GREER, S.C. — Red Rock Developments has signed a 304,884-square-foot lease at the developer’s speculative warehouse in Greer, about 12 miles from Greenville, S.C. Delivered in August, the property is situated within the second phase of Smith Farms Industrial Park, an industrial park that Red Rock owns with capital partner LXP Industrial Trust. Dunlop Sports Americas will fully occupy the building, which features 36-foot clear heights, shipping/receiving offices and dock packages with 40,000-pound hydraulic levelers, seals, dock fans and lights. Marcus Cornelius, Trey Pennington and Jeff Benedict of CBRE represented Red Rock in the lease negotiations. Jeff Head and Tommy Turner of Newmark represented the tenant.
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NASHVILLE, TENN. — Nashville-based Montecito Medical has acquired a portfolio comprising seven medical office buildings (MOBs) in upstate South Carolina. Concentrated in the Greenville and Clemson markets, the properties total 88,000 square feet. The portfolio was fully leased at the time of sale. Clemson Eye occupies six of the buildings, and Carolinas Centers for Sight leases the seventh property. Both tenants are affiliates of Eye Health America. HREA | Healthcare Real Estate Advisors represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The sales price was also not disclosed.
ATHENS, GA. — Athens-based Landmark Properties has completed the development of 10 student housing properties valued at $2 billion ahead of the fall 2023 semester. The portfolio is the largest to be delivered off-campus in a single year, according to Landmark, and accounts for one-fourth of all student housing deliveries this fall. The portfolio, which offers a total of 8,195 beds, includes the following nine properties: The Standard at College Park, a 951-bed community located two blocks from the University of Maryland campus in College Park. The property offers units in studio through five-bedroom configurations, alongside shared amenities including a fitness center, sauna, computer lab, study lounge and ground floor retail space. Landmark Construction served as general contractor for the project. The Standard at Columbia, a 678-bed project developed through a joint venture with CRG near the University of South Carolina campus in downtown Columbia. The community offers studio through five-bedroom units. Shared amenities include a clubhouse, pool deck, fitness center, spa, study lounge, cafe and a sports simulator. Clayco served as general contractor. The Standard at Bloomington, a 1,064-bed community located near the Indiana University campus in Bloomington. Shared amenities include a swimming pool and spa, exterior jumbotron, sauna, …
Trammell Crow, STAG Begin Construction on 300,000 SF Industrial Development Near Tampa
by John Nelson
GIBSONTON, FLA. — Trammell Crow Co. and STAG Industrial have begun construction on a two-building industrial development in metro Tampa totaling 300,000 square feet. The two single-story warehouses will be located at 100 and 200 Powell Road in Gibsonton, about 15 miles south of downtown Tampa. The warehouse at 100 Powell will span 160,000 square feet, and the facility at 200 Powell will total 140,000 square feet. The warehouses will be situated on separate sites spanning 18 acres and 12 acres, respectively, and will feature move-in ready office space, a truck court with ample trailer parking and 32-foot clear heights. Trammell Crow Co. and STAG plan to deliver the property in third-quarter 2024. CBRE’s Tampa office will lease the development on behalf of ownership. The design-build team includes architect of record C4 Architecture, general contractor Welbro Building Corp., civil engineer Atwell and LEED consultant DMS. Kris Courier and Gary Bauler of CBRE, along with Julia Silva of JLL, assisted in the deal.
Barings, Foulger Pratt Purchase Build-to-Rent Residential Community Underway in Metro Raleigh for $50M
by John Nelson
WENDELL, N.C. — A joint venture between Barings and Foulger Pratt has purchased a build-to-rent (BTR) residential community under construction in Wendell, an eastern suburb of Raleigh. The undisclosed seller and developer sold the unnamed project for $50 million. Situated on 39 acres, the 172-unit property will consist of 89 townhomes and 83 single-family rental homes. The initial deliveries of homes are expected to be available for lease in the first half of 2024. The transaction brings Foulger Pratt’s BTR portfolio to 700 homes and approximately $250 million in investment across North Carolina and Maryland.
