RIDGELAND, MISS. — Balfour Beatty Communities, through a joint venture with ApexOne Investment Partners, has acquired Lexington Apartments in Ridgeland for an undisclosed price. The 220-unit community, constructed in 2000, is located roughly 12 miles north of Jackson. The new ownership will rename the community Ridgeland Place and implement a series of capital improvements including upgrades to unit interiors and enhancements to the amenity package. The property includes a mix of one- to three bedroom units and features private outdoor areas, a swimming pool, fitness center and a playground.
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It’s safe to say that the Jackson MSA, as a whole, responds slower to national trends than the vast majority of markets in the United States. In regards to the economic recovery, Jackson is about two years behind the national economy post-recession. The retail market is just now moving from the recovery phase and into the expansion phase of its growth cycle, which is evidenced by decreasing vacancy rates and stabilizing lease rates. A limited amount of new construction has been a main driver for absorption in this area. There is approximately 35 million square feet of retail inventory in the Jackson MSA, with a moderate amount of new construction scheduled to deliver in the next 12 months. The first phase of expansion for the retail market is beginning to occur and is expected to gain in strength over the next 12 to 18 months. From an investment sales standpoint, Jackson has seen continued interest and stable transaction velocity from local and national retail investors in the last 12 to 24 months. As cap rates have compressed nationally, investors have continued to look to tertiary markets like Jackson in search of higher yields. The current going-in cap rate for acquisitions …
Colliers Brokers $42.9M Sale-Leaseback of Two Medical Office Buildings in Mississippi
by John Nelson
JACKSON AND VICKSBURG, MISS. — Colliers International has brokered the $42.9 million sale-leaseback of two medical office buildings in Mississippi. Combining for 91,526 square feet, the two assets are triple-net leased by a single tenant, GI Associates & Endoscopy Center. The facilities include GI Associates’ headquarters facility in Jackson and its satellite office located in Vicksburg. Josh Randolph of Colliers International’s Birmingham, Ala., office represented GI Associates in the sale. The buyer was not disclosed.
HATTIESBURG, MISS. — Sina Cos. has broken ground on a new medical office building for the Hattiesburg Clinic in Hattiesburg. The 57,221-square-foot Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine facility will be the second property developed for the clinic, following the development of Women’s Center at 28th Place in 2006. The new facility will house clinical practice space for 14 orthopedic providers, a 9,000-square-foot physical therapy suite, community conference center and an imaging suite. In addition, the building will be connected to a 14,310-square-foot indoor sports center with weight systems, a half-court basketball court, batting cage and a partial turf football field that opens to an exterior natural turf field. MSTSD Architects is designing the project, and Freese-Johnson is the general contractor. Sina expects to wrap up construction on the facility in April 2019. Hattiesburg Clinic is a physician-owned, multi-specialty practice with more than 350 providers serving 19 counties across southern Mississippi.
COLLEGE PARK, MD. — Finmarc Management Inc. has acquired the Stone Mountain Industrial campus in College Park for $6.2 million. The three-building campus, located at 9207 51st Ave., is roughly nine miles north of Washington, D.C., and less than two miles from the University of Maryland. Stone Mountain Industrial campus comprises 115,000 square feet of industrial, manufacturing and office space. Christopher Kubler and Alan Coppola of NAI KLNB arranged the transaction on behalf of Finmarc. The name of the seller was not disclosed. The warehouse building at the property features 18-foot ceiling heights, and the manufacturing building offers 17-foot ceiling heights. Finmarc is considering multiple uses for the property, including maintaining its status as industrial or rezoning the site to support a townhouse development, according to a release. A small portion of the campus is already zoned for residential.
