CONWAY, S.C. — The Palomar Group has arranged the $5.4 million sale of Myrtle Ridge, a grocery-anchored shopping center located at 1901 Highway 544 in Conway, a town near Myrtle Beach. Palomar Group represented the undisclosed seller, a private shopping center owner, in the off-market transaction. Both the undisclosed buyer and seller are both private companies that primarily own grocery-anchored shopping centers throughout the Southeast. The 59,240-square-foot Myrtle Ridge is anchored by Food Lion, Dollar Tree and Walgreens. Food Lion recently executed an early renewal at this location, taking its term to just under 10 years. The shopping center was 96 percent leased at the time of sale.
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DUNCAN, S.C. — McCraney Property Co. has sold 85 Logistics Park, a 201,600-square-foot, speculative industrial building located on 18.6 acres at 816 Berry Shoals Road in Duncan. This property is the first location in South Carolina for the new owner and buyer, Pall Corp., a global manufacturer of high-tech filtration, separation and purification products servicing the advanced manufacturing, food and life sciences industries. The sales price was not disclosed. The addition of Pall Corp. to the Greenville-Spartanburg industrial submarket will result in the addition of 425 new jobs, according to Joseph Curley of McCraney. Trey Pennington and Jeff Benedict of CBRE represented McCraney in the transaction. Frank Larsen of CBRE represented the buyer.
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Lument has provided a $15.2 million Fannie Mae loan for a 176-unit, garden-style multifamily community in Columbia. Steven Cox of Lument originated the financing on behalf the undisclosed borrower. The loan refinances existing debt at a low, fixed interest rate. The loan features a 10-year term with full-term interest only payments and a nine-and-a-half-year yield maintenance period. Chuck Cronin of Axiom Capital Corp. arranged the financing. The apartment community includes 176 units across 19 two-story buildings. Of the 176 units, 52 are one-bedroom, 104 are two-bedroom and 30 are three-bedroom units. Community amenities include a clubhouse, pool, picnic area, dog park, business center and a fitness center. The borrower owns approximately 1,121 units across the Southeast. The sponsor has owned the unnamed property since it was constructed in 2000 and has made investments in capital improvements.
SUMMERVILLE, S.C. — New Jersey-based Sharbell Development Corp. has broken ground on Downtown Nexton, an urban-inspired mixed-use development in Summerville. Downtown Nexton will be situated on nearly 100 acres between Sigma Drive and Brighton Park Boulevard, about 24 miles away from Charleston. Upon completion, Downtown Nexton will provide retail, dining, hospitality, residential, service, office and commercial options. The first phase of the Downtown Nexton project is slated to be completed in 2022 and will include multifamily residences, a mixed-use building with loft apartments above ground-level retail and several outparcels. In addition, Phase I will feature various walking trails, pocket parks and two ponds with walking trails on the north and south sides of the development. Downtown Nexton will offer over 110,000 square feet of both for-sale and rental office space within several two-story office buildings. The buildings will feature parking, multiple entry points, green space and Nexton’s GigaFi internet services. CBRE’s Charleston office will market the office component for lease. The project will also include three apartment parcels, each with their own amenity packages. One of these parcels is intended to be an age-restricted (55-plus) upscale rental community. Additionally, some of the mixed-use buildings will include upper-floor lofts. Amenities for …
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Frampton Construction Co. LLC, a full-service construction firm, has completed work on The Quin, a five-story office building located at 1940 Algonquin Road in Charleston. White Point is the developer for the project, and JLL is handling the leasing of the building. The Quin is a 110,000-square-foot, Class A property that sits on a four-acre site and features a four-story, 125,748-square-foot parking deck with approximately 300 spaces. Located at Meeting Street and Algonquin Road, The Quin is the first phase of a larger, 10-acre mixed-use development. One of the first tenants for the property is Interior Elements. Designed by McMillan Pazdan Smith Architecture, the building is constructed of structural steel with exterior finishes of glass, brick, stucco, metal panels and canopies. The parking deck was constructed of pre-cast concrete and features mesh paneling on the two visible sides. The building’s ground floor includes retail space, shower facilities and offices. The top four floors each comprise 22,000 square feet of office space. Additionally, a bike repair center sits at the base of the parking deck, and a public courtyard amenity area featuring a ping pong table, putting green and outdoor seating sits between the office building and parking …
