ABERDEEN, MD. — St. John Properties Inc. has completed construction on 6190 Guardian Gateway, a new 75,000-square-foot office building within The Government and Technology Enterprise (GATE) project in Aberdeen. The GATE is a 416-acre business community, and the new building represents the 10th office building completed by St. John Properties in the past three years at the park. The building, currently 35 percent leased, was designed and constructed to achieve LEED Silver certification.
ATLANTA — Indigo Payments Inc., a payment processing solutions company, has renewed and expanded its office lease at 2000 Riveredge Parkway, a 229,948-square-foot property in Atlanta. The tenant expanded from 3,100 square feet on the seventh floor to 8,072 square feet on the sixth floor. Steve Massell of Lee & Associates represented the tenant in the transaction. Cindy Coombs of Newmark Knight Grubb Frank represented the landlord, Rfp Mainstreet 2000 Riveredge.
POMPANO BEACH, FLA. — Southland Container Co. has leased 12,300 square feet of industrial space at 2680 Gateway Drive in Pompano Beach. Helen Weissman of Brenner Real Estate Group represented the landlord, ABC Pompano Beach Real Estate, in the transaction. Brian Smith of Florida Equities Group represented the tenant.
TYSONS CORNER, VA. — HFF has arranged a $65 million construction loan for 7940 Jones Branch Drive, a 307,000-square-foot office development in Tysons Corner. The borrower was a joint venture between MRP Realty and Rockpoint Group. Scheduled for completion in 2014, the development is approximately 50 percent pre-sold to Logistics Management Institute, a non-profit consultancy organization. The 11-story building will be adjacent to the newly completed Jones Branch connector road. Dan McIntyre led the HFF team that arranged the loan through EagleBank.
HARTSELLE, ALA. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $18.3 million sale of A Storage Place, a nine-property, self-storage portfolio in Alabama. The 504,000-square-foot portfolio includes 3,272 units. The facilities are located in Hartselle, Madison, Huntsville, Florence, Lacey's Spring and Decatur. The facilities include security cameras, gated entries, interior and exterior units, climate and non-controlled climate units and recreational vehicle and boat storage. Michael Mele and Edwin Greenhalgh of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a limited partnership in the transaction. The buyer is a Florida-based limited partnership.
TAMPA, FLA. — Urdang, the real estate manager for BNY Mellon, and its joint venture partner Crocker Partners have acquired the Two Harbour Place office building and an adjacent 1.2-acre site in Tampa. Amstar/CNL Two Harbour LLC sold the office property and Lindell-Harbour LLC sold the adjacent site, which is zoned for multifamily development. Two Harbour Place is a Class A, 180,000-square-foot building constructed in 1998 and renovated in 2006. The property is 90 percent leased and located on Tampa's Harbour Island, an upscaled planned development that includes commercial, lodging and residential uses.
ORLANDO — Wood Partners has held a grand opening for its new apartment community, Alta at Lake Eve, a 264-unit property consisting of four, four-story buildings and two, two-story carriage home buildings, in Orlando. The property, located at 12515 Lake Square, is two miles from Walt Disney World and five miles from Universal Studios and Sea World. Community amenities include a private movie theater, fitness center and washer-dryer units in every residence. Wood Builders LLC was the builder and Charlan Brock & Associates was the architect. HSBC Bank USA provided construction financing for the $32.7 million project.
TALLAHASSEE — NorthMarq Capital has arranged a $30 million loan for the refinancing of Victoria Grand Apartments, a 320-unit community located at 2350 Phillips Road in Tallahassee. Melissa Quinn and David Schofield arranged the 10-year loan on behalf of the borrower, Victoria Grand Acquisition, through Freddie Mac. The loan includes two years of interest-only payments and a 30-year amortization schedule.
GAITHERSBURG, MD. — Equus Capital Partners has acquired a four-building, 282,523-square-foot office and lab portfolio in Gaithersburg for $41.4 million. The acquisition included a 4.9-acre parcel that can accommodate the development of 125,000 square feet of office and lab space. The buildings are 95 percent occupied to life science tenants, including Medimmune and Qjagen. The properties are located at 25, 35 and 45 W. Watkins Mill Road, near I-270. Jim Meisel, Dek Potts and Matt Nicholson of HFF as well as Robert Scheer and Matt Brady of Scheer Partners represented the seller in the transaction. Roy Perry and Kyle Turner of Equus also assisted in the deal.
COLUMBIA, S.C. — The University of South Carolina Development Foundation has acquired 1027 Barnewell St. in Columbia's central business district for $1.3 million. The 10,000-square-foot office building was formerly occupied by the South Carolina School Board Association. Dick Stanland of NAI Avant represented the seller in the transaction.