SPARTANBURG, S.C. — Columbia-based Red Rock Developments has unveiled plans to develop Smith Farms Industrial Park, a 5.9 million-square-foot industrial project in Upstate South Carolina’s Spartanburg County. The development will be located on 475 acres at the intersection of Highway 101 and Reidville Road, roughly three miles from Interstate 85 and eight miles from the Greenville/Spartanburg International Airport. According to the developer’s site plans, the project could eventually include up to 11 buildings, ranging in size from 60,000 square feet to 1.6 million square feet. The company said it will soon reveal details of a speculative building to be constructed at the site. A construction timeline was not disclosed. Red Rock has tapped NAI Earle Furman to market and lease Smith Farms.
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ATLANTA — Atlanta-based developer Songy Highroads LLC and Hyatt Hotels Corp. have closed on a $32.9 million construction loan for Hyatt Place Centennial Park, a 175-room hotel that will be located at 300 Luckie St. in downtown Atlanta. Designed by Wakefield Beasley, the 11-story hotel will be situated directly across the street from the Georgia Aquarium and one block from Centennial Olympic Park. Ed Coco led HFF’s team in arranging the loan through HSBC on behalf of the Songy Highroads-Hyatt joint venture. Set to open in August 2019, the hotel will feature a parking garage, pool, fitness center, 2,100 square feet of meeting space and retail facing Luckie and Marietta streets. General contractor Reeves Young is underway on construction, which included razing an existing two-story building at the site. Hyatt Place Centennial Park will mark Songy Highroads’ sixth Hyatt-branded development since 2014.
SMYRNA, GA. — Atlanta-based developer Prestwick Cos. has unveiled plans to build The Eddy at Riverview Landing, a 310-unit apartment community in Smyrna, roughly 17 miles north of downtown Atlanta. The community will be located along the Chattahoochee River within Riverfront Landing, an 82-acre mixed-use project under development by Ardent Cos. The Eddy is one of the first components to rise at the project. The community will offer one- to three-bedroom floor plans ranging in size from 632 to 1,435 square feet, and rents will start at $1,150 per month. Interiors will include granite countertops, hardwood plank flooring, high-end cabinetry and stainless steel appliances. Community amenities will include an infinity pool with cabanas, fitness center, dog wash, resident lounge and on-site bike storage. In addition, The Eddy will include a 12-acre park and 8,000 square feet of retail that will house a coffee shop, restaurant and coworking space. Prestwick Cos. will dedicate the waterfront park to the City of Smyrna upon completion. Residents at the community will have access to Riverview Landing’s amenities, which will include a kayak launch, public dock, observation decks and a community theater. Matrix Residential, a subsidiary of Atlanta-based multifamily investor and developer Pollack Shores, will manage …
MIAMI BEACH, FLA. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the sales of two apartment communities in Miami Beach totaling $32.2 million. The first transaction was for a six-story, 52,133-square-foot redevelopment property located at 550 9th St. ADME Real Estate LLC sold the property to 550 9th LLC for $17.6 million. The second transaction was for a 23,260-square-foot community located at 250 Collins Ave. Drago Capital Miami LLC acquired the 27-unit property from TwoFifth Collins LLC for $14.6 million. Calum Weaver and Perry Synanidis of Cushman & Wakefield represented the sellers in both transactions. The property at 550 9th St. was constructed in 1966 and previously operated as a 196-bed seniors housing community. The property has redevelopment potential for multiple uses including a hotel, apartments, office and medical space. The property at 250 Collins Ave. includes a mix of one- to three-bedroom units and features a rooftop pool and terraces or balconies in each unit.
MARIETTA, GA. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $3.5 million sale of an 11,370-square-foot property leased to CVS/pharmacy in Marietta. The property is located at 3051 Sandy Plains Road, roughly 26 miles north of downtown Atlanta. Don McMinn of Marcus & Millichap’s Taylor McMinn retail group arranged the sale on behalf of both the buyer, Agree Realty Corp., and the seller, Branch Properties. CVS/pharmacy had 11 years remaining on its lease at the time of sale.
LENEXA, KAN. — The University of Kansas Health System has signed a 105,000-square-foot office lease at 11300 Corporate Ave. in the Southlake Technology Park in Lenexa. Combined with the 67,000 square feet the health system leased in 2017, the branch is now the sole tenant in the 172,000-square-foot building. The health system uses the space for support operations. Southlake Technology Park totals 13 buildings and more than 850,000 square feet of office space. Bob Fagan and Matt Eckert of CBRE represented the health system in the lease transaction. Ned O’Connor of Waterford Property Co. LLC represented ownership, Hines and a fund managed by Oaktree Capital Management LP. The owners completed a renovation of the building in 2016.
ANN ARBOR, MICH. — Hunt Mortgage Group has provided a $16 million Fannie Mae loan for the acquisition of Woodchase Apartments in Ann Arbor. The 144-unit garden-style apartment community, located at 1100 Rabbit Run Circle, features 11 buildings and is currently 98 percent occupied. Amenities include a pool, clubhouse and laundry room. Matt Shane of Q10 | Lutz Financial Services arranged the 15-year loan, which features a 30-year amortization schedule. Woodchase Acquisition LLC was the borrower.
ALAMEDA, CALIF. — A joint venture led by Trammell Crow Residential (TCR) plans to develop Alameda Point, a $500 million mixed-use project located in the Bay Area city of Alameda. Alameda Point Partners (AAP), which includes srmERNST Development Partners, Madison Marquette, Eden Housing and Cypress Equity Investments, officially closed on the transfer of approximately 30 acres for Site A of the mixed-use, transit-oriented waterfront development. The first phase of Site A will consist of 673 housing units, including 130 units for low- and very-low-income households and 310 units for middle-income households; eight acres of parks and open space; funding for the Seaplane Lagoon Ferry Terminal; and 93,000 square feet of retail space. Completion of the new infrastructure is expected over the next two to three years, with the first new residences scheduled to open in 2021. AAP negotiated the sale of several parcels to various builders and developers to coincide with the sale and transfer of the first 30 acres: Block 8 – Eden Housing will develop a 70-unit multifamily affordable community and a 60-unit affordable seniors housing community. Block 6 – Trumark Homes will develop 123 townhomes. Block 9 – Cypress Equity Investments will develop a 200-unit apartment community with …
ST. PETERS, MO. — Knoebel Construction has completed a new $5 million Fresh Thyme grocery store in St. Peters, a suburb of St. Louis. The 28,720-square-foot store features an extensive bulk food section with more than 400 bins of items. Approximately 25 percent of the store’s floor space is dedicated to fresh produce. Approximately 95 people will work at the new store. Fresh Thyme, a Midwest-based specialty retailer, operates other St. Louis-area stores in Kirkwood, Ballwin, South St. Louis and O’Fallon, as well as Fairview Heights, Ill. InSite Real Estate was the developer. NORR was the project architect.
HighBridge to Develop 708-Bed Student Housing Community Near University of California, Davis
by Amy Works
DAVIS, CALIF. — HighBridge Properties will soon break ground on Lincoln40, a 708-bed student housing community located near the University of California, Davis. The community will include a mix of three-, four- and five-bedroom, fully furnished units with bed-to-bath parity. Shared amenities will include a fitness center, game room, café lounge, swimming pool with cabanas, and outdoor lounges with barbeque stations and gas fire pits. In addition, the community will offer LincolnLift, a student rental-assistance program that will offer reduced monthly rents to students based on 50 to 60 percent of the area’s median income. The program will be available for up to 10 percent of the property’s residents. Lincoln40 is expected to open in time for the 2020-2021 academic year.