SANDSTON, VA. — CBRE | Richmond has brokered the $9 million sale of 5700 Audubon Drive, a 317,400-square-foot warehouse/distribution center in Sandston, about nine miles east of Richmond. Mazda used to occupy the property before a local manufacturing group purchased the property. The one-story, tilt-up concrete property is located on a 16-acre parcel near the Richmond International Airport. John Carpin and Matt Anderson of CBRE | Richmond represented the seller in the transaction.
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ATLANTA — Bull Realty has arranged the $7.8 million sale of a 1.4-acre land parcel at 930 Spring St. in Midtown Atlanta. Daniel Latshaw and John DeYonker of Bull Realty represented the seller, Centergy North LLC, in the transaction. This is the fourth sale of an Atlanta land parcel that Latshaw and DeYonker has brokered in the last 12 months. UH Spring Street LLC was the buyer. Inland American Communities Group Inc. and Ambling University Development Group will partner to build the 706-bed University House, a mixed-use student housing development housing Georgia Tech students, on the site. The 20-story building will feature 268 units, a resort-style pool on an elevated terrace, secured parking garage, city-view sky lounge on the top floor, a business center and a fitness center. The property is slated to open in fall 2015.
ATLANTA — Los Angeles-based Thorofare Capital has provided an $8.2 million recapitalization financing for a 420-unit multifamily portfolio in Atlanta. The three-property portfolio has an average 73 percent occupancy. The loan includes a $900,000 capital expenditure facility.
MONROE, LA. — Faris Lee Investments has brokered the $14.6 million sale of Pecanland Commons, a Target-anchored shopping center located at 4209-4299 Pecanland Mall Drive in Monroe. Other tenants include Ross Dress for Less, Bed Bath & Beyond and Petco. Target was not included in the sale. Richard Chichester, Matthew Mousavi and Thomas Chichester of Faris Lee Investments, along with Beezie Landry of Stirling Property Group, represented the seller. The buyer, Missouri-based TKG, was self-represented.
LAUDERHILL, FLA. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $4.4 million sale of Olive Tree Apartments, an 88-unit apartment community located at 2051N.W. 43rd Terrace in Lauderhill, about 6 miles west of Fort Lauderdale. Evan Kristol and Daniel Draizin of Marcus & Millichap's Fort Lauderdale office represented the seller, a Pompano Beach, Fla.-based limited liability company, in the transaction. Felipe Echarte, also in Marcus & Millichap's Fort Lauderdale office, secured and represented the buyer, a Deerfield Beach, Fla.-based limited liability company.
VIRGINIA BEACH, VA. — ARA has arranged the sale of Pembroke Lanes, a 300-unit, garden-style community located on Pembroke Boulevard in Virginia Beach. The Class B apartment community was 97 percent occupied at the time of sale. Drew White, Mike Marshall and Wink Ewing of ARA represented the seller, Norfolk, Va.-based Harbor Group International LLC, in the transaction. Harbor Group International is a private real estate investment and management firm that controls a portfolio of international assets valued at approximately $3.8 billion. Virginia Beach-based Breeden Realty purchased Pembroke Lanes.
SANFORD, FLA. — NAI Realvest has secured the $1.1 million sale of a second-floor office condominium at 5739 Byron Anthony Place in Sanford, about 25 miles north of Orlando. The condominium is located in Savannah Park at Heathrow near International Parkway and State Road 46. Paul Partyka of NAI Realvest represented the seller, Home Office Holdings LLC, in the transaction. The buyer was 5739 BAP LLC d/b/a Xcel Media. Xcel Media will operate its headquarters in the Savannah Park at Heathrow property.
If you subscribe to the notion that “a rising tide floats all boats,” then all of South Florida is benefiting from the renewed interest by out-of-market and international investors in all of the region’s commercial property sectors. In addition to regular South Florida investors from America’s Northeast and affluent Latin Americans, Florida has experienced a significant number of property acquisitions by Canadians in the last 18 months. While much of the international investment has focused on Miami/Dade County, one of the largest Broward County investments this year has come from Miami-based Fifteen Group, which recently acquired the Sawgrass Technology Park for $52 million in Sunrise, Fla. The Class B office and industrial buildings were formerly occupied by Racal Milgo and the seller had planned to redevelop the campus but never did. While industrial, multifamily and retail are garnering the most attention, the pricing structure for office properties is improving. The current cap rate for well-located, stabilized assets is on average 7.5 to 8.5 percent and falling as the market recovers. Much foreign investment is tied to capital flight and is less concerned with achieving the highest yield. As such, pricing is less important to those investors. In terms of sales …
When it comes to national economic cycles, Baltimore has always led a charmed existence. Its proximity to our nation’s capital, sustained strong consumer demographics and the presence of diversified industries have contributed to Baltimore entering recessionary times late and emerging early. New Centers Underway Five significant retail sites are either recently opened, under construction or nearing approval to initiate development. McHenry Row, positioned adjacent to the headquarters of the rapidly expanding Under Armour, is open and features a Harris Teeter grocery store. Baltimore City will also welcome a premier power center in 2013, as well as Canton Crossing, a 320,000-square-foot Harris Teeter- and Target-anchored center. This project is located east of the Inner Harbor on Boston Street and will be home to fast-casual restaurants and soft good retailers such as DSW, Michaels, Loft, Five Below, Ulta, Red Robin, Jimmy John’s and Chick-fil-A. In 2015, Baltimoreans on the north side of the city will begin shopping in the redeveloped Rotunda; D.C.-based Mom’s Organic Market is rumored to be the lead anchor. This renovation was spurred by the relocation of Giant Food to a larger footprint in the former Super Fresh at Green Spring Tower Square. Whole Foods is making whispers about …
OCOEE, FLA. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $9.6 million sale of a retail building anchored by LA Fitness, located at 1560 E. Silver Star Road in Ocoee, about 13 miles west of Orlando. LA Fitness occupies 93 percent of the 51,160-square-foot center, which has an additional 3,526-square-foot vacant space. Lori Schneider of Marcus & Millichap's Fort Lauderdale office represented the seller, a private investor from Raleigh, N.C. Schneider also secured and represented the buyer, a REIT based in Boynton Beach, Fla.