Southeast

TAMPA, FLA. — The RADCO Cos. has purchased St. Croix, a 540-unit, Class B apartment community in Tampa, for $58.5 million. The Atlanta-based multifamily investor plans to rebrand the asset Radius Tampa Palms and invest $7 million in capital improvements to the property’s amenities and interiors. RADCO is financing the acquisition and renovations using a $45.4 million Freddie Mac loan and $23 million in private capital. RADCO’s property management division, RADCO Residential, will manage Radius Tampa Palms. Built in two phases in 1988 and 1990, the apartment community comprises one- and two-bedroom units averaging 754 square feet. Community amenities include a fitness center, two pools, lighted tennis courts, sand volleyball court, clubhouse, business center and a dog park.

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ATLANTA — Grandbridge Real Estate Capital has closed a $41.4 million acquisition loan for Collier Ridge Apartments, a 300-unit multifamily community situated in Atlanta’s West Midtown district. Alan Tapie and Thomas Wiedeman of Grandbridge’s Atlanta office arranged the Freddie Mac loan with three years of interest-only payments and two 12-month extension options on behalf of the borrower, a repeat client of Grandbridge. The loan features an 85 percent LTV ratio and qualified for Freddie Mac’s Green Up program due to sustainable renovations planned by the borrower. Collier Ridge’s community amenities include a fitness center, swimming pool, leasing center/clubhouse, dog park and tennis courts.

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GLEN BURNIE, MD. — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has arranged the $18.4 million sale of Cromwell Field Shopping Center, a 233,486-square-foot retail property located in the Baltimore suburb of Glen Burnie. Tenants at the 88 percent occupied center include Giant Foods, Roses Discount Store, BB&T Bank, Dollar General, McDonald’s, House of Tropicals and Dunkin’ Donuts. Dean Zang and Christopher Burnham of IPA represented the seller, an affiliated partnership of Klein Enterprises, in the transaction. Tim McCann, Alex Staneski and Alex Topchy represented the buyer, an affiliate of Broad Street Realty, in-house.

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HOOVER, ALA. — Colliers International has negotiated the $12 million of a 50,000-square-foot store along Interstate 495 in Hoover leased to Field & Stream, an outdoor gear retailer brand owned by Dick’s Sporting Goods. A private buyer purchased the asset from an undisclosed seller. Tony D’Ambrosio and Joe Montgomery of Colliers’ Southeast Retail Investment team represented the seller in the transaction.

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ATLANTA — Charlotte-based FCA Partners has added a new retailer to its tenant lineup at The Exchange, a 44,500-square-foot redeveloped shopping center located at Peachtree Road and Grandview Avenue in Atlanta’s Buckhead district. Sephora, a cosmetics retailer based in Paris, has signed on for 4,500 square feet of corner space adjacent to an upcoming YEAH! Burger. Other committed tenants at The Exchange include SculptHouse, Storico Fresco Alimentari, Kohler, Kale Me Crazy, Posh Nails and Cherry Blow Dry Bar — all of which are now open. Stephanie McCall of The Shopping Center Group, the exclusive leasing agent for the retail center, is currently in negotiations with additional tenants for the available 19,000 square feet of space remaining at The Exchange. Sephora is scheduled to open its doors this summer.

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ORLANDO, FLA. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the $67.1 million sale of four Class A warehouse and distribution buildings in Orlando totaling 946,379 square feet. The portfolio includes Beachline Distribution Center I and II and Crossroads Business Park V and VI. The buildings were fully leased at the time of sale to tenants including FedEx Smartpost, Dusobox, McKesson, Mattress One, Petco and US Mattress Depot. Each building offers front-load and cross-dock capabilities, tilt-wall construction, 26- to 30-foot clear heights, fire safety systems, parking and 120- to 150-foot truck courts with 55-foot concrete aprons. Mike Davis, Michael Lerner and Rick Brugge of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, a state pension fund advised by L&B Realty Advisors LLP. Los Angeles-based Colony NorthStar acquired the assets through its Dallas-based industrial fund, Colony Industrial. The transaction is the largest multi-tenant industrial portfolio sale in Orlando’s history in terms of square footage, according to Cushman & Wakefield. — Katie Sloan

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DECATUR, GA. — South City Partners and general contractor McShane Construction Co. have broken ground on Sam’s Crossing, a 197-unit apartment community located at 2700 E. College Ave. in Decatur’s Avondale Estates district. The wraparound project will be situated within walking distance of MARTA’s Avondale Station and include a five-level, 268-space parking garage. South City Partners recently purchased the 3.2-acre lot from longtime property owner Joe Gargiulo of Candler Investment Group. Gargiulo owns other tracts in the Avondale Estates area for future development. Designed by The Preston Partnership, Sam’s Crossing will feature a clubroom, fitness center, on-site management and leasing office, central courtyard, an acre of green space and a resort-style swimming pool, as well as 8,000 square feet of ground-level retail space. McShane, which is also handling the landscaping and surface parking for the retail portion, expects to deliver Sam’s Crossing in the third quarter of 2018.

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BALTIMORE — Enterprise Homes has opened Mulberry at Park Apartments, a $22.3 million multifamily community located in downtown Baltimore’s Bromo Tower Arts & Entertainment District. Managed by Habitat America LLC, the property features 34 one-bedroom units, 27 two-bedroom units and seven three-bedroom units with average rents at roughly $750 per month. The design team for the LEED Silver-certified community includes architect Marks, Thomas Architects and general contractor Harkins Builders Inc. Sustainable features of Mulberry at Park include efficient plumbing fixtures, advanced insulation and air sealing, green roofing, low VOC finishes and Energy Star windows, HVAC systems, lighting and appliances. Community amenities include a cyber café, clubroom, study room, fitness center and an outdoor terrace area. Bank of America provided $15.8 million in construction financing, tax credit equity and permanent financing for the project. Additional financing included $1.5 million from the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development, $870,000 from Baltimore City and $500,000 from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta.

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POOLER, GA. — L Star Communities, master developer of the 2,588-acre Savannah Quarters development in Pooler, has broken ground on a new Publix store. The 46,000-square-foot supermarket will be situated on a 9.3-acre site in the southwest quadrant of Savannah Quarters at the corner of Blue Moon Crossing and Pooler Parkway, about 10 miles outside of downtown Savannah. The Publix will anchor a shopping center that features additional inline shop space and an outparcel bank, according to the site plan. Publix expects to open the new store by the end of November. The Lakeland, Fla.-based grocer has 1,138 stores in Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, South Carolina and North Carolina and had more than $32 billion in sales in 2015.

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TAMPA, FLA. — NXT Capital has provided a $29.5 million acquisition loan for 251 units within Crosswynde Apartments, a 453-unit, Class A multifamily property located in Tampa. The remaining units are condominiums. Crosswynde’s community amenities include a clubhouse, fitness center, basketball court, business center, playground, swimming pool, volleyball court and racquetball court. David Horowitz in the New York office of Cooper-Horowitz placed the loan with NXT Capital.

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