MANDEVILLE, LA. — National retailers Five Below and Ross Dress for Less have joined Northlake Shopping Center, a 166,371-square-foot retail center located at the intersection of Louisiana Highway 22 and U.S. Route 190 in Mandeville. Situated across Lake Pontchartrain from New Orleans, Northlake’s tenant roster also includes Fresh Market, Total Wine & More, Office Depot and PetSmart. The landlord, Epic Real Estate Partners, has recently completed exterior renovations to the shopping center. Jonathan Fawer and Austin Lavin of Corporate Realty represented the landlord in the lease negotiations.
Southeast
Marcus & Millichap Arranges $4.4M Sale of Brickyard Shopping Center in Richlands, Virginia
by John Nelson
RICHLANDS, VA. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $4.4 million sale of Brickyard Shopping Center, an 86,246-square-foot retail center located at 114 Kents Ridge Road in Richlands, a city in western Virginia. Zachary Taylor and Eric Abbott of Marcus & Millichap’s Atlanta office represented the seller, an unnamed developer, in the transaction. Dean Zang and David Crotts of the firm’s Washington, D.C., office procured the buyer, a private investor. Brian Hosey served as Marcus & Millichap’s broker of record in Virginia for the transaction. Built in 1989, Brickyard was 75 percent leased at the time of sale to its original anchor tenants, Food Lion and Big Lots. Food Lion is the sole national grocery store in Richlands, and there is only one other anchored shopping center in the area, according to Marcus & Millichap.
MIAMI — Related Urban Development Group (RUDG), the affordable housing arm of Related Group, has broken ground on Phase 4 of the 60-acre Liberty Square redevelopment in Miami. Dubbed Serenity Liberty Square, the fourth phase will comprise 193 residential units across three buildings for families and individuals earning 30 to 80 percent of the area median income (AMI). Upon completion, which is scheduled for March 2025, the property will also feature the Jessie Trice Healthcare Center, as well as the new headquarters of the Miami-Dade Chamber of Commerce. Funding for Liberty Square Phase Four includes tax-exempt bonds, low-income housing tax credit (LIHTC) equity and funds from the Florida Housing State Apartment Incentive Loan Program (SAIL) and Miami-Dade County Surtax. The Liberty Square redevelopment will total nine phases and comprise roughly 1,900 new residential units, renovations to the Liberty Square Community Center, a new educational center, green spaces and a grocery store.
LADY LAKE, FLA. — Thompson Thrift will begin development this month on Standard441, a 300-unit multifamily community to be located in the Orlando suburb of Lady Lake. Upon completion, the property will feature apartments in one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts. Amenities at the community will include a fitness center, swimming pool and outdoor spa, pavilion with a built-in fireplace and grills, pickleball court, dog park and pet spa, 24-hour social hub, work-from-home suites and electric vehicle charging stations. Standard441 is scheduled to open in late 2024.
MADISON, ALA. — Doster Construction Co. has completed the construction of The Dempsey Apartments, a 290-unit multifamily community in Madison. In addition to studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments, the property features 483 surface parking spaces, 25 detached garages and 5,000 square feet of retail space. Amenities at the community include a swimming pool, coworking lounge, fitness center, dog park and a clubroom. Located at 375 Lime Quarry Road, Dempsey Apartments is adjacent to the 563-acre Town Madison mixed-use community. Doster completed the construction on behalf of the developer, Novare Group.
OVIEDO, FLA. — LeCesse Development Corp. has sold Avila, a 269-unit apartment community located in Oviedo, about 18 miles northeast of Orlando. LeCesse completed construction on the property — which features one-, two- and three-bedroom units across three buildings — in June 2022. Humphreys & Partners Architects was the project architect, and Roger B. Kennedy Construction served as the general contractor. Florida Engineering Group was the civil engineer. Wells Fargo and Federal Capital Partners provided financing. Amenities at the community include a clubhouse, dog park, car wash, grilling stations, a putting green, fire pits and electric car charging stations. GAIA Real Estate acquired the property for an undisclosed price. Scott Ramey, Brad Downing and Paul Grant of Newmark represented the buyer in the transaction.
KENNESAW, GA. — Two new tenants have signed leases at Boone Centre, a shopping center located in Kennesaw, roughly 30 miles northwest of Atlanta. Backsmith Chiropractic and Axe Throwing Therapy will open at the property, which is situated at 2680 Cobb Parkway. Max Albers of Stratus Property Group represented both tenants in the lease negotiations. The landlord was not disclosed.
Families searching for more space, in part as remote work options retain their hold on the workplace landscape, plus strong migration into the Southeast have helped fuel a robust single-family rental market, especially in Atlanta and other Georgia markets over the last several years. More recently, young renters pairing up to share the growing burden of housing costs, as well as would-be home buyers putting off a purchase because of higher interest rates, have also gravitated toward single-family rentals, says Troy Reynolds, a multifamily advisor with NAI G2 Commercial Real Estate, who has added single-family rentals to his business focus. Given the lack of housing supply in the Southeast, these conditions are likely to persist for the foreseeable future. As a result, a growing number of investors have been piling into the assets amid a multifamily investment market saturated with buyers and a consequent leap in prices over the past few years, he adds. “We just don’t have enough housing to meet all the demand, and we continue to see a mass exodus from other states into the Southeast, and particularly into Georgia,” Reynolds states. “So, we’re seeing a lot of younger as well as newer investment groups coming …
TAMPA, FLA. — A joint venture between the CBRE Strategic Partners U.S. Value 9 investment management fund and GMH Communities has acquired Venue at North Campus, a 734-bed student housing community located in Tampa. Situated adjacent to the University of South Florida at 13702 42nd St., the property features units in studio, two-, four- and five-bedroom layouts. Amenities at the community include in-unit washers and dryers, valet garage service, two swimming pools, fitness centers, grilling stations, a study room and internet café, volleyball court and a convenience store. Venue at North Campus was fully leased at the time of sale. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
ATLANTA — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the sale of Spoke, a 224-unit multifamily community located in Atlanta’s Eastside neighborhood. Robert Stickel, Wesley Lacefield and Alex Brown of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, Waypoint Residential, in the transaction. The deal included a Fannie Mae loan assumption and tax abatement. The buyer and sales price were not disclosed.