WASHINGTON, D.C. — Investcorp has purchased a 170,813-square-foot office building located at 733 10th St. in Washington, D.C.’s East End office submarket for $180 million. The Class A office building was fully leased at the time of sale. Investcorp purchased the property with its joint venture partner, ScanlanKemperBard. In the last 12 months, Investcorp’s total real estate acquisitions have exceeded $1.5 billion in gross asset value.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Dilweg Cos. has purchased three Class A office buildings in Charlotte’s University/Northeast office submarket from two separate sellers. The sales price was undisclosed, but media outlets are reporting that the buildings sold for roughly $43.9 million. The properties, known as Resource Square I, II and V, total 335,593 square feet. Built between 1997 and 2000, the office buildings were 81 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Brooks Equipment Co., FiServ, Huber Engineered Woods and Dassault Systems. Durham-based Dilweg Cos. has selected Charles Jonas and Karah Stumler of Foundry Commercial to lease the assets. Ryan Clutter of HFF represented the seller, a fund managed by DRA Advisors LLC, in the sale of Resource Square V.
JUPITER, FLA. — Dakota Abacoa Housing LLC, an entity jointly owned by Index Investment Group and Eastwind Development, has sold Dakota at Abacoa, a 190-unit apartment property in Jupiter. An affiliate of West Palm Beach-based Priderock Capital Partners known as PRCP-ABACOA INVESTMENT LLC purchased the community for $42 million. Index Investment and Eastwind Development developed the apartment complex, which opened in June 2014. The property features a pool, whirlpool spa, fitness center and clubhouse. The community includes one-, two- and three-bedroom units with rents starting at $1,370.
HYATTSVILLE, MD. — KLNB Retail has arranged the $20.5 million sale of The Shoppes at Arts District, a 36,000-square-foot shopping center located at 5331 and 5501 Baltimore Ave. in downtown Hyattsville, roughly two miles outside of Washington, D.C. The property was fully leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Busboys & Poets, Yes! Organic Market, Elevation Burger, Essential Day Spa and Big Bad Woof. Andy Stape and Vito Lupo of KLNB Retail Investment Sales represented the seller, ADH Retail LLC, and also procured the buyer, Cedar Realty Trust.
NAPLES, FLA. — Investment Properties Corp. has arranged the $15.8 million sale of 59,000 square feet of medical office and retail space in Naples. The property is located at 11121 and 11181 Health Park Blvd. within Collier Health Park. Farley White CHP LLC purchased the property from CHP Erie Investors LLC. David Stevens and Clint Sherwood of Investment Properties arranged the sale.
MCLEAN, VA — Hilton Worldwide (NYSE: HLT) has announced plans to spin off the majority of its real estate business into a publicly traded REIT. The company also plans a second spinoff, putting its Hilton Grand Vacations timeshare business into a third publicly traded company. The company hopes the spinoffs will help focus Hilton Worldwide’s model on its core business. “The transactions we announced today will result in three pure-play companies, enabling dedicated management teams to fully activate their respective businesses,” says Christopher Nassetta, president and CEO of Hilton Worldwide. “We intend to have the appropriate leadership, strategies and capital structures in place to set up all three companies for further success.” If approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Hilton’s new REIT will include about 70 properties and 35,000 rooms, comprising one of the largest and most geographically diversified publicly traded lodging REITs. The REIT’s portfolio will contain luxury and upper-upscale assets in high-barrier-to-entry urban and convention markets, top resort destinations, select international regions and strategic airport locations. The new timeshare company will contain nearly 50 club resorts in the United States and Europe. The company will have a long-term license agreement with Hilton Worldwide to market, sell …
Over the last year, metropolitan Washington, D.C.’s multifamily market has seen staggering amounts of new construction deliver, with net absorption levels that have surpassed all expectations. This is likely a result of similarly unexpected rates of job growth in the area and the remarkable resiliency of the metro D.C. economy as a whole. Among the major metropolitan markets around the country, metro D.C. — with the sense of permanence lent by the presence of the federal government — has historically been the most stable year to year, making it one of the safest bets for investors. Yet, given the massive amount of supply in the pipeline in recent years, the multifamily market has suffered a degree of hesitancy from investors fearing supply would outpace demand. However, this trend has reversed in the last 12 months, during which a record-setting 13,800 Class A multifamily units were absorbed. That figure jumps to 16,484 with Class B product in the mix. For all investment-grade apartments, stabilized vacancy has dropped 50 basis points to 3.7 percent. Class B units in particular have experienced excellent rent growth, rising 3 percent annually, while Class A maintains a growth rate of between 1 and 2 percent. Although …
DURHAM, N.C. — Armada Hoffler Properties Inc. has entered into a joint venture development agreement with Austin Lawrence Partners to develop and own One City Center, an $86 million, 27-story mixed-use project in downtown Durham. The development will feature 130,000 square feet of office space, 22,000 square feet of street-level retail space, 139 residential units and a two-level underground parking garage. Duke University has recently leased 55,000 square feet at the development, which will be situated at the corner of Corcoran and Main streets. Armada Hoffler will own and develop the office and retail portions, and Austin Lawrence Partners will develop the multifamily and parking components. Armada Hoffler Construction Co., a division of Armada Hoffler Properties, will serve as general contractor of the entire project. The companies plan to break ground on One City Center during the first quarter of 2016 and wrap up construction in mid-2018.
HANOVER, MD. — Trammell Crow Co. (TCC) and Principal Real Estate Investors (PREI) have closed on the purchase of a 26.5-acre site located at 7565 Harmans Road in Hanover, a city within the Baltimore-Washington Industrial Corridor. The site will be the future home of BW Gateway, a two-building, Class A industrial complex totaling 290,000 square feet. Upon completion, the development will include two rear-loaded buildings comprising 151,000 and 138,000 square feet. The buildings will feature 32-foot clear heights, ESFR sprinklers, T-5 lighting and 45 trailer spaces. Construction on BW Gateway will start immediately. TCC and PREI have selected Robert Clements and Bob Smith of KLNB to lease BW Gateway. The design team includes general contractor Glen Arm Building Co. and architect MGMA. Matt Laraway of Chesapeake Real Estate Partners and Curt Stanton of Paine/Wetzel Associates represented the seller of the land, and Clements represented TCC and PREI in the transaction.
ACWORTH, GA. — Papa John’s International Inc. is locating its new regional hub in southwest Cherokee County. The 110,000-square-foot distribution and warehouse space will supply more than 400 Papa John’s stores across seven states. The Louisville-based pizza chain currently has 10 full-service regional production and distribution centers in the United States, which Papa John’s refers to as Quality Control Centers (QCCs). The QCCs manufacture and supply pizza dough, food and paper products, along with smallwares and cleaning supplies, to the stores in their region. The QCCs are operated by PJ Food Service Inc., a subsidiary of Papa John’s. The new QCC will occupy space at Majestic Realty Co.’s building located off of Highway 92 and Northpoint Parkway in Acworth. The new QCC will result in 106 jobs with an average wage of more than $60,000 per year and more than $15 million in capital investment. Papa John’s worked closely with Site Selection Group LLC, the Georgia Department of Economic Development, the Metro Atlanta Chamber, Georgia Power and the Cherokee Office of Economic Development in choosing southwest Cherokee for its new regional hub.
