RICHMOND, VA. — Thalhimer Realty Partners, the investment and development subsidiary of Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer, has purchased Deering Manor Apartments in Richmond for $3.7 million. The 168-unit multifamily property is located at 2712 Hopkins Road. Thalhimer purchased the property from 2712 Hopkins Road Holdings LLC, which CW Capital controls. Thalhimer has engaged Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer to manage the community.
TAMPA, FLA. — ABILITY Network Inc., a healthcare technology company, has leased 11,720 square feet of office space at One MetroCenter in Tampa's Westshore Business District. One MetroCenter is located in MetWest International, a 32-acre mixed-use development. ABILITY Network will consolidate two Tampa offices totaling 75 employees to its new office space. Angela Odell of Taylor & Mathis and David Green of Jones Lang LaSalle negotiated the transaction. With the deal, One MetroCenter is 92 percent leased.
ST. PETERSBURG, FLA. — A joint venture between affiliates of Feldman Equities, Tower Realty Partners and Second City Capital Partners, has acquired a 17-story, 187,000-square-foot office building in downtown St. Petersburg for $20 million. The Class A office building, formerly known as Wells Fargo Plaza, is located at 150 Second Ave. North. In June, Wells Fargo vacated its 22,000-square-foot office at the property, dropping the building's occupancy to 65 percent. Larry Feldman of Feldman Equities will spearhead leasing and redevelopment efforts at the property, and Tower Realty Partners will handle management responsibilities. Dale Peterson of CBRE's Tampa office arranged the deal. This is the second acquisition in downtown St. Petersburg for the joint venture. About two years ago, the joint venture bought the 242,000-square-foot City Center office building. The property, which was 44 percent occupied at the time of purchase, is now 94 percent occupied.
ORLANDO, FLA. — McCraney Property Co. (MPC), an industrial real estate developer and manager, has completed construction on Dade Paper Co.'s new 150,000-square-foot distribution center in Orlando. The facility is located in MPC's 25-acre John Young Business Park. The property is the first of three properties in John Young Business Park that MPC has committed to develop in its joint venture arrangement with Clarion Partners. The other two spec projects, totaling 243,236 square feet, will break ground this month with an expected completion in first quarter 2014.
LAKE MARY, FLA. — McKinley, an Ann Arbor, Mich.-based real estate owner and operator, has sold Lake Emma Corporate Park, a 245,000-square-foot office complex in Lake Mary, approximately 20 miles north of Orlando. McKinley was appointed as receiver in August 2011 and was subsequently retained as property manager. During its time as manager, McKinley successfully negotiated a tax appeal, completed an extensive HVAC replacement, increased occupancy, reduced operating costs and enhanced the overall property appearance.
KEY WEST, FLA. — Cronheim Mortgage has secured $10.6 million for a 104,000-square-foot Home Depot property located on North Roosevelt Blvd. in Key West. Dev Morris and Andrew Stewart of Cronheim Mortgage arranged financing on behalf of the borrower, Industries Exchange No. 2 LLC. The loan was structured over 19 years and 10 months at a 3.63 percent interest rate.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — Franklin Street, a full-service commercial real estate firm, has closed the sale of an 8,050-square-foot warehouse/office facility, located at 5760 Mining Terrace in Jacksonville. The property is located within the South Jacksonville Industrial Park. National Loan Corp. sold the property to Specialty T's, a company that specializes in silk screen printing, for $260,000, or $32.30 per square foot. Monte Merritt of Franklin Street's Jacksonville office represented the seller in the transaction.
OCOEE AND ST. PETERSBURG, FLA. — Landmark Apartment Trust of America Inc., a multifamily REIT, has acquired and rebranded two apartment communities in Florida for $53.2 million. Collectively, the two communities total 826 units and are 94 percent occupied. In the first transaction, Landmark acquired Vizcaya Lakes, a 522-unit property located at 1024 Vizcaya Lake Road in Ocoee, a suburb of Orlando. The community is now known as Landmark at Stafford Landing. In the second transaction, Landmark acquired Avondale by the Lakes, a 304-unit community located at 5473 27th St. South in St. Petersburg. The community is now known as Landmark at Avondale. In July, Landmark acquired 11 multifamily communities totaling 3,586 units in Florida, North Carolina, Texas and Tennessee.
LOUISVILLE, KY. — First Hospitality Group Inc., a Rosemont, Ill.-based hotel management and development firm, has announced its plans to develop a new eight-story Hilton Garden Inn in downtown Louisville's Clay Commons district. The 156-room hotel will span 109,900 square feet and feature a rooftop bar and restaurant. First Hospitaly will manage the property and serve as the investment partner to local developer City Properties. First Hospitality currently owns and operates more than 50 hotels nationwide. The Hilton Garden Inn is slated to open in the summer of 2014.
GLEN BURNIE, MD. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $6.5 million sale of a 13,650-square-foot Walgreens, located at 7901 Ritchie Highway in Glen Burnie, which is 11 miles south of Baltimore. Craig Fuller, Erin Patton, Scott Wiles and Dustin Javitch of Marcus & Millichap's Cleveland office represented the seller, a private investor, in the transaction. The group, along with Jason Cropper of Marcus & Millichap, secured and represented the buyer, a limited liability company. Bryn Merrey of Marcus & Millichap assisted in closing the transaction.
