Southeast

Vertical Construction Begins at Rea Farms Mixed-Use Development in South Charlotte

by John Nelson April 5, 2017

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Vertical construction is underway at Rea Farms, a mixed-use development located in south Charlotte. Lincoln Harris, Greg Currie and the Rea family are the master developers of the development, which is situated at the intersection of Providence and Ardrey Kell roads south of Interstate 485. Life Time Fitness is developing the 200,000-square-foot Life Time Athletic Charlotte at the development, and Woodfield Investments is developing the 455-unit Links at Rea Farms. The fitness and aquatics facility is set to open in the fourth quarter of this year, and the Class A apartment community is set to open in early 2018. Construction on the Harris Teeter-anchored retail village and Greystar’s senior housing facility known as Overture Providence at Rea Farms will begin this summer. CalAtlantic Homes will also build 249 single-family homes and townhomes at Rea Farms.

April 5, 2017

Georgia Industrial Southeast

CRG to Develop 1.7 MSF Spec Distribution Center Near Port of Savannah

by John Nelson April 5, 2017

SAVANNAH, GA. — CRG, the real estate development arm of Clayco, plans to develop Northport Commerce Center, a two-building, 1.7 million-square-foot speculative distribution center near the Port of Savannah. The development will be situated on a 133-acre site at 590 and 455 Northport Parkway in Savannah. CRG expects to deliver the first building, a 832,000-square-foot facility with 220 trailer spaces and 173 dock high doors, this June. The second building will span 866,100 square feet and include 185 trailer spaces and 148 dock high doors. Both properties will feature 36-foot clear heights, ESFR sprinkler systems and LED lighting. Clayco is the design-build contractor and the company’s architecture subsidiary, Forum Studio, served as the design team for the development. CRG has selected Steve Grable and Chris Tomasulo of JLL to market and lease Northport Commerce Center. Grable and Tomasulo represented CRG in the purchase of the site from Dallas-based Stratford Land. The acquisition price was not released.

April 5, 2017

Florida Retail Southeast

The Home Depot Buys 22 Acres in Tampa Bay Area

by John Nelson April 5, 2017

BRADENTON, FLA. — The Home Depot has purchased 22 acres in Bradenton, a city within the Tampa Bay area near Sarasota, for a new store. Ken Stephens of Retail Property Advisors represented the Atlanta-based retailer in its purchase of the site located at the corner of state Road 64 and Morgan Johnson Road. The site is an assemblage of three different tracts with three separate owners. David Gustafson of Wagner Realty represented one of the sellers in the transaction. Stephens worked with Rich Kingan of Kingan Commercial and Mike Chadwick of The Ferber Co. to bring the deal to fruition.

April 5, 2017

Office Southeast Virginia

Virginia Government Agency Leases 81,553 SF in Downtown Richmond

by John Nelson April 5, 2017

RICHMOND, VA. — The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has leased 81,553 square feet of office space in downtown Richmond. The agency will occupy four floors at Bank of America Center, an office building located at 1111 E. Main St. With the Virginia DEQ lease, the office building is 88 percent leased to tenants including the Virginia Cable Telecommunications Association, Haneberg Hurlbert PLC and the Virginia Bar Association. Malcolm Randolph and Scott Durham of CBRE | Richmond represented the owner, a joint venture between District Bay Realty Advisors and developer Joe Ersek, in the lease transaction.

April 5, 2017

Mixed-Use Southeast Tennessee

GBT Realty Reveals New Tenants at Mixed-Use Project Underway in Nashville

by John Nelson April 5, 2017

NASHVILLE, TENN. — GBT Realty Corp. has announced the tenant lineup at Village 21 at Regions Park, a $45 million mixed-use development under construction near Vanderbilt University in Nashville. Situated at the intersection of 21st Avenue South and Wedgewood Avenue, the property will include 101 apartment residences, community amenities, 250 surface and below-grade parking spaces and 22,000 square feet of retail space that is 95 percent pre-leased. Committed retail tenants that are set to open this summer include Regions Bank, Mountain High Outfitters, The Urban Juicer, South Boutique and Taco Mama. By May, GBT Realty expects to announce a celebrity-backed restaurant concept to fill the property’s two-story restaurant and rooftop bar overlooking the intersection of 21st and Wedgewood avenues.

