PERRY, GA. — Brokers + Engineers (B+E), a newly formed triple-net-lease brokerage firm, has arranged the $11.4 million sale of a Publix-anchored shopping center located at 275 Perry Parkway in Perry. Boston-based Flag Wharf Inc. purchased the 72,200-square-foot shopping center from a private developer based in Florida. Publix Super Markets Inc. has 11 years remaining on its lease.
PEACHTREE CITY, GA. — Atlanta-based Bull Realty has brokered the $9 million sale of a 163,000-square-foot industrial facility located at 416 Dividend Drive in Peachtree City. A private trust purchased the property from Dividend West Partners LLC. Jason Callaway and Davis Finney of Bull Realty represented the buyer, and Mark Wright of Dividend Commercial Real Estate represented the seller. Situated on 20 acres in the Atlanta suburbs, the building is fully leased to Wencor Group, an aviation solutions company. Wencor uses the facility to house its manufacturing and distribution operations for commercial airlines, aerospace repair stations and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) worldwide.
SPRINGFIELD, VA. — PS Business Parks Inc. (NYSE: PSB), a California-based office and industrial REIT, has acquired a portfolio of industrial properties totaling roughly 1.1 million square feet in northern Virginia. The purchase price was $143.3 million. The portfolio consists of the 19 buildings located within the 813,725-square-foot Northern Virginia Industrial Park and the 241,000-square-foot Fullerton Industrial Park. Both of these developments, which span a combined 65 acres, are located in Springfield, about 15 miles southwest of Washington, D.C. PS Business Parks already owns three industrial parks totaling 606,000 square feet in this area. Those properties have posted a historical average occupancy of 95 percent since 2000. With the acquisition of these two properties, the company’s footprint in the Springfield/Newington submarket totals approximately 1.7 million square feet, roughly 11 percent of the submarket supply. “We are confident that these properties will achieve the same occupancy and rent growth we have accomplished in our other locations in this market,” says Maria Hawthorne, president and CEO of PS Business Parks. “The location is superb as it is adjacent to Fort Belvoir and just south of the Pentagon in a densely populated area with excellent access to transportation.” The average lease size at …
Driven by population and job growth, Miami-Dade County is one of the strongest and most sought-after commercial real estate markets in the Southeast. As of February 2018, the county’s unemployment rate stood at 4.7 percent, which, while only a 10-basis point decline from the rate in February 2017, represents continued positive movement. The metro’s economic stability and growing employment base are significant factors when analyzing the tightening office market. Miami-Dade County ended the first quarter with an overall office vacancy rate of 9.67 percent, a 106-basis point decline from the previous year. Also, net absorption was positive with suburban areas such as Airport/Doral, Coral Gables and South Gables/South Miami remaining primary contributors to the county’s growing office sector. The trend continued from 2017, as the year ended strong with nearly 1.5 million square feet of total net absorption countywide. As overall vacancy declines and rental rates rise, development in Miami-Dade remains active with 717,000 square feet under construction, 657,000 square feet of which is being developed within the top five most in-demand submarkets for corporate growth. Projects such as Two MiamiCentral, Giralda Place and Mary Street are redefining South Florida’s office landscape as mixed-use environments become more ubiquitous. Record-Low Vacancy …
ORLANDO, FLA. — Orlando Student Housing DST, an entity related to Inland Real Estate Group of Cos. Inc., has sold the Retreat at Orlando, an 894-bed student housing property located roughly two miles southwest of the University of Central Florida (UCF) in Orlando. Inland Private Capital Corp. (IPC) facilitated the sale of the property on behalf of one of its 1031 investment programs. The name of the buyer and the sales price were not disclosed, but the Orlando Business Journal reports the company originally acquired the off-campus asset in 2015 for $72.5 million, or $80,376.94 per bed. Constructed in 2014 by Athens, Ga.-based Landmark Properties, the Retreat at Orlando includes 143 apartment buildings with a mix of two- to six-bedroom floor plans. Units feature private bathrooms, nine-foot ceilings, full-size washer and dryer units and a front porch or back patio. Community amenities include a resort-style, multi-tiered swimming pool with cabanas and hammocks, 24-hour fitness center, clubhouse with catering kitchen, computer lab, pool tables, golf simulator, sand volleyball court, tennis court, picnic area with barbecue grills and shuttle service to the UCF campus. At the time of sale, the community was 99.6 percent occupied.
