Alabama

Publix to Acquire Two Western Market Locations Near Birmingham

by Alex Tostado January 7, 2019

MOUTAIN BROOK AND VESTAVIA HILLS, ALA. — Publix Super Markets will acquire two Western Supermarket locations in Alabama as the grocer expands its Birmingham footprint. The location in Vestavia Hills, about nine miles south of downtown Birmingham, will open as a Publix grocery store. The location in Mountain Brook, four miles south of downtown Birmingham, will open as a GreenWise Market. GreenWise Market is a specialty, natural and organic store featuring a variety of house-prepared meals and grab-and-go items. It is the seventh announced GreenWise Market and is expected to open in third-quarter 2019. The other location will be torn down and rebuilt into a 35,000-square-foot Publix. An opening date has not been announced. The sales prices of the properties were not disclosed.

January 7, 2019

Acquisitions Alabama New York Northeast Seniors Housing Southeast Top Stories

Bridge Investment Group Acquires Somerby Living Services, Including Nine Seniors Housing Communities

by John Nelson January 7, 2019

NEW YORK CITY AND BIRMINGHAM, ALA. — An affiliate of Bridge Investment Group has purchased Somerby Senior Living Services, a seniors housing operator based in Birmingham. The seniors housing firm is a wholly owned subsidiary of Dominion Partners, a Birmingham-based real estate developer. The sales price was not disclosed. The acquisition includes a nine-property portfolio of seniors housing assets located in prime markets in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and Tennessee. The portfolio’s unit mix includes 134 independent living villas, 771 independent living units, 393 assisted living units and 260 memory care units. Ryan Maconachy and Chad Lavender of HFF represented Dominion Partners in the portfolio sale. Sarah Anderson led HFF’s debt placement team to secure acquisition financing on behalf of Bridge. Bridge currently owns 90 properties totaling 10,600 units across two private equity funds managed by its seniors housing affiliate, Bridge Seniors Housing Fund Manager. “We are excited to further vertically integrate Bridge Seniors Housing Fund Manager through this acquisition,” says Robert Chapin, CEO of Bridge Seniors Housing Fund Manager. Bridge plans to retain David Grady, president and chief operating officer of Somerby, to lead the company post-acquisition. Somerby currently has 20 corporate-level employees and more than 1,350 property-level …

January 7, 2019

Acquisitions Alabama Multifamily Southeast

Berkadia Arranges $56M Sale of Multifamily Community in Birmingham

by Alex Tostado January 2, 2019

BIRMINGHAM, ALA. — Berkadia has arranged the $56 million sale of Wildwood Crossings Apartments, a 520-unit multifamily complex in Birmingham. The buyer, New York City-based White Eagle Property Group LLC, will renovate the interiors of the units as well as update amenities community-wide. David Oakley, David Wilson, Caleb Frizzell and Abe Maddox of Berkadia represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.

January 2, 2019

Alabama Leasing Activity Office Southeast

Leidos Signs 61,358 SF Office Lease in Huntsville

by Alex Tostado December 20, 2018

HUNTSVILLE, ALA. — Leidos Inc., a defense, aviation and biomedical research company, has signed a 61,358-square-foot lease at 915 Explorer Blvd. in Huntsville. The company occupies multiple locations in the city but plans to consolidate much of its operations to the single-story flex building. The property is located within Cummings Research Park, the second-largest research park in the United States, trailing only Research Triangle Park in Raleigh. Carter Burwell of JLL’s Birmingham office, and Doug Seale and Mateo Diachok of JLL’s Washington, D.C., office, represented Leidos in the transaction.

December 20, 2018

Acquisitions Alabama Civic Southeast

Easterly Government Acquires 83,676 SF Civic Building in Birmingham

by Alex Tostado December 11, 2018

BIRMINGHAM, ALA. — Easterly Government Properties Inc., a real estate investment trust focused on the acquisition, development and management of Class A commercial properties leased to the U.S. government, has acquired the 83,676-square foot U.S. Department of the Treasury facility in Birmingham. Known as TREAS-Birmingham, the property is a three-story, Class A build-to-suit facility that was constructed in 2014. The building is 100 percent leased to the Treasury on an initial 15-year, non-cancelable term expiring in December 2029. The sales price and seller were not disclosed.

December 11, 2018

Alabama Development Hospitality Southeast

Hampton Inn & Suites Opens $15.5M Prototype Hotel in Metro Mobile

by Alex Tostado December 10, 2018

SARALAND, ALA. — Hampton Inn & Suites has opened a new 100-room, $15.5 million hotel in Saraland. Located about 12 miles north of Mobile, the hotel is Hampton’s first new prototype in a decade. Guestrooms have been redesigned to feature larger windows and bathrooms with improved lighting, décor and bath fixtures. Other amenities include 900 square feet of meeting space, a board room, complimentary breakfast, pool, fitness center and a business center. The business employs more than 18 full-time workers and will eventually employ 30 full- and part-time workers.

December 10, 2018

Alabama Loans Retail Southeast

Mag Mile Capital Arranges $2M Loan for Alabama Retail Property

by Alex Tostado November 27, 2018

HUNSTVILLE, ALA. — Mag Mile Capital has arranged financing for a single-tenant retail property in Huntsville. Rob Bernstein originated the $2 million, 10-year loan. The specific location of the property, its tenant and the lender were not disclosed. The borrower is an entity controlled by Ari Benmosche and Randall Briskin that owns a portfolio of assets in the Midwest and Northeast.

November 27, 2018

Alabama Office Southeast

VCP City Center Acquires 691,777 SF Office Building in Downtown Birmingham for $31M

by Alex Tostado November 14, 2018

BIRMINGHAM, ALA. — VCP City Center, which is managed by Varden Capital Properties and Tellus Multifamily, has acquired City Center, a 691,777-square-foot, vacant office building in downtown Birmingham. Cushman & Wakefield represented the undisclosed seller in the $31 million sale.

November 14, 2018

Alabama Development Georgia Retail Southeast

Watkins Real Estate Develops Two Publix-Anchored Shopping Centers in Georgia, Alabama

by Amy Works November 9, 2018

BUFORD, GA., AND NORTHPORT, ALA. — Atlanta-based Watkins Real Estate Group has developed two Publix-anchored neighborhood retail centers in the suburbs of Atlanta and Tuscaloosa, Ala., totaling more than 126,000 square feet. Located in Buford, Holland Point is a 68,600-square-foot center along the city’s Quality Development Corridor on Hamilton Mill and Bogan roads. The property has nearly 20,000 square feet of inline space available, as well as three one-acre outparcels. Bristol Park, located at the intersection of Highway 69 and Mitt Lary Road in Northport, is a 56,800-square-foot center that features two available outparcels and 10,500 square feet of available shop space.

November 9, 2018

Acquisitions Alabama Retail Southeast

Boyle Investment Sells Whole Foods-Anchored Retail Center in Metro Birmingham

by Amy Works November 6, 2018

HOOVER, ALA. — Boyle Investment Co.’s Midsouth Capital Fund has completed the sale of Whole Foods Market Plaza, a retail property situated on 18.9 acres at 3780 Riverchase Village in Hoover, a suburb of Birmingham. TH Real Estate, an affiliate of Nuveen, purchased the assets for an undisclosed price. Originally developed in 1980 and renovated in 2016, the 175,673-square-foot property is occupied by Whole Foods Market, PetSmart, Best Buy, Bella’s Bridal and Formal and Newk’s Eatery. Jim Hamilton and Shea Patrick of HFF represented the seller in the deal.

November 6, 2018

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