DOUGLAS COUNTY, GA. — DC Blox has obtained $1.15 billion in construction financing for a new data center campus coming to Douglas County, which sits west of Atlanta. ING Capital LLC, Mizuho Bank Ltd. and Natixis Corporate & Investment Banking served as lead arrangers and joint bookrunners for the financing package. Other participating capital sources include First Citizens Bank, CoBank ACB, LBBW, Toronto-Dominion Bank, KeyBank and Huntington National Bank. The funds will support the development of a 120-megawatt (MW) data center and include campus expansion to support an additional 80 MW of space. The financing follows DC Blox securing a $265 million green loan and equity from Post Road Group for the project. DC Blox expects the campus, which will be utilized by cloud and AI users, to be available as early as 2027. The developer and operator has a data center underway in the county, as well as in Conyers, Ga., with a few more scattered around the Southeast.
GLEN ALLEN, VA. — Foxfield has purchased Metropolis at Innsbrook, a 402-unit apartment community in the northern Richmond suburb of Glen Allen. Built in 2023, the property was 96 percent occupied at the time of sale. The seller and sales price were not disclosed. Charles Wentworth, Victoria Pickett, Garrison Gore and Eric DeStefano of Newmark brokered the transaction. Situated within Innsbrook Office Park, Metropolis at Innsbrook offers studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments, according to the property website. Amenities include outdoor grilling and entertainment areas, a 24-hour fitness center, golf simulator, rooftop deck and lounge, resort-style swimming pool, community kitchen, dog spa, dog parks, rentable storage units and electric vehicle charging stations.
CORAL SPRINGS, FLA. — A joint venture between Foundry Commercial and American Realty Advisors has obtained a $57 million loan for Osprey Logistics Park, a 427,515-square-foot industrial park located at 12000 N.W. 39th St. in Coral Springs, a city in South Florida’s Broward County. Steven Klein, Melissa Rose, Nicole Barba and Preston Bacon of JLL arranged the floating-rate loan through Synovus Bank. Built in 2023, Osprey Logistics Park sits on 22.2 acres adjacent to Sawgrass Expressway and Sample Road. Features include 36-foot clear heights, 180-foot truck courts, 235-foot depths and 54-foot column spacing.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — Savlan Capital has purchased a seven-building office and flex portfolio in Jacksonville for $52 million. An undisclosed financial institution sold the properties, which span 765,190 square feet and are situated within the Lakeside and Flagler Center business parks. Robbie McEwan and Hunter Smith of JLL represented the buyer and seller in the transaction. The portfolio was 57.2 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including HTS Logistics (corporate headquarters), Kimley-Horn, EY, Pulte Home Co., Siemens Mobility, United Healthcare Service and Total Quality Logistics.
LAWRENCEVILLE, GA. — North Carolina-based Prudent Growth Partners has acquired Sugarloaf Village, a 32,000-square-foot shopping center located in Lawrenceville, for $7.3 million. The seller was not disclosed. Situated approximately 30 miles northeast of downtown Atlanta, the property was originally built in 2008 and features a mix of 17 tenants including lifestyle retailers and service providers such as a nail salon, pet groomer and barber shop. Other nearby retailers include AT&T, Starbucks Coffee, Publix, Target, Marshalls, Aldi, The Home Depot, PetSmart, Hobby Lobby and Panera Bread.
LOUISVILLE, KY. AND MARSHALL, MICH. — Automotive giant Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) will invest $2 billion at its Louisville Assembly Plant and $3 billion at its BlueOval Battery Park Michigan factory. Combined, the investment will create and secure approximately 4,000 jobs across both plants, as well as spur dozens of new U.S.-based suppliers, according to Ford. Ford’s investments will help the automaker deliver a suite of electric vehicles (EVs), beginning with a midsize, four-door electric pickup truck that will be assembled at its Louisville plant. Ford plans to launch domestic and international sales of the new trucks, which are expected to be priced starting at $30,000, in 2027. Jim Farley, president and CEO of Ford, says that the automaker will be the first in the country to make prismatic lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries, which are cobalt- and nickel-free and serve as the floor of the new EVs. Ford plans to begin manufacturing the new prismatic LFP batteries for the new electric truck at BlueOVal Battery Park Michigan next year. Located in Marshall, Mich., the factory is under construction, with the shell built out and mechanical, electrical and piping infrastructure underway. Ford says that the lithium LFP battery cell …
MIAMI GARDENS, FLA. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $24 million sale of the 217-room Stadium Hotel in Miami Gardens. Situated across from the Hard Rock Stadium, home arena of the Miami Dolphins and Miami Hurricanes, the nine-story property was originally built in 1973 and renovated in 2017. Amenities at the hotel include an Olympic-size swimming pool, miniature golf course, basketball court and meeting and event spaces. The Legends Sports Grill restaurant is also located onsite at the hotel. Ryan Shaw of Marcus & Millichap represented the buyer in the transaction. The Kabani Hotel Group represented the private seller. Both parties requested anonymity.
MIDLOTHIAN, VA. — Newmark has negotiated a $23.1 million HUD-insured construction loan to fund the next phase of Summerfield Apartments, a multifamily complex located within the Winterfield Crossing development in Midlothian, a suburb of Richmond. Nemo Hannafin and Ed Belz of Newmark secured the financing on behalf of the landlord, an entity doing business as Summerfield Apartments LLC, in the transaction. The next phase of the Summerfield Apartments’ project will bring an additional 122 units to the Winterfield Crossing mixed-use development. The construction timeline was not disclosed.
BIRMINGHAM, ALA. — Northmarq has arranged a $19.6 million loan for the refinancing of Market Lofts on Third, a 192-unit multifamily complex located at 2225 3rd Ave. N in Birmingham. Jesse Lemos and William Rhett of Northmarq’s Nashville Debt and Equity team arranged the 10-year Fannie Mae loan on behalf of the borrower, an entity doing business as EPT Holdings LLC. The loan features five years of interest-only payments. Originally known as Birmingham’s Municipal Market, the property has also served as a home for an automobile equipment company, bowling alley and office space. Market Lofts on Third was renovated in 2023 as a mixed-use development and now offers 140,000 square feet of living space, as well as 8,000 square feet of space dedicated for commercial use. The complex features studio, one- and two-bedroom floorplans up to 973 square feet in size, according to Apartments.com. Amenities include a rooftop deck with downtown views, a courtyard gathering space and fire pit, fitness center, laundry center, off-street parking, residential lounge, coffee bar, billiards, pet park with shampoo station and 24-hour emergency maintenance, as well as “wash, dry and fold” laundry services. Market Lofts on Third also offers furnished apartment options available through the CORT Furnishing rental …
SANDY SPRINGS, GA. — Life Time, a leading healthy lifestyle fitness brand, has opened its ninth athletic club in Atlanta in the northern suburb of Sandy Springs. Situated between the “King and Queen” office towers along the confluence of I-285 and Ga. Highway 400, Life Time Perimeter transformed the former Concourse Athletic Club into a three-story, 79,000-square-foot facility. The multimillion-dollar renovation includes eight outdoor pickleball courts, five tennis courts and a beach club-style swimming pool area. Other facilities include an expansive fitness floor with cardio equipment, resistance machines and free weights, as well as a recovery space that features water massage and cold therapy chairs. The club also offers more than 100 classes weekly, including barre, yoga and Pilates, a LifeCafe and a Kids Academy. Life Time Perimeter joins other area athletic clubs in the Atlanta submarket including Alpharetta, Sugarloaf, Johns Creek, Woodstock, Peachtree Corners, Buckhead and North Druid Hills, which opened in December 2024.