PERRYMAN, MD. — Merritt Properties has announced plans for Tower Logistics Center, an 860,000-square-foot industrial building in Perryman. Delivery is expected in late 2020. The building will be located at 1225 S. Philadelphia Road, about 30 miles north of the Port of Baltimore. Tower Logistics Center will feature 40-foot clear heights, 60-foot speed bays, more than 150 dock bays and 200 trailer parking spaces. Truck courts will span 130 feet and the building will include four drive-in doors. The construction team includes Powers Brown Architecture as the architect and Morris & Ritchie Associates Inc. as the civil engineer. Merritt has engaged CBRE as a listing partner, with Bill Pellington and Jon Casella of CBRE leading leasing efforts.
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SILVER SPRING, MD. — Washington Property Co. (WPC) has delivered Solaire 8250 Georgia Avenue, a 20-story, 338-unit multifamily community in Silver Spring. The building offers studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans, as well as 5,000 square feet of amenity space, including a rooftop swimming pool and pool deck; café with free Wi-Fi; private courtyard with grilling areas; fitness center; and an expansive residents’ club room with catering kitchen, library, flat-screen TV, indoor-outdoor fireplace and a game room. The property is situated two blocks from the Silver Spring Metro station and six miles north of downtown Washington, D.C. The building totals 470,000 square feet and includes three stories of below-grade parking. Collective of Baltimore served as the architect for the project, and Lendlease was the general contractor.
BALTIMORE — Duke Realty has signed Ace Logistics to two industrial leases totaling 351,000 square feet in Baltimore. The first lease, a renewal at Chesapeake Commerce Center 5900, spans 169,000 square feet. The second lease totals 182,000 square feet and is located at Chesapeake Commerce Center 6000, which is a build-to-suit building still under construction. The industrial campus comprises 177 acres and is situated off Interstate 95, one mile north of the Port of Baltimore. A construction timeline for the build-to-suit building was not disclosed, but Chesapeake Commerce Center will be fully occupied upon completion, according to Duke Realty. Peter Hajimihalis and Ben Meisels of JLL represented the tenant in the lease transactions. Justin Mohler of CBRE and Battista Orcino of Duke Realty represented the landlord.
MARYLAND — Star Real Estate Ventures LLC has acquired a five-property multifamily portfolio totaling 2,566 units in Maryland for approximately $500 million. Most of the communities are located in suburban Baltimore. The properties include Charleston Place in Ellicott City, Morningside Heights in Owings Mills, Top Field in Cockeysville, Tamarron in Olney and Village Square in Glen Burnie. All of the communities feature pools and playgrounds, while four of the five have tennis courts. Home Properties recently operated all five communities. Financing for the transaction included five separate Fannie Mae loans for a total of $320 million, as well as equity from Related Fund Management. David Webb, Maxi Leachman, Brynn Wendel and Robert LaChapelle of CBRE arranged the financing. Bill Roohan, Michael Muldowney, Robert Dean and Malcolm McComb of CBRE represented the seller, a global private equity firm. Star Real Estate Ventures is a real estate investment and management firm that owns and manages 14,500 apartment units in 11 states. The company is headquartered in New York City with offices in Boca Raton, Fla. and Okemos, Mich. This is the firm’s second acquisition of 2019, following the purchase of an 852-unit portfolio in Cincinnati in February. Star is actively looking for …
BOWIE, MD. — New Market Properties LLC has acquired Free State Shopping Center, a 264,000-square-foot retail center in Bowie, for $72 million. The Giant Food-anchored center is situated 19 miles east of downtown Washington, D.C. Tenants include Ross Dress for Less, Tuesday Morning, Starbucks Coffee, T.J. Maxx, Office Depot and Sakura Japanese Steakhouse. Federal Investment Realty Trust sold the property.
