Maryland

Trout Daniel Arranges Sale of Former Department Store in Baltimore, Buyer Plans Multifamily Conversion

by Julia Sanders July 27, 2021

BALTIMORE — Trout Daniel & Associates (TD&A) has arranged the sale of 300 West Fayette Street, a 120,000-square-foot building in Baltimore. The buyer, an entity doing business as 300 W. Fayette Finance LLC, is led by a local investment group. The company plans to redevelop the property into an apartment community. The sales price and seller were not disclosed. The property is a seven story building that formerly was a department store. The building will be converted into 107 market-rate apartments and will include street-level retail and flexible office space. Construction is slated to start in a few months. Built in 1908, the building was the original home of Berkheimer Brothers Department Store. In addition to the original department store, the sale includes an adjoining brownstone building that once housed Robert L. Richardson Mortgage Co. Gary Olschansky of TD&A represented the undisclosed seller, who had owned the building since 2005. Brad Byrnes of Byrnes & Associates Inc. represented the buyer. TD&A is a Baltimore-based commercial real estate services company.

July 27, 2021

Development Maryland Multifamily Southeast

WPC Tops Out 26-Story Apartment Tower in Silver Spring, Maryland

by Julia Sanders July 23, 2021

SILVER SPRING, MD. — Washington Property Co. (WPC) has topped out Solaire 8200 Dixon, a 403-unit apartment tower in the Ripley District in downtown Silver Spring. The general contractor, Clark Construction Co., is slated to deliver the first apartments in mid-2022. Architectural firm Design Collective designed the property. At 26 stories, Solaire 8200 Dixon will be Silver Spring’s tallest building, according to WPC. The property will feature the area’s first food hall and city market, which will be open to the public. Community amenities will include a rooftop fitness center, pool and sky lounge, as well as a club room with coworking facilities, catering kitchen, 24-hour concierge and package services, pet spa and two guest suites for residents’ use. About 75 percent of the apartments will be one-bedroom and the remainder will have two bedrooms. Solaire 8200 Dixon will be located on the former site of Progress Place, which was home to the nonprofit organization Shepherd’s Table. Through a public-private partnership with Montgomery County, WPC developed a new Progress Place building offsite at 8106 Georgia Ave. in Silver Spring. The new facility houses Shepherd’s Table and two other nonprofits, Interfaith Works and Mobile Med. WPC is a commercial real estate …

July 23, 2021

Acquisitions Maryland Multifamily Southeast

Eastern Union Arranges $42M Sale of Portabello Apartments in Oxon Hill, Maryland

by Julia Sanders July 12, 2021

OXON HILL, MD. — Eastern Union has arranged the $42 million sale of Portabello Apartments, a 254-unit multifamily property in Oxon Hill. Alex Bensahel of Eastern Union led the sales transaction. The seller and buyer were not disclosed. Portabello Apartments is located at 6441 Livingston Road, about 13 miles from Washington, D.C. The apartment community includes one- to three-bedroom units, and rents ranges from $1,145 to $1,820. Built in 1965, the property’s amenities include a playground, pool, laundry facilities, onsite maintenance, property manager onsite, clubhouse and public transportation. Eastern Union is a New York-based national commercial real estate firm.

July 12, 2021

Acquisitions Maryland Multifamily Southeast

StoneBridge Acquires Gramercy at Town Center Apartments in Columbia, Maryland for $67M

by Julia Sanders July 7, 2021

COLUMBIA, MD. — StoneBridge Investments has acquired Gramercy at Town Center, a 210-unit apartment community in Columbia, for $67 million. Martha Hastings and Bill Roohan of CBRE represented the sellers, Prudential Global Investment Management and Bozzuto, in the transaction. Maxi Leachman and David Webb, also with CBRE, arranged financing on behalf of StoneBridge. The financing was a Freddie Mac loan of about $43 million. Built in 1998 at 10601 Gramercy Place, Gramercy at Town Center features a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments. StoneBridge plans to make improvements to the clubhouse and pool, building exteriors and interior unit upgrades such as faux wood flooring, updated finishes and technology packages. Each unit has a private balcony or patio, individual side-by-side washer and dryer and a walk-in closet, and some of the units also offer gas fireplaces and built-in computer niches. The kitchens feature stainless steel appliances, granite countertops, hardwood flooring and breakfast bars. Community amenities include a swimming pool with sundeck, 24-hour fitness center, a business center, guest suite and private garages.

July 7, 2021

Loans Maryland Retail Southeast

JLL Secures $44.5M Loan for Landing at Woodyard in Metro D.C.

by Julia Sanders July 2, 2021

CLINTON, MD. — JLL Capital Markets has secured a $44.5 million loan for The Landing at Woodyard, a newly redeveloped, 210,000-square-foot shopping center located in the Washington, D.C. suburb of Clinton. JLL worked on behalf of the borrower, Meritus Realty Ventures, to place the 10-year, fixed-rate CMBS loan with Morgan Stanley Real Estate. Loan proceeds were used to repay the existing bridge loan and fund remaining tenant improvements for the tenants that recently signed new leases. Meritus has owned Landing at Woodyard since 2016. The center is currently 95 percent leased and has a tenant roster including Aldi, Chick-fil-A, Marshalls, Popeyes, Ross Dress for Less, Burlington and Panera. Situated at 8801 Woodyard Road, Landing at Woodyard is located at the intersection of Branch Avenue and Woodyard Road. The project was renamed The Landing at Woodyard partially due to its proximity to Andrews Air Force base, which is just two miles away. Max Herzog, Marko Kazanjian and Daniel McIntyre of JLL represented the borrower.

