GAINESVILLE, FLA. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $6.5 million sale of Robbinswood Plaza, a 13,218-square-foot retail center located in Gainesville. Tenants at the property, which was fully leased at the time of sale, include Chipotle Mexican Grill and Trulieve. Reid Thedford and Evan Cannan of Marcus & Millichap arranged the transaction on behalf of the undisclosed seller. A private investor acquired the property.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — “Eatertainment” operator State of Play plans to open an 8,546-square-foot Flight Club darts venue in Washington, D.C. Scheduled to open summer 2024 and marking the 13th location for the brand, Flight Club D.C. will be situated at 641 New York Ave. NW within 655 New York, a 756,000-square-foot mixed-use development by Brookfield Properties. Other tenants at 655 New York, which features 79,000 square feet of retail space, include Rumi’s Kitchen, Capital Burger, Pearl’s Bagels, Kinship, Metier and Compass Coffee.
Shell’s announcement in mid-September to relocate its home from the Central Business District (CBD) of New Orleans to the planned 50-plus acre River District rocked the office market. The oil and gas giant has been in the Hancock Whitney Center (formerly One Shell Square) since 1972, and will be rightsizing in a Class A mid-rise office building that will anchor the River District. The planned building will be approximately 142,000 square feet and home to 850 to 1,000 employees. What a huge win for the planned River District and city of New Orleans. However, the void left in Hancock Whitney Center raises the question, what will building ownership group do with all of the space that Shell vacates? If the current occupancy rate stands, Hancock Whitney Center will have over 500,000 square feet of vacant space. Elsewhere, Entergy is in the process of a major contraction in its building located at 639 Loyola Ave., and earlier this year, Freeport McMoRan vacated over 100,000 square feet of space at 1615 Poydras. Both buildings are also located in the CBD. A number of office towers have loans maturing within the next 24 months, and the logical assumption is that securing financing will …
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. — An affiliate of NexPoint Advisors has acquired land within Research Triangle Park (RTP) for the development of a 250-room Marriott Renaissance-branded hotel. The buyer has partnered with Dallas-based developer Alamo Manhattan to deliver the project, which will be situated at 4175 Sancar Way within Hub RTP, a $1.5 billion mixed-use development serving as RTP’s downtown. Construction is scheduled to begin next summer. Dubbed Renaissance RTP, the property will feature a full-service restaurant and bar, as well as 13,000 square feet of meeting space. Upon full build-out, Hub RTP will comprise up to 1 million square feet of office and life sciences lab space, 38,000 square feet of retail space and 1,200 multifamily units, in addition to the hotel.
ATLANTA — Greystar has opened NOMIA, a 281-unit high-rise apartment community located in Midtown Atlanta. Amenities at the property, which features residences in studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts, include vending service TULU, complimentary e-scooters through TULU Ride, coworking space, a spa room, rooftop swimming pool and a fitness studio. Additionally, the community will feature activations including wine tasting with Barcelona Wine Bar, instruction by Evolation Yoga Studio, boxing with Pepper Boxing Club, facials by Woodhouse Spa and rooftop spirits provided by Drop to the Rim Bartend. Monthly rental rates at NOMIA begin at $1,680, according to the community website.
COVINGTON, GA. — Brook Farm Group and Emory Equity have broken ground on The Sinclair at Callaway Farm, a 388-unit multifamily project in Covington, roughly 35 miles southeast of Atlanta. Situated adjacent to the 180-acre Covington Town Center mixed-use development, the community will feature two distinct neighborhoods comprising 11 residential buildings and amenities. SilverCap Partners provided preferred equity for the project, with construction financing provided by First Horizon Bank and TrustMark Bank. Completion is expected by the end of 2025.
D’IBERVILLE, MISS. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Barnett Plaza, a 107,288-square-foot shopping center located at 10598 D’Iberville Road in D’Iberville, a city just north of Biloxi, Miss. Constructed in phases between the late 1970s and 2008, the property is situated on 13.8 acres. Tenants at the center include Crunch Fitness and Saad Health Care. Andrew Chason and Stephen Sewell of Marcus & Millichap represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. Mickey Davis assisted as the firm’s broker of record in Mississippi. The buyer and sales price were also not disclosed.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Total nonfarm employment in the United States rose by 199,000 jobs in November, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). CNBC reports that the figure slightly beats estimates from Dow Jones economists who predicted an increase of 190,000. This also marks an increase from the 150,000 jobs gained in October but below the average monthly gain of 240,000 over the prior 12 months. Private sector employment constituted 150,000 of the added jobs, with 49,000 jobs added in the government. Healthcare saw a significant increase, with the addition of 77,000 jobs, above the average monthly gain of 54,000 over the prior 12 months. The manufacturing and leisure and hospitality industries added 28,000 and 40,000 jobs, respectively, and the social assistance sector saw a more modest increase of 16,000. Employment in information and transportation and warehousing changed little, and retail trade employment declined by 38,000 jobs. The U.S. unemployment rate in November fell to 3.7 percent from 3.9 percent in October, beating expectations from Dow Jones economists who forecasted the rate would remain unchanged. Employment numbers for September and October saw minimal revisions. The BLS revised September job gains down by 35,000 from 297,000 to 262,000, and …
FAYETTEVILLE, GA. — The U.S. Soccer Federation has selected a site in Fayetteville, 22 miles south of downtown Atlanta, to develop its new National Training Center. The facility will be located within the master-planned community of Trilith and will span more than 200 acres. The development is expected to create 440 new jobs and costs $228 million to develop, according to the State of Georgia. The National Training Center will serve as the headquarters for U.S. Soccer, which is currently based in Chicago. Plans for the facility include a dozen soccer fields; more than 100,000 square feet of indoor courts for all 27 of the U.S. Soccer national teams; and 200,000 square feet of facilities, locker rooms, meeting rooms and headquarters space for U.S. Soccer employees. The federation plans to break ground on the project in the spring of 2024. Arthur Bank, co-founder of The Home Depot and owner of Major League Soccer team Atlanta United and the NFL’s Atlanta Falcons, contributed $50 million to the development. According to U.S. Soccer, the site was chosen due to its proximity to the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and Atlanta’s downtown area, optimal climate for year-round programming, the ability to impact the local …
TYSONS, VA. — Macerich has secured a $710 million loan for the refinancing of Tysons Corner Center, a 1.8 million-square-foot retail power center located in Tysons, a suburb of Washington, D.C. Nordstrom, Bloomingdale’s and Macy’s anchor the property, which was 96 percent leased as of third-quarter 2023. The new CMBS financing will replace an existing $666 million loan that was scheduled to mature on Jan. 1, 2024. The direct lender was not disclosed, but the loan features a fixed 6.6 percent interest rate and interest-only payments throughout the five-year loan term. A Macerich-led joint venture owns the center.
