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Transwestern Arranges Sale of 1,154-Unit Multifamily Portfolio in Lubbock

by Taylor Williams May 4, 2018

LUBBOCK, TEXAS — Transwestern has arranged the sale of a three-property, 1,154-unit multifamily portfolio in the West Texas city of Lubbock. The properties include The Park, a 528-unit asset that includes townhomes and single-level apartments with yards; Ashton Pointe, a 366-unit community that offers a fitness center and racquetball court; and Dominion Apartments, a 260-unit property that features a pool and fitness center. James Roberts, Philip Wiegand and Taylor Snoddy of Transwestern represented the seller, Lubbock-based McDougal Cos. A Colorado-based investment firm purchased the portfolio for an undisclosed price.

May 4, 2018

Development Retail Texas

EVO Entertainment to Open 73,000 SF Entertainment Center in Schertz, Texas

by Taylor Williams May 4, 2018

SCHERTZ, TEXAS — San Marcos-based EVO Entertainment Group will open a 73,000-square-foot entertainment center within The Wiederstein Ranch shopping center in Schertz, a northeastern suburb of San Antonio. The venue will feature a 10-screen movie theater, 16 bowling lanes, more than 100 arcade games, laser tag, a full restaurant and bar and private event space. Construction is scheduled to begin soon and the opening is slated for February 2019. The Schertz venue will be the company’s fifth location overall in the greater San Antonio area.

May 4, 2018

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Acquisitions Industrial Self-Storage Texas

Strategic Storage Growth Trust Acquires 730-Unit Facility in Metro Dallas

by Taylor Williams May 4, 2018

MCKINNEY, TEXAS — Strategic Growth Storage Trust Inc., a REIT sponsored by California-based SmartStop Asset Management LLC, has acquired Custer Storage & Business Center, a 730-unit self-storage facility in the northern Dallas metro of McKinney. Built in 2015, the 95,000-square-foot property includes 10 single-story buildings with approximately 230 drive-up units and 500 first-floor units that are climate-controlled. The seller and sales price were not disclosed. With this acquisition, Strategic Growth Storage Trust’s portfolio consists of 26 self-storage properties totaling roughly 17,300 units and 1.9 million net rentable square feet across 10 states.

May 4, 2018

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Loans Multifamily Texas

Love Funding Provides $26.3M HUD Construction Loan for Apartment Project in Metro Dallas

by Taylor Williams May 4, 2018

WAXAHACHIE, TEXAS — Love Funding has provided $26.3 million in construction and permanent financing for Garden Valley Apartments, a 213-unit market-rate apartment project being developed in the southern Dallas suburb of Waxahachie. The property will feature one- and two-bedroom units and amenities such as a pool and attached garages. Love Funding secured the loan through HUD’s 221(d)(4) program. Cross Architects will design the property and Brownstone Construction Ltd. will serve as general contractor.

May 4, 2018

Development Georgia Industrial Southeast

Core5 to Build $52M Industrial Facility, Corporate Headquarters for Beverage Distributor in Metro Atlanta

by Camren Skelton May 4, 2018

AUSTELL, GA. — Atlanta-based Core5 Industrial Partners has unveiled plans to construct a 601,350-square-foot build-to-suit facility for Empire Distributors at 685 Hartman Road in Austell, roughly 18 miles west of Atlanta. Total project costs are estimated at more than $52 million. Upon completion of the property in the fourth quarter, the beverage distributor will relocate to the new facility from its current 300,000-square-foot location at Atlanta Industrial Park. The new climate-controlled facility will house Empire’s corporate headquarters and regional distribution operations, and will include 80,000 square feet of two-story office space. Empire will move more than 440 employees to the new facility, with anticipated growth to more than 510 employees within 10 years. Randall Paulson Architects and Southeast Engineering Inc. are designing the building, Plateau Excavating is the site work contractor, and KBDG Inc. is the general contractor. Bilijack Bell of Wilson, Hull & Real Estate represented Core5 in the land acquisition, and Blaine Kelley of CBRE represented Empire in the acquisition of the facility.

