Southeast

Disney Store Opens at St. Johns Town Center in Jacksonville

by John Nelson October 14, 2014

JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — Disney Store has opened its newest store location at St. Johns Town Center, a super-regional, open-air mall located at 4663 River City Drive in Jacksonville. The mall is operated by Simon Property Group. The store will include a path for guests known as the Pixie Dust Trail that guides shoppers through “storytelling neighborhoods” involving Disney, Marvel and Star Wars characters. The store also includes an interactive video library known as the Disney Store Theatre and a limited time Halloween Shop. The Disney Store retail chain, which debuted in 1987, is owned and operated by Disney in North America, Europe and Japan. Disney Store is the retail merchandising arm of Disney Consumer Products, the business segment of The Walt Disney Co. (NYSE:DIS) and its affiliates. There are currently more than 200 Disney Store locations in North America; more than 40 Disney Store locations in Japan; and more than 100 Disney Store locations in Belgium, Denmark, France, Ireland, Italy, Portugal, Spain and the United Kingdom.

October 14, 2014

Florida Retail Southeast

HFF Brokers $32.8M Sale of Shopping Center in Destin

by John Nelson October 14, 2014

DESTIN, FLA. — HFF has brokered the $32.8 million sale of the Shoppes at Paradise Isle, a 171,837-square-foot retail power center in Destin. Located at 34940 Emerald Coast Parkway, the shopping center is 89.7 percent leased to tenants such as Best Buy, Big Lots, Michaels, PetSmart, Ulta Beauty and Office Depot. Brad Peterson and Whitaker Leonhardt of HFF represented the seller, Weingarten Realty Investors, in the transaction. Stoltz Real Estate Partners purchased the center through its fifth U.S. diversified fund.

October 14, 2014

Multifamily Southeast Virginia

ARA Brokers Sale of Three-Property Multifamily Portfolio in Hampton Roads

by John Nelson October 14, 2014

HAMPTON AND NEWPORT NEWS, VA. — ARA has brokered the sale of a three-property apartment portfolio in the Hampton Roads area of Virginia totaling 641 units. The assets include Bridgewater on the Lake and Lake Ridge Apartments in Hampton and the Reserves at Arboretum in Newport News. Mike Marshall, Drew White and Wink Ewing of ARA represented the seller, Berkshire Property Advisors, in the transaction. The buyer was Charlotte-based Ginkgo Residential.

October 14, 2014

Multifamily Southeast Tennessee

Cushman & Wakefield | Commercial Advisors Brokers $13.5M Sale of The Horizon in Memphis

by John Nelson October 14, 2014

MEMPHIS, TENN. — Cushman & Wakefield | Commercial Advisors has brokered the $13.5 million sale of The Horizon, a high-rise condominium development located at 717 Riverside Drive in Memphis. The property sits on a 5.9-acre lot overlooking the Mississippi River. The 16-story, 155-unit property features a covered/controlled-access garage and indoor and outdoor swimming pools. The site also includes developable land for 141 additional high-rise units and 54 terrace homes. Mike Kemether of Cushman & Wakefield’s multifamily advisory group and Shane Soefker and Jacob Biddle of Cushman & Wakefield | Commercial Advisors’ capital markets team represented the seller in the transaction. The buyer was Dawn Properties LLC of Hattiesburg, Miss.

October 14, 2014

Retail South Carolina Southeast

Cassidy Turley Arranges $5M Sale of Catawba Commons in Metro Charlotte

by John Nelson October 14, 2014

INDIAN LAND, S.C. — Cassidy Turley has brokered the $5 million sale of Catawba Commons, a 40,261-square-foot, Food Lion-anchored shopping center located at 8175 Charlotte Highway in Indian Land, part of the Charlotte MSA. The property was fully leased at the time of sale. Egan Family Partnership purchased the asset from Indian Land-FL LLC. Sam Young, Jared Londry and Rob Cochran of Cassidy Turley represented the seller.

