Southeast

HARRISBURG, N.C. — Lat Purser & Associates has arranged leases with five new tenants at Harris Square, a newly developed, 67,200-square-foot shopping center in Harrisburg, located 20 miles northeast of Charlotte. Burgerim, a fast-casual gourmet burger restaurant, will open a 1,800-square-foot location at the center this fall for one of its first locations in the Charlotte area. Chick-fil-A has leased an outparcel at Harris Square for a new restaurant. Construction on the store is expected to start this month, with an opening scheduled for the first quarter of 2019. Dough Re Mi Donuts has leased space at Harris Square for its first ever physical store. The locally owned and operated retailer will serve made-to-order doughnuts, cupcakes, doughnut parfaits, doughnut sundaes and specialty items such as bacon, egg and cheese on a doughnut when it opens later this month. The Groomery by PetSmart — a concept launched in 2017 — has leased 1,800 square feet at Harris Square for its first North Carolina store. The Groomery offers traditional pet grooming services as well as pampering “spaw” treatments and a self-service dog wash. The fifth tenant — Harrisburg Animal Hospital — has leased 2,400 square feet at the center, and is expected to open in …

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NEW ORLEANS — O’Connor Capital Partners has signed three tenants to The Shops at Canal Place, an upscale, 260,000-square-foot shopping center in New Orleans. Louis Vuitton, Tory Burch and G Star Raw will each open their first and only Gulf Region locations at the center between now and the first quarter of 2019. The retailers join tenants such as Saks Fifth Avenue, Brooks Brothers, Tiffany & Co., lululemon athletica, Anthropologie and Vineyard Vines. Louis Vuitton will open a 4,000-square-foot store on the first floor of Canal Place in February 2019. Tory Burch will open a 2,300-square-foot location in mid-September. G Star Raw, a luxury denim brand, will open this September, concentrating on men’s apparel. O’Connor Capital Partners, which leases and manages Canal Place, is also planning a renovation program that will take place over the next two years. The New York-based firm has partnered with architectural firm Gensler to revitalize the property, transforming the aesthetics and implementing other capital improvements.

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RALEIGH, N.C. — Preferred Apartment Communities Inc. (PAC) has acquired Wells Fargo Capitol Center, a 559,591-square-foot office building located at 150 Fayetteville St. in Raleigh’s central business district. PAC acquired the 29-story asset through its wholly owned subsidiary, Preferred Office Properties LLC. The sales price was not disclosed, but PAC financed the acquisition using a $114.4 million, first-mortgage loan from New York Life Insurance Co. The 10-year loan features a fixed interest rate of 4.27 percent. The Triangle Business Journal reports HighBrook Investors, which bought a majority stake in the tower last year, sold the asset. Wells Fargo Capitol Center serves as the regional headquarters for Wells Fargo Bank and features a bank branch on the first floor. City Club Raleigh, a private dining club, is located on the building’s 28th and 29th floors.

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JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — Colliers International has arranged the $59 million sale of a 23-story office tower located at 76 S. Laura St. in downtown Jacksonville. VyStar Credit Union acquired the asset from a joint venture between CarVal Investors LLC and Mainstreet Capital Partners. Colliers arranged the transaction on behalf of the joint venture, which originally acquired the building in 2015 for $31.1 million. The previous ownership invested $2 million to update to property, which was originally constructed in 1989. In addition to mechanical and common area improvements, notable changes included the completion of a 612-space parking garage adjacent to the building, new elevator cabs, lobby improvements, food and beverage options, a fitness center, tenant lounge and a conference center. The new ownership will rename the property VyStar Tower. Colliers International Northeast Florida has been retained as the leasing agent for the building, which was more than 90 percent leased as a result of the sale.

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POOLER, GA. — JLL has brokered the $49.8 million sale of Two Addison Place, a 325-unit apartment community in Pooler, roughly 14 miles west of Savannah. David Gutting, Derrick Bloom, Jim Sewell and Andrew Howard of JLL arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, New York-based Wharton Realty, which originally acquired the property in 2016. Montgomery, Ala.-based B&M Management Co. LLC purchased the asset. Two Addison Place includes a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom apartment units. The gated community is located less than five miles from the Tanger Outlets and features a saltwater pool, dog park, fitness center with a yoga room and a cyber café.

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CONCORD, N.C. — HFF and JLL have arranged the $49.2 million sale of RiverOaks Corporate Center, a two-building industrial park in Concord, roughly 25 miles northeast of Charlotte. Chris Norvell and Patrick Nally of HFF, in conjunction with JLL’s Pete Pittroff, brokered the transaction on behalf of the seller, Beacon Partners. Exeter Property Group acquired the property, which totals 453,206 square feet. The sale also included three land sites for future development. Completed in 2016, the existing buildings are located at 800 Derita Road and 8475 Automation Drive. The buildings feature 24- to 32-foot clear heights. The pre-graded development sites, located at 700 Derita and 8400 and 8500 Automation, would add nearly 900,000 square feet to RiverOaks Corporate Park, bringing the total square footage to approximately 1.4 million square feet. The park is located adjacent to Concord Regional Airport and 23 miles from Charlotte Douglas International Airport.

