Southeast

Natixis Provides $39M Loan for Hyatt Place Hotel in D.C.

by John Nelson June 15, 2017

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Natixis has provided a $39 million floating-rate, first mortgage loan to Washington, D.C.-based Excel Group for the acquisition of the 200-room Hyatt Place hotel located in the NoMa neighborhood of Washington, D.C. The 14-story, LEED Silver-certified hotel was constructed in 2014. Designed by Cooper Carry Inc., the property features a restaurant and lounge, 1,600 square feet of meeting space, an outdoor pool, fitness center and a business center. Excel’s current portfolio consists of 18 hospitality assets totaling over 2,200 rooms located throughout the eastern United States.

June 15, 2017

Multifamily Seniors Housing Southeast Tennessee

Chinese Investor Offers $3B to Acquire Tennessee-Based Brookdale, Reuters Reports

by John Nelson June 14, 2017

BRENTWOOD, TENN. — Zhonghong Zhuoye Group Co. Ltd., a Chinese real estate investor, has reportedly offered approximately $3 billion for the acquisition of Brookdale Senior Living, according to a report by news agency Reuters, which cited people familiar with the matter. If the Brookdale deal were completed as reported, it would be by far the largest Chinese investment in U.S. seniors housing to date. Headquartered in Brentwood, Brookdale is by far the largest owner and operator of seniors housing in the United States. Its operational portfolio includes 1,052 properties and 103,00 units, according to the company’s first-quarter report, which is nearly triple the size of the next largest competitor. The company has struggled since its $2.8 billion acquisition of fellow seniors housing giant Emeritus in 2014. After initially experiencing a lift in the months following the merger, Brookdale’s stock price fell from $38.16 per share on March 2, 2015, to $11.80 per share on Feb. 8, 2016. Rumors of a sale of the company have swirled for months. Following the Reuters report on Tuesday, Brookdale’s stock price saw a brief lift of 6 percent to as high as $15.18 per share, but quickly fell back down to a close of …

June 14, 2017

Florida Multifamily Southeast

ARA Newmark Brokers $52.5M Sale of Multifamily Community in Tampa Bay Area

by John Nelson June 14, 2017

WESLEY CHAPEL, FLA. — ARA Newmark has brokered the $52.5 million sale of Enclave at Wesley Chapel, a 312-unit apartment community in the Tampa Bay town of Wesley Chapel. Patrick Dufour, Scott Ramey and Ryan Crowley of ARA Newmark represented the seller, Chicago-based Sherman Residential, in the transaction. Denver-based Valhalla Holdings purchased the asset as part of a 1031 exchange. Matt Williams of NGKF Capital Markets secured a $28.9 million Freddie Mac loan on behalf of Valhalla Holdings. The seven-year features a fixed interest rate. Community amenities at Enclave at Wesley Chapel include a resort-style pool, fitness center, dog park and a business center.

June 14, 2017

Multifamily North Carolina Southeast

Laurel Street Opens 115-Unit Apartment Community in Winston-Salem

by John Nelson June 14, 2017

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Laurel Street has completed 757 North, a 115-unit apartment community located at 757 N. Chestnut St. in Winston-Salem. The four-story property features one- and two-bedroom units with rents ranging from $1,095 to $1,600 per month. Of those units, 25 percent will be reserved for households with incomes at 80 percent of the area median income, with rents ranging from $740 to $850 per month. Developed in partnership with Goler Community Development Corp., a nonprofit specializing in the redevelopment of Winston-Salem’s Goler Heights neighborhood, 757 North includes interior elevator access, a fitness center with cycle studio and online exercise classes, WiFi café with 24/7 coffee bar, indoor game room, outdoor patio with grills, lounge and conference room. Northridge Capital provided $4 million in equity for the project, and the development team secured $9.4 million in construction financing from First National Bank. The City of Winston-Salem also provided a $1.3 million loan and $325,000 land grant toward the project, bringing the total development cost to $15 million. The first residents at 757 North are expected to move in by July 1.

June 14, 2017

Georgia Loans Retail Southeast

Cohen Financial Secures $14.5M Loan for Retail Property in Metro Atlanta

by John Nelson June 14, 2017

DORAVILLE, GA. — Cohen Financial, a division of SunTrust Bank based in Chicago, has arranged a $14.5 million acquisition loan for Doraville Plaza, a 190,000 square-foot retail complex in Doraville, a suburb of Atlanta in DeKalb County. Dan Rosenberg and Matt Terpstra of Cohen Financial’s Chicago office secured the 10-year, fixed-rate loan with a 30-year amortization schedule through Citigroup Global Markets Inc. on behalf of the borrower, The Equinox Group Inc., a commercial real estate owner/operator in Atlanta and a longtime client to Cohen Financial. Situated on Buford Highway, Doraville Plaza is anchored by Burlington.

