CONOVER, N.C. — JLL has arranged the sale of BSN Medical Distribution Facility, a 149,987-square-foot industrial property located at 1011 Keisler Road in Conover, about 44 miles northwest of Charlotte via N.C. Highway 16. Pete Pittroff, Dave Andrews, Josh McArdle, Michael Scarnato and Allan Parrott of JLL represented the seller, Founders Properties LLC, and procured the buyer, Diamond Properties. The sales price was not disclosed. The tenant, BSN Medical Inc., has more than five years of lease term remaining at the facility. The property was renovated in 2009 and features rear- and side-load configurations, 27 dock-high doors and 82 parking spaces spanning 17.2 acres, which provides potential expansion capacity at the site.
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MIAMI — Berkadia has arranged a $54.5 million loan for the refinancing of Pier 19 Residences & Marina, a 199-unit apartment tower located along the Miami River in downtown Miami. Charles Foschini, Christopher Apone and Shannon Wilson of Berkadia’s Miami office secured the five-year, fixed-rate loan through Apollo on behalf of the borrower, Neology Development. Located at 1951 N.W. South River Drive, Pier 19 Residences & Marina was originally built in 2011 as condominiums. Neology purchased the 21-story property in 2018 and transformed the asset into a luxury apartment community. The property is currently 95 percent occupied with rents ranging from $2,300 to $4,500, according to Berkadia. In addition to high-end amenities, Pier 19 features a 10-slip marina that is exclusive for residents.
RALEIGH, N.C. — APG Capital has sold a 28,321-square-foot civic office building located at 2625 Appliance Court in Raleigh. An unnamed investor based in Florida purchased the property from APG Capital for $9.5 million. An affiliate of APG Capital originally acquired the building in 2014 for $1.9 million and has since invested more than $2 million in renovations. Situated near I-440 at Capital Boulevard, the single-story, single-tenant building has been occupied by the U.S. Government Services Administration (GSA) since 2012. The GSA utilizes the building as one of two military entrance processing stations (MEPS) in North Carolina. The buyer is one of the largest landlords of GSA-leased space in the nation, according to APG Capital.
Marcus & Millichap Brokers $5.1M Sale of Dunn Ave Plaza Shopping Center in Jacksonville
by John Nelson
JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $5.1 million sale of Dunn Ave Plaza, a 42,570-square-foot shopping center located at 1440 Dunn Ave. in Jacksonville. Simon Grigoryan and Edwinn Bruchman of Marcus & Millichap’s Jacksonville office led a limited marketing strategy on behalf of the seller, which generated eight offers within the first two weeks. The duo also procured the buyer, a private investor. Both parties requested anonymity. Situated on 3.4 acres within a mile of I-95, Dunn Ave Plaza was 67 percent occupied at the time of sale to 26 national, regional and local tenants.
DAPHNE, ALA. — SRS Real Estate Partners has negotiated the $3.8 million ground lease sale of a newly built gas station and convenience store located at 26072 Highway 181 in Daphne, about 13 miles east of Mobile, Ala. Circle K has a 15-year, corporate-guaranteed lease in place at the 5,200-square-foot property, which is situated on a two-acre site at the intersection of State Highway 181 and Daphne Road. Patrick Nutt and William Wamble of SRS represented the seller, a Southeast-based development group, in the transaction. The buyer, a local private investor, purchased the property at a 5.5 percent cap rate, according to SRS. Both the buyer and seller requested anonymity.
Daye North America Signs 20,678 SF Office Lease at Adaptive Reuse Project in Charlotte
by John Nelson
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Daye North America, a manufacturer of outdoor power equipment, has signed a full-building office lease at 901 Tuck, an adaptive reuse project located at 901 Tuckaseegee Road in Charlotte’s FreeMoreWest submarket. The company will utilize 901 Tuck as its new corporate office. Chase Merkel of Trinity Partners represented the undisclosed landlord in the lease negotiations, and Warren Snowdon of Foundry Commercial represented the tenant.
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Volatility Disrupts Investment Sales Activity in Affordable Housing Market, Says InterFace Panel
by John Nelson
ATLANTA — The investment sales market for the affordable housing sector remains muted for one overarching reason: volatility. Cory Sams, executive managing director of GREA (Global Real Estate Advisors), said that a lack of certainty, especially in the capital markets, is giving buyers and sellers of affordable housing properties pause. “The worst thing for a deal is [interest rates] constantly moving around,” she said. “When they were running up and down, every deal fell apart.” Doug Childers, senior managing director of JLL, estimated that affordable housing transaction volume fell 40 percent in 2023 compared with the prior year. For context, multifamily investment sales overall declined by 61 percent year-over-year in 2023, according to MSCI Real Assets (formerly Real Capital Analytics). Childers and Sams made their comments during the investment sales panel of Interface Affordable Housing Southeast, an information and networking conference held at the Cobb Galleria Centre in Atlanta on Thursday, May 9. Interface Conference Group and Southeast Multifamily & Affordable Housing Business hosted the event, which drew approximately 170 industry professionals from across the region. Brian Flanagan, regional director of RBC Community Investments, moderated the investment sales panel. Fittingly, Flanagan kicked off the investment sales discussion by asking the …
KDC Receives Approval for Two New Towers at Mixed-Use Park Center Development in Dunwoody, Georgia
by John Nelson
DUNWOODY, GA. — The Dunwoody City Council has approved the rezoning of Phase IV of Park Center, a 17-acre, transit-oriented office campus in metro Atlanta. The master developer of the project is KDC, a Dallas-based corporate development and investment firm. The amended zoning will allow KDC to change its plans from a standalone fourth office tower to a two-tower project that will comprise 175 hotel rooms, 300 residential units, 22,000 square feet of retail space and 300,000 square feet of office space. The plan includes two towers on a common podium with a 20-story apartment tower and a combined office and hotel tower, where six floors of hotel rooms will sit atop 12 levels of office space. Phase IV represents the final phase of Park Center and will occupy the last undeveloped portion of the development, which was originally conceived as a 2.2 million-square-foot East Coast hub for State Farm Insurance. The project team includes local architecture firm Cooper Carry. The current campus contains three office towers developed over the past 10 years: the 600,000-square-foot Park Center One, which is directly connected to the Dunwoody MARTA Station; the 621,000-square-foot Park Center Two with more than 39,000 square feet of retail …
LOCUST GROVE, GA. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged financing for the construction of a 500,220-square-foot speculative industrial building in Locust Grove, roughly 40 miles southeast of Atlanta. Dubbed Building C, the property will be situated at 600 Price Drive within The Cubes at Locust Grove, a master-planned industrial park. The building will feature 40-foot clear heights, 156 trailer parking spaces and 120 docks. John Alascio, Walker Brown, T.J. Sullivan, Claire Oster, Stewart Calhoun, Casey Masters and Ryan Bellows of Cushman & Wakefield secured the financing through Bank OZK on behalf of the borrower. A construction timeline for Building C at The Cubes at Locust Grove was not disclosed.
ARLINGTON, VA. — Berkadia has secured a $40.6 million loan for the acquisition of Marlowe Apartments, a 162-unit multifamily community located in Arlington. Built in 1987, the property is situated directly across from the newly completed Amazon HQ2, Metropolitan Park. Brian Gould, Miles Drinkwalter and Pat Cunningham of Berkadia arranged the financing on behalf of the buyer, Washington, D.C.-based The FORTIS Cos. Additionally, Brian Crivella, Yalda Ghamarian and Bill Gribbin of Berkadia represented the undisclosed seller in the sale to FORTIS.