Southeast

Louisville Multifamily Rents, Occupancy Maintain Forward Momentum

by John Nelson December 21, 2015

The Louisville multifamily market has consistently demonstrated strong, favorable market fundamentals, which has drawn significant interest in this growing riverfront city. Since 2010, the market has seen 19.8 percent rent growth and continually posted occupancy gains. This momentum resulted in a record amount of multifamily transactions in 2014 and continues to fuel investor demand today. This momentum in the multifamily sector is happening not only in Louisville, but across the U.S., according to CBRE Research. Overall demand for rental housing continues to be driven by demographic-led household formation and a deepening preference for rental vs. owner tenure. Supply continues to grow briskly and rent and revenue growth are accelerating. Additionally, a recent CBRE multifamily study found that the national homeownership rate is 63.4 percent — its lowest level since 1967. The report also discovered that the national rent growth has reached its strongest year-over-year gain in nine years. And we don’t expect this trend to level off anytime soon. During the first half of 2015, the Louisville market demonstrated strong fundamentals with increasing rents and occupancy. Between 2014 and 2015, the annual market-wide rent growth was 3.4 percent, bringing the average rent to $786, or $0.86 per square foot. The …

December 21, 2015

North Carolina Retail Southeast

CBL & Associates Properties Sells Renaissance Center in Durham for $129.2M

by John Nelson December 18, 2015

DURHAM, N.C. — CBL & Associates Properties Inc., a shopping center owner and developer based in Chattanooga, Tenn., and its 50/50 joint venture partner have sold Renaissance Center, a 363,000-square-foot community shopping center in Durham. The joint venture sold Renaissance Center to an unnamed institutional investor for $129.2 million. The property’s tenant roster includes REI, Best Buy, Chili’s, David’s Bridal, Old Navy, Nordstrom Rack, Moe’s Southwest Grill, Ruth’s Chris Steak House, Starbucks and The Melting Pot. The transaction is scheduled to close during the first quarter of 2016, subject to the assumption of a $16 million loan secured by the property’s Phase II and defeasance of a $31.6 million loan secured by the property’s Phase I.

December 18, 2015

North Carolina Office Southeast

Cousins Signs Bank of America to 922,684 SF Lease Renewal at Gateway Village in Charlotte

by John Nelson December 18, 2015

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Cousins Properties Inc. has signed a 10-year lease renewal with Bank of America for office space at Gateway Village in Uptown Charlotte. The Charlotte-based bank will continue to lease 922,684 square feet of office space at the 1.06 million-square-foot building. A 50/50 joint venture between Cousins and Bank of America own the office development, located at 800 and 900 W. Trade St.

December 18, 2015

Loans North Carolina Office Southeast

SunTrust Leads Funding of $66.7M Construction Loan for Raleigh Office Tower

by John Nelson December 18, 2015

RALEIGH, N.C. — SunTrust Bank has performed as the lead arranger for a $66.7 million construction loan for a Class A office tower in Midtown Raleigh. The borrower, Kane Realty Corp., will use the loan to develop Midtown Plaza, a 12-story, 330,000-square-foot office tower in North Hills, a 130-acre mixed-use development in Raleigh. Allscripts, a Chicago-based healthcare information technology company, will anchor the new office development. Kane Realty plans to deliver the project in July 2017. SunTrust has funded two other Kane-developed projects in North Hills — CAPTRUST Tower and The Dartmouth.

December 18, 2015

Loans Multifamily South Carolina Southeast

Capstone Capital Closes $32.5M Loan for Apartment Community in South Carolina

by John Nelson December 18, 2015

SUMMERVILLE, S.C. — Capstone Capital has closed the $32.5 million cash-out refinancing of Kilnsea Village Apartments, a 313-unit multifamily property located at 5300 Patron Place in Summerville, roughly 26 miles west of Charleston. The unnamed borrower, a Southeast-based developer, refinanced an existing $20 million loan and withdrew approximately $12.5 million from the new financing. Jackson Howard of Capstone Capital arranged the Fannie Mae loan at a fixed interest rate of 4.45 percent. The loan features three years of interest-only payments followed by a 30-year amortization schedule.

