Southeast

Berkadia Brokers Four Multifamily Sales in Metro Birmingham Totaling $66.3M

by John Nelson January 22, 2016

BIRMINGHAM, ALA. — Berkadia has brokered the sales of four apartment communities in metro Birmingham totaling $66.3 million. The properties include the 323-unit Cliffs at Rocky Ridge in Hoover and a portfolio of three communities known as the BHM 3Core Portfolio. The three properties in the portfolio include the 241-unit Abbey at Wisteria Crest in Hoover, the 198-unit Abbey at Lakeshore in Birmingham and the 120-unit Abbey at Vestavia Falls in Vestavia. David Oakley and David Etchison of Berkadia’s Alabama office brokered the transactions.

January 22, 2016

Florida Multifamily Southeast Student Housing

CPA:17 – Global Buys Jacksonville University Dorm for $18M

by John Nelson January 22, 2016

JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — W. P. Carey Inc. and its managed REIT CPA:17 – Global have acquired a 70,000-square-foot, newly constructed student residence hall on the campus of Jacksonville University for approximately $18 million. Completed in 2015, the four-story, three-wing North Hall serves as the primary housing option for all first-year students. The 274-bed residence hall is the first new freshman dormitory at the university since 1968 and incorporates high-tech amenities including fiber optic communications, enhanced performance wiring and cell phone range extenders. The hall is 100 percent occupied and part of the first stage of a multi-phase development plan for the riverfront property adjacent to the university. The seller was Rimrock Devlin Development, a developer based in Lake City, Fla. The triple-net lease has nearly 20 years remaining and includes fixed rental escalations.

January 22, 2016

Alabama Retail Southeast

Marcus & Millichap Brokers $11.2M Sale of Walmart Neighborhood Market in Mobile

by John Nelson January 22, 2016

MOBILE, ALA. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $11.2 million sale of a 41,117-square-foot Walmart Neighborhood Market located at 1300 N. University Blvd. in Mobile. The store is situated less than two miles from the University of South Alabama and features a 20-year lease term with Walmart. Glen Kunofsky of Marcus & Millichap’s Manhattan office and Mike James of the firm’s Encino, Calif., office represented the seller, a major national developer, in the transaction. Eddie Greenhalgh of Marcus & Millichap’s Birmingham office is the firm’s broker of record in Alabama.

January 22, 2016

Florida Office Southeast

Ivy Realty Purchases Four Office Buildings in South Florida for $83.3M

by John Nelson January 21, 2016

BOCA RATON AND FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. — Ivy Realty has closed on the purchase of four Class A office buildings in Boca Raton and Fort Lauderdale. The properties include a 21-story office tower and attached six-story office building (Tower 101) in Fort Lauderdale and two office buildings in Boca Raton totaling 132,000 square feet. Ivy Realty purchased Tower 101 from Miami-based Banyan Street Capital for $56.3 million, according to the South Florida Business Journal. Tower 101 was 94 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Uniform Advantage, Quest Workspaces, KEMET, Puma and Thornton Tomasetti. The two Boca Raton properties are located within Meridian Office Center at 6551 and 6601 Park of Commerce Blvd. The two two-story properties are fully leased to LexisNexis (6601) and Cross Country Healthcare (6551). Ivy Realty purchased the assets from Blackrock for $27 million, according to the South Florida Business Journal.

January 21, 2016

Alabama Mixed-Use Southeast

Bayer Properties to Add Food Hall to $66M Pizitz Building Renovation in Birmingham

by John Nelson January 21, 2016

BIRMINGHAM, ALA. — Bayer Properties has plans to add a food hall on the ground floor of the historic Pizitz building in downtown Birmingham. The $66 million renovation of the circa 1923 department store building began in 2015. The Pizitz Food Hall will feature food and beverage options, two full-service restaurants, an outdoor seating and entertainment area and an interior bar. The food hall will also serve as an incubator for Birmingham’s up-and-coming chefs, with one of the stalls rotating quarterly to feature a new and different chef. Rule Joy Trammel + Rubio has been hired as the architect for the food hall, whose experience includes Krog Street Market in Atlanta. When complete, the Pizitz building will feature 143 rental apartment residences, 11,000 square feet of office space, The Pizitz Food Hall and an entertainment component in the basement. The Pizitz Food Hall will open concurrently with the project’s residential component in fall 2016.

