South Carolina

Westgate Shopping Center Little Rock Arkansas

EASLEY, S.C. AND LITTLE ROCK, ARK. — The Shopping Center Group has finalized the sales of The Shops at Easley Town Center in the Greenville submarket of Easley and Westgate Shopping Center in northwest Little Rock. A private investor based in California purchased the 21,300-square-foot Shops at Easley Town Center from Akron, Ohio-based Cedarwood Development for an undisclosed price. Built in 2012, the unanchored shopping center was 92 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Five Guys Burgers and Fries, GameStop, AT&T Mobility, Aspen Dental, Jersey Mike’s, Sprint and GNC. An affiliate of Denver-based Baceline Investments purchased Westgate Shopping Center from Weingarten Realty for $6.7 million. Built in 1965, the center was 96 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Stein Mart, Dunkin’ Donuts, Top Nails, Tanglewood Drug Store, All Aboard, Subway and Jackson Hewitt Tax Service. Anthony Blanco, Lenard Williams and Mallory Ham of The Shopping Center Group represented the sellers in both transactions. The team partnered with Flake & Kelley Commercial in the Westgate sale.

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Manufacturing was instrumental in driving the United States economy out of the recession. With Greenville-Spartanburg having a high ratio of manufacturing to warehouse space, the region’s industrial market has been ahead of the national market in terms of growth. Greenville-Spartanburg is first and foremost an industrial market with approximately 160 million square feet of manufacturing, warehouse and flex space. This is larger than the industrial markets in Columbia and Charleston combined. For five consecutive years vacancy has declined and absorption has been consistently positive. Vacancy currently sits at a record 7.3 percent and has been there for several quarters, not moving down further mostly due to lack of product. Annual net absorption topped 4.3 million square feet in 2012 and 2013, and dropped down to 2.5 million in 2014. Space that does not exist cannot be absorbed. Developers are aggressively responding to this lack of product with more than 3 million square feet of space expected to be built in 2015. Over 1.3 million square feet of that space is considered speculative, meaning construction started before occupancy was achieved. Both numbers represent the highest amounts of construction since CBRE began tracking the Greenville-Spartanburg industrial market in 2001. Absorption in 2015 …

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Brentwood Chase Apartments Gastonia

ROCK HILL, S.C. AND GASTONIA, N.C. — NorthMarq Capital has arranged two refinance loans totaling $34.8 million for two multifamily properties in the Carolinas. The assets include the 436-unit Brentwood Chase Apartments at 1654 Lowell Bethesda Road in Gastonia and the 248-unit Cowan Farms at 1310 Cypress Point Drive in Rock Hill. Bill Matone of NorthMarq Capital’s Charlotte office arranged both loans with 10-year terms and 30-year amortization schedules. Brentwood Chase’s loan amount was $21.8 million and Cowan Farms’ was $13 million.

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SIMPSONVILLE, S.C. — Construction is underway on Fairview Park Assisted Living Facility, developed by Graycliff Capital Senior Housing, across a 10-acre parcel near Hillcrest Memorial Hospital in Simpsonville. Planned to accommodate 80 total beds, Fairview was modeled on Graycliff’s Spring Park concept and will comprise two residential assisted living wings containing common areas and 56 beds, as well as a 24-bed memory care wing with private common areas. Development cost is $11.2 million, and Graycliff expects to complete construction by November 2015.

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Polo Village Columbia South Carolina

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Multi Housing Advisors (MHA) has brokered five separate sales of apartment communities in South Carolina totaling $52.6 million. Marc Robinson, Jordan McCarley and Watson Bryant of MHA’s Charlotte office represented the sellers in the transactions. The transactions include: • Greystone & Co. sold the 152-unit The Reserve at Cavalier and the 130-unit Hampton Forest, both located in Greenville, to two separate funds controlled by Monument Capital Management. • Applegate & Co. sold the 312-unit Polo Village, located in Columbia, to an affiliate of EBSCO Income Properties LLC. • LNR Partners sold the 176-unit Pocalla Springs, located in Sumter, to an undisclosed buyer. • Southwood Realty sold the 132-unit Heather Heights, located in Rock Hill, to Varden Capital Properties.

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Gaffney Industrial Suminoe

GAFFNEY, S.C. — Lyons Industrial Properties has brokered the sale of a 208,000-square-foot industrial facility located at 805 Victory Trail Road in Gaffney. The property is leased to Suminoe Textiles of America, a textile distributor to the automotive industry. Bobby Lyons of Lyons Industrial Properties represented the seller, Anderson Family Associates, in the transaction. Reger Holdings purchased the asset for $3.3 million.

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700 and 800 Gervais St.

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Arnold Cos. has redevelopment plans for 700 and 800 Gervais St. in Columbia. The retail and entertainment complex is currently home to Tsunami, Rocket Man Piano Bar, Wet Willies and Jillian’s. Arnold Cos. plans to rebrand the complex as West End Alley and connect the complex with a new alleyway, as well as upgrade the façade, upgrade the lighting and add covered outdoor seating in the new alleyway. Arnold Cos. will also bring two new tenants to the complex: Atlanta-based Mexican chain Tin Lizzy’s and City Bar and Fondue. The two restaurants are slated to open in mid-2015. Once a Train Depot building and warehouse, the complex spans 94,000 square feet and features a 478-space parking lot wrapping around the perimeter of the complex. Arnold Cos.’s redevelopment of 700 and 800 Gervais St. will begin in the second quarter of this year.

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Palmetto Point Charleston

CHARLESTON, S.C. — URS Capital Partners, a private real estate investment firm based in New York, has purchased Palmetto Point, a value-add apartment complex in Charleston. The property is URS Capital’s ninth apartment purchase in the last five years and brings its portfolio to more than 1,100 units. The investor purchased the asset using a combination of bridge financing and equity raised from a network of private investors. URS Capital is planning to invest $2 million to renovate unit interiors and add a new pool with a sundeck and outdoor kitchen. The property will also be renamed Oasis @ West Ashley.

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Kingsley Park Fort Mill

FORT MILL, S.C. — DTZ has brokered the $39.5 million sale of three Class A office buildings in Fort Mill, a suburb of Charlotte. The three office assets are located in Kingsley Park, a corporate office campus. Rob Cochran and Jared Londry of DTZ represented the seller, a joint venture partnership between Childress Klein and The Springs Co. Omaha-based Waitt Co. purchased the buildings for $222 per square foot. Kingsley Park is Waitt Co.’s first real estate investment in the Carolinas.

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Port Royal Lowcountry

PORT ROYAL, S.C. — Big Rock Partners and joint venture partner Millennium Real Estate Group plan to develop a $25 million seniors housing rental community in Port Royal, near Hilton Head Island in South Carolina’s Lowcountry region. The partnership plans to begin construction on the project in early 2016 and wrap up construction in early 2017. The property will span 126 rental residences — 60 independent living, 45 assisted living and 21 memory care. The new community will be located on a 50-acre property that Millennium Real Estate Group owns. The other components of the tract include The Preserve luxury apartments, Port Royal Center and the Keyserling Cancer Center, which is an affiliate of Duke Medicine. Winston-Salem-based CJMW Architecture is designing the community.

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