Southeast

JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — CBRE has arranged the $28.3 million sale of Bay Club Apartments, a 220-unit multifamily property located at 9009 Western Lake Drive in Jacksonville. Shelton Granade, Luke Wickham, Justin Basquill, Cliff Taylor and Joe Ayers of CBRE represented the seller, an affiliate of The Milestone Group LLC, in the sale to Resource Apartment OP III LP. Constructed in 1990, Bay Club features a swimming pool, clubhouse, pet park and private patio or balcony with each unit. The property was 96 percent occupied at the time of sale.

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WILMINGTON, N.C. — Swain & Associates has unveiled plans for CenterPoint, a $250 million mixed-use development that will be located at 1531 and 1541 Eastwood Road in Wilmington. The 1 million-square-foot project will span 23 acres and feature a seven-story hotel; 300 one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments; 50 to 60 retail shops and restaurants; a 75,000-square-foot medical services building; 31,600 square feet of office space; structured parking for 1,450 cars and surface parking for 275 cars. In addition to Swain & Associates, the project team includes project planner and architect ci design inc., project engineer McKim & Creed Engineers PA and consulting engineer Bruce Bowman of BMH Architects.

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TUCKER, GA. — German-based energy solutions and equipment provider sonnen will expand its U.S. presence with the opening of its InnovationHub in Tucker, roughly 20 miles northeast of Atlanta, on Thursday. The 26,000-square-foot facility will combine U.S. manufacturing operations and product research and development for sonnen, and will be used to produce sonnenBatterie products. The energy-management solutions provide information on energy-usage and consumption for residential customers. The new facility will bring manufacturing, electrical and mechanical engineering jobs to the Atlanta area, and establish a presence on the East Coast. The company’s other U.S. location is in Los Angeles.

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FRANKLIN, TENN. — Cushman & Wakefield has secured a $40 million construction loan for the development of a 328-unit apartment community in Franklin, the seat of Nashville’s Cool Springs district. Mike Ryan, Telly Fathaly and Brian Linnihan of Cushman & Wakefield structured senior debt on behalf of the borrower, Middleburg Real Estate Partners. The Cushman & Wakefield team also sourced joint venture equity with an institutional capital partner for the development. The property will include two split-level buildings comprising 21 studio apartments, 168 one-bedroom units and 139 two-bedroom units. Community amenities will includes a clubhouse, saltwater pool, cabana areas, outdoor kitchens and a four-acre park for residents. Middleburg has begun construction on the unnamed property and expects to wrap up construction in 2018.

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MONROE, N.C. — Charlotte-based Aston Properties has delivered a 70,000-square-foot self-storage facility at the site of a former Kmart store in Monroe, roughly 25 miles southeast of Charlotte. Located at 2120 W. Roosevelt Blvd., the property is managed by Extra Space Storage, one of the country’s largest self-storage operators. Aston Properties purchased the former retail building last year and invested $1.7 million to upgrade the interior and exterior. The climate-controlled facility offers units ranging in size from 25 square feet to over 300 square feet, and features drive-up access, 24-hour video surveillance and electronic gate access. The Monroe property is Aston Properties’ first conversion of a former retail space to self-storage.

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ATLANTA — Third & Urban has named its development on the Atlanta BeltLine’s Eastside Trail as Common Ground. Located at 550 Somerset Terrace N.E. in Atlanta’s Old Fourth Ward neighborhood, the project is a redevelopment of the former Western Electric Co. facility. The Atlanta-based real estate development and investment firm has signed two new restaurant concepts from hospitality management and creation business, The Diligence Co. — Bazati Hall, which will lease 9,500 square feet, and Estrella, a rooftop bar that will comprise 3,000 square feet. New Realm Brewing Co., an American craft brewery concept from former Stone Brewing Co. brewmaster Mitch Steele, will open a 20,000-square-foot brewhouse and a 3,000-square-foot restaurant. In addition to dining and brewery space, Common Ground is also offering approximately 34,000 square feet of office lofts and retail space for lease. The project is slated to open this fall.

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DORAVILLE, GA. — SunTrust Commercial Real Estate has provided a $42.7 million construction loan to Holder Properties for the development of a new corporate headquarters for Serta Simmons Bedding. Located within Assembly, a 164-acre mixed-use urban renewal project in Doraville, roughly 15 miles north of Atlanta, the project will feature approximately 210,000 square feet of office, showroom and research and development space. The property will also include a 500-space parking deck. Upon completion in early 2019, Serta Simmons will consolidate its headquarters from three locations in the Atlanta area and one in Chicago, and bring roughly 500 jobs to the new development. The Atlanta-based company owns and manages two of the largest brands in the mattress industry, Serta and Beautyrest. The project is designed by Rule, Joy, Trammell + Rubio and DPR is the general contractor. Dom Wyant of JLL represented Serta Simmons in the lease transaction.

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NORTH BETHESDA, MD. — Phillips Realty Capital has secured a $30 million loan for 6116 Executive Blvd., an eight-story, 217,732-square-foot office building in North Bethesda. John Sieber, David Foulk and Patrick Kelly of Phillips Realty structured the loan on behalf of the buyer, Goodstone LLC, which acquired the vacant building in April for $9.5 million. Constructed in 1989, the building was vacated by the National Institutes of Health’s National Cancer Institute in 2013. Goodstone’s capital improvement plan features new and contemporary entries, elevators and common areas, including a fitness center, conference facility, vending café, visitor lounge and upper-floor tenant terrace. The property also includes a three-story underground parking garage. JLL will handle the office’s leasing assignment, and Cushman & Wakefield will manage the property. Occupancy is slated for availability in June 2018.

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ORLANDO, FLA. — Duke Realty has unveiled plans to develop a 170,428-square-foot, build-to-suit warehouse for PODS Enterprises LLC at 7133 Municipal Drive in Orlando. PODS, a residential and commercial mover and portable storage container provider, will consolidate its operations from two other Orlando-area warehouses and expand by approximately 72,000 square feet. Alex Beacham of Cushman & Wakefield represented PODS in the transaction, and Tim Perry of Duke Realty represented the company internally. The new warehouse will be situated on a 12.5-acre site, roughly one mile from Interstate 4.

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CLEMSON, S.C. — Dominion Senior Living has broken ground on Dominion Senior Living at Patrick Square, a $10 million, 50,000-square-foot seniors housing community located at 100 Pershing Ave. in Clemson. The two-story, faith-based community will have 40 assisted living apartments and 17 apartments designed for memory care. Dominion Senior Living at Patrick Square is slated to open in fall 2018, bringing roughly 50 new jobs to the Clemson area. The property is Dominion’s second asset in South Carolina.

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