Southeast

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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LOUISVILLE, KY. — PRG Investments has arranged the sale of the 192-unit, Class C Colonial Oaks Apartments in Louisville for $4.3 million. The property is located at 101 Colonial Oaks Court in southern Louisville off Southside Drive. Reed Weinberg and Fred Sutterlin of PRG Investments represented the seller, New York City-based Intervest Bank, in the transaction. Multifamily owner and manager Goldin Management acquired the property from Intervest Bank.

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RALEIGH, N.C. — KBS Realty Advisors, a commercial real estate investment advisor firm based in Newport Beach, Calif., has signed pharmaceutical company Salix to a lease extension and expansion at its Colonnade One office building in Raleigh. Colonnade One is a five-story, 126,928-square-foot office building and is now fully leased. Salix signed an extension to its existing 42,949-square-foot lease, as well as a 16,749-square-foot expansion. Both lease terms run through 2023. Ed Pulliam of CBRE represented Salix in the transaction.

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JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — Hendricks-Berkadia Real Estate Advisors has arranged the $19.2 million sale of Addison Landing Apartments, a 289-unit multifamily community located at 9455 103rd St. in Jacksonville. The community's amenities include a controlled-access gate, swimming pool, fitness center, business center and 24-hour maintenance services. Cole Whitaker, Hal Warren and Jason Stanton of Hendricks-Berkadia represented the seller, Jacksonville Zone LLC, in the transaction. St. Petersburg, Fla.-based WRH Income Properties acquired the property from Jacksonville Zone.

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