Southeast

LAKELAND, FLA. — Dallas-based developer Xebec has acquired 60 acres in the Central Florida community of Lakeland with plans to develop a $39.3 million regional bulk logistics facility. The 533,000-square-foot building will be designed to meet demand from retailers, distributors and third-party logistics providers. Users will be able to reach 19 million consumers within a 200-mile radius of the project and be within an hour drive from three international airports. The facility will feature 40-foot clear heights, a 185-foot truck court with 114 docks, 367 car parking spaces and 102 container parking spaces. Xebec plans to break ground on the building in the fourth quarter, and wrap up construction in the third quarter of 2019.

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HANAHAN, S.C. — Stockbridge Capital Group has acquired a newly constructed industrial facility in the north Charleston suburb of Hanahan for $30.5 million. The 350,856-square-foot facility is located at 1025 N. Pointe Industrial Road, five miles from the Port of Charleston’s North Charleston terminal and nine miles from Charleston International Airport. The building features an ESFR sprinkler system, 32-foot clear heights, LED lighting, 180-foot truck courts and on-site trailer storage. The facility is fully leased to AmerCare and ManTech International. Chris Norvell and Patrick Nally of HFF arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, SunCap Property Group and WestRock, which developed the facility in 2016.

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JACKSONVILLE AND ORLANDO, FLA. — Carroll Organization has sold ARIUM Town Center in Jacksonville and Knightsbridge at Stoneybrook in Orlando for an undisclosed price. Carroll Multifamily Real Estate Fund III LP originally acquired ARIUM Town Center in June 2014. The 320-unit community is located within walking distance to St. Johns Town Center, a 1.5 million-square-foot outdoor shopping center. Community amenities include screened-in patios, a newly renovated swimming pool with barbecue grills, 24-hour fitness center, business center and a gated dog park. Knightsbridge at Stoneybrook in Orlando was acquired in 2015 as part of both Carroll Multifamily Real Estate Fund III LP and Carroll Multifamily Real Estate Fund IV LP. The 396-unit community features resort-style pools, a 24-hour fitness center, tennis and volleyball courts and a gated dog park. The name of the buyer was not disclosed.

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LILBURN, GA. — Sterling Organization has acquired Five Forks Crossing, a 73,910-square-foot shopping center located at the intersection of Five Forks Trickum and Oak roads in Lilburn, roughly 20 miles northeast of Atlanta. Kimco Realty sold the asset for $10.5 million, or $142 per square foot. A 62,000-square-foot Kroger anchors the center. Additional tenants include Great Clips, The UPS Store and Coast Dental. Five Forks Crossing is Palm Beach, Fla.-based Sterling Organization’s seventh property in Georgia.

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The Miami retail market is healthy, expanding and not showing signs of a slowdown. At more than 2.8 million people with an average household income of nearly $70,000, demand for more retail continues throughout Miami-Dade County. The submarkets of Aventura, North Miami, Coconut Grove, Kendall and Pinecrest, as well as the urban core submarkets of Brickell, Midtown and Wynwood, reflect this with low vacancy rates and increasing rents. Most of the new construction projects underway or recently delivered are in the form of mixed-use projects, both within Miami’s urban core and in well-established submarkets such as Coral Gables, Doral and the Design District. The bad news? Miami is landlocked between the Atlantic Ocean and the Everglades, limiting space for traditional retail development and retailer footprints. But here’s where it gets interesting, and promising — instead of abandoning the market, developers and retailers in Miami-Dade County are simply getting creative with the limited dirt available. Building Density Because of the scarcity of land and its high price per-acre, density is the top priority, resulting in a surge of vertical, mixed-use developments with structured parking. For instance, Brickell City Centre demonstrates that if developers want critical mass, sometimes the only way to …

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BOCA RATON, FLA. — Kayne Anderson Real Estate (KA Real Estate), a private equity investor in alternative sectors, has closed opportunistic fund Kayne Anderson Real Estate Partners V (KAREP V) at its hard cap of $1.8 billion. The fund is targeting opportunities across seniors housing, medical office and student housing. To date, KAREP V has deployed more than 20 percent of its capital. The fund is KA Real Estate’s largest to date and includes capital commitments from institutions, high-net-worth individuals and family offices. Boca Raton-based KA Real Estate, the private equity arm of Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors LP, has a current portfolio of more than 12 million square feet of medical office space, approximately 10,500 seniors housing units and 4,500 student housing beds.