July 2, 2021

Development Maryland Multifamily Southeast

Foulger-Pratt to Develop $119.5M Rae at Westlake Apartment Project in Bethesda, Maryland

by Julia Sanders June 30, 2021

BETHESDA, MD. — Foulger-Pratt will develop The Rae at Westlake, a five-story, 343-unit multifamily property in Bethesda. The community will include 299 market-rate apartments and 44 affordable housing units. The developer expects the property to cost $119.5 million to bring on line. Located at 10401 Motor City Drive, Rae at Westlake will be situated across from Westfield Montgomery Mall, which has 750,000 square feet of retail space with more than 40 dining places, theaters and a bowling alley. The mall is currently undergoing renovations. The mixed-income apartment property will be located off Interstate 270 and close to federal government operations, including the National Institutes of Health and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Additionally, the project will be located across from the Montgomery Mall Transit Center, which provides bus access to three Metrorail stations. The Rae will feature 46 studio, 170 one-bedroom and 127 two-bedroom units. Community amenities will include a dedicated dog run and pet spa, 24-hour fitness center, bocce ball courts, pedestrian trail, two courtyards with pool and grilling, coworking space and community event space. The project is slated to be open by the end of 2023. The apartment project was funded by $42.7 million sponsor and investor …

June 30, 2021

Acquisitions Maryland Multifamily Southeast

JLL Brokers $110M Sale of Mallory Square Apartments in Rockville, Maryland

by Julia Sanders June 29, 2021

ROCKVILLE, MD. — JLL Capital Markets has brokered the $110 million sale of Mallory Square, a 365-unit mid-rise apartment community in Rockville. Walter Coker, Brian Crivella, Robert Jenkins and Bill Gribbin of JLL represented the seller, Woodfield Development, which sold the property to Nuveen Real Estate. Mallory Square totals 330,117 rentable square feet and includes a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom units, as well as 1,600 square feet of retail space leased to Dunkin’. Community amenities include three private courtyards totaling 25,000 square feet, a lounge with a grilling area, sun shelf with pool, media center with a TV, fire pits, 24-hour fitness center and a yoga studio with ballet barre. Located at 15251 Siesta Key Way, the property is situated in Maryland’s Interstate 270 Biotechnology and Life Sciences Corridor, which is a medical testing and research cluster that features The National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute and The Food and Drug Administration.

June 29, 2021

Leasing Activity Maryland Retail Southeast

Heritage Partners Signs At Home to 96,446 SF Lease in Woodmore Towne Centre in Glenarden, Maryland

by Julia Sanders June 24, 2021

GLENARDEN, MD. — Heritage Partners has signed the lease of the entire former JC Penney store at Woodmore Towne Centre in Glenarden to At Home, a home decor retail chain based in Plano, Texas. At Home will fully occupy the 96,446-square-foot space, initially taking possession early 2021 and opening this summer. At Home currently operates 227 stores in 40 states, and its stores each carry up to 50,000 items across broad product categories including furniture, garden, home textiles, housewares, patio, rugs, seasonal decor, tabletop decor and wall decor. Woodmore Towne Centre is a 245-acre mixed-use property with retail tenants such as Best Buy, Wegmans and Nordstrom Rack. In the summer of 2020, the JC Penney at Woodmore Towne Centre closed, along with over 150 other stores. Heritage Partners is a real estate development firm with a focus in the Mid-Atlantic markets.

June 24, 2021

Market Reports Maryland Office Southeast Southeast Market Reports

Maryland Governor Hogan’s Good News for Baltimore’s CBD, Demand Rises for Mental Health Space

by John Nelson June 21, 2021

Among Maryland’s hardest hit submarkets the past 12 months is the Baltimore Central Business District (CBD), where the vacancy rate has risen to 16 percent, according to CoStar Group. Notable departures from companies such as T. Rowe Price and Legg Mason have accelerated during the pandemic due to aging infrastructure and rising crime, coupled with the expansion of sexy nearby submarkets, Inner Harbor East and Harbor Point. Combined these factors have stressed property owners and businesses trying to survive. Downtown restaurants in particular have suffered even more from the double whammy of the area’s rising pre-pandemic vacancies followed by the crushing hit from the spread of COVID-19 and government shutdowns. State government swoops in But Baltimoreans just received some good news from Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan that is sure to spur economic and social revitalization of its CBD. Over time the State of Maryland will be relocating 12 agencies and approximately 3,300 employees to available properties throughout the CBD from an aging Midtown office complex known as State Center. The first agency on the move will be the Department of Human Services (DHS), which has an RFP out for approximately 105,000 square feet of office space. The Department of Health …

June 21, 2021

Acquisitions Industrial Maryland Self-Storage Southeast

Big Cypress Capital, PSG Sell Self-Storage Facility in Metro D.C. for $18.2M

by Julia Sanders June 16, 2021

DISTRICT HEIGHTS, MD. — Big Cypress Capital and PSG have sold a newly built, climate-controlled self-storage facility in District Heights for $18.2 million. Extra Space Storage, a self-storage REIT based in Salt Lake City, Utah, purchased the 900-unit, three-story facility and plans to operate it. The self-storage facility is located at 7618 Marlboro Pike, approximately 13 miles from Washington, D.C., and 14 miles from Alexandria, Va. The development site is located on 3.2 acres and includes a demised outparcel pad currently under contract to a third-party developer. Big Cypress Capital and PSG acquired the site in June 2018 and delivered the 110,000-square-foot storage facility earlier this month.

June 16, 2021

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