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Citi Purchases 672,500 SF Citibank Center Office Campus in Tampa

by John Nelson December 15, 2016

TAMPA, FLA. — Citi, a global bank based in New York, has purchased Citibank Center, a 672,500-square-foot, six-building office campus located at 3800 Citibank Center in Tampa. Citi is the sole occupant of the Class A development, which was built in 1998 on a 92-acre site within Sabal Park, a 1,000-acre master-planned development. The sales price was undisclosed, but court documents show the sales price as $116 million. Citi purchased the campus from an affiliate of Zurich Alternative Asset Management. Situated near I-75 and I-4, Citibank Center features a full-service cafeteria, fitness center and wellness center. Christian Lee, Dale Peterson, Jose Lobon, Marcos Minaya, Andrew Chilgren and Amy Julian of CBRE represented the seller in the transaction. Lou Varsames, David Harris, James Garvey and Ryan Reynolds of Cushman & Wakefield represented Citi.

December 15, 2016

Georgia Industrial Southeast

Duke Realty Signs Armada Warehouse to 447,606 SF Industrial Lease in South Atlanta Prior to Construction

by John Nelson December 15, 2016

EAST POINT, GA. — The Atlanta office of Duke Realty Corp. has signed Armada Warehouse Solutions to a long-term lease for a new 447,606-square-foot, build-to-suit industrial facility at 3707 N. Commerce Drive in East Point, a southern suburb of Atlanta. Duke Realty had been designing its next speculative building on the site prior to inking the lease with Armada. The building will be located within Camp Creek Business Center, Duke Realty’s 400-acre, mixed-use business park situated 3.3 miles from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. Armada’s new warehouse will be located near the north entrance of Camp Creek Business Center at the intersection of Camp Creek Parkway and North Commerce Drive just off I-285. The cross-dock building will feature 36-foot clear heights and include 82 dock doors, 100 automobile parking spaces and 87 trailer spaces. Additionally, the space will contain approximately 107,700 square feet of freezer/cooler space inside the building. Kris Bjorson, Chris Watts and Alan Clayton of JLL represented Armada in the lease deal, while Wes Hardy represented Duke Realty internally. Construction is expected to start this month with an expected delivery in July 2017.

December 15, 2016

Florida Office Southeast

Cushman & Wakefield Brokers $20M Sale of Office Building in Central Florida

by John Nelson December 15, 2016

LAKE MARY, FLA. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the $20 million sale of Northpoint III, a 108,499-square-foot, Class A office building located within Northpoint Center Office Park in Central Florida. Built in 2001, the four-story property is located at 2200 Exchange Place in Lake Mary. Charlotte, N.C.-based Duke Energy, Northpoint III’s sole tenant, purchased the asset from Gramercy Property Trust, a New York-based investment firm. Mike Davis, Michael Lerner and Rick Brugge of Cushman & Wakefield’s Capital Markets team represented Gramercy in the sale.

December 15, 2016

Alabama Loans Retail Southeast

Mission Capital Advisors Arranges $15.3M Loan for Shopping Center in Alabama

by John Nelson December 15, 2016

FLORENCE, ALA. — Mission Capital Advisors has arranged a $15.3 million, non-recourse loan for Florence Square, a 226,886-square-foot shopping center located in Florence. Gregg Applefield, Alex Draganiuk, and Jamie Matheny of Mission Capital Advisors secured the three-year loan on behalf of the sponsor, a joint venture between Triangle Capital Group and Arcadian Cap Group LLC, which acquired the property in 2014. The loan features two one-year extension options. The financing will cover capital improvements to Florence Square, including the demolition of a building that was vacated by Kmart in April. The demolition will make way for a new Academy Sports + Outdoors and PetSmart, as well as two new outparcels that will add another 8,000 square feet of retail space. The loan will also enable the sponsor to pay off the property’s existing low-leverage CMBS loan.

December 15, 2016

Illinois Loans Midwest Multifamily Student Housing

CBRE Arranges $41M Refinancing of Student Housing Property in Chicago

by Kristin Harlow December 15, 2016

CHICAGO — CBRE has arranged the $41 million refinancing of The Buckingham in Chicago. The 129-unit, 456-bed student housing property is located in the South Loop University District. The 10-year loan was originated via CBRE’s Fannie Mae Delegated Underwriting and Servicing (DUS) program. Glenn Housman of CBRE secured the loan on behalf of the sponsor, The Buckingham LLC.