October 14, 2014

Kentucky Multifamily Southeast Student Housing

Doster Construction Breaks Ground on $45M Student Housing Project in Louisville

by John Nelson October 13, 2014

LOUISVILLE, KY. – Doster Construction Co. has broken ground on the $45 million The Clubhouse Student Apartments in Louisville. The project will be located adjacent to the University of Louisville campus and consists of three five-story wood frame buildings. The new complex will have 758 beds and more than 400,000 square feet of living space. Amenities will include two courtyards, a swimming pool, a club room, fitness area, a theater, computer/study room and a hammock garden. The project also includes a five-and-a-half level parking garage that will accommodate more than 625 spaces. Buck Development Louisville LLC, affiliated with The John Buck Co., is the project’s developer, Doster is the general contractor and Henneman Engineering Inc. is the architect of record. Peak Campus Management will manage the asset.

October 13, 2014

Florida Office Southeast

Swire Announces Akerman LLP as Lead Office Tenant of Brickell City Centre

by John Nelson October 13, 2014

MIAMI — Swire Properties Inc. has announced that Akerman LLP, a leading transactions and trial law firm, will be the lead office tenant of Brickell City Centre, a $1.05 billion, 5 million-square-foot mixed-use development underway in Miami. Akerman will occupy approximately 108,000 square feet once construction is complete in 2015. The law firm will occupy 80 percent of the Class A office space at Brickell City Centre Green, which is one of two office buildings under construction at the development. Brickell City Centre Green will be located at 98 S.E. Seventh St. Akerman’s Miami office employs 160 lawyers, making it the largest law office in Florida. The law firm has played a significant legal role in the development of Brickell City Centre as real estate and land use counsel to Swire Properties. Tere Blanca of Blanca Commercial Real Estate represented Akerman in the lease transaction. Alexander Cahlin and David Valdez of Blanca Commercial Real Estate assisted in the deal.

October 13, 2014

North Carolina Office Southeast

Trinity Capital, DRA Advisors Acquire 33-Story Office Tower in Downtown Charlotte

by John Nelson October 13, 2014

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Trinity Capital Advisors and joint venture partner DRA Advisors LLC, has acquired a 33-story, 584,315-square-foot office building located at 400 S. Tryon St. in downtown Charlotte for an undisclosed price. The building is 92 percent leased, with Duke Energy as its anchor tenant. Rob Cochran, Bill Collins, Jud Ryan and Craig Evans of Cassidy Turley represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. Trinity Partners has been hired to lease and manage the asset.

October 13, 2014

Alabama Retail Southeast

Merchant Retail Partners Breaks Ground on Expansion of Alabama Shopping Center

by John Nelson October 13, 2014

CULLMAN, ALA. — Birmingham, Ala.-based Merchants Retail Partners has broken ground on the expansion of Cullman Shopping Center, bringing the retail asset to more than 325,000 square feet. New tenants coming to the center include Publix, PetSmart and a custom-designed Dick’s Sporting Goods. All three tenants are new entrants to the city of Cullman. Existing tenants at the shopping center include Belk, Books-A-Million and Shoe Dept.

October 13, 2014

Retail Southeast Tennessee

Four Springs Capital Buys Industrial, Retail Properties for $34M

by John Nelson October 13, 2014

LAKE COMO, N.J. — Four Springs Capital Trust, a privately traded REIT, has purchased five properties in the Southeast and Midwest for a combined $34 million. The assets include a 71,917-square-foot Academy Sports + Outdoors in Mt. Juliet, Tenn.; a 71,514-square-foot Academy Sports + Outdoors in Jonesboro, Ark.; two 9,026-square-foot Dollar Generals located in Yulee and Middleburg, Fla.; and a 226,756-square-foot industrial asset leased to Gander Mountain Co. Inc. in Lebanon, Ind. The properties are all subject to long-term triple net leases.

October 13, 2014

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