BRADENTON, FLA. — JBM Institutional Multifamily Advisors has brokered the $102 million sale of ParkCrest Landings, a 400-unit apartment community located in Bradenton, a city in metropolitan Sarasota. This sale represents the second time that JBM has brokered the sale of ParkCrest Landings since it was delivered in 2015. Passco Cos. sold the asset to an undisclosed buyer. Situated on a 78.4-acre site, ParkCrest Landings comprises 17 two- and three-story residential buildings, three separate amenity/clubhouse buildings and two swimming pools. The property features one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments with an average size of 1,026 square feet.
BLOOMINGDALE, GA. — Atlanta-based MDH Partners has purchased Beltway Logistics Center, a 655,370-square-foot industrial facility located in Bloomingdale, about 15 miles from the Port of Savannah. The seller, a joint venture led by TPA Group, recently delivered the property, which is situated less than one mile from I-16. Joe DeHaven led the acquisition process for MDH Partners on an internal basis. The sales price was not disclosed. The cross-deck facility features 40-foot clear heights, 172 trailer parking spots, 134 dock-high doors, 185-foot concrete truck courts, 2,445 square feet of speculative office space and LED lighting in the warehouse. Notable neighbors of Beltway Logistics Center include Floor & Decor, FedEx and Arco Plastic.
WAKE FOREST, N.C. — St. John Properties has purchased a 30-acre site in Wake Forest, about 13 miles north of Raleigh. The Baltimore-based developer plans to build Wake Forest Exchange, a 165,000-square-foot mixed-use business community comprising flex, research-and-development (R&D), office and retail space. Phase I will include two flex/R&D buildings spanning approximately 95,000 square feet, a 25,000-square-foot office building and a 10,000-square-foot retail building. The remaining flex/R&D and retail buildings will be phased based on leasing pace, with the goal of executing St. John Properties’ entire development plan by 2027. Wake Forest Exchange is expected to support nearly 500 jobs at final build-out and leasing. Jay Taylor of SVN Tar Heel Commercial Realty Inc. represented the unnamed seller in the land sale, and St. John Properties was self-represented.
DELRAY BEACH, FLA. — Pebb Capital has signed 136,852 square feet of retail, restaurant and commercial office leases at Sundy Village, a mixed-use development underway in Delray Beach. The new tenants include communications infrastructure provider Vertical Bridge, Barcelona Wine Bar and a Schulson Collective project by chef and restauranteur Michael Schulson. Additionally, Pebb Capital will relocate its Boca Raton headquarters to Sundy Village in one of the property’s standalone office buildings, taking approximately 5,600 square feet of office space. The firm has also signed a 79,141-square-foot lease on the neighboring block, located at 100 S.E. 1st Ave., for a build-to-suit corporate headquarters relocation of an undisclosed, publicly traded company. Sundy Village will span across six buildings on approximately seven acres at 22 W. Atlantic Ave. Joe Freitas and John Criddle of CBRE oversee the Sundy Village’s office leasing, and Sara Wolfe of Vertical Real Estate handles retail leasing. Pebb Capital broke ground on the project in February, with delivery estimated for summer 2024. The project team includes Gensler and RLC Architects.
As the nation’s 28th-largest city, Louisville is home to a dynamic, diversified economy. The Greater Louisville region draws workers from a 26-county area in Kentucky and southern Indiana, providing an ample and reliable source of educated and skilled employees. The geography of Louisville, specifically its accessibility to the Ohio River, central location nationally and mild climate, have contributed to its ability to grow and evolve. Additionally, reducing the income tax rate in Kentucky is a goal of the current Republican majority State Representatives to further economic development, and the Democratic governor (Gov. Andy Beshear) is also supporting this reduction as a way to help ease the burden of inflation for residents. Legislation passed in 2022 dropped the individual tax rate from 5 percent to 4.5 percent for tax year 2023, and a bill signed earlier this year by Gov. Beshear drops it again for 2024 to 4 percent. The goal is to ultimately get income tax rates down to zero, or very close to zero, in 50-basis-point steps as certain budget metrics are hit. These measures seem to be working for growth in the Commonwealth. One of the more notable capital investment projects is the Ford partnership BlueOval SK Battery …
DOUGLASVILLE, GA. — Vista Residential Partners and Batson-Cook Development Co. have sold Sweetwater Vista Apartments, a 300-unit garden-style property located along Riverside Parkway in Douglasville, about 15 miles west of Atlanta. The buyer and sales price were not disclosed. Vista and Batson-Cook developed the property in 2021 using debt financing from Synovus Bank and joint venture equity. Situated near the 2,500-acre Sweetwater Creek State Park, Sweetwater Vista features a clubhouse, resort-style pool, dog park and open green spaces. The property features one-, two- and three-bedroom units ranging from 804 to 1,268 square feet, according to Apartments.com.
MIAMI — Berkadia has arranged a $31.5 million loan for the refinancing of No. 17 Residences Allapattah, a 192-unit apartment community located at 1569 N.W. 17th Ave. in Miami’s Allapattah neighborhood. The borrower, Neology Life Development Group, delivered the property in April 2021. Charles Foschini, Christopher Apone and Shannon Wilson of Berkadia’s South Florida office arranged the 10-year, Fannie Mae loan, which features five years of interest-only payments. No. 17 Residences Allapattah features one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments ranging from 600 square feet to 1,125 square feet, as well as an urban park, lobby lounge with coworking and social spaces, pool, fitness center and rooftop amenities.
DORAL, FLA. — Cushman & Wakefield has negotiated a 131,411-square-foot industrial lease at Bridge Point Doral, a 175-acre industrial park in Doral, a suburb of Miami. The tenant, an unnamed Fortune 50 food distributor, will fully occupy Building 6 upon its completion in mid-2024. Multiple media outlets are reporting that the tenant is snack giant Frito-Lay, a subsidiary of PepsiCo. Wayne Ramoski, Gian Rodriguez, Skylar Stein and Ivanna Leitner Perez of Cushman & Wakefield represented the developer and owner, Bridge Industrial, in the lease negotiations. Jeff Hartsook and Adam Talbot of Cresa represented the tenant. Bridge Point Doral will ultimately span 2.6 million square feet, the first phase of which will feature 1.2 million square feet.
SANDY SPRINGS, GA. — Atlanta-based Bull Realty has brokered the $6.9 million sale of a 36,000-square-foot office building located at 5009 Roswell Road in Sandy Springs, a suburb of Atlanta. The seller was the property’s lender, an unnamed major bank. The buyer was also not disclosed. The property was 90 percent vacant at the time of sale. Michael Bull of Bull Realty represented the seller in the transaction.
North Carolina taxes both real estate and personal property, but differing valuation schedules and processes for the two types can lead to confusion and inflated tax bills for industrial property owners. Understanding how assessors value industrial properties can help those taxpayers detect issues and contest unfair assessments. Dual processes North Carolina requires assessors to revalue real property at least every eight years. The value as of Jan. 1 of the valuation year then remains constant until the next valuation, unless specified changes in the property occur to trigger a change in the assessment. Many counties revalue every four years, and a few, even more frequently. Assessors use a market analysis to determine real property’s taxable or fair market value. This involves applying one or more of the three valuation approaches: cost, comparable sales, or income. The state requires annual valuation of personal property based on installed cost, which is subject to the applicable trending and depreciation schedules. For the most part, taxing authorities rely on the taxpayer’s annual business personal property listing to determine what items of personal property are present, the installed cost, and the trending and depreciation schedule applied. The counties follow schedules for auditing the property tax …