WOODBRIDGE, VA. — The JBG Cos. has signed seven new retailers and restaurants at Stonebridge at Potomac Town Center, a 482,631-square-foot retail center located in the Washington, D.C., suburb of Woodbridge. The new tenants include a 4,026–square-foot Brew Republic Bierwerks; a 2,256-square-foot Duck Donuts; a 2,693-square-foot BurgerFI; a 1,255-square-foot Sushi Jin Next Door; a 5,561-square-foot Lane Bryant; a 3,201-square-foot Massage Envy; and a 3,354-square-foot Sleep Number. BurgerFI, Sushi Jin Next Door, Lane Bryant and Massage Envy are already open. Brew Republic Bierwerks, Duck Donuts and Sleep Number will open later this summer. Stonebridge at Potomac Town Center is now 93 percent leased to tenants such as Apple, REI, DSW Shoe Warehouse, Orvis, Uncle Julio’s and South Moon Under.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Quadrangle Development Corp. and The Wilkes Co. have started construction on The Lydian, a 324-unit luxury apartment building located at 400 K St. N.W. in Washington, D.C. Situated within the heart of Mount Vernon Triangle, The Lydian is located adjacent to another Quadrangle/Wilkes K Street apartment development, Lyric 440K. The Lydian will be the Quadrangle/Wilkes development team’s seventh building in its 2 million-square-foot, mixed-use Mount Vernon Place community. The first floor of The Lydian will have 13,410 square feet of shop and restaurant spaces, featuring 14-foot finished ceilings with floor-to-ceiling windows fronting the sidewalks of K Street. Designed by Davis, Carter, Scott, apartments at The Lydian will include 26 studios, 220 one-bedroom, 26 one-bedroom/den and 52 two-bedroom units on 14 floors. Amenities will include a rooftop pool and spa, cyber café with free Wi-Fi, rooftop clubroom with panoramic views, second-floor garden, fitness center, pet washing and grooming areas, underground parking garage and a bike repair and storage room.
American Commercial Realty Acquires Publix-Anchored Center in Jacksonville for $22.7M
by John Nelson
JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — American Commercial Realty Corp. (Amcom Realty) has purchased Highland Square, a 277,000-square-foot, Publix-anchored shopping center located along I-95 and Dunn Avenue in Jacksonville. Amcom Realty purchased the asset for $22.7 million. The property’s tenant roster includes CVS/pharmacy, dd’s Discounts, Family Dollar, Bealls Outlet, Baileys Powerhouse Gym, Rainbow, Starbucks Coffee, Chase Bank and BBVA Compass. Ironstone Partners advised Amcom Realty in the transaction.
JP Morgan Arranges $22.6M Construction Loan for Spec Industrial Facility in Fort Lauderdale
by John Nelson
KEY LARGO, FLA. — Ocean Reef Club Real Estate Co., which is owned and operated by Ocean Reef Club in Key Largo, has sold the three-story, 24,673-square-foot Plaza Building in Key Largo for $21.2 million. Mary Lee of Ocean Reef Club Real Estate represented both the buyer and Ocean Reef Club in the sale of the building, which was the largest commercial property for sale at the club. Ocean Reef Club is situated on 2,500 acres and features 65 commercial properties, a 275-room hotel, 30,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor meeting space, two 18-hole golf courses, a 175-slip marina, 12,000-square-foot spa and salon and 20 tennis courts.
KEY LARGO, FLA. — Ocean Reef Club Real Estate Co., which is owned and operated by Ocean Reef Club in Key Largo, has sold the three-story, 24,673-square-foot Plaza Building in Key Largo for $21.2 million. Mary Lee of Ocean Reef Club Real Estate represented both the buyer and Ocean Reef Club in the sale of the building, which was the largest commercial property for sale at the club. Ocean Reef Club is situated on 2,500 acres and features 65 commercial properties, a 275-room hotel, 30,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor meeting space, two 18-hole golf courses, a 175-slip marina, 12,000-square-foot spa and salon and 20 tennis courts.
Coldwell Banker Upchurch’s Elrod Group Brokers $4.1M Sale of 746,735 SF Industrial Facility in Georgia
by John Nelson
LAVONIA, GA. — The Elrod Group, a brokerage division with Athens, Ga.-based Coldwell Banker Commercial Upchurch Realty, has arranged the $4.1 million sale of an industrial facility in Lavonia. The 746,735-square-foot warehouse development is situated on 55.8 acres along I-85. Brian Elrod of The Elrod Group represented the seller, Heritage Global Inc., in the transaction. The buyer was an unnamed automotive logistics user.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Mast Capital has sold The Graham Hotel Georgetown, a 57-room upscale boutique hotel within Washington, D.C.’s Georgetown Historic District. The Miami-based real estate investment and development firm sold the asset to Legacy Hotel Group LLC for $37 million, or $649,000 per key, one of the highest price per key transactions ever in Washington, D.C. The hotel underwent a multimillion-dollar renovation in 2013, after which the hotel more than quadrupled its profitability, according to Mast Capital. Andy Wimsatt and Ian Banger of CBRE’s Washington, D.C., office, along with Christian Charre, Paul Weimer and Natalie Castillo of the firm’s Miami office, represented Mast Capital in the transaction. Nelson Migdal of Greenberg Traurig LLP executed the deal. Mast Capital originally purchased the hotel in 2011 for $16.4 million.
ATLANTA — Newk’s Eatery, a Jackson, Miss.-based fast casual restaurant chain, has signed a new development agreement with franchisee C^2 Investment Partners LLC for six new locations in the Atlanta area. The multi-unit operator will open the new restaurants within the next four years. The agreement is part of Newk’s growth plan to double in size in the next three years. The chain currently has more than 100 units in 13 states, predominantly in the Southeast. Owned by Brent Cann and Doug Cullinan, C^2 Investment Partners has purchased an existing Newk’s Eatery at 2566 Briarcliff Road N.E. in Atlanta. C^2’s operating partner, Lynn Townsend, a longtime resident of the Atlanta area, brings more than 20 years of hospitality and restaurant experience to the investment group.
Newmark Grubb Phoenix Brokers $10.5M Sale of 588,000 SF Industrial Facility in Jacksonville
by John Nelson
JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — Newmark Grubb Phoenix Realty Group has brokered the $10.5 million sale of a 588,000-square-foot manufacturing and warehouse facility located at 5245 Commonwealth Ave. in Jacksonville. Situated on 28 acres within Jacksonville’s Westside submarket, the property is fully leased to two tenants, Fanatics and Dickinson Fleet Services. Woodland, Calif.-based Tower Investments LLC purchased the building from FT-WD Property LLC. John Richardson and Bryan Bartlett of Newmark Grubb Phoenix represented the buyer in the transaction. Newmark Grubb Phoenix has been the leasing agent for the property for more than 10 years.
NEWNAN, GA. — Capital One has arranged a $7.5 million acquisition loan for Brighton Farms Apartments, a 134-unit multifamily property in Newnan. Chad Thomas Hagwood of Capital One Multifamily Finance’s Birmingham, Ala., office originated the 10-year, fixed-rate loan on behalf of the borrower, a three-entity tenants-in-common ownership headed by Engel Realty Co. The financing features two years of interest-only payments followed by a 30-year amortization schedule. Charles Craig of Capital One Multifamily Finance managed the closing of the financing.