CLEMSON, S.C. — Stonemont Financial Group has begun construction on Plaza One89, a 45-bed student housing community located near Clemson University in South Carolina. The four-story property, which is also home to 6,000 square feet of retail space leased to Amici Italian Café, will offer two- and four-bedroom, fully furnished units with balconies. Community amenities will include a rooftop patio, on-site parking and controlled access. The project is set to open this August.
TAMPA, FLA. — Federal Capital Partners has purchased two apartment communities in Tampa totaling 293 units for a combined $21 million. The properties include Poplar Park Terrace, a 165-unit community at 4111 N. Poplar Ave. that will soon be rebranded as The Flats at Seminole Heights, and Fernwood Grove, a 128-unit property located at 4900 N. MacDill Ave. Jason Stanton of Berkadia’s Tampa office represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.
MIAMI BEACH, FLA. — Brodson Construction has wrapped up construction on the expansion of Shake Shack on Lincoln Road in Miami Beach. Brodson expanded the restaurant by 586 square feet, bringing the eatery’s interior square footage to 2,231 square feet. Brodson has completed five Shake Shack locations in the Southeast and is currently building another in Orlando.
The Nashville commercial real estate market’s growth is no longer a local secret. In fact, it very well may be one of the most desired areas for investors for an MSA with a population less than 2.5 million people. In case you haven’t heard, read or taken notice, you likely have been living under a rock. Those who call this market “hot” are making an understatement. As the downtown core sees land sites trade in excess of $13 million per acre (and in a few interesting cases eclipse $1,000 per square foot), the multifamily and hospitality markets have moved at a torrid pace. Even office rents have climbed to record highs near $40 per square foot for full service gross rates. Some covering that sector project this number will peak around the $50 per square foot mark due, in part, to the higher land costs driven by the other sectors. Multifamily developers have seized upon this growth by paying record prices for downtown real estate in hopes of capturing the fancy of Millennials as they enter the workforce. Top this off with hotel stays in downtown costing as much as those found on Times Square in Manhattan, some ponder the …
ATLANTA — A joint venture between Columbia Ventures LLC and Studioplex LLC has broken ground on the next phase of Studioplex on Auburn, a mixed-use development in Atlanta’s Old Fourth Ward district. Fronting the Atlanta BeltLine near Krog Street Market, the 31,000-square-foot, $26 million project will feature 19 townhomes atop retail space. Retailers signed on at Studioplex on Auburn include Dancing Dogs Yoga, Beetnix Juice Bar, 18.21 Bitters and Hawkers Asian Street Fare. The joint venture opened a parking deck at the project in January and plan to add a new connection to the BeltLine, a 22-mile loop that will ultimately connect 45 intown neighborhoods through multi-use trails, parks and streetcars.
DAYTONA BEACH, FLA. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $44.3 million sale of a three-property, 736-unit multifamily portfolio in Daytona Beach. The properties include The Barrington, a 288-unit community built in 1974; Sutton Place, a 240-unit complex built in 1975; and Emerald Park, a 208-unit property built in 1985. Michael Donaldson and Nicholas Meoli of Marcus & Millichap’s Tampa office represented the seller, a private investor based in Illinois, in the transaction. The pair also procured the buyer, an investment firm based in Tampa.
WOODBRIDGE, VA. — The JBG Cos. has signed Alamo Drafthouse Cinema to open its second theater in northern Virginia at Stonebridge at Potomac Town Center in Woodbridge, roughly 23 miles south of Washington, D.C. Spanning eight screens and 865 seats, the dine-in movie theater chain will open next summer or early fall. JBG will develop a Town Square in front of the new theater that will include green space for events and typical park use. Austin-based Alamo Drafthouse Cinema operates 25 locations across the country, with four more to open in the near future. Other tenants at Stonebridge include Wegmans, Apple, Orvis, DSW, REI, Uncle Julio, South Moon Under, Brew Republic Bierwerks, Sushi Jim and BurgerFI.
WINTER PARK, FLA. — Sterling Organization has signed four retailers to occupy space vacated by Kmart at Center of Winter Park, a 245,000-square-foot power retail center located at the southwest corner of Orlando Avenue and Lee Road in Winter Park, a suburb of Orlando. The retailers, including Marshalls/HomeGoods, Ross Dress for Less, DSW Designer Shoe Warehouse and Five Below, will occupy approximately 95,000 square feet at the redevelopment project. Kmart closed its 91,600-square-foot store in 2014, shortly after Sterling purchased the center through its Sterling Value Add Partners LP fund. Five Below will open a 9,000-square-foot location in a newly constructed store that previously housed the Kmart Garden Center. The other three retailers will be situated within the former Kmart store. In addition to re-tenanting the center, Sterling is underway on an overhaul of the center that includes new lighting, repaved parking lot, updated landscaping, new signage and a new façade. Existing businesses at the center, such as LA Fitness and Michaels, will remain open during construction, which is expected to wrap up in the fourth quarter of this year. Office Depot is also downsizing its store from 33,000 to 19,200 square feet.
ATLANTA — Fulton Supply Co., an Atlanta-based distributor of industrial equipment and machinery, has converted its former warehouse in downtown Atlanta’s Castleberry Hills neighborhood into loft-style residences. Situated at 342 Nelson St. S.W. near the new Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Fulton Supply Lofts is a $12 million adaptive reuse project offering 74 one-, two- and three-bedroom lofts and covered deck parking. Fulton Supply moved its operations from the warehouse to Stone Mountain, Ga., after 94 years of occupancy. Rents in the apartment community range from approximately $850 to under $2,500 per month. Construction began on the three-story property in early 2015. The project is currently 70 percent occupied, according to Spring Taylor of Provence Real Estate LLC and leasing director at Fulton Supply Lofts. Lofts average 1,000 square feet per unit and include LED lighting, Energy Star appliances and low-flow plumbing, as well as original architectural features such as iron staircases, floor-to-ceiling windows, exposed brick walls and hardwood floors. Joel Roth, president of Fulton Supply Co., financed and oversaw the conversion with a focus on preserving as much of the warehouse as possible while creating affordable housing.
ALPHARETTA, GA. — PGIM Real Estate has sold North Point Market Center, a 420,556-square-foot retail center located across the street from North Point Mall at 6200 N. Point Parkway in Alpharetta. The sales price was undisclosed, but the Atlanta Business Chronicle reports PGIM sold the property to CBRE Global Investors for nearly $109 million. North Point Market Center was nearly fully leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Nordstrom Rack, PetSmart, Five Guys, Stein Mart and Dick’s Sporting Goods. PGIM, which owns the nearby Avalon, purchased the retail center in 1998 in a joint venture and has been the sole owner since 2013.
