Southeast

Cushman & Wakefield Brokers $20M Sale of Office Building in Central Florida

by John Nelson December 15, 2016

LAKE MARY, FLA. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the $20 million sale of Northpoint III, a 108,499-square-foot, Class A office building located within Northpoint Center Office Park in Central Florida. Built in 2001, the four-story property is located at 2200 Exchange Place in Lake Mary. Charlotte, N.C.-based Duke Energy, Northpoint III’s sole tenant, purchased the asset from Gramercy Property Trust, a New York-based investment firm. Mike Davis, Michael Lerner and Rick Brugge of Cushman & Wakefield’s Capital Markets team represented Gramercy in the sale.

December 15, 2016

Alabama Loans Retail Southeast

Mission Capital Advisors Arranges $15.3M Loan for Shopping Center in Alabama

by John Nelson December 15, 2016

FLORENCE, ALA. — Mission Capital Advisors has arranged a $15.3 million, non-recourse loan for Florence Square, a 226,886-square-foot shopping center located in Florence. Gregg Applefield, Alex Draganiuk, and Jamie Matheny of Mission Capital Advisors secured the three-year loan on behalf of the sponsor, a joint venture between Triangle Capital Group and Arcadian Cap Group LLC, which acquired the property in 2014. The loan features two one-year extension options. The financing will cover capital improvements to Florence Square, including the demolition of a building that was vacated by Kmart in April. The demolition will make way for a new Academy Sports + Outdoors and PetSmart, as well as two new outparcels that will add another 8,000 square feet of retail space. The loan will also enable the sponsor to pay off the property’s existing low-leverage CMBS loan.

December 15, 2016

Georgia Multifamily Southeast

RADCO Acquires Apartment Community in Atlanta for $55.5M

by John Nelson December 14, 2016

ATLANTA — The RADCO Cos., a private multifamily investor based in Atlanta, has purchased Bell Cheshire Bridge, a 318-unit, Class A apartment community located in Atlanta’s Lindbergh neighborhood. RADCO has renamed the asset Radius Cheshire Bridge and plans to invest $4.5 million on capital improvements to modernize the property, including upgrades for the amenities and unit interiors. RADCO financed the purchase using a $44.4 million Freddie Mac loan and $18.7 million in private capital. RADCO Residential will manage the property, which is RADCO’s 13th acquisition in 2016. Built in 2001, Radius Cheshire Bridge features a leasing office and clubhouse with a fitness center, resident lounges and a billiards room that overlooks the swimming pool. Other amenities include a nature trail, dog park, car wash, surface parking, detached car garages and a parking deck.

December 14, 2016

Multifamily North Carolina Southeast

Greystone Provides $30.9M Construction Loan for Apartment Community in Metro Raleigh

by John Nelson December 14, 2016

APEX, N.C. — Greystone has provided a $30.9 million loan to developer RST Development LLC for the construction of The Flats at Apex 540, a 212-unit apartment community located in Apex, roughly 15 miles west of Raleigh. The project will include 457 surface parking spaces, 72 detached garage parking spaces, a clubhouse, pool, fitness center, business center, deck area with a cabana and outdoor kitchen, car care facility and a dog park. Donny Rosenberg of Greystone originated the FHA-insured loan using HUD’s 2016 MAP Guide standards for a lower Mortgage Insurance Premium (MIP) threshold based on Green and Energy Efficiency Multifamily Housing requirements. To qualify for the program, a real estate project must produce a Statement of Energy Design Intent (SEDI) score of 75 or higher, and The Flats at Apex 540 produces a SEDI energy score of 82. The financing was fast-tracked by HUD’s Atlanta office, saving RST Development at least four months, according to Greystone. RST Development plans to deliver the asset in mid-2018.

December 14, 2016

Florida Multifamily Southeast

ARA Newmark Arranges $28.7M Sale of Apartment Community in Metro Orlando

by John Nelson December 14, 2016

WINTER PARK, FLA. — ARA Newmark has brokered the $28.7 million sale of Cranes Landing, a 252-unit, garden-style apartment community located in Winter Park, a suburb of Orlando. New York-based White Eagle Property Group purchased the asset from the undisclosed seller for $113,690 per unit. Cranes Landing features one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts and amenities such as an indoor racquetball court, fitness center, tennis court, sand volleyball court and two swimming pools. Scott Ramey, Kevin Judd, Patrick Dufour, Marc deBaptiste and Dick Donnellan of ARA Newmark represented the seller in the transaction.

