KISSIMMEE, FLA. — Axilla Capital LLC has arranged a $15.5 million loan for The Royale Parc Suites Hotel, a 224-room hotel located in Kissimmee, roughly 20 miles south of Orlando. Joel Mazur and Tom Fleming of Axilla Capital represented the undisclosed borrower in the transaction. Proceeds of the loan were used to finance the property’s acquisition and fund the hotel’s impending upgrades. Constructed in 1988, Royale Parc Suites Hotel is currently operating as a Choice Hotels-branded Quality Suites, but will be undergoing a renovation over the next 18 months. Located at 5876 W. Irlo Bronson Memorial Highway, the hotel is roughly three miles southeast of Walt Disney World.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Ally Financial has signed on to anchor a 742,000-square-foot mixed-use project in Uptown Charlotte. Crescent Communities will break ground on Ally Charlotte Center at 601 S. Tryon St. in the first quarter of 2018. Ally Financial will lease 400,000 square feet and is expected to move to the new space when the building delivers in 2021. In addition to office space, plans for the 26-story tower include ground-level retail and restaurant space, a parking garage and a hotel. The building is situated near a LYNX light rail system stop and Interstate 277. Chase Monroe and Chris Schaaf of JLL represented Ally in the lease transaction, and Charley Leavitt and Barry Fabyan of JLL represented Crescent Communities. The Charlotte-based company specializes in the development of residential and mixed-use communities, including Piedmont Town Center, Coliseum Centre and the River District in Charlotte.
SPARROWS POINT, MD. — FedEx Ground, the small package delivery unit of FedEx Corp., has opened a new distribution facility at Tradepoint Atlantic, a 3,100-acre global logistics center in Sparrows Point, roughly 15 miles southeast of Baltimore. The 307,000-square-foot facility connects existing FedEx Ground stations located in White Marsh and Halethorpe, and will support approximately 275 full- and part-time jobs, as well as 150 contracted service providers. FedEx occupies 50 acres within the northwest portion of the site, with close proximity to Interstate 695. JLL is the exclusive broker for Tradepoint Atlantic.
GAITHERSBURG, MD. — Buchanan Partners, in a joint venture with Elion Partners, has acquired a 700,000-square-foot industrial portfolio in suburban Washington, D.C. A joint venture between Ares Capital Corp. and Adler Group sold the assets for $81.2 million. The 14-building portfolio is spread across three different office parks along the Route 28 corridor in Northern Virginia: 3680-3863 Centerview Road in Dulles Business Park, 14420-14434 Albemarle Point Place in Westfields North and 14280-14290 Sullyfield Circle in Sullyfield Business Park. The new ownership plans to implement capital improvements, including landscaping and amenities, and will lease and manage the properties.
DAVIE AND TAMARAC, FLA. — TH Real Estate, an affiliate of Nuveen, has acquired two industrial properties in South Florida for $54 million. Principal Global Investors sold the properties, which include Pointe West in Davie and Westpoint in Tamarac. Constructed between 2001 and 2004, the warehouses were 93 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including Daikin and Kapco Global.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Hospitality Properties Trust has purchased Crowne Plaza Charlotte Executive Park, a 300-room hotel in south Charlotte, for $44 million. Chris Lingerfelt, Cyrus Vazifdar and Brent Bowman of HFF represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. Constructed in 1983, Crowne Plaza Charlotte Executive Park underwent a renovation in 2014, which included upgrades to guestrooms, public areas and meeting space, as well as the hotel’s restaurant and bar. The hotel features a fitness center, swimming pool, business center and a sand volleyball court. Located at 5700 Westpark Drive, the hotel is roughly eight miles from the Charlotte Douglas International Airport and features a complimentary airport shuttle. Hospitality Properties Trust will keep the Crowne Plaza brand affiliation, and Intercontinental Hotels Group will manage the property.
NORCROSS AND PEACHTREE CORNERS, GA. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the $76.5 million sale of three apartment communities in Gwinnett County near Atlanta. Mike Kemether and Tyler Averitt of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, Audubon Communities, in the transaction. Sabra Property Management acquired Bella, a 318-unit community in Norcross; Hathaway Development LLC acquired Center at Peachtree Corners, a 272-unit community in Peachtree Corners; and Zavala Properties acquired Summit at Dawson, a 162-unit community also in Norcross. Each property has a full suite of modern amenities and features oversized floor plans.
BIRMINGHAM, ALA. — Coastal Ridge Real Estate, in partnership with M Group, has acquired The Village at Lakeshore Crossings, a 264-unit apartment community located at 251 London Parkway in Birmingham, for $40 million. A Philadelphia-based private investor sold the property. Constructed in 2013, The Village at Lakeshore Crossings offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units with rents ranging from $1,067 to $1,512. Individual units feature hardwood floors, granite countertops and private porches. Community amenities include a resort-style swimming pool, outdoor kitchen with a gas grill, outdoor fire place with a lounge area, lighted tennis court, clubhouse, media room, fitness room, pet park and a pet wash station.
MORRISVILLE, N.C. — Foundry Commercial, along with capital partner Hart Realty Advisers LLC, has purchased Concourse Lakeside I and II, a two-building office campus in the Raleigh-Durham community of Morrisville, for $24.2 million. Ryan Clutter, Scott Humphrey and Chris Lingerfelt of HFF represented the seller, a partnership between an affiliate of Banyan Street Capital and funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management. The HFF team also procured the buyer. Foundry and Hart plan on updating the 154,552-square-foot office campus to include base building upgrades and additional amenities. Located within the Research Triangle Park submarket, Concourse Lakeside has direct access to Interstates 40 and 540. At the time of sale, the portfolio was 89 percent leased to tenants including Aetna Life Insurance Co., The Redwoods Group and TransAmerica.
CULPEPER, VA. — SunTrust Bank has provided an $18 million construction loan for the 125,000-square-foot expansion of The Culpeper, a retirement community in Culpeper, a town situated equidistant from Richmond, Va., and Washington, D.C. LifeSpire of Virginia, a provider of continuing care retirement communities, will build 133 new units in the community and offer additional care services to current and future residents. The updated Culpeper community will replace the previous building, originally built in 1951, with 54 assisted living, 32 memory care and 47 skilled nursing units. Other enhancements to the community will include an outdoor courtyard, cook-to-order dining options, an on-site clinic, chapel, on-site physical therapy, wellness gym and a health and beauty spa.