COLUMBIA, S.C. — In a joint venture partnership, Arch Cos. and Drake Real Estate Partners have acquired a four-property portfolio of garden-style multifamily properties in Columbia totaling 672 units. Walker & Dunlop financed the acquisition. The sale and loan amount were not disclosed. The portfolio includes the 240-unit Austin Woods apartment located at 7648 Garners Ferry Road; the 200-unit Harbour Landing at 7625 Garners Ferry Road; the 120-unit Mallard Pointe located at 1101 Hallbrook Drive; and the 112-unit Ravenwood Hills located at 4215 Bethel Church Road. Arch Cos. plans to implement a capital improvements program to address deferred maintenance and deliver substantial interior upgrades. Arch’s in-house management team will operate the properties. Marcus & Millichap worked with both the buyers and sellers on the portfolio transaction.
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Ready Capital has closed the financing for the acquisition, renovation and stabilization of a 152-unit, Class C multifamily property in southeast Columbia. Upon acquisition, the sponsor will implement a capital improvement plan to renovate unit interiors and refine curb appeal. The sponsor also plans to address deferred maintenance issues that will help facilitate stabilization. The non-recourse, interest-only, floating-rate loan features a 36-month term, two extension options and flexible prepayment. The financing also includes a facility to provide future funding for capital expenditures.
SIMPSONVILLE, S.C. — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has arranged the $18.2 million sale of Market at Standing Springs, a 63,883-square-foot, Publix-anchored shopping center in Simpsonville. Zach Taylor of IPA’s Taylor-McMinn Retail Group represented the seller, Carolina Holdings, and the buyer, C.F. Smith Property Group. The buyer is a family office completing a 1031 exchange, according to Taylor. “The buyer was placing funds from a single-tenant Lowe’s Home Improvement that my partner, Don McMinn, sold for it in March,” says Taylor. Completed in 2021, Market at Standing Springs is located at the intersection of West Georgia and East Standing Springs roads near Interstate 385. The tenant roster includes Starbucks.
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Target has signed a 30,000-square-foot retail lease at Majestic Square, a mixed-use and office building located at 211 King St. in downtown Charleston’s historic district. The Beach Co., a locally based real estate developer and owner, is the landlord of Majestic Square. Majestic Square is located on the corner of King and Market streets in the heart of Charleston’s walkable neighborhood. Dotan Zuckerman of Zuckerman Co., along with Beach Commercial, represented the landlord, Majestic Square LLC, an affiliate of The Beach Co. Rich Barta of CORE Properties represented Target Corp. An opening date will be announced closer to the store’s opening.
GREENVILLE, S.C. — DC Blox, a provider of interconnected multi-tenant data centers, has broken ground on a multi-tenant regional data center in Greenville. With an initial capacity of 1 MW of critical load, the first phase of DC Blox’s new Greenville data center is set to be completed by the third quarter of 2021. The Atlanta-based firm is partnering with Brasfield & Gorrie, a privately held construction firm, on the project. When complete, the data center will offer access to DC Blox’s private and redundant ecosystem, interconnecting the company’s portfolio of data centers throughout the Southeast. The address for the center is 33 Global Drive. DC Blox’s Greenville data center will be located on an 8.5 acre campus in the Global Business Park off Interstate 85. Upon full buildout, the facility will feature six distinct data halls with 54,000 square feet of data center space with a full critical load capable of supporting 18 megawatts of power. The data center will also include approximately 7,000 square feet of secure storage, as well as shared and dedicated office space. The new data center will bring an expected investment of over $200 million combined between DC Blox and their tenant customers over …