Southeast

Brookfield Property Partners Inks 50,000 SF Lease with Law Firm at 2001 M St. in D.C.

by John Nelson April 15, 2015

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Brookfield Property Partners LP has signed law firm Bracewell & Giuliani LLP to a 50,000-square-foot lease at 2001 M St. N.W., an office building currently under construction in Washington, D.C. The trophy office asset is slated to be delivered in spring 2016 and will feature a two-story lobby, rooftop terrace and a fitness center. The law firm is 2001 M. St.’s first major tenant, according to Brookfield. Tim Relyea, Malcolm Marshall and Sherry Cushman of Cushman & Wakefield represented the law firm in the lease transaction. David Bevirt, Cy Kouhestani and Melanie Stehmer-Townsend were Brookfield’s internal representatives in the lease deal.

April 15, 2015

District of Columbia Mixed-Use Southeast

First-Ever Crowdfunded Real Estate Project Opens in D.C.

by John Nelson April 14, 2015

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Fundrise has announced that the first-ever crowdfunded real estate project has opened in Washington, D.C.’s H Street Corridor. The project is known as Maketto, a communal food and retail market located at 1351 H St. N.E. The property will include a new restaurant from chef Erik Bruner-Yang of Toki Underground in D.C.; a DURKL retail store; gourmet coffee shop; bakery; and outdoor vendor stalls. Fundrise raised $325,000 from 175 individual, unaccredited investors who invested anywhere from $100 to $10,000 into the project. Maketto was not only Fundrise’s first offering when the platform launched in 2012, but the first real estate project in the country to allow investment from individuals online. Since its founding, Fundrise has activated more than 50,000 investors for real estate projects in top markets around the country, including landmark developments such as 3 World Trade Center in Manhattan. For a video on the Maketto project, click here.

April 14, 2015

Florida Office Southeast

Crocker Partners Completes $15M Renovation of SunTrust International Center in Miami CBD

by John Nelson April 14, 2015

MIAMI — Crocker Partners has completed a $15 million makeover of its 31-story SunTrust International Center, a 449,000-square-foot office tower in Miami’s central business district (CBD). The renovation includes a redesigned lobby and streetscape, 4,000-square-foot bayview sky terrace, complimentary tenant fitness center and a new conference facility. The renovation also includes 20,000 square feet devoted to fully finished office suites for companies new to the market and for growing start-ups. The building is LEED Silver-certified, has 11 high-speed elevators and on-site amenities including a restaurant, pharmacy and banking. Among recent leasing activity at SunTrust Center, the Daily Business Review, Marcum LLP, US Legal and BastAmron recently renewed and/or expanded their leases along with several other long-time tenants totaling approximately 72,000 square feet. SunTrust Center will have the largest contiguous block of space available in the CBD — 116,000 square feet — when Akerman LLP vacates later this year. Jon Blunk, Cristina Glaria and Laurel Oswald of Cushman & Wakefield are the leasing agents for the office tower.

April 14, 2015

Kentucky Loans Multifamily Retail Southeast

NorthMarq Arranges Two Loans Totaling $18.1M for Two Properties in Kentucky

by John Nelson April 14, 2015

HEBRON AND WILDER, KY. — NorthMarq Capital has arranged the refinancing of two properties in Hebron and Wilder totaling $18.1 million. The properties include Shoppes at Worldwide Park in Hebron and Aspen Pines Apartments in Wilder. Shoppes at Worldwide Park is a 13,174-square-foot unanchored retail property located at 2010 N. Bend Road. Aspen Pines is a 245-unit Class A apartment community located at 1700 Aspen Pines Drive. Susan Branscome of NorthMarq’s Cincinnati office arranged the $16.8 million loan for Aspen Pines through PPM and the $1.3 million loan for Shoppes at Worldwide Park through Symetra.

April 14, 2015

Georgia Retail Southeast

Crossman & Co. Brokers $8.6M Sale of Shopping Center in Roswell

by John Nelson April 14, 2015

ROSWELL, GA. — Crossman & Co. has brokered the $8.6 million sale of Market Center, an 82,225-square-foot shopping center located on Holcomb Bridge Road in Roswell, a suburb of Atlanta. The Office Depot-anchored center was built in 1990 and was 56 percent leased at the time of sale. Brian Carolan and John Zielinski of Crossman & Co. represented the institutional seller in the transaction. The buyer was an unnamed investment fund.

