POOLER, GA. — A joint venture between PCCP LLC and NFI has acquired 95 Logistics at Pooler Parkway, an industrial property comprising two facilities in Pooler, roughly 10 miles outside downtown Savannah. Totaling 565,000 square feet at 1030 and 1240 S H Morgan Parkway, the buildings are situated within an industrial park and feature 32-foot clear heights. Building I, which is fully leased to the affiliated warehouse operating company of NFI, comprises 347,525 square feet and includes 54 dock doors, 108 car parking spaces and 95 trailer parking spaces. Building II features 216,964 square feet with 50 dock doors, 187 car parking spaces and 52 trailer parking spaces. Store Supply Warehouse and GCE International occupy the second building.
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CORAL GABLES, FLA. — JLL’s Hotels & Hospitality Group has arranged the sale of Hotel Colonnade Coral Gables, a 157-room hotel located at 180 Aragon Ave. in Coral Gables. The property, which underwent renovations in 2016, features 34,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor meeting and event space, luxury amenities and food-and-beverage options. Christopher Exler and Pamela Vasquez of JLL represented the seller, Pebblebrook Hotel Trust, and secured the buyer in the transaction. Additionally, a JLL Capital Markets Debt Advisory team led by Mark Fisher secured acquisition financing on behalf of the buyer. The sales price and loan amount were not disclosed.
HTG, AM Affordable Housing Break Ground on $23.5M Seniors Housing Community in Crestview, Florida
by John Nelson
CRESTVIEW, FLA. — Housing Trust Group (HTG) and nonprofit AM Affordable Housing have broken ground on Princeton Grove, an affordable housing development in Crestview catered to seniors aged 62 and older. Located at 475 Aplin Road, the community will comprise four stories with a mix of one- and two-bedroom units. Apartments, which will be reserved for residents who earn at or below 22, 30 and 60 percent of area median income (AMI), will range in cost from $363 to $1,188 per month. Five units have been committed for veterans who meet the household income and age criteria. Amenities will include a clubhouse, fitness center, pickleball court, putting green, media room with computer stations, swimming pool and a dog park. Funding sources for the $23.5 million project, which is scheduled for completion next fall, include a $14 million construction loan from Truist Bank, $9.1 million in 4 percent Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) equity syndicated through Truist Community Capital and three additional loans from the Florida Housing Finance Corp. Grandbridge Real Estate Capital additionally provided a $7.5 million Freddie Mac loan. Bayern Construction is the general contractor on the project, with PQH Group acting as architect and interior designer and …
ELLICOTT CITY, MD. — Giant Food has partnered with Maryland-based Nalley Fresh to open a restaurant within the grocer’s Ellicott City store, roughly 13 miles outside Baltimore. Offering customizable salads, wraps and bowls and the ability to fulfill third-party delivery orders, the restaurant marks the 10th location for Nalley Fresh and the first in-store fast-casual restaurant for Giant Food, which currently operates 165 grocery stores.
Before we look at the current happenings in the Birmingham industrial market, it is worth glancing into the rearview mirror of the last 24 months or so. 2021 and 2022 saw the delivery of 10 notable industrial build-to-suit projects. Some were announced in 2020 before pricing surges. The last delivery of these projects was completed in fourth-quarter 2022, an automotive project on the west side for Lear Automotive Seating oriented toward Mercedes-Benz. This unprecedented streak of projects totaled 3.3 million square feet. In addition to Lear, tenants included: Lowes, Mercedes-Benz, Motion Industries, TSF Sportswear, Samuel, Son & Co., Amazon (two) and FedEx Ground. Interestingly, two of these facilities are now available for sublease and were never occupied by the tenant. And as of this writing, there is not a single industrial build-to-suit announced or under construction. What did follow the noted build-to-suit wave were six speculative (or partial speculative) projects. The first one delivered — the first phase of Crossroads Commerce Center in the Central submarket — spanned 186,000 square feet, and the twin second phase was recently completed. The two phases are now 75 percent occupied, demonstrating market demand shown in other Southeastern markets in mid-2022 and prior. In …
ATLANTA AND CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Carter has plans to develop two apartment communities in Atlanta and Charlotte under its Story brand. Patterson Real Estate Advisory Group arranged construction financing through Truist for Story Mt. Zion on Atlanta’s south side and South State Bank for Story University North on Charlotte’s north side. The projects represent the sixth and seventh Story communities that Carter is developing in the Southeast. Summit Contracting Group is developing both properties, which will feature one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts and comprise 300 to 330 apartments. The construction timelines for the communities were not disclosed.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — Merritt Properties has acquired 16 acres for the expansion of the company’s Imeson Landing Business Park in Jacksonville. Three additional flex/light buildings comprising 114,500 square feet will be built at the site, with construction scheduled to begin in 2024. Upon completion, the development, which is located at the corner of Imeson Park Boulevard and Zoo Parkway, will total 380,700 square feet across eight buildings. Merritt was self-represented by Bobby Lanigan and Pat Franklin, and Luke Pope of JLL represented the land seller in the transaction. Preleasing is currently underway. Nine tenants have signed leases ranging in size from 3,000 to 29,000 square feet at the development thus far.
Northmarq Brokers $9.5M Sale-Leaseback of Industrial Property in Rockingham, North Carolina
by John Nelson
ROCKINGHAM, N.C. — Northmarq has brokered the $9.5 million sale-leaseback of a single-tenant industrial property located at 235 River Road in Rockingham. The seller, Mount Vernon Mills Inc., fully occupies the 270,252-square-foot facility on a corporate guaranteed, triple-net-lease basis. Built in 1973, the property is situated on 27.7 acres and offers room for expansion. Robert Poirier of Northmarq represented both the seller and buyer, an Arizona-based institutional investor.
MCDONOUGH, GA. — Extended Stay America has opened an Extended Stay Suites hotel in McDonough, roughly 30 miles southeast of Atlanta. Developed by TGC Group, the property totals 84 rooms. Amenities include complimentary WiFi, free breakfast, cable, a fitness room, onsite guest laundry and a lobby. TGC Hospitality Management is the hotel’s property manager.
TAMPA, FLA. — CBRE has arranged a 33,175-square-foot lease at Rivergate Tower, a 515,965-square-foot office building located at 400 N. Ashley Drive in Tampa. Law firm Johnson Pope Bokor Ruppel & Burns LLP will occupy the space beginning in October of this year. Amenities include a tenant lounge, café, two conference/training centers, dry cleaning services, a fitness center, valet parking and an outdoor terrace café/bar. A Malio’s Steakhouse restaurant also operates at the property. Roxanne Kemph and Kelley Matheson of CBRE represented the landlord, Banyan Street Capital, in the lease negotiations. Chris Butler, Ryan McCurdy and Lorenzo Gonzalez of Franklin Street represented the tenant.