RIDGELAND, MISS. — Concord Capital LLC has acquired the 600 Concourse Building, a 73,000-square-foot, Class A office building located at 1076 Highland Colony Parkway in Ridgeland, roughly 11 miles north of Jackson. Constructed in 2007, the building is home to tenants such as law firm Copeland Cook Taylor & Bush, Feild Cooperative Association, First Commercial Bank and Carroll Bufkin Law Firm. Duckworth Realty Inc. — which is operated by Concord Capital principals — will manage the property and handle the building’s leasing assignment. Robert Hutchinson of Butler Snow LLP arranged the transaction on behalf of Concord, and Copeland Cook Taylor & Bush advised the undisclosed seller. The sales price was not disclosed. Origin Bank provided acquisition financing for the transaction.
ATLANTA — The Atlanta office of Cushman & Wakefield has secured the $108.6 million refinancing of a 2.2 million-square-foot, eight-property industrial portfolio located across the United States. Mike Ryan, Brian Linnihan and Richard Henry of Cushman & Wakefield arranged the floating-rate loan on behalf of the borrower, Industrial Properties America III LLC, a joint venture between IDI Logistics and institutional investors advised by J.P. Morgan Asset Management. The portfolio includes 2124 Skyview Drive in Lithia Springs, Ga.; 11600 Miramar Parkway in Miramar, Fla.; 2501 S.W. 160th Ave. in Miramar; and 8425 Airways Blvd. in Southhaven, Miss. The other properties are located in Illinois, Ohio, Texas and California. At the time of sale, the portfolio was fully leased to 23 tenants.
RIDGELAND, MISS. — Southern California-based Pacific Retail Capital Partners (PRCP) has broken ground on the redevelopment of Northpark, a 958,000-square-foot enclosed mall in Ridgeland, about 11 miles north of Jackson. Plans for the first phase of the project include new public entrances, corridors, amenities, public restrooms and common-area gathering spaces. The renovation will include new interior and exterior landscaping and a complete resurfacing of the parking lot, public art from local artists, a new children’s play area and a new family lounge with private nursing stations, baby-changing stations and a family restroom. In addition, the redevelopment will transform the mall’s current food court into The Eatery, an open, café-style dining area that will feature interactive digital displays and new dining options. The first phase of the project is slated for completion this November.
MARSHALL COUNTY, MISS. — Mohr Capital, in conjunction with Panattoni Development Co., is underway on a 1 million-square-foot industrial warehouse for Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. in Marshall County, a Mississippi county within the Memphis MSA. The Findlay, Ohio-based company specializes in the design, manufacturing, marketing and sale of passenger car, truck, motorcycle and racing tires. Alston Construction is the general contractor for the project, and Pickering Firm Inc. is the architect. The new building, located within Panattoni’s Gateway Global Logistics Center, will be used to distribute Cooper Tire’s products directly to customers and supply its regional distribution centers. Gary Horn of Mohr Capital and Preston Thomas of Colliers International represented Cooper Tire in the lease negotiations, and Jim Mercer of CBRE represented Panattoni. The project represents a $50.5 million investment, according to local media reports. An affiliate of Gramercy Property Trust has acquired the land, is funding the development and will own the asset upon completion. The facility is slated for completion this fall and will become Cooper Tire’s largest distribution center in the United States.
ATLANTA — A joint venture between Tampa, Fla.-based Blue Magma Residential LLC and New York-based NCP Enterprise Funds has acquired a three-property multifamily portfolio located across Georgia, Mississippi and Alabama for a combined $34 million. The new owners will invest more than $5 million in capital improvements to the portfolio, which totals 565,282 square feet. The 188-unit Orchard Cove in Covington, Ga., roughly 35 miles southeast of Atlanta, was purchased for $15.2 million. The property will be rebranded as The Park at Arlington. The 232-unit Gardens of Canal in Robinsonville, Miss., was acquired for $11.6 million and will be renamed The Park at Brighton. Lastly, the 184-unit Madison Square, located in Dothan, Ala., was purchased for $7.8 million. The new owners will rename the property the Park at Ashburn. Cushman & Wakefield’s Atlanta office arranged the transaction, and Ladder Capital provided debt financing for the acquisition. The names of the sellers were not disclosed.