April 5, 2017

Hospitality Southeast Virginia

LaSalle Hotel Properties Sells Metro D.C. Resort for $133M

by John Nelson April 4, 2017

LEESBURG, VA. — LaSalle Hotel Properties has sold Lansdowne Resort, a 296-room hotel and resort located at 44050 Woodridge Parkway in Leesburg, about 33 miles from Washington, D.C. An undisclosed buyer purchased the property from LaSalle Hotel Properties for $133 million. Situated along the Potomac River in Northern Virginia, the property features 55,000 square feet of meeting space, Spa Minerale, The Golf Club at Lansdowne with 45 holes of golf, a health club and fitness center, indoor lap pool, four outdoor pools, driving range, tennis and volleyball courts, horseshoes and a business center. LaSalle Hotel Properties acquired the property in 2003 for $115.8 million. The company has also sold Alexis Hotel in Seattle for $71.6 million and is under contract to sell Hotel Triton in San Francisco for $14.3 million.

April 4, 2017

Georgia Mixed-Use Office Southeast

Hines, Cousins Sign Office Lease with Spaces at Avalon in Metro Atlanta

by John Nelson April 4, 2017

ALPHARETTA, GA. — Hines and Cousins Properties have executed a 34,000-square-foot, 11-year lease transaction with Spaces, a co-working office space provider owned by Regus. Spaces will occupy the first two floors of 8000 Avalon, a nine-story, 224,000-square-foot office building underway within Boulevard East, the second phase of the Avalon mixed-use development in Alpharetta. Hines and Cousins entered into a joint venture to develop the $73 million office building, which will also be home to Microsoft. David Demarest, Brannan Moss and Jennifer Ziegler of JLL represented Spaces in the lease deal. In other Avalon news, Apple has confirmed plans to relocate the Apple Store at nearby North Point Mall to Boulevard East. The new store will open at 10 a.m. on Thursday, April 13.

April 4, 2017

Loans South Carolina Southeast Student Housing

NXT Capital Provides $21M Acquisition Loan for Student Housing Property in Charleston

by John Nelson April 4, 2017

CHARLESTON, S.C. — NXT Capital has provided a $21 million acquisition loan for 400 Meeting Street, a 41-unit, 160-bed student housing community situated less than a mile north of the College of Charleston. The Class A community includes a fitness center, covered bicycle storage, car sharing services and controlled access. According to the property website, the borrower is renovating and rebranding 400 Meeting Street as My House on Meeting.

April 4, 2017

Florida Multifamily Southeast

Berkadia Brokers $19.4M Sale of Multifamily Community in Orlando

by John Nelson April 4, 2017

ORLANDO, FLA. — Berkadia has arranged the $19.4 million sale of The Park at Salerno, a 200-unit multifamily community located at 2100 S. Conway Road in Orlando. Tampa-based Palm Harbor Property Holdings LLC sold the asset to a partnership between Reno, Nev.-based Goldelm at Salerno LLC and Jacksonville, Fla.-based Michaelson Real Estate Group. Community amenities at The Park at Salerno include a clubhouse, coffee bar, resident lounge, business center, fitness center, two pools, tropical landscaping, planned social activities and gated access.

April 4, 2017

North Carolina Retail Southeast

Kite Realty Adds Hobby Lobby, Opens Stein Mart at Shopping Center in Metro Raleigh

by John Nelson April 4, 2017

CARY, N.C. — Kite Realty Group Trust has signed a lease with Hobby Lobby and opened a new Stein Mart store at Parkside Town Commons, a two-phase shopping center located at the intersection of North Carolina Highway 55 an Interstate 540 in Cary. The 50,000-square foot Hobby Lobby and 32,000-square foot Stein Mart join existing retailers including Target, Harris Teeter, Frank Theatres CineBowl & Grille, Petco, Golf Galaxy and Guitar Center. The signing of Hobby Lobby puts the second phase of Parkside Town Commons at 90 percent leased.

April 4, 2017

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