Maryland

Synergy Investment Fund Acquires 147,668 SF Shopping Center in Easton, Maryland

by John Nelson January 4, 2024

EASTON, MD. — Synergy Investment Fund has acquired Tred Avon Square, a 147,668-square-foot retail center located in Easton, a city on east side of Chesapeake Bay near the Maryland-Delaware border. ACME, Big Lots, Easton Cinemas, Rent-A-Center, Sherwin-Williams, My Eye Dr., Osteria Alfredo, Ship and Print, Subway, Hong Kong Kitchen, Nails & Spa, Lendmark, Chincheck Sports Locker, T-Mobile, Admiral Cleaners, Rusty Hook Bait and Tackle, Spin Groove Records and Dunkin’ are tenants at the property. SVN | Miller Commercial Real Estate represented the buyer in the transaction. Ross Benincasa and Ryan Finnegan of SVN | Miller will oversee leasing at the center.

January 4, 2024

Acquisitions Industrial Maryland Southeast

CREG Purchases Metro Baltimore Industrial Portfolio for $4.3M

by John Nelson December 13, 2023

COLUMBIA, MD. — Chesapeake Real Estate Group LLC (CREG) has purchased a three-building industrial portfolio in the Baltimore suburb of Columbia for $4.3 million. The Howard County portfolio, dubbed Rivers III, comprises a 16,411-square-foot facility at 10270 Old Columbia Road, a 16,623-square-foot property at 10280 Old Columbia Road and a 10,372-square-foot building at 10290 Old Columbia Road. The portfolio was 78 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including American Health Associates, CARAFAP, G3 Technologies, Keysight Technologies, Maryland Works and Stage Front Trucks. Cris Abramson and Nick Signor of Newmark represented the seller, Adler Real Estate Partners, in the transaction. Baltimore-based CREG was self-represented.

December 13, 2023

Industrial Leasing Activity Maryland Southeast

Electrical Contractor Signs 93,800 SF Industrial Lease in Frederick, Maryland

by John Nelson December 5, 2023

FREDERICK, MD. — Power Solutions LLC, a commercial electrical contractor based in Bowie, Md., has signed a 93,800-square-foot lease at Arcadia Business Park in Frederick. The tenant signed the lease with Baltimore-based St. John Properties Inc., which represents the fourth lease transaction between the two firms. Danny Foit of St. John Properties represented the landlord internally in the deal, and Jon Casella of CBRE represented the tenant. Power Solutions plans to house 90 full-time employees at its new warehouse space at 4754 Arcadia Drive, which is about 43 miles northwest of Washington, D.C.

December 5, 2023

Development Loans Maryland Multifamily Southeast

JLL Arranges $92.3M Construction Loan for Apartment Development in North Bethesda, Maryland

by John Nelson November 29, 2023

NORTH BETHESDA, MD. — JLL has arranged a $92.3 million construction loan for a 354-unit, 12-story luxury apartment community planned for North Bethesda, a Maryland suburb of Washington, D.C. Located at 5400 McGrath Blvd., the project is dubbed Parcel H. Jon Mikula, Jim Cadranell, Jamie Leachman and Ryan Carroll of JLL arranged the four-year, floating-rate loan through SMBC on behalf of the borrower, LCOR. Upon completion, the development will offer one-, two- and three-bedroom units, as well as nine penthouse units, averaging 881 square feet in size. Amenities will include a fitness center, outdoor pool, courtyard with grilling stations and fire pits, resident lounge with coworking stations, designated meeting rooms and tech pods, indoor and outdoor children’s’ playrooms, a dog park and a penthouse lounge featuring gaming areas and a golf simulator. Parcel H represents the final property within The Quad, a four-property portfolio of apartment communities in North Bethesda built by LCOR. The other three properties include Wentworth House (built in 2008), Aurora (2014) and Arrowood (2021). Together, The Quad will total 1,300 adjacent apartments operated by LCOR.

November 29, 2023

Healthcare Leasing Activity Maryland Southeast

MedStar Signs 19,739 SF Lease at Medical Office Building in Annapolis, Maryland

by John Nelson November 27, 2023

ANNAPOLIS, MD. — MedStar Medical Group has signed a 19,739-square-foot lease at a medical office building (MOB) located at 810 Bestgate Road in Annapolis, roughly 30 miles outside of Baltimore. The new lease marks an expansion of the healthcare network’s presence at the property, which totals 100,000 square feet across four stories. MedStar now occupies 31,000 square feet at the building, which is fully leased. Stephanie Caronna represented the landlord, St. John Properties, in the lease negotiations on an internal basis. Paige Wingate and Matt Sullivan of Cushman & Wakefield represented the tenant. MedStar plans to open a surgery center at the property in March 2024.