December 18, 2015

Kentucky Multifamily Southeast

Marcus & Millichap Brokers $22M Sale of Apartment Community in Downtown Louisville

by John Nelson December 18, 2015

LOUISVILLE, KY. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $22 million sale of Crescent Centre Apartments, a 209-unit apartment community located in downtown Louisville. Built in 1989, the property comprises four residential buildings and 23,160 square feet of commercial space. The development features a central brick courtyard and fountain, two high-speed elevators, controlled card access, fitness center, trash chutes, laundry facilities and a new clubhouse. Chicago-based Trilogy Real Estate Group purchased the apartment development from Coral Gables, Fla.-based Brothers Property Corp. for $105,263 per unit. Aaron Willis and Aaron Johnson of Marcus & Millichap represented the buyer and seller in the transaction.

December 18, 2015

Florida Office Southeast

HFF Brokers $35.8M Sale of Bank of America Tower in Boca Raton

by John Nelson December 17, 2015

BOCA RATON, FLA. — HFF has brokered the $35.8 million sale of Bank of America Tower located at 150 E. Palmetto Park Road in downtown Boca Raton. The Class A, 109,553-square-foot office building features a Bank of America branch on the ground floor and restaurant space that will soon be occupied by Besito Boca. The property was 87 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Bank of America, Zen Offices, Veretech Holdings and Charles Schwab & Co. Hermen Rodriguez, Ike Ojala and Jorge Portela of HFF represented the seller, Clarion Partners, in the transaction. The buyer was Dividend Capital Diversified Property Fund Inc.

December 17, 2015

Georgia Multifamily Seniors Housing Southeast

McShane, IBG Complete Construction on Assisted Living Community in Atlanta

by John Nelson December 17, 2015

ATLANTA — A joint venture between McShane Construction Co. and IBG Construction Services LLC has completed construction on Oasis at Scholar’s Landing, a 60-unit affordable assisted living community in Atlanta. The complex, made up of three- and four-story buildings, is located on a 2.1-acre site and totals 65,193 square feet. The joint venture built the property for the developer, Integral Group LLC. Along with 60 one-bedroom units, the complex incorporates a fitness center, hair salon, commercial kitchen and dining room, two activity rooms and a covered patio. The Georgia Department of Community Affairs’ low-income housing tax credit program and the Atlanta Housing Authority partially funded the project. Kitchen & Associates provided architectural services. McShane is a construction firm based in Rosemont, Ill. IBG is an Atlanta-based general contractor and a sister company of Integral Group, an Atlanta-based real estate developer.

December 17, 2015

Affordable Housing Florida Loans Multifamily Southeast

Housing Trust Group Secures Construction Financing for Affordable Housing Community in Central Florida

by John Nelson December 17, 2015

EUSTIS, FLA. — Housing Trust Group (HTG), a real estate developer, has closed on the construction financing for Valencia Grove in Eustis, a town in Central Florida. The $21 million, 144-unit affordable housing community will be situated on the northwest corner of Huffstetler Drive and Kurt Street and will comprise one-, two- and three-bedroom units with rents ranging from $358 to $790 per month, depending on tenants’ income levels. Community amenities will include a clubhouse, playground, volleyball court, outdoor pool, dog park and car wash. The development will also provide free community programs such as literacy training, employment assistance and family support coordination. Construction began in late November and is expected to be completed in 13 months. HTG secured financing from a 4 percent SAIL loan, an ELI GAP loan from Florida Housing Finance Corp, a grant from the city of Eustis, tax credit equity from U.S. Bank Corp and tax-exempted multifamily revenue state bonds from SunTrust.

December 17, 2015

Industrial South Carolina Southeast

Exeter Property Group Buys 307,132 SF Industrial Facility in South Carolina

by John Nelson December 17, 2015

DUNCAN, S.C. — Exeter Property Group has purchased a 307,132-square-foot, Class A industrial building located at 1375 Howell Road in Duncan. Exeter purchased the asset from TIC Properties for an undisclosed price. Located within Hillside Industrial Park, the property is leased to Benore Logistics, a third-party logistics and sequencing provider for BMW. Givens Stewart, Garrett Scott and Brockton Hall of Colliers International represented Exeter in the transaction.

December 17, 2015

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