HURSTBOURNE, KY. — Viking Partners Fund III LLC has unveiled plans for the redevelopment of Hurstbourne Business Park, a 27-acre property located at the intersection of Shelbyville Road and Hurstbourne Parkway in Hurstbourne, roughly 13 miles east of Louisville. Viking originally acquired the site in 2016. The property currently includes 350,000 square feet of office space in two separate buildings; P.F Chang’s and Z’s Oyster Bar & Steakhouse; and Hurstbourne Plaza, an existing shopping center. Hurstbourne Plaza will be demolished to make way for the new mixed-use development. Plans for the project include a 266-unit multifamily community, 149-room hotel, two freestanding restaurant/retail buildings and a 9,500-square-foot retail building that will accommodate three to four users. Hills Properties is developing the multifamily portion, which is scheduled for completion in the fall, with the first residents moving in mid-2019. The community will feature a park, resort-style pool, and social plaza with fire pits and a bocce ball court. Construction on the hotel portion of the project is expected to begin in early 2019.
SPARTANBURG, S.C. — Red Rock Developments will soon break ground on the first phase at Smith Farms Industrial Park in Spartanburg County. The Columbia, S.C.-based developer first unveiled plans for the 5.9 million-square-foot project, located at the intersection of Highway 101 and Reidville Road, in March. Phase I will include two speculative buildings totaling 610,000 square feet. Building I will be a 400,000-square-foot, cross-dock facility that will suit the needs of warehouse/distribution users. The second building will be a rear-load facility totaling 210,000 square feet. The building will be suited for non-distribution or smaller tenants, according to Red Rock. Smith Farms is located roughly three miles from Interstate 85, providing access to BMW’s Spartanburg plant, Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport and the Greer Inland Port. Red Rock expects to wrap up construction on the first two buildings in the second quarter of 2019. NAI Earle Furman is handling the project’s leasing assignment.
CHARLESTON, S.C. — LandSouth Construction, a Jacksonville, Fla.-based general contractor, has broken ground on The Merchant, a $37 million apartment community located at 15 Huguenin Ave. in Charleston’s NoMo district. Atlanta-based Pollack Shores Real Estate Group is developing the 231-unit community, which will include 10 buildings with a mix of one- and two-bedroom floor plans. Community amenities will include a resort-style pool, clubhouse with gaming area, fitness center, yoga studio, pet spa and a bike lounge. Raleigh, N.C.-based Cline Design Associates is the architect for the project, which is scheduled for completion in December 2019.
CARY, N.C. — HFF has arranged $28.8 million in preferred equity and construction financing for the development of the first phase of Twin Lakes Center, a 153,229-square-foot retail center in Cary. The first phase includes a four-building retail center that is 93 percent preleased and will be anchored by Wegmans, a Rochester, N.Y.-based grocer.Greg Nalbandian, Roger Edwards, Devlin Murphy and Andrew Zilenziger of HFF arranged $6.3 million in preferred equity through a life insurance company and a $22.5 million, floating-rate loan through CapitalSource, a division of Pacific Western Bank. LeylandAlliance is developing the 35.8-acre property, which will be completed in phases and will include restaurants, retail space, seniors housing, a lake and walking paths. LeylandAlliance expects to wrap up construction on the retail portion of the project in July 2020.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Dominion Realty Partners (DRP) has sold Centric Gateway, a 297-unit apartment community located at 1010 W. Trade St. in Uptown Charlotte. An affiliate of TH Real Estate acquired the property for $68.8 million. Justin Good, Allan Lynch and Jeff Glen of HFF arranged the transaction on behalf of DRP, which completed construction on the property in December 2017. Individual units feature quartz countertops, private balconies, exterior storage and keyless entry. Community amenities include a central courtyard with a saltwater pool, activity lawn, automated package delivery system, fitness center with an interactive studio and a game room. Centric Gateway was 43 percent occupied at the time of sale.
