MIAMI — Skanska USA has signed a $101 million contract to build The Patricia & Phillip Frost Museum of Science in Miami. The 250,000-square-foot property will be located within the new Museum Park complex adjacent to the Perez Art Museum Miami overlooking Biscayne Bay and PortMiami. The new museum will include a planetarium, 500,000-gallon saltwater aquarium, five-story Innovation Center, sustainable roof with a hydroponic garden and exhibition galleries. The architect, Grimshaw Architects, is designing the museum to achieve LEED Platinum certification. Skanska USA plans to complete the museum in the summer of 2016.
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NASHVILLE, TENN. — HFF has brokered the $54.3 million sale of Velocity in the Gulch, a 238-unit multifamily community in Nashville’s Gulch neighborhood. Nicol Investment Co. purchased the apartment property from a joint venture between a Chicago-based fund manager and a predecessor company run by David Levin. Velocity in the Gulch is located at the corner of 320 11th Ave. South and Pine Street. The property features a sky lounge with an outdoor fireplace, fitness center, courtyard with a fountain and fire pit, clubroom, coffee bar and bicycle racks. Jason Nettles and Megan Thompson of HFF led the investment sales team that represented the seller in the transaction.
ATLANTA — TPA Group has broken ground on two industrial facilities in metro Atlanta totaling roughly 1.7 million square feet. The properties include the 1.1 million-square-foot Fairburn Logistics Center in South Fulton County and the 614,000-square-foot Broadway Distribution Center in Braselton. Fairburn Logistics Center is a cross-dock building that will be located on Bohannon Road adjacent to the CSX Intermodal facility. The property features 36-foot clear heights and heavy trailer and car parking. Broadway Distribution Center will be located on Broadway Avenue with direct access to I-85. Both facilities will be built on a speculative basis. Mark Hawks and Todd Barton of CBRE will spearhead leasing efforts at the two properties.
HOLLYWOOD, FLA. — CBRE has brokered the $31.5 million sale of Emerald Place, a 300-unit apartment community located at 3910 N. 56th Ave. in Hollywood. The property includes a swimming pool, clubhouse, two tennis courts, children’s playground and night-time security. Emerald Place Apartments LLC purchased the asset from Emerald Place LLC. Calum Weaver and Robert Given led the CBRE South Florida Multifamily team in representing the seller.
ADAMSVILLE, ALA. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $2.7 million sale of Adamsville Town Center, a 26,026-square-foot strip retail center in Adamsville. Built in 2006, the property’s tenant roster includes Dollar General, Advance America, 1st Franklin, Papa John’s Pizza, Alfa Insurance and Alabama Power. Andrew Chason of Marcus & Millichap’s Mobile office represented the seller, a limited liability company based in Birmingham, in the transaction. The buyer was a private investment firm based in Birmingham.
TUKWILA, WASH. – The 80-unit Newport Heights Apartments in Tukwila has sold to Woodspear Newport Heights LLC for $10.5 million. The community is located at 5600 S. 152nd Street. The buyer represented itself in this transaction, while the seller, HRA SPVEF II LLC, was represented by Joe Levin, Tim McKay and Dan Chhan of Colliers International.
DENVER – Greenbriar Plaza Shopping Center in Denver has sold to JS Western Retail Investments for $8.2 million. The center is located at 7041-7181 Pecos Street. It is fully occupied by 21 tenants, including Family Dollar, Ace Hardware, Pizza Hut and Grease Monkey. Acquisition financing was arranged by Bryan Gortikov of George Elkins Mortgage Banking Company. This is JS Western’s first acquisition in Colorado. The firm was represented by Chris Wiedenmeyer of Legacy Retail Group. The seller, Real Capital Solutions, was represented by Barry Higgins of Marcus and Millichap.
DENVER – A 23-unit apartment building in Denver has sold to an unnamed buyer for $3.4 million. The community is located at 2701 Federal Blvd., near the Highland neighborhood. It was built in 1971. The buyer was represented by Saratoga Property Advisors. The seller, Cedarbridge Apartments, was represented by the Calame Lewallen Team at Pinnacle Real Estate Advisors.
BOULDER, COLO. – Walnut Business Center, a 113,594-square-foot industrial/flex property in Boulder, has received $6.5 million in permanent financing. The center is located at 3201-3297 Walnut Street, 3220-3240 Prairie Ave. and 1925-1965 33rd Street. The eight-tenant center is fully leased. Financing was arranged by Steve Bye and Brian Fisher of NorthMarq Capital’s Denver office through the firm’s correspondent relationship with a life insurance company.
DENVER – Molson Coors Brewing Co. has leased 53,872 square feet in Denver. The 1.3-million-square-foot building is located at 1801 California Street in the city’s Central Business District. Molson Coors was represented by Ted Harris and Travis Young of Cassidy Turley. The landlord, Brookfield Office Properties, was represented by Nicholas Pavlakovich and David Sternberg of Cushman & Wakefield.