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Nestle USA Moves Corporate Headquarters from California to Arlington in $39.8M Move

by John Nelson

ARLINGTON, VA. — Nestle USA, a subsidiary of global food and drink company Nestle S.A., has decided to move its corporate headquarters from Glendale, Calif., to Arlington’s Rosslyn district. The company will invest $39.8 million to relocate to 206,000 square feet of office space at 1812 N. Moore St. beginning in September. The move is expected to create nearly 750 jobs in the metropolitan Washington, D.C., region. As part of the deal, Nestle USA will receive $6 million from the Commonwealth of Virginia. The grant comprises a $4 million Industrial Development Authority Performance Incentives grant from Arlington County and an additional $2 million from the county for infrastructure purposes. Nestle USA worked closely with Arlington Economic Development in the move.

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Morgan Construction to Build Two Aldi Stores in South Carolina

by John Nelson

CONWAY, S.C. — Morgan Construction Co. has been awarded a contract to build its 100th and 101st Aldi stores in the Southeast. The two new stores will be located in Conway. The Chattanooga, Tenn.-based contractor has previously built Aldi stores in eight states in the region, including all six Aldi stores in southeast Tennessee and northwest Georgia over the past decade. The German grocer awards contracts one project at a time, according to Morgan Construction.

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FloridaLoansMultifamilySoutheast

Walker & Dunlop Closes $20M Refinancing for Apartment Community in Palm Beach County

by John Nelson

LAKE WORTH, FLA. — Walker & Dunlop has closed a $20 million Fannie Mae loan for Avesta Costa Del Lago, a Class B garden-style apartment community located in Palm Beach County’s Lake Worth. The borrower, Avesta Communities, will use the proceeds of the loan to refinance the 177,481-square-foot property, which was built in 1972. Community amenities at Avesta Costa Del Lago include a clubhouse, swimming pool, picnic area, lake views, playground, laundry facilities and a pet play area. Since purchasing the asset in 2013, Avesta has invested $1 million in capital improvements. Alison Williams and Matt Baldwin of Walker & Dunlop originated the 10-year Fannie Mae Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage loan with five years of interest-only payments and a 30-year amortization schedule.

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InvenTrust Acquires Paraiso Parc and Westfork Plaza in Pembroke Pines, Florida, for $163M

by Kristin Harlow

PEMBROKE PINES, FLA. — InvenTrust Properties Corp. has acquired Paraiso Parc and Westfork Plaza retail centers in Pembroke Pines for $163 million. The two adjacent centers are located approximately 20 miles north of Miami. Upon completion of an ongoing expansion project in mid-2017, the two centers will total approximately 389,000 square feet. The properties include national tenants such as Publix, Costco, Regal Cinemas, Ross and TJ Maxx. “The acquisition of Paraiso Parc and Westfork Plaza represents a truly unique opportunity to secure an A+ asset in one of South Florida’s strongest retail submarkets,” says Michael E. Podboy, CFO at InvenTrust. InvenTrust is a self-managed REIT that owns and manages 88 retail properties totaling 15.1 million square feet of retail space. —Kristin Hiller

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Meridian Group Purchases Office Building in Downtown D.C. from New York Life for $75M

by John Nelson

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Meridian Group, a Bethesda, Md.-based real estate investment and development firm, has purchased 1901 L Street, an eight-story office building located in downtown Washington, D.C.’s central business district. Meridian purchased the 132,372-square-foot property from New York Life in an off-market transaction for $75 million. At closing, the building will be 73 percent leased to two retail tenants — Staples and Sweetgreen — and a mix of 15 office tenants. Meridian is planning an extensive renovation of 1901 L that will add three new floors of trophy space to the top of the building. The renovation will also include a new lobby with high-end finishes, new façade and new HVAC and elevator systems, as well as a tenant-only indoor/outdoor penthouse space, fitness center and a conference center. The renovation will increase the size of the building to 206,000 square feet. Meridian selected Fox Architects to design the new building. The purchase is the fifth acquisition for an affiliate of Meridian — Meridian Realty Partners II LP, a $231.6 million discretionary fund.

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FloridaLoansMultifamilySoutheast

Berkadia Arranges $25M Refinancing for Apartment Community in Miami

by John Nelson

MIAMI — Berkadia has secured the $25 million refinancing of Carib Villas, a 365-unit apartment community located at 11105 S.W. 200th St. in Miami. Built in 1972, the property features onsite laundry facilities, barbecue areas and a swimming pool with a sundeck. Mitch Sinberg and Matt Robbins of Berkadia’s South Florida office arranged the 10-year loan on behalf of the borrower, The Cornfield Group. The Freddie Mac loan features interest-only payments for the full term and an adjustable interest rate.

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LoansMultifamilyNorth CarolinaSoutheast

Financial Federal Bank Secures $24.3M Acquisition Loan for Multifamily Property in Metro Charlotte

by John Nelson

MATTHEWS, N.C. — The Memphis office of Financial Federal Bank has arranged a $24.3 million acquisition loan for Legacy Matthews Apartments in Matthews, a suburb of Charlotte. The borrower, a repeat Financial Federal customer, purchased the 288-unit garden-style property, which was 97 percent occupied at the time of closing. Rick Wood and Jon Van Hoozer of Financial Federal Bank arranged the 12-year, fixed-rate loan with three years of interest-only payments and a 30-year amortization schedule through an agency lender.

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Greysteel Brokers $13.5M Sale of Apartment Community in Arlington

by John Nelson

ARLINGTON, VA. — Greysteel has arranged the $13.5 million sale of Whispering Oaks, a 49-unit mid-rise apartment community located at 1310 N. Oak St. in Arlington’s Rosslyn neighborhood. Whispering Oaks’ amenities include covered and uncovered parking, a telephone entry system call box, fitness center, laundry facilities, secluded rear patio sitting area and a renovated lobby. Ari Firoozabadi, Kyle Tangney, Rawles Wilcox, Alicia Orkisz and Herbert Schwat of Greysteel’s Washington, D.C., office represented the sellers, 401 Commonwealth LLC and HJL Properties LLC, and procured the buyer.

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Amazon to Open New $1.5B Air Cargo Hub at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Airport

by John Nelson

HEBRON, KY. — Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) plans to build a centralized air hub at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Airport (CVG) in Hebron to support its fleet of Prime Air cargo planes. The Seattle-based company expects to create more than 2,000 new jobs at the new $1.5 billion facility. “As we considered places for the long-term home for our air hub operations, Hebron quickly rose to the top of the list with a large, skilled workforce, centralized location with great connectivity to our nearby fulfillment locations and an excellent quality of living for employees,” says Dave Clark, Amazon’s senior vice president of worldwide operations. Last year, Amazon entered into agreements with Atlas Air Worldwide and Air Transport Services Inc. to lease 40 cargo airplanes to support members of its Prime program, which offers its members free two-day shipping. Sixteen of those cargo planes are currently in service, and the e-commerce giant plans to roll out more planes over time. Amazon’s Prime Air hub at CVG will support Amazon’s fleet of Prime Air cargo planes by loading, unloading and sorting packages. “We’ve worked hard to ensure CVG is a great place to do business, and we couldn’t be more pleased that Amazon recognized …

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