South Carolina

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C. — A joint venture between Randolph Development, Portside Investment Group and Synergy Capital will break ground on Portside Distribution Center in Berkeley County, about 24 miles northwest of downtown Charleston. Frampton Construction will build the two-building campus over the next two years. Construction on the first building will begin March 1, and each asset will feature 32-foot clear heights and load-bearing concrete tilt walls. McMillan Pazdan Smith designed the first building, which will span 189,500 square feet. It is expected to house multiple tenants when complete. A timeline for construction of the second building was not released.

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ANDERSON, S.C. — CM Knight Logistics has acquired the former LaFrance Industries manufacturing facility and rebranded the asset as Anderson Industrial & Logistics Pointe. The 405,000-square-foot building sits on 45 acres in Anderson. Mauldin, S.C-based Mount Vernon Mills, the parent company of LaFrance Industries, sold the property. LaFrance Industries has leased back 120,000 square feet of space, making 288,000 square feet of space available.

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FLORENCE, S.C. — LDJ Global Strategies will develop a 200,200-square-foot speculative logistics center in Florence. The facility will feature 32-foot clear ceiling heights, 56 dock doors, 353 parking spaces and four drive-ins. The new building will be situated within the 28-acre Pee Dee Touchstone Energy Industrial Park, which is located 70 miles from the Georgetown Port and 110 miles from the Charleston and Wilmington ports. CBRE will handle leasing efforts for the building.

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GREENVILLE, S.C. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the $48.4 million sale of a seniors housing portfolio in Upstate South Carolina. Atlas Senior Living acquired the three-property portfolio totaling 198 units in metro Greenville. The assets include Spring Park, a 66-unit community constructed in 2014 in Travelers Rest; Fairview Park, a 66-unit community delivered in 2015 in Simpsonville; and Oakview Park, a 66-unit community built in 2016 in Powdersville. Paul Carr, David Kliewer and Allen McCutry of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, Tampa, Fla.-based Graycliff Capital Senior Housing LLC, in the transaction.

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FORT MILL, S.C. — JLL has arranged the $49 million sale of Beckett Farms, a 280-unit apartment community located at 1111 Gennett Circle in Fort Mill, a suburb of Charlotte in South Carolina. PRG Real Estate purchased the asset from the developer, Miller-Valentine Group. Built along Interstate 77 in 2018, Beckett Farms features a clubhouse, fire pits, pocket parks and play lawns, fitness center and a saltwater/mineral pool with sun shelves and private cabanas. Units average 1,026 square feet and include wood-style flooring, patios and balconies, large closets, granite countertops and stainless steel appliances.

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NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — Soft-Tex International Inc., a global pillow and bedding supplier, has expanded its lease in North Charleston to fully occupy a 236,843-square-foot warehouse at 3191 Ashley Phosphate Road, about 15 miles north of the Port of Charleston. This is the fourth expansion in North Charleston for the Waterford, N.Y.-based company since 2013, when it occupied just 25,000 square feet of industrial space. Alan Bolduc, Courtney Marous, and Kathleen Isola of Avison Young represented the tenant in the lease agreement. Colliers International represented the undisclosed building owner.

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WEST COLUMBIA, S.C. — Domino’s Pizza has signed a 68,000-square-foot lease for a new processing and distribution facility in West Columbia. Construction is expected to begin in the first quarter of this year. Domino’s plans to add 75 jobs to the area. Hiring is scheduled to start in the fourth quarter of this year, with the facility being delivered in the second quarter of 2020. Ken Ashley, John Wilkinson and Whitney Hembree of Cushman & Wakefield, along with Lee Warfield of Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer, represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. The developer and landlord were not disclosed.

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COLUMBIA, S.C. — NorthMarq Capital has arranged a $14 million bridge loan for the refinancing of 1600 Williams Street Office, a 140,000-square-foot office building in Columbia. The building once served as the South Carolina headquarters for BellSouth, and will now be leased to both Aflac and AT&T. Will James of NorthMarq’s Atlanta office arranged the loan on behalf of the undisclosed borrower. The loan was structured with a two-year, interest-only term through an undisclosed bridge/mezzanine lender.

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FOUNTAIN INN, S.C. — Fuyao North America Inc., a subsidiary of China-based Fuyao Glass Industry Group Co., will open a processing center in Fountain Inn, a city in South Carolina’s Upstate region. The company is planning to invest $16.1 million that is expected to create 70 new jobs. The Fuyao Group has been making automotive glass since 1987. The new facility will be located at 110 Milacron Drive, about 20 miles south of downtown Greenville, and will span 182,000 square feet. The Coordinating Council for Economic Development has awarded a $100,000 Set Aside grant to Greenville County to assist with costs associated with the project. A timeline for the project was not disclosed.

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FORT MILL, S.C. — Capital Square 1031 has bought CompuCom Systems’ world headquarters in South Carolina for $39 million from The Keith Corp. and MPV Properties. The three-story, 154,000-square-foot building is located in Fort Mill, about five miles south of Charlotte’s Ballantyne neighborhood, and is fully leased to CompuCom through 2032. CompuCom Systems provides end-to-end managed services, technology and consulting to enable the digital workplace for enterprise, midsize and small businesses. ​ Rob Cochran, Jared Londry and Nolan Ashton of Cushman & Wakefield represented the sellers in the transaction.

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