LARGO, FLA. — MCB Real Estate has acquired Keene Plaza, an 81,272-square-foot shopping center located at 2150 E. Bay Drive in Largo, roughly 23 miles northeast of Tampa. The seller and sales price were not disclosed. Sprouts Farmers Market and BioLife Plasma Services anchor the retail property, which features a mix of additional tenants such as McDonald’s, Little Caesars, Dollar General, Hibachi Express, The Corner Skillet and Corner Wash Laundry. Renovated in 2025, recent improvements at the retail center include fresh building façades, resurfaced parking facilities, enhanced lighting, modernized retail suite interiors, updated mechanical systems and new roof installations.
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HEBRON, KY. — Midland Atlantic Properties is underway on construction of The Shoppes at Hebron Pointe, a 93,875-square-foot retail property located at the corner of Graves Road and Worldwide Boulevard in Hebron, about two miles south of Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport. Publix will anchor the retail property, adding to the grocer’s 10 current stores in the Bluegrass State. Other tenants at The Shoppes at Hebron Pointe will include Marshalls and Five Below, along with additional national and regional retailers. Further details of the project were not disclosed.
Louisville’s office market is turning a page. If the first act of the market’s rightsizing was defined by COVID-era downsizing, where companies shed space as remote work took hold, the second act looks different and harder to sum up in a single storyline. Today, several forces are pulling in different directions at once. Some companies are still reducing their footprints as leases renew. Others are expanding as employees return to the office and spend more days per week at their desks. Additionally, a wave of expiring pandemic-era leases is forcing tenants to make fresh decisions about how much space they need and where they want it. The result is a busy market moving in several directions simultaneously. So what does a “right-sized” Louisville office look like in 2026? Flight to quality continues More than anything, tenants are still chasing quality. Well-located, highly amenitized buildings continue to win the deals, and there is now significantly fewer premium space available than there was a couple of years ago. Many tenants have already made that move as their leases have come up for renewal. That demand is showing up in rents. The best-positioned buildings, with the right amenity mix in the right location, …
ORLANDO, FLA. — Newmark has arranged $76.2 million in construction take-out bridge financing for Citron at The Packing District, a 354-unit multifamily community in Orlando. Matthew Williams, Rob Wright, David Williams, Kyle Schlitt and James Maynard of Newmark secured the financing on behalf of the landlord, EMBREY. The multifamily community is situated within the $700 million Packing District, a 202-acre mixed-use redevelopment that offers access to retail, dining and employment centers, as well as Publix and the Great Southern Box Co. food hall. The former property was a historical industrial zone and former cypress swamp that served as the 20th-century epicenter of Central Florida’s citrus industry. Dr. Phillips Charities, along with its affiliated entity Dr. Phillips Inc., is the master developer of the district. Delivered in 2025, Citron comprises a five-story residential building with one- and two-bedroom floorplans ranging in size from 632 to 1,346 square feet, according to Apartments.com. Amenities at the property include a top-floor deck with a media room; resort-style swimming pool with an adjacent lounge and poolside cabanas; a Wi-Fi lounge with a conference room and dedicated micro-offices; and an adjoining six-story structured parking garage.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — National Real Estate Advisors has opened Aviator House, an office-to-residential adaptive reuse development located in the Dupont Circle neighborhood of Washington, D.C. The former Air Line Pilots Association headquarters was transformed into 157 residential units, including 15 affordable units. Aviator House was the first project advanced through and opened under the District’s Housing in Downtown (HID) initiative. The project team included Clark Construction (general contractor), Eric Colbert & Associates (architect/design), Gaëtane & Co. (architect/design), DXA Studio and Neoscape (interior and brand design). Bozzuto will serve as the community’s leasing and property management partner. Aviator House offers studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments ranging in size from 416 to 1,281 square feet. Residents have access to approximately 8,000 square feet of amenities, including coworking spaces with individual and shared offices; a fitness center; pet spa and dog run; bicycle garage; and a bi-level rooftop lounge featuring indoor gathering spaces, outdoor terraces, grill and dining areas and expansive views across the District. Monthly rental rates begin at $2,275. Originally constructed in 1972 and designed by architect Vlastimil Koubek, the building was most recently used by Johns Hopkins University for classroom and office space. The redevelopment retains its eight-story structure and modernist …
OPELIKA, ALA. — Jim Chapman Construction Group (JCCG), on behalf of an undisclosed REIT, has delivered Creekside Cottages, a 225-unit build-to-rent (BTR) development located at the intersection of Society Hill Road and Gateway Drive in Opelika, about eight miles east of Auburn, Ala. A ribbon-cutting ceremony is scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 28. The project first broke ground in September 2025. Built by JCCG, Creekside Cottages features two- and three-bedroom homes with attached one- or two-car garages and main-level primary suites ranging in size from 1,000 to 1,439 square feet. Amenities include a clubhouse, swimming pool, sidewalks, streetlights, a dog park and onsite property management and maintenance teams. Monthly rental rates begin at $1,875. Capstone Communities is the property manager for Creekside Cottages.
