SAVANNAH, GA. — JLL has arranged the $100.6 million sale of Rockingham Farms Building 9, a 942,210-square-foot industrial facility located at 125 Feldspar Drive in Savannah. The seller, Scannell Properties, developed the bulk industrial building in 2023 within Rockingham Farms Logistics Park, a 5.8 million-square-foot industrial development approximately nine miles from Port of Savannah’s Garden City terminal. Goldman Sachs Alternatives purchased the facility, which was fully leased at the time of sale to four tenants. Britton Burdette, Matt Wirth, Dennis Mitchell and Jim Freeman of JLL represented the seller in the transaction. The cross-dock building features 40-foot clear heights, 185-foot truck court, 183 dock-high doors, 7,500 square feet of offices and ample automobile and trailer parking.
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Avison Young Brokers Sale of 402,390 SF Distribution Center in Metro Charlotte Leased to Amazon
by John Nelson
CONCORD, N.C. — Avison Young has brokered the sale of a 402,390-square-foot distribution center located at 7040 Northwinds Drive NW in Concord, a suburb of Charlotte along I-85. E-commerce giant Amazon fully occupies the facility for use as a fulfillment center. Texas-based Stonelake Capital Partners purchased the property from SL Industrial Partners, a member of the Silverman Group family of companies. Chris Skibinski, Henry Lobb and Abby Rights of Avison Young brokered the transaction. The sales price was not disclosed, but the Charlotte Business Journal reports the property traded for approximately $51 million. Will Jenkins, Marc Hedrick and Jack Harvey led Stonelake Capital’s team in the transaction on an internal basis.
MIAMI — A partnership between development firm Related Group and Boston-based private equity firm Rockpoint has delivered The Highley House, a mixed-use project in Miami. Situated at 2150 N. Miami Ave. in the city’s Wynwood district, the development features two towers comprising 304 rental apartments, approximately 72,000 square feet of Class A offices and 18,000 square feet of retail space. The co-developers named the project after Locke Highleyman, a developer behind local projects like Hibiscus and Palm Islands and the judge responsible for christening the area as “Wyndwood” in 1917, which was later streamlined to “Wynwood.” Amenities at The Highley House include a rooftop with a swimming pool, summer kitchen, bar and sky lounge. Other amenities include a private dining and wine room, private cinema and lounge, podcast suites, game room, art murals throughout, electric vehicle charging stations, coworking spaces, package services, storage and a wellness center with a gym, yoga room, spa, steam room, cold plunge and treatment suites. The Highley House’s apartments feature studio to three-bedroom layouts with monthly rental rates ranging from $2,389 to $5,657, according to Apartments.com.
COLONIAL HEIGHTS, VA. — PNK Group will soon break ground on an approximately $80 million industrial facility in Colonial Heights, a Richmond suburb in Chesterfield County. The New York City-based developer purchased the 86.6-acre site last month. The 846,260-square-foot facility will be situated within Ashton Industrial Park. The construction timeline for the development was not released.
Appian Investments Completes 621,468 SF Industrial Building in Laurens, South Carolina
by John Nelson
LAURENS, S.C. — Appian Investments, a real estate investment group founded by commercial real estate services firm NAI Earle Furman, has completed a new 621,468-square-foot industrial building in Laurens. The speculative facility is situated along the I-385 corridor within Hunter Industrial Park, a logistics campus in the Upstate South Carolina region. Laurens County Development Corp. partnered with Appian Investments on the cross-dock development, which features 40-foot clear heights, 2,500 square feet of office space, 54- by 50-foot column spacing, 136 exterior dock doors, four drive-in bays, 186 trailer storage spaces and 468 automobile parking spaces. Hunter Garrett, John Staunton and Josh Kenyon of NAI Earle Furman are marketing the facility for lease or sale. Tom Daniel and James Malm of NAI Earle Furman were part of the construction team.
APEX, N.C. — Boston-based Rockpoint has sold Building I at Apex Commerce Center, a four-building industrial park totaling 845,000 square feet in Apex, a city roughly 15 miles southwest of Raleigh. LaSalle Investment Management purchased the 233,818-square-foot facility for an undisclosed price. Dave Andrews and Pete Pittroff of JLL represented Rockpoint in the transaction. Building I at Apex Commerce Center was built in 2023 and was fully leased at the time of sale. The rear-load facility features 32-foot clear heights, ESFR sprinklers and LED lighting. Building I is the first of four buildings at Apex Commerce Center, which Rockpoint developed in partnership with Oppidan Investment Co.
ALPHARETTA, GA. — Coro Realty Advisors has sold North Point Village, a 57,219-square-foot shopping center in the northern Atlanta suburb of Alpharetta. Mimms Enterprises purchased the property from Coro Realty for $19 million. Fred Victor of Atlantic Retail brokered the transaction. Situated on 5.2 acres near Ga. Highway 400, North Point Village’s tenant roster includes Talbots, Kohler and Learning Express. The 1.3 million-square-foot North Point Mall is immediately adjacent to the center.
BOYNTON BEACH AND JUPITER, FLA. — Redfearn Capital has purchased two industrial facilities in South Florida for a total of $10.8 million. The Delray Beach, Fla.-based investment firm acquired a 17,215-square-foot, multi-tenant facility at 4875 Park Ridge Road in Boynton Beach for $3.4 million and a 30,920-square-foot property at 1445-1449 Jupiter Park Drive in Jupiter for $7.4 million. The seller(s) was not disclosed.
ALEXANDRIA, LA. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $9.8 million sale of Holiday Inn Alexandria Downtown, a 169-room hotel located at 701 4th St. in downtown Alexandria that fronts the Red River. The seller was Sharpco Hotels, an investment firm based in Natchitoches, La., that purchased the formerly vacant hotel from the City of Alexandria and revitalized and rebranded the property. A partnership between Tennessee-based VJ Hotels and Texas-based ARK Hospitality purchased the hotel. David Altman of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller in the transaction. Steve Greer served as Marcus & Millichap’s broker of record in Louisiana for the transaction. Holiday Inn Alexandria Downtown features 11,000 square feet of meeting space, a restaurant and Tesla car chargers, as well as direct access to the Randolph Riverfront Convention Center.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Milbank, an international law firm, has signed a 65,000-square-foot lease at 1101 New York Avenue, a 388,000-square-foot office building in Washington, D.C.’s East End. The office building is now 94 percent leased to firms including A&O Shearman, National Retail Federation, EY and Bloomberg. Dale Schlather, Malcolm Marshall and Alson Offutt of Cushman & Wakefield represented Milbank in the lease deal. Kyle Luby, Matt Pacinelli, John Klinke and Tim McCarty of Stream Realty Partners represented the landlord, a partnership between Oxford Properties Group and Norges Bank Investment Management. Jim Potocki of Oxford Properties was also part of the leasing team at 1101 New York Avenue, which has 28,000 square feet of availability.