LENOIR CITY, TENN. — Halpern Enterprises has purchased Franklin Centre, a 31,153-square-foot shopping center, for roughly $4 million. The property is located at 913 Highway 321 North in Lenoir City, about 20 miles outside of Knoxville, Tenn. Franklin Centre is 95 percent leased to tenants such as Dollar Tree, Sally Beauty Supply and Shoe Show. Joe Montgomery and Tony DeAmbrosio of Colliers International’s Atlanta office brokered the transaction. Ziff Properties was the seller.
Southeast
The first half of 2014 has produced a tremendous amount of activity in the Richmond retail market. The vacancy and unemployment rates have both seen a reduction within the past 12 months. The overall vacancy rate for retail in Richmond is 8.3 percent, down from 8.6 percent this time last year, and unemployment is down 70 basis points to 5.6 percent for the same period. The main drivers of activity throughout the Richmond MSA are grocery stores. The most impactful announcement is Wegmans committing to open two stores in the market, one in Short Pump and one in Midlothian. Another newcomer to the market is A Southern Season, a gourmet food emporium based in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. A Southern Season will open a 53,000-square-foot gourmet food emporium in the new Libbie Mill at MidTown development. The grocer’s offerings include cooking classes, a restaurant, gift baskets, accessories, cookware, and a large selection of specialty food items. Libbie Mill is a mixed-use project that Gumenick Properties LLC is developing on Staples Mill Road near Willow Lawn. Kroger has also been active in Richmond with two new Marketplace format stores in the last 12 months and a third to-be-built in Colonial Heights. …
UNION CITY, GA. — USAA Real Estate Co. has acquired the I-85 Distribution Center, a 744,000-square-foot warehouse in Union City within the South Atlanta industrial submarket. The property is located within a half mile of I-85 and nine miles from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. Panattoni Development Co. developed the property in 2006 with 32-foot clear heights, ESFR fire sprinklers, 60-foot deep speed bays, 185-foot truck court and trailer and automobile parking. Sean Boswell and Scott Plomgren of Colliers International’s Atlanta office are coordinating the leasing of the property, which has 517,000 square feet of vacancy.
SLIDELL, LA. — HFF has arranged the $14.6 million sale of Stirling Slidell Centre, a 139,460-square-foot retail center in the New Orleans suburb of Slidell. Retail Centers of America purchased the asset from LaSalle Investment Management. The property is located on the northwest corner of Interstate 12 and Airport Road. The property’s tenant roster includes David’s Bridal, Ross Dress for Less, PetSmart, Men’s Wearhouse, Shoe Carnival, Party City, AT&T and Dickey’s Barbeque Pit. Jim Batjer, Jim Hamilton and Richard Reid of HFF led the sales team that represented LaSalle.
HOLIDAY, FLA. — Franklin Street Real Estate Services has brokered the $12.3 million sale of Park at Barrington, a 244-unit multifamily community in the Tampa Bay area. Built in 1972 and renovated in 2007, the property is located at 4348 Plaza Drive in Holiday. The community’s amenity package includes a fitness center, three pools, gates, clubhouse, laundry facility and a dog park. Darron Kattan, Robert Goldfinger, Kevin Kelleher and Zach Ames of Franklin Street represented the seller, a local investor, in the transaction. The buyer was also a local investor.
NASHVILLE, TENN. — HREC Investment Advisors has arranged the sale of Hyatt Place Nashville Airport Hotel in Nashville. Greenwood Hospitality Group is managing the 83-room hotel on behalf of the new owner. The hotel is located across from the Nashville International Airport and eight miles east of downtown Nashville. Chattanooga, Tenn.-based Vision Hospitality Group developed the hotel in 2000 and later converted the property to a Hyatt Place in 2007. Barry Swanson and Scott Stephens of HREC represented the seller in the transaction.
ATLANTA — CBRE Global Investors has inked leases with two new office tenants at 201 17th St., a 17-story, 350,000-square-foot office building in Atlantic Station in Atlanta’s Midtown neighborhood. YuMe Inc., a digital video brand advertiser, has leased 1,071 square feet and moved into its space in late August. Emery Cresswell of Newmark Grubb Knight Frank represented the tenant in the lease transaction. Acclaro, a marketing and advertising firm, leased 2,042 square feet and also moved into its space in August. Leigh Cofer of CBRE Inc. represented the tenant. Jeff Keppen and Nicole Goldsmith of CBRE represented CBRE Global Investors in both lease deals. Including these two transactions, there has been 15,386 square feet of leasing at 201 17th St. year-to-date.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — RED Mortgage Capital LLC, the lending entity of REDCAPITAL GROUP LLC, has provided a $61 million FHA refinancing package for Capitol Park Twins and Plaza, a 648-unit high-rise apartment building in Washington, D.C. RED Mortgage Capital arranged the long-term, fully amortizing loan under FHA’s 223(f) program on behalf of the borrower, Capitol Park Apartments LP (CPALP). CPALP was able to recapitalize $1.4 million for minor renovations as a result of the financing package. The transaction was also used to create a $2 million reserve for future capital needs.
ORLANDO, FLA. — CRBE has brokered the $50.7 million sale of Auvers Village, a 480-unit apartment community in Orlando’s affluent Baldwin Park neighborhood. The 1989-era asset is located at 5800 Auvers Blvd. The buyer, Bridge Investment Group Partners, plans to upgrade the interiors and the amenities at Auvers Village. This is the first multifamily purchase in Central Florida for the Salt Lake City-based buyer. Shelton Granade of CBRE led the sales team that included Luke Wickham, Robert Given and Justin Basquill to represent the undisclosed seller in the transaction.
MIAMI — JLL has arranged the $42 million sale of a 238,420-square-foot office building in western Miami. The buyer, Ryder System Inc., a global commercial transportation and supply chain management solutions company, purchased its existing corporate headquarters property for roughly $176 per square foot. The asset is located at 11690 N.W. 105th St. on a 16.8-acre parcel in the Flagler Station Business Park. Steven Medwin, Rod Loschiavo and Nick Wigoda of JLL represented Ryder in the transaction. Stuart Gordon represented the seller, an entity controlled by Flagler Development, internally.