BETHESDA, MD. — Goodstone LLC, a Washington, D.C.-based real estate investment firm, has purchased a vacant 217,732-square-foot office building at 6116 Executive Blvd. in Bethesda for $9.5 million. Special servicer LNR sold the asset at auction via Ten X Commercial on behalf of WBCMT 2005-C21 Office 6116. Formerly the home of the National Institutes of Health’s National Cancer Institute, the building sold for $81.4 million in 2005. In the coming year the building will be renovated and updated to include a fitness center, conference facility, vending café and visitor lounge and upper floor tenant terrace with outdoor seating. Work is expected to conclude and occupancy to be available in April, 2018.
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Columbia Property Trust Signs 92,000 SF of Leases at Office Building in Atlanta’s Central Perimeter
by John Nelson
ATLANTA — Columbia Property Trust has completed more than 92,000 square feet of leases since November 2016 at One Glenlake Parkway, a 351,000-square-foot office building in Atlanta’s Central Perimeter submarket. Five new tenants are moving in with leases ranging from 3,000 square feet to more than 66,000 square feet, bringing One Glenlake’s occupancy to 94 percent. The Atlanta-based REIT recently wrapped up a $3 million modernization of the office building, which is situated off Ga. 400 near the new Mercedes-Benz USA offices. Built in 2003, the 14-story property now features new communal spaces, outdoor seating, an updated lobby, fitness center, conference facility and Salt + Block, a new café managed by Sterling Spoon. The design team included architects Indigo Collective and Gensler.
ATLANTA — PMZ Realty Capital has closed an $82.5 million loan for Embassy Suites by Hilton Atlanta at Centennial Park, a 321-room hotel located at 267 Marietta St. in downtown Atlanta. Situated near Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta’s Luckie-Marietta district, the hotel features 16,000 square feet of meeting space and an outdoor pool and spa. The borrower, Legacy Property Group, is using the floating-rate financing to retire existing debt on the hotel, which has recently undergone a $10 million facelift. This is the fourth loan that PMZ Realty Capital has closed for Legacy.
BIRMINGHAM, ALA. — Capital One Multifamily has arranged a $27.1 million Fannie Mae loan for 4700 Colonnade, a 215-unit apartment community located in Birmingham. Built in May 2016, 4700 Colonnade was 97 percent occupied at closing. Chad Thomas Hagwood of Capital One Multifamily originated the 10-year, fixed-rate loan with two years of interest-only payments followed by a 30-year amortization schedule. The borrower, an affiliate of Kore LLC, is using the financing to retire construction debt and return proceeds.
MIAMI — PGT Innovations Inc., an impact window and door manufacturer, plans to open a new 330,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Miami. The company currently operates an 182,000-square-foot office and manufacturing property roughly 12 miles from the new facility. PGT Innovations will manufacturer its CGI branded products at the new location, as well as other commercial and PGT aluminum products. The new building space will accommodate a multi-brand showroom, offices, production and distribution capabilities. The new space is slated to be complete near the end of 2017 and is expected to be operational by January 2018.
CUMMING, GA. — Preferred Apartment Communities Inc. (PAC), a publicly traded REIT based in Atlanta, has purchased Castleberry-Southard, an 80,018-square-foot shopping center located near Ga. 400 in Cumming, a suburb of Atlanta in Forsyth County. Situated at the intersection of Castleberry and Bethelview roads, the shopping center is anchored by a 45,600-square-foot Publix store. PAC purchased the asset for an undisclosed price through its subsidiary New Market Properties LLC, which now has 32 grocery-anchored centers spread across seven Sunbelt states. PAC financed the acquisition using an $11.5 million loan with a fixed 3.99 percent interest rate from Principal Life Insurance Co.
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. — JLL has arranged two lease deals totaling 22,000 square feet at Cypress Financial Center, a 198,528-square-foot, Class A office building located at 5900 N. Andrews Ave. in Fort Lauderdale. Long-time tenant TD Bank renewed its 16,675-square-foot lease, and Allied Integrated Marketing signed a new lease for 5,325 square feet on the eighth floor. Sandra Anderson of JLL represented the landlord, Steelbridge Capital, in both lease deals. Mathew Saker, John Jaspert and Caroline Barone of CBRE represented TD Bank, and Bob Orban and Tyler Wyant of Savills Studley represented Allied Integrated Marketing.
Butler Enterprises to Develop Two Apartment Communities at Butler Town Center in Gainesville
by John Nelson
GAINESVILLE, FLA. — Butler Enterprises plans to develop two apartment communities totaling more than 200 residences at Butler Town Center, an open-air lifestyle center in Gainesville. The properties, known as The Residences and The Terraces at Butler Town Center, will feature studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom residences, as well as a pool, hot tub, pet grooming station and a fitness and yoga studio. The Residences will be a six-story structure with five levels of apartments atop ground-level retail space, which will be home to Stengel Field Food Hall, the first food hall in north Florida. Scheduled to open in fall 2018, Butler Town Center will feature a Whole Foods Market, newly renovated 14-screen Regal Cinema theater and P.F. Chang’s, among other retail and restaurant tenants. Butler Town Center is one of three developments by Butler Enterprises at Interstate 75 and Archer Road, known collectively as the Neighborhoods of Butler.
Walker & Dunlop Arranges $94.7M in Acquisition Financing for Multifamily Community in North Miami
by John Nelson
NORTH MIAMI, FLA. — Walker & Dunlop has arranged two loans totaling $94.7 million for the acquisition of Avesta Biscayne, a 402-unit multifamily community located in North Miami. Situated on 11 acres, the Class B property features two pools, a newly renovated fitness center, tennis court and a dog park. Alison Williams and Matt Baldwin of Walker & Dunlop’s Tampa office arranged the financing on behalf of the borrower, Avesta Communities. The financing included a six-month, $48.4 million, floating-rate bridge loan followed by a 10-year, $46.3 million, floating-rate loan through Freddie Mac’s Green Up program. Avesta Communities is planning major interior and exterior renovations at Avesta Biscayne for both maintenance and common area amenity upgrades.
CHARLESTON, S.C. — The Berry Cos. and Big Cypress Capital have opened Cainhoy Pointe, a gated 110-unit apartment community off Jack Primus Road on Charleston’s Daniel Island. Apartment units range in size from 817 to 1,057 square feet and feature wood-style plank flooring, designer cabinetry, dual marble vanities, walk-in closets and granite countertops. Community amenities include a resident lounge, game room, cyber café, demonstration kitchen, fitness center, yoga studio, business center, community pool, fire pit, walking paths and a dog park. The property is located next to the original phase of Cainhoy Pointe, a 72-unit property originally developed in 2008 as condominiums. Berry and Big Cypress have converted 27 of the units to rental apartments. Cainhoy Pointe is situated near Cainhoy Plantation, a 9,100-acre master-planned development. The design team for Cainhoy Pointe includes general contractor Liberty Solutions, landscape architect John Tarkany Associates of Charleston, architect BB+M Architecture, property manager RAM Partners and leasing agent Sales Inc.