Southeast

Jacksonville Coach Distribution center

JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the $90.5 million sale of Coach’s distribution and fulfillment center in Jacksonville. The Class A, 851,696-square-foot property is located on Coach Way within the 425-acre Jacksonville International Tradeport, which houses other global companies such as Mercedes-Benz. The facility includes 50,000 square feet of office space and serves as the hub for all distribution and fulfillment services of Coach products throughout North America. Mike Davis, Michael Lerner, Rick Brugge, David Bernhaut, Karl Johnston and Tyler Newman of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, Pantheon Properties, in the transaction. The buyer was Intercontinental Real Estate Corp. According to Cushman & Wakefield, the transaction is the largest non-portfolio industrial sale in the Jacksonville market since 2013.

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Marymount University Ballston Center Campus

ARLINGTON, VA. — HFF has arranged $62.5 million in financing for the development of the leasehold interest in 1008 North Glebe, a planned 15-story, 267-unit apartment and retail tower in Arlington, a northern Virginia suburb of Washington, D.C. The Shooshan Co. will develop the Class A property on Marymount University’s Ballston Center Campus, located at the intersection of North Glebe Road, North Fairfax Drive and I-66 in the Rosslyn-Ballston Corridor. Adjacent to the new project will be a 165,000-square-foot classroom/office building owned by Marymount University. The combined project is slated for a spring 2017 completion. Sue Carras, Walter Coker and Brian Crivella led HFF’s debt placement team to arrange the construction loan through SunTrust Bank.

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Hampton Inn & Suites Savannah Midtown

SAVANNAH, GA. — MIG Real Estate has purchased two Hilton-branded hotels in Savannah’s midtown neighborhood for an undisclosed price. The two hotels, Hilton Garden Inn Savannah Midtown and Hampton Inn & Suites Savannah Midtown, are located on Abercorn Street roughly 3.5 miles from Savannah’s Historic District. Opened in 2007, the Hilton Garden Inn has nearly 3,500 square feet of meeting space and a heated outdoor pool and whirlpool, fitness center, restaurant and bar. The Hampton Inn & Suites opened in 2009 and offers 2,000 square feet of meeting space, as well as a fitness center and an indoor pool and spa. MIG has tapped Raleigh, N.C.-based Concord Hospitality Enterprises to operate the two hotels. Hodges Ward Elliott represented the seller, Atlanta-based North Point Hospitality, in the transaction.

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MARTINSVILLE, VA. — Senior Living Investment Brokerage (SLIB) has arranged the $28.5 million sale of Blue Ridge Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, a 300-bed skilled nursing facility in Martinsville. The adjacent assisted living community is also included in the transaction, but is awaiting approval for the assumption of the existing HUD-insured debt. The affiliated operator of the seller, Sovran Management, will continue to manage the communities through a long-term lease with the new owner, which was not identified. Bradley Clousing and Patrick Burke of SLIB handled the transaction.

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CARY, N.C. — On behalf of landlord Centrex Properties Inc., CBRE|Raleigh has arranged a 45,500-square-foot lease with H Mart, an Asian-inspired supermarket chain based in Queens, N.Y. The grocer will anchor the 79,000-square-foot Cornerstone Village, a shopping center located at the intersection of David Drive and High House Road in Cary, a suburb of Raleigh. Other tenants at Cornerstone Village include Sun Tan City, Doherty’s Irish Pub, Fantastic Sams and Eye Care Associates. H Mart plans to open its new store in the second quarter of 2016. Charlie Coyne and Reagan Crabtree of CBRE|Raleigh worked with Pam Hochmuth and Lynda Lange of Centrex Properties in the lease transaction.

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VIRGINIA BEACH, VA. — Franklin Johnston Group has broken ground on Southern Pine Apartments, a $44 million, 240-unit luxury apartment community in Virginia Beach’s Princess Anne area. Upon completion, the property will feature a multi-story clubhouse with a fitness center, bowling alley and pool deck with grilling stations. Other amenities will include a resort-style swimming pool, walking trails and a dog park. The first units will begin leasing next spring, and occupancy will begin in late summer. Rents start at $1,100 per month.

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Park at Perimeter Center East Atlanta

ATLANTA — Grubb Properties has purchased three mid-rise office buildings in Atlanta’s Central Perimeter submarket from Atlanta Property Group for $32.7 million. The buildings, known as The Park at Perimeter Center East, total 284,500 square feet and are located north of I-285 and east of Ashford Dunwoody Road. Grubb Properties plans to invest $5.2 million in capital improvements for the office assets. This is the first office acquisition in the Atlanta area for Grubb Properties.

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Winchester Spec Industrial Facility

WINCHESTER, VA. — Equus Capital Partners plans to build a 330,000-square-foot spec industrial warehouse and distribution center within Stonewall Industrial Park in Winchester, a town located along I-81 roughly 75 miles west of Washington, D.C. Equus plans to break ground in August. The facility will sit on a 52-acre site, which can accommodate a second building up to 500,000 square feet. Upon completion in March 2016, the facility will feature 32-foot clear heights, T5 lighting, concrete floors, 50- by 50-foot column spacing, an ESFR sprinkler system and a 180-foot truck court. The property will be in close proximity to established industrial employers such as OHL (Red Bull), Rite Aid, Home Depot, Kraft Foods, McKesson and TREX. BPG Development Co. LP, the development arm of Equus, will oversee development and construction of the spec project. John Lesinski of Colliers International will oversee the property’s leasing and marketing efforts.

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Hanover Business Center

HANOVER, MD. — Ridgeline Property Group has plans to develop Hanover Business Center, a 100,000-square-foot, Class A distribution center in Hanover, a southwest suburb of Baltimore. The property will be located on a 7.9-acre site at 1520 Stoney Run Road adjacent to the Baltimore-Washington International Airport. Construction is set to begin in the second quarter of 2016 and wrap up in the first quarter of 2017. Ridgeline Property Group’s capital partner on the project is Cabot Properties Inc. Upon completion, Hanover Business Center will feature 28-foot clear heights, ESFR sprinklers, a 120-foot truck court and separate entrances for cars and trucks. Since its inception in 2014, Ridgeline has developed projects totaling 5.9 million square feet.

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Rhode Island Gardens Washington, D.C.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Urban Investment Partners (UIP) has purchased Rhode Island Gardens, a 81-unit apartment community located at 230 Rhode Island Ave. N.E. in Washington, D.C. UIP purchased the asset from Roydun Corp., an affiliate of DARO Realty, for $7.6 million. CBRE represented the seller in the transaction. Originally built in 1931, the apartment property is located in Washington’s Edgewood neighborhood a half mile from the Rhode Island Avenue Metro station. UIP coordinated the acquisition with the Rhode Island Gardens Tenant Association, and the two entities are planning a $7 million renovation that will be performed by UIP General Contracting Inc., a subsidiary of UIP.

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