Southeast

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Eastern Union Funding has arranged a construction loan for the development of The Rushmore, a 117-unit, luxury mixed-use development in Washington, D.C.’s Capitol Hill District. Marc Tropp of Eastern Union Funding arranged the loan through a local regional bank on behalf of developers SGA Cos. and Evergreen Private Finance. The development is located at the former Frager’s Garden Center at 1220 Pennsylvania Ave. S.E., and also includes the historic Shotgun House, located at 1229 East St. S.E., which will be turned into a duplex. Amenities for The Rushmore are set to include a residents’ lounge, fitness center, rooftop deck, concierge service, catering kitchen and private dining at the penthouse level, as well as 2,500 square feet of street-level retail space. Bethesda, Md.-based SGA Cos. and Washington, D.C.-based Evergreen Private Finance signed a 100-year ground lease with Capitol Hill investor Larry Quillian to develop at the two locations. The Rushmore is expected to be complete by the fourth quarter of 2019.

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The runway is still long for multifamily real estate in the current cycle as investors and developers continue to pour money into the space. The apartment industry took center stage during the ninth-annual InterFace Multifamily Southeast conference on Tuesday, Nov. 27. Produced by InterFace Conference Group, the full-day event drew more than 400 multifamily real estate professionals from around the Southeast. The conference, held at The Whitley hotel in Atlanta’s Buckhead district, featured panel discussions on a variety of topics, including finance, investment sales, new development and operations, and highlighted the region’s most active markets. While attendees were able to glean numerous takeaways from the event’s more than 50 speakers, the following are six key trends that apartment professionals are monitoring heading into the new year. 1.) Investment to remain robust in 2019 During the conference’s state of the market panel, Josh Champion of Carroll Organization and Jim Street of PGIM Real Estate said that their firms were net buyers in 2018 and plan to be net buyers again next year. Coincidentally, within an hour after the panel concluded their companies announced a $600 million joint venture acquisition of three multifamily portfolios. “Real estate is still a favored asset class, …

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JACKSON COUNTY, GA. — SK innovation, a developer and manufacturer of lithium-ion batteries for hybrid electric vehicles, will create more than 2,000 jobs and invest $1.67 billion in Jackson County by way of a new manufacturing plant. The project will be built in two phases, with each phase including about 1 million square feet of manufacturing space and housing more than 1,000 advanced manufacturing jobs. SK innovation is a part of SK Group, one of the largest conglomerates in South Korea, and employs more than 6,500 individuals worldwide. Its customers include Mercedes-Benz and Hyundai-Kia Motors. “SK innovation’s decision to make this significant investment and create more than 2,000 jobs in Jackson County reflects Georgia’s reputation as a top destination for international businesses, especially those in the automotive supply sector,” says Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal. A timetable for the Jackson County plant has not been established.

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JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — Plymouth Industrial REIT Inc. has signed a definitive agreement to acquire a 20-building, 1.1 million-square-foot light industrial and flex portfolio in south Jacksonville for $97.1 million. Plymouth Industrial will fund the acquisition using approximately $63 million in short-term borrowings from KeyBank Real Estate Capital and about $34 million in equity from an affiliate of Madison International Realty Holdings LLC. The acquisition is expected to close in December. The portfolio is currently 96 percent leased to 40 tenants such as Comcast, Veritiv, Cintas, Alstom, Staples, Cardinal Health, The Home Depot, Johnson Controls, Safelite AutoGlass and Shaw. The portfolio has a weighted average lease term of over three years remaining. The seller was undisclosed.

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JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — Bristol Development Group and Hallmark Partners plan to develop Vista Brooklyn, a mixed-use project in Jacksonville that will include 308 apartments and 13,000 square feet of retail space. Located in Jacksonville’s Brooklyn neighborhood, the project will feature a dog park and rooftop pool for residents. Construction is expected to begin in January and wrap up in February 2021. Nashville-based Bristol and Jacksonville-based Hallmark originally partnered in 2012 to build the 220 Riverside apartments in Jacksonville.

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ATLANTA — F10 Hotels has arranged $48.5 million of interim first mortgage financing to refinance the TWELVE Midtown and TWELVE Downtown Marriott Autograph hotels in Atlanta. The TWELVE hotels were purchased in 2015 by Global Management & Investment, and after undergoing a $10 million renovation, joined the Marriot Autograph collection earlier this year. Collateral for the loan included the hotels, ground-floor retail and parking. The floating-rate loan was priced at LIBOR plus 250 basis points.  The proceeds were used to refinance Global’s existing acquisition loan.

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MONROE, N.C. — Big V Property Group has acquired Poplin Place, a 227,669-square-foot shopping center located in the southern Charlotte suburb of Monroe, for $28.3 million. Poplin Place was 94 percent leased at the time of the sale to tenants including T.J. Maxx, Ross Dress for Less, Big Lots and PetSmart, and is shadow-anchored by Target. Charlotte-based Berkeley Capital Advisors represented the seller, InvenTrust Properties, in the transaction.

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ATLANTA — Carroll Organization and PGIM Real Estate have acquired three multifamily portfolios in the metro areas of Raleigh-Durham, N.C.; Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.; and Charleston, S.C. valued at $600 million. The combined properties total 4,043 residential units. The three acquisitions by the joint venture include an eight-property, 2,883-unit portfolio in Raleigh-Durham; a two-property, 480-unit portfolio in Ponte Vedra Beach; and a three-property, 680-unit portfolio in Charleston. The sellers and price were not disclosed. “These latest portfolio acquisitions are consistent with PGIM Real Estate’s strategy to pursue workforce housing investments in well-located, pro-business metropolitan markets with a limited supply of apartments and a robust demand for affordable housing options,” said Alfonso Munk, Americas chief investment officer for PGIM Real Estate. “Our ongoing partnership with Carroll Organization will enable us to create an enhanced living experience for the residents at these 13 communities, while delivering compelling, supply-resistant investment opportunities to our investors.” The acquisitions were led by Jim Mehalso, Atlanta-based managing director and head of Southeast Transactions at PGIM Real Estate, and Josh Champion, president and chief investment officer for Atlanta-based Carroll Organization. The transactions mark the fifth joint venture between PGIM Real Estate and Carroll Organization since December 2017. To …

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Roadside Development and North America Sekisui House LLC (NASH) have announced that the redevelopment of Fannie Mae’s former headquarters in Washington, D.C. will be named City Ridge. The name originates from the site’s location on Wisconsin Avenue, a geological ridgeline that separates the two stream valleys of Rock Creek Park to the east and Foundry Branch to the west. The $640 million, 1.1 million-square-foot project will break ground Dec. 1. The site sits on 10 acres and is set to include 687 residential units and 100,000 square feet of office space in the historic building, plus 62,000 square feet of new office space, 153,000 square feet of retail space and more than 750 parking spaces. Grocery store chain Wegmans Food Markets will anchor City Ridge.

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WEST COLUMBIA, S.C. — Miller-Valentine Construction has completed Midway Logistics III, a 200,000-square-foot speculative building in the Lexington County Industrial Park (LCIP) in West Columbia. The building is designed for multi-tenant, Class A distribution and light manufacturing. The facility, developed by Magnus Development Partners, features 21 dock doors, two drive-ins and entries for tenant offices. It was designed to allow for a shared dock truck court to support a future distribution facility on the adjacent lot. LCIP sits on 350 acres and is home to Midway Logistics I and II, Husqvarna, JanPak, Home Depot, Republic National Distributing Co., Scholastic Book Fairs and Garden State Lumber Corp.

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