ALPHARETTA, GA. AND TAMPA, FLA. — Highwoods Properties has sold Two Point Royal, a 124,000-square-foot building in Alpharetta, and Highwoods Preserve I, a 199,000-square-foot building in northeast Tampa, for a combined $54.5 million. The office buildings were 91 percent leased at the time of the sale. The undisclosed buyer has retained Highwoods as property manager of Highwoods Preserve I.
FORT MILL, S.C. — Capital Square 1031 has bought CompuCom Systems’ world headquarters in South Carolina for $39 million from The Keith Corp. and MPV Properties. The three-story, 154,000-square-foot building is located in Fort Mill, about five miles south of Charlotte’s Ballantyne neighborhood, and is fully leased to CompuCom through 2032. CompuCom Systems provides end-to-end managed services, technology and consulting to enable the digital workplace for enterprise, midsize and small businesses. Rob Cochran, Jared Londry and Nolan Ashton of Cushman & Wakefield represented the sellers in the transaction.
MOUTAIN BROOK AND VESTAVIA HILLS, ALA. — Publix Super Markets will acquire two Western Supermarket locations in Alabama as the grocer expands its Birmingham footprint. The location in Vestavia Hills, about nine miles south of downtown Birmingham, will open as a Publix grocery store. The location in Mountain Brook, four miles south of downtown Birmingham, will open as a GreenWise Market. GreenWise Market is a specialty, natural and organic store featuring a variety of house-prepared meals and grab-and-go items. It is the seventh announced GreenWise Market and is expected to open in third-quarter 2019. The other location will be torn down and rebuilt into a 35,000-square-foot Publix. An opening date has not been announced. The sales prices of the properties were not disclosed.
LAKE CHARLES, LA. — Chase Properties has purchased Prien Lake Shopping Center in Lake Charles. The 135,000-square-foot shopping center is anchored by Marshalls, Ross Dress for Less and Bed Bath & Beyond. The seller and sales price were not disclosed. CBRE brokered the sale.
NEW YORK CITY AND BIRMINGHAM, ALA. — An affiliate of Bridge Investment Group has purchased Somerby Senior Living Services, a seniors housing operator based in Birmingham. The seniors housing firm is a wholly owned subsidiary of Dominion Partners, a Birmingham-based real estate developer. The sales price was not disclosed. The acquisition includes a nine-property portfolio of seniors housing assets located in prime markets in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and Tennessee. The portfolio’s unit mix includes 134 independent living villas, 771 independent living units, 393 assisted living units and 260 memory care units. Ryan Maconachy and Chad Lavender of HFF represented Dominion Partners in the portfolio sale. Sarah Anderson led HFF’s debt placement team to secure acquisition financing on behalf of Bridge. Bridge currently owns 90 properties totaling 10,600 units across two private equity funds managed by its seniors housing affiliate, Bridge Seniors Housing Fund Manager. “We are excited to further vertically integrate Bridge Seniors Housing Fund Manager through this acquisition,” says Robert Chapin, CEO of Bridge Seniors Housing Fund Manager. Bridge plans to retain David Grady, president and chief operating officer of Somerby, to lead the company post-acquisition. Somerby currently has 20 corporate-level employees and more than 1,350 property-level …
Driven by continued job and population growth, metro Atlanta’s multifamily market remains strong. Rarely a week goes by without an announcement of another corporate relocation or expansion somewhere throughout the metro area. This, in addition to an increasing population seeking the region’s quality of life, relative affordability and dynamic economy, has sustained the current cycle of development in the multifamily market. Investors appear to share this conclusion and have made Atlanta a top destination for acquisitions over the past several years. Despite some potential challenges on the horizon, namely rising construction costs, metro Atlanta’s apartment market is poised to continue its expansion over the near term. Market Fundamentals While new supply has outpaced absorption, most data providers still show metro Atlanta’s overall occupancy rate above 94 percent. Many market observers estimate that the multifamily market is on the cusp of, or has just moved past, its short-term peak of deliveries. Spiraling land and construction costs, coupled with the current labor shortage being felt across the economy, are acting governors of future supply expansion. These increases in costs are also translating into much higher required rents, which are testing the size of the renter pool capable of affording them. Despite concerns …
MARIETTA, GA. — Edens, a retail REIT based in Columbia, S.C., has sold Sandy Plains Centre, a 124,546-square-foot shopping center in Marietta, to Chicago-based InvenTrust Properties Corp. for $44.2 million. The Kroger-anchored shopping center is situated about 25 miles north of downtown Atlanta. The shopping center underwent a $2.3 million renovation in 2015. Chris Decoufle and Kevin Hurley of CBRE represented the seller in the transaction.
SILVER SPRING, MD. — A subsidiary of Bridge Investment Group, Bridge Office Fund Manager LLC, has acquired Station Square in Silver Spring. The three-building, Class A office complex is situated adjacent to a Metro station and about six miles north of downtown Washington, D.C. The sales price was undisclosed, though the new owners are planning a $12 million renovation to upgrade the exteriors of the three buildings, modernize elevators and lobbies and improve mechanical systems. Bridge plans to unveil a new coworking concept coming to Station Square that will create a more modern and tech-centric vibe and appearance. Station Square was built between 1982 and 1987, and was 80 percent leased at the time of the sale. The seller was undisclosed, but media outlets are reporting that Brandywine Realty Trust was the previous owner.
MEMPHIS, TENN. — A joint venture between Balfour Beatty Communities, American National Insurance Co. and ApexOne Investment Partners has acquired Preserve at Southwind, a 306-unit apartment complex in Memphis. The community was built in 2000 and features one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. The property is situated in the city’s Germantown/Collierville area about 15 miles east of Memphis International Airport and about 22 miles east of downtown Memphis. As part of the ownership agreement, Balfour Beatty will provide property management services. Newmark Knight Frank brokered the acquisition. The seller and sales price were undisclosed.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA. — New Market Properties LLC, a subsidiary of Preferred Apartment Communities (PAC), has acquired Hollymead Town Center, a Target-anchored shopping center in Charlottesville. In addition to the 142,000-square-foot Target, the center is also anchored by a 60,607-square-foot Harris Teeter grocery store. The seller and sales price were undisclosed, but the property was formerly listed on Regency Centers’ website. Aegon provided a non-recourse acquisition loan to PAC totaling approximately $27.3 million.