MARIETTA, GA. — StoneBridge Investments has acquired Avia East Cobb, a 200-unit apartment community located in the northwest Atlanta suburb of Marietta, for $23.5 million. Kevin Geiger of CBRE arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, an entity controlled by Harbor Group International. The community includes a mix of one- to three-bedroom units and features a resort-style pool, outdoor grills and a renovated clubhouse in a historic stone mill. In addition, the community is located roughly three miles from SunTrust Park, the home ballpark of the Atlanta Braves. StoneBridge will invest $3.2 million in capital improvements, renaming the property Landry at East Cobb Apartments. Planned renovations include enhanced community amenities, conversion of the existing dog park into an artificial grass sport court, exterior paint, façade renovation and upgraded unit interiors. ZRS Management will manage the community.
SILVER SPRING, MD. — Phillips Realty Capital has arranged $22.5 million in permanent financing for WesTech Corner, a 41,262-square-foot shopping center in Silver Spring, about six miles north of Washington, D.C. Mark Remington of Phillips Realty Capital arranged the loan through United Bank on behalf of the borrower, Rappaport, which acquired the property in 2014. WesTech Corner was fully leased at the time of financing to tenants such as Five Guys, Chick-fil-A, Qdoba Mexican Grill, Fridays, Panera Bread, IHOP and Capital One Bank.
WEST PALM BEACH, FLA. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $18.4 million sale of Okee Square, a 124,000-square-foot retail center located at 2021-2031 Okeechobee Blvd. in West Palm Beach. The center includes 103,690 square feet of inline retail space, two outparcels, a 16,010-square-foot Rooms To Go Kids and a 4,300-square-foot PDQ restaurant. Douglas Mandel, Barry Wolfe, Alan Lipsky and Elon Gerberg of Marcus & Millichap arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, a partnership. Konover South procured the buyer, Myron Vogel.
ATLANTA — Greystone Brown Real Estate Advisors has arranged the sale of the Presidential Tower, a 15-story commercial building located at 4001 Presidential Parkway in Atlanta. Taylor Brown of Greystone Brown arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, Hays Financial Consulting LLC. Known for its cylindrical shape, the building is visible from one of the city’s main traffic corridors — Spaghetti Junction, which is situated at the intersection of Interstates 285 and 85. Originally constructed in 1973, Presidential Tower was the former Presidential Hotel. Over the last several years, the property fell into disrepair. Peacock Partnership Inc. acquired the building for an undisclosed price, with plans to convert the property into a seniors housing community. Once complete, the complex will be one of the largest seniors housing communities in Atlanta, according to Greystone Brown. A construction timeline for the project was not disclosed.
TOWSON, MD. — Greenberg Gibbons has kicked off construction of the $350 million Towson Row mixed-use project in downtown Towson, about 10 miles north of Baltimore. The 1.2 million-square-foot development will be built on a five-acre site bounded by York Road, Towsontown Boulevard, Washington Avenue and Chesapeake Avenue. Plans call for over 100,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space, 150,000 square feet of Class A office space, 300 student housing units, a hotel and 250 high-rise residential units. Greenberg Gibbons is leading the development in a joint venture with Caves Valley Partners, an urban infill real estate developer based in Baltimore. Gilbane Development Co. has been selected to build the student housing portion of the project, which will house students of nearby Towson University. Home to more than 20,000 students, Towson University is located in downtown Towson and is part of the University System of Maryland. Shamin Hotels will develop the hotel, the brand of which has not yet been disclosed. Towson Row is expected to generate $220 million in annual business sales, create 5,500 jobs (2,000 permanent jobs and 3,500 construction jobs) and, when fully occupied, generate $92 million in annual employee compensation. At the kickoff celebration, Greenberg Gibbons also …
