Southeast

Washington-Dulles-Gateway-Loudoun-County-Virginia

Sentinel Acquires 280 Acres for Data Center Development in Northern Virginia for $82.5M

by Taylor Williams July 9, 2018

LOUDOUN COUNTY, VA. — New York-based Sentinel Data Centers has acquired Washington Dulles Gateway, a 280-acre tract in northern Virginia, for $82.5 million. The site features 140 acres of net developable land for a new data center project, which equates to a purchase price of about $589,000 per developable acre. The site is one of the largest contiguous tracts for data center development in in Loudoun County, located northwest of Washington, D.C. “Seventy percent of the world’s internet activity runs through Loudoun County,” says Jay Taustin, a representative for the seller. “We are extremely pleased to have sold this important land parcel to Sentinel Data Centers, which provides world-class facility infrastructure, engineering acumen, technical personnel and operations protocols to its users.” Mark Levy, Matthew Gallagher and Jonathan Walk of JLL represented the seller, which according to datacenterdynamics.com was developer and majority owner H. Christopher Antigone, in the sale. “Significant demand continues to exist for data center product in Loudoun County,” says Levy. “When we began the conversation with Sentinel, it was clear it had the market knowledge and sophistication necessary to execute a complex transaction such as this.” Sentinel also acquired 65 acres in Loudoun County for the same purpose …

July 9, 2018

Georgia Industrial Market Reports Property Type Southeast Southeast Market Reports

Booming Atlanta Industrial Market Continues Surge Thanks to E-Commerce

by John Nelson July 9, 2018

Atlanta is the logistics hub and economic engine of the Southeast, which is the fastest growing region in the country. Its 700 million square feet of industrial space makes it the fifth largest logistics market in the United States. Traditionally, population and job growth are key drivers of industrial demand, and Atlanta has had strong growth in each. The metro added 78,000 people in 2017, or nearly 214 new residents every day, which is reminiscent of the solid population growth of the 1990s when Atlanta averaged nearly 100,000 new residents every year. Additionally, Atlanta has had solid job growth, growing 2.5 percent last year, second only to Dallas/Fort Worth among the 12 largest metro areas in the U.S. E-commerce has caused a surge in demand for industrial space that has benefitted the Atlanta industrial market. Online retail sales now make up over 9 percent of total retail sales, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, up from 5 percent in 2012. A recent report from Cushman & Wakefield stated that while e-commerce accounted for just 5 percent of leases in 2013, it now commands over 20 percent of all warehouse leasing. As Amazon and others ramp up delivery times from two-day …

July 9, 2018

Development Industrial North Carolina Self-Storage South Carolina Southeast

Go Store It Breaks Ground on Two Self-Storage Facilities in Carolinas

by Camren Skelton July 6, 2018

ASHEVILLE, N.C. AND MT. PLEASANT, S.C. — Go Store It has broken ground on two new self-storage developments in Asheville and Mt. Pleasant. The Charlotte, N.C-based company specializes in the acquisition, development and management of self-storage assets throughout the country. The project in Asheville will feature more than 600 units and will be fully climate controlled. The development is located in the Woodfin submarket, just north of the city’s downtown. Go Store It owns three existing facilities in Asheville and is underway on another along Hendersonville Road. The self-storage facility in Mt. Pleasant is Go Store It’s third facility in the city and its fifth in the greater Charleston market. Located at the corner of Gregorie Ferry Road and Highway 17 North, the three-story building will be fully climate controlled and will feature more than 400 units. Go Store It’s other Charleston locations include a recently opened facility at Long Point Road, as well as facilities under construction at Johnnie Dodds, Folly Road, Maybank Highway and downtown Charleston. A construction timeline for the new facilities was not disclosed. Go Store It plans to break ground on five more developments this year in Charlotte, Cary, Louisville, Ky., and Fredericksburg, Va.

July 6, 2018

Acquisitions Industrial Maryland Southeast

Goldstar Group Acquires Fully Leased Industrial Warehouse in Baltimore for $7.6M

by Camren Skelton July 6, 2018

BALTIMORE — The Goldstar Group has acquired an 86,236-square-foot warehouse building located at 1821 Portal St. in Baltimore for $7.6 million. Jonathan Beard and Justin Mohler of CBRE arranged the transaction on behalf of the undisclosed seller. The facility is situated adjacent to the Dundalk and SeaGirt Marine Terminals and the Intermodal Container Transfer Facility at the Port of Baltimore. The building is fully leased to two tenants — Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center and Bacchus Imports, an importer of fine wines and spirits.

