RICHMOND, VA. — Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer’s Capital Markets Group has arranged the $7.4 million sale of Windsor VI, a 51,800-square-foot, Class A industrial property located within the Windsor Business Park in Richmond. Constructed in 2004, the property is fully leased on a long-term basis to Williamson Drug, a CVS Health Corp. subsidiary. Los Angeles-based Rich Uncles acquired the asset from the seller, an affiliate of Bethesda-based Fernau LeBlanc Investment Partners. Eric Robison of Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer completed the transaction.
LAFAYETTE, SHREVEPORT AND SLIDELL, LA. — AVR Realty Co., a Yonkers, N.Y.-based multifamily investment and development firm, has sold a portfolio of nine multifamily properties totaling 2,079 units in Louisiana for approximately $250 million. Israel-based investment firm El-Ad National Properties purchased the portfolio. According to the company’s LinkedIn page, its portfolio of American properties consists of 12,700 apartment units, 1 million square feet of office space and several hotels. The holdings are spread across nine states and collectively valued at $1.2 billion. The sale represents the disposition of nine of AVR’s 11 multifamily assets in Louisiana. The portfolio includes four properties totaling 972 units in metro Lafayette, located approximately two hours west of New Orleans; three properties totaling 705 units in the metro of Shreveport in northwestern Louisiana; and two properties totaling 402 units in Slidell, approximately 30 miles north of New Orleans. Mike Kemether of Cushman & Wakefield’s Southeast Multifamily Advisory Group and Larry Schedler of Larry G. Schedler & Associates represented AVR in the transaction. El-Ad was represented internally. “This portfolio sale represents a substantial statewide multifamily investment and transaction,” says Schedler. “The high level of local and international investor interest was driven by the opportunity to purchase …
In 2016 and the first quarter of this year, Atlanta’s economy boomed, showing several positive signs that point to another banner year for the multifamily market. From December 2016 through February 2017, Atlanta added 96,700 total non-farm jobs, an increase of 3.7 percent over the same time the previous year. Additionally, in 2016 the city experienced 3 percent wage growth overall. This translates to a robust multifamily market with solid fundamentals. According to Axiometrics, Atlanta’s average effective rent broke the $1,000 ceiling in second-quarter 2016 and has not stopped climbing since, reaching $1,068 as of first-quarter 2017. Rents are projected to increase by just under 5 percent in 2017. While the market’s rent growth rate is slowing, we cannot forget that Atlanta is breaking historical rent records while maintaining an occupancy rate in the 94 percent range for the last 11 consecutive quarters. Throughout the city, all asset classes — from Class C suburban properties to trophy Class A properties in the urban core — are posting strong performances. One trend we are keeping an eye on is single-family development, which is starting to come back as rental rates continue to rise and renters look to make a more permanent …
OPA-LOCKA, FLA. — Avison Young has arranged the sale of the Opa-locka Hialeah Flea Market and neighboring auto auction site for $80 million. The property comprises three parcels of land totaling over 72.1 acres — the 43.8-acre flea market located at 12691 and 12705 N.W. 2nd Ave., and the 28.3-acre auto auction site, Insurance Auto Auctions, located at 12700 N.W. Le Jeune Road. Michael Fay of Avison Young negotiated the transaction on behalf of the buyer, Gramercy Property Trust, and the sellers, Bodwin Ltd. and SeaBase Florida Corp. At the time of sale, a 12-year lease with three, five-year renewal options was executed with RER Outdoor Marketplace LLC, a group of Miami investors, that will operate the flea market and has plans for capital improvements.
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. — Morgan, in conjunction with institutional investors advised by J.P. Morgan Asset Management, has broken ground on Pearl Flagler Village, a 350-unit apartment community located at 400 N.E. 3rd Ave. in Fort Lauderdale. Situated along the Wave Streetcar line within Flagler Village, a mixed-use development, the project will include a mix of studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. The seven-story property will also feature a business center, fitness center, yoga studio, gas grill stations, dog park and a heated saltwater pool. The first units of the development are slated to open in the second half of 2018.
BARTLETT, TENN. — Atlanta-based Branch Properties LLC has acquired Bartlett Towne Center, a 192,624-square-foot, Kroger-anchored shopping center located at 6045 Stage Road in Bartlett, roughly 13 miles east of Memphis. Jim Hamilton and Richard Reid of HFF marketed the property on behalf of the seller, Houston-based Weingarten Realty Investors. The sales price was not disclosed. At the time of sale, Bartlett Towne Center was 94 percent leased to tenants including Petco, Dollar Tree, Shoe Carnival, Rent-A-Center, Sally Beauty, FedEx and Mattress Firm, among others.
ATLANTA — Joel & Granot Real Estate/CORFAC International (JGRE) has sold a 108,000-square-foot office building located at 550 Pharr Road in Atlanta’s Buckhead district. The property is situated at the northwest corner of Pharr and Piedmont roads. Alan Joel and Dan Granot of JGRE represented 550 Buckhead LLC, an entity made up of JGRE, its Dallas-based mezzanine partner Rainer and other investors, internally in the sale to Charlotte-based Stone Street Capital. JGRE and Rainer originally acquired the office building when it was vacant in 2013.
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — NAI Avant has arranged the $11.3 million sale of 4221 Faber Place Drive, a 48,000-square-foot, Class A pharmaceutical manufacturing and testing facility located within the Faber Place Executive Park in North Charleston. Dexter Rumsey of NAI Avant represented the buyer, JEMA I LLC, in the transaction. CBRE’s Charlie Carmody represented the seller, The Medical University of South Carolina. At the time of sale, the building was leased long-term to a pharmaceutical testing company.
NASHVILLE, TENN. — JE Dunn Construction has unveiled plans for a six-story, $120 million parking garage at Nashville International Airport, the first element of the airport’s $1.2 billion expansion plan. The project will replace an existing structure and provide 2,000 parking spaces, sensors to let drivers know what spaces are available and a passenger pick-up and drop-off hub for taxis, limos, shuttles and ride-sharing services. The garage will feature eco-friendly elements including an upper-level solar array, rainwater harvesting system and a green screen vegetation wall. Atkins is the architect of record for the project, which is slated for completion in fall 2018.
TYSONS, VA. — Hogan Lovells, an international law firm, will relocate its Northern Virginia office to Boro Tower, a new 20-story office tower under construction at The Boro, a planned 15-acre mixed-use development in Tysons. The first phase of The Boro will deliver 700 residential units, 260,000 square feet of retail space and Boro Tower. The Meridian Group and Rockefeller group are codeveloping the project, with the first phase slated for completion in 2019. Rob Faktorow and Terry Reiley of CBRE represented The Meridian Group in the lease transaction, and Rick Rome and Alexandra deVilliers of Savills Studley represented Hogan Lovells. The law firm will relocate from Park Place II in McLean, Va., and will occupy 44,500 square feet of office space at the new building beginning in June 2019. TEGNA, a digital media company, will lease approximately 46,000 square feet at Boro Tower as well.