Southeast

Chick-fil-A, Villa Savannah to Open Locations in Atlanta’s West Midtown District

by John Nelson August 7, 2015

ATLANTA — Chick-fil-A and Villa Savannah, a boutique fashion and home decor retailer based in Savannah, have signed on to open new locations in Atlanta’s West Midtown district. Frank Buonanotte, founder of The Shopping Center Group, and Jeff Stein, founder of Stein Investment Group, are the landowners of the two sites in West Midtown. Chick-fil-A will open a 4,500-square-foot store with double drive-thru access at the intersection of Northside Drive and Ethel Street, just south of 14th Street. Buonanotte and Stein acquired the site in October 2014. Villa Savannah has signed a lease for a new 2,700-square-foot store at Westside Ironworks, bringing the mixed-use development to 92 percent occupancy before completion. Chick-fil-A plans to open its new restaurant in December, and Villa Savannah plans to open in October. Other Westside Ironworks retailers opening in the near future include Dixon Rye, Tom+Chee, O-Ku and Barcelona.

August 7, 2015

Florida Mixed-Use Southeast

IPA Brokers $21.3M Sale of Business Park in North Miami

by John Nelson August 7, 2015

NORTH MIAMI, FLA. — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap that serves institutional and major private real estate investors, has brokered the $21.3 million sale of North Miami Business Park. The 12-building, 214,318-square-foot property features office, warehouse and mini-storage facilities. The business park is located at 1922 N.E. 149th St. midway between Fort Lauderdale and Miami. Douglas Mandel and Benjamin Silver of IPA represented the seller, a fund based in Boston, in the transaction. The buyer was a limited liability company based in Coral Gables, Fla.

August 7, 2015

Florida Industrial Southeast

Cushman & Wakefield Brokers $90.5M Sale of Coach’s Distribution Center in Jacksonville

by John Nelson August 6, 2015

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.

August 6, 2015

Marymount University Ballston Center Campus

Loans Mixed-Use Southeast Virginia

HFF Arranges $62.5M Construction Loan for Mixed-Use Tower in Metro D.C.

by John Nelson August 6, 2015

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.

August 6, 2015

Georgia Hospitality Southeast

MIG Real Estate Acquires Two Hilton-Branded Hotels in Savannah

by John Nelson August 6, 2015

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.

August 6, 2015

Multifamily Seniors Housing Southeast Virginia

SLIB Arranges $28.5M Sale of Skilled Nursing Facility in Virginia

by John Nelson August 6, 2015

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.

August 6, 2015

North Carolina Retail Southeast

CBRE|Raleigh Arranges 45,500 SF Lease for H Mart

by John Nelson August 6, 2015

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.

August 6, 2015

Multifamily Southeast Virginia

Franklin Johnston Breaks Ground on $44M Apartment Community in Virginia Beach

by John Nelson August 5, 2015

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.

August 5, 2015

Georgia Office Southeast

Grubb Properties Acquires Three Office Buildings in Atlanta’s Central Perimeter Submarket for $32.7M

by John Nelson August 5, 2015

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.

August 5, 2015

Industrial Southeast Virginia

Equus to Build 330,000 SF Spec Warehouse in Northwest Virginia

by John Nelson August 5, 2015

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.

August 5, 2015

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