July 6, 2018

Acquisitions North Carolina Office Southeast

Coldwell Banker Brokers $7.4M Sale of Two Adjacent Office Buildings in Wilmington, N.C.

by Camren Skelton July 6, 2018

WILMINGTON, N.C. — Coldwell Banker Commercial Sun Coast Partners, a division of Coldwell Banker Commercial, has brokered the $7.4 million sale of two adjacent office buildings in Wilmington. MegaCorp Logistics, a Wilmington-based freight and logistics firm, acquired the assets from First Capital Group. Cody Cress and Tyler Pegg of The Cress Group, a division of Coldwell Banker Commercial Sun Coast Partners arranged the transaction on behalf of First Capital Group, and Spruill Thompson of Cape Fear Commercial represented MegaCorp Logistics. The two-story buildings, located at 1011 and 1013 Ashes Drive, total 30,595 square feet and 16,800 square feet, respectively.

July 6, 2018

Acquisitions Retail Southeast Virginia

Calkain Arranges $6.1M Sale of Retail Strip Center in Northern Virginia

by Camren Skelton July 6, 2018

LEESBURG, VA. — Calkain Cos. has arranged the $6.1 million sale of a multi-tenant strip center located at 400-416 Sycolin Road S.E. in Leesburg, a city in northern Virginia. The sales price equates to $440 per square foot. The names of the buyer and seller were not disclosed. A 9,300-square-foot Kiddie Academy anchors the center, which is co-located with a Walgreens.

July 6, 2018

Acquisitions Retail Southeast Tennessee

TREIS Negotiates $5.2M Sale of 30,000 SF Shopping Center Near Memphis

by Camren Skelton July 6, 2018

CORDOVA, TENN. — Titkin Real Estate Investment Services (TREIS) has brokered the $5.2 million sale of Cordova Village, a 30,000-square-foot shopping center located at 1315 N. Germantown Parkway in Cordova, roughly 23 miles east of Memphis. Adam Titkin and Cliff Weisner of TREIS arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, Cordova TN LLC. HAO Investment Co. acquired the asset. Cordova Village was 92 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as PPG Paints, Subway and Domino’s Pizza.

July 6, 2018

Development Maryland Retail Southeast

Guinness to Open New $80M Brewery South of Baltimore in August

by Camren Skelton July 5, 2018

RELAY, MD. — Guinness will open a new U.S. brewery in Relay, 10 miles south of Baltimore, on Friday, Aug. 3. The Guinness Open Gate Brewery & Barrel House represents an $80 million investment and is expected to create 160 new jobs. The brewery will be the first Guinness presence in the United States since 1954 and the first ever purpose-built Guinness brewery in American history, according to the company’s website. The facility will feature public tours, taproom tastings, a 270-seat restaurant and a merchandise shop. Guinness Draught and other stouts will be brewed exclusively in its home country of Ireland and imported to the U.S., but the Maryland team will take over production of Guinness Blonde and experiment with new beers influenced by American and Maryland brewing traditions. Guinness is a brand within Diageo Beer Co. USA, the U.S. beer and flavored malt beverage business of London-based Diageo. Brands under Diageo’s flag include Tusker, Senator Keg Lager, Kilkenny Irish Cream Ale, Johnnie Walker, Crown Royal, Bulleit and Buchanan’s whiskeys, as well as Smirnoff, Ciroc and Ketel One vodkas.

July 5, 2018

Acquisitions Multifamily Southeast Virginia

CBRE | Richmond Arranges $39.3M Sale of Historic Apartment Community in Downtown Richmond

by Camren Skelton July 5, 2018

RICHMOND, VA. — CBRE | Richmond has arranged the $39.3 million sale of First National Bank Apartments in downtown Richmond. GHA Barnaby Associates acquired the asset from Rushmark FNB LLC. Charles Wentworth and Petyton Cox of CBRE | Richmond, in conjunction with Jonathan Greenberg, Yalda Ghamarian and Tom Leachman of CBRE’s Washington, D.C., office, arranged the transaction on behalf of Rushmark. Originally constructed in 1913 as a bank, the 20-story building was converted to a 154-unit apartment property in 2012. The community features a pool, coffee bar, fitness center, bike storage, package service and laundry facilities.

July 5, 2018

Florida Loans Multifamily Southeast

M&T Realty Capital Provides $31.1M HUD Construction Loan for Multifamily Community in Tampa Bay Area

by Camren Skelton July 5, 2018

BRADENTON, FLA. — M&T Realty Capital Corp. has provided a $31.1 million construction loan for Blue Heron Lakes, a 192-unit, market-rate apartment community in the Tampa Bay community of Bradenton. Paula Quigley and Brian Benzel of M&T Realty originated the 40-year, fixed-rate loan through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)’s 221(d)(4) program on behalf of the project developer, Cedarwood Development Inc. Blue Heron Lakes is the second phase of the Blue Heron community. The property will include a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom units with granite countertops and private screened balconies or patios. Community amenities will include a clubhouse and entertainment deck, as well as cross-access to additional amenities at its sister community, Blue Heron Creek. A construction timeline for the development was not disclosed.

July 5, 2018

Newer Posts

Older Posts