WEST PALM BEACH, FLA. — Aztec Group Inc. has arranged a $12.7 million construction loan for a planned 105-unit multifamily community in West Palm Beach’s Northwood neighborhood. The 1.3-acre development site is located at 312 23rd St. north of downtown West Palm Beach. Jason Katz of Aztec Group arranged the loan through City National Bank of Florida on behalf of the developer, Parkland Cos.
NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — The Boulder Group has arranged the $5 million sale of a single-tenant property net leased to Walgreens at 4300 Highway 17 South in North Myrtle Beach. Walgreens has operated at the store, located at the intersection of Highway 17 and Windy Hill Road, since 2002 and has seven years remaining on its lease agreement. Randy Blankstein and John Feeney of The Boulder Group represented the buyer, a Midwest-based private investor, in the 1031 transaction. The seller was a private investor based in California.
The Richmond metropolitan area, with a population of 1.3 million, is bursting with multifamily development. The growing MSA contains more than 72,000 apartments units (45 percent Class A) and has 2,018 units under construction with another 5,826 in various stages of pre-development. On top of all this activity, the overall market occupancy remains at 96 percent. The fuel for these conditions comes from the many amenities in the market, from the University of Richmond and a robust sports scene to the proximity to Atlanta, the Atlantic coast and Washington, D.C., as well as the encouraging employment picture. The city’s unemployment stands at 5 percent compared to the U.S. average of 6.3 percent; since 2000 the city’s population has grown by nearly 15 percent. These conditions allow property owners to leverage this diverse and sustainable market for multifamily investments. Richmond development also benefits from the attractive interest rates, which remain low despite having climbed 80 basis points since late January. Along with monitoring this upward trend, news earlier this month from the Federal Reserve of a rate hike will serve as a caution sign for investors. Whether we see this hike in the next couple of months, or not until 2016, …
ORLANDO, FLA. — NGKF Capital Markets has recently completed three separate investment sale transactions in the metro Orlando area totaling nearly $100 million. Most recently, the company closed the $21.2 million sale of Vista Centre Shoppes, a 98,411-square-foot shopping center near Disney World. NGKF Capital Markets represented the buyer, GL Orlando Vista LLC, a real estate investment firm based in South Florida. Auction.com represented the seller, TSO Vista Centre. NGKF Capital Markets also brokered the sale of two multifamily communities on behalf of the seller, CWCapital Asset Management LLC. The properties, Victoria Place Apartments and Charter Pointe Apartments, sold at a combined $71 million. Adam Greenberg, Michael Lapointe, Michael Lohmann, Scott Gordon and Stephanie Ceballos comprise the NGKF Capital Markets team that brokered all three transactions.
MIAMI — Monogram Residential Trust Inc., a publicly traded operator and developer of luxury apartment communities, has opened SOMA, a new 418-unit multifamily community in downtown Miami’s Brickell district. Monogram Residential developed the eight-story boutique community in partnership with Alliance Residential Co. Monogram and Monogram Residential Master Partnership I LP, a joint venture between Monogram and PGGM Private Real Estate Fund, a real estate investment vehicle for Dutch pension funds, provided equity for the development of SOMA. The Class A property is located at 145 S.W. 13th St. within blocks of Mary Brickell Village, the Brickell Metrorail Station and Simpson Park. Community amenities include 24-hour package receipt and delivery via Luxer locker systems, electric car charging stations, an athletic center overlooking downtown Miami, yoga studio, big screen movie theater and a rooftop resort with a pool, grilling stations, lounge area and basketball court. Unit interiors feature epicurean kitchens, designer lighting, al fresco balconies, walk-in closets and Roman soaking tubs.
ORLANDO, FLA. — Liberty Property Trust has sold a 713,585-square-foot industrial property located at 8201 Chancellor Drive in Orlando for $35.5 million. Liberty recently completed a long-term lease renewal with CVS at the facility. Frank Fallon, Mike Hines and David Murphy of CBRE represented Liberty in the transaction. Exan Capital LLC advised the undisclosed buyer. Liberty, an $8 billion, publicly traded REIT, currently owns and manages 3.6 million square feet of industrial space in Orlando.
RALEIGH, N.C. — Avison Young has brokered the $14.4 million sale of Atlantic Business Park, a two-building, 10-acre office campus located at 4401 and 4501 Atlantic Ave. in north Raleigh. The office campus totals 114,365 square feet and was fully leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Advance Auto Parts Inc., City of Raleigh Police Department and Regional Acceptance Corp., a division of BB&T. Braxton Anthony and Gary Lyons of Avison Young’s Raleigh office represented the sellers, SJ Co. LLC and SJ1 Co. LLC, in the transaction. William Allen of Trinity Partners represented the buyers, 4401 Atlantic Avenue LLC and 4501 Atlantic Avenue LLC.
WAYCROSS, GA. — SRS’ Southeast investment sales team has brokered the $4.3 million sale of Satilla Square, a 117,212-square-foot shopping center in Waycross. The property is located at 1803 Knight Ave. at the intersection of Knight Avenue and South City Boulevard. Dollar General Market and Big Lots anchor the center. Baer Asset Management Co. purchased the property from Satilla Square LLC, Henderson Satilla LLC and Satilla Land LLC. Kyle Stonis and Pierce Mayson of SRS represented the sellers in the transaction. The buyer didn’t have representation.
MIAMI — SunTrust Community Capital (STCC) has provided $42.1 million in construction financing for the development of Allapattah Trace Apartments, a 77-unit affordable housing property located in Miami’s historic Allapattah neighborhood. The borrower, The Richman Group, began construction on the project in October and plans to deliver the community by the end of 2016. Allapattah Trace will feature one- and two-bedroom units, and each apartment will have Energy Star-certified appliances, a central HVAC system and a walk-in closet. Community amenities will include a clubhouse, business center, playground, exercise facility and laundry room. Services such as tutoring and an after-school program will also be available. STCC made a $23.7 million Low-Income Housing Tax Credit equity investment in the development, and SunTrust Banks Inc. provided construction loans totaling $18.4 million.
TYSONS, VA. — Akridge and the Ronald D. Paul Cos. have acquired 1690 Old Meadow Road in Tysons, a Virginia suburb of Washington, D.C., for $7.6 million. The pair plans to redevelop the existing 13,000-square-foot training facility for GEICO into a 250,000-square-foot office building. Upon completion, the 11-story project will sit atop a five-story parking garage and offer ground-floor retail space and on-site amenities such as a conference facility, in-building wireless, a restaurant and a landscaped terrace with common space and bocce ball courts. The property sits directly across the street from the McLean Metro Station and planned Wegmans grocery store. KGD Architecture is designing the redevelopment. The sale of 1690 Old Meadow Road resulted from a tri-party agreement with GEICO and Merritt Properties. GEICO is relocating its current training facility to a new build-to-suit facility in Merritt’s Ashbrook business park in Ashburn, Va. Jeff Groh and Michael Blyumin of JLL represented GEICO, and Joseph Svatos of Akridge represented the buyers in the transaction. Andrei Ponomarev of Akridge represented GEICO in the development and construction phase of the project.
