KENNESAW, GA. — Cushman & Wakefield has negotiated an 115,314-square-foot lease extension and expansion on behalf of furniture and electronics retailer Aaron’s Inc. As part of the deal, the retailer now occupies 400 and 500 Chastain Center in Kennesaw, located 27 miles northwest of Atlanta. Kirk Diamond, April Parrish, Erin Smith, Jennifer Leal and Steven Taylor of Cushman & Wakefield represented Aaron’s Inc. in the transaction. The representative of the landlord, TerraCap Management Inc., was not disclosed.
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TAMPA, FLA. — Meridian Development Group and joint venture partner Eightfold Real Estate Capital have acquired Beaumont Business Center, an 11-building, 252,235-square-foot office park located at the intersection of Hillsborough Avenue and Veterans Expressway in Tampa. Meridian and Eightfold acquired the 20-acre property, which will be rebranded as Meridian 589, from Lone Star Real Estate Fund for $18.5 million.
MELBOURNE, FLA. — CBRE Group Inc has negotiated the sale of Northrop Grumman Engineering Facility, a 107,4190 square-foot, single-tenant office building located at 3990 S. Babcock St. in the Orlando suburb of Melbourne. CBRE’s Ron Rogg and Chip Wooten represented the seller, BH Properties, in the transaction. California-based Rich Uncles NNN REIT acquired the property for approximately $13.3 million.
ATLANTA — Reven Housing REIT Inc., a California-based investment firm, has acquired 38 properties in the Atlanta metro area. Most of the properties are three-bedroom, two-bathroom multifamily assets, averaging about 1,439 square feet per unit. Reven Housing (NASDAQ: RVEN) is a publicly traded REIT. The company paid approximately $2.7 million in cash, exclusive of closing costs, for the portfolio
SUMMERVILLE, S.C. — Equity Inc., an Ohio-based developer and broker, has begun construction on Palmetto Primary Care Physicians Medical Campus in the community of Nexton, about 30 miles northwest of Charleston. The $32 million project will deliver a 100,000-square-foot Class A medical office with primary and specialty care services, an urgent care center and an imaging lab. Construction is scheduled for completion in late 2018.
CLEARWATER, FLA. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $3.6 million sale of New Towne at Glen Oaks, a multifamily property located at 311 S. Betty Lane in Clearwater, a city in the Tampa-St. Petersburg area. The community consists of 38 one-bedroom units averaging 570 square feet per unit, and eight two-bedroom units averaging 800 square feet per unit. Shawn Rupp and Casey Babb of Marcus & Millichap represented the undisclosed seller and procured the unspecified, California-based buyer.
The Raleigh and overall Triangle retail markets ended 2016 in a very healthy position. The Triangle vacancy rate is currently at 6.09 percent, nearing 10-year lows dating back pre-recession and includes retail absorption nearing 900,000 square feet over the past four quarters. The region’s diverse economic engine driven by technology, university systems, heathcare and Raleigh as a state capital, combined with a relatively low cost of living and temperate climate, continue to push population growth and related retail expansion. With fierce grocery competition, a natural evolution of inward growth and urbanization and several large mixed-use development projects, the Triangle retail market is thriving. However, e-commerce, rightsizing and store closures continue to challenge the broader U.S. retail market and the Triangle has not been spared. Grocery Competition With several homegrown grocery brands, North Carolina and the Triangle region have historically been one of the most competitive areas for grocers in the United States. Regional players like Harris Teeter (now owned by Kroger), Lowes Foods, Food Lion, The Fresh Market, Ingles and Earth Fare (all based in North Carolina) have competed for years with out-of-state supermarkets Kroger, Whole Foods Market, Trader Joe’s and even Walmart. This year brought a new level of …
HIALEAH, FLA. — Miller Construction Co. has completed the second phase of Centergate at Gratigny, a $25 million industrial development located at the intersection in Hialeah. Situated on 30 acres at the intersection of Gratigny Parkway and LeJeune Road, the new construction spans two buildings and 602,657 square feet. Fairchild Partners, a Miami-based brokerage firm, will oversee leasing of the property, which will feature Class A office, an air-conditioned mezzanine and security-controlled access for all bays. RLC Architects of Boca Raton designed the two 301,000-foot buildings that comprise the second phase of development.
BIRMINGHAM, ALA. — Bayer Properties has completed its 24-month, $70 million restoration of The Pizitz, a mixed-use property located at 120 19th St. in downtown Birmingham. The building now features 143 one- and two-bedroom apartments, a 13-vendor food court, two full-service restaurants, two 100-seat theaters and 13,000 square feet of co-working space. Prior to the restoration, The Pizitz, which was originally built in the 1920s to house a department store, had been closed for 28 years. Leasing began in December 2016.
ATLANTA — CBRE has arranged the $36 million sale of 10 Perimeter Park, a 230-unit multifamily development in Chamblee, a northeastern suburb of Atlanta. Shea Campbell and Kevin Geiger of CBRE represented the seller, California-based Ardena Capital Management. The buyer, Aududon Communities, an Atlanta-based firm specializing in multifamily acquisitions, obtained the property by assuming the existing loan and sourcing a supplemental one.