GREENVILLE, N.C. — The 503-bed University Suites, located at 2200 University Suites Dr. in Greenville, has sold for $15.5 million. The property serves Eastern Carolina University. Alan Meetze and David Hudgins of Drucker & Falk's Newport News, Va., office represented University Suites at ECU LLC, the seller, in the transaction. The buyer was 2200 University Suites.
LAKELAND, FLA. — The 236-unit Martin's Landing Apartments, located at 3520 Cleveland Heights Blvd. in Lakeland, has sold on Auction.com for $6.82 million. John Stone of Colliers International's Tampa Bay, Fla., office represented the seller, 3520 Cleveland Heights LLC, in the all-cash transaction. Kevin Kelleher of Franklin Street's Tampa office represented the buyer, Integritas Residential.
TOWSON, MD. — NorthMarq Capital has secured $13.6 million in first mortgage refinancing for the 123,400-square-foot Fairmount Place II, an office building located at 515 Fairmount Ave. in Towson. Nancy Ferrell of NorthMarq's Baltimore office arranged the 10-year loan with a 25-year amortization schedule through UNUM.
The industrial warehouse locomotive is back on track in Upstate South Carolina. We experienced tremendous positive absorption in warehouse space in 2011 — around 1.7 million square feet — and vacancy is down to pre-recession levels at 9 percent. Vacancy has been dropping steadily from 10.8 percent since the fourth quarter of 2009, and experienced a dramatic drop in 2011. This recovery is a result of the recent surge of announcements of new and expanding operations by manufacturing companies in the Greenville/Spartanburg area. Corporations such as Michelin, Bosch Rexroth Corp., Scio Diamond Technology, Honeywell International, PRETTL Electronics, Griffin Thermal Products and BMW will invest more than $277 million combined in our area and create 3,714 new jobs. There are 4,014 industrial properties currently in the Greenville/Spartanburg market. Sixteen leases and four sales for industrial warehouses were reported in the first few weeks of 2012. Rental rates for warehouses range from 32 cents per square foot to $13.12 per square foot, a wide range that depends on size, location and condition. Overall, the average rental rate is $2.92 per square foot. With vacancy dropping continually and no new developments underway or on the horizon, inventory is being depleted, which is creating …
RICHMOND, VA. — Richmond-based Lingerfelt Development has started construction on the $100 million, 300,000-square-foot BioTech 8 building, a three-building headquarters for Health Diagnostic Laboratory Inc. (HDL), located within the 34-acre Virginia BioTechnology Research Park in downtown Richmond. After demolishing the BioTech 3 building, the company will construct Phase I of the property, which will include a 112,000-square-foot, six-story wet lab biotechnology building. Completion is slated for December 2012. A second phase, including an additional 112,000-square-foot, six-story tower, will begin in 2013. When fully completed, both phases plus HDL's existing building will total 300,000 square feet.
ROCK HILL, S.C. — Atlanta-based Halpern Enterprises has acquired the 50,000-square-foot Rock Hill Crossing, located at 4875 Old York Rd. in Rock Hill, from Bright-Meyers Rock Hill LP. for $8.07 million. The center is fully leased, and tenants include Dollar Tree, GNC, Verizon, T-Mobile, Shoe Show and Sports Clips. Zach Taylor and Don McMinn of Marcus & Millichap's Atlanta office represented the seller in the all-cash transaction. The buyer was self-represented.
HICKORY, N.C. — Capstone Apartment Partners has arranged the $2.22 million sale of the 97-unit Colonial House Apartments, a garden-style apartment complex located at 818 2nd St. Pl. NE in Hickory. The buyer has plans to renovate the property, including amenity upgrades and interior unit renovations. Brian Ford and Beau McIntosh of Capstone's Charlotte office represented Simaan Brothers, the seller, in the transaction.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Grandbridge Real Estate Capital has arranged $21.6 million in first mortgage financing for the 214-unit Morrison at SouthPark, a Class A multifamily property located at 721 Governor Morrison St. in Charlotte. Mike Ortlip of Grandbridge's Charlotte office arranged the acquisition loan through a major insurance company.
PLANT CITY, PORT ORANGE AND DELAND, FLA. — A 900-unit multifamily portfolio, containing four properties located in central Florida, has sold for $50 million according to property records. The properties include the 352-unit Hunter's Ridge at Walden Lake in Plant City; the 168-unit Mallards of Brandywine in DeLand; and the 208-unit Pierpoint and the 172-unit The Groves in Port Orange. Cole Whitaker and Hal Warren of Hendricks & Partners' Orlando, Fla., office represented Colorado-based UDR, the seller, in the transaction. The buyer was a private investment firm.
POOLER, GA. — A joint venture between Atlanta-based Cortland Partners and Atlanta-based Batson-Cook Development Co. has started construction on the $35 million, 325-unit Two Addison Place, an apartment complex located on 1200 block of Pine Barren Road in Pooler, a submarket of Savannah. Community and Southern Bank, NXT Capital and Kaufman Realty Group provided funding for the project, which is slated for completion in early 2013.