SANDY SPRINGS, GA. — Moran & Co. Southeast has brokered the $63.5 million sale of M789, a 33-story apartment high-rise located at 789 Hammond Drive in Sandy Springs, a suburb of Atlanta. The property’s 300 units average 1,221 square feet. Chicago-based Magnolia Capital purchased M789 from Austin, Texas-based CWS Capital LLC. Sean Henry and Joel Sasser of Moran & Co. Southeast brokered the transaction. The apartment tower’s amenities include a 24/7 concierge, resident clubroom, media lounge, entertaining kitchen, business center, resort-style pool and sundeck, fitness center, tennis court, on-site dry cleaners, sundries store and a private dog park.
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Browning Investments Breaks Ground on 721,050 SF Spec Industrial Facility Near Louisville
by John Nelson
SHEPHERDSVILLE, KY. — Browning Investments has broken ground on a 721,050-square-foot spec industrial facility situated within Velocity 65 Trade Center in Shepherdsville, roughly 20 miles south of Louisville and near the UPS Worldport. The industrial park will ultimately accommodate 4 million square feet on 300 acres and feature interchanges with Interstate 65. Browning Investments plans to deliver the spec facility in August. The developer has selected Phil Charmoli of Cushman & Wakefield | Commercial Kentucky to handle the leasing assignment for the park.
BRADENTON AND ST. PETERSBURG, FLA. — Goldman Sachs has provided $54.3 million in financing for two apartment communities in the Tampa Bay area. The properties include the 281-unit Fountain Lakes Apartments located at 5620 Fountain Lake Circle in Bradenton and the 276-unit Sienna Bay Apartments located at 10501 3rd St. in St. Petersburg. Mona Carlton, Elliott Throne and Matthew Sand of HFF arranged the two 10-year, fixed-rate loans through Goldman Sachs. The borrower, Beachwold Residential, will use the financing to retire existing bridge financing and return sponsor equity following a renovation/expansion program at both communities.
WEST MELBOURNE, FLA. — Passco Cos. has purchased The Haven at West Melbourne, a 336-unit apartment community located at 4550 Explorer Drive in West Melbourne, part of Florida’s “Space Coast” in Brevard County along the Atlantic Ocean. Community amenities include a resort-style pool and sundeck, business center, sand volleyball court, children’s play park and a yoga center. The property was 95 percent occupied at the time of sale. Jay Ballard and Ken Delvillar of Cushman & Wakefield’s Orlando office represented the seller, Flournoy Cos., in the transaction. Chris Black of KeyBank Real Estate Capital arranged acquisition financing through Fannie Mae on behalf of Passco Cos.
Meridian Capital Group Arranges $21M Acquisition Financing for Office Property in Syracuse, New York
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Meridian Capital Group has arranged $19 million in acquisition financing and $2 million for the repositioning of One Lincoln Center, an office property in Syracuse. The financing was arranged on behalf of Asher Zamir of Zamir Equities. Meridian’s Steven Edelstein, Steven Adler and Luke Hingson negotiated the loan, which was provided by a debt fund. One Lincoln Center is a 19-story, 305,594-square-foot office tower anchored by JPMorgan Chase, Bond, Schoeneck & King, CadaretGrant, Arcadis, and Earthlink. Located at 110 W. Fayette St., the property is adjacent to the intersection of I-81 and I-690.
BOSTON — HFF has secured the $8.9 million sale of Newmarket Center, a 55,000-square-foot office building located at 67 Kemble St. in Boston’s Roxbury submarket. HFF arranged the sale on behalf of the seller, DDJB Real Estate Holdings, and procured the buyer, The Winhall Cos., on an off-market basis. Urban Core Development redeveloped the property and served as its manager. Newmarket Center was originally built in the 1880s to house one of the area’s blacksmith shops, which operated until the 1930s. After sitting vacant, the building was again occupied in the 1940s by Newmarket Wool and operated as a wool storage and sorting warehouse for roughly 50 years. The building then ended up vacant during the late 1990s. Urban Core Development redeveloped the former warehouse into a loft-style office building in 2014 and 2015. Ben Sayles and Adam Dunn led the HFF investment sales team representing the seller.
WESTFIELD, N.J. — Redwood Realty Advisors has negotiated the $3.5 million sale of a multifamily development site in Westfield. The site will be developed into a three-story apartment project known as “The Parker,” featuring 26 market-rate units and five affordable rentals. Westfield Auto Wash formerly occupied the location at the corner of West Broad Street. Redwood’s Jeremy Wernick represented both the seller, Jeff Zoraian, and the buyer, a New Jersey-based multifamily developer, in the transaction.
HANOVER, N.J. — RD Management and JMF Properties will develop BJ’s Shopping Center, a retail project, in Hanover. BJ’s Wholesale Club will occupy 89,770 square feet of the center, with almost 28,000 square feet available for leasing. The site will share a traffic light with the Mennen Sports Arena, located directly across from the center on Hanover Avenue. Nearby retailers include Walmart, TJ Maxx, Home Goods, ShopRite and Acme/SavOn Drugs.
REVERE, MASS. — NAI Hunneman has brokered the $6.3 million sale of 777 N. Shore Road, a 31,950-square-foot office/warehouse building located on Route 1A in Revere. The location will be the new headquarters location for AmQuip, a crane rental company. NAI Hunneman’s Trey Agnew represented the landlord, N.S. Realty Trust, while Steve Clancy of CBRE represented the buyer, Alterra LLC. The property includes a one- and two-story office and warehouse building, with the office component accounting for 25 percent. The warehouse component features 23-foot clear heights and 10 overhead doors.
CHICAGO — Essex Realty Group Inc. has brokered the sale of a 44-unit multifamily building in Chicago’s Sheridan Park neighborhood for $6.1 million. The property, located at 4706 N. Beacon St., consists of studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments. The building was fully renovated in 2007, including all major building systems. Doug Fisher of Essex represented the undisclosed seller. Doug Imber and Kate Varde of Essex represented the undisclosed buyer.