BOCA RATON, FLA. — Broken Sound Club has planned the $13.2 million, Phase II expansion of its 100,000-square-foot country club, located at 2401 Willow Springs Dr. in Boca Raton. The $10.5 million first phase was completed last summer. Phase II will complete the Wellness Center and Spa Cafe, which includes the expansion of the current fitness center and spa and the addition of aerobics rooms, a spinning room with an interactive picture wall, a teen lounge and a cyber cafe. The Aquatic Center will double in size, and water features, bridges, a water park-style children's pool and environmentally-friendly geothermal pool heating will be added. Additionally, a new Bistro Grill will be added with indoor/outdoor seating for more than 150 people. Peacock + Lewis is designing the new facilities and the Weitz Co. is the general contractor. Work is slated to begin in May, with completion projected for November 2012.
ATLANTA — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the $6 million sale of the 106,678-square-foot Falls Pointe, an office building located at 600 Morgan Falls Rd. in Atlanta. The property is fully leased to one tenant. Stewart Calhoun, David Meline, Samir Idris and Casey Masters of Cushman & Wakefield's Atlanta office represented Parkway Properties, the seller, in the transaction. The buyer, Southeast Land Investments Partners, was self-represented.
PORT ST. LUCIE, FLA. — The 511-unit Storage West, a storage facility located at 525 SW S. Macedo Blvd. in Port St. Lucie, has sold for $3.1 million. Boyd Bradfield of NAI Southcoast's Stuart, Fla., office represented the seller, Storage West LLC, in the transaction and procured the buyer, Jacksonville, Fla.-based Storage West Group LLC.
RALEIGH, N.C. — Boston-based New Boston Fund has purchased the 99,181-square-foot Carolina Place, a five-story office building located at 2626 Glenwood Ave. in Raleigh, from a client advised by Invesco Real Estate. The property is currently 86 percent leased to tenants including Cherry, Bekaert and Holland and Scott Madden. Ben Kilgore of CBRE's Raleigh office represented the seller in the transaction.
PINEVILLE, LA. — Mount Pleasant, S.C.-based Humanities Foundation has broken ground on the $6.6 million, 56-unit Arbor Hill, an affordable seniors housing development located on Shamrock Drive in Pineville. Bank of America, Alliant Capital and the City of Pineville provided financing for the project. Pinkerton & Laws is the general contractor for the development, Miller & Martin is the architect and Monceaux Buller & Associates is the civil engineer. Completion is slated for December 2012.
MARCO ISLAND, FLA. — A 15,000-square-foot Walgreens, located in Marco Island, has sold for $5.7 million. Walgreens is on a 50-year, double-net lease, with 8 years remaining on the original term. Dougall McCorkle of Naples, Fla.-based Premier Commercial represented the seller in the transaction and Rainer Filthaut of Naples-based International Realty Co. represented the buyer, a private investor.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A joint venture between Washington, D.C.-based Rock Creek Property Group and BBP has purchased the 71-unit Juniper Gardens, an apartment complex located at 7700-7730 Eastern Ave. NW and 815-825 Juniper St. NW in Washington, D.C., from Premier Bank for $4.1 million. The buyer is planning a complete gut renovation of the property and has selected Washington, D.C.-based Bonstra Haresign Architects as the project architect. The renovation will begin in the first half of 2012 with completion slated for late 2012 or early 2013.
UNION CITY, GA. — The RADCO Cos. has purchased the 260-unit Highland Pointe Apartments, located at 6350 Oakley Rd. in Union City, from an institutional lender. The property includes two-, three- and four-bedroom apartments. Amenities include two swimming pools, washer/dryer connections, fitness center, a playground and picnic/grilling areas.
NORCROSS, GA. — An affiliate of BPG Properties, Ltd., has recently signed leases totaling 44,276 square feet at one of its 57,844-square-foot buildings at Atlantic Industrial Park, located at 3004-3028 Adriatic Ct. in Norcross. Georgia Trading Post renewed its 30,593-square-foot lease, Ratrix leased 6,240 square feet and A&H Wholesales leased 7,623 square feet. Lee Cardwell of Colliers International's Atlanta office represented Ratrix in its lease transaction. Matt DiLeo and Wendy Tomich of Stream Realty Partners' Atlanta office are the leasing agents for the property.
The Raleigh/Durham retail market consists of approximately 41 million square feet and serves a population of about 1.75 million people. Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill comprise the “Research Triangle” metropolitan region, which is continuously ranked among the best areas in the nation to live and work. The retail market has an overall low vacancy rate and remains relatively healthy despite the lingering recession. A period of remarkable growth has slowed and only a handful of new developments opened in 2011. These include Park West Village, a 373,748 square feet power center located in Morrisville at Highway 54 and Cary Parkway, and the 57,511-square-foot Market at Colonnade, a shopping center anchored by Whole Foods and located on Six Forks Road in north Raleigh. Another notable project is the renovation of the 200,000-square-foot Waverly Place in Cary. Few new development opportunities are expected in the near future and positive absorption of vacancy for anchor and shop space has been encouraging, as centers have continued to strengthen albeit at lower rental rates. Job growth drivers are simply not there to support the rapid retail growth the area experienced prior to the recession. Trends in the marketplace include expansion of discount chains such as …