HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. — Public Storage has opened a 900-unit self-storage facility at 10219 Bryton Corporate Center Drive in Huntersville, roughly 15 miles north of Charlotte. The facility is located adjacent to a Walmart Supercenter and Interstate 485. The three-story building offers indoor, climate-controlled units ranging in size from 25 square feet to 300 square feet. Packing, moving and storage supplies are also offered at the location. Glendale, Calif.-based Public Storage is the world’s largest owner and operator of self-storage facilities with 2,386 locations around the country.
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SUMMERVILLE, S.C. — New Jersey-based The Silverman Group will break ground next week on Foreign Trade Zone, a $65 million industrial project located on 400 acres in Summerville, roughly 25 miles from the Port of Charleston. The first building at the development will total 562,544 square feet and will feature 36-foot clear heights, ample dock doors and trailer storage. The park will also include 520,000 square feet of proposed build-to-suit land. The project is slated for completion in the fourth quarter.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Walker & Dunlop has provided a $41 million bridge loan for the refinancing of Zen Apollo, a 274-unit apartment community located between Washington, D.C.’s Logan Circle and City Center neighborhoods. The undisclosed borrower will use the 12-month loan to reposition the property, which was originally constructed in 1967 and renovated in 2007. Community amenities include a swimming pool, fitness center, clubhouse with billiards, movie theater and poker tables.
BENTONVILLE, ARK. — Dougherty Mortgage LLC has provided a $19.8 million Fannie Mae loan for the refinancing of The Pointe at Bentonville, a 170-unit apartment community in Bentonville. The 10-year loan features a 30-year amortization schedule. Dougherty Mortgage closed the loan on behalf of the borrower, The Pointe at Bentonville LLC. The community features a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom units and features a business center, clubhouse, coffee bar, tanning salon, library, fitness center, picnic area, pool, movie theater and a game room.
ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Berkadia has provided an $18.8 million acquisition loan for The Views, a 160-unit apartment community located at 1690 Hendersonville Road in Asheville. Mitch Sinberg, Matthew Robbins, Robert Falese and Jeremy Lynch of Berkadia originated the 12-year, fixed-rate loan with six years of interest-only payments through Fannie Mae’s Green Rewards program on behalf of the borrower, Colorado-based Goldelm. Constructed in 1993, The Views offers a mix of one- to three-bedroom units with granite countertops, stainless steel appliances and wheelchair accessibility. Community amenities include a swimming pool, fitness center, basketball court, clubhouse, lounge, coffee bar and storage space. Florida-based Michaelson Group will manage the property.
TAMPA, FLA. — Whole Foods Market has unveiled plans to open a 48,000-square-foot location at Midtown Tampa, a planned mixed-use project in Tampa. New York-based Bromley Cos. is developing the project, which will feature more than 200,000 square feet of retail, restaurant, entertainment and outdoor space; 750,000 square feet of office space; 400 multifamily units and two boutique hotels. Whole Foods will relocate from its current 32,000-square-foot Tampa location upon opening at the development in fall 2020. The new store will employ approximately 200 full- and part-time members.
RESTON, VA. — JBG Smith has sold Summit, a two-building office campus in Reston, to Brookfield Property Partners (BPY) for $95 million. Summit I and Summit II are located along Dulles Toll Road, roughly 22 miles northwest of Washington, D.C. The property, which includes more than 290,000 rentable square feet, was fully leased at the time of sale. In 2016, nonprofit science and technology company Noblis Inc. signed a 160,000-square-foot lease at the property, taking all of Summit I and a portion of Summit II, according to the Washington Business Journal. Tom Cleaver, Dan Grimes and Rob Faktorow of CBRE arranged the transaction on behalf of both JBG Smith and BPY. Summit features a fitness center, showers, bike racks, an on-site deli and shuttle service to Reston Town Center, a mixed-use development featuring offices, retail and restaurant space. The property is located one mile from the future Reston Town Center Metro station.
ANNAPOLIS, MD. — Hersha Hospitality Trust has acquired the Annapolis Waterfront Hotel, a 150-room hotel in Annapolis, for $41.5 million. The name of the seller was not disclosed. The hotel was rebranded to Marriott International’s Autograph Collection Hotels in 2015, and features a business center, docking, laundry service, fitness center and an onsite restaurant and bar — Pusser’s Caribbean Grille. The hotel is situated on the Chesapeake Bay harbor, adjacent to the Annapolis town square and three blocks from the main gate of the United States Naval Academy.
ALEXANDRIA, VA. — The Meridian Group has sold Cameron Run, a 145,244-square-foot office building in Alexandria, for $37.8 million. The property is located at 3601 Eisenhower Ave., roughly eight miles south of Washington, D.C. Monday Properties acquired the six-story building. Eric Berkman and the late Juliana Ko of Cushman & Wakefield arranged the transaction on behalf of Meridian, which originally acquired the asset in 2012. Meridian invested $1.7 million in capital improvements at Cameron Run, including cooling tower replacements, garage enhancements, a new fitness center, new café, additional landscaping and a renovated lobby, restrooms and elevators. The building was fully leased at the time of sale to 13 tenants, including engineering company Michael Baker Corp., which occupies 50,709 square feet.
WILMINGTON, N.C. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the $30.3 million sale of Myrtle Landing, a 144-unit apartment community in the coastal North Carolina town of Wilmington. Jordan McCarley, Watson Bryant and Paul Marley of Cushman & Wakefield arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, Tribute Cos. Spyglass Capital Partners acquired the property. The townhome-style community includes two- and three-bedroom floor plans and features a dog park, outdoor grilling kitchen, fitness center, pool and onsite maintenance. In addition, the property is located roughly five miles from Carolina Beach.