ATLANTA — Cousins Properties and Town Lane have acquired Proscenium, an office building located in the Midtown submarket of Atlanta, for $83 million. The purchase was executed through a newly formed joint venture, with Town Lane owning 80 percent of the venture and Cousins owning the remaining 20 percent. Atlanta Business Chronicle reports that the seller is an affiliate of Manulife Financial Corp. Locally-based Cousins will manage the property — which totals 526,000 square feet — and provide leasing services. Located within the Colony Square mixed-use development, the Proscenium was 74 percent leased at the time of sale. The new ownership plans to execute improvements at the property. Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP is providing legal counsel to Town Lane, and Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP is serving as counsel to Cousins.
SUMMERVILLE, S.C. — Woodfield Development has completed and opened The Ames, a 304-unit apartment development located at 3800 Zephyr Road in Summerville. Situated within the Nexton master-planned development, the property offers residences in a mix of studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts. Amenities at The Ames include a swimming pool, courtyard, grilling stations and a 1,500-square-foot pool cabana with a bar area. This marks Charleston-based Woodfield’s 17th multifamily delivery in the state.
MIAMI — Tom Brady Enterprises (TBE) Capital Management has signed an 8,415-square-foot office lease at THE WELL Bay Harbor Islands, a mixed-use project currently under development in Miami. TBE will relocate its headquarters to a 113,000-square-foot office building located at 1177 Kane Concourse within the development. Scheduled to open in 2025, the office building is currently 35 percent preleased. Blanca Commercial Real Estate, which serves as the leasing agent for THE WELL Bay Harbor, represented the landlord, Terra, in the lease negotiations. Colliers and Current Real Estate Advisors represented TBE. Upon completion, THE WELL Bay Harbor will also feature an eight-story condominium building, more than 22,000 square feet of amenities and a restaurant. Tom Brady Enterprises manages all business ventures of retired football player Tom Brady, including his portfolio of brands, which includes sportwear company BRADY Brands, wellness brand TB12, production company Religion of Sports and Autograph, which is dedicated to fan engagement. Brady played in the NFL for 23 seasons and won seven Super Bowls, six with the New England Patriots.
FARRAGUT, TENN. — BWE has arranged a $19.8 million loan for the refinancing of Lanesborough, a multifamily community located in Farragut, roughly 20 miles southwest of Knoxville. Paul Harbor of BWE secured the Fannie Mae financing on behalf of the undisclosed borrower, with support from BWE colleagues J.R. Bertram, Libby Davis and John Segrest. Totaling 208 units, Lanesborough was 99 percent occupied at the time of sale. Amenities at the community, which was originally constructed in 1997, include a swimming pool, spa, clubhouse, community pond, fitness center, car wash station, garage parking, storage space, gated access and basketball, volleyball and tennis courts.
MEMPHIS, TENN. — Eastern Union has secured a $13 million loan for the refinancing of Garden View Apartments, a multifamily community located at 1033 and 1087 Whitaker Drive in Memphis. Bellco Federal Credit Union provided the 30-year loan, which carries a 7.3 percent interest rate, to the undisclosed borrower. Built in 1963, Garden View Apartments totals 156 units across 15 buildings spanning 131,000 rentable square feet. The community features 60 one-bedroom units and 96 two-bedroom units. Motti Blau and Mendy Pfeifer of Eastern Union arranged the financing on behalf of the borrower. Dov Bakon of Eastern Union served as the underwriter for the transaction.
In the Tampa Bay area, industrial activity remains strong to this point in 2024. According to market research from Colliers, the industrial market closed the first quarter of the year with a vacancy rate below 6 percent. From 2019 to 2022, leasing activity increased, with some fluctuations between quarters. Meanwhile, 2023 saw more than 12.2 million square feet of renewals, expansions and new leases in the greater Tampa Bay area. The data backs up what we are seeing as brokers – a high-demand market with positive net absorption. With that, there are also several trends that have emerged in 2024. 1.) A generally competitive but well-balanced market. While the Tampa Bay industrial market is competitive, it’s overall well-balanced — favoring neither the landlord nor tenant in its current state (of course, dependent on size and submarket). This balance can be attributed to a slowdown in new construction, high occupancy rates, rising rental rates and continued strong demand. However, rates are not rising as quickly as they have been in the past few years, and tenants are selective about space and want to see several options and thoroughly survey the market before executing a deal. There are also pockets of the …
CARY, N.C. — The development team behind the 92-acre Fenton mixed-use development in Cary, which includes Hines, Columbia Development and Affinius Capital, has announced a new 186-room hotel coming to the development. The master developers are bringing on Mainsail Lodging & Development and Ross Hotel Partners to co-develop the seven-story hotel, with Mainsail also signed on to operate the property upon completion. The developers will break ground in first-quarter 2025 and open the hotel in first-quarter 2027. Designed by BRPH, the hotel will be a member of the Tribute Portfolio Hotels by Marriott International family of brands and will feature a second-floor signature restaurant and bar; a lobby bar and coffee shop; 6,000 square feet of event space spanning six meeting rooms; a ballroom to accommodate groups up to 300 people; and a 1,500-square-foot culinary studio for cooking demonstrations and ticketed experiences. Other amenities will include a fitness center and an outdoor heated pool with an expanded sundeck. Additionally, the master developers have signed office leases with two new tenants. The deals include a nearly 17,000-square-foot lease with Burns & McDonnell, an engineering, construction and architecture firm, and an approximately 4,400-square-foot lease with Surety Systems, an enterprise resource planning, human …
NASHVILLE, ARK. — Phoenix Investors has purchased three industrial properties in Nashville, a city in southwest Arkansas. Swedish power tool manufacturer Husqvarna sold the properties, which total roughly 816,000 square feet, for an undisclosed price. Husqvarna had previously decided to shutter its Nashville plants in July 2023 with the goal to phase out the properties by the end of 2024. The acquisition includes a 351,763-square-foot facility located at 630 Highway 27 Bypass; a 299,885-square-foot property at 1 Poulan Drive; and a 165,046-square-foot facility at 139 Old Airport Road. Phoenix Investors plans to implement a capital improvement plan to attract high-quality industrial users to the area. The acquisition also included a solar farm of an undisclosed size.
BRANDON AND TAMARAC, FLA. — A joint venture between ShopOne Centers REIT, Pantheon and a global institutional investor has acquired two shopping centers in Florida totaling 287,407 square feet. Located in Tamarac, Midway Plaza comprises 218,400 square feet. Publix anchors the property, which was 84 percent occupied at the time of sale. Walmart anchors Lithia Square in Brandon. The 69,007-square-foot property was 79 percent occupied at the time of sale. The sellers and sales price were not disclosed. This acquisition brings the joint venture’s portfolio to 1.8 million square feet of grocery-anchored retail space.
NORTH LITTLE ROCK, ARK. — The Multifamily Group (TMG), a Dallas-based brokerage firm, has arranged the sale of Sherwood Park, a 242-unit apartment community located at 1707 Arrowhead Road in North Little Rock. The buyer, seller and sales price were not disclosed. Paul Yazbeck of TMG represented the seller in the transaction, and Chase Davis, also with TMG, procured the buyer. Built in 1977, Sherwood Park includes amenities such as a package service, laundry facility, storage space, swimming pool, playground and picnic tables. The property has seven floor plans, including some townhomes, and more than half of the units are two-bedroom apartments.