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Whitman Family Development Submits Plans for $400M Expansion of Bal Harbour Shops Near Miami Beach

by Katie Sloan May 3, 2016

BAL HARBOUR, FLA. — Whitman Family Development has submitted updated plans for a $400 million expansion of Bal Harbour Shops, an upscale, 450,000-square-foot, open-air shopping center located in Bal Harbour Village near Miami Beach. Expansion plans include the addition of the first Barneys New York flagship store in the Southeastern U.S., as well as significant upgrades to longtime anchor tenants Neiman Marcus and Saks Fifth Avenue. The expansion will also include the addition of new luxury boutiques and restaurants, expanded vehicle entryways and exits with improved traffic signals, and wider sidewalks with increased landscaping and tree canopy around the shops on 96th Street and Collins Avenue. The new plans are the result of a Bal Harbour Village Council meeting on April 13 during which all council members expressed support for the expansion, but deadlocked 2-2 on the sale of the current Village Hall site that was central to the proposal. The revised plan reduces the proposed footprint by approximately 19 percent, according to reports by the Miami Herald, and will be built entirely on land already owned by Whitman Family Development. “The updated plan meets all of our goals, albeit in a different configuration,” says Matthew Whitman Lazenby, president and CEO of …

May 3, 2016

California Retail Western

Oak Park Properties Acquires 29,950 SF Lifestyle Center in Conejo Valley for $11.9M

by Nellie Day May 2, 2016

CONEJO VALLEY, CALIF. — Oak Park Properties LLC has acquired Oak Park Plaza, a lifestyle center located at 702-706 Lindero Canyon Road in Conejo Valley. Oak Park Assets LLC sold the property for $11.9 million. Tenants at the 29,950-square-foot retail property include Subway, On the Thirty, Stevenson Fitness and Margarita’s Mexican Restaurant. Jeff McGuire and Slavic Zlatkin of Lee & Associates – LA North/Ventura represented the seller, while Zlaktin also represented the buyer in the off-market transaction.

May 2, 2016

California Multifamily Seniors Housing Western

Blueprint Arranges $8M Sale of 118-Bed Skilled Nursing Facility in San Marcos

by Nellie Day May 2, 2016

SAN MARCOS, CALIF. — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors, a brokerage based in Chicago, has arranged the $18 million sale of Village Square, a 118-bed skilled nursing facility in San Marcos, approximately 35 miles north of San Diego. A publicly traded REIT seeking to divest non-core assets sold the property to a Los Angeles-based investor. The new owner plans to implement a turnaround strategy at the facility. The sales price equates to approximately $68,000 per bed. Christopher Hyldahl and Ben Firestone of Blueprint executed the transaction.

May 2, 2016

California Retail Western

Hanley Investment Group Arranges $6.7M Sale of Solana Beach Shopping Center

by Nellie Day May 2, 2016

SOLANA BEACH, CALIF. — Hanley Investment Group has brokered the sale of Gateway @ Cedros, a coastal retail center located in Solana Beach. A Canada-based real estate investment fund acquired the multi-tenant retail building from an Encinitas, Calif.-based private investment company for $6.7 million, or $837 per square foot. Located at 100-116 S. Cedros Ave. and 121-129 Lomas Santa Fe Drive, the 8,035-square-foot property fully occupied and anchored by Peet’s Coffee. Eric Wohl of Hanley Investment represented the seller and buyer in the transaction.

May 2, 2016

Multifamily New Mexico Seniors Housing Western

Community Development, YES Housing Form JV to Acquire, Recapitalize Affordable Communities in New Mexico

by Nellie Day May 2, 2016

ALBUQUERQUE — The Community Development Trust, an affordable housing REIT, and YES Housing Inc., an affordable housing operator, have formed a joint venture to recapitalize three YES-operated properties in New Mexico. CDT will invest $4.5 million to preserve 262 units of affordable Section 8 seniors housing in Albuquerque, Las Cruces and Roswell. The money will fund improvements and preserve affordability at the properties, which are reserved for seniors earning below 60 percent of the area median income. The first property to receive improvements will be the 60-unit Wildewood Apartments in Roswell. CDT and YES acquired the property earlier this month using Freddie Mac financing through Hunt Mortgage Group. The JV plans to make $300,000 in capital improvements to the asset, which was built in 1978 and renovated in 2000. The other two properties were not disclosed, as the acquisitions are still pending.

May 2, 2016

Oregon Retail Western

365 by Whole Foods Market Plans Second West Coast Location in Oregon

by Nellie Day May 2, 2016

LAKE OSWEGO, ORE. — 365 by Whole Foods Market will open its second location West Coast location in Lake Oswego, Ore., on July 14. The second store will host two new Friends of 365 partners that both originate from Portland, Ore.: Next Level Burger, a plant-based take on hamburgers, and Canteen, a café and juice bar. Both ‘friends’ will establish shops within the store. The store will also offer online ordering and delivery. Whole Foods hopes to open 10 stores under the 365 brand in 2017.

