NASHVILLE, TENN. — Terwilliger Pappas Multifamily Partners plans to build Solis North Gulch, a $64 million, 271-unit apartment community located in Nashville’s North Gulch district. Construction will start within 30 days, with the first apartments and amenities targeted for a late 2017 delivery. The five-story multifamily community will be built atop a two-level parking deck. Terwilliger Pappas is partnering with Clarion Partners on the development, and Citizens Bank of Providence, Rhode Island provided construction financing. Amenities will include a rooftop clubroom and terrace, resort-style swimming pool, club-grade fitness center and a pet park. Units will feature stainless steel appliances and quartz countertops. The project team includes architect and interior design firm Preston Partnership, landscape architect and civil engineer Littlejohn and general contractor Construction Enterprises Inc.
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RALEIGH, N.C. — The Preiss Co., in a joint venture with an undisclosed private investment group, has acquired two student housing communities near North Carolina State University (NCSU) in Raleigh. The acquisitions include College Inn, a 440-bed community located at 2717 Western Blvd., and University Village at 2505, a 288-bed community located at 2505 Red Lodge Place. Amenities at College Inn include a clubhouse, fully furnished units with washers and dryers, study rooms, fitness center and a game room. Preiss will oversee a redevelopment at the property beginning in the fourth quarter of this year, which will include substantial room upgrades, new lighting, appliances, cabinets, countertops and furniture with enhancements to the clubhouse, building exterior and landscaping. Amenities at University Village at 2505 include a clubhouse with an internet café, a fitness center, self-serve Starbucks Coffee bar, resort-style swimming pool, sand volleyball court and fully furnished suites with bed to bath parity and walk-in closets. University Village also offers a free shuttle to the main and centennial campuses of NCSU.
ORLANDO, FLA. — CBRE has arranged the $25.5 million sale of The Serrano, a 252-unit apartment community located at 4860 Cypress Woods Drive in southwest Orlando. The property is situated near the Universal Orlando Resort and The Mall at Millenia and seven miles from downtown Orlando. Built in 1990, the property is located within a wooded conservation and was 94 percent occupied at the time of sale. Ann Arbor, Mich.-based McKinley Inc. purchased The Serrano from an undisclosed seller. Shelton Granade, Luke Wickham and Justin Basquill of CBRE represented the seller in the transaction.
MEMPHIS, TENN. — IKEA plans to install Tennessee’s largest solar rooftop system atop its Memphis store set to open in the fall. The 271,000-square-foot IKEA Memphis will be situated on 35 acres in the Wolfchase Corridor along the southwestern side of I-40 near the Germantown Parkway exit. The store will feature approximately 800 parking spaces. Atlanta-based Hannah Solar is installing the 250,675-square-foot solar array beginning this summer. Linkous Construction is managing the site work and building the store, which will represent the 44th solar project for IKEA. The Swedish-based retailer plans for its stores to be energy independent by 2020.
