DURHAM, N.C. — The Davis Cos. and Gemini Real Estate LLC have begun construction on The Lodge at Croasdaile, a 320-unit apartment community on Hillandale Road in Durham. The property is situated on 50 acres within The Croasdaile Farm master development, which is about five miles outside of downtown Durham. The community will feature an 8,000-square-foot clubhouse with a fitness center, community room, kitchen, computer lounge and a wrap-around patio overlooking a resort-style pool. Other amenities will include a wet bar, outdoor TVs and kitchen, porch and a pedestrian bridge connecting the property to an activities lawn and dog park. The Lodge at Croasdaile is Davis and Gemini’s second project together. In 2015 the companies developed a 280-unit property known as Sawmill Point in Wilmington, N.C.
BIRMINGHAM, ALA. — Hilton Worldwide has opened the new 105-room Homewood Suites by Hilton Birmingham Downtown near University of Alabama at Birmingham and Five Points South District. Wyatt Construction recently completed the hotel on behalf of the owner, AUM Enterprise Inc. Located at 1016 20th St. in downtown Birmingham, the hotel features studio and one-bedroom suites with kitchens and separate living and sleeping areas. Amenities include an indoor swimming pool, fitness center, game room, complimentary breakfast and a free shuttle within a seven-mile radius of the hotel.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has arranged a $28.1 million Freddie Mac loan for Barrington Place, a 348-unit apartment community in Charlotte. Situated nine miles outside of downtown Charlotte, the property was built in 1998 and will undergo upgrades over the next three years. Trevor Ritter of KeyBank arranged the seven-year, interest-only loan, which the borrower used to refinance existing debt.
DELRAY BEACH, FLA. — Meridian Capital Group has arranged $23.9 million in financing for the development of a three-story, 118-unit seniors housing community in Delray Beach. The five-year loan, provided by a regional balance sheet lender, features a floating interest rate of 3.25 percent over LIBOR and three years of interest-only payments. Ari Adlerstein, Ari Dobkin and Josh Simpson, all based in the Meridian’s New York City headquarters, arranged the financing.
ATLANTA — CBRE Capital Markets has closed $19 million in financing through the Freddie Mac Small Balance Loan program for a 12-property multifamily portfolio in Atlanta. The workforce housing properties are located in three metro Atlanta submarkets and total 458 units. Kelly Martone of Bellwether Enterprise arranged the refinancing on behalf of the borrower, Nelkin Real Estate. Jeffrey Pirhalla of CBRE Capital Markets’ Wholesale Lending team originated the financing, which comprises 20-year hybrid ARM loans whereby the interest rate is fixed for the first 10 years of the term and adjustable for the following 10 years. The financing also features three years of interest-only payments.
Jacksonville’s industrial market continues to improve as encouraging fundamentals are in place that are prompting developers to commit to building spec warehouse again. The lack of new construction over the last eight years, the expected reduction in regulations and taxes by the new administration in Washington and the commitment to upgrades in the local infrastructure will drive growth in our market. A 5.3 percent vacancy rate for warehouses and distribution space is also a major factor. With 126 million square feet of existing warehouse space spread over 860 square miles, our market has room to grow. Recent announcements of major expansions coming to Jacksonville include Amazon, General Electric and UPS. Amazon will occupy 2.5 million square feet in North Jacksonville and will have the largest impact on employment in the history of the city. General Electric is leasing 500,000 square feet in Hillwood’s Cecil Commerce Center. Situated on Jacksonville’s Westside adjacent to Pattillo’s Westside Industrial Park, UPS is adding 260,000 square feet to its existing 560,000-square-foot facility. When completed in the fall of 2019, the 820,000-square-foot facility will be able to process more than 80,000 packages per hour. Jacksonville is a tier-two market nationally and typically has a few large-scale …
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.
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.
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.
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.