Southeast

Retreat Village St. Simons Island Winn-Dixie

Westwood Financial Corp. Acquires Grocery-Anchored Center in St. Simons Island

by John Nelson May 26, 2015

ST. SIMONS ISLAND, GA. — Westwood Financial Corp. (WFC) has acquired Retreat Village, a 108,600-square-foot grocery-anchored shopping center located at 220 Retreat Village in St. Simons Island. WFC purchased the Winn Dixie-anchored center from Pace Properties LLC and Somera Capital Management LLC for an undisclosed price. The property is currently 97 percent occupied by tenants including H&H Lifestyles, Bonefish Grill, Edwin Watts Golf, AT&T, Great Clips, Subway, Burger King and Verizon Wireless. Richard Reed of HFF represented the sellers in the transaction.

May 26, 2015

Maryland Mixed-Use Southeast

Finmarc Management Sells Mixed-Use Building in Maryland for $6M

by John Nelson May 26, 2015

UPPER MARLBORO, MD. — Finmarc Management Inc. has sold a 108,000-square-foot mixed-use property at 9822 Fallard Court in Upper Marlboro for $6 million. The buyer, Chesapeake Lighthouse Foundation, plans to reposition the two-story asset as a new campus for Chesapeake Math and IT Academy (CMIT), a charter middle school and high school. Built in 1994, the building was previously the corporate headquarters for Mattress Discounters. Peter Burleigh and Lance Schwarz of NAI Michael represented Finmarc in the transaction. Over the past 24 months, Finmarc and its partners have acquired or sold nearly $400 million worth of properties. CMIT opened its first school in Prince George’s County in 2011.

May 26, 2015

Miami Beach Convention Headquarter Hotel

Florida Hospitality Southeast

City of Miami Beach Selects Portman Holdings to Develop $405M Convention HQ Hotel

by John Nelson May 22, 2015

MIAMI BEACH, FLA. — The city of Miami Beach commission has selected developer Portman Holdings and architect John Portman & Associates to develop and design the $405 million Miami Beach Convention Headquarter Hotel. The selection allows for the city manager to negotiate the terms of the development and ground lease for the hotel. The 800-room hotel will feature several pools, a fitness center, spa, business center and multiple food and beverage outlets, including a café, full-service restaurant and rooftop lounge. Another feature of the hotel is a grand welcoming gateway at the main intersection of 17th Street and Convention Center Drive. The hotel development will not use any taxpayer dollars — Portman’s plan is 100 percent privately funded with both debt and equity sources. The design team includes local architect Revuelta Architecture International and landscape architect West 8.

May 22, 2015

Multifamily South Carolina Southeast

Proffitt Dixon Partners to Break Ground on Apartment Community in Greenville

by John Nelson May 22, 2015

GREENVILLE, S.C. — Proffitt Dixon Partners plans to break ground this month on Fountains Greenville, a 201-unit luxury apartment community in Greenville. The new five-story community will be located on a 2.5-acre site at 210 E. Broad St., within walking distance of Greenville’s central business district and the Swamp Rabbit Trail. Upon completion in the fall of 2016, the property will feature a clubhouse, courtyards, pool and a fitness center. The design team includes architect The Housing Studio and general contractor Creative Builders Group. Fountains Greenville is Proffitt Dixon’s first development in South Carolina.

May 22, 2015

Georgia Industrial Southeast

CenterPoint Properties to Build New Spec Industrial Facility in Savannah

by John Nelson May 22, 2015

SAVANNAH, GA. — CenterPoint Properties will break ground on a new 315,810-square-foot speculative industrial facility in Savannah. The new development will be located within CenterPoint Intermodal Center-Savannah on a 26-acre lot with direct access to the Georgia Port Authority and NS Dillard Yard, as well as direct rail service from Norfolk Southern. John Neely of Colliers International will market the property.

