CHARLOTTE, N.C. AND ORLANDO, FLA. — GCP has acquired a 1.2 million-square-foot industrial portfolio in Charlotte and Orlando for $74 million. The portfolio includes two warehouses within Legacy Park West in Charlotte: a 126,000-square-foot facility fully leased to Elite Logistics and a recently completed, 432,000-square-foot building. Avison Young will handle the new building’s leasing efforts. The portfolio also includes Lake County Distribution Center, a 706,722-square-foot property in Orlando that is fully leased to Samsung SDS America and Niagara Bottling. The facility serves as Samsung’s new Southeast distribution center and as Niagara’s distribution hub that services its bottling facility less than a mile away.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — ZOM Living has unveiled plans to develop Hazel SouthPark, a 203-unit multifamily community in Charlotte’s SouthPark neighborhood. The Orlando-based multifamily developer will break ground on the six-story community early next year. Located at 4401 Barclay Downs, the site includes a former 38,300-square-foot office building that will be redeveloped. ZOM recently acquired the 2.7-acre site for $13.2 million, and Rob Cochran, Jared Londry and Nolan Ashton of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, a partnership of private investors. Amenities at Hazel SouthPark will include an attached parking garage and a rooftop pool deck. In addition, the community will feature 6,000 square feet of ground floor restaurant space, 8,000 square feet of ground floor retail and 8,400 square feet of amenity space. Hazel SouthPark is located adjacent to the SouthPark Mall and within walking distance to numerous dining, shopping and offices. ZRS Management LLC will manage the property. TD Bank and Santander Bank provided construction financing for the project. CBG Building Co. is the general contractor, and Cline Design Associates is the project’s architect. Hazel SouthPark is slated to deliver in the fourth quarter of 2019, with preleasing starting in the third quarter of 2019.
ATLANTA — Ready Capital Structured Finance has provided a $10.4 million loan for the acquisition and renovation of a historic office building in downtown Atlanta’s Farilie-Poplar Historic District. Known as The Grant Building, the 125,000-square-foot property is located at 44 Broad St. N.W. The undisclosed borrower will use the loan to update the property’s elevators and common areas, improve the ground floor retail space and address deferred maintenance. The 36-month loan features two extension options, flexible pre-payment options and is inclusive of a facility to provide for capital expenditures, leasing costs and interest and carry reserves.
At the mid-year mark, the Richmond industrial market has continued to strengthen, closing with an overall occupancy rate of 91 percent in the categories being tracked — Class A, B and C vacant and investor-owned product with a minimum of 40,000 square feet of total rentable building area (RBA). Class A occupancy decreased slightly from 96 percent at the end of the first quarter to 95 percent at the end of the second quarter, and Class B occupancy has remained steady at 92 percent. The year-to-date net absorption is in excess of 1.5 million square feet, in part due to lower reported vacancies in the Class C former tobacco storage complex located south of downtown Richmond. The inventory of quality, freestanding facilities available for owner/users to purchase remains in short supply, with central locations in even greater demand and experiencing a shorter shelf life. CoStar reports overall industrial occupancy at 95 percent for products of all sizes, including investor-owned facilities, but excluding flex space (minimum 50 percent office). Richmond’s strategic Mid-Atlantic location along Interstate 95 provides access to 55 percent of the nation’s consumers within two days delivery by truck. In addition to being the northernmost right-to-work state on the …
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIF. — Sonnenblick-Eichner Co. has arranged a $135.8 million loan for the refinancing of 11 Hilton-branded hotels located in Florida, Tennessee and Michigan. The California-based company arranged the five-year, floating rate loan on behalf of Memphis, Tenn.-based Cooper Hotels. The portfolio includes the following Southeast properties: Hilton Naples in Naples, Fla.; Hilton Orlando/Altamonte Springs in Orlando, Fla.; Homewood Suites by Hilton Fort Myers Airport in Fort Myers, Fla.; DoubleTree by Hilton Memphis in Memphis; DoubleTree by Hilton Murfreesboro in Murfreesboro, Tenn.; DoubleTree by Hilton Oak Ridge in Knoxville, Tenn.; DoubleTree by Hilton Johnson City in Johnson City, Tenn.; and DoubleTree by Hilton Jackson in Jackson, Tenn. The Michigan hotels in the portfolio include Embassy Suites by Hilton Detroit Metro Airport, Hilton Garden Inn Detroit Metro Airport and Hampton Inn & Suites Detroit/Airport-Romulus, all of which are located in the Detroit suburb of Romulus.
