ORLANDO, FLA. — Avison Young has been selected to broker the sale of the 177-acre tract of land known as Tradeport Industrial Park Development Site, located at 3650 8th St. in Orlando. The industrial sales assignment marks Avison Young's entrance into the Orlando market. David Duckworth of Avison Young will handle the assignment.
RICHMOND HEIGHTS, OHIO — Associated Estates Realty Corp., a REIT based in Richmond Heights, has entered into a definitive purchase agreement for a seven-asset portfolio of Class A apartment communities in the Southeast. Associated Estates will purchase the 1,606-unit portfolio for approximately $324 million. The communities include the 134-unit St. Mary's Square in Raleigh, N.C.; the 215-unit Lofts at Weston in Cary, N.C.; the 295-unit Apartments at Blakeney in Charlotte, N.C.; Alpha Mill Phase I & II, totaling 267 units, in Charlotte; the 345-unit Perimeter Town Center in Atlanta; and the 350-unit Varela in Tampa. The seven assets have an average delivery date of 2012, with three of the assets currently under construction. Six of the seven assets will be acquired free and clear of debt, but The Apartments at Blakeney acquisition will include the assumption of a $28 million loan.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rockrose Development Corp. has purchased the 2000 L Street office building in Washington, D.C.'s central business district from Brookfield Office Properties for $192 million. The eight-story, freestanding asset spans a full city block from 20th to 21st streets N.W. The property is 96 percent leased to 31 tenants. Jim Meisel, Dek Potts, Andrew Weir, Stephen Conley and Matt Nicholson of HFF represented the seller in the transaction.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — ARA has brokered the $41.5 million sale of Cielo, a 205-unit, Class A apartment community located in Charlotte's Montford neighborhood. Blake Okland, Dean Smith, John Heimburger and Sean Wood of ARA represented the seller, Cornerstone Real Estate Advisers LLC, in the transaction. Weinstein Properties purchased the property, which was 94 percent occupied at the time of sale.
MIAMI — CBRE has arranged the sale of The Boutique, a 43-unit, two-story apartment community located at 8000 N.E. Bayshore Court in Miami's Shorecrest neighborhood. Bar Invest Realty LLC purchased the community from Boutique at Bayshore LP. The community was fully occupied at the time of sale. Calum Weaver of CBRE represented the seller in the transaction.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Charlotte-based Grandbridge Real Estate Capital has recently closed $28.6 million in first mortgage financing for three manufactured housing communities in Florida. The properties include a 293-site community in Ocala, a 213-site community in Homosassa and a 229-site community in Lake Alfred. John Segrest of Grandbridge's Birmingham, Ala., office originated the Fannie Mae DUS loans with a 10-year term and 30-year amortization schedule.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Simon Property Group Inc. and Tanger Factory Outlet Centers Inc. have teamed up to break ground on Charlotte Premium Outlets, an upscale, 400,000-square-foot outlet mall in Charlotte. The new property will be located eight miles southwest of uptown Charlotte at the interchange of Interstate 485 and Steele Creek Road. The new outlet mall is expected to employ about 900 full- and part-time employees and add more than 400 local construction jobs during development. More than 90 brands are expected to have a presence at the new development, including Saks Fifth Avenue OFF 5th. The project is a 50/50 joint venture between Simon and Tanger. Simon is providing management services and marketing for the mall, and Tanger is providing site development and construction supervision.
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Owings Mills, Md.-based Black Oak Associates has purchased Hicone Shopping Center, a 90,000-square-foot, grocery-anchored center in Greensboro for $7.2 million. Food Lion and CVS/pharmacy anchor the development, which is located at the intersection of Hicone and Rankin Mill roads, near downtown Greensboro. The property is about 85 percent occupied and includes pad acreage sites for future development. Nancy Cox of NAI Piedmont Triad is the leasing agent for the shopping center. Ed Laycox of West, Lane & Schlanger represented the seller, Hicone Properties LLC, in the transaction. John Hancock Life Insurance Co. provided acquisition financing for the transaction.
FRANKLIN, VA. — Severn Peanut Co. has purchased a 154,982-square-foot industrial facility in Franklin for $2.4 million. The facility is located on a 40-acre site at 32126 General Thomas Highway. The buyer will use the former paper converting facility as an additional peanut processing facility. Robert Thornton of Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer represented the seller, International Paper Co., in the transaction.
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — New York-based URS Capital Partners has acquired St. James Crossing, a 280-unit apartment complex in North Charleston. In order to appeal to the nearby expansion of a Boeing facility, URS will renovate and position the apartment complex as an affordable living option for entry-level Boeing employees and middle management. New York-based DJ Capital provided a bridge loan and joint venture equity for the transaction.