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8711 Westphalia Road
DevelopmentIndustrialMarylandOfficeSoutheast

Trammell Crow Co., Capital Electric Break Ground on 362,880 SF Office/Industrial Facility in Upper Marlboro, Maryland

by Julia Sanders

UPPER MARLBORO, MD. — Capital Lighting and Supply LLC and development partner Trammell Crow Co. have broken ground on a 362,880-square-foot, Class A office and warehouse build-to-suit facility in Upper Marlboro. Construction is slated for completion in the fourth quarter of 2022. Located at 8711 Westphalia Road, the new facility will feature over 40,000 square feet of office space with a training center, corporate offices and a will-call for local pickup. The warehouse component of the building includes 30-plus-foot bays for storage and features a distribution center automation technology. The facility will be located adjacent to the Capital Lighting and Supply’s current location and is meant to accommodate the firm’s 240 employees. Capital Lighting and Supply received conditional loans from both the Maryland Department of Commerce and Prince George’s County to support the project. MGMA Architects is serving as the architect, while Glen Arm Construction Co. is the general contractor.

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AcquisitionsHospitalityMarylandSoutheast

Condor Hospitality Trust to Sell Entire Hotel Portfolio to Blackstone for $305M

by Jeff Shaw

BETHESDA, MD. — Condor Hospitality Trust Inc. (NYSE: CDOR) has agreed to sell its entire hotel portfolio to affiliates of Blackstone Real Estate Partners for $305 million. The all-cash transaction does not include the assumption of any existing debt. Completion of the deal, which is expected to occur in the fourth quarter of 2021, is subject to customary closing conditions, including the approval of the company’s shareholders. The Bethesda-based real estate investment trust’s hotel portfolio includes 15 properties in eight states. Blackstone entered into voting agreements with Condor’s certain shareholders that hold approximately 60 percent of the common shares. Those shareholders voted in favor of the transaction.

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225 North Calvert
AcquisitionsMarylandMultifamilySoutheast

JLL Arranges Sale of 347-Unit Apartment Tower in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor District

by Julia Sanders

BALTIMORE — JLL has arranged the sale of 225 North Calvert, a 347-unit, 17-story apartment tower in the Inner Harbor district of downtown Baltimore. Broadshore Capital Partners, in a joint venture with an undisclosed investment partner, purchased the property for an undisclosed price. Scott Clukies of Broadshore led the firm on the sales transaction. Walter Coker, Brian Crivella and Robert Jenkins of JLL represented the seller, CP Capital US, formerly known as HQ Capital Real Estate. 225 North Calvert features a mix of one- and two-bedroom residences designed with floor-to-ceiling windows, balconies and an in-unit washers and dryers. Community amenities include a rooftop terrace with a swimming pool and lounge area, community game room, multimedia theater, health club, a pet exercise area and grooming stations. The property is located close to the National Aquarium, Oriole Park at Camden Yards and the Baltimore Ravens home arena, M&T Bank Stadium. The apartment community is also situated adjacent to Mercy Hospital. In 1967, 225 North Calvert was constructed as an office building, and in 2018, CP Capital completed a renovation converting the property to a Class A apartment tower. In addition to 347 apartment residences, the building also provides 9,535 square feet of …

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Amazon
Company NewsDevelopmentMarylandRetailSoutheastVirginia