RALEIGH AND DURHAM, N.C. — Hunt Mortgage Group has provided two Freddie Mac loans totaling $65 million for the acquisition of two multifamily properties in North Carolina’s Triangle region. The borrower is a joint venture between an equity investor and American Landmark. Chicago-based Livcor sold the assets, according to local media reports. In Raleigh, Hunt Mortgage provided a $30.1 million, seven-year loan for Edinborough Commons, a 312-unit community that was completed in 1997. The new owner plans to invest an additional $2.2 million in improvements over the next few years. The community features resort-style pools, a spa area, gas grill stations, fitness center, dog park, sand volleyball court, car wash station, clothes care center and two tennis courts. In Durham, Hunt Mortgage provided a $34.9 million, seven-year loan for the acquisition of Edinborough at the Park. The 330-unit community features a concierge, package/grocery/dry cleaning reception, two resort-style pools, heated indoor lap pool, business center, fitness center, dog park with agility stations, car wash station and a tennis court. The new owner will invest $2.3 million to upgrade the property.
TYSONS, VA. — Skanska USA has acquired a 94,000-square-foot site in Tysons for a new multifamily and retail development. Richard Siegel, Wendy Feldman Block and Bill Quinby of Savills Studley arranged the transaction on behalf of Skanska. The development company acquired the site within the mixed-use district of Scotts Run from master developer Cityline Partners. At full build-out, Scotts Run will span 8 million square feet and house offices, apartments, hotels, retail and restaurants. The land Skanska acquired is located across the street from the McLean Silver Line Metro station. The company is scheduled to break ground on the unnamed multifamily/retail development in 2019, with completion slated for 2022.
ORLANDO, FLA. — Hilton Hotels, in partnership with Epelboim Development Group, has broken ground on a new Tru by Hilton property in Orlando. The 259-room, eight-story hotel is located along Westwood Boulevard and will be the largest Tru property to date upon completion in the fourth quarter of 2019. Tru by Hilton hotels feature 24/7 markets, workspaces, game rooms, fitness centers, complimentary breakfast and digital keys. Epelboim is currently in the final stages of building an EVEN hotel in Miami, and is developing two EVEN hotels in Georgia.
ARLINGTON, VA. — Avison Young has arranged a $15.7 million loan for the refinancing of Lyon Village Apartments, a 109-unit multifamily community located at 3004 Lee Highway in Arlington, roughly five miles southwest of Washington, D.C. Mike Yavinsky, Wes Boatwright, Jon Goldstein and Clayton Pristou of Avison Young arranged the 20-year loan through John Hancock Financial on behalf of the borrower, Lyon Village Apartments LLC. The community was originally constructed in 1939 and underwent extensive renovations in 2002. In addition to refinancing, the owner will use proceeds of the loan to fund another capital improvement program. Lyon Village Apartments is located within one mile of three different Metro stations and one block from Interstate 66. The community features a fitness room and free parking and storage.
“How long will Atlanta’s retail boom last?” That is the multibillion-dollar question everyone in the market is asking themselves. Nobody knows for sure, although there are many valid reasons to think that Atlanta will sustain its growth through 2018 and beyond. The state of Georgia has placed a strong emphasis on drawing technology companies to the state, and Atlanta’s tech boom has catapulted the city to the front of the race for Amazon’s $5 billion HQ2 project. The city already boasts the world’s busiest airport, which makes it easy for any company to relocate here because they can directly connect to anywhere in the world. Most recently, Facebook announced it will build a sprawling data center campus at Stanton Springs, about 40 miles east of Atlanta, and NCR Corp. recently opened its new headquarters campus in Midtown. The emerging tech community includes startup hubs such as Atlanta Tech Village, Switchyards Downtown Club, the upcoming Coda project at Tech Square and Advanced Technology Development Center, an affiliate of Georgia Tech. With elite local colleges like Georgia Tech, Emory University and the state’s flagship school, the University of Georgia, about 60 miles east in Athens rapidly producing new graduates, the city is …