BIRMINGHAM, ALA. — PointOne Holdings LLC and Biscayne Atlantic have sold two office buildings in Birmingham for $34.5 million. The Class A office buildings total 153,000 square feet and are situated at 1800 and 1900 International Park, about 11 miles south of downtown Birmingham. The joint venture originally acquired the property as part of a three-building portfolio that also included Blue Lake, which PointOne Holdings and Biscayne Atlantic will retain. Kevin Markwordt of Transwestern represented the sellers in the transaction. Shamrock Investments acquired the buildings.
Alabama
GADSDEN, ALA. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $7.8 million sale of Riverview Plaza, a 148,860-square-foot shopping center in Gadsden. Bargain Hunt, Harbor Freight Tools, Tuesday Morning and Dollar Tree anchor the center. Zach Taylor of Marcus & Millichap’s Taylor McMinn Retail Group represented the seller, EIG Riverview Plaza LLC, in the transaction. Louise Jennings of Real Estate Southeast represented the buyer, MR Stealth LLC, which is a private investor.
HUNTSVILLE, ALA. — Big V Property Group has acquired Westside Centre, a 655,638-square-foot shopping center in Huntsville, for $35.9 million. The property was 74 percent leased at the time of the sale to tenants including Big Lots, Stein Mart, Tuesday Morning, PetSmart, Ross Dress for Less, Shoe Carnival and Party City. Super Target shadow anchors the center. Westside Centre is situated at 6275 University Drive NW, adjacent to the 4,000-acre Cummings Research Park and six miles west of downtown Huntsville. The seller was not disclosed.
LOS ANGELES — CBRE has arranged the $90 million sale of 22 medical buildings in Florida, Georgia, Alabama and Illinois. The sale includes the Dermatology Solutions Group portfolio, an eight-building portfolio totaling 51,505 square feet in Alabama and Florida. The portfolio is fully occupied by Dermatology Solutions Group, which signed 10-year leases at each site at closing. Physician Group sold the properties to a public single-tenant REIT. A 47,936-square-foot building situated at 2061 Peachtree St. in Atlanta’s Buckhead district was included in the sale as well. The asset was built in 2013 and fully occupied by tenants including Georgia Hand, Shoulder & Elbow (GHSE), the largest hand and upper extremity practice in Georgia. Physician Group sold the building to a public healthcare REIT. The other 13 buildings total 197,385 square feet and are located in Chicago. The undisclosed developer sold the assets to Institutional Fund.
Eyzenberg & Co. Arranges $35.4M Refinancing Loan for Multifamily Portfolio in Southeast
by Alex Tostado
NEW YORK CITY — Eyzenberg & Co. has arranged a $35.4 million refinancing loan for a three-property multifamily portfolio across the Southeast. The portfolio includes the 188-unit Park at Arlington in Covington, Ga.; the 232-unit Park at Brighton in Robinsonville, Miss.; and the 184-unit Park at Ashburn in Dothan, Ala. A joint venture between Blue Magma Residential LLC and NCP Enterprise Funds acquired the portfolio in December 2017. New York City-based Jeff Conti and Mila Babenko of Eyzenberg & Co. arranged the loan through Greystone on behalf of the borrowers.
HUNTSVILLE, ALA. — Georgia Tech Research Institute has leased 38,000 square feet of office space within Redstone Gateway, a 76,000-square-foot building in Huntsville being developed by Corporate Office Properties Trust, which will also serve as the landlord. Georgia Tech’s focus in Huntsville is aero-space related reasearch. Redstone Gateway is a research park near U.S. Army post Redstone Arsenal, which is home to the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command (AMCOM), major components of the Defense Intelligence Agency and the NASA‐ George C. Marshall Space Flight Center. Redstone Gateway is expected to open this fall. Georgia Tech will consolidate 70 employees from offices around Huntsville to the new location, with plans to further expand. Dale Lewis and Mark Rosenthal of CBRE and Russ Russell Real Estate represented Georgia Tech in the lease negotiations. The landlord was represented internally by James Lomax.
MOBILE, ALA. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the $23.5 million sale of Spanish Fort Town Center, a 216-unit apartment complex in Mobile. Built in 2009, Spanish Fort Town Center is situated within the master-planned Spanish Fort Town Center and offers amenities such as a saltwater swimming pool, 24-hour fitness center, dog park, business center, fire pit and package acceptance. Josh Jacobs, Jimmy Adams and Craig Hey of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, Spanish Fort Realty LLC, in the transaction. Birmingham, Ala.-based LMS Real Estate acquired the property.
BIRMINGHAM, ALA. — Revere Capital has provided a $25 million refinancing loan for Brookwood Village, a 411,441-square-foot shopping center in Birmingham. The asset sits on 22 acres, about six miles south of downtown Birmingham. Tenants include Target, Verizon Wireless, DSW, Macy’s and The Fresh Market. The borrower was not disclosed, but the property is listed under management by CAPREF Manager, a subsidiary of Dallas-based Cypress Equities.
Hunt Real Estate Provides $17.9M Refinance Loan for Student Housing Portfolio Near University of Alabama
by Alex Tostado
TUSCALOOSA, ALA. — Hunt Real Estate Capital has provided a $17.9 million loan to refinance a 12-building student housing portfolio in Tuscaloosa, home of the University of Alabama. The properties include the seven-building Preston Place (240 beds) and the one-building Alexandria (22 beds), Georgian (20 beds), St. Charles (48 beds), St. George (24 beds) and 317 Reed (eight beds). The Freddie Mac loan has a 10-year term with five years of interest-only payments and a 30-year amortization schedule. The borrower is Roar IV LLC, which acquired the properties between 1994 and 1999. The assets were built between 1988 and 1992 and have undergone various renovations under multiple owners.
MONTGOMERY, ALA. — Colliers International has brokered the sale of Barrington Place at Somerset, a 376-unit apartment community in the Eastchase submarket of Montgomery. Amenities include two fitness centers, two swimming pools, a 16-seat movie theater, children’s play room, playground, car care center and a jogging trail. Will Mathews, Carter Brehm and Austin Weathington of Colliers represented both the buyer and seller — Core Pacific Advisors and Barrington Place LLC, respectively — in the transaction. Built in 2002, the value-add property is Core Pacific’s first purchase in Alabama. The sales price was not disclosed.