Amazon to Open New Delivery Stations, Career Center in Mid-Atlantic

by Julia Sanders

SEATTLE — Amazon is expanding its presence in the Mid-Atlantic by opening several new delivery stations and a career center in Maryland and Virginia. The first facility set to open is a 72,000-square-foot delivery station located at 2100 Van Deman St. in Baltimore, Amazon’s first delivery station in Baltimore City. The e-commerce giant also plans to open a 194,000-square-foot facility at 7226 Preston Gateway Drive in Hanover, Md., which will be Amazon’s third delivery station in the city. Since 2010, Amazon has created more than 29,000 jobs in Maryland, and the company has invested over $9.5 billion for infrastructure and compensation in the state. Additionally, Amazon announced it will open an Amazon Career Center at 1989 S. Military Highway in Chesapeake, Va. This center will be used for hiring and orientation duties for the company’s Hampton Roads operations facilities. Additionally, the company will open two new delivery stations in the area including a 165,000-square-foot facility at 1400 Sewells Point Road in Norfolk and a 111,600-square-foot facility at 223 W Mercury Blvd. in Hampton, which was formerly a Kmart store. Since 2010, Amazon has provided more than 27,000 jobs in Virginia. The company has 15 delivery stations in the Commonwealth.

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AcquisitionsAffordable HousingCaliforniaCompany NewsMarylandMultifamilySoutheastTop StoriesWalker & DunlopWestern

Walker & Dunlop Bolsters Affordable Housing Business with $696M Acquisition of Alliant Capital, Affiliates

by John Nelson

BETHESDA, MD. AND WOODLAND HILLS, CALIF. — Walker & Dunlop (NYSE: WD) has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Alliant Capital Ltd., a privately held affordable housing asset management firm based in Woodland Hills. Under the terms of the purchase agreement, Walker & Dunlop will acquire Alliant and its affiliates, Alliant Strategic Investments and ADC Communities, at a total value of $696 million. Alliant is the sixth-largest syndicator of low-income housing tax credits (LIHTC) in the United States and has participated in the development of over 100,000 affordable units serving over 400,000 families. ADC Communities is the affordable housing development arm of Alliant, which has financed 29 developments and over 5,400 units in eight states since 2014. Alliant Strategic Investments focuses on non-LIHTC affordable housing preservation, workforce housing and opportunity zone investments. The acquisition will bring Walker & Dunlop’s total affordable housing assets under management to $16 billion, with $14 billion of those assets under management belonging to Alliant. The move is expected to be accretive to Walker & Dunlop’s existing $112 billion servicing portfolio. “Alliant is one of the largest and most respected tax credit syndicators and affordable housing developers in the country. The addition of their people, …

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AcquisitionsCompany NewsData CentersDistrict of ColumbiaIndustrialLife SciencesMarylandOfficeSoutheastTexasTop StoriesVirginia

PRP Sells Four Office Campuses for $1B, Makes $2B Commitment for Logistics and Data Center Acquisitions

by John Nelson

WASHINGTON, D.C. — PRP, a privately held real estate investment and management firm based in Washington, D.C., is making a sea change as it looks to bolster its logistics and data center portfolio and churn its office assets. The company is in the process of selling four office campuses in separate deals totaling more than $1 billion. At the same time, PRP is allocating $2 billion to acquire logistics facilities leased to credit-worthy companies in primary and secondary markets, as well as data centers and land zoned for future data centers. The specific locations of the assets were not disclosed. “The assets that we are acquiring are located in attractive markets backed by solid demographics, high barriers to entry and historically high industrial occupancy rates,” says Joe Neckles, managing director of net lease acquisitions at PRP. “The logistics and data center sectors remained highly resilient throughout the pandemic and continue to grow at rates well in excess of inflation.” The office assets that PRP is selling include Sequoia Plaza, a 370,000-square-foot campus spanning three buildings in Northern Virginia’s Arlington County. The property houses the headquarters of Arlington County’s Department of Human Services and the Arlington County Public School System. An …

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Ruxton Towers
AcquisitionsMarylandMultifamilySoutheast