Regency Centers, AvalonBay Acquire Market Common Clarendon Mixed-Use Property in Arlington for $406M
by Katie Sloan
ARLINGTON, VA. — A joint venture between Regency Centers Corp. (NYSE: REG) and AvalonBay Communities Inc. (NYSE: AVB) has acquired Market Common Clarendon, a mixed-use development located in Arlington, for $406 million. The project, located approximately five miles from Washington, D.C., consists of 300 Class A apartments and 300,000 square feet of retail space anchored by Whole Foods Market, Apple, Crate & Barrel, The Container Store, Pottery Barn and Williams-Sonoma. The asset also features an adjacent vacant building for future development. Arlington County records show that TIAA-CREF bought the properties for a little more than $166 million in 2002, according to the Washington Business Journal. AvalonBay will acquire all of the residential components, while Regency will acquire the retail and all remaining components. To reach the $406 million purchase price, AvalonBay contributed $120.3 million and Regency contributed $285.7 million. “Market Common Clarendon is a seasoned and cycle-tested 10-acre urban shopping center,” says Barry Argalas, senior vice president of national transactions for Regency Centers. “The combination of a dense, affluent and highly educated customer base, along with the convenient access to the Clarendon metro station, all contribute to the success of the retailers.” Regency Centers’ stock price closed at $78.27 per share …
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Carr Properties has broken ground on Midtown Center, a Class A, 862,000-square-foot trophy office development in Washington, D.C. The LEED Gold-certified project will be located at the corner of 15th and L streets, a 90,000-square-foot site that served as the headquarters location for The Washington Post for over 50 years. Fannie Mae will anchor the 14-story development with its new national headquarters upon completion, which is slated for June 2018. Fannie Mae will pay roughly $38 million annually to occupy Midtown Center, according to the Washington Business Journal. The project team includes architect SHoP Architects and general contractor Clark Construction. The groundbreaking ceremony took place on Thursday, May 12 and was attended by Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and Councilmember Jack Evans. Midtown Center will feature two office towers separated by a European-style public plaza. The amenities will include three levels of below-grade parking, an 8,300-square-foot fitness center, 1,300-square-foot bike room, 1,000-square-foot rooftop conference center and 50,000 square feet of retail space.
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — Misuma Holdings and Peak Financial Partners Inc. have announced plans to begin a $30 million redevelopment of Myrtle Beach Mall. The redevelopment will de-mall the property to create an open-air retail, restaurant and entertainment district. The project, which is being leased by Avison Young and managed by JLL, will include the redevelopment of more than 375,000 square feet of space, major architectural renovations, significant landscaping, lighting and facilities improvements and the addition of more than a dozen new tenants. The owners plan to begin the redevelopment in 2017. Existing tenants at the center include Belk, J.C. Penney, Carmike Cinema 12 and Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World.
Federal Capital Partners Provides $20.6M Construction Loan for D.C. Apartment Community
by John Nelson
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Federal Capital Partners (FCP) has provided a $20.6 million mezzanine loan to finance the development of a 197-unit, Class A apartment community located at 1255 22nd St. N.W. in Washington, D.C.’s West End neighborhood. Eagle Bank provided the senior financing for the project, which will include the ground-up construction of a connected nine-story, 65-unit apartment building with five, two-story carriage homes with private parking. The development will comprise a mix of studios, one-bedroom and two-bedroom apartments, as well as a fitness center, rooftop pool and 5,000 square feet of retail space. The co-developers include Tasea Investment Co. and the Auger family. Peter Witham of The Greenwich Group International arranged the loan on behalf of the developers. Construction will begin in June.
CLINTON, MD. — KLNB Retail has brokered the $20 million sale of Clinton Plaza, a 210,000-square-foot shopping center located at 8899 Woodyard Road in Clinton, roughly 16 miles from Washington, D.C. The property is located approximately three miles south of Joint Base Andrews, the home of Andrews Air Force Base and Naval Air Facility Washington. Kmart occupies a 107,000-square-foot anchor space at Clinton Plaza, which features 10 inline restaurants and several pad sites leased to tenants such as Checkers and Popeyes Chicken. There is a vacant 43,000-square-foot junior anchor space and an additional 10,000 square feet of space available for lease. Andy Stape and Vito Lupo led KLNB Retail’s investment sales team in representing the seller, Columbia Regency Retail Partners LLC. The KLNB Retail team also procured the buyer, Clinton Investors LLC.
MARIETTA, GA. — PointOne Holdings has sold Lakefront Vista Apartments, a 222-unit garden-style apartment community located at 880 S. Cobb Drive in Marietta, a northern suburb of Atlanta. PointOne purchased the asset in June 2013 for $10.9 million and sold the value-add property to an undisclosed buyer for $17.5 million. During its ownership, PointOne invested more than $700,000 to renovate the property and add amenities, resulting in occupancy increasing from 88 percent to more than 97 percent and rents increasing an average of $150 per unit. PointOne improved the property’s net operating income by 103 percent.