BETHESDA, MD. — The Donohoe Cos. and USAA Real Estate have acquired 7101 Wisconsin Ave., a 230,904-square-foot office building in Bethesda, a suburb of Washington, D.C. HFF marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a joint venture between Brandywine Realty Trust and Allstate Investments, and procured the buyers. The Washington Business Journal reports the asset sold for $105.7 million. Situated a quarter-mile from the Bethesda Metrorail Station, 7101 Wisconsin was renovated in 2015 with an updated entrance, new lobby and updated conference facility and common areas. At the time of sale, the property was 97 percent leased to tenants including The Donohoe Cos. and Miller & Long Co. Inc.
ATLANTA — Origin Investments has acquired 675 North Highland Avenue, a 125-unit multifamily community located in Atlanta’s Poncey -Highland neighborhood. The sales price was undisclosed, but a source familiar with the transaction says Origin purchased the property for roughly $50.3 million. Atlanta-based Abraham Properties, the property’s developer, sold the property. Christopher Spain and Alex Brown of Cushman & Wakefield brokered the sale, and Mike Ryan and Richard Henry of Cushman & Wakefield arranged acquisition financing on behalf of Origin. The first phase of 675 North Highland was completed in 2016 and features a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom units that average more than 1,000 square feet. Community amenities include a fitness center, clubroom, package concierge system, pool deck, bocce ball court and grilling stations. The community was 96 percent occupied at the time of sale. In addition, the property includes 20,000 square feet of ground floor retail space and an adjacent land site for development. At the time of sale, the retail portion was 82 percent leased to CO Sushi and Noodles, Ganek and Vita-Flo. Origin will break ground on Phase II of the project in early December. JM Wilkerson will serve as the project’s general contractor, and Brock …
BRADENTON, FLA. — Woodbine Development Corp. and IMG Academy have broken ground on The Legacy Hotel at IMG Academy, a 150-room hotel located on IMG’s 500-acre campus in Bradenton. Dallas-based Woodbine is developing the five-story hotel for IMG, a multi-sport training and educational institution. The hotel will serve guests and clients of IMG, including visiting teams, coaches, student-athletes, staff and parents, as well as visitors to the surrounding community. Amenities will include an elevated lobby lounge and bar, three-meal restaurant, massage and fitness facility, 5,060 square feet of meeting space and a swimming pool. Tandem Construction is the project’s general contractor, and other members of the development team include architect 5G Studio, interior design firm Edge ID and landscape design firm SWA. Whitney Bank (d.b.a. Hancock Bank) is the lender. The Legacy Hotel is slated to open in fall 2018.
MIAMI — Ready Capital Structured Finance has provided an $11.5 million loan for the acquisition of an industrial warehouse in Miami. Located in the Wynwood Art District, the 35,000-square-foot property will be renovated and converted into a creative office building featuring ground floor retail space. The undisclosed borrower signed a lease with an office tenant that will occupy a portion of the building upon completion of the planned capital improvements. The 24-month loan features one extension option and is inclusive of a facility to provide for capital expenditures, leasing costs and interest and carry reserves.
Penn-Florida Cos. Receives $398M in Project Financing for Resort in Boca Raton, Florida
by Jeff Shaw
BOCA RATON, FLA. — Penn-Florida Cos. has received $398 million in project financing for the second phase of Via Mizner, a five-star resort in downtown Boca Raton. Lotus Capital Partners arranged the majority of the financing, which Mack Real Estate Credit Strategies provided. The U.S. Immigration Fund provided the balance of the financing, which was approximately $80 million. Via Mizner’s second phase of construction includes the Mandarin Oriental Boca Raton, additional retail suites at The Shoppes at Via Mizner and Via Mizner Golf & City Club. The 164-room luxury hotel will feature two rooftop pools, spa services, an athletic club and dining venues. The Shoppes at Via Mizner will offer a mix of brand names, artisan boutiques, dining and nightlife. Via Mizner Golf & City Club will include two venues — a golf club featuring a new Jack Nicklaus Signature Championship golf course and a downtown city club, which will offer member access to the hotel amenities. Completion is slated for early 2020. The Residences at Mandarin Oriental Boca Raton will feature 85 homes with ocean and golf course views. Owners will receive access to all the amenities of Mandarin Oriental. The first residential rental tower, 101 Via Mizner Luxury Apartments, is already complete. …