VIRGINIA BEACH, VA. — Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer has brokered the $2.5 million sale of a freestanding retail strip center located at 5824 Northampton Blvd. in Virginia Beach. Boulevard CAF Associates LLP purchased the 7,011-square-foot, Starbucks-anchored property from Megalo LLC. Dean Martin of Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer represented the buyer in the transaction.
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BALTIMORE — Pro Transport Inc., a private transportation and logistics company, has signed a lease for 51,120 square feet of industrial space within Baltimore Crossroads, a master-planned 1,200-acre mixed-use business park in the White Marsh area of Baltimore County. Pro Transport will occupy 100 percent of the R&D/flex facility located at 11630 Crossroads Circle, which is currently under construction. The company will relocate to the property upon completion in the spring. The single-story property is being constructed to achieve LEED Gold certification. The landlord, St. John Properties Inc., was internally represented by Matt Lenihan in the lease transaction. Lenihan also represented Pro Transport.
ATLANTA — Miami-based Atlantic|Pacific Cos. has acquired four Class A multifamily communities in metro Atlanta. The properties include the 246-unit Carrington Green located at 745 Highway 42 S. in McDonough; the 297-unit Villas at Southpoint located at 1690 Highway 20 W. in McDonough; the 332-unit Harris Bridge Overlook located at 1175 Old Harris Road in Dallas; and the 300-unit Shiloh Valley Overlook located at 2100 Shiloh Valley Drive N.W. in Kennesaw. Atlantic|Pacific plans to make capital improvements to the four communities, including interior upgrades and common area improvements. Atlantic | Pacific Management, the property leasing and management platform under Atlantic|Pacific Cos., will handle all property management responsibilities for all properties. The acquisition of these four properties brings Atlantic|Pacific’s holdings in metro Atlanta to 10 communities totaling more than 2,600 units.
RALEIGH, N.C. — Concord Hospitality Enterprises and Kane Realty Corp. plan to develop and operate North Carolina’s first AC Hotel, a Marriott brand. The new 133-room hotel, known as AC Hotel Raleigh, will be located in Raleigh’s North Hills neighborhood. This is Concord and Kane Realty’s third hotel venture in the North Hills district. The hotel is slated to open in 2016.
CFI Buys Apartment Community in Midtown Atlanta, C&W Arranges $43.6M Acquisition Loan
by John Nelson
ATLANTA — Cocke Finkelstein Inc. (CFI) has purchased Solace on Peachtree, an 18-story, 533-unit apartment tower located at 710 Peachtree St. N.E. in Midtown Atlanta. CFI purchased the asset from Lubert-Adler Real Estate Funds for an undisclosed amount. Mike Kemether, Chris Spain and Brandon Whitesell of Cushman & Wakefield’s (C&W) Atlanta office represented Lubert-Adler in the transaction. Additionally, Mike Ryan, Telly Fathaly, Brian Linnihan and Jeff Walker of Cushman & Wakefield’s equity, debt and structured finance team arranged a $43.6 million acquisition loan on behalf of CFI. C&W originated the GSE loan through its correspondent lender, Walker & Dunlop. Renovated in 2009, Solace on Peachtree was 96 percent occupied at the time of sale. The high-rise features a fitness center, clubroom with a business center and an updated rooftop deck.
PINELLAS PARK, FLA. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $2 million sale of Cedar Hollow Apartments, a 42-unit apartment community located in Pinellas Park. Casey Babb of Marcus & Millichap’s Tampa office represented the buyer, a limited liability company based in Tel Aviv, Israel. Cedar Hollow Apartments, which was constructed in the mid-1980s, was 88 percent occupied at the time of sale.
ATLANTA — The Atlanta Downtown Improvement District (ADID), a public-private partnership founded in 1995, has relocated its headquarters from the Olympia Building near Woodruff Park to 34 Peachtree St. in Atlanta. The Olympia Building had been ADID’s home for the past six years, but Illinois-based CSH-23 Peachtree LLC acquired the historic building in late 2013 and has begun renovating the property to bring a super-sized Walgreens to the neighborhood. ADID’s new headquarters occupy 8,200 square feet of space on the first floor and lobby level of 34 Peachtree, just one block north of Five Points. The Creations Group, in partnership with Fairlead Commercial Real Estate LCC, purchased 34 Peachtree around the same time that the Olympia Building was sold.
MIAMI BEACH, FLA. — CBRE’s hotel and capital markets multifamily divisions have brokered the $21.6 million sale of Canyon Ranch Hotel and Spa at 6801 Collins Ave. in Miami Beach. Z Capital Partners LLC purchased the asset via a bankruptcy auction. The United States Bankruptcy Court Southern District of New York approved Z Capital Partners as the buyer. The private equity firm plans to reposition the asset into a five-star hotel called the Carillon Hotel and Spa, which will consist of 150 rooms. The hotel features 750 feet of beachfront and is located adjacent to L’Atelier, a 20-story condominium tower currently under construction. The new hotel will be managed by a new joint venture consisting of Z Capital; Adrian Zecha, founder of Amanresorts and GHM Hotels Ltd.; and Jonathan Breene, developer and creator of The Setai, South Beach.
ALBANY, GA. — Hart Corp. has brokered the sale of a 473,132-square-foot industrial facility in Albany, a city in South Georgia. The seller, Bridgestone America Tire Operations, sold the asset to Clark Associates Inc., an online supplier of restaurant equipment, for an undisclosed amount. CBRE represented Bridgestone in the transaction, and Jim Belcher and Bart Hardison of Hart Corp. represented Clark Associates. Justin Strickland of the Albany/Dougherty Economic Development Commission and Walt Farrell of the Georgia Department of Economic Development assisted in the transaction.
NORTH LAUDERDALE, FLA. — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has brokered the sale of The Cove at Parrot’s Landing, a 152-unit multifamily community located at 7575 Hampton Blvd. in North Lauderdale, a city in Broward County. CFH Group purchased the asset from Brass Enterprises for an undisclosed amount. Constructed in 1997, units at The Cove at Parrot’s Landing include separate laundry rooms with full-size washer and dryer, walk-in closets, track lighting and balconies with storage closets. Still Hunter III of IPA represented the seller in the transaction.