COLUMBIA, MD. — The Howard Hughes Corp. has broken ground on a 350,000-square-foot office building within Merriweather District, a new mixed-use neighborhood in downtown Columbia. Tenable Inc. will anchor the new building, occupying approximately 150,000 square feet on floors seven through 12. The cyber security company will make the move from its current Columbia Gateway location to the new building at 6100 Merriweather Drive in late 2019. The new building will join One and Two Merriweather, two existing mixed-use office buildings within the development. At full build-out, Merriweather District will include 2,300 residences, a 250-room hotel, more than 1.5 million square feet of office space, 314,000 square feet of street-level retail and a central park. The Merriweather District will be powered by STEER technology, the first fully autonomous parking solution that transforms everyday cars into driverless vehicles that park themselves. The technology will make the district the first city in the country to be built for automated self-parking cars, according to the Howard Hughes Corp. In addition, Merriweather District will be LEED v4-certified — the highest level of LEED certification— making it the first development in Maryland to achieve this designation, and the fifth in the United States. Merriweather District …
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FRANKLIN, TENN. — CBL Properties, along with its 50/50 joint venture partners TIAA and APG, has received a $155 million, non-recourse loan for CoolSprings Galleria, a 1.1 million-square-foot mall in Franklin, roughly 20 miles south of Nashville. Wells Fargo Bank NA provided the 10-year, CMBS loan with a fixed 4.8 percent interest rate. Proceeds of the loan were used to retire an existing $97.7 million loan, which was scheduled to mature in June. CBL’s share of $29 million in excess proceeds will be used to reduce outstanding balances on its unsecured lines of credit. The Chattanooga-based company owns and manages a portfolio of 117 retail properties totaling 73.4 million square feet, located across 26 states.
OCOEE, FLA. — McCraney Property Co. has acquired 43.9 acres in Ocoee, roughly 12 miles west of Orlando, with plans to develop a 652,696-square-foot industrial park. Dubbed Distribution 429, the development will include three buildings: Building 100, totaling 104,950 square feet; Building 200, totaling 145,164 square feet; and Building 300, totaling 402,582 square feet. William “Bo” Bradford of Lee & Associates represented the undisclosed seller in the land sale. McCraney expects to break ground on the development later this month. The buildings will target end-users requiring freight forwarding, third-party logistics and fulfillment needs.
HUNTSVILLE, ALA. — Matthews Real Estate Investment Services has arranged the $13.8 million sale of The Gallery Shopping Center, a 101,498-square-foot retail center located near the $350 million Mid-City mall redevelopment in Huntsville. A Florida-based private family office acquired the asset from Plaza Properties via a 1031 exchange. Jordan Powell and Scott Henard of Matthews arranged the transaction on behalf of both parties. The Gallery Shopping Center was 95 percent leased at the time of sale.
ACWORTH, GA. — HFF has brokered the sale of Cherokee Commons, a 103,711-square-foot shopping center in Acworth, roughly 30 miles northwest of Atlanta. Jim Hamilton, Brad Buchanan, Michael Allison and Ryan Stoffer of HFF arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, PMAT Cos. Collett Capital acquired the asset for an undisclosed price. Kroger anchors Cherokee Commons, which was 89 percent leased at the time of sale.
POMPANO, FLA. — The Cordish Cos. and Eldorado Resorts Inc. have formed a 50/50 joint venture to plan, design and develop a new 223-acre mixed-use project in Pompano. Located 35 miles north of Miami and roughly 10 miles north of Fort Lauderdale, the project will encompass the site of the existing Isle Casino Racing Pompano Park. Eldorado Resorts owns the 223-acre site around the casino and racing track. The development will include a corporate office campus, residential units, retail, dining, entertainment space and a hotel. The Cordish Cos. develops and operates hotels, casino, retail and restaurant projects across the country. In Florida, the Baltimore-based firm developed the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casinos in Hollywood and Tampa, and in April the company unveiled plans to co-develop a $2.5 billion mixed-use village surrounding EverBank Field in Jacksonville. Eldorado Resorts, a Nevada-based casino entertainment company, owns and operates 20 properties in 10 states.
ACWORTH, GA. AND GALLATIN, TENN. — Preferred Apartment Communities (PAC) has acquired two Publix-anchored shopping centers totaling 139,000 square feet in Acworth and Gallatin. Atlanta-based PAC acquired the portfolio through its wholly owned subsidiary, New Market Properties. The name of the seller and sales price were not disclosed. In Acworth, PAC acquired Governors Towne Square, which is located roughly 32 miles northwest of Atlanta. In Gallatin, a suburb located 30 miles northeast of Nashville, PAC acquired Greensboro Village.
ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, FLA. — Franklin Street has arranged the $17.9 million sale of Wymore Grove Apartments, a 200-unit multifamily community in Altamonte Springs, roughly 10 miles north of Orlando. Robert Goldfinger, Darron Kattan, Kevin Kelleher and Zachary Ames of Franklin Street arranged the transaction on behalf of both the seller, Wynmore Grove Partnership, and the buyer, Israeli-based 360 Wymore ROI LP. Wymore Grove was constructed in 1973 and features a swimming pool, tennis courts and a fitness center. The new owner plans to renovate the property with exterior, interior and common area upgrades.
PORT ST. LUCIE, FLA. — NKF Capital Markets has arranged the $10.8 million sale of an office building located at 300 N.W. Peacock Blvd. in Port St. Lucie, a city in South Florida’s St. Lucie County. The two-story, 51,527-square-foot building is fully leased to healthcare company McKesson, also known as Change Healthcare. Michael Lohmann, Michael Lapointe, Adam Greenberg and Scott Gordon of NKF Capital Markets arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, PSL Advanced LLC. An undisclosed buyer acquired the asset through a 1031 exchange
HIGH POINT, N.C. — HFF has arranged the $6.8 million sale of an industrial building located at 4160 Mendenhall Oaks Parkway, within the master-planned Mendenhall Business Park in High Point. Chris Norvell and Patrick Nally of HFF arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, a partnership between a private company and Somerset Properties. Dalfen America Corp. acquired the property, which totals 107,480 square feet and features 24-foot clear heights, two drive-in doors and the ability to add additional loading via 14 knock-out panels. The building was fully leased at the time of sale to three tenants, two of which are headquartered at the facility. In addition, HFF is representing the seller in marketing four single-story office buildings and two multi-story office buildings located within Mendenhall Business Park.