GAINESVILLE, GA. — Atlanta-based Branch Properties has acquired Village Shoppes at Gainesville, a 230,000-square-foot retail center located at 879 Dawsonville Highway in Gainesville. Branch purchased the Publix-anchored asset from Retail Properties of America for an undisclosed price. Other tenants include Old Navy, Ross Dress for Less, Party City, Marshalls, Shoe Carnival, Starbucks Coffee, Wingstop, The UPS Store, Great Clips and AT&T.
SMYRNA, GA. — Conlon Capital has arranged an $11.9 million CMBS loan for the refinancing of Ivy Walk Shoppes, a 42,499-square-foot retail center located at 1675 Cumberland Parkway in Smyrna’s Vining district. The retail property is situated within a mixed-use development near SunTrust Park, the new home of the Atlanta Braves in Cobb County. Rushi Shah of Conlon Capital arranged the 10-year loan on behalf of the borrower, Atlanta-based MRE-Ivy LLC. The loan features a 75 percent loan-to-value ratio and interest-only payments for 18 months.
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. — Ready Capital Structured Finance has closed an $11.9 million acquisition loan for Courthouse Place, a 66,260-square-foot, eight-story office building located at 12 S.E. 7th St. in Fort Lauderdale’s central business district. Built in 2007 near the 20-story Broward County Courthouse, the office building features three stories of office space atop a five-story parking garage. The asset was 88 percent leased at the time of financing to tenants such as Krupnick Campbell Malone Buser Slama Hancock Liberman, Legacy Bank of Florida and Apex Reporting Group. Jason Hochman of Cushman & Wakefield arranged the fixed-rate, three-year loan through Ready Capital Structured Finance. HRE/SEFIREA Courthouse Place LLC purchased the office building from an affiliate of West Palm Beach, Fla.-based Morning Calm Management LLC known as Courthouse Place Building Owner LLC for $13.7 million. Scott O’Donnell, Dominic Montazemi, Greg Miller, Deanna Lobinsky and Travis Herring of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller in the transaction.
MIAMI — JLL has arranged a 17,000-square-foot lease on behalf of Banco do Brasil Americas, the U.S. branch of the Brasilia, Brazil-based bank, for its new corporate headquarters at 1221 Brickell Ave. in Miami’s Brickell district. The bank has leased the entire 22nd floor for its relocation from One Biscayne Tower in downtown Miami. Gavin Macphail and Randy Carballo of JLL represented Banco do Brasil Americas in the lease negotiations.
If it’s been several years since visiting Memphis, it’s time to come back and see the improvements. The city and suburbs have experienced large amounts of new construction and redevelopments, from the downtown Memphis Pyramid becoming the grandest Bass Pro Shops outside of their headquarters to the new Tanger Outlets in Southaven, Miss., and many more developments in between. The most active retail category continues to be restaurants, followed closely by grocers and service-oriented retailers. New restaurants have leased space across the market, varying from fast-casual options like Pimento’s Kitchen + Market to upscale options like Cheesecake Factory and Char, a steakhouse based in Jackson, Miss. In the grocery sector, Kroger, The Fresh Market and Whole Foods Market expanded their reach by adding new and redeveloped stores. Kroger, with its 125,000-square-foot Marketplace concept, is further solidifying market share and geographic footprint with Marketplace units in Hernando and Arlington and a 100,000-square-foot unit in Germantown. These locations were also joined by new-to-Memphis Sprouts Farmers Market. Trader Joe’s also announced plans to open a new store later this year. One of the most notable new Memphis-area retailers is IKEA, which opened its 271,000-square-foot store along Interstate 40 in late 2016. The store …
RESTON, VA. — Atlantic Realty Cos. has kicked off construction today on Hunters Woods at Trails Edge Senior Living Community located at 2222 Colts Neck Road in Reston, about 22 miles west of Washington, D.C. The $72 million seniors housing facility will span 230,000 square feet on a 4.3-acre lot. The development team, which comprises Atlantic Realty, AEW Capital Management and IntegraCare, is demolishing the existing United Christian Parish Church to make way for the 210-unit community by January 2019. The property will feature 90 independent living, 81 assisted living, 15 special needs and 24 memory care units. The project will offer 20 percent of the independent living units as affordable units and 4 percent of the assisted living beds will be available for residents who are eligible for the Virginia Department of Aging and Rehabilitative Services Auxiliary Grant Program. Community amenities will include an arts studio, barbershop, salon, advanced security and communication technology and community-wide Wi-Fi. Jim Kornick of Avison Young’s Washington, D.C., office was the lead advisor bringing the project to fruition.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Omni Hotels & Resorts has plans to implement a $26 million transformation of the 374-room Omni Charlotte Hotel located at the corner of South College and East Trade streets in Uptown Charlotte. Moncur Design Associates Inc. and CT + C Design Studio are spearheading the redesign, which features a new exterior, renovated lobby experience, updates to Trade Restaurant & Bar, new furniture in the guest rooms and suites, renovation of the 14th-floor club lounge and a rooftop pool deck and bar.
COVINGTON, LA. — CBRE has arranged a $14 million construction loan for Avanti Senior Living at Watercross, a 90-unit assisted living and memory care community in the New Orleans suburb of Covington. The borrower is a joint venture between Texas-based developer Avanti Senior Living and investment advisor Iron Point Partners. The property will sit within the Watercross Healthcare Campus, which includes the new Ochsner Medical Hospital. The projects sit within the larger, 171-acre Water Cross at Nor du Lac development, which includes Ochsner Health Center, an active adult community, a wellness center, professional medical offices, a skilled nursing/rehab community and luxury apartments. Aron Will of CBRE National Senior Housing arranged the floating-rate loan with four years of interest-only payments through a regional bank.
BUFORD, GA. — Liberty Property Trust has signed ProCraft Cabinetry, a Nashville, Tenn.-based distributor of kitchen cabinets, to a 120,400-square-foot industrial lease at the REIT’s new 38-acre Liberty Business Center in Buford, a northeastern suburb of Atlanta. ProCraft Cabinetry will move into Building One, located at 3525 Gravel Springs Road, in June. Both of Liberty Business Center’s LEED Silver-certified buildings feature 50- by 54-foot column spacing, 32-foot clear heights, ESFR sprinkler systems and trailer parking. Matt Nelsen of Hughes Commercial Real Estate represented ProCraft Cabinetry, and Price Weaver and Lee Cardwell of Colliers International represented Liberty in the lease transaction.
FORT MITCHELL, KY. — NorthMarq Capital has arranged the $4.1 million refinancing for Chamber Office Park, a 67,552-square-foot office park located at 2101-2181 and 2500 Chamber Center Drive in Fort Mitchell, a Kentucky city located about six miles south of Cincinnati. Susan Branscome of NorthMarq’s Cincinnati office arranged the fully amortizing, 10-year loan through an undisclosed life insurance company.
