Southeast

Joint Venture Acquires Mixed-Use Asset in Miami’s Brickell District for $72M

by Camren Skelton July 17, 2017

MIAMI — Miami-based investment firm Mast Capital, in a joint venture with Angelo, Gordon & Co., has purchased Conrad Miami, a mixed-use development located at 1395 Brickell Ave. in Miami, for $72 million. The tower includes 267,000 square feet of Class A office space, 203 hotel units and 116 residential units. The portion purchased by the joint venture includes the hotel units, rooftop amenity deck and a rental program with 41 out of 116 residential units participating. Renovations are planned for individual rooms and public spaces. Christian Charre, Paul Weimer and Natalie Castillo of CBRE Hotels facilitated the transaction. Kimberly LeCompte, Joel Maser, Iris Escarra, Nancy Lash, Nelson Migdal, Andrew Sharpe and Brian Dombrowski of Greenberg Traurig represented Mast Capital in the purchase, and Lauren Giovannone and Michael Bradford of Paul Hastings acted as co-counsel with Greenberg Traurig. Suzanne Amaducci-Adams and Alexander Roitman of Bilzin Sumberg Baena Price & Axelrod LLP represented the seller. Following the sale, the joint venture will enter into a franchise agreement with Conrad Hotels & Resorts. HEI Hotels & Resorts will manage the property.

July 17, 2017

Retail Southeast Virginia

Peterson Cos. Opens First Publix in Virginia

by Camren Skelton July 17, 2017

GLEN ALLEN, VA. — The Peterson Cos. has opened the first Publix in Virginia at Nuckols Place, a shopping center located at Nuckols Road and Twin Hickory Drive in Glen Allen, about 13 miles north of Richmond. Connie Jordan Nielsen and Alicia Farrell of Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer represented Peterson Cos. in the lease negotiations. In addition to Publix, Chipotle, Hair Cuttery, Lee Nails and PetValu joined the shopping center. Zaxby’s, Sedona Taphouse, MOD Pizza, GNC and Dynamic Dental will open their shops at Nuckols Place in the fall.

July 17, 2017

Florida Multifamily Southeast

Berkadia Arranges $20.3M Sale, Financing for Multifamily Property in Metro Tampa

by Camren Skelton July 17, 2017

LARGO, FLA. — Berkadia has arranged the $20.3 million sale of Columns at East Bay, a 196-unit multifamily community located at 3660 E. Bay Drive in Largo, roughly 20 miles west of Tampa. Jason Stanton, Cole Whitaker, Mary Beale and Greg Rainey of Berkadia marketed the property on behalf of the seller, ECI Group Inc. Berkadia’s Mitch Sinberg and Matthew Robbins secured a three-year, $17.8 million loan with interest-only payments through Freddie Mac’s Value-Add and Green-Up programs on behalf of the buyer, Insula Capital. Constructed in 1986, Columns at East Bay consists of 15 two-story buildings that include one- and two-bedroom units. Amenities include a resort-style swimming pool, clubhouse, lighted tennis court, playground, outdoor entertainment area, grills, recreational room and a car care center. The property was 94.4 percent occupied as of February 2017.

July 17, 2017

Alabama Hospitality Southeast

Hotel Equities Opens 161-Room Hotel on Alabama’s Gulf Coast

by Camren Skelton July 17, 2017

ORANGE BEACH, ALA. — Hotel Equities has opened Island House Hotel Orange Beach — a DoubleTree by Hilton hotel, located at 26650 Perdido Beach Blvd. in Orange Beach. The Atlanta-based company completed a multimillion-dollar renovation prior to opening. The 10-story, 161-room hotel features 6,000 square feet of meeting, ballroom and banquet space and is located on a private beach on Alabama’s Gulf Coast.

July 17, 2017

Georgia Market Reports Office Southeast Southeast Market Reports

Atlanta’s Office Market Continues to Thrive, Though a Test Looms on the Horizon

by John Nelson July 17, 2017

It is no secret that Atlanta has been a booming market in the post-recession era. Metro Atlanta added more than 85,000 jobs in 2016, while the unemployment rate has dropped to 4.9 percent, back to a prerecession level (2007). Atlanta has ranked near the top of the largest 10 office markets in annual job growth, outpacing the likes of New York, Los Angles and Chicago. There was 3.3 percent job growth in 2016, outpaced by only one large metropolitan peer, Dallas-Fort Worth. Rent Growth The Atlanta office market has shared this success as rents have continued to climb to record levels and vacancy levels have dropped. Since the end of 2012, overall gross asking rents have risen 22.1 percent, or $4.41 per square foot. Thanks to major relocations by companies such as Honeywell, GE Digital and Synovus, and major expansions by Kaiser Permanente, Sage, Anthem and Kabbage, among others, Atlanta’s overall office vacancy rate has plummeted 540 basis points from the end of 2012 (from 22.3 percent to 16.9 percent in the first quarter of 2017). Construction With market fundamentals in a stronger state than at any other time in recent history, the introduction of new product presents a litmus …

