WINTER PARK, FLA. — CBRE has brokered the $5.2 million sale of the 195-unit Sun Bay, a multifamily property located at 7001 Aloma Ave. in Winter Park. Shelton Granade and Luke Wickham of CBRE's Orlando office represented the seller in the transaction. The buyer plans to renovate and reposition the property, which is currently 89 percent leased.
BLYTHEWOOD, S.C. — Columbia, S.C.-based NAI Avant has arranged the $1.95 million sale of a 35,800-square-foot industrial property, located at 1101 Carolina Pines Dr. in Blythewood. Nick Stomski of NAI Avant represented ALD Thermal Treatment, the seller, in the transaction. The buyer was Spirax Sarco.
ORLANDO, FLA. — Atlanta-based Hodges Ward Elliott has arranged the $1.77 million sale of the 108-room Orlando Inn, located at 5900 American Way in Orlando. Anthony Falor of Hodges Ward Elliott's Select Service Division represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. Florida-based Ark Hotel Group was the buyer. The property will be repositioned as the Super 8 Universal Studios — Orlando.
DORAL, FLA. — Fraga Properties has broken ground on the 8,000-square-foot Phase II of the 40,000-square-foot Shops of Doral, located at N.W. 74th Street and N.W. 107th Avenue in Doral. Development costs will exceed $1 million. Current tenants include CVS/pharmacy, Bank of America, Wine & Spirits Emporium, Subway, Metro PCS and more. Completion is slated for spring 2012.
WOODBRIDGE, VA. — A joint venture between Starwood Capital Group Global and The Bainbridge Cos. has broken ground on the 294-unit Bainbridge River Oaks Apartments, located at 2940 Shumard Oak Dr. in Woodbridge. Raleigh, N.C.-based Cline Design designed the Craftsman Style buildings. Amenities will include a pool and sun deck, as well as a clubhouse with a fitness center, cyber cafe, billiards area and business lounge. The first units are expected to be completed in summer 2012, with full completion slated for early 2013.
SANDY SPRINGS, GA. — Roberts Properties has selected Baker Barrios Architects to oversee architecture, planning and landscaping for the $28 million, 216-unit Northridge apartment complex, located in Sandy Springs. Amenities include a clubhouse with a high-definition theater and a signature fireplace, as well as a fitness center. Ground breaking is anticipated in the first quarter of 2012 with completion slated for spring 2013.
HOOVER, ALA. — Tameron Automotive Group has acquired a 40,242-square-foot retail site, located at 1591 Montgomery Hwy. in Hoover, from Frank Schilleci for $1.5 million. A 7,988-square-foot former Long Horn Steak House sits on the site. Tameron, which owns and operates a Hyundai dealership adjacent to property, will use the land for a $4 million expansion and development of a new prototype dealership. An additional expansion is planned in 2013. Finch Properties represented the seller in the transaction and J. Claude Tindle of Birmingham, Ala.-based Longleaf Realty Partners represented the buyer.
BIRMINGHAM, ALA. – The 113-unit Sandpiper, an apartment complex located at 741 Barcelona Ct. in Birmingham, has been sold for $1.87 million. Jimmy Adams of Southeast Apartment Partners' Birmingham, Ala., office represented the seller, 741 Barcelona Court Holdings, in the transaction and procured the buyer, Sandpiper HLD.
KNOXVILLE, TENN. — Bob Thorton of Knoxville-based Baker Realty Co. has negotiated four lease transactions in Knoxville, totaling 155,000 square feet. The transactions include: Guardian Building Products leasing the 37,210-square-foot Cedar Bluff Building, a distribution center, from NatKnox; Batesville Casket leasing 9,797 square feet of office and warehouse space from Sam Farrow; J.B. Hunt Transport leasing 18,000 square feet of warehouse space from J&J Properties; and ABC Supply signing a 100,000-square-foot lease for warehouse space from Mullins, D.C. Thorton represented both parties in all four transactions.
ORLANDO, FLA. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $5.25 million sale of a 13,013-square-foot CVS/pharmacy, located at 7300 Curry Ford Rd. in Orlando. Mark Thompson of the Marcus & Millichap's Orlando office represented the seller, a limited liability company, and Gabriel Britti of the firm's Miami office represented the buyer, a private investor.