ATLANTA — PGIM Real Estate, the real estate investment business of PGIM, has purchased Regions Plaza, a 23-story office tower located at the northwest corner of West Peachtree and 14th streets in Atlanta’s Midtown district. Jim Mehalso led the transaction internally for PGIM on behalf of its institutional investor clients. Constructed in 2001, the 502,846-square-foot Regions Plaza is LEED Gold- and Energy Star-certified and features valet parking, a conference facility, on-site Flywheel and FlyBarre Studio, dry cleaning services, dining and on-site banking facility. The sales price and seller were not disclosed. PGIM is the global investment management business of Prudential Financial Inc.
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HAGERSTOWN, MD. — PREIT has signed a lease with Belk to join Valley Mall in Hagerstown. The Charlotte-based department store is new to the Maryland market and will occupy 123,000 square feet, taking the place of Bon-Ton, which will close in February 2018. Slated to open in October 2018, Belk will join a mix of tenants including H&M, Pandora, Torrid and Mission BBQ. Valley Mall is also home to dining and entertainment options including Primanti Brothers, Red Robin, Noodles & Co., Starbucks Coffee and Regal Cinemas.
ATLANTA — Chicago-based Coyote, a logistics provider and subsidiary of UPS, has signed a lease for 47,986-square-feet of office space within Armour Yards, an adaptive reuse project situated between Atlanta’s Midtown and Buckhead districts. Coyote will lease the entire office portion at 255 Ottley, bringing the overall Armour Yards project to 86.4 percent leased. Gourmet coffee roaster East Pole Coffee Co. will also open at 255 Ottley later this month. Brooke Dewey of JLL represented the ownership group comprising Third and Urban and institutional investors advised by J.P Morgan Asset Management in the lease transaction. MB Real Estate’s David Burkards represented Coyote. The Armour Yards location will be the second Atlanta-area office for the logistics company and will create roughly 325 jobs. Coyote’s existing location is situated at 960 North Point Parkway in Alpharetta, roughly 25 miles north of Atlanta. Situated near the Atlanta BeltLine, Armour Yards comprises 28 buildings and is home to companies including Sweetwater Brewing Co., American Spirit Works, Atlanta Track Club and Fox Bros. Bar-B-Q. The project team includes Smith Dalia Architects and general contractor Gay Construction. Armour Yards’ loft-office portion is housed within four former industrial buildings totaling 190,000 square feet.
BEAUFORT, N.C. — Avison Young has arranged a $19.2 million construction loan for the development of a 133-unit Ascend Collection hotel in Beaufort. The hotel will be situated within the Front Street Village development on the coast of North Carolina. Bruce Whipple, Justin Piasecki and Ethan Blum of Avison Young structured the 18-month construction loan with interest-only payments and an interest rate of 5.5 percent. Following construction completion, the loan will convert to a three-year, fixed-rate, mini-permanent loan. At the end of the term, the loan will remain in place with a 25-year amortization schedule and the same interest rate of approximately 5.5 percent. Front Street Village is a 31-acre mixed-use property developed by Charles Oliver II, founder of Jetcraft. The three-story Ascend Collection hotel will feature an adjacent conference and special events space, bistro structure on the Front Street Village development, waterfront suites and 30,000 square feet of meeting space.
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. — Franklin Street has arranged the $6.9 million sale of First Street Apartments, a 65-unit multifamily community located on Northwest 1st Avenue in Fort Lauderdale. Hernando Perez, Greg Matus, Dan Dratch, Kameron Djamal and Tony Gannacone of Franklin Street represented both the buyer, City View Colony LLC, and the seller, First Avenue Apartments LLC. Franklin Street’s Evan Seacat and Ryan Cassidy insured the asset for First Avenue Apartments, which acquired the property in 2015 for $3.8 million. City View Colony has plans to upgrade the unit interiors, convert the existing manager’s office into a fitness center and add a media room with computers for tenants.
PHOENIX — Rivendell Global Real Estate has acquired the 208-unit San Paulo apartment complex in Phoenix for $32.5 million. The complex is located at 14625 S. Mountain Parkway. It was built in 1996. Community features include a swimming pool, 24-hour fitness center and resident clubhouse. CBRE’s Sean Cunningham, Tyler Anderson, Asher Gunter and Matt Pesch represented the seller, PrivatePortfolio Group, in this transaction.
SAN DIEGO — A private partnership managed by Jewell Capital LLC has acquired Summit Ridge Business Park, a 133,841-square-foot flex/R&D business park in San Diego. The purchase price was not disclosed. The park is located at 6769 Mesa Ridge Road. It was built in 2000. The three buildings feature high-image exterior architecture, unobstructed canyon views, 22-foot clear heights and an extensive window line. Summit Ridge is fully leased to four four tenants, including Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Nexus DX, Acea Biosciences and General Atomics. HFF’s Nick Frasco represented the seller in this transaction.
SAN JOSE, CALIF. — InfiniPower Hospitality Group has received $19 million in financing to develop a 261-room hotel in San Jose. The project will include a 147-room Residence Inn and a 114-room Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott. The 166,340-square-foot, four-story building will include an outdoor pool and patio area with a fire pit, enhanced fitness center, bar, complimentary breakfast area, guest laundry facilities and a 24/7 sundry shop, as well as 1,200 square feet of meeting space and a business center. The project is located in America Center, a 30-acre mixed use development located along the South Bay Freeway (Highway 237) in northern San Jose. Canyon Partners Real Estate provided the loan.
SIMI VALLEY, CALIF. — A 1031 exchange buyer has acquired Rand Medical Building, a 19,833-square foot office property in Simi Valley, for $3 million in an all-cash transaction. The property is located at 1633 Erringer Road. It was 75 percent leased at the time of closing. The buyer plans to occupy a portion of the building. Gregory Mills of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, an individual/personal trust, in this transaction.
IRVINE, CALIF. — SendGrid has leased 22,000 square feet of office space at 400 Spectrum Drive in the Irvine Spectrum. The customer communications platform designer will occupy the entire fourth floor of the new, 21-story campus in the heart of Irvine Spectrum early next year. The lease brings the new tower to 36 percent pre-leased. It comes just weeks after Irvine Company announced that 200 Spectrum Center, its year-old sister building, is 93 percent leased.