MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — NAI Avant has arranged the $14.1 million sale of Ocean Bay Market, a 58,000-square-foot grocery-anchored shopping center in Myrtle Beach. Dail Longaker of NAI Avant represented the buyers, Randolph Freezer LLC and Red Sled Properties LLC, in the transaction. Carolina Forest Investment Group LLC, a partnership formed by Red Rock Developments LLC, recently developed the shopping center.
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LAWRENCEVILLE, GA. — WinnCompanies and The Roseview Group have acquired Carroll at Bethesda Park, a 222-unit apartment community in Lawrenceville, an eastern suburb of Atlanta. The multifamily property, built in 2001, is the only apartment community along Ronald Reagan Parkway, which connects Lilburn and Snellville, two suburbs in Gwinnett County. The property is situated near Bethesda Park, a 159-acre park with playgrounds, an aquatic center, running trails and soccer and baseball fields. Following the acquisition, WinnCompanies and The Roseview Group will rebrand the property as Park156.
JUPITER, FLA. — Elion Real Estate Fund III LP has acquired Jupiter Reserve, a 43,172-square-foot shopping center in Jupiter, a northern suburb of Miami in Palm Beach County. The seller was Pebb Enterprises, and Atlantic Retail Properties represented both parties in the transaction. The sale price was undisclosed. The four-acre Jupiter Reserve is 93.6 percent leased to tenants that include Petco, T-Mobile, Vitamin Shoppe, Pizza Hut, Edible Arrangements and LabCorp of America. Atlantic Retail Properties will handle the property’s leasing responsibilities, Transwestern Commercial Services will manage the shopping center.
DURHAM, N.C. — Terwilliger Pappas Multifamily Partners has broken ground on Solis Ninth Street, a mixed-use development located adjacent to Duke University’s East Campus. The project, situated in Durham’s Ninth Street District, will feature 229 apartment units and 10,000 square feet of restaurant/retail space. Solis Ninth Street will be a five-story wrap building that encloses a central courtyard with a saltwater pool, outdoor kitchen and cabana. The property will include a 8,000-square-foot clubhouse that features a lounge and 24-hour fitness center. The development team includes general contractor Balfour Beatty, architect J Davis Architects and Blue Ridge Realty. Cornerstone Real Estate Advisers LLC and Fifth Third Bank provided project financing. The project team expects to deliver the first units in September 2015 and the entire project in early 2016. Terwilliger Pappas is partnering with the Dickson family, who had previously owned the site for several years.
POMPANO BEACH, FLA. — Developer Rosemurgy Properties has broken ground on The 23Hundred, a two-building, 13,485-square-foot retail center in Pompano Beach. The property will be located at 2350 and 2390 N. Federal Highway. The project team includes architect RLC Architects and general contractor Rosemurgy Properties General Contracting. Schmier & Feurring Realty Inc. is providing leasing services for The 23Hundred, which is set for a early 2015 completion. Chipotle Mexican Grill has pre-leased 2,440 square feet at the development, and Jersey Mike’s Subs has pre-leased 1,703 square feet.
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Harbert Realty Services, a Birmingham, Ala.-based commercial real estate services firm, has brokered the $3.8 million sale of a 129,000-square-foot office building in downtown Columbia. The property, the former AgFirst Farm Credit headquarters, will be redeveloped into a mixed-use property featuring upscale apartment residences. James Proctor and Dean Nix of Harbert Realty Services represented the buyer, Heritage Land & Development, in the transaction. Tripp Bradley of Colliers International represented the seller.
NEWBERN, TENN. — Hart Corp. has arranged a 252,000-square-foot industrial lease in Newbern, a city in west Tennessee. The landlord, Embee Associates Inc., inked the lease with Rough Country, an automotive suspension systems manufacturer. Bob Blackman and Bart Hardison of Hart Corp. represented the landlord in the lease transaction.
The Charlotte market is emerging from the sluggish economy of the last several years and is booming with economic and commercial activity. In fact, Forbes recently recognized Charlotte as the fourth fastest growing city since the recession. The retail market is no exception and is continuing to improve with tenant activity increasing and vacancy rates dropping. From desirable South Charlotte to Independence Boulevard, new projects are coming out of the ground in an effort to meet the needs of the tenants in the market that are struggling to find locations. The suburban markets are seeing increased growth as people continue to move to Charlotte. South Charlotte continues to be the most desirable market for tenants, but limited availability has been a problem. The new Waverly project, a joint venture between Crosland Southeast and Childress Klein, will help to provide some options for tenants looking to expand into South Charlotte. Waverly will be located at the intersection of Providence Road and I-485 and is a 90-acre, master-planned development anchored by Whole Foods. The project will deliver in 2016 and consists of more than 230,000 square feet of retail space in addition to 330,000 square feet of office and medical space, a …
ATLANTA — IDI Gazeley plans to begin developing more than 1 million of square feet of speculative industrial space in metro Atlanta. The properties include Hamilton Mill Business Center Building C in Gwinnett County and Jefferson Distribution Center Building B in Jefferson County. IDI Gazeley plans to deliver the 196,000-square-foot Hamilton Mill property in the first quarter of 2015. The Hamilton Mill Business Center is 97 percent leased to tenants such as Office Depot, FedEx Freight, Daimler Trucks North America and Lund International. The 840,000-square-foot Jefferson Distribution Center facility is slated for a second quarter 2015 delivery. IDI Gazeley is part of Brookfield Logistics Properties following Brookfield’s acquisition of Atlanta-based IDI in 2013.
ORLANDO, FLA. — HFF has brokered the sale of the Holiday Inn Resort Lake Buena Vista, a 503-room hotel located at 13351 S. Apopka Vineland Road in Orlando. The transaction is the largest hotel sale brokered in Orlando this year, according to Real Capital Analytics. The hotel is a Walt Disney Good Neighbor Hotel, with 7,000 square feet of meeting space, a resort-style outdoor swimming pool, a new Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill & Bar, a fitness center, basketball court, children’s club, gift shop and business center. ROCH Capital purchased the asset from Vista Hospitality Co. free and clear of debt. Michael Weinberg and Max Comess of HFF represented Vista in the transaction. The hotel is part of a three-property portfolio that HFF is marketing on behalf of Vista; the other properties include Crowne Plaza Orlando Downtown and the Holiday Inn Express & Suites Fort Lauderdale. Portfolio Hotels will manage the asset on behalf of ROCH Capital.