May 22, 2015

Florida Retail Southeast

Marcus & Millichap Brokers $9.1M Sale of Doral Shopping Center

by John Nelson May 22, 2015

DORAL, FLA. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $9.1 million sale of Doral Signature Shops, an 11,110-square-foot retail property located at 11401 N.W. 41st St. in Doral. The property’s tenant roster includes Starbuck’s Coffee, Mercantile Commerce Bank and Graziano’s. Scott Sandelin and Edward Romo of Marcus & Millichap’s Miami office represented the seller, a partnership between local developers Gadinsky Real Estate and Armando Codina. The buyer was a limited liability company based in Miami.

May 22, 2015

District of Columbia Mixed-Use Southeast

D.C. Waterfront Development Adds Nine New Retailers, Restaurants

by John Nelson May 22, 2015

WASHINGTON, D.C. — National Harbor, a waterfront retail destination in Washington, D.C., has announced nine new retailers and restaurants now open or coming to the development. The stores and restaurants include Granite City Food & Brewery, Betty, SUCCOTASH, Chipotle Mexican Grill, Starbucks Coffee, Savannah’s Candy Kitchen, Marbles | The Brain Store, The Esplanade, Boating in D.C. and Pinkberry’s. Additionally, a new 190-room AC Hotel by Marriott recently opened at National Harbor, as well as a 262-unit luxury apartment community known as The Esplanade. The 350-acre National Harbor boasts 3,000 hotel rooms including the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, 150 stores including Tanger Outlets, and 30-plus restaurants, hundreds of residential and office units, tree-lined promenades and a marina. It is also home to The Capital Wheel, a 180-foot observation wheel overlooking the Washington, D.C., skyline. Additionally, in 2016 MGM Resorts International will open a $925 million casino complex on 23 acres with a 300-suite hotel.

May 22, 2015

Maryland Multifamily Southeast

Transwestern Brokers $76.3M Sale of Townhome Community in Glen Burnie

by John Nelson May 21, 2015

GLEN BURNIE, MD. — Transwestern has brokered the $76.3 million sale of The Coves at Chesapeake, a 469-unit townhome community in Glen Burnie, a city in the Washington-Baltimore corridor. Dean Sigmon and Robin Williams led Transwestern’s Mid-Atlantic Multifamily Group in representing both the buyer, Sage Management LLC, and the seller, Home Properties LP, in the transaction. This is the group’s third sale brokered in Anne Arundel County in the past nine months.

May 21, 2015

Florida Multifamily Southeast

Courtelis, Kislak, HMG/Courtland to Break Ground on $33.6M Apartment Community in Orlando

by John Nelson May 21, 2015

ORLANDO, FLA. — The Courtelis Co., Kislak Organization and HMG/Courtland Properties will break ground next week on Murano at Grande Lakes, a $33.6 million luxury apartment community in Orlando. The trio of South Florida-based developers will build the 240-unit property on a 9.5-acre site at the southeast corner of John Young Parkway and Taft-Vineland Road. The design team includes architect Forum Architecture and Interior Design and general contractor Roger B. Kennedy Inc. Wells Fargo provided construction financing to the development team for the project, which is slated for a summer 2016 completion.

May 21, 2015

Georgia Office Southeast

Atlanta Property Group Buys Office Campus in Buckhead

by John Nelson May 21, 2015

ATLANTA — Atlanta Property Group (APG), an Atlanta-based real estate investment firm, has closed on its acquisition of Securities Centre, a two-building, 531,000-square-foot office campus in Atlanta’s Buckhead submarket. The campus is located at 3490 and 3500 Piedmont Road near the intersection of Piedmont and Lenox roads. APG purchased the office complex from LNR Partners, which had foreclosed on the property in November 2011. APG has purchased 10 office properties spanning 3 million square feet in the metro Atlanta area since mid-2010. APG will lease and manage Securities Centre, with plans to complete a multi-million dollar renovation to the property during its first year of ownership. JLL represented LNR Partners in the transaction.

May 21, 2015

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