Southeast

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — McCraney Property Co. has acquired a 54-acre land parcel in Charlotte for the development of a 610,700-square-foot speculative industrial project. Dubbed Airport South Business Park, the property will be located near the intersection of Billy Graham Parkway and West Boulevard, less than one mile from Charlotte Douglas International Airport. Upon completion, the development will include five Class A industrial buildings. Warren Snowdon and David Hanna of Foundry Commercial arranged the land acquisition on behalf of McCraney Property Co. The project is part of the developer’s more than 2 million-square-foot industrial pipeline currently under development or planned throughout the Southeast.  

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BOWIE, MD. — Neuman Commercial Group LLC has arranged the $21 million sale of The Shoppes at Bowie Town Center, a 104,000-square-foot retail center in Bowie, a suburb 18 miles east of Washington, D.C. Gil Neuman of Neuman Commercial Group arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, Shoppes at Bowie Town Center LLC, and procured the buyer, J.A.R. New York RLT. The center was 98 percent leased at the time of sale to 12 tenants including Five Below, Party City, Goodwill, Bank of America, A.C. Moore, Music & Arts, David’s Bridal, Sprint and California Tortilla. The Shoppes at Bowie Town Center is a specialty extension of the 578,000-square-foot Bowie Town Center, an open-air shopping center leased to tenants including Safeway, Macy’s, Best Buy, Off Broadway Shoes, LA Fitness, Chipotle Mexican Grill and Barnes & Noble.

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HOOVER, ALA. — SDM Partners has acquired Meadow Brook North, a three-building, 365,000-square-foot office portfolio located on Corporate Parkway in Hoover, roughly 11 miles south of Birmingham. Patterson Real Estate Advisory Group arranged acquisition financing for the transaction, which included a joint venture equity partnership with Blue Vista and bridge loans from Hamilton State Bank and State Bank & Trust Co. Other terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The portfolio originally included a fourth building, which SDM negotiated the sale of to a local user that closed simultaneously with SDM. Of the three buildings in SDM’s acquisition, one is fully leased to BlueCross BlueShield of Alabama, one is a multi-tenant building currently 87 percent leased and the third is vacant. Joe Sandner III and Joe Sandner IV of Colliers International will handle the portfolio’s leasing assignment.

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ATLANTA — A joint venture between Landmark Properties and CityLife Development Partners has acquired a 1.1-acre site near the Georgia Institute of Technology in Midtown Atlanta for the development of a 28-story student housing community. The 425,000-square-foot development — dubbed The Mark at Atlanta — will offer 780 beds and 7,000 square feet of commercial space. The property is set to feature one- to six-bedroom, fully furnished units. Community amenities will include an on-site parking garage, rooftop pool and hot tub, fitness center, yoga room, bike storage center, clubhouse, study lounges, a computer lab, golf simulator, sky lounge with adjoining outdoor terrace, a sauna and tanning beds. The property is set to open in August 2020.  

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HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. — Foundry Commercial, in a joint venture with PGIM Real Estate, has acquired 48 acres of land in Huntersville for the development of Bryton Commerce Center, a 700,000-square-foot light industrial project. The development will be located within Bryton Town Center, a 425-acre mixed-use campus located roughly 15 miles north of Charlotte. The six-building project will deliver in two phases. Construction on the first phase will begin in early 2018 and is expected to complete by the end of the year. Bryton Commerce Center will feature 30-foot clear heights, tilt-wall construction, ESFR sprinkler systems, glass-heavy exteriors and high parking ratios. In addition to industrial space, the Bryton Town Center master plan will include more than 1 million square feet of retail space and 1 million square feet of office space, as well as multifamily and single-family residential units.

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BATON ROUGE, LA. — Greystone has provided a $24.4 million HUD-insured loan to refinance The Highland Club Apartments, a 247-unit multifamily property in Baton Rouge. Jason Stein of Greystone arranged the 35-year fixed-loan. Other terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Greystone previously refinanced the property in 2012, and the new loan enables a combination of phased renovations and continued investment back into the property. The Highland Club Apartments is located roughly 15 miles from downtown Baton Rouge, and features a swimming pool, stocked lakes, putting greens, dog park, business center, fitness center and an on-site personal trainer.

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FOUNTAIN INN, S.C. — CBRE has arranged the $5.4 million sale of 110 Milacron Drive, a 182,534-square-foot industrial facility in Fountain Inn, a suburb of Greenville. Campbell Lewis of CBRE arranged the transaction on behalf of the buyer, 844 S.E. Main LLC. CBRE’s Marcus Cornelius and Nick Hollstegge represented the undisclosed seller. Constructed in 1980, the facility features 28-foot clear heights, motion-activated T-8 lighting in the warehouse, eight dock-high doors, 130 parking spaces and 26,941 square feet of office space. The new owner plans to improve the facility’s exterior and interior features, as well as parking and truck court surfaces.

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PORT CHARLOTTE, FLA. — GBT Realty Corp. has acquired a 75-year ground lease, including a 108,500-square-foot retail building and nine-acre land site, in Port Charlotte, roughly 40 miles south of Sarasota. The Brentwood, Tenn.-based real estate firm acquired the asset from 19400 Cochran Boulevard Holdings LLC for an undisclosed price. GBT Realty plans to renovate and upgrade the building, which currently houses a vacant Kmart. The firm will also expand the building with new structures to accommodate retail, services and restaurant tenants. Best Buy, Walmart and The Home Depot anchor the corridor, located at the intersection of Tamiami Trail/US Highway 41 and Cochran Boulevard.

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ORLANDO, FLA. — Trez Forman Capital Group has provided a $74.8 million construction loan for Church Street Plaza, a 26-story mixed-use development in downtown Orlando. Trez Forman is a joint venture between Palm Beach-based Forman Capital and Vancouver-based Trez Capital Group. Plans for the new development include 200,000 square feet of Class A office space, a 180-room hotel, a ground-floor restaurant and a rooftop bar/lounge area. Kolter Hospitality will acquire the hotel portion of the project, which is located on the northeast corner of South Garland Avenue and West South Street. The building’s parking garage will connect to the Church Street Station SunRail stop.

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RICHMOND, VA. — StoneBridge Investments has acquired Copper Spring, a 366-unit apartment community located at 3301 Copper Mill Trace in Richmond, for $54.2 million. Eastdil Secured arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, an affiliate of Atlanta-based Clarion Partners. Constructed in 1989 and renovated in 2006, the property features two resort-style pools, a fitness center, business center, lighted tennis courts, racquetball court, grilling stations, gaming area and a coffee bar. StoneBridge plans to upgrade the clubhouse and other common-area amenities, as well as some individual residences. ZRS Management, an affiliate of StoneBridge, will mange Copper Spring.

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