LAKELAND, FLA. — Walker & Dunlop Inc. has closed a $108 million Fannie Mae loan for Cypress Lakes, a manufactured housing community in Lakeland. Walker & Dunlop worked with Keystone Commercial Capital to originate the 10-year loan with a fixed interest rate and four years of interest-only payments on behalf of the borrower, Blair Group. Brendan Coleman of Walker & Dunlop partnered with Ryan Nelson and Charlie Williams of Keystone Commercial Capital in the transaction.
BRASELTON, GA. — Ridgeline Property Group and Hillwood Investment Properties will jointly develop a 1.1 million-square-foot distribution center in Braselton, a city in the I-85/Northeast submarket of Atlanta. The Braselton Commerce Center will have the largest available block of Class A distribution space in the Southeast, according to the developers. The property will be located less than one mile from the I-85/Highway 53 interchange. The building will feature 36-foot clear heights, 56-foot wide bay spacing, concrete truck courts, ESFR fire suppression and a 243-space parking section for trailers. The project will break ground in November and wrap up construction in the second quarter of 2015. Colliers International Atlanta will market and lease the asset.
FORT MILL, S.C. — Atlanta-based Bull Realty has brokered the $12 million sale of Carolina Commons Medical Center, a 58,195-square-foot medical office building in Fort Mill. Paul Zeman of Bull Realty’s national healthcare capital markets group represented the seller, Charlotte-based RED Partners, in the transaction. The buyer was American Healthcare Investors. The primary tenant of Carolina Commons is Novant Health.
SPARTANBURG, S.C. — Alliance HSP Spartanburg LLC, an affiliate of Alliance Partners HSP LLC, has acquired the Viking Warehouse, a 350,000-square-foot warehouse/distribution facility in Spartanburg. Campbell Lewis of CBRE represented Alliance in the transaction. The facility is comprised of two warehouse buildings located on a 28.7-acre site at 2071 Fryml Drive. The property was formerly occupied by American Fast Print but was vacant at the time of sale. Alliance plans to invest in capital improvements to the property and reposition it from a Class C asset to a Class A asset. Completion of the renovation is expected for spring 2015. Campbell Lewis and John Scott of CBRE will be responsible for leasing Viking Warehouse, and Steve Campbell of CBRE will oversee property management.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — NorthMarq Capital has arranged $11.5 million in refinancing for Evergreen Club Apartments, a 240-unit multifamily community located at 9611 Southbrook Drive in Jacksonville. Greg Duvall of NorthMarq’s Kansas City office arranged the 10-year loan with a 30-year amortization schedule through Freddie Mac.
ABERDEEN, MD. — Baltimore-based Chesapeake Real Estate Group LLC and its financial partner, San Antonio-based USAA Real Estate Co., have acquired a 48.4-acre tract of land in Aberdeen for the development of Perryman Logistics Center. The 571,000-square-foot project will be located at 610 Chelsea Road. Chesapeake and USAA expect to deliver the distribution center in the summer of 2015. Bill Pellington, Toby Mink and Jon Casella of CBRE represented the buyers in the land transaction. Chesapeake and USAA have also retained the CBRE team to market and lease the property, which is being developed on a speculative basis. The seller was FO Mitchell Bro. Once complete, the property will feature 36-foot clear heights, 175 rear-loading docks, two drive-in docks, a 130-foot truck court and an adjacent 500-space parking lot.
TAMPA, FLA. — CBRE Debt & Structured Finance has arranged a $39.5 million acquisition loan for nine office buildings in Sabal Park, a master-planned business park in Tampa. Sabal Park spans 1,000 acres near the interchange of I-4 and I-75 and features an office campus, five restaurants, three hotels, a dry cleaner, three banks and a childcare facility. Charles Foschini, Christopher Apone and Christian Lee of CBRE arranged the five-year, 65 percent LTV loan through BankUnited of Tampa on behalf of the borrowers/buyers, IP Capital Partners and Fir Tree Partners.
UPPER MARLBORO, MD. — Dougherty Funding LLC has provided a $16.5 million construction bridge loan for the Commons at Largo, a multifamily development in Upper Marlboro. When complete, Commons at Largo will include approximately 1,600 Class A multifamily units, parking structures and ground-level retail space. Dougherty Funding provided the loan to Commons at Largo LP. Dougherty serves as the lead lender, disbursing agent and servicer for the loan.
SARASOTA, FLA. — Cohen Financial has secured a $12.6 million joint venture equity investment for Le Sereno, a 282-unit multifamily development in Sarasota. Daniel Sheehan, Kevin O’Grady and Eric McGlynn of Cohen Financial secured the equity investment with mckafka Development Group. The developer’s joint venture partner is Beneficial Communities. The joint venture is planning to break ground on Le Sereno, located at Electric Boulevard and Fruitville Road, in the first quarter of 2015. The developers expect to deliver the property in the summer of 2016.
PEMBROKE PINES, FLA. — NAI Rauch Weaver Norfleet Kurtz & Co. has brokered the $6.8 million sale of Silver Lakes Professional Campus, a 43,380-square-foot mixed-use property in Pembroke Pines. The office/retail asset is located at 17730 Pines Blvd. and 17782 S.W. 2nd St. Bill McConnell and Kenneth Kurtz of NAI Rauch Weaver Norfleet Kurtz, along with C-III Realty Services, represented the seller, LBUBS 2006-C6 Pembroke Campus LLC, a limited liability firm based in Florida. Continental Real Estate Cos. (CREC) represented the buyer, Continental Properties Acquisition Corp., an affiliate of CREC.