Southeast

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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McBee Station Apartments Greenville

GREENVILLE, S.C. — CBRE has brokered the $44.7 million sale of McBee Station Apartments, a 197-unit, Class A apartment community in downtown Greenville. The property is located adjacent to a Publix-anchored shopping center, the Swamp Rabbit Trail, Cleveland Park and Falls Park. Atlanta-based TriBridge Residential purchased McBee Station from an undisclosed seller. Phil Brosseau, Kevin Kempf and Malcolm McComb of CBRE represented the seller in the transaction. Steve Haffner and Nate Sittema of CBRE arranged $29 million in acquisition financing through Allianz Real Estate of America on behalf of TriBridge Residential.

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Beacon Partners has begun construction on 500 East Morehead, a 180,000-square-foot office building on Morehead Street in Midtown Charlotte. The property will be located next door to the Dowd YMCA and adjacent to the Carson Boulevard light rail station, Southend Rail Trail, Little Sugar Creek Greenway and Latta Park. Upon completion, the asset will feature 15,000 square feet of retail space targeted for a coffee shop, lunch restaurant and an upscale restaurant. The property will also feature a 1,000-square-foot Sky Terrace, three private outdoor terraces, a lounge area with TVs, on-site fitness center, conference centers and an attached parking deck. Charlie Swanson and Kristy Venning of Beacon Partners are the leasing agents for 500 East Morehead. The design team includes architect BB+M and general contractor Balfour Beatty. Beacon Partners expects to deliver the asset in November 2016.

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ORLANDO, FLA. — Orlando-based Roger B. Kennedy Inc. has broken ground on Zen Luxury Living Apartments, a four-story, 258-unit apartment community located at 10463 Perrihouse Acres Lane in Orlando. The property will be located near State Road 535 and adjacent to the Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress. Roger B. Kennedy has a $30 million contract with Orlando-based developer Zen Luxury Living LLC to construct the property. Maitland, Fla.-based Slocum Platts Architects designed the apartment community, which is slated for an October 2016 completion.

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Hampton Inn & Suites Greenville/Spartanburg

DUNCAN, S.C. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $11.3 million sale of the 133-room Hampton Inn & Suites Greenville/Spartanburg. The five-story hotel is located at 108 Spartangreen Blvd. in Duncan, a suburb of Greenville. The hotel is located near I-85, Tyger River Park, the headquarters of Denny’s and the BMW manufacturing plant. David Greenberg and Robert Hunter of Marcus & Millichap’s Fort Lauderdale office represented both the buyer and seller in the transaction. Raj Ravi is Marcus & Millichap’s broker of record in South Carolina.

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Crown Pointe Columbia

COLUMBIA, S.C. — DTZ has brokered the sale of Crown Pointe, a Class A office building in Columbia. The property was fully leased at the time of sale to Allstate, CGI Technologies and Sharp Corp. Rob Cochran and Jared Londry of DTZ represented the seller, Charleston, S.C.-based Durlach Associates, in the transaction. The buyer, East West Capital, purchased the office building for an undisclosed amount. Crown Pointe is East West Capital’s first purchase in South Carolina.

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6555 Rock Spring Park Drive Bethesda

BETHESDA, MD. — HFF has arranged $66.3 million in joint venture financing for the acquisition of Atrium at Rock Spring Park, a three-story, 237,000-square-foot office building in Bethesda. Located at 6555 Rock Spring Park Drive, the office asset was 86 percent leased to seven tenants at the time of sale, including The National Institute of Health and SAIC. Dek Potts, Stephen Conley, Jim Meisel, Andrew Weir and Matthew Nicholson of HFF arranged the equity venture between affiliates of Meritage Properties and an unnamed institutional equity investor.

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The Shops at Collierville

COLLIERVILLE, TENN. — Ziff Properties Inc. has purchased The Shops at Collierville, a 60,000-square-foot retail center located in Collierville, a Memphis suburb, for $7.4 million. The property’s tenant roster includes Starbucks Coffee, Medpost Urgent Care, Back Yard Burgers, Pizza Hut, Baskin Robbins and The UPS Store. Sheldon Griffin of Baker Storey McDonald Properties represented Ziff Properties in the transaction.

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Tiger Point Shopping Center Gulf Breeze

GULF BREEZE, FLA. — Westwood Financial Corp. (WFC) has purchased Tiger Point Shopping Center, a 147,400-square-foot shopping center located at 3303 and 3371 Gulf Breeze Parkway in Gulf Breeze near Pensacola. WFC purchased the Winn-Dixie-anchored shopping center from Moulton Properties for an undisclosed price. Built in 1984, the retail property was 87 percent leased at the time of sale. WFC plans to construct 9,000 square feet of new retail shop space at Tiger Point. In addition to Winn-Dixie, the shopping center’s tenant roster includes Beall’s, Papa Murphy’s Pizza and The UPS Store. WFC represented itself in the transaction, and Fain Hicks of DTZ represented the seller.

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