MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. — BWE has arranged a $40.3 million loan for the construction of Carolina Business Park, an industrial development in Mount Pleasant, roughly five miles outside downtown Charleston. Cameron Property Co. is the borrower and developer. Thomas Wiedeman and Alan Tapie of BWE secured the financing through a life insurance company on behalf of the borrower. Upon completion, the property will total 483,300 square feet across three buildings. The rear-load buildings, situated on 60 acres, will feature clear heights between 32 and 36 feet.
ROCKINGHAM, N.C. — IPA, a division of Marcus & Millichap, has brokered the $12.7 million sale of Richmond Plaza, a 202,504-square-foot retail center in Rockingham. Ross Dress for Less, Planet Fitness, Belk and Burkes Outlet anchor the property, which is located about 70 miles east of Charlotte. Other tenants include Dunkin’ and Hibbett Sports. Zach Taylor of IPA arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, CF Smith Property Group, and secured the buyer, Florida-based Coastal Equities. “This sale marks the culmination of a very successful repositioning by the sellers, who replaced JC Penney, Save-A-Lot and a movie theater with Burkes Outlet, Ross Dress for Less and Planet Fitness, respectively,” says Taylor.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. economy saw the addition of 275,000 nonfarm payroll jobs in February, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). This figure exceeds the expectations of Dow Jones economists, which CNBC reports was an increase of 198,000 jobs. The report follows chair of the Federal Reserve Jerome Powell describing the job market as “relatively tight” earlier this week. February’s employment figures are now marginally lower than those of December 2023, which were revised down by 43,000, from 333,000 to 290,000. The BLS also revised down January’s numbers by a more drastic 124,000 jobs, from 353,000 to 229,000. Of the 275,000 jobs added in February, 223,000 were in the private sector. Government employment rose by 52,000, roughly equivalent to the average monthly gain of 53,000 over the prior 12 months. Healthcare and food services and drinking places saw significant increases, with the addition of 67,000 and 42,000 jobs, respectively. The social assistance sector added 24,000 jobs in February, and transportation and warehousing employment rose by 20,000. In the retail trade, change was minimal overall. Merchandise, health and personal care and automotive retail contributed to the overall addition of 19,000 jobs, while losses occurred in the realm of …
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Donohoe Development, in partnership with Apartment Investment and Management Co. (Aimco), has opened the final phase of Upton Place on Wisconsin, a $300 million adaptive reuse project located at 4000 Wisconsin Ave. NW in Washington, D.C. The mixed-use development features 689 multifamily residences, 65 of which are income-restricted, as well as 100,000 square feet of retail space and an 800-space parking garage. AIR Communities is the property manager for the development’s two apartment communities — the 234-unit The Parc and 455-unit 4K Wisconsin. SK+I Architecture designed the residential buildings, which feature swimming pools, rooftop entertainment space, courtyards, commuter lobbies and social spaces. 4K Wisconsin will also host a 150-room pop-up hotel beginning this spring. Anchor tenants of the retail space include a 55,000-square-foot OneLife Fitness and 30,000-square-foot Lidl grocery store.
ALEXANDRIA, VA. — Kennedy Wilson has provided a $96 million senior construction loan for the development of TideLock, a mixed-use project in Alexandria. Marshall Scallan, Michael Zelin, Bindi Shah and Nick Rangel of Cushman & Wakefield arranged the financing on behalf of the borrowers, Community Three and Whitaker Investment Corp. Plans include the redevelopment of three existing office buildings to feature 169 multifamily residential units, 65 condominiums and 7,000 square feet of commercial space. The property is situated with direct access to the Mount Vernon Trail and features views of the Potomac River. Construction is scheduled to begin immediately, with completion expected in 2026.
NEW HILL, N.C. — A joint venture between Samet Corp., Lee-Moore Capital and a Denver-based family office has delivered a 340,000-square-foot industrial facility located in New Hill, roughly 20 miles southeast of Raleigh. FedEx Ground fully occupies the newly completed building. The facility comprises Phase I of TIP West, a section of the 450-acre Triangle Innovation Point life sciences, manufacturing and industrial park with the capacity for an additional 2 million square feet of development. Matt Winters and Al Williams of JLL manage leasing at the property on behalf of the joint venture, along with Brian Hall of Samet Corp.
MIAMI — Azora, a private equity manager based in Madrid, has purchased an industrial outdoor storage facility located on a 2.6-acre site in Miami. The undisclosed seller sold the property, which features a bus maintenance facility, for $12.8 million. Situated near Miami International Airport, the facility was delivered in 2016 as a build-to-suit for Greyhound Lines, which will continue to use the property as a parking and repair center for another five years. The site includes developable land, plans for which were not disclosed.
ATLANTA — Gorman & Co. has delivered Residences at Westview, a 60-unit mixed-income apartment community located at 1991 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive SW in Atlanta. Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony in late February. Situated near the West Lake MARTA Station, Residences at Westview features one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments, with 90 percent of the units affordable for households earning 50 to 60 percent of the area median income (AMI). Amenities include a playground, community garden and outdoor gathering spaces, as well as after-school services provided by Catholic Charities. Capital sources for Residences at Westview include Georgia Department of Community Affairs, Invest Atlanta, RBC, US Bank and Catholic Charities. Gorman & Co. has 350 units in its development pipeline in the metro Atlanta area over the next two years.
The data center market remains a powerhouse of growth and demand in the commercial real estate world. REBusinessOnline sat down with Ryan Goeller, a principal at NAI KLNB commercial real estate services in Virginia, to discuss the various factors impacting this dynamic asset class. REBusinessOnline: Briefly, a data center is a dedicated building housing computer servers and storage systems, constantly processing and managing data for various applications. What is the current state of the data center market? Goeller: Extremely active, with very high demand. Development pipelines are at full power and are strained in certain markets. Leasing demand is through the roof. REBusinessOnline: What types of tenants use these data centers, and what are their space needs? Goeller: The majority of the time, the need for space is so insatiable that entire buildings are leased to single users, especially when it comes to large hyperscale computing projects. However, there are still colocation providers housing smaller tenants in certain buildings. A lot of the activity happening in Northern Virginia is hyperscale activity. These are large tech companies coming in and building 2-million-square-foot campuses that they’re fully occupying themselves. In these instances, the tenants aren’t likely to move once they occupy a space; …
SUNNY ISLES BEACH, FLA. — A partnership between Dezer Development and luxury automobile company Bentley Motors has broken ground on Bentley Residences Miami, a 62-story condominium tower. Located at 18401 Collins Ave. in Sunny Isles Beach, the beachfront development will feature 216 condos, each with glass-covered, three- and four-car sky garages all made possible utilizing four car lifts and a car elevator dubbed The Dezervator. The development will also feature a food-and-beverage program by chef Todd English, as well as a beach club and oceanfront pool deck. Other amenities will include a whiskey bar, cigar lounge, spa, cinema and salon. The general contractor, Coastal Construction, expects to deliver Bentley Residences Miami by the end of 2027. Dezer Development says that 40 percent of the condominiums have been sold, with prices starting at $5.6 million. Designed by Sieger Suarez Architects, residences will include high-end finishes including saunas, outdoor showers in select units and behind-mirror TVs.