December 15, 2016

Midwest Missouri Retail

Flex Build Finishes Renovation of 40,000 SF Retail Center in Kansas City, Missouri

by Kristin Harlow December 15, 2016

KANSAS CITY, MO. — Flex Build has finished the renovation of Watts Mill Shopping Center in Kansas City. The 40,000-square-foot center, located at 103rd Street and State Line Road, has tenant spaces ranging from 1,400 square feet to 11,933 square feet. Current tenants include Jasper’s Italian restaurant, Ugly Joe’s Bar & Grill, Goodyear Tires and more. The renovation included a new façade, parking lot, LED lighting, landscaping elements and a remodeled sign. Mirason Properties LLC is the longtime owner of the center, while Block & Co. Inc. is handling management and leasing.

December 15, 2016

Illinois Midwest Retail

The Boulder Group Brokers $1.3M Sale of Property Net Leased to Family Dollar in Fairbury, Ill.

by Kristin Harlow December 15, 2016

FAIRBURY, ILL. — The Boulder Group has brokered the $1.3 million sale of a single-tenant property net leased to Family Dollar in Fairbury, about 37 miles northeast of Bloomington. Approximately 14 years remain on the lease to Family Dollar. The triple net lease features a 10 percent rental escalation in each of the six five-year renewal option periods. Randy Blankstein and Jimmy Goodman of The Boulder Group represented the buyer, a Midwest-based real estate investor in a 1031 exchange. The seller was a Midwest-based developer.

December 15, 2016

Affordable Housing Loans Midwest Multifamily South Dakota

Dwight Capital Arranges $4.1M in Refinancing for Portfolio of Affordable Housing Communities in South Dakota

by Kristin Harlow December 15, 2016

BELLE FOURCHE AND SPEARFISH, S.D. — Dwight Capital has arranged $4.15 million in refinancing for a portfolio of affordable housing communities in western South Dakota. The properties include Bella Vista Village and Meadowlark Plaza in Belle Fourche, and Iron Creek Plaza and Lookout Mountain View in Spearfish. Each of the properties consists of 24 units. The 35-year loans were financed through HUD’s 223(f) program. Adam Sasouness of Dwight Capital originated the loans.

December 15, 2016

Industrial Midwest Missouri Top Stories

CVS Pharmacy to Build $110M Distribution Facility in Kansas City

by John Nelson December 15, 2016

KANSAS CITY, MO. — CVS Pharmacy, the retail division of Woonsocket, R.I.-based CVS Health (NYSE: CVS), plans to build a 762,000-square-foot distribution center within Skyport Industrial Park in Kansas City. Development costs are estimated at $110 million. The 71-acre facility will be situated at 108th Street and North Congress near Kansas City International Airport and I-29. CVS Pharmacy expects to break ground on the project in January and begin operations in 2018. The new distribution center will support the service and fulfillment needs of more than 370 CVS Pharmacy stores throughout the Midwest. The new distribution center is expected to create more than 360 new jobs, as well as up to 100 additional jobs that will be outsourced to local businesses. The Kansas City Area Development Council (KCADC) worked closely with CVS Pharmacy in bringing the new distribution center to the Kansas City region. Other key members responsible for attracting CVS Pharmacy include the State of Missouri, The Missouri Partnership, Economic Development Corp. of Kansas City, Platte County Economic Development Council, Cushman & Wakefield, NorthPoint Development, KCP&L, Port KC, Metropolitan Community College, Focus Workforces, IMKO Workforce Solutions, QPS Employment Group, Full Employment Council, Missouri Division of Workforce Development, UPS, Scarbrough …

December 15, 2016

Modera by Mill Creek-Morningside, Atlanta

Features Multifamily Southeast Feature Archive Top Stories

Multifamily Opportunities Lie in Niche Product, Amenity-Rich Neighborhoods

by Jeff Shaw December 15, 2016

Following years of frenzied development across the country, the multifamily industry is entering a slowdown period where developers have fewer starts and even fewer completions. As of the end of October, multifamily starts are down 1.8 percent year-to-date compared to this time last year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Year-to-date completions are down 3.1 percent in that same time frame. “We’re entering a more normalized market going forward, as opposed to an aggressive development market of the past few years,” says Steven Shores, president and co-founder of Pollack Shores, an Atlanta-based multifamily developer. “I don’t view it as a negative. In a lot of respects, we were trying to catch up with demand in the years immediately following the recession where there was no new development.” Core submarkets within major metros saw the bulk of new multifamily construction in the years following the downturn as developers were answering renter demand to live within close proximity of employment centers, dining, shopping and entertainment. Construction in those submarkets is now slowing as those sites have become more difficult to come by, in addition to the existing governors of construction such as the industry’s …

December 15, 2016

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