May 4, 2018

Development North Carolina Office Southeast

KDC Breaks Ground on New 205,000 SF Office Building for Credit Suisse in Raleigh

by Camren Skelton May 4, 2018

RALEIGH, N.C. — KDC has started construction on a new regional office building for Credit Suisse in Raleigh’s Research Triangle Park. The 205,000-square-foot, four-story building will be located at 6933 Louis Stephens Drive, adjacent to the existing Credit Suisse office building that KDC developed in 2007. Upon completion of the new facility in June 2019, KDC will begin renovations of the existing building. More than 3,000 Credit Suisse employees will occupy the campus after the project is complete. The investment banking and financial services company is headquartered in Zürich and has regional offices across the U.S. The 62-acre site will feature outdoor workspaces, a new food service cafeteria, internet cafés, conference center and a pedestrian trail. In addition, KDC will add new entrance and exit points and a pedestrian bridge to connect the two buildings. The developer plans to seek LEED certification for the project. Architecture firm Gensler, general contractor Brasfield & Gorrie and engineer Crenshaw make up the rest of the project team.

May 4, 2018

Alabama Loans Multifamily North Carolina Southeast

KeyBank Provides $37.4M in Agency Financing for Two Apartment Properties in Alabama, North Carolina

by Camren Skelton May 4, 2018

HOOVER, ALA. AND WILMINGTON, N.C. — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has provided $37.4 million in financing for two multifamily properties in Hoover and Wilmington. In Hoover, KeyBank provided a $16.3 million Fannie Mae loan for the acquisition of Hawthorne at Wisteria, a 200-unit community. The property was built in 1978 and renovated in 2015. In Wilmington, KeyBank provided a $21.1 million Freddie Mac loan for the refinancing of Hawthorne at New Centre, a 301-unit apartment community that was constructed in 1998 and renovated in 2014. Tim DeWispelaere of KeyBank originated both 10-year loans with 30-year amortization schedules on behalf of the undisclosed borrowers.

May 4, 2018

Acquisitions Georgia Industrial Self-Storage Southeast

Marcus & Millichap Arranges $19.4M Sale of Self-Storage Property in Metro Atlanta

by Camren Skelton May 4, 2018

ROSWELL, GA. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $19.4 million sale of Space Shop Self Storage, a 1,174-unit self-storage property in Roswell, located roughly 23 miles north of Atlanta. Stacey Gorman of Marcus & Millichap arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, Stein Investment Group, and procured the buyer, a regional self-storage operator. Space Shop Self Storage was constructed in 1995 and was recently renovated and expanded. The property is situated on six acres along Alpharetta Highway.

May 4, 2018

Arkansas Development Healthcare Southeast

NexCore Starts Construction on 42,133 SF Research Facility Near Little Rock for Healthcare Provider

by Camren Skelton May 4, 2018

SHERWOOD, ARK. — Denver-based NexCore Group has broken ground on a 42,133-square-foot research and education facility for CHI St. Vincent, an Arkansas-based regional healthcare provider, in the Little Rock suburb of Sherwood. Located at 6020 Warden Road, the facility will be located on CHI St. Vincent’s North Little Rock campus, and will serve as the new home of the Arkansas Neuroscience Institute. The building will include a research laboratory, auditorium, classrooms, an exhibit area and office space for physician practices, expanding the list of services offered to patients on one campus. The Arkansas Neuroscience Institute will relocate its surgical and clinical operations to the new facility by the end of the year. The education and research center is expected to open in early 2019.

May 4, 2018

Acquisitions California Multifamily Top Stories Western

IPA Brokers $161.9M Sale of Multifamily Portfolio in Los Angeles County

by Kristin Harlow May 4, 2018

LOS ANGELES — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has brokered the sale of an eight-property, 644-unit multifamily portfolio in Los Angeles County for $161.9 million. The properties include: Oaktree Apartments and Stillmore Apartments in Santa Clarita; Tamarind Terrace Apartments in Hollywood; Regency Apartments, Woodley Court and Sylvan Apartments in Van Nuys; Vista Del Madre in Pasadena; and Foothill Village in Sylmar. Seven of the eight assets were not subject to rent control. Greg Harris, Ron Harris, Kevin Green, Joseph Grabiec and Bryan Schellinger of IPA represented the seller, a private ownership group. The team also procured the five separate buyers, which include an institutional discretionary fund, regional syndicators and private investors. Renovations are currently planned for the properties. “It is rare to find a sizeable, almost completely non-rent-controlled, value-add portfolio where the upside can be immediately realized,” says Green. Cap rates ranged between 3.5 percent and 4.5 percent based on current net operating income, according to Harris. Projected cap rates following renovations are between 5 percent and 6 percent. — Kristin Hiller

May 4, 2018

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