Southeast

Resilient DC Industrial Market Is Growing But Softening as Vacancy Rates Creep Higher

by John Nelson January 13, 2025

The U.S. industrial real estate market continues to sustain, with national vacancy rates steadily creeping toward 7 percent (6.8 percent at the time of this writing). Over the past three years, the industrial real estate market continued to set records and became known as the darling asset class within the commercial real estate community. However, the market is showing signs of reversion to historical velocity and vacancy rates. The industrial vacancy rate is steadily climbing in the Washington, D.C., metro area as demand softens for third-party logistics in second-quarter 2024. Vacancies are up to 6.5 percent after reaching an all-time low of 3.8 percent at the end of 2022. The market remains tight by historical measures. However, normalized leasing velocity, a few large tenant moveouts and reduced demand is expected to provide upward pressure on the vacancy rate in 2025. Subleasing activity trended upward in the past six to 12 months to over 1.3 million square feet. A few examples of large sublets include 393,000 square feet put on the market at Capital Gateway in Brandywine; Builders First Source moved out of 135,000 square feet at Plaza 500 in Alexandria; and in the second quarter, Western Express vacated 102,000 square …

January 13, 2025

Hospitality Loans Southeast Tennessee

JLL Arranges $300M Refinancing for Omni Nashville Hotel

by John Nelson January 10, 2025

NASHVILLE, TENN. — JLL has arranged the $300 million refinancing for Omni Nashville Hotel, an 800-room upscale hotel located at 250 Rep. John Lewis Way S in downtown Nashville. Built in 2013, the 21-story hotel features more than 80,000 square feet of meeting space, including a 23,800-square-foot ballroom. The LEED Silver-certified property also features several dining options, including Bob’s Steak & Chop House, Kitchen Notes and Barlines, as well as a spa, rooftop pool and modern fitness center. Kevin Davis, Whit Johnson, Jim Curtin, Mike Huth, Shalin Patel, Luke Rogers and Nick Warta of JLL arranged the seven-year, fixed-rate loan through a domestic insurance company and AllianceBernstein Commercial Real Estate Debt in its capacity as advisor to Equitable Financial Life Insurance Co. The borrower is TRT Holdings Inc., a Dallas-based investment company that owns the Omni Hotels brand.

January 10, 2025

Development Industrial Southeast Virginia

Lingerfelt, SCOA Form Joint Venture for 347,760 SF Industrial Project Near Richmond

by John Nelson January 10, 2025

PRINCE GEORGE, VA. — Lingerfelt has formed a joint venture with SCOA Real Estate Partners, a wholly owned subsidiary of Sumitomo Corp., for the development of a 347,760-square-foot industrial facility in Prince George. Situated at the confluence of I-295, I-95 and Route 460 on Richmond’s south side, the development is dubbed TriPoint Distribution Center. The project broke ground last September and is set for completion this August. The joint venture has selected CBRE to lease and market the development, which ARCO is constructing on behalf of ownership.

January 10, 2025

Acquisitions Florida Industrial Southeast

Dalfen Acquires Two Industrial Facilities in Orlando, Tampa Totaling 67,420 SF

by John Nelson January 10, 2025

ORLANDO AND TAMPA, FLA. — Dalfen Industrial has purchased two fully leased industrial facilities in Orlando and Tampa totaling 67,420 square feet. The properties include a 35,100-square-foot facility at Orlando Central Park and a 32,320-square-foot property within Pinebrooke Business Park in east Tampa. Colliers’ industrial capital markets team represented Dalfen in the transaction. The seller and sales price were not disclosed. Dalfen plans to “significantly” expand its presence in the Florida market over the next 12 months, according to the Dallas-based firm.

January 10, 2025

Development Leasing Activity Retail Southeast Virginia

Whole Foods to Open 45,000 SF Grocery Store in Falls Church, Virginia

by John Nelson January 10, 2025

FALLS CHURCH, VA. — Whole Foods Market plans to open a new 45,000-square-foot grocery store at 103 E. Broad St. in Falls Church, about nine miles west of Washington, D.C. The new store is set to open on Feb. 7 and will replace an existing Whole Foods store at 7511 Leesburg Pike in Falls Church that has operated for more than 25 years. The new store’s product assortment features more than 700 local items from the D.C., Maryland and Virginia (DMV) region. The landlord of the new Whole Foods was not disclosed, but multiple media outlets report the store will anchor the Broad & Washington mixed-use development by Insight Property Group. The new store will be situated on the ground level of a 334-unit apartment building that opened last August.

