FT. LAUDERDALE, FLA. — CB Richard Ellis (CBRE) has arranged $34.7 million for two hotels located adjacent to Ft. Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. The first property is a 157-room Fairfield Inn & Suites, and the second property is a 124-room Homewood Suites. Both hotels feature swimming pools, fitness centers and business centers. Jonathan Rice of CBRE Hotels and David Borge of CBRE Capital Markets arranged the financing on behalf of Economos Properties. Terms of the loan were not disclosed.
CONYERS, GA. — Ackerman & Co. has brokered the sale of a net-leased CVS/pharmacy in Conyers for $1.9 million. The 9,504-square-foot property is located across from Rockdale Medical Center. It was constructed for Eckerd Drugs in 1996, and CVS assumed the lease in 2009. Jason Powell of Ackerman arranged the all-cash deal between the buyer, Florida-based LJL Holdings, and the seller, a private entity based in New Jersey.
DEERFIELD, BEACH, FLA. — Walmart has opened its newest Neighborhood Market in Deerfield Beach. The approximately 57,000-square-foot store is located at 1101 S. Military Trail. The new store has tailored its products to the surrounding community with an extensive selection of kosher products. It also features a self-serve deli and a bakery. First launched in 1998, Walmart Neighborhood Market is a grocery store concept built on approximately one-quarter the footprint of a Walmart Supercenter. Neighborhood Markets focus on providing food products and household items to the surrounding community.
SANFORD, FLA. — Space Port USA has acquired an office/warehouse property in Sanford from McWeeney-Smith Real Estate Partnership of Orlando for $600,000. The building totals 12,000 square feet and is located at 751 Central Park Dr. within Central Florida Industrial Park. Michael Hedrich of NAI Realvest represented the seller, and David Hammett of CRE Advisors represented the buyer.
“Hot” does not adequately describe Miami’s current residential real estate climate. Back from the brink of extinction in late 2009, the residential condominium market in Miami is currently booming. The apartment market is booming as well, but did not take it on the chin like the condominium market did. From 2009 to 2010, Greater Downtown Miami was considered one of the most overbuilt markets in the country. Developers delivered approximately 34,000 condos in the market in a six-year period, more than double what was delivered in the prior 40 years. The majority of those units came on line during the crash, which left Miami with an unsold inventory or more than 20,000 units in early 2010. Forecasters expected it would take 10 or more years for that inventory to be absorbed. Today that inventory of developer-owned units is down to less than 900, according to Condo Vultures, Miami’s condo watchdog. One can almost say that Brazil and Argentina brought back Miami’s high-rise condominium market. Brazilians and Argentineans in particular, but not exclusively, have experienced hyperinflation — to the point of scheduling the purchase of groceries on payday — like few others. They therefore have an acute understanding of the need …
DURHAM, N.C. — Federal Capital Partners (FCP) has acquired Erwin Square Plaza, a 238,792-square-foot office building located in downtown Durham, for $37.5 million. The property, which sits at 2200 W. Main St. within the Erwin Square master-planned development, comprises a 10-story tower flanked by two, two-story retail and office wings. The building was 96.2 percent occupied at the time of closing by a tenant roster that includes Duke University and Duke University Health System-related companies. In the near term, FCP plans to renovate the property and upgrade it to institutional quality. Ben Kilgore of CB Richard Ellis represented FCP in the deal.
MAUMELLE, ARK. — Dallas-based Mohr Capital has acquired the former Scholastic Books distribution center in the Little Rock suburb of Maumelle. The seller was Scholastic, which had already vacated the property. The building features 34- to 46-foot clear ceiling heights, rail access and ample trailer parking. Mohr, which enters the Little Rock market with this purchase, plans to reposition the property as Little Rock Logistics Center. It will complete major improvements to 200,000 square feet of the building to accommodate an incoming tenant and offer the remaining 300,000 square feet for lease. Little Rock-based Irwin Partners will handle the leasing assignment. Scott Henry and Gary Horn provided in-house representation on behalf of Mohr. Northmarq Capital and Protective Life Insurance Co. provided acquisition financing.
DULLES, VA. — Holliday Fenoglio Fowler (HFF) has brokered the sale of two industrial buildings adjacent to Dulles International Airport for $9.63 million. The buildings total 83,086 square feet and are situated within NorthPointe, an industrial property located less than one-half mile from the airport’s cargo entrance. The two buildings are 87 percent leased to a tenant roster that includes The Richards Corporation. The HFF team of Bruce Strasburg and Samuel Fagelson represented the seller, Velsor Properties.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Crescent Communities has acquired a 2.3-acre site in Charlotte’s Dilworth neighborhood for the construction of a more than $50 million multi-use community. Crescent Dilworth will contain 300 luxury apartments above street-level retail space. The apartments will comprise a mix of studio through two-bedroom units along with walk-up units and 2,600-square-foot deluxe units. The community will feature a clubhouse, pool, athletic facilities, bicycle storage and a repair center, and a rooftop terrace overlooking Sugarcreek Greenway. The seven-story building will be constructed at the corner of East Morehead Street and Harding Place, across from Carolinas Medical Center. Crescent is partnering with locally based Southern Apartment Group, which originally assembled the land parcels, for the project. BB+M Archiotecture will design Crescent Dilworth. Construction will begin this fall, and completion is expected in spring 2015.
LARGO, FLA. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $2.45 million sale of the ground lease to a Chase bank branch located in Largo. The property was constructed in 2012 and is the outparcel to a Walmart Neighborhood Market. Chase occupies the property on a 20-year ground lease with rent escalations every five years. Sonny Molloy of Marcus & Millichap’s Atlanta office brokered the deal. The property traded at a 5.13 percent cap rate.