LITTLE ROCK, ARK. — Inland Real Estate Income Trust Inc. has acquired the 126,288-square-foot MidTowne Shopping Center in Little Rock. The property, located at the corner of University Avenue and Markham Street, is located across the street from Park Avenue Shopping Center, which Inland purchased in February. MidTowne is 95.6 percent leased to 22 tenants, including The Container Store, Pottery Barn, Ulta Beauty and Williams-Sonoma. Lou Quilici of IREIT Business Manager & Advisor Inc. assisted Inland in the transaction.
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WHITSETT, N.C. — Charlotte-based Beacon Partners has purchased a 520,000-square-foot, fully leased distribution center in Whitsett, about seven miles from Greensboro. The property is located at 6550 Judge Adams Road, within Rock Creek Center. The distribution center sits on a 30-acre parcel located less than one mile from I-85 and with immediate proximity to the I-40 and I-85 interchange. The property features 28-foot clear heights, a truck court with dock-high and drive-in loading and a ESFR sprinkler system. Beacon Partners’ industrial portfolio in the Carolinas spans 5.5 million square feet. Gregg Copps and Lawrence Shaw of Colliers International represented Beacon Partners in the transaction. Dodson Schenck and Greg Wilson of CBRE represented the seller.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — Avesta Communities has acquired Woods of Mandarin, a 401-unit apartment community located in Jacksonville’s Mandarin submarket. As part of the transaction, the property has been renamed Avesta Mandarin. Built in 1974, the community offers amenities such as two swimming pools, lighted tennis courts, a playground and a picnic area.
CAIRO, GA. — Franklin Street Real Estate Services has arranged the $2.8 million sale of Cairo Corners, a grocery-anchored shopping center in Cairo, a town in southwest Georgia along the Florida border. Built in 2008, the property is located at 1000 First Ave. N.E. Harveys Supermarket anchors the shopping center and has 13 years remaining on its lease through its parent company BI-LO LLC. An unnamed company based in Delaware purchased the shopping center from Cairo Sun Properties Ltd. LLP, a Boca Raton, Fla.-based limited liability company. Rafeal Wright and Jonathan Graber of Franklin Street represented the seller in the transaction.
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer has arranged the $2.5 million sale of a 24,000-square-foot office building located at 1200 Charleston Regional Parkway in Charleston. Jessen Lane LLC purchased the former NanoScreen Building from Wells Fargo Bank. Mankiewicz LLC, a manufacturer of coating systems for the aviation and automotive industries, will lease space at the property. Mark Erickson of Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer represented Wells Fargo in the transaction.
ATLANTA — The Atlanta Falcons, along with representatives from the NFL, Major League Soccer (MLS) and the city and state government, broke ground on the new $1.2 billion stadium in downtown Atlanta. The multi-purpose project is set to open in 2017. The groundbreaking ceremony included a pyrotechnic display and a screening of a 3D movie. Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank, along with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, MLS commissioner Don Garber and Georgia World Congress Center Authority executive director Frank Poe drove shovels into the ground during the ceremony. 360 Architecture designed the 1.8 million-square-foot stadium, which will accommodate seating for 71,000 guests and feature a retractable roof and an open-air concourse. The stadium will host Atlanta Falcons football games, soccer games of Atlanta’s new MLS team, concerts and other events. The city of Atlanta hopes for the stadium to attract world-class sporting events to the city, such as the Super Bowl and the FIFA World Cup.
MIAMI — Melo Group plans to develop Melody, a 36-story multifamily high-rise tower in Miami’s Arts & Entertainment District. The tower will be located at 245 N.E. 14th St., adjacent to the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts. Melody will feature 497 luxury apartments and 8,500 square feet of ground-floor restaurant and retail space. The property will feature a fitness center, sauna, covered parking and a lounge area for residents. Construction on the project is slated to begin in June and wrap up in May 2015. The high-rise tower will be located within walking distance of the Metrorail, Miami Trolley and Metromover.
FREDERICK, MD. — Federal Capital Partners has sold Willowdale Crossing Apartments, a 432-unit garden-style multifamily community, for $41 million. The apartment community is located at 108 Willowdale Drive in Frederick. Drew White, Sean Piplico and Ryan Ogden from ARA’s Mid-Atlantic office represented Federal Capital Partners in the transaction.
GREENVILLE, N.C. — SYNCO Properties Inc. and Stonecutter Capital Management LLC have purchased a three-property multifamily portfolio in Greenville for an undisclosed price. The buyers purchased the assets from the estate of William Dansey, the developer of the three multifamily communities. The three properties — The Madison (formerly Hyde Park), Courtney Square and Arlington Square — total 645 units. Courtney Square and Arlington Square will be consolidated into a 429-unit community known as Southgate Apartments. SYNCO and Stonecutter plan to invest $8 million in the coming months for capital improvements to the three properties. Synco Property Management, a subsidiary of SYNCO, will manage the communities. Prime Finance provided acquisition financing for the three apartment communities.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Skanska USA Commercial Development Inc. has signed a ground lease with George Washington University to develop on Square 75A, known as the 2100 block of Pennsylvania Avenue. The 25,000-square-foot site, located five blocks from the White House, is approved for a 250,000-square-foot, LEED Gold-certified office building with 7,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Skanska, which will self-finance the project, will serve as the office building’s developer and general contractor. San Francisco-based Gensler will design the Class A office building. Square 75A is one of the last significant development sites along Pennsylvania Avenue, according to Skanska.