LANDOVER HILLS, MD. — Nellis Corp. has signed five new retail tenants to Capital Plaza Shopping Center in Landover Hills. The five retailers include Starbucks Coffee, AT&T, Tropical Smoothie Café, Quickway Hibachi and Inspire Nail Bar & Spa. The tenants will join Walmart, McDonald’s and an under-construction Royal Farms. Capital Plaza is situated at 6200 Annapolis Road, eight miles east of downtown Washington, D.C. The center offers 180,000 square feet of developed retail space. The site is under redevelopment, and Nellis Corp. expects the first of three pad sites to be delivered by the end of the year. Brian Finkelstein, John Meyer and Joe Mekulski of KLNB represented the landlord in the lease negotiations.
GLEN BURNIE, MD. — Continental Realty Corp. has acquired Governors Commons, a 129,242-square-foot shopping center in Glen Burnie, for $16.2 million. Governors Commons was fully leased at the time of sale to tenants including Gavigan’s Furniture, Pep Boys, Sake Japanese Steakhouse, Goodwill Industries and Dollar Tree. The property is located at 7311 Ritchie Highway, nine miles south of downtown Baltimore. Mathew Adler, Geoffrey Millerd and Chris Huesgen of Newmark Knight Frank (NKF) arranged the transaction. The seller was not disclosed. Joe Donato of NKF arranged acquisition financing.
Cushman & Wakefield Arranges $57M Construction Loan for Multifamily Project in Metro D.C.
by Alex Tostado
RIVERDALE PARK, MD. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged a $57 million construction loan for the development of The Residences at Riverdale Park Station in Riverdale Park. The Residences will stand five stories, offer 229 residential units, 8,000 square feet of amenity space, 10,000 square feet of retail space and 750 parking spaces. The Residences will be situated at 4650 Van Buren St. within Riverdale Park Station, a 36-acre master-planned community that will contain 119 townhouses, 850 apartment units, 160,000 square feet of retail space, 20,000 square feet of office space and a 120-key hotel at full buildout. Calvin Cafritz Enterprises is developing The Residences, which is slated for completion in the second quarter of 2020.
Atapco, Chesapeake Real Estate Break Ground on Two Industrial Buildings Totaling 750,000 SF in Baltimore County
by Alex Tostado
WHITE MARSH, MD. — A joint venture between Atapco Properties Inc. and Chesapeake Real Estate Group (CREG) has broken ground on two industrial buildings within Nottingham Ridge Logistics Center in White Marsh. The two buildings will total 750,000 square feet and are expected to be delivered in early 2020. The first building, situated at 5300 Nottingham Drive, will total 585,000 square feet and feature 36-foot clear ceiling heights. The adjacent 5301 Nottingham Drive will be a 165,000-square-foot building with 32-foot clear ceiling heights. Both buildings will be equipped with drive-in and dock door loading capabilities. Atapco will lead development and construction activities, and CREG will lead marketing and leasing efforts. Nottingham Ridge Logistics Center is situated near Interstate 95 and about 10 miles from downtown Baltimore.
Weller Development, Local Leaders Break Ground on $600M Phase of Port Covington Project in Baltimore
by John Nelson
BALTIMORE — The first phase of Weller Development’s Port Covington, a 235-acre mixed-use redevelopment project in south Baltimore, kicked off with a ceremonial groundbreaking on Monday. The Baltimore Business Journal reports that this phase of construction, dubbed Chapter 1, will cost $600 million to complete and span five buildings. Weller Development, a privately held developer based in Baltimore, is the project’s lead developer and will build Chapter 1 over several years, with the first new buildings set to be delivered in fall 2021. Known as Rye Street Market, this portion of Chapter 1 will feature a 13,000-square-foot open-air market and food hall, 50,000 square feet of ground-level retail, a 12,000-square-foot meeting facility and a 15,000-square-foot rooftop event space. Rye Street Market will span four buildings totaling 275,000 square feet. At full buildout, Chapter 1 is slated to include approximately 1.4 million square feet of office space, 337,450 square feet of retail, 976,667 square feet of residential space and 285,000 square feet of hotel space. “The Port Covington of today is a completely different place than what it was just a few short years ago, and we are just getting started,” said Marc Weller, founding partner of Weller Development, during the event …