REHOBOTH BEACH, DEL. — Newmark Knight Frank (NKF) has brokered the sale of a 10.3-acre development parcel located at the southeast corner of Coastal Highway and Holland Glade Road in Rehoboth Beach. The Corrado Family LLC sold the 448,668-square-foot site to Coastal Station Development Co. for $13.5 million. The buyer plans to redevelop the site, with the first phase featuring a Royal Farms convenience store and Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant. Mike Margolis, Dave Dolan and Neal Dangello of NKF represented the seller in the transaction.
WEEHAWKEN, N.J. — Gebroe-Hammer Associates has arranged the sale of two apartment properties, located at 10-12 48th St. and 4614-16 Park Ave. in Weehawken. A local private investor acquired the properties, which total 38 units, for $6.3 million. The properties were owned by a single seller under the entity names of 10-12 48th St LLC and 4614-4616 Park Avenue LLC. The four-story building on 48th Street features 13 two-bedroom units and four three-bedroom units, while the five-story Park Avenue building features 21 units in a mix of studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts. Nicholas Nicolaou of Gebroe-Hammer represented the seller and procured the buyer in the deal.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Novare Group and Batson-Cook Development Co. (BCDC) will open its second SkyHouse property in Uptown Charlotte, SkyHouse Uptown South Tower, tomorrow. The 24-story apartment tower sits adjacent to the first tower, and combined, the two nearly identical buildings total 672 studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Amenities include the signature SkyHouse on the top floor, complete with a clubhouse, fitness facilities, swimming pool and an outdoor kitchen all with 360-degree views of the city. The properties adjoin SkyPark, a 0.9-acre open park on top of the parking deck featuring a regulation-size tennis court, athletic field, two regulation bocce ball courts, grilling area, fire pits, putting green and a walking trail. The project marks the 17th SkyHouse tower delivered by the Novare Group and BCDC partnership. Other project team members include general contractor Batson-Cook Construction; architect Smallwood, Reynolds, Stewart, Stewart; and lenders BBVA Compass and SMBC.
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Middle Street Partners, a Charleston-based development and investment firm, has broken ground on The Atlantic at Grand Oaks, a 316-unit apartment community located along Ashley Gardens Boulevard in Charleston. Total project costs are estimated at $48 million. The property will feature 16 two- and three-story walk-up residential buildings and a 7,000–square-foot clubhouse overlooking a resort-style pool. Other amenities will include a fitness studio, business cafe and community kitchen. The Jacksonville, Fla. -based general contractor Live Oak Contracting expects to complete the property in October 2018.
RICHMOND, VA. — Phillips Realty Capital has secured $36.5 million in permanent financing for the Altria Building at Reynolds Crossing located at 6603 W. Broad St. in Richmond. Phillps Realty Capital’s Charles DuBose arranged the financing on behalf of the borrower, Reynolds Development. The 222,057-square-foot, Class B office building was built in 1968 and renovated in 2007. The Altria Building is fully leased to a single credit tenant, Philip Morris USA, which is headquartered at the property.
ORLANDO, FLA. — Berkadia has arranged a $32 million loan for the acquisition of Courtney at Lake Shadow, a Class A, 244-unit apartment community located at 545 S. Keller Road in Orlando. Berkadia’s Charles Foschini and Christopher Apone arranged the seven-year, floating-rate loan with three years of interest-only payments through Freddie Mac on behalf of the borrower, Harbor Group International. Built in 2016, the lakefront community features one-, two-, and three-bedroom units, a fitness center, game room, pet washing station, internet cafe and on-site management offices.
ATLANTA — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has provided a $20.8 million Freddie Mac acquisition loan for Village on the Green, a 216-unit multifamily property located at 2975 Continental Colony Parkway in Atlanta. KeyBank’s Timothy Weldon and Irena Edwards structured the fixed-rate financing with a 10-year term, 30-year amortization schedule and five years of interest-only payments. Property amenities include a fitness center, resort-style pool, playground and a tennis court.
HOUSTON — JLL has arranged a $163.5 million loan for the refinancing of 717 Texas Avenue, a 696,000-square-foot, 33-story office tower in downtown Houston. Developed in 2003, the property was fully leased until recently, when a major tenant vacated, bringing the occupancy rate down to 50 percent. Tom Melody and John Ream of JLL arranged the financing through Goldman Sachs on behalf of a partnership between Hines and California-based Prime Asset Management.
ARLINGTON, TEXAS — General Motors (GM) and NorthPoint Development have broken ground on Arlington Automotive Logistics Center, a two-building, 1.2 million-square-foot industrial property in Arlington that will support GM’s nearby manufacturing plant. The project is expected to be complete in 2018 and create an additional 850 jobs. Bob Moore Construction has been named general contractor for the center, which will house about 1,250 employees and provide warehouse services.
DALLAS — Newmark Knight Frank (NKF) has negotiated the sale-leaseback transaction of a 476,341-square-foot, Class A industrial property in the Dallas area. Valued at more than $21 million, the property is located near both Interstate 35E and 20 and features 38,760 square feet of office space, 16 dock doors and a sprinkler system. Corey Chase of NKF represented the buyer, Chicago-based Brennan Investment Group, in the transaction.