April 14, 2015

Florida Office Southeast

ANDA Global, Fairlead Purchase Class A Office Building in Tampa

by John Nelson April 14, 2015

TAMPA, FLA. — ANDA Global Co. Ltd. has partnered with Fairlead Commercial Real Estate to purchase Sabal VI, a two-story, 97,527-square-foot office building located at 3611 Queen Palm Drive in Tampa. The partnership purchased the Class A asset for an undisclosed price with equity from ANDA Global and Fairlead’s investment fund, Mandalay-FCRE Fund I. Dale Peterson, Courtney Decker and Donald Jennewein of CBRE represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The asset was fully leased at the time of sale. ANDA Global is an affiliate of South Korea-based ANDA Asset Management Co. Ltd.

April 14, 2015

Industrial North Carolina Southeast

Crescent Communities Breaks Ground on Spec Industrial Building in Charlotte

by John Nelson April 13, 2015

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Crescent Communities has broken ground on Air Park West Three, a 209,000-square-foot industrial building in the AirPark West industrial facility in northwest Charlotte. Merriman Schmitt Architects designed the property to achieve LEED certification and feature 32-foot clear heights, an ESFR sprinkler system, 60 mil TPO roof, 46 insulated overhead doors and two drive-in doors. The Class A front-loading building will be 200 feet deep. General contractor Myers & Chapman expects to complete the facility in September. AirPark West is located at I-85 and Sam Wilson Road and offers close proximity to I-485, Charlotte Douglas International Airport and the Charlotte Regional Intermodal Facility. The park features two fully leased industrial buildings, also developed by Crescent, that total 276,000 square feet.

April 13, 2015

Florida Multifamily Southeast

CBRE Brokers Sale of Central Florida Multifamily Portfolio

by John Nelson April 13, 2015

ORLANDO, FLA. — CBRE has brokered the sale of a four-property multifamily portfolio in Central Florida that totals 1,075 residential units. The portfolio includes Vinings at Hunter’s Green in Tampa and Heritage on Millenia, Summit at Metrowest and Legends at ChampionsGate in Orlando. The portfolio was acquired by affiliates of Dallas- and New York-based The Milestone Group LLC and Milestone Apartments Real Estate Investment Trust and represents the largest apartment transaction in Central Florida in 2015 to date, according to CBRE. Shelton Granade, Luke Wickham and Justin Basquill of CBRE represented the seller in the transaction.

April 13, 2015

Florida Retail Southeast

Glickman Retail Group Brokers $16M Sale of Shopping Center in Central Florida

by John Nelson April 13, 2015

TITUSVILLE, FLA. — Sean Glickman of Coldwell Banker Commercial NRT and Glickman Retail Group brokered the $16 million of Crossroads Marketplace, an 89,200-square-foot shopping center located at 3065 Columbia Blvd. in Titusville, a town in Central Florida. The asset was 95 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Marshalls, Petco, Parish Medical, AT&T, GNC and Dollar Tree. The asset is also shadow-anchored by a Super Target. The buyer is an international investment firm. Glickman represented the seller, a 106-year-old family-owned company that owns shopping centers in 12 states in the Southeast.

April 13, 2015

Florida Retail Southeast

FA Commercial Brokers $10.5M Sale of Ground-Floor Retail in Miami’s Brickell District

by John Nelson April 13, 2015

MIAMI — FA Commercial has brokered the sale of retail spaces at Millecento, a 42-story mixed-use tower located at 1100 S. Miami Ave. in Miami’s Brickell neighborhood. A group of unnamed investors based in South America purchased the ground-floor retail spaces, totaling 17,500 square feet, for $10.5 million. Fabio Faerman of FA Commercial represented the buyer in the transaction. Since the sale, Faerman has leased the retail spaces to tenants such as Freddo Gelateria, Pizza Tonda, Prime Cigar and Level 1 Restaurant & Lounge.

April 13, 2015

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