GAINESVILLE, FLA. — Info Tech, a Gainesville-based consulting and software company, will relocate its headquarters to the mixed-use Celebration Pointe project under construction in Gainesville. The company will build a new 60,000-square-foot corporate campus at the 125-acre, 1 million-square-foot development that will be located at the intersection of I-75 and Archer Road. Read more about the Celebration Pointe development here. Info Tech employs roughly 240 associates. Phase I of Celebration Pointe is expected to open in fall 2016.
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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — NorthMarq Capital has arranged the $29 million refinance of Madison Park Office Complex, a seven-property office campus in Winston-Salem. The 485,954-square-foot park is located at 5660 and 6550 University Parkway in Winston-Salem. The office park’s tenant roster includes Lowe’s, Blue Cross Blue Shield and National General Insurance. Keith Braddish of NorthMarq’s New York metro office arranged the 10-year loan with three years of interest-only payments and a 30-year amortization schedule through Wells Fargo.
ELLENWOOD, GA. — PointOne Holdings has sold The Oaks at Ellenwood, a 240-unit apartment community in Ellenwood, 14 miles outside of Atlanta, for $9.8 million. The real estate investment company originally purchased the property in August 2012 out of receivership for $4.5 million. The company then invested approximately $1.2 million to upgrade and rebrand the project. From August 2012 to the time of sale, occupancy moved from 65 percent to 93 percent, according to PointOne Holdings.
SANDY SPRINGS, GA. — Spirit Bascom Ventures, in conjunction with funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management LP, has purchased The Laurels at Overlook Park. The 232-unit apartment community is located along the Chattahoochee River at 415 Morgan Falls Road in Sandy Springs, a northern suburb of Atlanta. The property’s amenity package includes a large clubhouse, resort-style pool with gardens, fitness center and a trailhead leading to a hiking path through nearby Overlook Park and the Chattahoochee River. Andrew Feinberg, David Harte and Marc Schulder of Ackman-Ziff arranged acquisition financing on behalf of the buyers through Synovus Bank. JLL represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The new ownership is planning to renovate the property’s interiors and amenity offerings.
RESTON, VA. — A joint venture between Coretrust Capital Partners and Normandy Real Estate Partners has purchased Reston Metro Center One and Two in Reston. The two Class A office buildings located on Dulles Toll Road span a combined 185,480 square feet. Coretrust and Normandy is jointly managing the properties and has hired Jeff Roman and John DiCamillo of CBRE to provide leasing services. Reston Metro Center One and Two are located in close proximity to Silver Line’s Reston Town Center Metro Station that will open in 2018. Coretrust-Normandy financed the acquisition through a loan restructuring of the existing mortgage notes with LNR.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA. — CBRE | Charlottesville has brokered the $1.9 million sale of The Milgraum Center, a 25,000-square-foot mixed-use building located at 310-312 E. Main St. in downtown Charlottesville. The property was 92.5 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Silverchair Information Systems and Vita Nova Pizza. Milgraum Trust sold the property to Armory 310 East Main LLC. Rob Stockhausen of CBRE | Charlottesville represented the seller in the transaction, while Carolyn Shears of CBRE | Charlottesville represented the buyer.
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. — HFF has brokered the $112 million sale of Broward Financial Center, a 324,429-square-foot, Class A office property in Fort Lauderdale. The property is located at 500 E. Broward Blvd. in Fort Lauderdale’s central business district. AGS Property Corp. purchased the 24-story office building clear and free of existing debt from DRA Advisors LLC. Hermen Rodriguez, Manuel De Zarraga, Ike Ojala and Jorge Portela of HFF represented DRA Advisors in the transaction. Broward Financial Center was 90 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Sun-Sentinel Co., Fox Sports Net Florida Inc., Premiere Beverage Co. LLC, Northwestern Mutual, Morton’s Restaurant Group and Charles Schwab & Co. Inc. Additionally, HFF secured $61million in acquisition financing on behalf of AGS Property Corp. Chris Drew and Paul Stasaitis led HFF’s debt placement team to arrange the 10-year, fixed-rate loan through Morgan Stanley Mortgage Capital Inc.
TUCKER AND CHAMBLEE, GA. — CPA: 18-Global, W. P. Carey’s non-traded REIT, has acquired a 97 percent interest in two metro Atlanta apartment communities for approximately $46 million. The two properties include the 217-unit Dupont Place Apartments in Tucker and the 227-unit Gentry’s Walk in Chamblee. Co-investment partners Silverpeak Real Estate Partners and Carroll Organization own the remaining interest in the two multifamily assets.
Stirling Properties Brokers Sales of Three Retail Centers in Gulf South Totaling $15.2M
by John Nelson
COVINGTON, LA. — Stirling Properties has brokered the sale of three retail centers in Louisiana and Alabama totaling $15.2 million. The three properties include a CVS in Baton Rouge, La., that sold for approximately $4.8 million; the Conn’s-anchored Park Plaza in Lake Charles, La., that sold for $6 million; and the 42,257-square-foot Woodmere Crossing in Montgomery, Ala., that sold for $4.4 million. A private New York-based investor purchased the CVS in Baton Rouge from a private Louisiana-based investor in a 1031 tax-deferred exchange. Patrick Luther and Matthew Mousavi of Faris Lee Investments assisted in the sale. A private investor based in Houston purchased Park Plaza from Weingarten Realty Investors. The property was 40 percent vacant at the time of sale. BV Belk Properties purchased Woodmere Crossing via auction. Jeff Barnes of Stirling’s Mobile office assisted in the transaction along with Auction.com. Woodmere Crossing’s tenant roster includes Petco, Books-A-Million, Jason’s Deli and Sally Beauty Supply. Beezie Landry of Stirling’s Covington office represented the seller in all three transactions.
DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA. — Investments Limited has purchased Hillsboro Commons, an 82,000-square-foot shopping center located in Deerfield Beach, for $12.3 million. The two-story, LA Fitness-anchored retail center located at 1000 E. Hillsboro Blvd. was 98 percent leased at the time of sale. Investments Limited purchased the center from Hillsboro Capital LLC. Phil Bloom of Bellestar Partners LLC and Nancy Dockerty of Dockerty Romer & Co. co-brokered the transaction.