Southeast

RREAF Holdings Acquires 486-Bed Student Housing Community Near University of South Carolina

by John Nelson March 16, 2023

COLUMBIA, S.C. — RREAF Holdings has acquired Rivers Edge at Carolina Stadium, a 486-bed student housing community located near the University of South Carolina in Columbia. The seller and sales price were not disclosed. The property was built in 1996 within the university’s Greek Village. Capital improvements are planned for the community, which will be overseen by RREAF Construction Services. Renovations are set to include upgrades to 40 percent of the property’s 240 units and amenity updates, including the addition of a dog run; upgrades to the existing basketball, volleyball and pickleball courts; and new lighting along the community’s walking paths. Renovations will be completed between late 2026 and early 2027.

March 16, 2023

Leasing Activity Maryland Mixed-Use Office Southeast

Logistics Firm Signs 64,000 SF Office Lease at Metro Center at Owings Mills in Metro Baltimore

by John Nelson March 16, 2023

OWINGS MILLS, MD. — Element Fleet Management Inc., a global fleet management firm for the automotive industry, has signed a 64,000-square-foot office lease at Metro Centre at Owings Mills, a mixed-use development in the Baltimore County city of Owings Mills. Kevin Keane of David S. Brown Enterprises negotiated the lease transaction. Element Fleet expects to occupy the space by the end of the year with 250 employees onsite. The new office is a relocation of the firm’s East Coast headquarters. In addition to Class A office space, Metro Centre features the Owings Mills Metro station, shops, restaurants, apartments and the newly opened Marriott Owings Mills Metro Centre Hotel & Conference Center. Other tenants at Metro Centre include The Tillery Restaurant and Bar, Baltimore County Public Library, World of Beer, Bee Inspired Honey House, Club Pilates, Eggspectation, Gannett Fleming, BDO, Myers & Stauffer and SB & Co.

March 16, 2023

Arkansas Development Leasing Activity Mixed-Use Restaurant Retail Southeast

SJC Ventures Adds Firebirds Wood Fired Grill to Pinnacle Springs Mixed-Use Development in Rogers, Arkansas

by John Nelson March 16, 2023

ROGERS, ARK. — Atlanta-based SJC Ventures has signed casual American restaurant chain Firebirds Wood Fired Grill to join the tenant roster at Pinnacle Springs, a mixed-use development underway in Rogers. The 80,498-square-foot development will be anchored by Whole Foods Market. Construction at the site, located at the corner of West Seneca Road and South Promenade Boulevard, will begin this spring. Firebirds Wood Fired Grill is tentatively planned to open in the fourth quarter of 2024. Tina Howard of SJC Ventures is leading the leasing assignment for Pinnacle Springs. The developer plans to announce more tenants in the near future. North Carolina-based Firebirds Wood Fired Grill has more than 60 locations across the country, and the Pinnacle Springs location will be its first in Arkansas.

March 16, 2023

Development Georgia Mixed-Use Southeast

Balfour Beatty Completes Redevelopment of Krog District in Atlanta

by John Nelson March 15, 2023

ATLANTA — Working on behalf of owner Asana Partners, general contractor Balfour Beatty has completed construction of the Krog District redevelopment in Atlanta’s Inman Park neighborhood. Designed by architect ASD | SKY, the project featured site improvements and enhancements to existing properties at Krog District, including the Krog Street Market food hall, as well as two newly constructed mixed-use buildings with retail and office space. The new four-story building and attached five-story parking deck adjacent to Krog Street Market involved the demolition of an existing office structure. Balfour Beatty delivered the building in shell condition for future interior upfits by tenants. Level one is slated for street-facing retail, and the remainder of the building is designated as office space. The new parking deck offers 186 spaces and is already open to the public. The 33,000-square-foot, three-story building at Lake Avenue Northeast and Krog Street Northeast abuts the Atlanta BeltLine’s Eastside Trail and provides new access to Krog Street Market. The building will feature retail and office tenants and was also delivered in shell condition. The redevelopment project also features upgrades to the existing Atlanta Stove Works retail and office building, including landscape and hardscapes, new storefront systems and façade updates, …

March 15, 2023

Development Florida Multifamily Southeast

Mast Capital, Rockpoint Underway on Nine-Story Multifamily Project in Miami Beach

by John Nelson March 15, 2023

MIAMI BEACH, FLA. — Mast Capital, in partnership with Rockpoint, is underway on a nine-story, 178-unit multifamily development located at 3900 Alton Road in Miami Beach. Designed by Arquitectonica, the unnamed apartment community will consist of units ranging from studios to three-bedroom apartments sized from 560 square feet to 1,410 square feet. Amenities will include an elevated pool deck, barbecue area, outdoor gaming area, fitness and yoga studio, resident lounge, coworking spaces and a pet washing station. After securing a $64 million construction loan from PNC Bank in Nov. 2022, Mast Capital and Rockpoint broke ground on the development in February 2023 and plan to open the community by fall 2024.

