CHARLOTTE, N.C. — MIG Real Estate, a Newport Beach, Calif.-based real estate investment firm, has acquired the Homewood Suites Charlotte Airport, a 102-room hotel located southeast of the Charlotte Douglas International Airport. The hotel is located at 2770 Yorkmont Road and features 1,541 square feet of meeting space, an outdoor swimming pool, fitness center, putting green, business center and guest laundry facilities. The hotel is MIG Real Estate’s first acquisition in North Carolina and its 12th overall hotel. Jeff Berkman of Hodges Ward Elliott represented the seller in the transaction. Raleigh, N.C.-based Concord Hospitality Enterprises will operate the hotel.
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ATLANTA — The Atlanta Braves organization has secured land at the northwest intersection of Interstates 75 and 285 in Cobb County, which will be the future site of its new stadium. The Braves have opted to not renew their lease at Turner Field, the team’s existing stadium. Although the new property has an Atlanta address, it will be located in Cobb County. The new site will feature an integrated mixed-use development, parking and greenspace in addition to the stadium. The Braves will be significant investors, along with Cobb County, in the project. The total estimated cost of the stadium, parking and infrastructure is roughly $672 million, and the Braves will pay all cost overruns for the project. The Braves will develop the remaining parcels surrounding the new stadium. The Cobb-Marietta Coliseum and Exhibit Hall Authority, owner of the Cobb Galleria Centre and Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, are planning on owning the new property, according to the Braves organization. During construction, nearly 5,227 jobs will be supported. The new stadium is slated to begin construction in the second half of 2014 and conclude by opening day in 2017.
DUNCAN, S.C. — Atlanta-based Pattillo Industrial Real Estate plans to break ground on a 108,000-square-foot, Class A industrial spec building in Hillside Industrial Park in Duncan. The property will be located on a 30-acre site near Interstate 85 and Highway 20. The property will be expandable up to 232,000 square feet and will be available for sale or lease. Hillside Industrial Park spans 14 buildings and nearly 1.2 million square feet of existing industrial space, which is fully occupied. The new facility will feature at least 30-foot clear ceiling heights, a 150-foot truck court, 19 dock high doors, a drive-in door and a TPO roof system. Pattillo expects to wrap up construction in the second quarter of 2014. NAI Earle Furman will handle leasing the property.
HAMPSTEAD, MD. — The Hampshire Cos., a private real estate investment firm, has sold a 1 million-square-foot distribution center in Hampstead to STAG Industrial Inc. The distribution center sold for approximately $44 million. The facility is located at 630 Hanover Pike, approximately 29 miles from the Port of Baltimore. The property is currently leased to Dart Container. The property features high clear ceiling heights, motion-sensor T-5 lighthing, full-building circulation, 85 loading docks and 77 trailer drops. Cassidy Turley represented The Hampshire Cos. in the transaction.
TALLAHASSEE, FLA. — ARA has arranged the sale of Victoria Grand, a 320-unit apartment community located in Tallahassee’s Northeast submarket. The property, which was constructed in 2008, sold for approximately $42.2 million. The apartment community’s average unit size is more than 1,100 square feet and offers a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Matt Wilcox, Kevin Judd and Patrick Dufour represented the buyer, Ramsey, N.J.-based Raia Properties Corp., in the transaction.
UNION CITY, GA. — NorthMarq Capital has arranged $12.5 million in acquisition financing for Hidden Lake Apartments, a 320-unit multifamily community located in Union City. Bill Matone of NorthMarq Capital’s Charlotte, N.C., office, arranged the 10-year loan with a 30-year amortization schedule through Freddie Mac.
HOUMA, LA. — Greystone has provided $24.3 million in HUD financing for the Belmere Luxury Apartments, a 249-unit multifamily complex in Houma, about 60 miles southwest of New Orleans. The gated community features a resort-style pool, Jacuzzi, fitness center, jogging trail, barbecue area and a dog park. Nathan Schuss of Greystone’s New York office arranged the 40-year, fully amortizing HUD 223(a)7 loan on behalf of Robert Aiello, the borrower of record in partnership with Ronald Turner.
RICHMOND, VA. — The Hampshire Cos., a private real estate investment firm, has sold a 317,400-square-foot warehouse, located at 5700 Audubon Drive in Richmond, to Easton & Associates. The warehouse has 26-foot clear ceiling heights, 15 dock overhead doors and one grade-level door. CBRE represented The Hampshire Cos. in the transaction.
HOLLY HILL, FLA. — The Jaffe Corp., a shopping center owner and developer based in Ormond Beach, Fla., has purchased Holly Hill Plaza in Holly Hill, a suburb of Daytona Beach. Holly Hill Plaza is a 116,096-square-foot shopping center anchored by a 50,068-square-foot Winn Dixie grocery store. The asset sold for approximately $8.9 million, according to The Daytona Beach News Journal. The shopping center is located at the intersection of Nova Road and LPGA Boulevard and is 93 percent leased to tenants such as Woody’s BBQ, Family Dollar and Goodwill Industries. The Jaffe Corp. purchased the shopping center from Cincinnati-based Phillips Edison & Co. CBRE represented both parties in the transaction, and The Ackman Ziff Real Estate Group LLP arranged the acquisition financing through Bancorp Bank.
FREDERICKSBURG, VA. — The Boulder Group, a net leased investment brokerage firm based in Northbrook, Ill., has arranged the sale of a Best Buy property located at 1541 Carl D. Silver Parkway in Fredericksburg, part of the Washington, D.C. MSA. The single-tenant, 46,457-square-foot asset sold for $6.3 million. Best Buy has 3.5 years remaining on its lease agreement, which has three five-year renewal options. Randy Blankstein and Jimmy Goodman of The Boulder Group represented both the buyer, an investment firm based in the Southwest, and the seller, a Chicago-based private real estate firm, in the transaction.