Southeast

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Franklin Street has brokered the $5.8 million sale of City View Shopping Center, a 77,550-square-foot retail property located at 1526 Alleghany St., roughly two miles from Uptown Charlotte. John Tennant and Bryan Belk of Franklin Street arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, City View of N.C. LLC, and the buyer, Dinalli LLC. The buyer plans to hold the asset as a long-term investment. American Freight Furniture and Mattress and Measurement Inc. anchor the center, which was formerly home to a Winn-Dixie.

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FLORENCE, S.C. — An 8,500-square-foot Five Below and a 20,000-square-foot HomeGoods will join the tenant mix at PREIT’s Magnolia Mall in Florence. The first-to-region retailers join Burlington, which opened in 2017, backfilling the space formerly occupied by Sears. In addition to these openings, H&M will open later this year, Chick-fil-A is expanding its location to include indoor seating and Texas Roadhouse will lease an outparcel location at the mall. PREIT has also renewed a 10-year lease with Belk, which will undergo a store remodel. Philadelphia-based real estate investment trust PREIT owns and operates more than 22.5 million square feet of retail space located primarily in the eastern United States.

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ATLANTA —Vero Biotech has opened a new 15,585-square-foot headquarters at the Georgia Institute of Technology’s Technology Enterprise Park in Atlanta. The biopharmaceutical company, formerly known as GeNO LLC, designs, develops and commercializes products for patients with pulmonary and cardiac diseases. Vero Biotech will move its administrative, research & development and manufacturing departments from its current office in Cocoa, Fla., to the new space over the next six to 12 months. The company plans to double its operations, hiring up to 40 new employees over the next year. In addition, Vero Biotech will partner with Georgia Tech to provide hands-on experience and internship opportunities for students. Chad Koenig and Ben Jackson of Cushman & Wakefield represented Vero Biotech in the lease negotiations, and Enio Guerra and Dick Bowers of Richard Bowers & Co. represented Georgia Tech.

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The positive momentum for the Memphis industrial market continues. For the previous three years, the market has had positive absorption every quarter. This momentum continued through 2017, where we saw an annual net gain of 6.6 million square feet of positive absorption. Memphis has not seen this type of multi-year, record-breaking performance since the early 2000s. Achieving year-over-year absorption volume at this level proves Memphis can continue to attract both new developers and investors. Given ideal geographical positioning, Memphis is known as America’s Distribution Center, boasting unparalleled expertise in distribution and logistics. The Memphis International Airport houses the second-busiest cargo airport in the world. Companies recognize that the Memphis MSA offers reliable, cost-effective distribution, with the ability to reach 70 percent of the U.S. population within 24 hours. Moreover, Memphis is one of only three cities with five Class I Rail Systems, and has the fifth-largest inland port, as well as 10 major trucking companies utilizing Interstates 40 and 55. It’s no wonder that FedEx World Hub makes Memphis its home, and UPS chose it to house a major hub. Southeast Submarket The Memphis market continues to see nearly all of its growth to the southeast into Fayette County, Tennessee, …

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BALTIMORE — Hertz Investment Group has acquired Wells Fargo Tower, a 24-story office building located at 7 St. Paul St. in Baltimore’s central business district, for $36.8 million. According to the Baltimore Business Journal, Bethesda, Md.-based special servicer CWCapital Asset Management sold the asset less than a year after acquiring it following foreclosure by the previous owner. Natixis provided a $29.3 million acquisition loan on behalf of Hertz. The 378,010-square-foot tower was 67 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Wells Fargo Bank and law firms Whiteford Taylor & Preston, Anderson Coe King and Wright, Constable & Skeen. Wells Fargo Tower was originally constructed in 1985, and recently underwent renovations including an updated lobby and replacement of water pumps, chillers and cooling tower.

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SAVANNAH, GA. — Capital One Multifamily Finance has provided a $19.3 million Fannie Mae loan for the acquisition of The Blake, a 270-bed student housing community located less than a half-mile from the Savannah College of Art and Design in Savannah. Tim Smits of Capital One originated the 10-year loan with four years of interest-only payments and a 30-year amortization schedule on behalf of the buyer, Maryland-based Hopkins Holding. The seller, which developed the property in 2016, was a joint venture between Campus Works, Kaplan Residential and McKinney Fund & Co. The Blake features a clubhouse, covered outdoor patio, a 5,000-square-foot pool terrace and a lounge with cabanas.

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JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — Colliers International has arranged the $12.7 million sale of San Jose Plaza, a 95,433-square-foot shopping center in Jacksonville. Scott Rogers of Colliers arranged the transaction on behalf of the buyer, SJP Jax LLC, which acquired the asset from Shanri Holdings Corp. Bonefish Grill anchors the center, which was 75 percent leased at the time of sale to 30 tenants. A second anchor tenant, Aldi, will open this summer.

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HIALEAH GARDENS, FLA. — State Street Realty has arranged a 109,075-square-foot lease with Kuehne + Nagel Inc. at the three-building Miami Industrial Logistics Center (MILC) in Hialeah Gardens. The Switzerland-based global transport and logistics company will lease space at the 255,846-square-foot MILC Building 3, increasing the building’s occupancy from 40 percent to 80 percent. The building features build-to-suit offices, a 120-foot truck court, 32-foot clear heights, four overhead doors per bay, 54-foot column spacing, a 60-foot staging bay, ESFR sprinkler system, fire safety system and LED lighting. Frank Trelles and Brian Cabielles of State Street Realty arranged the lease on behalf of the landlord, Duke Realty. Dan Rose of Real Estate Advisory Partners and David Albert of CBRE represented Kuehne + Nagel.

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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.

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