March 15, 2023

Development Florida Multifamily Southeast

Madison Communities Breaks Ground on 292-Unit Apartment Development on Florida’s Space Coast

by John Nelson March 15, 2023

ROCKLEDGE, FLA. — Madison Communities, a subsidiary of Madison Capital Group, has broken ground on Madison Grove, a 292-unit apartment community in Rockledge. Madison Grove will comprise six four-story apartment buildings and several carriage homes. Amenities will include a clubhouse, fitness center, outdoor lounge with a summer kitchen, resort-style pool and pool deck with grilling stations, recreation areas and cabanas. Madison Grove, located on Rockledge Boulevard, will serve Florida’s Space Coast, a growing region known for its collection of aerospace, engineering and defense industries. Winter Park, Fla-based general contractor Walker & Co. will deliver the property. Madison Communities funded the project through a partnership with Marble Capital and via a construction loan from SouthState Bank. Madison Communities recently acquired sites throughout Florida for future developments, including Bonita Springs, Ruskin, Bradenton, Orlando, St. Augustine, Palm Coast and Jacksonville. Additionally, the developer has new communities under construction in Charlotte, Asheville Charleston and Savannah.

March 15, 2023

Development Georgia Office Restaurant Retail Southeast

Ardent to Develop Food-and-Beverage District at Piedmont Center Office Campus in Atlanta

by John Nelson March 15, 2023

ATLANTA — Ardent Cos. plans to add a food-and-beverage destination within its Piedmont Center office campus in Atlanta’s Buckhead district. Dubbed Oxton, the project will transform 35,000 square feet of ground-level office space along Piedmont Road to a collection of eateries that will spill into Piedmont Center’s tree-lined courtyard. Atlanta-based Square Feet Studio Architects is leading the design that will span about an acre of the campus. Ardent plans to break ground in the third quarter. Piedmont Center comprises about 2 million square feet of offices and connects to PATH400, a greenway connecting various neighborhoods in the Buckhead area. Along with consulting on Oxton, Bridger Properties will handle the retail leasing assignment. Westbridge is also a consultant for the project.

March 15, 2023

Acquisitions Florida Multifamily Southeast

Northmarq Brokers Sale of 150-Unit Apartment Community in St. Petersburg, Florida

by John Nelson March 15, 2023

ST. PETERSBURG, FLA. — Northmarq has brokered the sale of Aura @ 4th, a 150-unit garden-style apartment community in St. Petersburg. McCann Investments, a Tampa-based investment firm, sold the community to TRIG Investment Group, a California-based private multifamily investment company, for an undisclosed price. Luis Elorza, Justin Hofford and Kevin Mosher of Northmarq’s Tampa office brokered the transaction. Aura @ 4th was constructed in 2016 and features a unit mix that consists of 40 percent one-bedroom and 60-percent two-bedroom units at an average unit size of 1,087 square feet. The property’s amenity package includes a resort-style pool, clubhouse, 24-hour fitness center, outdoor covered lounge area, stainless steel Weber grills, picnic areas, bark park and a cyber café.

March 15, 2023

Acquisitions Loans Office Southeast Virginia

Progress Capital Arranges $60.5M Acquisition Loan for Office Building in Herndon, Virginia Leased to Amazon

by John Nelson March 14, 2023

HERNDON, VA. — Progress Capital has arranged a $60.5 million acquisition loan for South Lake at Dulles Corner Business Park, a 270,000-square-foot office building in Herndon leased to Amazon. Brad Domenico of Progress Capital arranged the loan through Societe Generale Corp. on behalf of the borrower, Vision Properties. The loan features five years of interest-only payments. The seller was not disclosed. Built in 2008 and renovated in 2020 ahead of Amazon’s occupancy, the 10-story office building features a new fitness center, full-service café, modern conference facilities, tenant gaming rooms, outdoor dog park, bicycle room and a 921-space parking garage with EV charging stations. South Lake is located within Dulles Corner Business Park at 13820 Sunrise Valley Drive, which is near Dulles International Airport and the Silver Line Innovation Center Metro station.

March 14, 2023

Affordable Housing Development Florida Multifamily Seniors Housing Southeast

HTG, Mount Hermon AME Church Break Ground on Affordable Seniors Housing Community in Fort Lauderdale

by John Nelson March 14, 2023

FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. — Housing Trust Group (HTG) and Mount Hermon African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church Inc. has broken ground on Mount Herman Apartments, an affordable seniors housing project in Fort Lauderdale. The seven-story property will be located at 750 NW 4th St. and offer one- and two-bedroom units ranging from 650 to 950 square feet. Apartments will be reserved for income-qualifying residents 62 and older who earn at or below 25 and 60 percent of the area median income (AMI), with rents ranging from $425 to $1,225 per month. Amenities will include a rooftop pool and pool deck with lounge seating, fitness center, multipurpose clubroom with kitchenette and an outdoor community gathering space. Services provided at the community will include 24-hour resident assistance and a resident assurance check-in program, adult literacy training and assistance with light housekeeping, grocery shopping and laundry. Funding sources for Mount Hermon Apartments include $32.6 million in 9 percent LIHTC equity syndicated through Raymond James, a $33 million construction loan through TD Bank, a $7.5 million Freddie Mac loan through Berkadia and a $640,000 loan from the City of Fort Lauderdale. HTG and Mount Hermon AME Church plan to open the property in late 2024.

March 14, 2023

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