ASHBURN, VA. — Corporate Office Properties Trust (COPT) has executed two long-term leases with a subsidiary of an unnamed Fortune 500 company for two build-to-suit industrial facilities totaling nearly 300,000 square feet. The buildings will be situated within Paragon Park in Ashburn, roughly 33 miles west of Washington, D.C. COPT plans to deliver one of the facilities by the end of the year and the second in the first quarter of 2018.
MIAMI — Tower Commercial Real Estate has arranged 84,364 square feet of leases at Citigroup Center, a 34-story, 802,974-square-foot office tower in downtown Miami. The lease deals include Harvard Maintenance signing for 23,540 square feet, law firm Kobre & Kim signing for 9,366 square feet and anchor tenant Citigroup expanding its office by 9,507 square feet, as well as opening a 6,250-square-foot bank branch on the ground floor. Additionally, Tower Commercial executed about 32,000 square feet of lease renewals for tenants including Apex Brasil, Black Srebnick Korspan Stumpf, Six Continents and Solowsky & Allen. Jonathan Kingsley and Stephen Rutchik of Colliers International represented Harvard Maintenance, which is relocating from One Biscayne Tower, and Clarissa Willis and Ryan Ackerman of CBRE represented Kobre & Kim. Citigroup Center’s owner, Crocker Partners, is underway on a $20 million makeover and rebranding of the building. Formerly known as Miami Center, Citigroup Center is the second largest Class A office tower in Florida.
ATLANTA — Coro Realty Advisors has executed a 42,361-square-foot lease with Aldi for a new grocery store at Buckhead Pavilion in Atlanta. The German-based discount grocer will replace the former Sports Authority space. Aldi, which operates 50 grocery stores in Georgia and 1,600 total across the country, plans to sublease a portion of its space, according to Coro. Situated at the intersection of Peachtree Road and Maple Drive, Buckhead Pavilion’s existing tenants include PetSmart, CVS/pharmacy, Modani Furniture and Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices. Kirk Buttle of CBRE represented Aldi in the lease deal, while Andrea Kenney represented Coro in-house.
In 2015, the Memphis industrial sector reached a record-breaking 8.4 million square feet net absorption. Achieving absorption in 2015 at a level that was higher than before the recession would have seemingly set 2016 up for a downturn. However, industrial growth, with Memphis at the epicenter of world distribution, allowed the positive trajectory to continue. The Memphis MSA absorbed approximately 6 million square feet in 2016. Given ideal geographical positioning, Memphis is known as America’s Distribution Center, boasting unparalleled expertise in distribution and logistics. The Memphis International Airport houses the second-busiest cargo airport in the world. Companies recognize that Memphis offers reliable, cost-effective distribution, with the ability to reach 70 percent of the U.S. population within 24 hours. Moreover, Memphis is one of only three cities with five Class I Rail Systems and has the fifth largest inland port, as well as 10 major trucking companies utilizing interstates I-40 and I-55. It’s no wonder that FedEx World Hub makes Memphis its home, and UPS chose it as a major hub. With those constants in place, the most notable recent change is the expansion of the submarkets, and how they compete for the warehouse and distribution business. In the past, when …
MIAMI — The Related Group has acquired a 50 percent interest in Wynwood 25, a planned mixed-use development in Miami’s Wynwood district, from East End Capital. Wynwood 25 will feature 289 multifamily residences, 31,000 square feet of retail space and 340 parking spaces. Related Group and East End Capital plan to break ground on the project this summer. Situated between 24th and 25th Streets near 2nd Avenue, the property will feature studio, one- and two-bedroom units with rents starting at $1,400 per month. Community amenities will include a fitness center with a yoga studio, co-working office spaces, coffee lounge, courtyard, bike storage, package storage, dog wash facilities and a rooftop terrace with a pool, grills, movie screen and outdoor and covered work areas.
FORT BELVOIR, VA. — Chesapeake Realty Partners has opened Belvoir Square, a 282-unit apartment community located outside of Fort Belvoir’s Tulley Gate in Fairfax County, roughly 20 miles south of Washington, D.C. The fitness-focused development features the country’s only MyEquilibria outdoor gym, an outdoor workout center that was imported from Italy. Nicknamed the “fitness tree,” MyEquilibria is the centerpiece of the outdoor Fitness Park and supports rings, pull-up bars and parallel bars. Workout stations with box steps, parallettes, level and incline benches, a battle rope and rotating push up handles surround the feature. Belvoir Square also features a 24-hour indoor gym known as the FX Well Fitness Center, which is equipped with treadmills, elliptical machines, a Jacobs Ladder machine, full weight rack and free weights. Complimentary group yoga classes will be offered at the FX Well Fitness Center, and personal training will soon be available. Other community amenities include dry cleaning services, a pet salon, central courtyard with gas grills and lounges, resident clubhouse, game room, business center and a walking trail. Chesapeake Realty has selected Greystar to manage the property.
NORFOLK, VA. — CBRE | Hampton Roads has arranged a $35.3 million loan for the SunTrust Building, a 225,286-square-foot office building located at 150 W. Main St. in downtown Norfolk. John Richards Jr. of CBRE | Hampton Roads arranged the long-term, fixed-rate loan on behalf of the borrower, 150 Owner LLC, which will use the financing to refinance existing debt on the property.
BIRMINGHAM, ALA. — Financial Federal Bank’s Memphis office has arranged $31.8 million in acquisition financing for two multifamily communities in suburban Birmingham. The financing includes a $13.5 million loan for Mountain Lodge Apartments, a 254-unit community built in 1973, and a $18.3 million loan for Madison at Shoal Run Apartments, a 276-unit property built in 1986. Both communities were more than 90 percent occupied at the time of closing. Rick Wood and Jon Van Hoozer of Financial Federal arranged the 10-year, fixed-rate loans, which both feature four years of interest-only payments and 30-year amortization schedules. Financial Federal arranged the financing through an agency lender’s green program, which allowed for the financing of energy- and water-saving improvements.
MAULDIN, S.C. — NAI Earle Furman has arranged the $13.5 million sale of Terrace at Butler Apartments, a 132-unit multifamily community located on East Butler Road in Mauldin, roughly eight miles south of Greenville. Engel Realty purchased the property from 771 East Butler Investors LLC. Built between 1999 and 2000, Terrace at Butler was 94 percent occupied at the time of sale. Tony Bonitati, Kay Hill and Bern DuPree of NAI Earle Furman represented the seller in the transaction. Engel Realty was self-represented.
LAND O’LAKES, FLA. — Wood Partners has sold Alta at Terra Bella, a 311-unit multifamily community located at 23700 Viento Drive in Land O’Lakes, about 19 miles north of Tampa. Northland Investment Corp. purchased the Class A asset from Wood Partners for nearly $52.9 million. Matt Mitchell, Brett Moss and Zach Nolan of HFF represented Wood Partners in the transaction. Built in 2016, Alta at Terra Bella features a zero-entry saltwater swimming pool; outdoor summer kitchen; fitness center with yoga room and children’s playroom; clubhouse with sports lounge; game room with billiards, shuffleboard and kitchen/bar seating; cyber café; dog wash and dog park; and breezeway-access garages. The community’s one-, two- and three-bedroom units average 1,091 square feet.