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DALLAS — Dallas-based HFF has arranged $67 million in post-acquisition financing for a four-building industrial portfolio located in metro Charlotte and Orlando, as well as Memphis. Kristian Lichtenfels, Eric Tupler and Rebecca VanReken of HFF arranged the nine-year, fixed-rate loan through an insurance company on behalf of the borrower, Dream Industrial US Holdings Inc., a subsidiary of Dream Industrial Real Estate Investment Trust, a Canadian REIT. The company acquired the assets n December 2017 and January 2018. The portfolio includes the 885,000-square-foot Delta Point at 5605 Holmescrest Land and the 500,000-square-foot Shelby V at 4770 Southpoint Drive, both in Memphis; a 471,744-square-foot facility located at 860 Marine Drive in Rock Hill, a South Carolina suburb of Charlotte; and a 193,133-square-foot building located at 7730 American Way in Groveland, Fla., roughly 30 miles west of Orlando. The portfolio is fully leased to a total of six tenants and features clear heights ranging from 25 to 32 feet, a total of 247 dock-high doors and 18 drive-in doors.

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TAMPA, FLA. — American Landmark has acquired a four-property multifamily portfolio located in Florida, Georgia and South Carolina. In Florida, the Tampa-based multifamily owner and operator acquired Bella Apartment Homes, located at 3101 Segreto Lane in Kissimmee, roughly 22 miles south of Orlando. The 432-unit property was built in 2010 and was 96 percent occupied at the time of sale. American Landmark will rename the community The Aspect. In metro Atlanta, American Landmark acquired two properties: Arbor Terrace in Douglasville and Summerset in Conyers. The 300-unit Arbor Terrace, located at 1 Rocky Ridge Blvd., was built in 2003 and was 95 percent occupied at the time of sale. The community will be renamed One Rocky Ridge. Summerset, which will be renamed The Oxford, is located at 50 Greenleaf Road. The 240-unit property was constructed in 1999 and was 96 percent occupied at the time of sale. In Charleston, American Landmark acquired Arbor Village, a 240-unit community located at 10825 Dorchester Road. The community was built in 2014 and was 93 percent occupied at the time of sale. The name of the seller and sales price were not disclosed.

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LINTHICUM HEIGHTS, MD. — Cronheim Hotel Capital (CHC) has secured a $29.2 million loan for the acquisition and repositioning of the Westin Baltimore Washington Airport — BWI. The 260-room hotel is located two miles from Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport. CHC arranged the three-year, non-recourse bridge loan on behalf of the borrower, Washington, D.C.-based Frontier Development. Crestline Hotels & Resorts — Frontier’s third party management company — is managing the property. The hotel was constructed in 2007 and features a complimentary airport shuttle, fitness center, 10,850 square feet of meeting space and an indoor swimming pool.

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LEXINGTON, S.C. — Ziff Properties Inc. has sold Lexington Towne Center, a 131,809-square-foot retail center in Lexington, for $12.6 million. The property is located at 934 N. Lake Drive, roughly 15 miles west of Columbia. Berkeley Capital and The Palomar Group arranged the transaction on behalf of Ziff Properties. A New York-based private buyer acquired Lexington Towne Center, which is home to tenants such as Food Lion, Stein Mart, Tuesday Morning, Urban Nirvana, Cold Stone Creamery, Moe’s Southwest Grill and Hibbett Sporting Goods.

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