Southeast

TYSONS, VA. — The Meridian Group has secured MetLife Investment Management as a joint venture partner for Boro Station, a three-building office complex in Tysons. MetLife acquired a 95 percent stake in the property for $244 million, according to local media reports. Meridian will retain a minority interest and continue day-to-day property management. Boro Station serves as the gateway to The Boro, Meridian’s planned 4.2 million-square-foot mixed-use development that will feature office, retail, entertainment and open park space upon completion. Meridian acquired Boro Station from Science Applications International Corp. in 2013 and invested more than $60 million to renovate the property. Capital improvements included an upgraded lobby, improved fitness center, new entrance, new conference center and the addition of a two-story café and a Starbucks Coffee. The property features a 1,602-car parking garage and is located within walking distance to the Greensboro Metro station. Collins Ege, Nicolas Seidenberg, Sean McDermott, Bradley Allen and Axel Azcue of Eastdil Secured arranged the transaction on behalf of Meridian.

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DANIA BEACH, FLA. — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has provided a $35.2 million Fannie Mae loan for the acquisition and rehabilitation of Sheridan Lake Club Apartments, a 240-unit multifamily community in Dania Beach. Timothy DeWispelaere of KeyBank originated the 10-year loan with five years of interest-only payments and a 30-year amortization schedule through Fannie Mae’s Green Rewards program. The name of the borrower was not disclosed, but local media outlets report American Landmark Properties acquired the property. Situated in South Florida’s Broward County, Sheridan Lake Club Apartments was built in 2001 and features a resort-style pool, 24-hour fitness center, business center, pet park and a playground.

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DAYTONA BEACH, FLA. — Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corp. has acquired a new industrial building located at 1341 N. Clyde Morris Blvd. in Daytona Beach for $30.8 million. The seller, VanTrust Real Estate, completed the 399,440-square-foot, build-to-suit facility for B. Braun Medical Inc. in 2017. The Pennsylvania-based medical device company manufactures, markets and sells healthcare products worldwide and is a subsidiary of B. Braun Melsungen AG, based in Germany. The property is net-leased to B. Braun for 10 years. The building is situated on 27.5 acres, roughly four miles from Daytona Beach International Airport and near Interstate 4.

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PIKESVILLE, MD. — Peak Management LLC has acquired Annen Woods, a 131-unit apartment community in Pikesville, for $24.5 million. The community is located at 1 Harness Court, roughly 20 miles northwest of Baltimore. Peak Management, an affiliate of Hill Management Services Inc., acquired the asset from Harbor Group Management. Annen Woods includes a mix of one- to three-bedroom units and was 96 percent occupied at the time of sale. Community amenities include a swimming pool with sundeck, lighted tennis court, fitness center and a fenced-in dog park. Peak Management plans to upgrade the community by renovating approximately 90 percent of units with the addition of stainless steel appliances, granite countertops, Nest light fixtures and new bathroom vanities and countertops. In addition, the company will remodel the leasing office and fitness center and install low-flow plumbing fixtures in each unit to reduce water consumption.

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ATLANTA — Weaver Capital Partners and the Seng Co., in conjunction with their joint venture equity partner SilverCap Partners, has acquired a 515,000-square-foot industrial portfolio located along Seaboard Industrial Boulevard in Atlanta’s West Midtown district. Patterson Real Estate Advisory Group served as the joint venture’s capital advisor and arranged acquisition financing through CIBC Bank USA. The sales price and terms of the financing were not disclosed. The joint venture acquired the nine-building portfolio from Zep Inc., which formerly owned and occupied the entire property. Zep, a manufacturer of maintenance and cleaning solutions, will lease back 58,000 square feet in one of the buildings in order to consolidate its operations in Adairsville, Ga., roughly 60 miles northwest of Atlanta. The new ownership will continue to operate the portfolio as industrial space.  

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VIRGINIA BEACH, VA. — Stihl Inc., a Virginia Beach-based manufacturer of handheld outdoor power equipment, has celebrated the groundbreaking of its new $25 million, 80,000-square-foot office building in Virginia Beach. The company is the U.S. operations arm for German parent company Stihl Group. The property is located at the site of the company’s existing headquarters, which totals more than 1 million square feet. Hourigan Construction is the general contractor for the project, and HBA Architecture Interior Design is the lead architect. Creative Development Partners (CDP) is representing Stihl as the owner’s representative. The new administration space will include a Stihl museum and customer welcome center. In addition, the project will include improvements to an outdoor demonstration area for hands-on training, enhancements to the entry guardhouse and updates to traffic flow and security at the main gate. The expansion will replace the former 21,000-square-foot administration building, which was razed to make way for the new facility. The new building and other campus improvements are slated for completion in mid-2019.

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ORLANDO, FLA. — Ability Housing, in conjunction with the City of Orlando, has started construction of Village on Mercy, a 166-unit affordable housing project located along Mercy Drive in Orlando. The Florida Housing Finance Corp., Bank of America NA, Enterprise Community Investment Inc. and the Corporation for Supportive Housing (CSH) provided funding for the $27.4 million project. The community will be certified by the Florida Green Building Coalition and will feature a community center, playground, fitness trail and recreation space along Lake Lawne. All of the apartments will be reserved for residents earning 60 percent or less of the area median income (AMI), and half of the units will provide housing for formerly homeless individuals and families. Construction on the project is expected to last 18 months. Ebert Norman Brady Architects is the architect for Village on Mercy, and Sauer Inc. is the general contractor.

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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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