CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Trinity Capital Advisors has brokered the sale of Perimeter Woods Business Park, a 313,407-square-foot business park in Charlotte. Stockbridge Capital Group purchased the mixed-use asset from Perimeter Woods Business Park LLC, a joint venture between Trinity Capital Advisors, Core Properties and Collet. Perimeter Woods is located across from Northlake Mall near the Harris Boulevard interchange with I-77. The property is 81 percent leased to tenants such as the American Red Cross, Black & Decker and the Charlotte Observer. Dunn Mileham of Trinity Partners represented the seller in the transaction, and Stockbridge was self-represented.
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DURHAM, N.C. — Medalist Capital has arranged financing for more than 600,000 square feet of Class A office space within the American Tobacco Campus in Durham. The eight office buildings are 98 percent leased. Howard Brooks and Don Williams of Medalist Capital arranged the non-recourse loan through an unnamed life insurance company on behalf of the borrower, Capitol Broadcasting Co. Inc.
NASHVILLE, TENN. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $33.6 million sale of five A+ Storage facilities in middle Tennessee. The portfolio spans 2,800 units and 346,264 rentable square feet. The properties include a 555-unit facility in Franklin; a 597-unit facility in Hermitage; a 543-unit property in Gallatin; a 695-unit property in Clarksville; and a 408-unit property in Hendersonville. Michael Mele and Anne Williams of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, Tommy Pierce, and the buyer, Kurt O’Brien. Simply Self Storage will manage the facilities.
MARIETTA, GA. — Atlanta-based Fairlead Commercial Real Estate has acquired Parkway Center, two 12-story, Class A office towers totaling 458,861 square feet in Marietta, a northern suburb of Atlanta. The properties are located on a 16-acre parcel directly off of I-75 and South Marietta Parkway. Fairlead and its equity partners, Bridge Investments Group Partners, managers of the ROC Funds, purchased the buildings directly from the seller for an undisclosed price. Fairlead plans to invest approximately $4.5 million to upgrade the towers’ operating systems, common areas and tenant amenities. Jeff Shaw, Jim Caswell and Stewart Thrash of Fairlead will handle leasing Parkway Center, which was 54 percent occupied at the time of sale.
GREENSBORO, N.C. — CBRE | Triad has arranged the sale of Deep River Corporate Center and West Friendly Business Park in Greensboro’s Piedmont Triad Airport submarket. The two flex/industrial facilities total 206,794 square feet. Richmond, Va.-based Lingerfelt CommonWealth Partners purchased the two assets for an undisclosed price. Jonathan Smith, Dodson Schenck and Greg Wilson of CBRE | Triad represented the seller in the transaction.
MIAMI — Meridian Capital Group LLC has negotiated a $17 million loan to refinance the Aloft Miami-Brickell in Miami. The 160-room hotel is located at 1001 S.W. Second Ave. in Miami’s financial district. Michael Brown and Brad Beattie of Meridian Capital arranged the 10-year loan with a fixed 4.86 percent interest rate through an unnamed CMBS lender.
UPPER MARLBORO, MD. — Transwestern has brokered the sale of 8300 Pennsylvania Ave., a 180,000-square-foot industrial property in Upper Marlboro. Chesapeake Real Estate Group LLC and Thompson Creek Window Co. purchased the building from Murry’s Inc., a frozen food manufacturer, for $8.7 million. The property served as Murry’s Inc.’s corporate headquarters. Mark Glagola, Ken Marks and Bob Filley of Transwestern represented Murry’s in the transaction. Chesapeake Real Estate and Thompson Creek Window plan to build a 120,000-square-foot headquarters facility for Thompson Creek at the site. Murry’s also leased new headquarters space at 7852 Walker Drive in Greenbelt, Md. Susan Kay and Mark Boyce of Transwestern represented Murry’s in the 3,800-square-foot lease.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Douglas Development plans to transform the historic corner or 10th and F streets in downtown Washington, D.C., with a 94,000-square-foot office building at 1000 F St. N.W. The property will be integrated with an existing two-story structure at the site. All retail tenants have vacated the site and demolition of existing retail structures will commence in the near future. Delivery is expected in summer 2016. Shalom Baranes Associates has designed the facility to achieve LEED Gold certification. The property will feature multiple outdoor terraces, green rooftops and below-grade parking. Randy Harrell, Mark Klug, Max Friedman and Abigail Todd of CBRE will represent Douglas Development in leasing 1000 F St. N.W.
LAWRENCEVILLE, GA. — Caddis Partners LLC has acquired Gwinnett Medical Building, an 81,627-square-foot medical office building located at 575 Professional Drive in Lawrenceville, a northeast suburb of Atlanta. The five-story property is adjacent to Gwinnett Medical Center-Lawrenceville, Gwinnett Health System’s flagship hospital campus. The medical office building houses primary care, ophthalmology, neurology, nephrology, pediatric orthopedics, rehabilitation, laboratories and a pharmacy. Gwinnett Health System comprises a significant portion of the in-place tenancy. The transaction was financed with equity funded internally by Caddis and debt provided by GE Capital, Healthcare Financial Services. Erik Tellefson and Dan Eppley of GE Capital originated the loan. Caddis has tapped Atlanta-based PMRG to handle leasing services for medical office facility.
MARIETTA, GA. — Walker & Dunlop has originated $24 million in bridge financing to refinance an existing acquisition and renovation loan for Ashford Retreat, a 654-unit apartment community in Marietta, a northern suburb of Atlanta. Jeff Lawrence of Walker & Dunlop led the team that originated the loan with two years of interest-only payments on behalf of the borrower, an Atlanta-based real estate investment company. Since purchasing the asset in 2012, the borrower has spent $4.7 million on exterior and interior upgrades to the community. Using the new loan, the borrower plans to invest another $1.5 million in capital improvements.