WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Jab Beech Inc. and Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc. have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which JAB Beech will acquire Krispy Kreme for $21 per share in cash, or a total equity value of approximately $1.35 billion. The agreement, which has been unanimously approved by Krispy Kreme’s board of directors, represents a premium of approximately 25 percent over the company’s closing stock price on May 6, 2016. Wells Fargo Securities LLC is serving as financial advisor to Krispy Kreme in connection with this transaction, and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP and Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice LLP are providing legal support and advice. Barclays and BDT & Co. LLC are serving as financial advisors to JAB Beech in connection with this transaction, and Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP is providing legal advice. At the close of the transaction, Krispy Kreme will be privately owned and will continue to be independently operated from its current headquarters in Winston-Salem. As of this writing there are over 1,100 Krispy Kreme shops in more than 26 countries around the world. Jab Beech Inc. is a subsidiary of JAB Holdings Co., which has controlling stakes in Keurig Green Mountain, …
DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA. — Weingarten Realty Investors has acquired Deerfield Mall, a 394,248-square-foot, Publix-anchored shopping center located in the South Florida community of Deerfield Beach, for $92.8 million. Daniel Finkle, Luis Castillo, Nat Scarmazzi and Scott Wadler of HFF represented the sellers, CP Deerfield LLC and Land Trust Agreement 1001-SOD, in the transaction. Completed in 1988 and renovated in 2001, Deerfield Mall comprises one main building totaling 366,301 square feet in an “L” configuration, two multi-tenant outparcel buildings totaling 25,427 square feet and two single-tenant outparcels occupied by Citibank and Chick-fil-A. The 84 percent occupied center is home to tenants including Sports Authority, T.J. Maxx, Marshalls, Youfit Health Club, Cinépolis, Dollar Tree, Five Below, Ulta Beauty, The Avenue, Panera Bread, First Watch and Taco Bell.
BIRMINGHAM, ALA. — Financial Federal Bank’s Memphis office has arranged a $25.5 million acquisition loan for Brook Highland Place Apartments, a 400-unit garden-style community in Birmingham. Built in 1987, the property was 94 percent occupied at the time of financing. Rick Wood and Jon Van Hoozer of Financial Federal Bank arranged the seven-year, floating-rate loan through Freddie Mac. The loan features two years of interest-only payments and a 30-year amortization schedule.
MORRISTOWN, TENN. — CBL & Associates Properties Inc. has announced that Dick’s Sporting Goods and Ulta Beauty will be joining College Square Mall in Morristown. The two new stores will be situated in the former J.C. Penney location. Construction on both stores is set to begin in early May with anticipated openings prior to the 2016 holiday season. Other tenants at College Square Mall include Belk, Kohl’s, American Girl, Carmike Cinemas, Longhorn Steakhouse and T.J. Maxx.
FAIRFAX, VA. — Gyrodyne LLC has sold Fairfax Medical Center, a two-building, 57,621-square-foot medical office complex in Fairfax. JAG Associates LLC purchased the property for $14 million. Gyrodyne’s predecessor, Gyrodyne Co. of America Inc., purchased the property in 2009 for $12.9 million.
