard light-rail station. In addition, the building is situated within walking distance to more than 30 restaurants. The property features high ceilings and a mezzanine level and has the ability to accommodate a new glass storefront, collaborative meeting space, employee lounge/game area and an outdoor back patio. Alexandra Mann, Barry Fabyan and Charley Leavitt of JLL are handling the building’s leasing assignment. Last year, JLL leased roughly 96,000 square feet of creative office space to Verizon Wireless at the site of a former Super Kmart in east Charlotte.
ATLANTA — CBRE has brokered the sale of Glenridge Point, a two-building, Class B office campus located at 100 and 200 Glenridge Point Parkway in Atlanta’s Central Perimeter submarket. Richmond Honan Development acquired the five-story buildings, which total 185,402 square feet. Jay O’Meara, Justin Parsonnet, Will Yowell, Ryan Reethof and Lee Asher of CBRE arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, a partnership between Pope & Land and Noro. The pair originally acquired the property at 62 percent occupancy in 2015. At the time of sale, the campus was 99 percent leased to tenants including eVestment and Northside Hospital’s IT division. Glenridge Point is located less than a half-mile from the Medical Center MARTA station.
CONWAY, ARK. — Binswanger has brokered the sale of a 288,137-square-foot industrial building located at 1800 Sturgis Road in Conway. Holmes Davis of Binswanger arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, Nucor Corp. Eliken Property Management acquired the asset for an undisclosed price. The single-story facility was constructed in 1995 and features reinforced concrete floors, insulated metal panel walls, an insulated metal roof, eight dock-high doors, 21,149 square feet of office space, lighted parking for approximately 200 cars and a 300-foot interior rail spur with service provided by Union Pacific Railroad. The building is located roughly 10 miles form Conway Regional Airport and 30 miles from Little Rock Adams International Airport.
BOCA RATON, FLA. — Giles Capital Group, Rosemurgy Properties, Schmier Property Group and Wheelock Street Capital have acquired 38 acres at the intersection of Glades Road and 95th Avenue South in Boca Raton for a $200 million mixed-use project. Dubbed Uptown Boca Raton, the 1.1 million-square-foot, pedestrian-friendly project will feature 150,591 square feet of retail space and 456 apartment units. Lucky’s Market and Silverspot Cinema will anchor the development, which will also house tenants such as Chick-fil-A and BankUnited. Katz & Associates is handling the project’s leasing assignment. “We are pleased to close on the property and to have the opportunity to deliver to West Boca Raton a lifestyle and entertainment project that will serve as a much-needed destination for the local community,” says Brian Schmier, CEO of Schmier Property Group. Developers will break ground on Uptown Boca Raton this month, with a projected retail opening in summer 2019. The multifamily portion of the project is expected to open in early 2020. Giles Capital Group is a real estate investment and development firm focused on multifamily communities in Florida. Founded in 1977, Boca Raton-based Rosemurgy Properties is a privately owned commercial real estate development, investment and management firm. Portfolio assets include multifamily, self-storage, …
After several years of strong absorption in leasing and robust sales volume, there’s no question that Miami’s industrial real estate market is the desired location for national tenants and institutional investors alike. But many insiders are questioning if sustaining that level of growth is possible and if there are still profitable transactions to be found. The answer is a resounding yes. There is little indication that the Miami industrial real estate market will slow down with vacancy rates hovering in the low 4 percent range. The rise of e-commerce, strong population growth and the region’s role as the gateway to Latin America all bode well for continued leasing growth and have solidified the region as a top-tier industrial real estate market. It’s been exciting to watch Miami earn a rightful place among the nation’s top brass. The keys to staying relevant in Miami’s increasingly competitive and sophisticated market are to search for opportunities that support the demand for large-scale industrial space for single-users, take a closer look at previously passed over deals, get creative about a parcel’s potential and remain focused on infill strategies. Although Miami’s growth will continue, there will likely be fewer buildings to purchase. According to the …
NEW CASTLE, DEL. — MacKenzie Commercial Real Estate Services has arranged the sale of 2160 New Castle Avenue, a 35,500-square-foot commercial property on 5.7 acres in New Castle, five miles south of Wilmington. The sales price was not disclosed. The seller, Rommel Harley-Davidson, is an operator of multiple Harley-Davidson dealerships throughout the Mid-Atlantic region. Rommel Harley-Davidson will transition the New Castle operations to a recently announced new dealership to be built in Middletown. Chris Bennett and Chris Walsh of MacKenzie represented the seller in the transaction. Sean Langford of MacKenzie represented the buyer, a Baltimore-based private investment group. The buyer plans to redevelop the site to include multiple pad sites, one of which will contain a Royal Farms convenience store.
PATERSON, N.J. — NAI James E. Hanson has negotiated the sale of Silk City Lofts, a 48-unit condominium building located at 175 Broadway, and an adjacent development site that has been approved for 195 rental units at 105 Fair St. in Paterson. Anthony Cassano of NAI Hanson represented the seller, Great Falls Realty LLC and the buyer, JCM Investors, in the transaction. Silk City Lofts features 48, one- and two-bedroom condominium units and was converted from a former silk mill. The property also features a 9,500-square-foot, ground-level commercial condominium that is currently vacant. An adjacent development site was also included in the transaction and has been approved for 195 rental units as well as ground-level retail.
DURHAM, N.H. — Ziegler has closed on $110.5 million in bond financing for the development of RiverWoods Durham, a 222-unit continuing care retirement community (CCRC). The property will be located in Durham, near the Atlantic coast in the southeast corner of the state midway between Boston and Portland, Maine. The community will feature 150 independent living units, 24 assisted living units, 24 memory care units and 24 skilled nursing beds. The financing includes $53 million in permanent bonds, $45.4 million in temporary bonds, and a $12.1 million subordinated note. The bonds are tax-exempt, non-bank qualified bonds issued through the New Hampshire Health and Educational Facilities Authority. RiverWoods Exeter, another property from the same owner-operator, will provide the taxable subordinated note. TD Bank and SunTrust Bank were selected as co-lead banks and People’s United Bank was selected as participant bank for the financing package.