MONTGOMERY, ALA. — Berkadia has arranged the $8.1 million sale of Woodmere at the Lake, a 200-unit apartment community located in Montgomery. Built in 1978, the garden-style property has an average unit size of 870 square feet. Woodmere Apartment Partners LLC purchased the community from ABACO Partners LLC. Josh Jacobs and David Oakley of Berkadia’s Birmingham office represented the seller in the transaction.
WILMINGTON, N.C. — Dallas-based Revere Capital has provided $4.8 million in financing for a new industrial cold storage facility that will be situated on land owned by the state of North Carolina at the Port of Wilmington. Construction is underway on the 101,000-square-foot project, which is the newest cold storage facility in the area and is the first phase of a potential two-phase warehouse operation. The Port of Wilmington is a full-service deep-water port and marine terminal handling more than 400 vessels annually with an annual import/export cargo tonnage of more than 3 million tons. Owned and operated by the North Carolina State Ports Authority, the port offers facilities serving container, bulk and break-bulk operations and is 26 miles from the open sea on the Cape Fear River. CSX Transportation provides direct rail access to the port, which is one of only two ports in North Carolina.
ABINGDON, MD. — NAI KLNB has brokered the $3.3 million sale of a two-building, 51,600-square-foot warehouse at 1305 Governor Court in Abingdon, roughly 25 miles northeast of Baltimore. The property is situated within William Paca Industrial Park. Grander Capital Partners purchased the property, which is the Boston-based company’s first acquisition in the state of Maryland. Built in 1987, the all-brick assets were cumulatively 87 percent leased at the time of sale. Brad Berzins and Bill Miller of NAI KLNB represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.
BETHESDA, MD. — Bethesda-based Finmarc Management Inc. has purchased a 26-building portfolio from First Potomac Realty Trust (NYSE: FPO) for $96 million. The portfolio spans 950,000 square feet of office, flex and warehouse space in Northern Virginia. The properties purchased include Enterprise Center in Chantilly; Gateway Centre Manassas, Linden Business Center and Windsor at Battlefield in Manassas; Herndon Corporate Center and Van Buren Office Park in Herndon; Prosperity Business Center in Merrifield; and Reston Business Campus in Reston. The portfolio is approximately 78 percent leased to more than 70 tenants, including the General Services Administration, Fairfax County, McLean Bible Church, American Public University System, Lenox Industries and U.S. Home Corp. “The sale of the northern Virginia non-core portfolio represents continued execution of our plan to dispose of $350 million of assets,” says Robert Milkovich, CEO of First Potomac Realty Trust. “The proceeds will be utilized to redeem a portion of our outstanding preferred shares, as we work to strengthen our balance sheet and improve our liquidity.” James Meisel and Bruce Strasburg of HFF represented First Potomac in the transaction. Joseph Hoffman and Aaron Rosenfeld of the law firm Kelley Drye & Warren LLP represented Finmarc. First Potomac Realty Trust is …
With economic conditions improving across the country and business confidence significantly increasing, the Jacksonville office market is gaining momentum and seeing positive space absorption for the fifth consecutive quarter in a row. Jacksonville’s tax-friendly environment, competitive business relocation incentives and strong labor pool have historically been a magnet for Fortune 1000 companies looking to establish back-office locations, but over the last few years, the city has evolved into a regional hub for the headquarters of domestic and international financial services companies. Most recently, Georgia-based Ameris Bank announced that it would move its headquarters this January from Moultrie, Ga., to the 26th floor of Riverplace Tower in downtown Jacksonville. Among the reasons why Jacksonville was an attractive location for its headquarters is the ability to tap into the city’s growing skilled workforce and the opportunity to increase the bank’s footprint and brand exposure in this market. Jacksonville is also becoming a hotspot for global financial firms like German global banking and financial services company Deutsche Bank and Australia’s Macquarie Group. Deutsche Bank has been building its presence in Jacksonville since 2008, employing about 1,700 people, and continues to import jobs from the Northeast to Jacksonville as it grows its business operations. …
LAFAYETTE, LA. — Stirling Properties and CBL & Associates Properties Inc. have opened Ambassador Town Center in Lafayette. The co-developers hosted a formal ribbon cutting ceremony attended by Lafayette City-Parish president Joel Robideaux, former City-Parish president Joey Durel, LEDA president and CEO Gregg Gothreaux and other Lafayette area community leaders. Ambassador Town Center is a roughly 60-acre retail project anchored by Costco Wholesale and Dick’s Sporting Goods/Field & Stream. Situated at Ambassador Caffery Parkway and Kaliste Saloom Road, the 430,000-square-foot property is 97 percent leased to tenants such as Avalon Salon & Spa, BJ’s Restaurant & Brewhouse, Blaze Pizza, Chuy’s Mexican Restaurant, Costco Gasoline, Dickey’s Barbecue Pit, Five Below, Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers, Marshalls/HomeGoods, Nordstrom Rack, Off Broadway Shoes, Panda Express, Panera Bread, PetSmart, Phone Zone, Professor Bob Beans, Red Robin, Subway, Tao Japanese Cuisine, World of Beer and Verizon Wireless. Ambassador Town Center is expected to generate roughly 1,700 permanent jobs and nearly $9 million annually in estimated sales tax collection.
MANASSAS, VA. — The JCR Cos. has acquired Signal Hill Shopping Center, a 105,781-square-foot, grocery-anchored shopping center in Manassas, for $22.6 million. JCR Cos. purchased the property from Regency Centers in an off-market transaction. Sandy Spring Bank provided acquisition financing. Signal Hill’s tenant roster includes Shoppers Food Warehouse, GameStop, Glory Days Grill, Panera Bread, and Chick-fil-A. JCR Cos. has sold the Chick-fil-A pad to an undisclosed buyer for $2.3 million in another off-market transaction. Signal Hill is the seventh shopping center acquisition for JCR Cos. since 2012 and its 20th transaction since the firm was founded in 2009.
TAMPA, FLA. — Federal Capital Partners (FCP) has purchased Belara Lakes Apartments, a 324-unit multifamily community located at 8402 N. Waterford Ave. in Tampa, for $22.4 million. The Belara Lakes acquisition is FCP’s second investment in Florida in the last 90 days. The property features two swimming pools, a community lake, fitness center, picnic area and a playground. FCP has retained local firm Avesta to manage the community. Nick Meoli of the Meoli-Donaldson team at Marcus & Millichap represented the seller in the transaction.
TAMPA, FLA. — NGKF has arranged a 117,018-square-foot lease extension for TRAK Microwave Corp.’s corporate headquarters and manufacturing facility. The manufacturer has restructured its lease for flex space at 4726 Eisenhower Blvd. in Tampa. Clay Wommack of Franklin Street represented the landlord, Chew Family Tampa LLC, in the transaction. John Esposito of NGKF represented TRAK Microwave Corp., which is owned by Smiths Group.
LOUISVILLE, KY. — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has arranged the $6.3 million refinancing of King George Apartments, a 208-unit multifamily community in Louisville. The property was constructed in 1976, and the borrower purchased it in June 2015 utilizing a bridge loan. Erik Storz of KeyBank arranged the 10-year, fixed-rate Freddie Mac loan with 12 months of interest-only payments.