June 14, 2017

Mixed-Use Southeast Virginia

Marcus & Millichap Arranges $10.5M Sale of Mixed-Use Property in Richmond’s Shockhoe Bottom District

by John Nelson June 14, 2017

RICHMOND, VA. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $10.5 million sale of Haxall View, a mixed-use property in Richmond comprising 29 one- and two-bedroom apartments and 24,307 square feet of office and restaurant space. Located at 2101 E. Main St. in Richmond’s Shockhoe Bottom district, the two conjoined buildings are situated on 22,815 square feet at the corner of East Main and South 21st streets. The apartments at the former cigar factory feature exposed brick, private balconies, hardwood floors, bay doors and new kitchen appliances. Property amenities include secured parking, a fitness center and a rooftop deck. Christopher Chadwick and Dawson Rinder of Marcus & Millichap’s Washington, D.C., office represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer purchased the asset in a 1031 exchange.

June 14, 2017

Mixed-Use Southeast Tennessee

Crescent Communities Unveils Plans for Bigby Mixed-Use Development in Nashville’s Cool Springs District

by John Nelson June 13, 2017

FRANKLIN, TENN. — Crescent Communities has unveiled plans for Bigby, a mixed-use development in Nashville’s Cool Springs submarket. Situated at the intersection of East McEwen Drive and Carothers Parkway in Franklin, Bigby will comprise 30,000 square feet of retail space, a 280,000-square-foot office tower, 40,000 square feet of loft office space, 330 apartments, 15 townhomes, a 200-room hotel, a 12-acre park, public plazas and roughly 2,015 parking spaces. Bigby will connect to existing properties developed over the past couple decades by Crescent Communities, including the One and Two Greenway office buildings and apartment communities the Venue Cool Springs and Cadence Cool Springs. The project team includes architect ESa, landscape architect Hodgson Douglas and Foundry Commercial. Crescent Communities will develop Bigby’s retail, multifamily and office components.

June 13, 2017

Mixed-Use North Carolina Southeast

MPV Properties, Bowman Development to Build Mixed-Use Project in Metro Charlotte

by John Nelson June 13, 2017

HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. — MPV Properties and Bowman Development Group have partnered to develop Vermillion Village, a 30-acre mixed-use development in downtown Huntersville, roughly 15 miles north of Charlotte. Situated off Interstate 77 at North Church Street and Huntersville-Concord Road, the project will feature a 78,000-square-foot supermarket, 18,000 square feet of additional retail shops and 400 residential units. MPV will handle the development of Vermillion Village’s commercial portion, and Bowman will handle the residential component. The developers have committed to provide at least $250,000 for road improvements surrounding the project. The Huntersville Town Board approved plans for Vermillion Village earlier this month, and the land sale is expected to close in July. The estimated timeline for the project is three to five years, and the developers plan to build the retail portion first.

June 13, 2017

Georgia Industrial Southeast

Ackerman Executes 1 MSF Lease with Uline at Braselton Logistics Center Near Atlanta

by John Nelson June 13, 2017

BRASELTON, GA. — Ackerman & Co. has fully preleased Braselton Logistics Center, a 1 million-square-foot distribution facility in Braselton, roughly 50 miles northeast of Atlanta. Uline, a shipping and packaging supply distributor, has signed a 10-year lease to occupy the entire facility, which will serve as the company’s Southeast U.S. logistics hub. Ackerman & Co. owns Braselton Logistics Center in a joint venture with The Yates Group and JAC Real Estate Investments LLC. Brett Buckner of Ackerman, Todd Yates of the Yates Group and Julian Brown of Transwestern represented the landlord in the lease transaction. Dave Desper and Blaine Kelley of CBRE represented Uline, which will consolidate its nearly 600,000 square feet of operations in nearby Gwinnett County to the new facility. The cross-dock facility will feature 40-foot clear heights, a Ductilcrete warehouse floor slab, white TPO roof with skylights, LED lighting and parking space for 521 trailers and 639 cars. The facility’s office space will also be customized to Uline’s specifications. The ownership plans to deliver the distribution center by the end of the year, and Uline is scheduled to occupy the facility in the first quarter of 2018.

June 13, 2017

Florida Multifamily Southeast

Inland Private Capital Sells Tampa Bay Apartment Community for $50.5M

by John Nelson June 13, 2017

BRADENTON, FLA. — Inland Private Capital Corp. has sold the 272-unit Lost Creek Resorts at Lakewood Ranch Apartments in the Tampa Bay area. Inland sold the asset through an asset management subsidiary via a 1031 investment program for $50.5 million. Located at 11140 Lost Creek Terrace Lakewood Ranch in Bradenton, the nine-building property features 92 one-bedroom units, 124 two-bedroom units and 56 three-bedroom units. Built in 2012, the community was fully occupied as of May 31, 2017. The buyer was undisclosed.

June 13, 2017

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