BALTIMORE — A 20,000-square-foot Barnes & Noble will anchor The Fitzgerald at UB Midtown, a $77 million mixed-use project under development by Greenbelt, Md.-based The Bozzuto Group. When complete in spring 2011, The Fitzgerald will encompass 275 luxury apartments, 25,000 square feet of retail and a 1,245-space parking garage. The two-floor Barnes & Noble, which will include a Starbucks Coffee and a section reserved for textbook sales, is expected to deliver next fall.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — Charlotte, N.C.-based Crescent Resources Multifamily Development Group has completed construction on the 336-unit Circle at Bartram Park, an environmentally friendly apartment complex in Jacksonville. The property is located at 14701 Bartram Park Blvd. near Old St. Augustine Road and I-95. Green features include low-emission paint, a metal roof to repel heat and the use of reclaimed city water for irrigation.
FORSYTH COUNTY, GA. — Two companies have signed leases totaling more than 120,000 square feet in the 240,000-square-foot Shiloh 400 Business Center, developed by a joint venture between Charlotte, N.C.-based Crescent Resources and Dallas-based Cobalt Capital Partners. The three-building property is located on McFarland Road in Forsyth County. Atlanta-based Sciele Pharma has leased 84,704 square feet in Building 300, and Skyline Southeast will occupy 36,220 square feet in Building 200. Bucky Winfield and George Smeltzer of Atlanta-based Richard Bowers represented Skyline. Wit Truitt and Chip Watson of CB Richard Ellis’s Atlanta office represented Sciele, and the firm’s Pat Murphy represented the owners.
NORCROSS, GA. — Syiek Management Co. has sold a 39,550-square-foot office building to 225 Scientific LLC for $3.57 million. The property, located at 225 Scientific Dr. in Norcross, is fully leased to Think Resources. Norcross-based Lavista Associates’ Don Perry represented the seller.
MIAMI BEACH, FLA. — Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based Moss & Associates has completed vertical construction on the 120-room Soho Beach House, a $33 million luxury hotel project in Miami Beach. The two-building property incorporates the former Sovereign Hotel on Collins Avenue. Hotel amenities include a spa, pools, restaurants and on-site retail. The project was designed by Miami-based Shulman + Associates.
ORLANDO, FLA. — Bulverde, Texas-based Noah’s Ark Development has completed the 94,000-square-foot Noah’s Ark Self Storage Balboa, located at 1015 N. Apopka-Vineland Rd. in Orlando. The property houses 645 self-storage units, 339 of which are climate controlled and 102 of which are humidity controlled. Features include easy-glide roll-up doors and digital video surveillance.
RALEIGH, N.C. — An undisclosed LLC based in Ohio has purchased the 89,224-square-foot Pincrest Pointe Shopping Center from an undisclosed North Carolina-based private partnership for $7 million. The property, located at the intersection of Leesville and Fairbanks roads in Raleigh, is 90 percent occupied. Food Lion, Fitness 19, Carolina Dance Studio and Manchester’s Restaurant are all housed in the center. W. Michael Bennett of Marcus & Millichap’s Chicago office and Andrew Margulies of the firm’s Charlotte, N.C., office brokered the sale.
FORT PIERCE, FLA. — Coral Springs, Fla.-based DooleyMack Constructors has completed the 62,000-square-foot Havert L. Fenn Center, located at 2000 Virginia Ave. in Fort Pierce, for St. Lucie County. The property will serve as a community recreation center and a hurricane shelter for the elderly. The Fenn Center was built with a triple gym to house NCAA events, four multipurpose rooms and offices. West Palm Beach, Fla.-based SchenkelShultz Architecture designed the $12.5 million property.
LAKE WORTH, FLA. — Richland, Mich.-based Straticon Construction Services has completed the 17,000-square-foot Fountains Country Club Tennis and Fitness Center at Fountains Country Club in Lake Worth. The new facility, which features a fitness center, a tennis pro shop and offices, is only phase one of the entire project. Phase two includes more than 50,000 square feet of additions and renovations to the property’s North Clubhouse. Boca Raton, Fla.-based Slattery and Associates provided design services.
LOUISVILLE, KY. — Blankenbaker Crossings Apartments has sold its 236-unit Class A apartment complex to an undisclosed buyer for $20.5 million. The complex is located in the Eastern suburbs of Louisville. Louisville-based Commercial Kentucky’s Craig Collins represented the seller.