MIAMI BEACH, FLA. — HFF has arranged a $23 million loan for the refinancing of Fifth and Lenox, a 43,500-square-foot office building located at 429 Lenox Ave. in Miami Beach. Paul Stasaitis and Maxx Carney of HFF arranged the floating-rate loan through Granite Point Mortgage Trust Inc. on behalf of the borrower, an affiliate of Goddard Investment Group. The five-story building is fully leased to WeWork on a triple-net basis through 2031. Fifth and Lenox features common lounge areas, soundproof phone booths, conference rooms, printing stations, a coffee bar with baristas and a dog-friendly workspace.
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LEESBURG, FLA. — Phillips Edison & Co. has acquired Shoppes of Lake Village, a 135,437-square-foot shopping center in the Central Florida community of Leesburg. The name of the seller and sales price were not disclosed. Publix anchors the center, which is also home to tenants such as Advance Auto Parts, Dollar Tree, H&R Block, Bon Worth, Wells Fargo Bank and Wireless Unlimited.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Skanska USA has topped out RESA, a 12-story, 326-unit apartment community located at 22 M St. in Washington, D.C.’s NoMa neighborhood. Situated 1.5 blocks from the NoMa/Gallaudet U Metro station, the apartment tower is the multifamily portion of Tyber Place, a three-building mixed-use development that will also feature 585,000 square feet of office space, 30,000 square feet of retail and restaurants and an open-air courtyard. RESA’s amenity package will include a rooftop “plunge” pool and lounge; rooftop penthouse with a catering kitchen; second-floor courtyard with grills, TV, bar and outdoor fireplace; 24-hour concierge services; resident lounges; fitness center; pet spa; bike storage; and a three-level, underground parking garage. RESA is Skanska USA’s first multifamily development in Washington, D.C.
Publix Super Markets Buys Shopping Center Portfolio in Florida, Georgia from Madison, DDR
by John Nelson
LAKELAND, FLA. — Lakeland-based Publix Super Markets has purchased a portfolio of nine Publix-anchored shopping centers from Madison International Realty and DDRM Properties, an affiliate of DDR Corp. The sales price was not disclosed. The portfolio totals 732,000 square feet, with eight shopping centers located throughout Florida and one located in McDonough, Ga. In 2017, Madison and DDR recapitalized a 52-property portfolio of grocery-anchored shopping centers that DDR Corp. previously owned with other partners for $1.05 billion. Following the nine-property sale, DDRM Properties now has 43 assets spanning 6.3 million square feet left from the original portfolio.
Cushman & Wakefield Secures 257,074 SF Industrial Lease with Nestlé Waters in Miami-Dade County
by John Nelson
MEDLEY, FLA. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged a 257,074-square-foot lease with Nestlé Waters North America at Airport North Logistics Park in Medley, roughly 15 miles northwest of Miami. The master-planned logistics park totals 900,000 square feet, and the first phase of the project comprises four buildings. Nestlé Waters will occupy all of Building 3, located at 8501 N.W. 80th St. Wayne Ramoski, Gian Rodriguez and Skylar Stein of Cushman & Wakefield arrangaed the transaction on behalf of the landlord, Dallas-based L&B Realty Advisors LLP. CBRE’s Tom O’Loughlin, Marineh Dermovsesian and Larry Genet represented Nestlé Waters. The industrial park features up to 32-foot clear heights and a 190-foot concrete truck court. In addition, the park is located roughly 10 miles from Miami International Airport and 15 miles from Port Miami. Building 1 at the park is fully leased to Neutralogistics and Eco Windows.
GOLDSBORO, N.C. — Lexington, Ky.-based BC Wood Properties has acquired Memorial Commons, a 111,022-square-foot shopping center located at the corner of Highway 13 and Wayne Memorial Drive in Goldsboro, a city in Wayne County. Harris Teeter anchors the center, which is also home to tenants such as Office Depot, Starbucks Coffee, Anytime Fitness, Subway and Coldwell Banker. The name of the seller and the sales price were not disclosed. With this acquisition, BC Wood Properties owns and operates six shopping centers in North Carolina.
