FOREST LAKE, MINN. — Gaughan Cos./CORFAC International has developed a 20,400-square-foot mixed-use property in Forest Lake, approximately 30 miles northeast of Minneapolis. The property is situated within the City Center Commons retail center. Tenants at the property include Keller Williams, Maplewood Oral Surgery and Thrifty White. There is approximately 3,000 square feet still available for a fast-casual restaurant.
GRAND ISLAND, NEB. — Berkeley Point Capital has provided a $3.5 million refinancing loan for Cherry Park Apartments in Grand Island. The 124-unit, affordable workforce housing community is comprised of 20 buildings and one 2,700-square-foot retail space. The complex offers two- and three-bedroom units and was constructed in two phases between 1997 and 1999. The Fannie Mae loan features a 10-year term.
COTTAGE GROVE, MINN. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a 10,291-square-foot office building for $3.2 million. A developer sold 80th Street Commons, which is located at 7500 80th St. S. in Cottage Grove, approximately 25 miles southeast of Minneapolis. An individual personal trust was the buyer. Sean Doyle, Adam Prins, Matthew Hazelton and Cory Villaume of Marcus & Millichap listed the property on behalf of the seller.
ORLANDO, FLA. — A joint venture between Phoenix Realty Group and Park Row Equity Partners has purchased The Element, an apartment community located at 2207 Lake Debra Drive in Orlando’s Metrowest master-planned neighborhood. The Element includes 27 independently owned condos, which were not included in the $34.9 million sale. Phoenix Realty Group will operate the apartment community and help administer the Homeowner’s Association. Built in 1996, The Element sits on 20.2 acres adjacent to the Metrowest golf course. Unit interiors include nine-foot ceilings and full-size washers and dryers. Community amenities include a resort-style swimming pool, sundeck and spa and a tennis court. The new ownership plans to renovate The Element’s amenities and interiors through a value-add investment program. John Alascio and Sridhar Vankayala of Cushman & Wakefield arranged a $26.3 million, fixed-rate, Fannie Mae acquisition loan through Capital One on behalf of Phoenix Realty Group.
WINTER SPRINGS, FLA. — Berkadia has arranged the $23.3 million sale of Columns at Winter Springs, a 208-unit apartment community situated on more than 16 acres at 1020 Chatham Pines in Winter Springs, roughly 16 miles northeast of Orlando. Built in 1991-1992, the property was 95 percent occupied at the time of sale. Hal Warren, Cole Whitaker and Jason Stanton of Berkadia represented the seller, Atlanta-based Seminole-Winter Springs Associates LLC, in the transaction.
CUMMING, GA. — Avison Young has brokered the $14.4 million sale of Shoppes at Vickery Village, a 77,794-square-foot mixed-use project located at 5802-5854 N. Vickery St. in Cumming. The property is situated within the master-planned Vickery Village community. Built in 2006, Shoppes at Vickery Village comprises roughly 47,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space below office or residential units; a 1,000-square-foot ice cream shop; a 1,200-square-foot, freestanding salon; a 2,525-square-foot medical space above retail; three two-story office buildings totaling 15,550 square feet; and an outparcel site approved for a 2,300-square-foot retail building. A.J. Belt III and David Duckworth of Avison Young represented the seller, Vickery Village Holding LLC, an entity led by Atlanta-based Cannon Equities that owned the project for 18 months and sold it at a $3 million premium. Vickery Village Community LLC purchased the asset.
DURHAM, N.C. — A joint venture between Trinity Capital Advisors and SilverCap Partners has purchased Research Tri-Center North III and IV, a 272,396-square-foot warehouse and distribution facility located at 2910 and 2710 Weck Drive in Durham. The facility features 25 dock-high doors, 40-foot by 40-foot column spacing, an ESFR sprinkler system and a truck court with trailer parking. Trinity Capital plans to upgrade the facility with new T5 lighting, renovated office space and paved access off Alson Avenue, which will re-orient the property as a rear-loading facility. Bryan Everett of CBRE | Raleigh represented the seller, B F Properties II NC LLC, in the transaction. The joint venture has selected Trinity Partners to manage the property and Everett and Daniel Jackson, also with CBRE | Raleigh, to lease the project.
BIRMINGHAM, ALA. — DRA Advisors LLC has sold The Colonnade, a 127,031-square-foot shopping center located at the intersection of Highway 280 and I-459 in Birmingham. The property is shadow-anchored by The Summit, Bayer Properties’ 981,714-square-foot regional mixed-use center. The Colonnade was 91 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Gold’s Gym, Edgar’s Old Style Bakery, Taziki’s Mediterranean Café, Scottrade, Cracker Barrel, Johnny Ray’s BBQ, Jimmy John’s, Asian Rim Sushi Co., Drapery Studio, Teach Me Beauty and Schaeffer Eye Center. Richard Reid and Jim Hamilton of HFF’s Atlanta office represented DRA Advisors in the sale of the property to Colonnade Retail Partners LLC, a group led by Shannon Waltchack, a Birmingham-based commercial real estate management firm. Terms of the sale were not disclosed.
There has been a seismic shift in the way that companies throughout America make their relocation decisions, and it applies to Atlanta as well as its competitors. Companies are driven to locations that can provide a robust pipeline of talent and tight-knit innovative communities. This focus has created new demands on cities that want to build and sustain competitive economies. Companies have always taken talent into consideration but ultimately there was a belief that the talent would follow the company. This is no longer true. Millennials first choose where they want to live and then where they want to work. Today’s sought-after talent is closely tied to a city’s ability to provide a high quality of life. This means a connected transportation system, plenty of entertainment activities and accessible, affordable housing. All of this can be found in Atlanta. Companies that have recently chosen to call Atlanta home are a testament to this. From NCR (3,600 employees) to Kaiser Permanente (900 employees) to Worldpay (1,266 employees), all of these prestigious business newcomers have emphasized the critical role that access to highly qualified talent played in their decision to relocate here. Tight-knit, innovative communities do not just appear and cannot be …
FRISCO, TEXAS — Seattle-based Nordstrom Inc. plans to open a Nordstrom Rack at The Centre at Preston Ridge in Frisco. The 33,000-square-foot store is scheduled to open in fall 2017. Brixmor Property Group owns the retail center. Nordstrom Rack will join Saks Off 5th, T.J. Maxx, Target, DSW, Ross Dress for Less, Ulta Beauty, Old Navy and Best Buy. The Centre at Preston Ridge is located at the corner of Gaylord Parkway and Preston Road, just northwest of the Dallas North Tollway and Sam Rayburn Tollway intersection. This will be the sixth Nordstrom Rack in the Dallas area. The company also operates four Nordstrom stores: Stonebriar Centre, NorthPark Center, Galleria Dallas and North East Mall. Nordstrom Rack is the off-price retail division of Nordstrom, offering apparel, accessories and shoes at a savings of 30 to 70 percent compared with regular prices.
