Southeast

SPRINGFIELD, VA. — SRS Real Estate Partners has brokered the $14 million sale of a single-tenant flex office property in Springfield that is leased to Cox Communications. Located at 7741 Southern Drive, the 61,700-square-foot building was delivered in 1993 and has been occupied by Cox and its predecessor ever since. The property features offices, a laboratory, warehouse and auto repair space, as well as five loading bays and 414 surface parking spaces. Andrew Fallon and Philip Wellde Jr. of SRS represented the seller, Vienna, Va.-based WTG Properties Inc., in the transaction. The buyer, an entity doing business as CIA-7741 Southern Drive LLC, is a private real estate investment group based in Northern Virginia.

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NASHVILLE, TENN. — Capstone Cos. has negotiated the sale of The Wallace Studios, a 131-unit affordable housing community located at 97 Wallace Road in Nashville. Built in 1974 as an Americas Best Value motel, the property is situated at the intersection of I-24 and Harding Place. The Wallace Studios is the fourth motel conversion property for the buyer, AGB Real Estate, who partnered with SL Cap and RBSR LLC on the acquisition. Austin Heithcock, Adam Klenk, Jordan Arand, Josh White and Blake Wiser of Capstone brokered the transaction. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.

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NEWTON, MASS. AND ATLANTA — The RMR Group, an alternative asset management company based in Newton, has purchased the multifamily platform of Carroll, a multifamily investment firm based in Atlanta. RMR has acquired 100 percent of the equity interests of MPC Holdings (Carroll) in an $80 million, all-cash transaction. Founded in 2004, Carroll provides asset and property management services to 81 multifamily properties comprising more than 28,000 units that are primarily located across the Sun Belt. Carroll had approximately 700 employees as of first-quarter 2023. The acquisition will add $7 billion in assets under management (AUM) to RMR, which had $37.3 billion in AUM as of first-quarter 2023. Carroll will retain existing general partner co-investments and promote fees derived from those investments. The Carroll acquisition will give RMR a foothold in the multifamily sector for the first time and will include the company’s property management division, Arium Living. RMR acquires properties for four publicly traded REITs: Service Properties Trust, Diversified Healthcare Trust, Office Properties Income Trust and Industrial Logistics Properties Trust.

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LAUREL, MD. — Excelsa Properties has acquired Concord Park at Russett, a 335-unit multifamily property located at 7903 Orion Circle in Laurel, a suburb of Baltimore. The undisclosed seller sold the value-add property to Excelsa US Real Estate II LP and an Excelsa co-investment vehicle for $105.5 million. The buyer assumed an in-place, interest-only loan on the property that was underwritten with a fixed 3.4 percent interest rate and has six years of term left. Excelsa supplemented the loan with a fixed-rate, interest-only loan with a similar maturity date that has a weighted average interest rate of 3.7 percent. The company also plans to make $4.4 million in capital improvements to Concord Park at Russett, including a new roof, HVAC systems, new signage, parking garage repairs, new kitchen appliances and hardwood flooring, among other improvements. Existing community amenities include a resort-style swimming pool, clubhouse with a fireplace, business center, theater room, fitness center, yoga and HIIT training studio, library and a business lounge.

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UPPER MARLBORO, MD. — Finmarc Management Inc. has sold Largo Town Center, a 280,000-square-foot power retail center in the Washington, D.C., suburb of Upper Marlboro, for $70 million. The Bethesda, Md.-based investment firm purchased the shopping center in 2019 when it was 80 percent occupied. John Donnelly of John C. Donnelly Inc. and Arthur Benjamin and Alex Alperstein of AdvisoRE LLC represented the buyer, an investment group led by Bethesda-based KPI Commercial LLC, in the transaction. Joseph Hoffman of Kelley Drye Warren provided legal services to Finmarc. During its nearly four-year ownership period of Largo Town Center, Finmarc initiated capital improvements and executed multiple leases, including Burlington, Foot Locker and Urban Air Adventure, the latter of which is expected to open this fall. Other notable tenants are anchors Marshalls and Shoppers Food Warehouse, as well as Advanced Auto and Dollar Tree.

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PEMBROKE PINES, FLA. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the $59.6 million sale of Bang Energy’s former warehouse and distribution center in Pembroke Pines, as well as an adjacent 23.2-acre parcel. Mike Davis, Dominic Montazemi, Rick Brugge, Rick Colon, Greg Miller and Mike Ciadella of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, entities doing business as Sheridan Real Estate Investment A LLC and Sheridan Real Estate Investment C LLC, in the transaction. Located at 20311 Sheridan St., the property includes a 224,560-square-foot building that once doubled as a manufacturing facility for Bang Energy’s energy drinks and the company’s corporate accounting office. The buyer, a new entity led by Summit Real Estate Group’s Arrowrock US Industrial Fund IV, is planning to overhaul the facility and is actively marketing the building for lease. The adjacent land, 13 acres of which are developable, is zoned for industrial ground-up development. Construction of an approximately 280,000-square-foot building on the property is anticipated to commence in the first quarter of 2024, with delivery slated for fourth-quarter 2024.

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JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — Freedom Financial Funds has provided a $5.9 million construction loan for a single-tenant medical office building located in Jacksonville. The build-to-suit project is for an entity controlled by a national retail and single-tenant developer. The 15-month loan features two six-month extension options and was underwritten at an 80 percent loan-to-cost ratio. The construction timeline and address for the project were not disclosed.

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Parking Lot Aerial Bohler Shopping Center Retail

Shopping center owners and property managers throughout the United States are exploring opportunities to increase foot traffic by transforming excess parking into restaurants, entertainment venues, neighborhood amenities and even multifamily uses. “In our experience, nearly every shopping center that’s not grocery-anchored is going through a process to reassess the amount of parking they have, the amount of parking they need and alternative ways to develop those parking areas to add value,” says Cornelius Brown, a principal in the Pennsylvania offices of Bohler, a land development consulting and site design firm. With more than 30 offices across the Eastern and Central United States, Bohler has helped many of its clients with parking conversions ranging from single pad site creation to comprehensive, property-wide redevelopment. Municipalities Onboard Landlords have been carving out parcels for standalone retailers, restaurants and other uses for years, but the trend is accelerating as more and more municipalities ease minimum parking requirements. Parking-reduction advocates have argued that offering fewer spaces reduces environmental impacts associated with heat islands and stormwater runoff. Others contend it promotes the use of mass transit and ridesharing, which can reduce vehicle emissions and, in the case of bars and restaurants, may reduce incidents of impaired …

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LUTZ, FLA. — Newmark has brokered the $49.6 million sale of Cypress Creek Town Center, a 240,211-square-foot shopping center located in Lutz, about 14 miles north of Tampa. Total Wine, Hobby Lobby, Burlington, HomeGoods, Badcock Furniture and Dollar Tree anchor the power retail center, which comprises four parcels that were fully leased at the time of sale. An undisclosed buyer acquired the center. Drew Fleming of Newmark arranged the sale on behalf of the seller, Chattanooga, Tenn.-based Hutton.

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ORLANDO, FLA. — Tavistock Development has announced plans for Lake Nona West, a 405,000-square-foot shopping center to be located in the Lake Nona master-planned community in Orlando. Upon completion, the development will be situated on a 54-acre parcel and feature open-air shops, ground-level parking, outdoor entertainment spaces and public art. Tavistock has submitted site plans to the City of Orlando, and construction is scheduled to begin in 2024, with completion planned for fall 2025. Tenant announcements are expected this winter.

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