December 14, 2016

Office Southeast Virginia

CBRE | Richmond Brokers $24.1M Sale of Office Portfolio in Richmond

by John Nelson December 14, 2016

RICHMOND, VA. — CBRE | Richmond has arranged the $24.1 million sale of a five-building, 228,879-square-foot office portfolio within Forest Office Park in Richmond’s West End submarket. The portfolio includes the Almond, Culpepper, Lee, Ratcliffe and Wythe buildings, which have an average 95 percent occupancy rate. The Commonwealth of Virginia’s Department of General Services recently renovated its 127,694 square feet of office space within the portfolio and extended its lease. CBRE | Richmond managed the renovation and negotiated the lease extension. David Wilkons and Matt Anderson of CBRE | Richmond, along with Scott Adams of CBRE | Hampton Roads and Justin Parsonnett of CBRE’s Atlanta office, represented the seller, NNN Forest Office Park LLC, in the transaction. The buyer, Equitable Real Estate Partners LLC, has retained Wilkins and Anderson to lease the office portfolio.

December 14, 2016

Florida Seniors Housing Southeast

Watermark Starts Construction of 89-Unit Memory Care Community Near Orlando

by John Nelson December 14, 2016

WINTER SPRINGS, FLA. — Watermark Retirement Communities has started construction of The Watermark at Vistawilla, an 89-unit memory care community in the Orlando suburb of Winter Springs. Watermark, The Freshwater Group and development partners Rookis Investment Partners and Gulf Coastal Development Inc. broke ground on the community earlier in December. The project is slated for completion in the fourth quarter of 2017. Tampa-based Chancey Design Partnership designed the project. Watermark will both own and operate the community. Watermark Retirement Communities, based in Tucson, Ariz., is the 13th largest operator of seniors housing communities in the United States, managing 6,713 units across 36 communities, according to the American Seniors Housing Association’s 2016 calculations.

December 14, 2016

Office Southeast Tennessee

Angelo, Gordon’s Net Lease Group Acquires Office Tower in Memphis for $58.3M

by John Nelson December 13, 2016

MEMPHIS, TENN. — New York-based Angelo, Gordon & Co.’s net lease group (AG Net Lease) has purchased an office tower within International Paper Co.’s global headquarters campus in Memphis for $58.3 million. AG Net Lease’s purchase from Century Park Partners LLC includes the office building and the assumption of International Paper’s existing 10.5-year lease. Situated in the East Memphis business district, Tower III spans 214,060 square feet and is one of four office buildings on International Paper’s campus.

December 13, 2016

North Carolina Office Southeast

Vision Ventures to Develop New Office Building in Charlotte’s South End

by John Nelson December 13, 2016

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Charlotte-based Vision Ventures plans to develop a four-story, 83,000-square-foot office building located at 2100 S. Tryon St. in Charlotte’s historic South End neighborhood. The property will be situated within walking distance of the East/West Boulevard light rail station, Camden Road and the Rail Trail, a four-mile trail that winds through downtown Charlotte. Vision Ventures has selected Tom Fitzgerald of JLL to market and lease the building, which will feature ground-level retail space. BB+M Architecture is the architect for the project.

December 13, 2016

Office South Carolina Southeast

RealOp Investments Buys Bank of America Plaza in Downtown Greenville for $22.5M

by John Nelson December 13, 2016

GREENVILLE, S.C. — RealOp Investments has purchased Bank of America Plaza, a 15-story, 196,152-square-foot office tower located at 101 N. Main St. in downtown Greenville. Renovated in 2014, the office building is connected to an Aloft Hotel and two parking structures on either side of the building. The property was 80 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Bank of America, IBM, iHeartMedia and Next on Main, a shared office space provider. The building’s ground-floor retail space is leased to Methodical Coffee, TAZ Boutique and the iStore, an Apple reseller. Ryan Clutter, Scot Humphrey, Chris Lingerfelt and Zach Drozda of HFF represented the seller, Hughes Development Corp., in the sale. Travis Anderson and Brent Bowman of HFF arranged a $17.3 million, floating-rate acquisition loan on behalf of RealOp Investments.

December 13, 2016

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