Southeast

CHARLOTTE, N.C. AND FORT MILL, S.C. — HFF has brokered the $70.5 million sale of a two-building industrial portfolio in the greater Charlotte area. Chris Norvell and Patrick Nally of HFF arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, The Keith Corp., which also developed the buildings. The name of the buyer was not disclosed. The portfolio includes a 599,018-square-foot building at 3725 Westinghouse Blvd. in Charlotte and a 165,382-square-foot building at 2901 Lakemont Blvd. in Fort Mill, roughly 18 miles south of Charlotte in South Carolina. The Keith Corp. completed construction on the Westinghouse Boulevard building in the second quarter. The cross-dock facility is triple-net-leased to Staples for its e-commerce operations, and features 36-foot clear heights and 15,600 square feet of office space. Completed in 2015, the building on Lakemont Boulevard is triple-net-leased to Broad River Retail, Ashley HomeStore’s largest independent licensee. The building, which serves as the corporate headquarters for the company, features 32-foot clear heights and two stories of office space totaling 23,083 square feet.

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NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — Lee & Associates has brokered the $69 million sale of Aviation Business Park, a 342,042-square-foot business park located along Interstate 29 in North Charleston. The property includes seven buildings and is situated on 29 acres. Bob Nuttall and Reid Davis of Lee & Associates arranged the transaction on behalf of the buyer, Greenville Corporate LLC. The seller, Rushmark Properties, was represented internally. Aviation Business Park was developed in 2001 and is home to tenants including DHL, HITT Contracting, Samet Corp., Secure Missions, Centurum and Nolan Transportation.

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DURHAM, N.C. — Federal Capital Partners (FCP) has sold Venable Center, a three-building office campus located at the intersection of South Roxboro and Pettigrew streets in downtown Durham. The News & Observer reports the former tobacco mill property sold for $27.3 million. Scot Humphrey, Ryan Clutter, Chris Lingerfelt and Zack Drozda of HFF represented FCP in the transaction. A joint venture between Wheelock Street Capital, SLI Capital and Trinity Capital Advisors acquired the buildings. FCP originally purchased Venable Center in 2016 for $18 million and completed several building and site improvements. Biotechnology company Precision Biosciences is headquartered at Venable Center and is the property’s largest tenant. The property was originally constructed in 1905 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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GULF SHORES, ALA. — Transcontinental Realty Investors Inc., along with its wholly owned subsidiary, Abode Properties, has acquired the Villas at Bon Secour, a 200-unit apartment community in Gulf Shores, a city on Alabama’s Gulf Coast. The Dallas-based real estate investment firm secured a Freddie Mac loan for the acquisition. The name of the seller and sales price were not disclosed. The community includes a mix of one- and two-bedroom units ranging from 648 to 990 square feet. Community amenities include a business center, dog park, clothes care center, fitness center and a resort-style pool. The Villas at Bon Secour is located less than five miles from the beach and within one mile of The University of South Alabama’s Gulf Coast campus.

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ATLANTA — CBRE has negotiated the $12.3 million sale of Shops at Cascade & Fairburn, a 45,279-square-foot shopping center located at 3752 Cascade Road and 1195 Fairburn Road in Atlanta. Chris Decouflé, Craig Taylor, Kevin Reavey and Kevin Hurley of CBRE represented the seller, GDC Cascade LLC, in the transaction. The buyer was 1195 Fairburn Road LLC. A freestanding Walgreens anchors the Shops at Cascade & Fairburn, which was constructed in 2004. The center was 91.2 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including Workout Anytime, Great Expressions Dental, Metro PCS and Domino’s Pizza.

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NASHVILLE, TENN. — Highwoods Properties Inc. (NYSE: HIW) plans to build a new $285 million headquarters campus in Nashville’s central business district (CBD) for Asurion, a privately held tech solutions firm. The Nashville-based company specializes in providing insurance and warranty plans covering mobile devices and other consumer electronics. Asurion will consolidate four of its existing local offices into the new campus, as well as create 400 new information technology jobs, according to local media reports. Highwoods, a Raleigh-based REIT that now has a development pipeline exceeding $700 million, recently executed the 551,000-square-foot build-to-suit office lease with Asurion. The tech firm will occupy 98.3 percent of the campus under a long-term lease. Nashville has been a haven for employment gains since the downturn. In the past decade, the Middle Tennessee metro has experienced 25 percent job growth, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The Nashville MSA’s unemployment rate was 2.3 percent in May 2018. The Asurion campus will be built on a 4.2-acre site located at Church Street and 11th Avenue North along the Gulch Greenway, a seven-mile urban trail. The development will include two buildings rising eight and nine stories built atop a six-level parking podium. The planned parking …

