VIRGINIA BEACH, VA. — Virginia Beach-based Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust Inc. has purchased three development sites in Virginia and North Carolina for $4.2 million. Wheeler REIT purchased the sites from Development Fund I LLC, an affiliate of Wheeler REIT, and plans to develop the sites into future retail assets. The sites include a 52.9-acre tract in Edenton, N.C., suitable for a 300,000-square-foot development; a 1.3-acre tract in Moyock, N.C., suitable for a 9,000-square-foot property; and a 1-acre parcel in Courtland, Va., suitable for a 8,400-square-foot property.
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ATLANTA — Utilizing two loans totaling $50 million from its capital advisor Patterson Real Estate Advisory Group, Pope & Land Enterprises Inc. has refinanced Cumberland Center I and Barrett Office Park in metro Atlanta. Patterson arranged the financing through BBVA Compass for Cumberland Center I and BB&T for Barrett Office Park. Cumberland Center I is a seven-story office building totaling 188,697 square feet in Atlanta’s Cumberland/Galleria office submarket. Sprint Communications fully occupies the asset. Pope & Land developed Cumberland Center I in 1985. Barrett Office Park consists of seven office buildings totaling 502,752 square feet that are more than 80 percent occupied on an aggregate basis. The office park is located off of Barrett Parkway between I-75 and Highway 41 in the Town Center submarket of Kennesaw, a northern suburb of Atlanta.
JOHNS CREEK, GA. — Ebix Inc., a software and e-commerce services provider to the insurance and healthcare industries, has purchased a 100,000-square-foot, Class A office building in Johns Creek Technology Park. The LEED Gold-certified property will serve as Ebix Inc.’s global headquarters after the company begins operations at the facility in 2015. Along with the property, Ebix purchased 11.6 acres of land. CBRE represented the seller, Atlanta-based TPA Group, the developer of Johns Creek Technology Park, in the transaction. Cresa represented Ebix.
HAMPTON AND NEWPORT NEWS, VA. — Gingko Residential has acquired a three-property multifamily portfolio in the Hampton Roads region of southern Virginia. The three Class A, garden-style communities total 641 units. The properties include Bridgewater on the Lake in Hampton, Lake Ridge in Hampton and The Reserves at Arboretum in Newport News. Gingko Residential plans to combine operations at Bridgewater on the Lake and Lake Ridge to maximize efficiency.
GREENSBORO AND BURLINGTON, N.C. — Multi Housing Advisors (MHA) has brokered the sale of two multifamily assets in North Carolina totaling $19.8 million. MHA arranged the $11.4 million sale of the 299-unit Brannon Park in Greensboro and the $8.4 million sale of The Brittany, a 214-unit community in Burlington. San Diego-based Pacifica Cos. purchased Brannon Park from VTT Management, a private investment firm based in Boston. Blue Valley Apartments Inc., an affiliate of Ocwen Financial, sold The Brittany to Harvest Investments, a Connecticut-based investment partnership. Marc Robinson, Jordan McCarley and Watson Bryant of MHA’s Charlotte office represented the sellers in both transactions.
PENSACOLA, FLA. — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has secured a $15.5 million loan to refinance Park Place Promenade, a 172,086-square-foot retail center in Pensacola. The total collateral for the property is 83,902 square feet. Park Place Promenade was constructed in 2003-2004 and is comprised of five in-line buildings. The property has averaged above 91 percent occupancy since 2008. The unnamed borrower used the loan to pay off an existing CMBS loan that KeyBank originated in 2004.
TAMPA, FLA. — The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and Duke Realty have opened the James A. Haley Veterans’ Hospital Primary Care Annex, a 106,000-square-foot VA clinic in Tampa. Duke Realty developed the two-story property at 13515 Lake Terrace Lane in the Hidden River Corporate Park at Interstate 75 and Fletcher Avenue. The property features a women’s center, radiology, mental health services and dental services. The VA leases the facility from Duke Realty. The facility was designed by Minneapolis-based Hammel, Green and Abrahamson.
PINEHURST, N.C. — Argus Development Group LLC, a Charlotte-based developer, has broken ground on PineCroft, a 98,220-square-foot shopping center located at the intersection of U.S. Highway 211 and Main Street in Pinehurst. PineCroft will be anchored by a 76,000-square-foot Harris Teeter and includes 22,200 square feet of specialty shops along with four outparcels. The center is scheduled for completion in fall 2015. The design team includes project architect One on One Design, project engineer BBM Associates and general contractor Montgomery Development. Stanford Garnett of Argus Development Group will handle the leasing for PineCroft.
GREENVILLE, N.C. —The Colliers International Student Housing Group has closed the sale of The Landing Apartments in Greenville for $33.5 million. According to Colliers, this sale signifies the demand for value-add student housing communities with opportunities for buyers to make improvements and renovations. The 319,296-square-foot complex is located near East Carolina University (ECU) and Pitt Community College. With 288 units and 888 beds, The Landing is a gated community with access to the ECU bus system for transportation to campus. An undisclosed private equity fund purchased the complex. The seller was Corridor Greenville LLC. Travis Prince, Dorothy Jackman and Sean Baird with the Colliers International Student Housing Group, along with Steven Peden, senior vice president with Colliers International | Raleigh-Durham represented the buyer and seller in the transaction.
ALPHARETTA, GA. — North American Properties (NAP) has announced three new retailers for Phase II of Avalon, a $600 million mixed-use development in Alpharetta. NAP recently secured commitments from Lily Pulitzer, Brooks Brothers and Peek Boutique, which will be joined by 12 more retailers and restaurants in Phase II. The second phase of Avalon will feature 90,000 square feet of upscale retail and restaurants, a 250,000-square-foot Class A office building above retail space, 276 luxury rental homes above retail space, a freestanding 300,000-square-foot office building and a 325-room hotel and conference center. Phase I, which is 97 percent leased, will open to the public on Oct. 30.