CHARLESTON, S.C. — Blackbaud, a Charleston-based cloud software provider for nonprofits and similar organizations, has selected Holder Properties to develop the company’s new corporate campus in Charleston. Blackbaud’s new campus will consist of a two-phase project situated on 13 acres in the Daniel Island community. Phase I will consist of a four-story, 172,000-square-foot office building and a 650-space surface parking lot located at the corner of Fairchild and Central Island streets. The site is planned to accommodate a second phase expansion for up to 175,000 square feet of additional office space. Construction began in October and Blackbaud will occupy the building upon its completion in the first quarter of 2018. The project team includes architect ASD and general contractor Balfour Beatty. Lee Allen, Chase Monroe, Graham Summers, Denice Michel and John Robinson of JLL represented Blackbaud in the transaction.
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SPARTANBURG, S.C. — NAI Earle Furman has brokered the $8.8 million sale of two apartment communities totaling 166 units in Spartanburg. The assets include the 74-unit Georgetown Village located at 1421 John B White Sr. Blvd. and the 92-unit Timberlane Apartments located at 106 Kensington Drive. Cedar Grove SC LLC purchased both assets from Georgetown Holdings LLC. Tony Bonitati, Kay Hill and Bern DuPree of NAI Earle Furman represented the seller in the transaction. Both Georgetown Village and Timberlane Apartments were fully occupied at the time of sale.
ARA Newmark Arranges $56M Sale of Student Housing Community Near the University of South Carolina
by John Nelson
COLUMBIA, S.C. — ARA Newmark has arranged the $56 million sale of Aspyre, a 760-bed student housing community located near the University of South Carolina campus in Columbia. Ryan Lang of ARA Newmark represented the seller, Holder Properties, in the disposition of the property to Castlerock Enterprises. Community amenities at Aspyre include a resort-style pool with a beach area and grills; a clubroom with a bar area, a Nintendo Wii and a PlayStation; and a Zen courtyard with a putting green and 24-hour fitness center. Aspyre was 97 percent occupied at the time of sale.
GREENVILLE, S.C. — A development partnership between Atlanta-based TPA Group, Greenville-based Appian Investments and Boston-based Long Wharf Real Estate Partners plans to build a new 331,850-square-foot spec industrial facility in Greenville. The property will be situated within the 1,100-acre Augusta Grove business park on a 46.1-acre site at the intersection of Matrix Parkway and Old Grove Road. Known as Augusta Grove #17, the Class A, rear-load project will feature 32-foot clear heights, LED lighting and an ESFR sprinkler system. The development team plans to break ground on the property by the end of the year and wrap up construction by late summer 2017. NAI Earle Furman is marketing the property for lease or sale. The project team includes Greenville-based general contractor Harper Corp., architect Wakefield Beasley & Associates and civil engineer blueWATER Civil Design.
Liberty Property Trust Breaks Ground on 171,600 SF Warehouse in Upstate South Carolina
by John Nelson
GREER, S.C. — Liberty Property Trust has broken ground on Caliber North, a 171,600-square-foot warehouse situated within the Caliber Ridge industrial park in Greer. Located at I-85 and Green Road, the warehouse is situated near the BMW Manufacturing Plant and the South Carolina Inland Port. Set for an April 2017 completion, Caliber North will feature 7-inch concrete slab floors and 36-foot clear heights, the first warehouse in the market built to those specifications. The project team includes architect MCA Architecture, civil engineer blueWATER Civil Design and general contractor Harper Corp. Jaime Maldonado of Liberty Property Trust is Caliber North’s project manager, and Liberty’s Bryan Blythe is teaming up with Brian Young, Elliott Fayssoux and Kacie Jackson of Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer to market the project. Liberty is planning to build a second property at the site totaling 94,500 square feet.
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — Colliers International has arranged the $22.4 million sale of The Shoppes at Centre Pointe, a 112,302-square-foot shopping center located in North Charleston. The property is fully leased to Field & Stream, Conn’s HomePlus and La-Z-Boy. Marc Bonilla of Colliers International represented the buyer, Rose FP LLC, in the transaction. Joey Odom of Stan Johnson Co. represented the seller, SC North Charleston CPD 2G-1 1B.
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Baltimore-based Continental Realty Corp. has purchased West Ashley Shoppes, a 136,242-square-foot shopping center located at 946 Orleans Road in Charleston. Continental Realty bought the asset through its Continental Realty Fund IV LP fund from T West Ashley SC LLC for $17.3 million. Built in 1987 and renovated in 2003, West Ashley Shoppes was 93 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Bed Bath & Beyond, Cost Plus World Market, Ross Dress for Less and Party City. Kyle Stonis and Pierce Mayson of SRS Real Estate Partners represented the seller in the transaction.
Berkadia Brokers Sale of Two Multifamily Communities in South Carolina Totaling $46.4M
by John Nelson
COLUMBIA AND NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — Berkadia has brokered the sale of two multifamily communities located in Columbia and North Charleston for a combined $46.4 million. The transactions include the $30 million sale of Greenbrier Apartments in Columbia and the $16.4 million sale of Ashley Village Townhomes in North Charleston. Southwood Realty purchased the 526-unit Greenbrier Apartments from an undisclosed seller. PEM Real Estate Group purchased the 260-unit Ashley Village Townhomes from URS Capital Partners. Mark Boyce and Blake Coffey of Berkadia brokered the transactions.
GREENVILLE, S.C. — CBRE has brokered the sale of two multi-tenant office buildings located at 201 and 651 Brookfield Parkway in Greenville. Atlanta-based Fairlead Capital Partners purchased the two properties from Garrison Investment Group for a combined $25 million. Fairlead funded the purchase with its proprietary capital and equity from Bridge Investment Group Partners, manager of the ROC funds. Totaling 238,175 square feet, the assets are leased to tenants such as MetLife, GE Gas Turbines and Ahold USA. Patrick Gildea and Tripp Sellers of CBRE represented Garrison Investment Group in the transaction.
FLORIDA, N.Y. — Big V Capital LLC, the investment management affiliate of New York-based Big V Properties, has closed on the purchase of three shopping centers in the Southeast for a combined $24 million. The properties include the 74,370-square-foot Village at Myrtle Grove in Wilmington, N.C.; the 180,194-square-foot Lancer Center in Lancaster, S.C.; and the 203,876-square-foot Lanier Plaza Shopping Center in Brunswick, Ga. Village at Myrtle Grove was 87 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Staples; Lancer Center was 89 percent leased to Big Lots, Citi Trends, Pet Sense and Bi-Lo; and Lanier Plaza was 81 percent leased to Winn-Dixie, Dollar Tree, Rent-A-Center and Habitat for Humanity. With the purchase of these three assets, Big V Properties owns and/or operates 31 Class A and B shopping centers totaling roughly 3 million square feet.