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CHARLESTON, S.C. — Atlanta-based Gateway Development has broken ground on 22 WestEdge, a 156,000-square-foot office building located within the $300 million WestEdge mixed-use district in Charleston. The 3 million-square-foot development is situated along the Ashley River, between The Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) and The Citadel. 22 WestEdge is the third building within the project. At 125 feet, the eight-story building will be the tallest multi-tenant office building on the peninsula and in Charleston’s metropolitan area when it opens in November 2019. The building is 48 percent preleased to MUSC, The South Carolina Research Authority, The City of Charleston, WestEdge Foundation Inc. and Heritage Trust Credit Union. In addition to office space, 22 WestEdge will include 15,000 square feet of street-front retail space. The building will feature restaurants, fitness facilities, conference and event facilities and a rooftop terrace overlooking the Ashley River. Recently completed projects at WestEdge include The Caroline, a 237-unit apartment complex with 20,000 square feet of ground-floor retail. Gateway has also topped out construction on 10 WestEdge, a 350-unit apartment community that will house a Publix, Woodhouse Spa and additional retail and restaurant space. Trident Construction is the general contractor for the project, Perkins + Will …

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HOLLYWOOD, FLA. — Cedano Realty Advisors and UrbaniZa Realty have arranged the sale of Park Colony Apartments, a 316-unit multifamily community located at 812 S. Park Road in Hollywood, roughly 11 miles south of downtown Fort Lauderdale. Ronald Meyerson of Cedano, along with Ray Jourdain of UrbaniZa, represented the buyer, Asset Development & Management Group LLC, an entity owned by American Landmark. RSE Capital provided joint venture equity for the acquisition. Dallas Wharton of Dalmar Real Estate Group LLC represented the undisclosed seller. Constructed in 1987, Park Colony Apartments includes a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Community amenities include a swimming pool, dog park, business center and gated access.The new ownership will invest $3.5 million to upgrade the property’s common areas and amenities, rebranding the community as The EnV. The renovation will include the addition of granite countertops, new plumbing and lighting fixtures, plank flooring, landscaping and improvements to the clubhouse, fitness center and swimming pool.

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CORAL SPRINGS, FLA. — Exeter Property Group will break ground on four new industrial buildings along the Sawgrass Expressway in South Florida’s Coral Springs. The Pennsylvania-based development company is finishing work on 4030 N.W. 126th St., a 215,486-square-foot, cross-dock facility that is fully preleased to a private flooring company. Exeter has started construction on the second building at the park, which will complete build-out of Coral Springs Commerce Center Phase I. The 215,486-square-foot building is located at 4050 N.W. 126th St. and is scheduled to deliver in January 2019. Less than a mile away, Exeter will break ground on the second phase of Coral Springs Commerce Center. The 40-acre site on Coral Ridge Drive will include three speculative buildings. Exeter acquired the site in 2017 from Swiss manufacturer Hoerbiger. The sale included an existing 193,211-square-foot building that Exeter plans to remodel with a new roof and modern tilt-wall front. Exeter will break ground on Phase II of the project this summer.

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SILVER SPRING, MD. — Washington Property Co. (WPC) has received a $35 million loan for the refinancing of 8757 Georgia Avenue, a 242,000-square-foot office building in Silver Spring, roughly six miles north of Washington, D.C. Tyler Blue and Paul Wallace of Berkadia arranged the loan through Wells Fargo. WPC acquired 8757 Georgia Avenue in 2001 and invested $20 million to renovate the property. At the time of sale, the building was 87 percent leased to tenants including Conflulytics, Social & Scientific Systems and Synergy Enterprises. The property is situated within walking distance to the Silver Spring Metro station and the planned Purple Line light rail station. In addition, the building has been awarded the LEED for Existing Buildings certification for its incorporation of energy-efficient lighting, low-flow plumbing fixtures and green cleaning products and equipment.

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