Southeast

RICHMOND, VA. — Capital Square has announced plans to raise $63.3 million in equity from accredited investors through its CSRA Opportunity Zone Fund VII LLC for the development of a 352-unit multifamily development in Richmond. The developer has also closed a construction loan for an undisclosed amount through United Bank. Walker & Dunlop arranged the financing. Capital Square broke ground on the unnamed community in April and expects to deliver the property in summer 2025. Located at 2929 W. Clay St. and 2922 & 2925 W. Marshall St. in Richmond’s Scott’s Addition neighborhood, the community will comprise three adjoining buildings situated atop podium parking and retail space.  Planned amenities will include courtyards, a zero-edge pool, gym, clubhouse, dog park and a sky lounge.

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LITTLE ROCK, ARK. — Arrow Senior Living has opened The Summit Senior Living at Chenal Valley in Little Rock. Built by O’Reilly Development, the property is situated in the West Little Rock area and sits on 12 acres near outdoor recreation, shopping and fine dining. The 163,000-square-foot property features 96 independent living units, 44 assisted living units and 18 memory care units. The Summit Senior Living at Chenal Valley is the first Arrow-operated community in Arkansas and the operator’s 35th in the nation.

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JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — PEBB Enterprises and Falcone Group have signed three new restaurant tenants to join Beachwalk, a mixed-use project currently underway in Jacksonville. Starbucks Coffee, Fancy Sushi and Playa Bowls will occupy 2,500, 1,500 and 1,200 square feet, respectively. The new leases bring the retail and restaurant space at the development, which totals 170,000 square feet, to 55 percent occupancy. Other tenants at the project include Fysh Bar & Grill, Noire Nail Bar, F45 Fitness, BurgerFi, Supercuts, Kilwins, Bagels R Us, Island Fin Poke, The Covery and Union 76 Daybreak Market. Upon completion, the development will also feature a 130-room hotel and 348-unit apartment community.

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GLEN ALLEN, VA. — PGA Tour Superstore plans to open a 30,000-square-foot store at Colonnades West, a neighborhood shopping center located at the corner of Cox Road and West Broad Street in Glen Allen. Set to open in early 2024, the store will be the first PGA Tour Superstore in the greater Richmond market. The retailer is backfilling a former Office Max and will be positioned between Ross Dress for Less and Marshalls within the shopping center. Larry Agnew of S.L. Nusbaum Realty Co. represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Harrison Hall and Peter Vick of Colliers represented the undisclosed landlord.

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Miami-Freedom-Park

MIAMI — Inter Miami FC has begun construction on Miami Freedom Park, the Major League Soccer (MLS) club’s new 131-acre entertainment district, the centerpiece of which will be a 25,000-seat stadium. The project is a redevelopment of the former site of the Melreese Country Club in the city’s Grapeland Heights neighborhood. In addition to the stadium, Miami Freedom Park will feature a 58-acre public park that will have soccer and youth athletic fields for the community, as well as office, hospitality, retail and restaurant uses. Leasing campaigns for the retail and restaurant components are already underway, as are efforts to cultivate corporate partnerships. Crews are now performing preliminary earthwork and sitework that will overlap with the start of vertical construction. A formal groundbreaking ceremony will take place later this year, and the development is slated for a 2025 completion. Redevelopment plans were previously approved by voters and the City of Miami Commission. A major impetus behind the development has been the club’s signing of international superstar Lionel Messi. The Miami Herald reports that the club intends for Messi, who previously signed a 2.5-year, $150 million deal that includes a future ownership stake in the team after he retires, to play at …

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Chris Town NAI BTR SFR (BFR SFR)

The multifamily sector is under general disruption from a variety of factors, such as falling valuations, financing difficulties, questions about forward net operating income, shifts in regulations and more. Chris Town, who works in commercial sales and leasing at NAI Latter & Blum in Baton Rouge, La., is an expert in single-family rental (SFR) and built-to-rent (BTR) investment sales. Town says that there are challenges, but a solid future ahead for the sector. The overarching challenges take the form of the Federal Reserve interest rate hikes. “It’s the major factor behind the immediate slowdown of home construction and home buying,” Town explains. “Another factor, of course, is land. These are true whether you’re talking true multifamily or the submarkets of BTR and SFR.” A combination of factors has created a tug-of-war among incentives. High interest rates, with home prices at or near historical highs, mean millions of people need places to live. Many of these potential homeowners have families and want the ameliorations and amenities of a detached single-family housing. “Depending on the metric and organization’s research used, you could say the country is five to six million units short on single-family homes,” Town says. The Larger Economy’s Impact on …

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WOODBRIDGE, VA. — Kimco Realty has purchased Stonebridge at Potomac Town Center, a 504,000-square-foot shopping center located in the Washington, D.C., suburb of Woodbridge, Va., for $172.5 million. A 138,500-square-foot Wegmans anchors the property, which was 96 percent leased at the time of sale. Tenants at the center include REI, Ulta Beauty, Starbucks Coffee, Cava, Firebirds Wood Fired Grill, Alamo Drafthouse Cinema and Apple Store, as well as boutique fitness, service and medical retailers. Jericho, N.Y.-based Kimco Realty is looking at redevelopment opportunities at Stonebridge at Potomac Town Center, including three retail outparcels and adding mixed-use elements to the center. The seller was not disclosed.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Hoffman & Associates is nearing completion of The Westerly, a 449-unit apartment community in the Southwest neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Set to deliver later this year, the community will include residences in one- and two-bedroom layouts, 20,000 square feet of amenity space and 29,000 square feet of retail space. Committed retail tenants will include Good Company Doughnut Café and Apple Tree Public Charter School. Thirty percent of apartments at The Westerly will be reserved for households earning at or below 30 and 50 percent of the median family income (MFI). Amenities will include a rooftop with a pool deck, terrace, grills and lounge areas, game rooms, TV and library lounges, a 3,900-square-foot fitness center and 2,200 square feet of coworking and meeting space. Leasing at the property, which was designed by Hickok Cole, is scheduled to begin later this summer. The Westerly will be situated three blocks from The Wharf, a $3.6 billion mixed-use development that Hoffman & Associates co-developed, and one block from the Waterfront Metro station.

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MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — Harbor Group International (HGI) has acquired Artisan Carolina Forest, a 276-unit apartment community located in Myrtle Beach, for $64.4 million. Developed in 2022, the property is located directly off SC Highway 31. Amenities at Artisan Carolina Forest include a swimming pool with a TV lounge and cabanas, dog park, electrical vehicle charging stations, a fitness and yoga center and coworking and conference rooms. John Currin and Andrea Howard of Northmarq brokered the transaction. The seller was not disclosed.

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ATLANTA — Global Real Estate Advisors (GREA) has arranged the $11.4 million sale of Westside Crossing, a multifamily community located at 2265 Perry Blvd. in Atlanta’s Upper Westside neighborhood. Built in 1962, the community features 112 units in studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Taylor Brown, Chandler Brown and Mack Leath of GREA arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, Greenleaf Partners. Zavala Capital acquired the property.

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