January 10, 2025

Acquisitions Healthcare Office Southeast Virginia

KLNB Brokers $9.2M Sale of Medical Office Building in Chantilly, Virginia

by John Nelson January 10, 2025

CHANTILLY, VA. — KLNB’s capital markets team has brokered the $9.2 million sale of a 21,540-square-foot medical office building located at 24801 Pinebrook Road in Chantilly, about 34 miles west of Washington, D.C. Seattle-based Elliott Bay Capital Trust purchased the facility, which was fully leased to Inova Health System at the time of sale. Joe Friedman and Josh Norwitz of KLNB represented the seller in the transaction. Friedman also represented the previous owner when it purchased the property in 2008.

January 10, 2025

Company News Data Centers Georgia Industrial Southeast

Amazon Web Services to Invest $11B in Georgia

by John Nelson January 9, 2025

SEATTLE — Amazon Web Services (AWS), the cloud computing platform of the Seattle-based e-commerce giant, has announced plans to invest $11 billion in the state of Georgia. This comes a couple weeks after AWS announced a similar $10 billion investment in Ohio. The move will expand the infrastructural capabilities of AWS in Georgia and support the company’s cloud computing and generative AI technologies. Details of the planned investment in Georgia, including construction timelines for any new data centers, were not disclosed, though AWS says the investments would be concentrated in Douglas and Butts counties. AWS expects to create at least 550 new high-skilled jobs with this investment, including for technical roles such as data center engineers, network specialists, engineering operations managers and security specialists, as well as indirect jobs such as construction and those in the data center supply chain. Since 2010, Amazon has invested $18.5 billion in Georgia and contributed $20.1 billion to the state’s gross domestic product. The parent company supports 34,000 full- and part-time jobs in the Peach State, including at Amazon MGM Studios where the film studio regularly shoots movies and TV shows.

January 9, 2025

Loans Seniors Housing Southeast Tennessee

Brookdale Senior Living Obtains $344.2M Loan for Refinancing of 47-Property Portfolio

by John Nelson January 9, 2025

BRENTWOOD, TENN. — Brookdale Senior Living has obtained a $344.2 million Fannie Mae loan for the refinancing of a 47-property seniors housing portfolio. Allison Holland and Alex Sheaffer of JLL originated the seven-year, fixed-rate loan on behalf of the Brentwood-based borrower that will repay $312.5 million of variable-rate debt that was due September 2027. The portfolio comprises 5,102 independent living, assisted living and memory care units across 14 states, with properties ranging from 32 to more than 300 units.

January 9, 2025

Acquisitions Multifamily Southeast Virginia

Berkadia Brokers Sale of 742-Unit River Lofts at Tobacco Row Multifamily Portfolio in Richmond

by John Nelson January 9, 2025

RICHMOND, VA. — Berkadia has brokered the sale of The River Lofts at Tobacco Row, a five-property apartment portfolio off Carey Street in Richmond’s Shockoe Bottom neighborhood. The communities include Cameron Kinney (259 units), American Cigar Lofts (174 units), Consolidated Carolina Lofts (166 units), Lucky Strike Lofts (131 units) and Cutters Ridge Townhomes (12 units). Four of the five properties were converted from historic tobacco facilities between 1991 and 2008. The buyer, Boston-based West Shore, purchased the portfolio. Drew White, Carter Wood and Cole Carns of Berkadia brokered the transaction. Additionally, Robert Falese, Jake Adoni and Kris Kadar of Berkadia arranged an undisclosed amount of acquisition on behalf of West Shore. The direct lender was also not disclosed. The seller and sales price were not disclosed as well, but local media outlet RichmondBizSense reported that Brookfield Properties sold the portfolio for more than $100 million. The seller had previously purchased the properties as part of an $11 billion deal in 2018 from the original redeveloper, Cleveland-based Forest City.

January 9, 2025

Acquisitions Development Georgia Industrial Southeast

Avison Young Arranges Sale of 66.8 Acres Near New Northeast Georgia Inland Port

by John Nelson January 9, 2025

FLOWERY BRANCH, GA. — Avison Young has arranged the sale of 66.8 acres across four land parcels in Flowery Branch, a city near the upcoming Northeast Georgia Inland Port. The buyer, Alliance Industrial Co., plans to develop two speculative facilities on the newly acquired land, which is situated directly off I-985. The properties, collectively known as Alliance 985 Business Park, will include Building 100 (113,536 square feet) and Building 200 (426,872 square feet). Alliance plans to break ground on the project this quarter and deliver in early 2026. Chris Hoag, Jason Holland and Andrew Joyner of Avison Young represented the buyer in the transaction. Stephen Lovett and Zach Tibbs of Norton Commercial brokered the sale of one of the parcels. Alliance has tapped the Avison Young team to lease Alliance 985 Business Park moving forward.

January 9, 2025

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