FARMVILLE, VA. — Avaio Digital Partners has agreed to purchase 280 acres in Farmville to make way for a new $5 billion data center campus. The Connecticut-based data center developer and operator signed the land sale agreement with the Industrial Development Authority (IDA) of Prince Edward County. Andy Walsh of SugarOak Realty represented Avaio Digital and Rhett Weiss with Cottonwood Commercial represented the Prince Edward County IDA in the land transaction. Known as the Farmville Data Hub, the site is fully zoned for five data centers, has ready fiber access, utility access and water supply secured. Avaio Digital has also completed preliminary site engineering and is in the process with Dominion for 300 megawatts of power. The developer is also underway on a $3 billion data center campus in nearby Appomattox County, Va.
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Halstatt Sells 644-Bed UnionWest at Creative Village Student Housing Tower in Downtown Orlando
by John Nelson
ORLANDO, FLA. — Halstatt Real Estate Partners has sold UnionWest at Creative Village, a 664-bed student housing property near the University of Central Florida’s (UCF) downtown Orlando campus. Halstatt developed the 15-story tower in partnership with Development Ventures Group and Ustler Development in August 2019. Provident Resources Group purchased UnionWest for an undisclosed price using bonds underwritten by BofA Securities. Located at the corner of West Livingston Street and North Terry Avenue, the student housing tower is a component of the $1.5 billion Creative Village mixed-use campus, which includes academic space for both UCF and Valencia College’s downtown campus. In addition to student housing, UnionWest offers more than 100,000 square feet of academic space, 11,000 square feet of street-level retail space and a 600-space parking garage.
MIAMI — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the $8.4 million sale of Blue Grotto Plaza, an 11,890-square-foot retail strip center located in Miami. Built in 1973 and renovated in 2023, the multi-tenant property features a mix of service-oriented businesses and food-and-beverage tenants, including 10 retail spaces and 68 parking spaces. Jonathan De La Rosa and Matthew Albregts of Marcus & Millichap marketed the property on behalf of the seller, Minkin Enterprises Inc., and procured the buyer, OMAC Real Estate LLC, in the transaction.
GEORGETOWN, KY. — Home Invest has acquired Pine Tree Path, a 72-unit apartment community in Georgetown, about 70 miles east of Louisville, Ky. Longtime owner PAJ Properties Inc. sold the Class B property to Home Invest for approximately $7.8 million. Home Invest will be the property manager for Pine Tree Path, which was fully occupied at the time of sale. The firm will also replace roofs for seven buildings and make light renovations to unit interiors as the leases turn over.
THOMPSON’S STATION, TENN. — Mall owner Simon Property Group (NYSE: SPG) has entered into an agreement to purchase a development site in metro Nashville with plans to build a luxury shopping and lifestyle destination known as Nashville Premium Outlets. The 325,000-square-foot project will be situated at the intersection of I-65 and I-840 in the southern suburb of Thompson’s Station. “This project represents a significant investment in our town and has the potential to enhance local amenities, create jobs and strengthen our economy,” says Thompson’s Station Mayor Brian Stover. Simon is collaborating with Nashville-based Adventurous Journeys Capital Partners (AJ Capital), a company known for its work in hospitality and real estate development. Construction is expected to begin in 2026, but a timeline for completion was not provided. Preliminary plans call for 75 retailers, restaurants and a hotel, with the potential to add residential options and big box retailers. “We are excited to bring another premier shopping and lifestyle destination to Nashville, one of our country’s most dynamic and fastest growing markets,” says Gary Duncan, Simon’s president of Premium Outlets and The Mills brands. Nashville Premium Outlets will join Simon’s existing properties in the metro area, including Opry Mills and The Mall …
Jamestown Unloads Stake in Georgetown Renaissance Portfolio in DC to Acadia Realty Trust
by John Nelson
WASHINGTON, D.C. AND ALEXANDRIA, VA. — Atlanta-based Jamestown has sold its stake in The Georgetown Renaissance Portfolio, a collection of 22 boutique retail and residential buildings in Washington, D.C.’s Georgetown neighborhood and a lone property in nearby Alexandria, Va. New York-based Acadia Realty Trust, already a minor owner of the portfolio, purchased Jamestown’s stake for an undisclosed price. Eastdil Secured represented Jamestown in the transaction. Jamestown originally acquired its interest in The Georgetown Renaissance Portfolio in 2011. The firm had previously sold off a portion of its interest to EastBanc, which used acquisition funds from Acadia Realty Trust, back in 2016. The portfolio is now home to several retail and design brands such as B&B Italia, Poliform, Molteni, Lululemon, Patagonia and Design Within Reach.
HIGH POINT, N.C. — PNK Group has delivered a $120 million distribution center in High Point, a city in North Carolina’s Piedmont Triad region. The nearly 1.1 million-square-foot project is a build-to-suit development for Ecolab Corp., a publicly traded water, hygiene and infection preventions solutions provider based in St. Paul, Minn. PNK Group bought the land, designed the building and supervised the entire construction process. The High Point project is the second build-to-suit between PNK Group and Ecolab, with the first located in Atlanta.
NASHVILLE, TENN. — Mill Creek Residential is underway on the construction of Modera Nations, a 396-unit apartment community situated along the Cumberland River in Nashville’s The Nations neighborhood. The podium-style community will over views of the river and the downtown Nashville skyline and will eventually include a trailhead to the city’s Greenways expansion on the north end of the property. Located at 1650 54th Ave. N, Modera Nations will offer studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments, as well as a bowling alley. Other amenities will include a resort-style swimming pool, spa with two saunas and a cold plunge tub, coworking lounge, fitness center, courtyards, community garden, dog park, rooftop deck, EV charging stations, bike lockers and a cold storage delivery station. Mill Creek plans to deliver the community by the end of the year.
ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, FLA. — Denver-based Sagard Real Estate (formerly EverWest Real Estate Investors) has sold Marketplace at Altamonte, a 335,995-square-foot shopping center located in Altamonte, roughly 16 miles outside Orlando. According to the Orlando Business Journal, an entity associated with Centro Property Management LLC purchased the property for $28.9 million from Sagard’s core equity fund. The center was 55 percent occupied at the time of sale to tenants including Burlington, Ross Dress for Less and Total Wine & More. Sagard originally acquired the center in 2005.
Feil Organization Completes $4M Overhaul at One Lakeway Office Building in Metairie, Louisiana
by John Nelson
METAIRIE, LA. — The Feil Organization has completed a $4 million renovation of the common areas at One Lakeway, an office building within the 1.2 million Lakeway office complex in Metairie. Feil partnered with AGL Commercial Interiors and AECOM Tishman on the project. The renovation included new art installations, furniture and finishes in the lobby, as well as landscaping improvements for the courtyard between One and Two Lakeway. Additionally, the overhaul included renovations to the café, rebranded now as Lakeway Café, and the installation of outdoor dining areas. Feil is underway on the lobby renovations at Two Lakeway and expects to complete construction by the end of the year.