YOUNGSVILLE, N.C. — New York City-based Link Logistics has acquired Eaton Logistics Facility, a 550,992-square-foot industrial property located at 2545 Innovation Loop in Youngsville, roughly 23 miles outside Raleigh. The facility, which was fully leased at the time of sale, features 40-foot clear heights, cross-dock configuration and direct access to U.S. Route 1. The property serves as a warehousing and distribution hub that supports manufacturing operations in the Raleigh area. JLL represented the sellers, Summit Real Estate Group and an institutional partner, in the transaction. The sales price was not disclosed.
SWEETWATER, TENN. — The Hollingsworth Cos. plans to break ground on SouthPoint Business Park, a 150-acre industrial park in Sweetwater, a city in East Tennessee located in Monroe and McMinn counties. The park will be situated off I-75 on Exit 60 and comprise 12 single-tenant industrial facilities. The first phase features two buildings that are being built on a speculative basis and are set for completion in 2027. The Hollingsworth Cos. is headquartered in Clinton, Tenn., and has developed several SouthPoint-branded business parks across the Southeast. The developer will hold an official groundbreaking ceremony on Monday, Oct. 19 along with U.S. Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Congressman Chuck Fleischmann (R-Tenn.). An entity doing business as Sweetwater Development LLC is listed as the “property developer” for SouthPoint Business Park, while Hollingsworth is serving as the “facility developer.”
Subtext, FrontRange Capital Open 697-Bed Student Housing Community Near University of South Carolina
by John Nelson
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Subtext, along with development partner FrontRange Capital, has opened VERVE Columbia, a 697-bed student housing community located at 450 Blossom St. in Columbia, which is roughly two blocks from the University of South Carolina (USC) campus. The 223-unit, four-story property spans more than 400,000 square feet and is situated directly across from USC’s baseball arena, Founders Park. Amenities include a 24/7 fitness center, outdoor fitness stations, a sauna, meditation rooms, basketball and pickleball courts, resort-inspired pool courtyard with hot tub and sun shelf, poolside Jumbotron, cabanas and hammock swings, fire pits, grilling stations, club room with TV and game lounges, a multi-sport simulator, group and private study spaces, study pods and booths, content creation studio, a coffee bar in the lobby with cold brew on tap, pet spa, dog park, EV charging stations and bike and scooter storage with charging and repair stations. The project team includes architect Dynamik Design, interior designer Mary Cook Associates, general contractor W.M. Jordan Co. and civil engineer Davis & Floyd. CIBC arranged construction financing via a syndication of lenders. VERVE Columbia is Subtext’s first student housing community to deliver in the Columbia market, with another project under construction at 931 Senate …
SANY Nutrition Group Opens 89,100 SF Food Manufacturing Facility in Jonesboro, Arkansas
by John Nelson
JONESBORO, ARK. — SANY Nutrition Group, a family-owned-and-operated food manufacturer based in Jonesboro, has launched its new production facility in its home market. The 89,100-square-foot factory, located at 9401 E. Highland Drive in Jonesboro, was formerly operated by Butterball. From the newly retrofitted plant, SANY Nutrition Group is launching its flagship snack platform, Beyond Resilience, with plans to produce 500 million snack products annually. SANY’s Beyond Resilience Protein Crunch Bar is available now at Walmart stores nation-wide as well as online, and SANY plans to sell the crunch bar at additional retailers in the near future, as well as the company’s line of Crunch Pops, Prookies, Giant Clusters, Brittles, Fro-Bite and Vitamin Splash products. In addition to the factory, SANY purchased additional land surrounding the factory for future expansion opportunities.