GAINESVILLE, FLA. — Representatives of Celebration Pointe have inked a new lease with Nike Factory Store. Celebration Pointe Holdings LLC — a partnership between RaCo Real Estate LLC and Viking Cos. — is leading the 160-acre mixed-use development, located at I-75 and Archer Road in Gainesville. At full build-out, Celebration Pointe will span more than 1 million square feet and will include office and retail space, residential units and a mix of experiential and entertainment venues. Nike will join Bass Pro Shops, which opened in 2016, as an anchor tenant at the development. A 10-screen Regal RPX theater will open at Celebration Pointe this spring, and a 140-room Hotel Indigo will open in the summer.
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ATLANTA — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the $40.4 million sale of 500 Northside, a 351-unit apartment community located in Midtown Atlanta. Tyler Averitt, Josh Goldfarb and Robbie O’Bryan of Cushman & Wakefield arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, Varden Capital Properties. The Griffin Fund acquired the asset. Constructed in 1968, 500 Northside features a clubhouse, coffee bar, fitness center, pool and a pet play area. The new owner plans to update 50 percent of the community’s un-renovated units, as well as fully renovate the property’s exterior.
DORAL, FLA. — HFF has arranged the sale of Bed Bath & Beyond Plaza, a 97,456-square-foot shopping center in Doral, a city in South Florida’s Miami-Dade County. Daniel Finkle, Luis Castillo and Eric Williams of HFF arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, Retail Properties of America Inc. A joint venture between Schmier Property Group and Independencia Asset Management acquired the center. The sales price was not disclosed, but the South Florida Business Journal reports the property sold for $38.3 million. Nat Scarmazzi of HFF arranged a 10-year, fixed-rate loan through Goldman Sachs Mortgage Co. on behalf of the new owners. At the time of sale, Bed Bath & Beyond Plaza was fully leased to tenants including Bed Bath & Beyond, Office Depot, Petco, Party City, Pier 1 Imports, Moe’s Southwest Grill, Doral Dental Partners and Starbucks Coffee.
TALLAHASSEE, FLA. — TerraCap Management LLC has sold Capital Commerce Center, a 260,900-square-foot office building located at 2601 Blair Stone Road in Tallahassee. Nashville-based CoreCivic, a publicly traded REIT, acquired the asset for an undisclosed price. Joe Rossi and Bob Cottle of Colliers International arranged the transaction on behalf of TerraCap, which originally acquired the property, then vacant, in 2013. At the time of sale, Capital Commerce Center was 98 percent leased to tenants including the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR), the Florida Department of Agriculture, CareerSource and TEKSystems. Constructed in 1990, the building underwent renovations during TerraCap’s ownership, with tenant improvements for DBPR continuing into this year. The property comprises three interconnected buildings, including a parking garage attached to the building by a covered walkway. In addition, the property is situated approximately two miles from the Florida State Capitol and three miles from Florida State University.
BUFORD, GA. — Franklin Street has arranged the $13.6 million sale of Mill Creek Walk, a 36,358-square-foot retail center in Buford, roughly 35 miles north of Atlanta. John Tennant and Bryan Belk of Franklin Street arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, Mill Creek/Cooper LLC, as well as the buyer, Bond Street Advisors Group. Petco anchors the center, which was 96 percent leased at the time of sale.
LEBANON, TENN. — HSA Commercial Real Estate has secured a 279,199-square-foot lease with XPO Logistics Supply Chain Inc. at Commerce Farms V, a newly constructed industrial building in Lebanon, an eastern suburb of Nashville. The logistics and transportation service provider has 1,444 locations around the world. HSA Commercial Real Estate completed construction on the 651,380-square-foot building on a speculative basis in late 2017. Located at the intersection of State Route 840 and Highway 109, the building is the last site within Commerce Farms Business Center. Randy Wolcott, Chad Tuck and Joe DeLemos of NorthStar Real Estate Advisors arranged the lease on behalf of HSA Commercial Real Estate. Sue Earnest of Avison Young and Dave Saltzman of Lee & Associates represented XPO Logistics, which is scheduled to take occupancy in May after a limited interior build-out is completed. GEODIS Logistics LLC occupies the remaining 372,181 square feet of Commerce Farms V.
Berkadia Forecast: Southeast to Garner Bulk of Multifamily Investment, Financing Activity in 2018
by John Nelson
AMBLER, PA. — Mortgage bankers and investment sales brokers alike expect multifamily markets in the Southeast to record more investment and financing activity than any other region in 2018. In Berkadia’s inaugural poll of nearly 150 staffers across 60 offices, the company reveals that more than one-third (36 percent) of its respondents predict the Southeast would see the most deals take place this year. “Population influx, continued job growth and significant development stabilization will make the Southeast a destination for commercial real estate growth and investor appetite in the coming months,” says Ernie Katai, executive vice president and head of production at Ambler-based Berkadia. For example, the Atlanta metro area is on track to add 2.5 million people over the next 25 years, the equivalent of adding the entire metro Charlotte population, according to the Atlanta Regional Commission. This type of population growth is attractive for employers looking for a new base of operations. This week French car manufacturer Groupe PSA announced that it chose Atlanta for its North American headquarters, and media outlets are reporting that Facebook is interested in building a massive data center complex in the metro area. Atlanta recently made the short list for Amazon’s second …
ATLANTA — Atlanta-based Hunter Hotel Advisors has arranged the $68.8 million sale of three Marriott-branded hotels located throughout Florida. Trey Scott, Shamir Patel, Robert Taylor and Steve Taylor of Hunter arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, an affiliate of Rockwood Capital. An affiliate of Ocean Properties acquired two of the hotels in the portfolio — the 153-room Courtyard Sarasota/Bradenton and the 149-room Springhill Suites Tampa Westshore, both in the Tampa Bay area. An undisclosed private investor acquired the 152-room Courtyard Boynton Beach in Palm Beach County. Ocean Properties will continue to manage all three recently renovated hotels under a long-term management agreement.
CHAMBLEE, GA. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the sale of Peachtree Station, a 106,372-square-foot retail center in Chamblee, a city 15 miles north of downtown Atlanta. The center is located at 5001 Peachtree Blvd. and features 1,000 feet of frontage along the thoroughfare. Fain Hicks of Cushman & Wakefield arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller and developer, S.J. Collins Enterprises. Dallas-based Sarofim Realty Advisors acquired the center for approximately $68 million, according to the Atlanta Business Chronicle. The property was delivered in 2017 and was fully preleased prior to completion. A 45,000-square-foot Whole Foods Market anchors the center. Additional tenants include Starbucks Coffee, Verizon Wireless, CRS Outdoor, Mattress Firm, The Cook’s Warehouse, Banfield Pet Hospital, Zoë’s Kitchen and Chipotle Mexican Grill.
SAVANNAH, GA. — Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corp. has acquired an 831,764-square-foot industrial building located at 590 Northport Parkway in Savannah for $57.5 million. The company acquired the asset from CRG, the real estate development arm of Clayco, which delivered the building last year. The warehouse is situated on approximately 62.4 acres within the two-building Northport Commerce Center, roughly seven miles from the Port of Savannah. The property is net-leased for 10 years to Shaw Industries Inc., a Georgia-based flooring supplier and wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Esmael Hill of The Net Lease Group (NLG) represented the seller in the transaction. NLG also arranged equity to finance the construction of the facility, which CRG originally developed on a speculative basis.