NASHVILLE, TENN. — Harborview Capital Partners, a commercial real estate finance, equity and advisory firm, has arranged $36.3 million in financing for the acquisition of two skilled nursing facilities in Nashville. The financing includes senior acquisition and capital expenditure loans, as well as a line of credit. The acquisition loan features 12 months of interest-only payments and partial recourse at an 85 percent loan-to-cost rate. The interest rate will float at a level of LIBOR plus 235. Harborview’s Eli Kutner arranged the financing. The borrower and names of facilities were not disclosed.
MEDLEY, FLA. — Newmark Grubb Knight Frank (NGKF) has arranged a long-term lease renewal for 342,750 square feet of industrial space in Medley, a town in Miami-Dade County. The tenant, Bel USA LLC, has used the space within Medley Logistics Park to manufacture and distribute promotional items like coffee mugs and T-shirts since the park opened in 2010. Steve Medwin and Nick Wigoda of NGKF represented the landlord in the $30 million lease renewal. David Albert of CBRE represented the tenant.
TAMPA, FLA. — Stan Johnson Co. has brokered the $17.9 million sale of a 119,884-square-foot retail property located at 7651 W. Waters Ave. in Tampa that is fully leased to BJ’s Wholesale Club, a membership-based warehouse retailer. BJ’s triple-net lease has more than 10 years remaining on its term. Joshua Pardue led Stan Johnson’s team in representing the individual seller in the transaction.
BIRMINGHAM, ALA. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the sale of Fix Play Lofts and Goodall-Brown Lofts, two mixed-use buildings located in downtown Birmingham’s central business district. Highland purchased both assets from affiliates of Sloss Real Estate for a combined $9.4 million. Together, the properties total 59 multifamily units and 20,577 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Jimmy Adams of Cushman & Wakefield represented the sellers in the transaction.
The Nashville multifamily market’s roll continued through the end of 2016 with nearly 6,400 units absorbed, a 10 percent increase compared to 2015, according to Axiometrics. This demand was fueled by steady employment growth of nearly 28,000 new jobs, led by world-class healthcare employers, educational institutions and a burgeoning tech scene. The rate of job growth in Nashville is currently about 50 percent faster than the national level, and as a top destination for young people and the creative class, it’s becoming a cultural and entertainment destination that’s nationally recognized. Rental rates grew on average by 5.6 percent in 2016, buoyed by the fact Nashville had the nation’s second-highest rate of wage growth at 5.3 percent, behind only the Silicon Valley tech hub of San Jose, according to Headlight Data. Average market occupancy remained tight at an average rate of 96 percent, with the Murfreesboro, Southeast Nashville (Antioch) and Sumner County submarkets being the highest performers to end the year. Four submarkets saw rent growth over 7 percent in 2016, including Southeast Nashville, Wilson County/Hermitage, Airport/Briley Parkway and Rivergate/Hendersonville. Submarkets with concentrations of new supply lagged the market average, highlighted by Downtown and Williamson County. Transaction volume set a new …
ATLANTA — The Trillist Cos. has opened YOO on the Park, a 25-story multifamily community near Piedmont Park in Midtown Atlanta. The first residents are moving into the property, which features one- and two-bedroom apartments, as well as studio and penthouse units. YOO on the Park is Trillist’s first YOO-designed property completed in the United States. The community features a pet spa, social programs for residents, bike storage, personal equipment lockers, 24-hour fitness center, outdoor exercise terrace, yoga studio, saline pool and lounge, outdoor kitchen, deck with life-sized chess set, library, conference room, juice bar, billiards lounge, golf simulator, gaming theater, on-site dry cleaning and laundry service and in-home package and dry cleaning delivery services.
DALLAS — Cypress Equities has sold eight Walmart Neighborhood Market grocery stores in Alabama and South Carolina to an undisclosed REIT. Dallas-based Cypress Equities has served as a preferred developer in the Walmart Neighborhood Market build-to-suit program that was established in January 2014. In the past three years, Cypress has constructed and opened 20 Walmart Neighborhood Markets, and this sale represents the final disposition of the 20-store portfolio, which also includes stores in Texas. Listing brokers for the portfolio include Glen Kunofsky, Lauren Veres, Mike James and Don McMinn at Marcus & Millichap; Pat Luther, Matt Mousavi, Kyle Stonis and Ryan Hoff of SRS Real Estate’s National Net Lease Group; and Brad Moulder of Stan Johnson Co. The sales price and store locations were not disclosed.
ATLANTA — Digital Realty has opened a new 18,000-square-foot data center facility within the American Cancer Society building at 250 Williams St. in downtown Atlanta. The new $22 million facility will be connected via high-speed fiber to Digital Realty’s existing property at 56 Marietta St. Digital Realty is expanding its footprint in the Atlanta area as it is home to more than 13,000 technology companies across multiple industries, including financial services, transportation, healthcare, IT, telecommunications, internet security and more than 30 colleges and universities. Digital Realty owns and operates 145 data center properties around the world totaling roughly 23 million square feet.
MIAMI — Thor Equities has inked leases with fashion footware retailer Steve Madden and international ice cream shop Häagen-Dazs along Lincoln Road, Miami’s high-street retail district. Steve Madden will occupy 2,300 square feet at 663 Lincoln Road, and Häagen-Dazs will occupy 1,000 square feet at 665 Lincoln Road. Thor Equities owns the 5,000 square feet of space at 663-667 Lincoln Road, which also features a 1,700-square-foot space leased to Pizza Rustica. Fiorella Perez of Rovira Realty represented Häagen-Dazs in the lease transaction, and Steve Madden was represented internally. George Stanchfield represented Thor Equities internally in both lease deals.
SUNRISE, FLA. — Franklin Street has arranged the sale of and secured financing for Sunset Apartments, a 54-unit multifamily community located at 2340-2350 N.W. 72nd Ave. in Sunrise, a suburb of Fort Lauderdale. Tony Gannacone, Greg Matus and Dan Dratch of Franklin Street represented the Canada-based seller, RonJack Properties LP, in the transaction, and procured the unspecified buyer. The 10-year, nonrecourse acquisition loan features a fixed 3.5 percent interest rate. Franklin Street’s Evan Seacat and Ryan Cassidy provided insurance services for the asset.