Southeast

Thornton Park Jacksonville Epoch

JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — HFF has arranged $50 million in acquisition financing for Thornton Park, a 474-unit, Class A apartment community located at 8450 Gate Parkway W. in Jacksonville’s Southside submarket. The developer, Epoch Residential, is using the loan to purchase the apartment community outright. The acquisition marks Epoch Residential’s first purchase in its 45-year history. Completed in 2008, the apartment community features two resort-style swimming pools and spas, a picnic area with barbecue grills, playground, indoor basketball court, fitness center, clubhouse, library, billiards room, sports bar and detached garages. Elliott Throne and Brett Moss of HFF arranged the three-year, floating-rate loan through Colony Mortgage Capital.

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Atlanta Beltline Multifamily

ATLANTA — SWH Residential Partners (SWHR) has purchased 3.3 acres of land adjacent to the Atlanta Beltline in Atlanta’s Old Fourth Ward neighborhood for $5.3 million. The land is an assemblage of three tracts that front North Avenue and is adjacent to the Historic Fourth Ward Park. The sellers include the Atlanta Development Authority (d/b/a Invest Atlanta), The Atlanta Beltline Inc. and Southeast Capital Cos. (SEC). SWHR and SEC are co-developing an eight-story, 220-unit luxury apartment building and a 4,500-square-foot restaurant at the site. On the north side of the land assemblage, SEC intends to repurpose two existing mill buildings as part of a 24,000-square-foot adaptive reuse. SWHR is a partnership between Worthington Hyde Partners, Soundview Real Estate Partners and John Tirrill.

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Bridge Point Crossroads West Hialeah Gardens

HIALEAH GARDENS, FLA. — Bridge Development Partners LLC has tapped PREMIER Design + Build LLC to construct Bridge Point Crossroads West. The general contractor will build the 242,859-square-foot speculative industrial facility on a 17-acre parcel in Hialeah Gardens, roughly 15 miles north of Miami. The facility will feature 32-foot clear heights, 81 truck dock positions, two drive-in doors, an ESFR sprinkler system, 227-stall parking lot and a TPO roofing system. RLC Architects is designing the facility, which is scheduled for a second quarter 2016 completion. Gian Rodriguez and Wayne Ramoski of Cushman & Wakefield are providing leasing services for the project. Bridge Development Partners has also tapped PREMIER to construct Bridge Point Crossroads East and South, a four-building industrial complex.

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Peachtree Lenox Buckhead Atlanta

ATLANTA — Roseview-PMRG Fund I LLC has purchased Peachtree Lenox, a Class A, nine-story office building in Atlanta’s Buckhead submarket, for $21.3 million. The 125,669-square-foot office building is located along Peachtree Street between the W and Westin hotels. Built in 1964, the office building was 81 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as BB&T; Bosley Medical; Randstad Staffing; Martenson, Hasbrouck & Simon; and Withrow, McQuade & Olsen. Roseview-PMRG Fund I is a $250 million discretionary fund formed by PM Realty Group and The Roseview Group. Peachtree Lenox is the first acquisition in Atlanta for the fund, which will invest several million dollars to renovate the lobby, common areas and HVAC and elevator systems.

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Hines Atlantic Station Midtown Atlanta

ATLANTA — Hines has purchased a commercial property site in Atlantic Station in Midtown Atlanta from CBRE Global Investors for an undisclosed amount. Hines plans to develop a 200,000-square-foot creative office building at the site. The Class A project will include bicycle lockers, a rooftop patio, collaborative lobby space and oversized windows. According to CBRE Global Investors, Atlantic Station has become an epicenter for technology companies in recent years, and Hines hopes to attract more tech and creative companies to the new office building. Construction is scheduled to begin in the first quarter of 2016 and is expected to be completed in the second quarter of 2017.

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FALLS CHURCH, VA. — The Greysteel Co. has arranged joint venture equity financing for the acquisition of The Jefferson Apartments, a 310-unit mid-rise apartment community in Falls Church, 10 miles west of Washington, D.C. The buyer, Capital Investment Advisors LLC, purchased the apartment community from BVF-II Prestwick LLC, an affiliate of Berkshire Property Advisors. Matthew Schwartz and Mark Bittenbender of Greysteel arranged the joint venture equity financing on behalf of Capital Investment Advisors. The loan amount wasn’t disclosed, but sources estimate the amount to be roughly $10 million.

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Glenfield Capital Peachtree Corners Concentrix

PEACHTREE CORNERS, GA. — Glenfield Capital has inked a long-term office lease with global tech firm Concentrix Corp. for 55,000 square feet. The technology business solutions provider will occupy office space at 3795 Data Drive in Peachtree Corners, a northeast suburb of Atlanta. The building is part of the Lakeside at Spalding Triangle campus, which Glenfield Capital purchased in March 2014. Formerly an Avaya call center, the building is outfitted with Georgia Power’s Hi-Reli system that runs underground. Clint Glover of CBRE represented Glenfield Capital in the lease transaction.

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Quantico Corporate Center Stafford

STAFFORD, VA. — Coldwell Banker Commercial Elite has brokered the $3.6 million sale of a multi-tenant retail strip center located at 125 Corporate Drive in Stafford. The 8,000-square-foot building was built in 2013 at the entrance to Quantico Corporate Center, an 85-acre mixed-use campus that is home to global defense corporations, universities and U.S. government offices. The retail strip center was fully leased at the time of sale to retailers such as Subway, I Luv Teriyaki, Pancho Villa, Dream Nails and a barber shop. A group of Northern Virginia investors based out of Fairfax Station purchased the retail property. Donny Self of Coldwell Banker Commercial Elite represented the seller, Quantico Retail Building LLC, in the transaction.

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HUNTSVILLE, ALA. — The U.S. Green Building Council has awarded the 120,000-square-foot Redstone Gateway Building 1100 in Huntsville with LEED Silver status. The office building was recently constructed by Hoar Construction and is currently owned by Corporate Office Properties Trust. The five-story office building is one of the first three buildings constructed at the Redstone Gateway development, an office complex located outside of Redstone Arsenal, a U.S. Army post. The office building’s sustainable components include a TPO membrane roof, indigenous plants in the landscaping, efficient mechanical systems, plumbing materials that reduce water usage by 35 percent and use of carpet and paint with low concentrations of volatile organic compounds. Hoar Construction used 26.4 percent recycled and 26 percent regional materials during construction.

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Arbors at Brookfield Mauldin

MAULDIN, S.C. — Steadfast Apartment REIT has acquired Arbors at Brookfield, a 702-unit apartment community located in Mauldin, roughly eight miles from Greenville’s central business district. The $66.8 million purchase marks Steadfast’s entry into South Carolina. Constructed in four phases between 1989 and 1997 on 50 acres, Arbors at Brookfield comprises 35 two- and three-story buildings, in addition to multiple clubhouses, a fitness center, three swimming pools, sand volleyball court, business center, tennis courts, dog park and a media room. The apartment community is currently 94.9 percent occupied with an average rent of $766 per month. Steadfast plans to upgrade the units with new appliances, countertops, flooring, plumbing fixtures, hardware and new doors and cabinet boxes. In addition to interior upgrades, moderate enhancements will be made to the model unit, leasing office, volleyball court, tennis courts and fitness center. The REIT will also convert one of the clubhouses into a resident relations center. With this transaction, Steadfast has invested more than $687 million in 18 apartment communities in nine states.

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