JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — A joint venture between PCCP LLC and Midwest Industrial Funds is underway on the development of a 337,000-square-foot speculative industrial building within Westlake Industrial Park in Jacksonville. Situated on 33 acres on Pritchard Road, the property will feature 36-foot clear heights, a 190-foot truck court, 72 dock-high doors, 245 car parking spaces and 97 trailer parking spots. Construction has begun on the project, and completion is scheduled for this December.
SAVANNAH, GA. — JLL has arranged the sale of an industrial portfolio totaling 853,019 square feet across three facilities in Savannah — North Gate Buildings 1, 2 and 3. Located near the Port of Savannah and ranging in size from 230,000 to 310,000 square feet, the properties feature rear- and front-load capabilities, 36-foot clear heights, 60-foot speed bays, 185-foot-deep truck courts, 25-foot candle LED warehouse lights, ESFR sprinkler systems and dock packages. Each building also includes at least 2,500 square feet of speculative office space. Britton Burdette, Dennis Mitchell, Matt Wirth, John Huguenard, Jim Freeman and Mitchell Townsend of JLL represented the seller, Greenland Developers Inc., in the transaction. The Orden Co. acquired the portfolio for an undisclosed price.
BALTIMORE — Continuum Advisors has arranged the sale of The Village at Augsburg, a 313-unit continuing care retirement community (CCRC) in Baltimore. The 50-acre campus comprises 131 independent living apartments, 51 assisted living units and 131 licensed skilled nursing beds. Jay Jordan and Dave Kliewer of Continuum Advisors represented Maryland-based National Lutheran Corp. in the sale of Village at Augsburg to New Jersey-based Outcome Healthcare. The sales price was not disclosed.
CLEMSON, S.C. — Harrison Street has sold Epoch Clemson, a 994-bed student housing community located near the Clemson University campus in South Carolina. The property offers a mix of cottage, townhome and apartment units in one-, two-, three-, four- and six-bedroom configurations. Shared amenities include sand volleyball and basketball courts, an onsite cafe, group and private study areas, 24-hour fitness center, yoga room, dog park and a resort-style swimming pool. The community also features 3,600 feet of frontage along Lake Hartwell, with amenities including a private beach, boat docks and lakeside pedestrian paths. Walker & Dunlop represented Harrison Street in the sale of the property to an affiliate of Inland Real Estate Acquisitions. The sales price was not disclosed.
WELLINGTON, FLA. — Rendina Healthcare Real Estate and joint venture partner Artemis Real Estate Partners have purchased Wellington Medical Arts Pavilion III, a 48,000-square-foot medical office building in Palm Beach County. The four-story property is situated on the Wellington Regional Medical Center campus, a Universal Health Services (UHS) hospital. The undisclosed seller sold the asset for $18.3 million. The property was 91 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including UHS, Sanitas Medical Center, Gastro Associates of Florida, Conviva Care Centers and Physician Partners of America. Rendina Healthcare was the original developer of Wellington Medical Arts Pavilion III in 2006.
ALPHARETTA, GA. — JLL has arranged the sale of Home2 Suites by Hilton Avalon, a 107-room hotel located in Alpharetta, a northern suburb of Atlanta. The property is situated off Ga. Highway 400 within walking distance of Avalon, an 86-acre mixed-use destination. Steve Leslie and Chris Dewey of JLL represented the seller, Columbus, Ga.-based Ram Hotels, in the transaction. The buyer and sales price were not disclosed.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Red Oak Capital Holdings has provided a $5.8 million bridge loan for Hawaii Avenue Apartments, an affordable housing property located at 89 and 93 Hawaii Ave. NE in Washington, D.C.’s Brookland neighborhood. The borrower, an entity doing business as Legacy Lofts II & III, will use the funds to acquire and rehabilitate the property into 22 apartments that will be rented under the D.C. Housing Authority’s Choice Voucher Program. The project involves converting the vacant units at the two buildings into 12 two-bedroom and 10 three-bedroom apartments with projected monthly rents of $2,439 and $3,256, respectively. The rehabilitation is expected to be finished within a year, with full stabilization by late 2025, according to Red Oak Capital. The interest-only loan carries a 12-month term with two six-month extension options and an all-in interest rate of 11 percent. The financing was underwritten based on the property’s forecast stabilized value of $8 million.
NORCROSS, GA. — Ackerman Retail, a division of Atlanta-based Ackerman & Co., has facilitated the sale of a 4,200-square-foot absolute triple-net Chick-fil-A ground lease located in Norcross, roughly 20 miles outside Atlanta in Gwinnett County. Constructed in 1998, the property was renovated in 2018. Sean Patrick of Ackerman Retail represented the seller, an entity doing business as WB Holdings-Jimmy Carter Boulevard, in the transaction. A local private buyer acquired the ground lease.
The multifamily industry has its hands full: finance in adverse economic conditions, rapidly rising operation costs, as well as the challenge of attracting and keeping quality tenants as the biggest jump in new inventory creates more competition than the industry has seen in decades. Technology is an enabling and defining tool in the midst of these challenges. Tenants often expect services like internet access, telephone, television and Wi-Fi hotspots throughout a complex. Multifamily property staff need data access, speciality software, as well as the ability to schedule prospective resident visits, remote viewing, maintenance and more. Relatively few multifamily operations have the scope, scale and economics for an IT staff that can handle the support and repair requirements necessary to install systems, keep them working, protect data and networks while assisting tenant and staff users, particulary 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Managed IT services are third-party companies that remotely provide the IT expertise and the help a company requires. “If a resident can’t get on Wi-Fi, if a phone stops working, if there’s an issue with the network or if there’s a problem with the ability to share or store or retrieve data — that’s where we step …
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — Atlanta-based Robinson Weeks Partners has broken ground on Charleston Global Crossing, a 635,328-square-foot industrial building located at 4601 Franchise St. in North Charleston. Situated near Dorchester Road, the site is in close proximity to I-26 and I-526, as well as within six miles of Charleston International Airport and 14 miles from the Port of Charleston. Matt Davis with Robinson Weeks is handling the leasing assignment for Charleston Global Crossing along with Hagood Morrison, Hagood Morrison II and John Beam of Bridge Commercial. Upon completion, the cross-dock building will include 2,238 square feet of modern office space and high-quality warehouse lighting. The construction timeline was not disclosed.
