HUNTSVILLE, ALA. — GBT Realty Corp. has signed Sprouts Farmers Market as part of the $16 million Phase II of Strong Station, a neighborhood retail center in Huntsville. The property is located at the intersection of US Highway 72 and Nance Road. Phase II, which spans 95,000 square feet, is nearly 96 percent leased to Sprouts, Hobby Lobby and Another Broken Egg. Phase I, which opened in 2012, includes Academy Sports + Outdoors. Phase II is currently under construction.
ATLANTA — Paces Properties has opened its Krog Street Market (KSM), a 30,000-square-foot mixed-use development in Atlanta’s Inman Park neighborhood. KSM is located at 99 Krog St. at the southeast corner of the intersection between Krog and Irwin streets. The property is structured as a food hall and urban market with 16 food and retail market stalls, five chef-driven restaurants and two freestanding retail buildings. Retailers currently open for business include The Collective, a co-op local artist establishment; French Market Flowers; Krog Street Pet Works; Mama Bath + Body; The Spotted Trotter Charcuterie, a butcher and cheese shop; and Small Batch Chocolate. The food stalls include Grand Champion BBQ; Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams; Little Tart Bakeshop, which serves coffee from Octane; Fred’s Meat & Bread; and Yalla. Craft Izakaya and The Luminary, two chef-driven restaurants, have been open since August. Additional restaurants and food stalls are slated to open in the coming months. KSM also features bike racks, electric car charging stations, water stations for dogs and a communal dining area. Lily Heimburger of SRS Real Estate Partners handles KSM’s leasing responsibilities on behalf of Paces Properties.
CELEBRATION, FLA. — Big Rock Partners has purchased a nine-acre land parcel from The Celebration Co. in Celebration. The land will be the site of a $60 million, Class A seniors housing development, which is slated to break ground in the first quarter of 2015. Sabra Health Care REIT provided $4.5 million in financing for Big Rock’s purchase and plans to provide additional construction financing for the project, according to Big Rock. The 255-unit rental residence will feature independent living, assisted living and memory care components. The project team includes architect Perkins Eastman, management company Life Care Services and financial advisor Walker & Dunlop. The community of Celebration, located near Orlando, was established by The Walt Disney Co. in the mid-1990s.
LOUISVILLE, KY. — HFF has arranged a $57.5 million refinance for an eight-property office portfolio in suburban Louisville. The portfolio is comprised of Bluegrass Business Center I and II; Plainview Point I, II and III; Thornton Park Plaza; Atrium Center; Plainview Center; and NTS Center. The approximately 780,000-square-foot portfolio is 86 percent leased. The properties are all located within suburban office submarkets along the I-64 corridor east of Louisville’s central business district. Leasing and property management of the office portfolio is provided by NTS. John Ahmed and Rex Cruz of HFF arranged the floating-rate loan through Prime Finance Partners on behalf of the borrower, Ascent Properties. The loan will recapitalize the current portfolio and provide leasing costs for the ongoing stabilization of the properties. The financing also facilitated the acquisition of one of the buildings.
ATLANTA — Brasfield & Gorrie has completed vertical construction on Cyan on Peachtree, a luxury multifamily development in Atlanta’s Buckhead district. The 23-story high-rise will offer 329 rental units with high-end finishes and amenities. Located on Peachtree Road, the community will also feature a seven-level parking structure with controlled access. Brasfield & Gorrie plans to deliver the property in 2015. The project team includes owner Monogram Residential Trust, developer Atlantic Realty Partners and architect Rafael A. Garcia and Associates.
WILMINGTON, N.C. — NorthMarq Capital has arranged $11.9 million in acquisition financing for Governours Square, a 219-unit apartment community in Wilmington. Todd Crouse of NorthMarq Capital’s Raleigh office arranged the 10-year loan with a 30-year amortization schedule through a Fannie Mae DUS lender on behalf of the unnamed borrower.
BIRMINGHAM, ALA. — PointOne Holdings and ESJ Capital Partners have partnered up to acquire three Class A office buildings totaling 377,921 square feet in Birmingham for $51 million. The properties, known as International Park and Blue Lake Center, have a blended occupancy of 90 percent. International Park and Blue Lake are leased to tenants such as Tyco, Prudential, Hoffman Media, Command Alkon, BE&K, Martin Marietta Materials, Principal Financial, RxBenefits, EBSCO, BASS, McKesson Corp., Home Mortgage of America and IBM. The office portfolio will be managed and leased by CBRE’s Birmingham office, which is also one of its current tenants. PointOne Holdings obtained a non-recourse, fixed-rate CMBS loan with a 10-year term from Starwood Mortgage Capital to complete the acquisition. Charles Foschini and Jason Hochman of CBRE Capital Markets arranged the acquisition loan.
VIRGINIA BEACH, VA. — ARA has brokered the sale of Woodshire Apartment Homes, a 288-unit apartment community in Virginia Beach. Built in 1975, the property was 95 percent occupied at the time of sale. Mike Marshall, Drew White and Wink Ewing of ARA represented the seller, Chandler Management Corp., in the transaction. The Bainbridge Cos. purchased the asset for an undisclosed price.
LOUISVILLE, KY. — Louisville-based PRG Investments has brokered the sale of three restaurants in Kentucky and South Carolina. PRG brokered the sale-leaseback of two Raising Cane restaurants in central Kentucky: 551 Keene Center Drive in Nicholasville and 2555 Nicholasville Road in Lexington. Fred Sutterlin and Reed Weinberg of PRG represented the buyer, an individual investor based in Louisville, in the transaction. David Graves of Cypress Property Group represented the seller. Sutterlin also brokered the franchise sale-leaseback of a Dunkin’ Donuts located at 754 Folly Road in Charleston, S.C. on behalf of the buyer, a private investor based in Louisville.
NORCROSS, GA. — Lincoln Property Co. Southeast has brokered the $1.2 million sale of a 16,983-square-foot office building located at 3135 Avalon Ridge Place in Norcross, an eastern suburb of Atlanta. Denton Shamburger and Jeff Henson of Lincoln Property represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. Paul Hanna of JLL represented the buyer, Custard Insurance Adjusters, which currently occupies 6,000 square feet at the property. Custard plans to expand its presence at the building in the near future.