AVENTURA, FLA. — Dockerty Romer & Co. has arranged the $105.3 million acquisition of Aventura Corporate Center, a 242,244-square-foot office complex located in Aventura, roughly 18 miles outside of Miami. The Class A property, located along Biscayne Boulevard, comprises two five-story buildings, one six-story building and three parking garages with additional development rights. Major tenants at the complex include Morgan Stanley, South Broward Hospital, Regus and Serendipity Labs. Buildings I and II, located at 20801 and 20803 Biscayne Blvd., were constructed in 1987 and 1988, respectively, and underwent renovations in 2005. Building III, located at 20807 Biscayne Blvd., was built in 2007. Bob Dockerty of Dockerty Romer & Co. arranged the transaction on behalf of the 1031 exchange buyer, Renaissance Aventura LLC. HFF represented the seller, ACC/GP Development LLC and ACC/GP Investment LLC, in the transaction. The 1031 exchange buyer, which is affiliated with investors Kenneth and Robert Fishel, sold an asset located in Manhattan before acquiring Aventura Corporate Center. The investors primarily own multifamily and office assets across the New York City metro area. Dockerty Romer also secured a seven-year, $50 million acquisition loan on behalf of the buyer through Prudential Mortgage Capital Co. Since its inception in January 2000, …
DURHAM, N.C. — Duke University plans to develop a $62 million hotel on its west campus in Durham. Located at 230 Science Drive, the 198-room JB Duke Hotel will feature two bars, a restaurant, landscaped courtyards and terraces, local décor and furnishings and a grand hall with a two-story glass wall. The hotel will also feature the 20,850-square-foot Thomas Executive Conference Center, which will comprise a 5,450-square-foot ballroom, multi-purpose spaces, two boardrooms, two 65-seat classrooms, pre-function spaces and a business center. Duke University’s MBA programs will use the hotel and conference facilities for working professionals and non-degree executive education courses hosted by the school’s Fuqua School of Business. The hotel will be within walking distance of Cameron Indoor Stadium, Wallace Wade Stadium, Koskinen Stadium, the Duke medical center, Duke Chapel, Sarah P. Duke Gardens and a 2,200-space parking garage that is currently under construction. Duke University has selected Durham-based WDI Hospitality LLC to manage JB Duke Hotel, which is a “father-and-son property” with Washington Duke Inn & Golf Club, which is also owned by Duke University and managed by WDI Hospitality. Duke University expects to start taking reservations at JB Duke Hotel in January 2017.
NASHVILLE, TENN. — GBT Realty Corp. plans to develop Belcourt Park, a $20 million, 76-unit multifamily development located in Nashville’s Hillsboro Village. The new property is designed for Nashville’s workforce population in need of affordable housing. Situated on a 0.7-acre site on Belcourt Avenue, the new apartment community will replace a building that most recently housed the Belmont Nursing Home, which closed in 2015. GBT Realty will develop the four-story property consistent with Nashville’s T4 Neighborhood Plan that outlines the need for more live/work/play developments in the city. The property will feature an onsite leasing and management office, concealed 84-space parking structure, limited street parking, bike racks and common amenities including a Wi-Fi workspace, espresso bar, fitness facility and a landscaped patio area with cabanas and fire pits. Floor plans will include studio, one- and two-bedroom residences, each equipped with complimentary Google Fiber and NEST Learning Thermostats. GBT Realty is not seeking public funding or concessions for the project. The Brentwood, Tenn.-based developer purchased the site for Belcourt Park in 2015 for $3.4 million. GBT Realty is also developing the $45 million Village 21 at Regions Park, which will be located roughly two blocks west of Belcourt Park. The development …
MORGANTOWN, W.VA. — Core Spaces has acquired a three-year-old, 420-bed student housing community located less than half a mile away from the West Virginia University campus in Morgantown. Originally called Beech View Place Apartments, the facility will be rebranded State On Campus Morgantown. Core Spaces will implement a capital improvement program to include the addition of a fitness center replete with a steam room and sauna, and a full overhaul of the interior courtyard to include a hot tub and areas for grilling and socializing. Core Spaces will add a new computer lab that will feature new computers, printers, multiple group study areas and individual study spaces. The leasing offices, lobby and reception area will also be redesigned and repositioned. Renovations are expected to begin this summer and be complete by late fall.
MIAMI BEACH, FLA. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $13 million sale of Sadigo Court South Beach, a historic 30-unit boutique “apartment hotel” building located at 334 20th St. in Miami Beach’s Collins Park neighborhood. Originally built in 1936 about two blocks from the Atlantic Ocean, Sadigo Court features five junior suites with kitchenettes and 25 fully furnished one-bedroom suites with full kitchens. The buyer, a private investor based in Bay Harbor Islands, Fla., has options to renovate and reposition the property as a 50-room hotel, as well as construct a new building on the south side of the property. Joseph Thomas of Marcus & Millichap’s Fort Lauderdale office represented both the buyer and seller, a private investor based in Miami Beach, in the transaction.