RALEIGH, N.C. — A partnership between Somerset Properties and Alex. Brown Realty Inc. (ABR) has sold Spring Forest Business Center, a three-building flex and office park in Raleigh, for $17.8 million. Chris Norvell, Scot Humphrey and Patrick Nally of HFF represented the seller in the transaction. Stolz Real Estate Fund VI purchased the asset. Located at 3100, 3150 and 3200 Spring Forest Road, the property is within walking distance to more than 15 restaurants and lifestyle amenities. Spring Forest Business Park, constructed between 1984 and 2002, totals 156,036 square feet and features floor-to-ceiling glass windows, patio areas, eight dock doors, four drive-ins and the ability to accommodate uses including office, research and development, showroom, call center or warehouse. The office park was 94.7 percent leased at the time of sale to 10 tenants including Critical Health Systems Inc., Allstate Insurance Co., Adreima and Liberty Home Care.
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ATLANTA — HFF has arranged $110 million in financing for a six-property grocery-anchored portfolio located throughout Georgia, Florida and Tennessee. Chip Sykes and James Clingman of HFF worked on behalf of the borrowers, Branch Retail Partners LP and its affiliate Branch Properties LLC, to place the seven-year, fixed-rate loan through one of HFF’s life insurance company correspondents. The portfolio totals 876,153 square feet and is anchored by Publix, Kroger and Whole Foods Market.
ATLANTA — Banyan Street Capital has unveiled plans to revitalize Peachtree Center, a mixed-use development in downtown Atlanta, with new restaurants, retail and entertainment tenants. The project will transform Peachtree Center’s three-story retail center and outdoor courtyard, rebranding the new space as “The Hub.” Atlanta-based developer and architect John Portman Jr. originally designed Peachtree Center, which comprises six buildings centrally located over the MARTA Peachtree Center Station. The development is home to 6,000 office tenants and connected to 4,000 hotel rooms via sidewalks and sky bridges. The Beck Group, an Atlanta-based construction firm, will modernize the 1960s-era development by redesigning the courtyard to better accommodate pedestrian foot traffic, upgrading all finishes and furnishings, updating lighting to brighten the space and modernizing entrances with backlit glass panels and steel canopies. Along with the renovations, The Hub will feature a new lineup of restaurants, shops, entertainment experiences and boutique services such as fitness and grocery. Amy Fingerhut of CBRE is overseeing the project’s retail leasing assignment. The project is slated for completion in spring 2019.
JUPITER, FLA. — Northland Investment Corp. has purchased two adjacent multifamily communities in Jupiter for a combined $56 million. Preston Giuliano Capital Partners sold the two assets — Mallards Cove and Shell Trace — that together total 359 units. Matt Mitchell, Jaret Turkell, Maurice Habif, Zach Nolan and Simon Banke of HFF arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller. Upon purchasing, Northland Investment combined the two properties and rebranded the community as Jupiter Isle. The property, located at 6705 Mallard Cove, comprises 46 two-story buildings and offers one- and two-bedroom units averaging 818 square feet. Apartment units feature walk-in closets, in-unit washers and dryers and balconies or patios. Community amenities include a pool, fitness center, clubhouse and onsite maintenance and management. Jupiter Isle was 97 percent occupied at the time of sale.
MCDONOUGH, GA. — PNK Group, an international industrial real estate developer, has unveiled plans to develop Southern Gateway at Lambert Farms, a 3 million-square-foot speculative industrial development in the south Atlanta suburb of McDonough. Pat Murphy, Ray Stache, Lisa Pittman and Tara Healy of Cushman & Wakefield will handle the project’s leasing assignment. PNK Group has 22 logistics and industrial parks in Europe, Russia and the U.S., including its second U.S. development under construction in Savannah, Ga.
CUMMING, GA. — Preferred Apartment Communities Inc. (PAC) has received a $20.1 million loan from Mid First Bank for the acquisition of Reserve at Summit Crossing, a 172-unit apartment community in the Atlanta suburb of Cumming. The loan features a 30-year amortization schedule and a fixed interest rate of 3.87 percent. PAC acquired the community through a wholly owned subsidiary. The seller and sales price were not disclosed. Reserve at Summit Crossing features a fitness center, yoga studio, clubhouse, saltwater pool and a fire pit with outdoor seating.
DORAL, FLA. — New Boston Fund Inc. has sold One Park Square, a 281,786-square-foot, Class A office building in Doral, a city 15 miles northwest of Miami. The South Florida Business Journal reports Gateway Renellie, an affiliate of Boston-based TA Realty, purchased the asset from New Boston Fund for $96.1 million. Christian Lee, José Lobón and Andrew Chilgren of CBRE brokered the sale. Tere Blanca, Danet Linares and Andres del Corral of Blanca Commercial Real Estate handled the leasing assignment for One Park Square, which Stiles Corp. manages. Constructed in 2010, the 11-story building features 49,942 square feet of ground floor retail space, 24-hour security, onsite management, a fitness center, conference facility and an integrated, structured parking garage. One Park Square also offers 360-degree views of the Miami skyline and is located adjacent to CityPlace at Doral, a 300,000-square-foot mixed-use development. One Park Square was more than 90 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including Amadeus North America. The travel tech company signed a 115,000-square-foot lease at the property in August.
SUMMERVILLE, S.C. — Thorne Research Inc. has broken ground on a new 272,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Summerville, located 25 miles northwest of Charleston. The health and wellness technology company manufactures proprietary nutritional supplement products distributed through professional medical, athletic and consumer channels. The new facility will bring 330 jobs to the Summerville area and serve as Thorne Research’s corporate headquarters. Located on 26 acres within the Omni Industrial Campus, the facility is expected to be fully operational by mid-2018.
ALEXANDRIA, VA. — KLNB LLC has brokered the $8.3 million sale of 5904 Richmond Highway, a 78,000-square-foot office building in the Washington, D.C., suburb of Alexandria. Joshua Simon of KLNB represented the buyer, a joint venture between Rock Creek Property Group and Avanti Holdings Group LLC. Simon will also handle the building’s leasing assignment. The newly renovated property is located within walking distance to Huntington Metro Station and Mount Vernon Trail. Suites within the building range in size from 1,800 to 15,780 square feet. At the time of sale, 5904 Richmond Highway was 65 percent leased, with five office suites available to lease.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Baceline Investments Inc. has acquired Galleria Village, a 34,690-square-foot shopping center in Charlotte. The Denver-based company purchased the asset from an affiliate of Cohen Equities for $5.1 million. Located at the intersection of Galleria Boulevard and Sardis Road in southeast Charlotte, Galleria Village was 83 percent leased at the time of sale. The acquisition marks Baceline’s first property in North Carolina and brings the company’s portfolio to 13 properties with a total value of $96 million.