DELRAY BEACH, FLA. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $8.3 million sale of a net-leased Urban Outfitters store located at 306 E. Atlantic Ave. in Delray Beach. Urban Outfitters signed a 10-year lease with two five-year renewal options in May 2014. The 11,073-square-foot, two-story store is fully leased to Urban Outfitters. Howard Bregman of Marcus & Millichap’s Fort Lauderdale office represented the buyer, Menin Development Inc., in the transaction. Last year Bregman represented Menin in acquiring the neighboring George Buildings at 326 and 400 E. Atlantic Ave.
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BIRMINGHAM, ALA. — Bayer Properties has placed a 125-acre tract of land across Highway 280 from The Summit Birmingham under contract. AT&T is selling a large portion of the tract in connection to its plan to relocate various offices within Birmingham. Bayer Properties plans to develop a project that will be complementary to The Summit and the surrounding area. The Summit’s tenant roster includes Belk, Gus Mayer, Saks Fifth Avenue, Anthropologie, Gap, J. Crew, Urban Outfitters, Carmike Summit 16, Orvis, lululemon athletica, Gymboree, Restoration Hardware and Pottery Barn. Birmingham-based Bayer Properties currently owns and/or operates retail and office properties totaling approximately 10 million square feet, including The Summit in Birmingham.
NASHVILLE, TENN. — Skanska has signed a $153 million contract to construct the new JW Marriott hotel in Nashville. The 33-story hotel will span a little over 800,000 square feet and will feature 533 guest rooms, 3,770 square feet of ballroom and meeting spaces, a 250-seat restaurant, 200-seat rooftop specialty restaurant, lobby bar and coffee shop and a below-grade parking garage. The hotel will be located on the southwest corner of the intersection of Eighth Avenue South and Demonbreun Street in Nashville’s SoBro district. Skanska plans to complete the new JW Marriott in June 2018.
PRATTVILLE, ALA. — Blue Rock Partners LLC has purchased the Highland Lakes Apartment Homes, a 224-unit complex located in the Montgomery suburb of Prattville, for $23.1 million. Blue Rock plans to rebrand the property as Prattville at Highland Lakes and invest $1 million in interior and exterior upgrades. Jimmy Adams and Craig Hey of Cushman & Wakefield’s Birmingham office represented the seller, Foshee Management Co. LLC, in the transaction. Arbor Mortgage provided acquisition financing on behalf of Blue Rock.
TAMPA, FLA. — The RADCO Cos. has purchased The Newport Villas Apartments, a 372-unit, Class B apartment community in Tampa, for $20.1 million. RADCO Residential will manage the property, which was built in 1984 and will be rebranded as Mabry Manor. The Atlanta-based multifamily investment firm plans to invest $5.2 million in capital improvements to the property, including repairing and replacing the fascia and siding, renovating the leasing and fitness centers, rebuilding the floating dock and wooden boardwalk surrounding the lake and building a new playground. RADCO financed the acquisition and renovations using private capital and financing from Prudential Financial.
WARNER ROBINS, GA. — The Colliers Philadelphia Capital Markets team has arranged a $19.6 million acquisition loan for Sandpiper Apartments, a 530-unit apartment complex in Warner Robins. The 30-year loan features an interest rate of LIBOR plus 2.44 percent. The Colliers team also arranged a joint venture equity partner to co-invest with the borrower, an investor new to the Warner Robins apartment market.
ORLANDO, FLA. — Lincoln Property Co. has signed FAIRWINDS Credit Union to a 40,000-square-foot anchor lease at Tremont Plaza in downtown Orlando. Currently under construction, the 28-story tower will be situated at the corner of Garland Avenue and South Street and feature retail, restaurant and banking space in the lobby. The project will also feature a 10-level parking deck, seven levels of office space and an eight-story, 180-room AC Hotel by Marriott. Tremont Plaza will also include a new Sunrail platform for Church Street Station inside the building. The station will offer future access to Orlando International Airport and connectivity to Miami via All-Aboard Florida’s high-speed train. FAIRWINDS is an Orlando-based financial institution with $2 billion in assets. Nan McCormick of CBRE represented FAIRWINDS in the lease transaction.
Senior Housing Properties Trust Buys Seven Five Star Communities for $112.4M in Sale-Leaseback
by John Nelson
NEWTON, MASS. — Senior Housing Properties Trust (SNH) has acquired seven seniors housing communities from Five Star Quality Care for $112.4 million. Five Star will continue to operate the communities as part of the sale-leaseback deal. The portfolio totals 545 units in North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia. The lease with Five Star expires at the end of 2028 and includes renewal options. Five Star intends to use the proceeds it receives from the sale-leaseback transaction to repay in full amounts outstanding under its secured revolving credit facility, which had $60 million outstanding on June 28, 2016, and for general business purposes. The initial annual rent payable to SNH under the lease will be $8.4 million per year, resulting in an approximate capitalization rate of 7.5 percent. Starting after 2017, the rent may increase based upon a percentage of gross revenue increases realized by operations at the leased communities. SNH funded the purchase of the seven communities with cash on hand and drawings under its $1 billion unsecured revolving credit facility. Five Star was formerly SNH’s wholly owned subsidiary and both companies are based in Newton.
ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, FLA. — Crescent Communities has opened Crescent Gateway, a 249-unit apartment community located near the Maitland Boulevard exit on I-4 at 912 Innovation Way in Altamonte Springs. The property’s residences range from a 634-square-foot studio to a 1,476-square-foot, three-bedroom unit. Amenities include a clubhouse with Wi-Fi access, computer lounge with Macs and PCs and a poolside indoor/outdoor kitchen and lounge area. The community also has a yoga lawn, fire pit near the pool deck, bike storage, off-leash dog park and a media lounge with Xbox, PlayStation 4 and Apple TV. Unit interiors include granite countertops, stainless steel appliances, USB ports in the kitchen, walk-in closets and a washer and dryer in every residence.
RICHMOND, VA. — A partnership between L5 Investments and BH Equities has purchased Aspen Station Apartments, a 232-unit multifamily community located at 1500 Forest Run Drive near I-95 in Richmond, for $22.9 million. Built in 1980, the garden-style property features a swimming pool, clubhouse with a business center, lighted tennis and basketball courts, car wash and vacuum station and picnic areas with grill stations. Each unit features a full-size washer and dryer and a private balcony or patio. L5 Investments and BH Equities plan to invest $2.6 million in capital improvements such as remodeling amenities, upgrading unit interiors and landscaping. BH Management Services, BH Equities’ property management division, will manage Aspen Station. Laura Cathlina of Berkadia Commercial Mortgage arranged acquisition financing on behalf of the new ownership. Wink Ewing of ARA Newmark represented both the buyer and the undisclosed seller in the transaction.