YORKTOWN, VA. — Big Lots has leased vacant anchor space totaling 55,000 square feet at Victory Village, a Hampton Roads-area shopping center formerly known as Williamsburg Marketcenter. Situated on Mooretown Road in Yorktown, the 176,000-square-foot shopping center is also leased to Ross Dress for Less, Holloway Sports and Fitness, Buzz Picasso, Uniforms Plus, Retro Daddio, One Main Financial, Dollar Tree, City Nails and Tropical Smoothie Café. Big Lots plans to open in July in the space formerly housing Ukrop’s Homestyle Foods. The Shopping Center Group’s (TSCG) Virginia office represented the landlord, Miami-based Lionheart Capital, in the lease transaction. Debra Ramey and Karen Mikulski of TSCG are the exclusive leasing agents for Victory Village.
Nashville’s office market, frequently heralded as up and coming, continues to see a great deal of interest from both local and outside investors, and the region’s rapid population growth and low vacancy rates continue to sustain a construction boom. Even with a high influx of new projects highlighting local news, the Nashville area still maintains the lowest vacancy rates of any market in the United States, according to CoStar. Compared to the rest of the country, Nashville has the second highest employment growth and the highest office employment growth, combined with one of the lowest unemployment rates of any major metro area. These encouraging demographics lead most to believe that Nashville will continue its growth rate, especially in the urban core. Since the 1990s the Nashville market followed national trends, seeing most office market growth creep from the central business district (CBD) to the suburban submarkets. After the Great Recession began to subside, which around here was in 2011, an optimistic focus was placed on the growth of the CBD. This local storyline was buttressed by a national narrative of a return to urbanism. This growth, which really began its current unprecedented run late in 2011 and early 2012, is …
BRADENTON, FLA. — HFF has arranged the $110.5 million sale of Carlton Arms of Bradenton, a 900-unit apartment community located at 5200 Riverfront Drive in the Tampa Bay community of Bradenton. The property is located on a peninsula overlooking the Braden and Manatee rivers. Matt Mitchell and Zach Nolan of HFF arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, a joint venture between The Mahaffey Apartment Co. and Brighthouse Life Insurance Co. MetLife Investment Management advised Brighthouse on the acquisition. Elliott Thorne of HFF arranged a $76 million, 10-year, fixed-rate acquisition loan through Freddie Mac’s Capital Markets Execution (CME) program on behalf of the buyer, FLF Holdings. Constructed in 1980, Carlton Arms of Bradenton includes a mix of studio to three-bedroom units averaging 880 square feet. The property is also home to 12,519 square feet of fully leased retail space. Community amenities include two waterfront pools, two lighted tennis courts, two basketball courts, two clubhouses, a fitness center, dog park, guest suites, covered parking and five boat docks. The community was 99.7 percent occupied at the time of sale.
SANDY SPRINGS, GA. — Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) celebrated the grand opening of its new headquarters in Sandy Springs on Thursday. The 200,000-square-foot office building is located on a 12-acre campus near Ga. 400 in Atlanta’s Central Perimeter office submarket, roughly 14 miles north of downtown Atlanta. This move was years in the making, as MBUSA announced in January 2015 that it was moving its headquarters from Montvale, N.J., to Atlanta. Since that time the German automaker also won the naming rights for the new home of the Atlanta Falcons and Atlanta United, Mercedes-Benz Stadium, which opened in 2017. MBUSA’s new office building, made entirely of glass and supported by steel beams, was designed with a one-to-one ratio of collaborative seats to individual workstations in order to encourage interaction and creativity among MBUSA staffers. Amenities include a conference center, coffee bar with a barista, café, 5,000-square-foot fitness center with trainers, an on-site childcare facility, outdoor playground and a furnished rooftop deck. The building is LEED-Silver certified and uses drip irrigation and energy efficient mechanical systems to reduce water usage. To reduce food waste, the company is partnering with Second Helpings Atlanta Inc., which takes surplus food from metro Atlanta organizations and delivers …