Southeast

WEST PALM BEACH AND FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. — Affiliates of Harbor Group International (HGI) have sold Turtle Cove Apartments in West Palm Beach and Serramar in Fort Lauderdale for a combined sales price of $105.6 million. HGI purchased both assets in June 2012 for a combined $67.8 million. Turtle Cove was built in 1986 and contains 444 units. Amenities include a clubhouse, swimming pool, fitness center, sports courts, gazebo/picnic area and a car care center. The property is currently 95 percent occupied. Serramar was also built in 1986 and contains 302 units. Amenities include a clubhouse, two swimming pools, fitness center, sports court, cyber café, playground and a car care center. The property is currently 96 percent occupied.

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ARLINGTON, VA. — Aareal Capital Corp. has provided the $97 million refinancing of Sequoia Plaza, a three-building, Class A office complex totaling 369,215 square feet in Arlington. Located at 2100, 2110 and 2120 Washington Blvd., the asset is situated on a 5.8-acre site directly across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C. The property was 83 percent leased at the time of financing to tenants such as Arlington County, which leases more than 75 percent of the space and operates its School Board and Department of Human Services branches from the property. Cary Abod and Robert Carey of HFF arranged the three-year, floating-rate loan through Aareal Capital on behalf of the borrower, Foulger Pratt.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Western Development Corp. and Akridge have led a consortium of real estate developers and investors, including Orr Partners, Redbrick LMD LLC and Jefferson Apartment Group, to acquire 2100 Second St. S.W. in Washington, D.C., the site of the former U.S. Coast Guard headquarters at Buzzard Point. The sales price was undisclosed, but the Washington Business Journal reports the sales price to be $49.3 million. The team will redevelop the site into Riverpoint, a mixed-use development comprising 80,000 square feet of restaurant and retail space, more than 450 apartment and condominium units and waterfront activities with new piers, floating restaurants and the continuation of the Anacostia Riverwalk Trail. EagleBank and Greenfield Partners provided financing for Riverpoint, which will feature three sides of unobstructed water views. Orr Partners and Jefferson Apartment Group will co-develop the property, and Western will lead the development and leasing of the retail and waterfront portions of the project. Washington, D.C.-based Redbrick sourced, capitalize, and structured the transaction.

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POMPANO BEACH, FLA. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the $23.6 million sale of Pompano Distribution Center I, a Class A, 202,210-square-foot distribution warehouse located at 3901 N.E. 12th Ave. in Pompano Beach. Built in 2014 by Atlanta-based Weeks Robinson Partners, the rear-load facility was fully leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Restoration Hardware, Sunbelt Marketing and RWC Inc. The property features 32-foot clear heights, 125-foot truck courts, 60-foot concrete aprons, ESFR sprinklers, T-5 lighting and trailer storage. Mike Davis, Rick Brugge, Michael Lerner and Richard Etner of Cushman & Wakefield represented Robinson Weeks in the sale. A member company of Zurich North America, advised by Zurich Alternative Asset Management LLC, purchased the facility for roughly $117 per square foot.

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LEXINGTON, KY. — The Gibson Co. has arranged the $7.3 million sale of South Elkhorn Village, a 55,000-square-foot retail center located on 6.2 acres at 4379 Old Harrodsburg Road in Lexington. Billy Smith of Gibson Co. represented the seller, South Elkhorn Village LLC, and Ernie Arnold, also with Gibson, procured the buyers, Compass Capital LLC and its partners.

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MARIETTA, GA. — Steadfast Apartment REIT Inc. has purchased 1250 West, a 468-unit apartment community in Marietta, about 20 miles north of downtown Atlanta, for $55.8 million. Constructed in two phases in 1987 and 1995 on 49 acres, 1250 West is a garden-style community featuring one-, two- and three-bedroom apartment homes that range from 736 to 1,200 square feet. Average in-place rents are $980. The property is currently 95 percent occupied. Community amenities, include two swimming pools with sun decks, a 24-hour fitness center, on-site lake, coffee bar, lakeside gazebo and picnic area, dog park, car wash area, business center and game room. The previous owner initiated an $8 million value-add program between 2013 and 2015, which included new flooring, cabinets, appliances, countertops, fixtures and lighting in all of the apartment homes, plus a renovated clubhouse and pools. With 1250 West, Steadfast Apartment REIT has invested $322 million in six apartment communities in the Atlanta area. It is the REIT’s second apartment community in Marietta, and joins the 180-unit Rosemont at East Cobb, just 15 minutes east. The REIT now owns 33 properties in 11 states for an aggregate purchase price of $1.43 billion.

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — CBRE has brokered the $46.3 million sale of CLT Logistics Center, a 583,021-square-foot business park located at 3100-3401 International Airport Drive and 3100-3140 Yorkmont Drive in Charlotte. The sale also included an additional 14.9 acres of land. Major tenants at CLT Logistics Center include Bimbo Bakeries, FedEx and DC74 Data Centers. Minneapolis-based Meritex purchased the business park and land from Carlson Real Estate, making it the first investment in Charlotte for the investor. Patrick Gildea, Bryan Crutcher and Anne Johnson of CBRE represented Carlson Real Estate in the transaction.

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ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Hilton Worldwide has opened Hilton Garden Inn Asheville Downtown, its 700th Hilton Garden Inn hotel worldwide. The 140-room hotel is located at 309 College St., within walking distance of Pack Square, art galleries, breweries and shopping. The hotel will feature a rooftop bar, 24-hour convenience store called The Pavilion Pantry and a farm-to-table restaurant called Iron Hen Cafe. Other amenities include complimentary Wi-Fi access, a 24-hour business center, fitness center, indoor swimming pool and spa. Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Quality Oil Co. LLC manages the Hilton Garden Inn Asheville Downtown, which joins Hilton Garden Inns operating in all 50 states and in 31 countries.

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CHARLESTON, S.C. — Mission Capital Advisors has arranged $13.3 million in non-recourse financing to recapitalize a portfolio of four mixed-use buildings along King Street in Charleston. Situated a block from the College of Charleston, the properties total 41,545 square feet and include 36 apartment units and six ground-floor retail shops. Jordan Ray, Ari Hirt, Steven Buchwald and David Behmoaras of Mission Capital arranged the loan on behalf of the borrower, Friedman Capital. EquityMultiple, Mission Capital’s sister company, raised limited partnership equity totaling $500,000 from a group of individual investors on behalf of the borrower.

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MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — The Preiss Co. has sold University Village at the Coast, a 437-bed student housing community located near Coastal Carolina University in Myrtle Beach, for $9.7 million. The property offers one- and three-bedroom units with bed-to-bath parity and full-sized washers and dryers. Community amenities include an internet café, indoor sports court, multiple tanning beds, fitness center, game room, movie theater, multiple sand volleyball courts and a swimming pool. Travis Prince, Sean Baird and Steven Peden of Colliers International represented the seller in the transaction. The buyer, Sundance Real Estate Advisors, owns several multifamily properties and has plans to expand its student housing portfolio in the Southeast.

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