November 27, 2023

Loans Maryland Multifamily Southeast

PGIM Provides $188M Refinancing for Multifamily Portfolio in Downtown Silver Spring, Maryland

by John Nelson November 14, 2023

SILVER SPRING, MD. — PGIM Real Estate has provided a $188 million loan for a five-property multifamily portfolio in downtown Silver Spring. The borrower, Tower Cos., is using the fixed-rate loan to refinance The Blairs, a 1,396-unit portfolio that comprises The Pearl, Blair Towns, Blair House, Blair East and Blair Plaza. The five properties are situated within a master-planned community that Tower Cos. owns. In 2012, The Blairs was the first multifamily residential campus to receive the LEED Gold certification for operations and maintenance, according to PGIM.

November 14, 2023

Acquisitions Maryland Southeast Student Housing

TSB Realty Brokers Sale of 328-Bed Student Housing Community Near Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore

by John Nelson November 7, 2023

BALTIMORE — TSB Realty has brokered the sale of The Academy on Charles, a 328-bed student housing community located adjacent to the Johns Hopkins University campus in Baltimore. Randall Calvert of TSB Realty arranged the disposition from GMH Communities to an undisclosed buyer. The luxury property was originally built in the early 1930s and renovated and converted into student housing in 2014. The community offers fully furnished units alongside shared amenities including a rooftop terrace, fitness center, games center, garage and surface parking and private and group study lounges. The community is fully leased for the 2023-2024 academic year.

November 7, 2023

Development Leasing Activity Maryland Mixed-Use Restaurant Retail Southeast

Pinky Cole to Open Two Restaurant Concepts at $5B Baltimore Peninsula Development

by John Nelson October 30, 2023

BALTIMORE — Restaurateur Pinky Cole will open two food-and-beverage concepts, Slutty Vegan and Bar Vegan, at Baltimore Peninsula, a $5 billion mixed-use redevelopment project currently underway in Baltimore. Scheduled to open in the fourth quarter of 2024, the plant-based restaurants are expected to create more than 100 new jobs. The 14 million-square-foot, 235-acre Baltimore Peninsula development also features a four-acre sports venue, ROOST Apartment Hotel and the Rye House and 250 Mission residential communities. The development and investment team for the project includes MAG Partners, MacFarlane Partners, Kevin Plank of Under Armour and his Sagamore Ventures investment firm and Goldman Sachs Asset Management Urban Investment Group. Additionally, Pinky Cole will join the development team for Baltimore Peninsula’s Rye Street Market component.

October 30, 2023

Loans Maryland Southeast Student Housing

JLL Secures $63M Refinancing for Student Housing Tower in Hyattsville, Maryland

by John Nelson October 25, 2023

HYATTSVILLE, MD. — JLL has secured a $63 million refinancing for Vie Towers, a 910-bed student housing community located in the Washington, D.C., suburb of Hyattsville. The high-rise community serves students attending both Howard University and the University of Maryland. Doug Opalka, Dan Kearns, Jayme Nelson and Owen Claypool of JLL worked on behalf of the borrowers, Safanad and Vie Management, to secure the three-year, floating-rate loan through Värde Partners. Built in 2006 and renovated in 2019, the community offers a mix of two-, three- and four-bedroom, fully furnished units with bed-to-bath parity. Shared amenities include a rooftop pool deck, modern fitness center, yoga studio and coworking and creative space.

October 25, 2023

Development Industrial Leasing Activity Maryland NAI Southeast

Binswanger Arranges 2.1 MSF Warehouse Lease in Hagerstown, Maryland for Conair

by John Nelson October 13, 2023

HAGERSTOWN, MD. — Binswanger has arranged a lease at a 2.1 million-square-foot distribution facility currently underway in Hagerstown in northwest Maryland. Binswanger secured the 10-year lease on behalf of the tenant, Conair, a developer, manufacturer and marketer of health, beauty and kitchen products. Trammell Crow Co. is developing the property within its Mid-Atlantic Crossings industrial park. Originally planned as two separate facilities at 10440 Downsville Pike and 17250 Sterling Road, the warehouse will now be developed and operated as a single, contiguous building.

October 13, 2023

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