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ATLANTA — Shorenstein Properties LLC has signed three tenants totaling 37,399 square feet to Bank of America Plaza in Atlanta’s Midtown district. The 55-story office tower, the tallest in the Southeast, recently underwent a $10 million renovation to the building’s west wing that delivered new workspaces and a food hall. Revel Systems, a San Francisco-based technology firm, signed a 25,547-square-foot, full-floor lease on the building’s 38th floor. The company will move into upgraded, loft-style offices that are part of the tower’s expanding spec suite program. The spec suites include open floor plans, creative lounge space and tech-enabled amenities. The next block of spec suite space, which totals approximately 15,000 square feet, is scheduled to come on line in the fall. Also as part of the spec suite program, Shorenstein signed Groundfloor, a real estate lending marketplace, to 7,746 square feet at the building. The landlord also signed Florence Healthcare, a company focused on improving clinical trial data flow to advance cures through software, to 4,106 square feet. Bank of America Plaza is home to tenants such as Anthem Inc., Display Data, Featurespace and Riskalyze. The tower is located adjacent to the North Avenue MARTA station and within five blocks of …

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IRVINE, CALIF. — Irvine-based real estate investment trust HCP (NYSE: HCP) has entered into a definitive agreement to form a new $605 million joint venture with Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investment (MSREI) on a 2 million-square-foot medical office building portfolio. MSREI will provide cash to the joint venture for a 49 percent stake, while HCP will contribute nine wholly owned medical office buildings valued at approximately $320 million. These assets, located primarily in Texas and Florida, comprise 1.2 million square feet of leasable space and are 80 percent occupied. The joint venture will use the cash contributed by MSREI to fund the $285 million acquisition of a medical office portfolio in Greenville, S.C. Healthcare Trust of America Inc. (NYSE: HTA) has agreed to sell the Greenville portfolio, which includes 16 medical office buildings totaling approximately 856,000 square feet. HTA originally acquired the portfolio in 2009 for $163 million as part of a sale-leaseback transaction. HCP and MSREI will immediately market for sale three of the smaller assets within the Greenville portfolio, leaving the venture with a combined 832,000 square feet of leasable space. Greenville Health System, the largest health system in South Carolina, occupies 94 percent of the portfolio’s square …

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — HFF has brokered the $415 million sale of Washington Harbour, a 562,105-square-foot mixed-use project located along the Potomac River in Washington, D.C.’s Georgetown submarket. Stephen Conley, Jim Meisel, Andrew Weir, Matt Nicholson and Dave Baker of HFF represented the seller, Principal Real Estate Investors (PREI), on behalf of a consortium of South Korean-based investors. Simone Investment and Hana Alternative Asset Management acted as the managing members of the consortium. Eyal Ofer’s Global Holdings Group, an international alliance of real estate asset management and investment advisory companies, purchased the asset. Designed by Arthur Cotton Moore, Washington Harbour comprises two freestanding, Class A towers. The property underwent a $50 million renovation in 2013 that delivered new retail and street-level experiences, including a fountain with programmable light and water shows in the spring and summer that transforms into a 12,000-square-foot ice skating rink in the fall and winter months. The project was 98 percent leased at the time of sale to 31 tenants including Foley & Lardner, Kelley Drye & Warren, advertising firm GMMB Inc., and retail tenants such as Fiola Mare, Farmers Fishers Bakers, Bangkok Joe’s, Sequoia, Tony & Joe’s Seafood Place and Nick’s Riverside Grill.

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NASHVILLE, TENN. — The Pizzuti Cos. has received financing for the development of The Joseph Nashville, a 297-room hotel that will be located in Nashville’s SoBro neighborhood. Development costs for the Luxury Collection Hotel, part of Marriott International, total $168 million. MSF Real Estate Capital arranged construction financing for the development, which included an $83.5 million senior construction loan from Centennial Bank NA, a $42 million mezzanine construction loan provided by Brevet Capital Management and project equity from Pizzuti alongside institutional and private investors. Additionally, the project financing included a $4.5 million Tax Increment Financing Package with capital commitments made by Marriott and the Convention Center Authority. Located at the corner of Korean Veterans Boulevard and Fourth Avenue South, The Joseph Nashville will feature a restaurant and bar offering Italian cuisine, 18,000 square feet of banquet and meeting space, elevated outdoor terrace, full-service spa, fitness center and a pool deck with a bar. In addition, the hotel will include a 180-space parking garage dedicated to the exclusive use of the Nashville Symphony. The original Joseph Hotel opened in downtown Columbus, Ohio, in 2015. A construction timeline for the Nashville location was not disclosed.

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