DESTIN, FLA. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $3.3 million sale of a 2,960-square-foot Starbucks Coffee located at 10410 US Highway 98 West in Destin. Mike Marzinske, Adam Prins and Matt Hazelton of Marcus & Millichap’s Minneapolis office represented the seller, a private investor, in the transaction. Kirk Felici of the firm’s Miami office assisted in the transaction. Starbucks has seven years remaining on the lease.
ORLANDO, FLA. — Equity Investment Services (EIS) has brokered the $1.9 million sale of Village West, an unanchored retail center located at 6404 W. Colonial Drive in Orlando. The 18,000-square-foot center is leased to tenants such as Cosmo Prof and Coast Dental. Kevin Yaryan and Derek Francis of EIS represented both the buyer and seller in the transaction. EIS also arranged acquisition financing on behalf of the buyer.
Jack Daniels, FedEx and Gibson Guitar are a few international brands that already call Tennessee home, and the list has expanded over the past two years, as major brands have chosen to grow their operations in Middle Tennessee. Recent industrial relocations including Under Armour, Beretta and Hankook Tire are a few notable companies that chose Nashville over other major markets in the U.S. In addition, existing companies such as General Motors, FedEx and Nissan continue to expand their footprint in the region, creating more jobs and building larger facilities. All of this activity has created the demand for more site-ready properties that can accommodate build-to-suit projects and be delivered quickly. Nashville’s continued evolution as the South’s leading auto manufacturing hub, as well as its favorable central location, has bode well for the industrial market over the last few years. Favorable Fundamentals Nashville’s industrial market vacancy rate of 7.1 percent at the end of fourth-quarter 2014 is the lowest it has been since the fourth quarter of 2008, and the 2014 total net absorption has reached more than 2.25 million square feet, the highest absorption since 2006. This year is projected to be a banner year for new construction with multiple …
DESTIN, FLA. — Avison Young’s debt, joint venture and structured capital team in New York has secured a $44 million construction loan for Phase I of Henderson Beach Resort, a five-phase beachside resort along the Gulf of Mexico in Destin. Phase I comprises a 170-room hotel and conference center that Salamander Hotels & Resorts will manage. David Eyzenberg and Amanda Saltzman of Avison Young arranged the loan through Ozark Bank on behalf of the project sponsor, Dunavant Enterprises. In addition to the construction loan, the resort is being financed through an EB-5 funding component totaling approximately $50 million. Under the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) program, the EB-5 program, also known as the U.S. Immigrant Investor program, allows a foreign national interested in obtaining permanent U.S. residency to do so by investing in a commercial enterprise that generates at least 10 jobs for U.S. workers for two years. The qualifying investment for a project like Henderson Beach Resort is $500,000.
HUNTSVILLE, ALA. — Inland Real Estate Corp. has purchased Westbury Square, a 115,000-square-foot shopping center in Huntsville, for $23.4 million in cash. The center is located at the intersection of Highway 53 (Memorial Parkway South) and Airport Road. Westbury Square was fully leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Stein Mart, TJ Maxx, Michaels, Jimmy John’s, Moe’s Southwest Grill, Jenny Craig and BB&T. The center is the publicly traded REIT’s fourth acquisition in the Southeast in the past 15 months.
DUNCAN, S.C. — CBRE has brokered the $12.6 million sale of Duncan Distribution Center, a 350,000-square-foot, Class B distribution center in Duncan, part of the Spartanburg West industrial submarket. Beacon Partners purchased the distribution center, which was fully occupied at the time of sale. Patrick Gildea, Brett Floyd and John Scott of CBRE represented the seller, Duncan Owner Corp., in the transaction. The center is located near I-85, the South Carolina Inland Port in Greer and BMW’s manufacturing plant.
RICHMOND AND SALEM, VA. — Multi Housing Advisors (MHA) has brokered the sale of two Virginia Apartment communities in two separate transactions. The properties include the 120-unit Laurel Pines in Richmond and the 132-unit Northview in Salem. Monument Real Estate Services acquired Laurel Pines from an undisclosed seller for $6.6 million. Marc Robinson, Jordan McCarley and Watson Bryant of MHA’s Charlotte office represented the seller in the transaction. Additionally, Yorkshire Holdings LLC purchased Northview from Northview Associates for $4.6 million. Robinson, McCarley and Bryant also represented the seller in the transaction. The MHA team was the sole brokerage firm in both transactions.
ATLANTA — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $6.4 million sale of the retail component of Windsor Glenridge Springs, a mixed-use development located at 5610 Glenridge Drive in Atlanta. The retail component totals roughly 20,000 square feet and is leased to tenants such as Sushi Nami, Blue Moon Pizza and Firehouse Subs. Built in 2011, Windsor Glenridge Springs also includes 168 luxury apartment residences, which were not part of the transaction. Craig Johnson and Tim Giambrone of Marcus & Millichap’s Atlanta office represented the buyer, an unnamed investment firm based in California.
MURFREESBORO, TENN. — Sterling Organization has purchased Stones River Mall, a 594,688-square-foot enclosed regional mall in Murfreesboro, a suburb of Nashville. Sterling purchased 497,691 square feet at the mall, which was developed in 1992 and renovated in 2008. The company acquired the asset through its institutional fund: Sterling Value Add Partners II LP. Anchored by Dillard’s, Sears and J.C. Penney, other tenants include Aeropostale, Books-A-Million, Electronic Express, Hancock Fabrics, Chuck E. Cheese’s, PacSun, Bath & Body Works, Shoe Carnival, Versona, Bink’s Outfitters, Hibbett Sports and Victoria’s Secrets. The mall’s outparcel restaurants include TGI Fridays, Olive Garden and Buffalo Wild Wings.
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. — Hernandez Construction has broken ground on Phase III of Flagler Station, Flagler Global Logistics’ industrial logistics park in Fort Lauderdale that at completion will span 14 million square feet. Buildings 1 and 2 in Phase III will span 235,000 square feet, and Phase III will ultimately expand the park by 1.7 million square feet. Hernandez will begin construction on Buildings 3, 4 and 5 in the next few months. Buildings 1 and 2 are slated to wrap up construction this summer. The construction firm is also nearing completion of five buildings spanning 820,000 square feet at Phase II of Flagler Station.