COLUMBIA, S.C. — Pierce Education Properties (PEP) has purchased Pointe West, an off-campus student housing community that serves University of South Carolina (USC) students, for $16.4 million. Pointe West is a 480-bed, 144-unit community west of the USC campus. The fully furnished community features two- and four-bedroom units, modern appliances, leather furniture, private balconies/patios, as well as a private washer and dryer in each unit. Property amenities include a resort-style pool surrounded by a large sundeck and hot tub, fitness center, internet café with coffee bar, sand volleyball court, basketball court, on-site hiking trails linking to regional riverfront pathways and picnic-style areas equipped with grills. PEP plans to invest another $300 million in other acquisitions in the student housing sector over the next 24 months. KeyBank provided $8.5 million in acquisition financing for the transaction.
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ALEXANDRIA, VA. — Newmark Grubb Knight Frank (NGKF) has arranged the U.S. Department of Defense’s (DOD) 606,575-square-foot lease renewal at Hoffman Tower II in Alexandria, roughly eight miles south of Washington, D.C. The office lease transaction is the largest in the Washington, D.C. metro area this year, according to NGKF. Brendan Owen and Scott Johnston of NGKF represented the owner, The Hoffman Co., in the transaction. CBRE represented the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), which signed the lease renewal on behalf of the DOD. The DOD has occupied Hoffman Tower II for more than 30 years.
BRANDON, FLA. — Publix Grocery Stores Inc. has purchased Kingsway Crossing, a 63,423-square-foot, Publix-anchored shopping center in Brandon, about 11 miles west of Tampa. Publix purchased the asset from Valrico Lake Brandon LP, a private Canadian investment entity, for $8.2 million. The shopping center, located at 1254 Kingsway Road, is 90 percent leased to tenants including Great Clips, Metro PCS and Kumon Learning Center. Mark Shellabarger and Dennis Carlson of CBRE represented the seller. CBRE handles the property management and leasing of Kingsway Crossing.
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Lincoln Property Co. Southeast has brokered the $2.3 million sale of the Seventy Seven Building, a two-story, 57,375-square-foot office building in Columbia. Denton Shamburger and Chip Sipple of Lincoln Property’s Atlanta office represented the seller, GE Commercial Finance Business Property Corp., in the transaction. Roger Winn of NAI Avant represented the buyer, Red Hills Holdings LLC. Seventy Seven Building is located at 101 Business Park Blvd., about 10 minutes from downtown Columbia. The building was 37 percent leased at the time of the sale.
ATLANTA — RLJ Lodging Trust has acquired the 194-room Hyatt Atlanta Midtown for $49.5 million. The hotel, which opened in 1987 as a Wyndham, underwent a $23 million renovation and conversion to the Hyatt brand in 2013. Hodges Ward Elliott Inc. represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. RLJ Lodging Trust now owns 147 hotels and two planned hotel conversions in 21 states and Washington, D.C.
COLLEGE PARK, MD. — Greystone has provided a $29.3 million bridge loan on The Enclave at 8700, a student housing property located within a mile of the University of Maryland in College Park. The Enclave features 94 one-, two- and four-bedroom suites, as well as a 24-hour complimentary shuttle bus, study lounge, electronic key access, fitness center and Wi-Fi. Andrew Ellis of Greystone closed the 24-month floating rate loan with two six-month extensions and an interest-only period for the first 18 months. Jared Cassidy of Marcus & Millichap Capital Corp. and Payton Banks of Marcus & Millichap originated the financing.
POOLER, GA. — Carolina Holdings Inc. has opened Landing 405, a retail strip center located at 405 Pooler Parkway in Pooler, about 10 miles outside of Savannah. The property’s tenant roster includes Starbucks Coffee, Tijuana Flats and McAlister’s Deli. The project team includes architect McMillan Pazdan Smith, civil engineer LeCraw Engineering and general contractor Harper Corp. GrandSouth Bank provided construction financing.
DUNN, N.C. — Flagship Healthcare Real Estate Fund has acquired Harnett Health Medical Park, an 18,623-square-foot medical office building in Dunn, about 40 miles south of Raleigh. The property is located at 803 Tilghman Drive and is adjacent to Harnett Health’s 101-bed Betsy Johnson Hospital. Built in 2012, the medical office building is fully leased to Harnett Health with tenants including Dunn Medical Services, WakeMed Cardiology and Harnett Health’s Wound Center.
HAMPTON, GA. — NorthMarq Capital has arranged $13 million to refinance Walden Landing Apartment Homes, a 240-unit apartment community in Hampton, roughly 28 miles south of Atlanta. Bill Matone of NorthMarq Capital’s Charlotte office arranged the 10-year Freddie Mac loan with a 30-year amortization schedule.
RESTON, VA. — Cassidy Turley has brokered the $41 million sale of a Class A office building located at 1775 Wiehle Ave. in Reston, about 22 miles west of Washington, D.C. First Potomac Realty Trust purchased the fully leased, 130,048-square-foot property from Normandy Real Estate Partners. The asset’s largest tenant is Odin, Feldman & Pittleman P.C. Paul Collins, Bill Collins, James Cassidy, Drew Flood and Jud Ryan of Cassidy Turley represented Normandy in the transaction.