Peak Management Acquires Ruxton Towers Apartments Near Baltimore for $35.6M

by Julia Sanders

TOWSON, MD. — Peak Management LLC has acquired Ruxton Towers Apartments, a 144-unit multifamily community in Towson, for $35.6 million. The seller was not disclosed. CBRE represented the buyer and seller in the transaction. Located at 8415 Bellona Lane in Baltimore County, Ruxton Towers features one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments ranging in size from 700 to 1,235 square feet. The property was approximately 99 percent leased at the time of the sale. More than half of the residential units were recently renovated with stainless steel appliances, espresso or oak cabinetry, granite countertops and vinyl or ceramic tile flooring. Community amenities include a swimming pool and sundeck, recently renovated pool house, fitness center, resident lounge, business center, a new barbecue grilling area, tennis courts, dog park, bike storage facility and full concierge services. The community also includes 235 surface parking spaces and 29 garage spaces. Built in 1964, Ruxton Towers is a 10-story building and includes 33,000 square feet of commercial office space located on the ground floor. The office space is currently 98 percent leased to professional services groups such as attorneys, physical therapists, dentists and other medical and healthcare providers. The apartment community is located less than three miles …

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IndustrialLeasing ActivityMarylandSoutheast

MacKenzie Arranges 28,800 SF Warehouse Lease in Northern Maryland

by Julia Sanders

ELDERSBURG, MD. — MacKenzie Commercial Real Estate Services LLC has arranged a 28,800-square-foot industrial lease in Eldersburg for Hajoca Corp., a privately owned wholesale distributor of plumbing, heating and industrial supplies. The lease is for warehouse space in Londontown Business Center, which is located at 1332 Londontown Blvd. Hajoca will be relocating from Baltimore City. Dennis Boyle and Daniel Hudak of MacKenzie represented the landlord in the transaction. Londontown Business Center is a 365,812-square-foot warehouse and office project located in downtown Eldersburg. The property’s common areas have been recently renovated and include flexible floor plans. Hajoca’s new location will include office space and an outside storage area. There is still approximately 21,000 square feet remaining for lease at the project.

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St. Thomas Shopping Center
Leasing ActivityMarylandRetailSoutheast

Greenberg Gibbons Adds Four Retailers at St. Thomas Shopping Center in Owings Mills, Maryland

by Julia Sanders

OWINGS MILLS, MD. — Greenberg Gibbons has signed leases with four new retailers that are joining the St. Thomas Shopping Center in Owings Mills. The new tenants, Next Door Pharmacy, uBreakiFix and Boston Market will open this fall, and Michaels will open in fall 2022. Michaels, an arts and crafts retailer, will take up a 23,045-square-foot space near Baltimore Sports & Novelty. Next Door Pharmacy is a customer-centered pharmacy that offers free delivery, pet medications, compounding, vaccinations and price matching. The company’s 1,600-square-foot location will also be next to Baltimore Sports & Novelty. An electronics repair shop, uBreakiFix, will be in a 1,600-square-foot store between H&R Block and Next Door Pharmacy. Boston Market, a fast-casual restaurant, will be in a 2,000-square-foot space located next to 1st Financial and adjacent to M&T Bank. St. Thomas Shopping Center is located on Reisterstown Road, adjacent to Foundry Row, the mixed-use destination also owned and managed by Greenberg Gibbons. In the 100,000-square-foot commercial complex, St. Thomas Shopping Center also features retailers such as Wells Fargo and Starbucks.

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Self storage
DevelopmentIndustrialLoansMarylandSelf-StorageSoutheast

Talonvest Capital Secures $45.5M Construction Loan for Self-Storage Project in Bethesda, Maryland

by Julia Sanders

BETHESDA, MD. — Talonvest Capital Inc. has secured a $45.5 million construction loan to fund the ground-up development of a self-storage facility in Bethesda. Upon completion, the self-storage facility will feature a 131,559 net rentable square feet of climate-controlled space in approximately 1,560 units across nine levels. The project is expected to be completed in 2022. The loan features a low interest rate, a three-year term with an extension option and prepayment flexibility. Jim Davies, Erich Pryor, Mason Brusseau and Tom Sherlock of Talonvest secured the loan on behalf of the borrower, 1784 Capital Holdings, which is a self-storage developer based in Scottsdale, Arizona. Talonvest Capital is an Irvine, Calif.-based real estate firm that provides advisory services to self-storage and commercial real estate investors, owners and developers nationally.

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