ATLANTA — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $35.3 million sale of a FedEx Freight facility located at 4400 International Parkway in Atlanta, a half-mile from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. The 292,000-square-foot facility is situated on 50 acres and was constructed in 1997. Todd Harrell of Marcus & Millichap arranged the transaction on behalf of the undisclosed seller and procured the buyer, a private equity real estate operator. Harrell also arranged the sale of a second FedEx Freight center in Marcus Hook, Penn., on behalf of the same buyer and seller. The 150,000-square-foot facility sold for $15.4 million.
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NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — SunCap Property Group has acquired 30 acres within Palmetto Commerce Parkway in North Charleston with plans to develop a new industrial campus. The project, dubbed Palmetto Trade Center, will accommodate two buildings totaling 375,000 square feet. The property is located roughly 17 miles northwest of the Port of Charleston. Palmetto Trade Center I will total 141,000 square feet and is scheduled to break ground in May. McMillan Pazdan Smith is the project architect, and CBRE’s Charleston office will handle the campus’ leasing assignment. The project marks SunCap’s third project in the Charleston area since the company’s inception in 2009.
MIAMI BEACH, FLA. — Miller Construction Co. is underway on Lincoln Eatery, a 9,600-square-foot food hall located on the ground floor of a Marshalls-anchored building at 723 N. Lincoln Lane in Miami Beach. Terranova Corp. leases and manages the building, which is owned by PPF 723 Lincoln Lane LLC. Architecture firm Arquitectonica is designing the $2.6 million project, which will feature 16 fast-casual restaurants, juice bars and artisanal coffee tenants. Lincoln Eatery will feature triangular beams in the ceiling design and full-height glass along the front of the building with streetscape views. Lincoln Eatery is expected to open in November.
NEW YORK CITY — New York-based Hunt Mortgage Group has provided $187 million in refinancing for a portfolio of affordable and student housing properties located throughout Texas, Florida and South Carolina. The portfolio includes more than 3,500 units and 16 properties. The specific names and locations were not disclosed. The financing included $102 million in floating-rate debt through Freddie Mac and $83 million in fixed-rate financing through Fannie Mae. Hunt also provided a $2 million loan, as well as additional financing through its proprietary lending group. Hunt Mortgage originated the financing package on behalf of the borrower, Atlantic Housing Foundation, a community housing development organization in the affordable housing sector. The company plans to invest $14 million in the portfolio to make green improvements and other renovations.
DULUTH, GA. — Passco Cos. has acquired Merritt at Sugarloaf, a 424-unit apartment community in Duluth, for $68.9 million. The property is located at 2951 Satellite Blvd. N.W., roughly 30 miles north of Atlanta. Paul Berry and Shea Campbell of CBRE arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, an affiliate of Boston-based Roseview Group. Chris Black and Caleb Marten of KeyBank Real Estate Capital arranged acquisition financing for the asset on behalf of Passco. Constructed in 1999, Merritt at Sugarloaf includes a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Community amenities include a cyber café, recently expanded fitness center and yoga room, two swimming pools, tennis courts, a playground, outdoor grills, picnic areas, fire pit and a lake. In addition, the property is located roughly four miles from Infinite Energy Center and one mile from Gwinnett Place Mall. The community was 95 percent occupied at the time of sale.
ALPHARETTA, GA. — Atlanta Property Group (APG) has acquired One Point Royal, a 150,000-square-foot office building located at 4400 N. Point Parkway in Alpharetta, roughly 27 miles north of downtown Atlanta. The Atlanta Business Chronicle reports Tfo Reva Oa Opr LLC sold the building for $18.5 million. Samir Idris of Cushman & Wakefield arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller. The two-story building was constructed in 1996 and was 92 percent leased at the time of sale to 12 tenants. One Point Royal features nine-foot ceilings, full height windows and a 4.5 per 1,000 square foot parking ratio. APG plans to invest more than $300,000 in common area renovations and $600,000 on systems upgrades.
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Madison Capital Group and Chaucer Creek Capital, along with their capital advisor Patterson Real Estate Advisory Group, have broken ground on Sweetgrass at Bees Ferry, a 192-unit apartment community in Charleston’s West Ashley submarket. Patterson arranged a construction loan through Dallas-based Bank of Texas on behalf of the developers. The property is located within a master-planned, mixed-use development and is across from a proposed Harris Teeter grocery store. The initial units are expected to deliver in summer 2019.
SANDY SPRINGS, GA. — Transwestern has secured a 60,402-square-foot lease for Newell Brands Inc. at Morgan Falls Office Park, a five-building office complex located at 7840 Roswell Road in Sandy Springs, roughly 15 miles north of downtown Atlanta. Newell Brands, a Hoboken, N.J.-based marketer of consumer and commercial brands including Yankee Candle, Rubbermaid and Sharpie, will occupy almost all of Building 100. The lease brings the recently renovated building to full occupancy. Jeff Taylor of Transwestern and Garrett Backman of REO Fund 2 LLC, the building owner, arranged the lease on behalf of the ownership. CBRE represented Newell Brands.
WILLIAMSBURG, VA. — Broad Street Realty has broken ground on Midtown Row, a mixed-use redevelopment in Williamsburg. The Bethesda, Md.-based firm is transforming Williamsburg Shopping Center and the adjoining Monticello Shopping Center, which it acquired in 2017 for $13.3 million and $4.2 million, respectively. The project will include ground up construction, as well as renovations. At full build-out, Midtown Row will feature 233,047 square feet of retail, including 56,243 square feet of new retail; up to 628 apartment units; 6,319 square feet of office space; and a $3 million streetscape improvement, developed in partnership with the City of Williamsburg. Earth Fare is the first tenant to break ground at the former Monticello Shopping Center. The Fletcher, N.C.-based organic grocer is expected to open this June or July. Ace Peninsula Hardware, a division of Ace Hardware, will relocate within Midtown Row by the fall. Other restaurants and businesses that already exist in the shopping center, including Sal’s by Victor, the ABC Store and Food Lion, plan to remain in the new development, according to local media reports. Broad Street Realty will deliver Midtown Row in phases between this year and 2020.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The NHP Foundation (NHPF) has acquired Woodmont Crossing Apartments, a 176-unit affordable housing community in Washington, D.C., for $44.6 million. The District of Columbia Housing Finance Agency (DCFHA) provided a $25.5 million acquisition loan for NHPF through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). In addition, the Royal Bank of Canada provided $12.1 million in low-income housing tax credits (LIHTC) on behalf of the NHPF. The Woodmont Crossing United Tenants Association selected NHPF to acquire the property as part of the D.C. Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act (TOPA). The deal marks NHPF’s fifth TOPA acquisition in the D.C. area. As part of the agreement, NHPF will invest $42,000 per unit to upgrade kitchen and bath areas, as well as making 5 percent of the units fully handicap accessible. The property was originally constructed in 2002. All of the units are reserved for residents earning 60 percent of the area median income (AMI).