January 21, 2016

Florida Loans Seniors Housing Southeast

Cushman & Wakefield Arranges $28.7M Loan for Seniors Housing Property in Tampa

by John Nelson January 21, 2016

TAMPA, FLA. — Cushman & Wakefield’s Equity, Debt & Structured Finance group has arranged a $28.7 million acquisition and redevelopment loan for Renaissance Senior Living, a 226-unit seniors housing community in Tampa. The borrower was The Carlyle Group, which will acquire the property and perform significant renovations. Changes include putting the levels of care offered — independent living, assisted living and memory care — into separate buildings, as well as enhancements to community amenities. Jay Wagner and Timothy Hosmer of Cushman & Wakefield’s National Senior Housing Capital Markets team arranged the financing through an unnamed regional bank.

January 21, 2016

Loans Multifamily South Carolina Southeast

NorthMarq Capital Arranges $10M Loan for Apartment Community in Upstate South Carolina

by John Nelson January 21, 2016

GREER, S.C. — NorthMarq Capital has arranged the $10 million refinancing of Halcyon at Cross Creek Apartments, a 152-unit multifamily community located at 1200 Halcyon Circle in Greer. Bill Matone of NorthMarq’s Charlotte office arranged the 10-year loan with a 30-year amortization schedule through Freddie Mac.

January 21, 2016

North Carolina Retail Southeast

Retail Brokers Network Names Debbie Currier as New President

by John Nelson January 21, 2016

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Retail Brokers Network (RBN), a national network of retail real estate brokers, has selected Debbie Currier as its new president. Currier is the first woman to hold this position in the organization’s almost 25-year history. Currier will be replacing RBN’s outgoing president Chuck Lanyard, president of RBN’s member firm The Goldstein Group. As president of RBN, Currier will be responsible for helping grow the organization’s brand, representing RBN at industry-related events, recruiting new RBN brokerage offices and facilitating education and networking between the 65 member firms. “I’m delighted to be RBN’s new president, and I look forward to working with the executive team and member offices to contribute to the future success of this great organization,” says Currier. “It is also an honor to be the first woman president at a time when women are assuming more leadership roles in the commercial real estate industry.” Currier is the owner and president of Currier Properties, a Charlotte-based retail real estate brokerage firm and member of RBN. Her corporate clients include Target, CarMax, Hancock Fabrics, rue21, GNC, FedEx Office, Pet People and Rainbow Fashions. Founded in 1992, RBN operates in 48 states. The organization’s network of firms has …

January 21, 2016

Renaissance on Peachtree Atlanta Buckhead

Georgia Seniors Housing Southeast

ARC Acquires Seniors Housing Community in Atlanta for $78.6M

by John Nelson January 20, 2016

ATLANTA — American Realty Capital Healthcare Trust III LLC (ARC), a healthcare REIT, has purchased Renaissance on Peachtree, a 229-unit independent living and assisted living community in Atlanta’s Buckhead district, for $78.6 million. Lisa Widmier and Matthew Whitlock of CBRE Capital Markets’ National Senior Housing team represented the seller, a joint venture between The Carlyle Group and Formation Development Group, in the transaction. The seniors housing community was 94 percent occupied at the time of sale.

January 20, 2016

Florida Retail Southeast

Swire Properties Reveals Tenant List for Brickell City Centre’s Shopping Center

by John Nelson January 20, 2016

MIAMI — Swire Properties Inc., along with retail co-developers Whitman Family Development and Simon Property Group, has revealed the tenant list for Brickell City Centre’s 500,000-square-foot, open-air shopping center under construction in Miami’s Brickell district. The nearly 40 tenants joining the open-air center include Armani Collezioni, Intermix, REISS, SportsAction, Kendra Scott, Nars, American Harvest, Luke’s Lobster, AT&T and Westime. Swire Properties is incorporating a Miami Metromover stop that exits directly into the shopping center’s third floor. Brickell City Centre’s two condo towers, two office towers and EAST, MIAMI hotel are set for delivery in 2016, prior to the shopping center’s opening.

January 20, 2016

Newer Posts

Older Posts