Office America, Avanti Way Break Ground on Deco Green Mixed-Use Project in South Florida
by John Nelson
LAKE WORTH BEACH, FLA. — Two South Florida-based firms, Office America Group and Avanti Way Group, have broken ground on Deco Green, a mixed-use development in Lake Worth Beach. Located at 1715 N. Dixie Highway in Palm Beach County, the four-building property will comprise 125 residential units, 8,000 square feet of commercial space and 15,000 square feet of open green space. The property’s residences will be configured in one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans ranging in size from 655 to 1,320 square feet. Amenities will include a rooftop lounge, modern fitness center, bike storage, playground and a dog park. The design-build team includes general contractor MGM Construction Group, architect Martin Architectural Group and landscape architect Andres Montero. Office America and Avanti Way expect to deliver Deco Green in first-quarter 2025.
Blueprint Brokers Sale of Three Piedmont Healthcare Seniors Housing Facilities in Georgia
by John Nelson
AUGUSTA, STOCKBRIDGE AND EVANS, GA. — Blueprint has arranged the sale of three skilled nursing facilities: Laurel Park at Henry Medical Center in the Atlanta suburb of Stockbridge; Kentwood Extended Care in Augusta; and Westwood Extended Care in the Augusta suburb of Evans. The seller was Piedmont Healthcare Inc., Georgia’s largest nonprofit healthcare system. Through its 2022 affiliation with University Health Care System, two skilled nursing and long-term care facilities serving the greater Augusta market, as well as Piedmont Augusta and Piedmont McDuffie hospitals, became part of the Piedmont system. Westwood is licensed for 149 beds and Kentwood is licensed for 100 beds. The 89-bed Laurel Park facility is situated adjacent to Piedmont’s Henry Hospital and was managed by a third-party operator. The buyer was PruittHealth, a prominent Georgia-based owner/operator and the incumbent manager of Laurel Park. The sales price was not disclosed. The Blueprint team included Michael Segal and Daniel Waldhorn.
Trinity Investments-Led Joint Venture Secures $750M Refinancing of Grande Lakes Orlando Resort
by John Nelson
ORLANDO, FLA. — A joint venture led by Trinity Investments has secured a $750 million loan for the refinancing of Grande Lakes Orlando Resort, a resort that includes two luxury hotels and a golf course. Situated on the south side of Orlando, the 409-acre development comprises the 582-room Ritz-Carlton hotel, the 1,010-room JW Marriott hotel and an 18-hole golf course designed by Greg Norman. An undisclosed lender provided the floating-rate CMBS loan to the Trinity-led joint venture, which acquired the resort in 2018. Since its acquisition, Grande Lakes Orlando Resort has undergone renovations to the rooms and public areas, as well as the addition of 12 guestrooms, new food-and-beverage experiences and a pool renovation that includes a new waterpark. Trinity estimates the renovations totaled $118 million.
RINCON, GA. — Stonemont Financial Group and The Davis Cos. have completed two buildings within Georgia International Trade Center (GITC) in Rincon, a suburb of Savannah in Effingham County. The properties include the 1.2 million-square-foot Building 3A and the 1.5 million-square-foot Building 3B. An unnamed national home retailer is the sole occupant of both buildings and already occupies a 416,450-square-foot warehouse at GITC. Combined the two properties include 1,310 trailer spaces, 510 automobile spaces and 543 dock doors. Additionally, Britton Burdette, John Huguenard, Patrick Nally and Jim Freeman of JLL represented Stonemont Financial and Davis Cos. in the sale of Building 3A to an unnamed institutional real estate investment firm. The partnership’s final building within GITC is Building 4A, a 733,200-square-foot cross-dock warehouse that is set to open in early 2024. Gilbert & Ezelle Commercial Real Estate, a locally based Cushman & Wakefield alliance office, is handling leasing for the building. Stonemont Financial and Davis Cos. have developed 8 million square feet of industrial space at GITC in the past five years.
Cushman & Wakefield Brokers $94M Sale of Seven Lakes at Carrollwood Apartments in Tampa
by John Nelson
TAMPA, FLA. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the sale of Seven Lakes at Carrollwood, a 640-unit apartment community located at 3303 N. Lakeview Drive in Tampa. Bridge Investment Group acquired the property from a real estate fund managed by Covenant Capital Group LLC. The sales price was not disclosed, but Tampa Bay Business Journal reports that the community traded for $94 million. Mike Donaldson and Nick Meoli of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller in the transaction. Built in 1982, Seven Lakes at Carrollwood features a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom units. Amenities include two swimming pools with pavered sundecks and lake views, a clubhouse housing a fitness center and games, car care center, walking paths and access to seven community lakes. The property has undergone $7 million in renovations in the past three years, according to Cushman & Wakefield.