July 17, 2017

Florida Mixed-Use Southeast

PMG Secures $153.9M Construction Loan for Development of Mixed-Use Project in Fort Lauderdale

by Camren Skelton July 14, 2017

FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. — Property Markets Group (PMG) has secured a $153.9 million construction loan for Phase I of the Fort Lauderdale Riverfront project, a mixed-use development situated along Fort Lauderdale’s New River. Eric McGlynn, Kevin O’Grady and Daniel Sheehan of Walker & Dunlop, in partnership with Steven Fischler of SRF Ventures Inc., secured the loan through Broad Street Real Estate Credit Partners III, the credit fund of Goldman Sachs & Co.’s merchant banking division. Fort Lauderdale Riverfront, which will include two apartment towers spanning 1,200 units, is being developed through PGM’s multifamily division, known as PGMx. Phase I of Riverfront will include a 36-floor residential tower with roughly 600 micro-units and multi-bedroom suites, over 100,000 square feet of communal amenity space, a public plaza on the ground floor featuring restaurants, nightlife and entertainment and approximately 18,000 square feet of retail space. Dev Motwani of Merrimac Ventures will own and manage the retail portion. PMG purchased the 2.4-acre parcel of land from Merrimac Ventures for $29 million earlier this year. The entire project is slated for completion in 2020.

July 14, 2017

Louisiana Retail Southeast

Joint Venture Acquires Six-Store Walmart Neighborhood Market Portfolio in Louisiana for $78M

by Camren Skelton July 14, 2017

MORRISTOWN, N.J. — The Hampshire Cos., in a joint venture with Seoul, South Korea-based Hana Asset Management Co., has acquired a six-store Walmart Neighborhood Market portfolio in southern Louisiana. The sales price was not disclosed, but Columbus Business First reports SkilkenGold Real Estate Development sold the assets for $78 million. The portfolio, totaling 255,968 square feet, consists of six newly constructed, freestanding stores located in Houma, Meraux, New Iberia, Opelousas, Prairieville and Thibodaux. Walmart’s Neighborhood Market concept features smaller stores that focus on offering a full suite of groceries, pharmacy, health and beauty aids and a limited selection of general merchandise.

July 14, 2017

Georgia Office Southeast

Praelium Commercial Real Estate, South Street Partners Purchase Office Park in Metro Atlanta for $54M

by Camren Skelton July 14, 2017

MARIETTA, GA. — A joint venture between Praelium Commercial Real Estate and South Street Partners has acquired Newmarket Business Park, a six-building, 471,486-square-foot office park in Marietta, a suburb of Atlanta. The sales price was not disclosed, but the Atlanta Business Chronicle reports the asset sold for $54 million. The joint venture plans to rebrand the property and market the remaining vacant space to stabilize the asset above 90 percent occupancy. Mark Strauss of Walker & Dunlop arranged acquisition financing through ACORE Capital. Colliers International represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction and will handle office leasing and management on behalf of the joint venture. Newmarket Business Park was 85 leased at the time of sale, with The Home Depot occupying 66 percent of the park.

July 14, 2017

Florida Multifamily Southeast Student Housing

The Preiss Co. Acquires 840-Bed Student Housing Community Near University of Central Florida

by Camren Skelton July 14, 2017

ORLANDO, FLA. — The Preiss Co., in a joint venture with a private investor, has acquired Mercury 3100, an 840-bed, 228-unit student housing community located roughly one mile from the University of Central Florida (UCF) in Orlando. The sales price and seller were not disclosed. The property features an outdoor swimming pool with sundeck, sand volleyball court, fitness center, tanning beds, basketball court, UCF shuttle service, recreation center, bike storage and on-site parking. Individual units are fully furnished and feature private bathrooms, private bedrooms and full-size washer and dryer units. The Preiss Co. plans to renovate both the interior and exterior with new flooring, upgraded lighting, new paint and roofing, HVAC replacements, parking lot resurfacing and pool enhancements.

July 14, 2017

Florida Loans Southeast

NorthMarq Capital Arranges $39.2M Construction Loan for Multifamily Property in Jacksonville

by Camren Skelton July 14, 2017

JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — NorthMarq Capital has arranged $39.2 million in permanent construction financing for Ciel Apartments, a planned 400-unit multifamily community in Jacksonville. Bob Hernandez of NorthMarq Capital’s Tampa office structured the 15-year loan through an undisclosed life insurance company. The financing includes a 30-year amortization schedule and several years of interest-only payments during construction and while the property is in lease-up.

July 14, 2017

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