May 2, 2016

Georgia Mixed-Use Southeast

ARW Group Plans to Develop $700M Atlanta River Walk Project

by John Nelson May 2, 2016

BRASELTON, GA. — ARW Group LLC, a joint venture between Peachtree City developer Jorge Duran and Harry Kitchen Jr. of the Foxfield Co., plans to build Atlanta River Walk, a $700 million mixed-use destination in Braselton. The proposed 508-acre project will be centered around a man-made “river” and will resemble the San Antonio Riverwalk and Oklahoma City Bricktown. The waterfront village will feature international restaurants and high-end shopping. Other components include single-family and multifamily housing, a Class A office park, seniors housing, a movie theater, boutique hotel, conference center, major supermarket and an outdoor amphitheater. The project will be surrounded by 30 acres of green space featuring art installations, walking trails and a multi-use path. Atlanta River Walk will be situated near Chateau Elan and Road Atlanta and straddle the county line between Hall and Jackson counties. ARW Group created the master plan in collaboration with Wakefield Beasley Architects and engineering firm Atwell Group. Funari Realty will manage residential sales. The project team also includes Road Atlanta and the city of Braselton. The Atlanta Business Chronicle reports that ARW Group will present the Atlanta River Walk project at a Hall County Planning Commission meeting today to get the site rezoned. …

May 2, 2016

Maryland Multifamily Southeast

TruAmerica Multifamily Acquires Apartment Portfolio in Metro Baltimore for $187M

by John Nelson May 2, 2016

BALTIMORE — TruAmerica Multifamily, in partnership with MSD Capital LP, has purchased a 1,004-unit apartment portfolio in suburban Baltimore for $187 million. The acquisition is Los Angeles-based TruAmerica’s first purchase east of Colorado and includes the 158-unit Bayshore Landing in Annapolis, the 634-unit Sherwood Crossing in Eldridge and the 212-unit Southfield in Nottingham. Each property features resort-style pool areas, clubhouses, fitness centers and other recreational facilities. The apartment communities were built between 1984 and 1990. TruAmerica will complete an interior renovation plan started by the undisclosed seller that includes faux-wood flooring, granite countertops, updated cabinetry and new appliance packages. TruAmerica’s business plan also calls for upgrades to the portfolio’s common area amenities.

May 2, 2016

Alabama Georgia Retail South Carolina Southeast

Preferred Apartment Communities Purchases Grocery-Anchored Retail Portfolio for $68.7M

by John Nelson May 2, 2016

ATLANTA — Preferred Apartment Communities Inc. (PAC) has purchased six grocery-anchored retail properties in Georgia, South Carolina and Alabama for $68.7 million. The portfolio spans 535,000 square feet and comprises five Publix-anchored centers and one Walmart Supercenter-anchored property. PAC purchased the six properties through its wholly owned subsidiary New Market Properties LLC. PAC used roughly $25 million in debt from Unum Life Insurance Co. of America, Colonial Life & Accident Insurance Co. and First Unum Life Insurance Co. to purchase four of the properties. PAC used available funds to purchase the remaining balance of the four properties and to purchase the other two retail centers completely without debt.

May 2, 2016

North Atlanta Distribution Center Norcross

Industrial Southeast

Graham Commercial Properties Buys Industrial Portfolio in Metro Atlanta for $53.3M

by John Nelson May 2, 2016

ATLANTA — Birmingham, Ala.-based Graham Commercial Properties (GCP) has purchased a three-property portfolio of industrial buildings in metro Atlanta totaling $53.3 million. The portfolio comprises six Class A, bulk distribution buildings totaling 979,650 square feet. The portfolio includes Progress Center, a two-building, 451,200-square-foot property located at 2200 and 2225 Cedars Road in Lawrenceville; Air Commerce Center, a two-building, 268,400-square-foot property located at 4900 St. Joe Blvd. in College Park; and North Atlanta Distribution Center, a two-building, 260,050-square-foot industrial property located at 5065 and 5075 Buford Highway in Norcross. The buildings feature 24- to 30-foot clear heights, and the combined occupancy was 92 percent at the time of closing. CBRE represented the seller, Boston-based TA Realty, in the transaction, and GCP was represented in-house. Notable tenants include Innotrac, Zodiac Services, Wurth Wood and Carrier. Wells Fargo Bank provided acquisition financing on behalf of GCP. With this acquisition, GCP now controls 1.2 million square feet of industrial space in the Atlanta area.

May 2, 2016

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