SMYRNA, GA. — Atlanta-based Jamestown LP has begun the reconstruction of Riverview Road for its Riverview Landing mixed-use development in Smyrna, roughly 15 minutes from Midtown Atlanta. The mixed-use project will be the only development of its kind in Atlanta with direct access to the Chattahoochee River. The new tree-lined thoroughfare will feature a landscaped median, neighborhood boulevard, bike lanes and sidewalks. Jamestown expects the road reconstruction to wrap up in December 2016. The site for the future Riverview Landing is currently being utilized as a REI Outdoor School outpost. Upon completion, Riverview Landing will feature rental townhomes and apartments, single-family houses, retail and recreational amenities, such as bike trails and river access for kayaking and canoeing.
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SMYRNA, GA. — CBRE has brokered the sale of Paces West, a Class A office development that features two office towers totaling 646,471 square feet. The development is located in Smyrna, a city in Atlanta’s Cumberland/Galleria office submarket. Investcorp and Crocker Partners teamed up to purchase the office development from a joint venture between TIER REIT and funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management LP for an undisclosed price. Formerly Home Depot’s corporate headquarters, Paces West was 90 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Piedmont Healthcare, Reliance Worldwide, British Telecom and Project Time & Cost. The office campus recently underwent an $11.7 million renovation. The sales price was undisclosed.
The Louisville multifamily market has consistently demonstrated strong, favorable market fundamentals, which has drawn significant interest in this growing riverfront city. Since 2010, the market has seen 19.8 percent rent growth and continually posted occupancy gains. This momentum resulted in a record amount of multifamily transactions in 2014 and continues to fuel investor demand today. This momentum in the multifamily sector is happening not only in Louisville, but across the U.S., according to CBRE Research. Overall demand for rental housing continues to be driven by demographic-led household formation and a deepening preference for rental vs. owner tenure. Supply continues to grow briskly and rent and revenue growth are accelerating. Additionally, a recent CBRE multifamily study found that the national homeownership rate is 63.4 percent — its lowest level since 1967. The report also discovered that the national rent growth has reached its strongest year-over-year gain in nine years. And we don’t expect this trend to level off anytime soon. During the first half of 2015, the Louisville market demonstrated strong fundamentals with increasing rents and occupancy. Between 2014 and 2015, the annual market-wide rent growth was 3.4 percent, bringing the average rent to $786, or $0.86 per square foot. The …
DURHAM, N.C. — CBL & Associates Properties Inc., a shopping center owner and developer based in Chattanooga, Tenn., and its 50/50 joint venture partner have sold Renaissance Center, a 363,000-square-foot community shopping center in Durham. The joint venture sold Renaissance Center to an unnamed institutional investor for $129.2 million. The property’s tenant roster includes REI, Best Buy, Chili’s, David’s Bridal, Old Navy, Nordstrom Rack, Moe’s Southwest Grill, Ruth’s Chris Steak House, Starbucks and The Melting Pot. The transaction is scheduled to close during the first quarter of 2016, subject to the assumption of a $16 million loan secured by the property’s Phase II and defeasance of a $31.6 million loan secured by the property’s Phase I.
Cousins Signs Bank of America to 922,684 SF Lease Renewal at Gateway Village in Charlotte
by John Nelson
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Cousins Properties Inc. has signed a 10-year lease renewal with Bank of America for office space at Gateway Village in Uptown Charlotte. The Charlotte-based bank will continue to lease 922,684 square feet of office space at the 1.06 million-square-foot building. A 50/50 joint venture between Cousins and Bank of America own the office development, located at 800 and 900 W. Trade St.
RALEIGH, N.C. — SunTrust Bank has performed as the lead arranger for a $66.7 million construction loan for a Class A office tower in Midtown Raleigh. The borrower, Kane Realty Corp., will use the loan to develop Midtown Plaza, a 12-story, 330,000-square-foot office tower in North Hills, a 130-acre mixed-use development in Raleigh. Allscripts, a Chicago-based healthcare information technology company, will anchor the new office development. Kane Realty plans to deliver the project in July 2017. SunTrust has funded two other Kane-developed projects in North Hills — CAPTRUST Tower and The Dartmouth.
SUMMERVILLE, S.C. — Capstone Capital has closed the $32.5 million cash-out refinancing of Kilnsea Village Apartments, a 313-unit multifamily property located at 5300 Patron Place in Summerville, roughly 26 miles west of Charleston. The unnamed borrower, a Southeast-based developer, refinanced an existing $20 million loan and withdrew approximately $12.5 million from the new financing. Jackson Howard of Capstone Capital arranged the Fannie Mae loan at a fixed interest rate of 4.45 percent. The loan features three years of interest-only payments followed by a 30-year amortization schedule.
LOUISVILLE, KY. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $22 million sale of Crescent Centre Apartments, a 209-unit apartment community located in downtown Louisville. Built in 1989, the property comprises four residential buildings and 23,160 square feet of commercial space. The development features a central brick courtyard and fountain, two high-speed elevators, controlled card access, fitness center, trash chutes, laundry facilities and a new clubhouse. Chicago-based Trilogy Real Estate Group purchased the apartment development from Coral Gables, Fla.-based Brothers Property Corp. for $105,263 per unit. Aaron Willis and Aaron Johnson of Marcus & Millichap represented the buyer and seller in the transaction.
BOCA RATON, FLA. — HFF has brokered the $35.8 million sale of Bank of America Tower located at 150 E. Palmetto Park Road in downtown Boca Raton. The Class A, 109,553-square-foot office building features a Bank of America branch on the ground floor and restaurant space that will soon be occupied by Besito Boca. The property was 87 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Bank of America, Zen Offices, Veretech Holdings and Charles Schwab & Co. Hermen Rodriguez, Ike Ojala and Jorge Portela of HFF represented the seller, Clarion Partners, in the transaction. The buyer was Dividend Capital Diversified Property Fund Inc.
ATLANTA — A joint venture between McShane Construction Co. and IBG Construction Services LLC has completed construction on Oasis at Scholar’s Landing, a 60-unit affordable assisted living community in Atlanta. The complex, made up of three- and four-story buildings, is located on a 2.1-acre site and totals 65,193 square feet. The joint venture built the property for the developer, Integral Group LLC. Along with 60 one-bedroom units, the complex incorporates a fitness center, hair salon, commercial kitchen and dining room, two activity rooms and a covered patio. The Georgia Department of Community Affairs’ low-income housing tax credit program and the Atlanta Housing Authority partially funded the project. Kitchen & Associates provided architectural services. McShane is a construction firm based in Rosemont, Ill. IBG is an Atlanta-based general contractor and a sister company of Integral Group, an Atlanta-based real estate developer.