DECATUR, GA. — Northwood Ravin plans to develop Halo, a 370-unit luxury apartment community in Decatur. The Charlotte-based developer plans to deliver first units next April and fully finish the five-story development by January 2027. Situated in the city’s East Decatur neighborhood, Halo will offer a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments, as well as retail and plaza space and live-work units with street-level entrances. Northwood Ravin is partnering with Eric Carlton of Oakhurst Realty Partners on the retail tenant mix. The first confirmed retail tenant is Galore Market, a neighborhood market concept from the creators of O4W Market near Krog Street Market. Planned amenities at Halo include a rooftop pool, more than 3,000 square feet of fitness space, including a private yoga studio and exercise room, gaming lawn, pergola with covered seating, outdoor movie projector, fire pit, a hidden bar with full service and surprise cocktail events, sports bar, golf simulator, pet spa and a community coworking club with an embedded coffee shop.
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IPA Arranges Portfolio Sale of Five Food Lion-Anchored Shopping Centers in the Carolinas
by John Nelson
RALEIGH, N.C. — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has arranged the sale of a five-property portfolio of Food Lion-anchored shopping centers in the Carolinas. The assets span 248,030 square feet and include College Lakes Plaza in Fayetteville, N.C.; Eden Centre in Eden, N.C.; Kimberly Park in Carthage, N.C.; Kris Krossing in Conway, S.C.; and West Pointe Village Asheboro, N.C. Raleigh-based Genesis Properties purchased the portfolio from Richmond-based Capital Square for an undisclosed price. Dean Zang and David Crotts of IPA, along with Zach Taylor of Marcus & Millichap, represented the seller and procured the buyer in the transaction. Ben Yelm and Donald Gilchrist served as Marcus & Millichap’s brokers of record in South Carolina and North Carolina, respectively, in the deal.
Logistics Property Co. Breaks Ground on 270,000 SF Industrial Development in Beltsville, Maryland
by John Nelson
BELTSVILLE, MD. — Logistics Property Co. (LogiPropCo) has broken ground on Beltsville Logistics Center, a two-building, 270,000-square-foot industrial development in the Washington, D.C., suburb of Beltsville. The property is situated on Md. Route 200 and has immediate access to I-95. Building 1 at Beltsville Logistics Center will total 147,358 square feet and Building 2 will total 122,606 square feet. Both buildings will feature 32-foot clear heights, ample dock doors and auto parking spaces. The design-build team includes FCL Builders (general contractor), Powers Brown Architecture (architect), LJB Engineering (structural engineer) and Salas O’Brien (MEP engineer). LogiPropCo expects to deliver the development in third-quarter 2026.
SARASOTA, FLA. — Buligo Capital has purchased Sarasota Industrial Business Center in southwest Florida for $27.4 million. The park includes five industrial parcels totaling over 186,650 square feet of shallow-bay industrial space, as well as 1.1 acres of industrial outdoor storage (IOS) and laydown yard. Nick DeVito II and Brie Tulp of Ian Black Real Estate represented the seller, GBA Holdings, a joint venture between Biscayne Atlantic and Genet Property Group, in the transaction. The brokers also procured the undisclosed buyer. Biscayne Atlantic purchased the park in 2023 and invested $1.3 million in capital improvements. Sarasota Industrial Business Center, which is located on Industrial Boulevard with access to U.S. Route 301 and I-75, was 85 percent leased at the time of sale.
KNOXVILLE, TENN. — Atlanta-based Hunter Hotel Advisors has brokered the sale of Crowne Plaza Knoxville Downtown University, a 195-room hotel located in downtown Knoxville. The property is situated near the Tennessee Valley Authority headquarters and Market Square and within walking distance to the University of Tennessee. Crowne Plaza features more than 15,000 square feet of meeting space, an indoor pool, business center, fitness center and Mahogany’s, a full-service restaurant. Local hotel owner, The 9 Group, purchased the property from a private seller for an undisclosed amount. Tim Osborne of Hunter’s Chattanooga office brokered the transaction.
LOUISVILLE, KY. — GE Appliances, a Haier company, has unveiled plans to invest more than $3 billion in its U.S. operations over the next five years. The company plans to expand its air conditioning and water heating portfolio, increase production output across all product lines and further modernize its 11 U.S. manufacturing plants with new automation and capital equipment. The first phase of investments will begin at GE Appliances plants in Kentucky, Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee and South Carolina. Upon completion of the plan, Louisville-based GE Appliances will have invested $6.5 billion across its U.S. manufacturing plants and nationwide distribution network since 2016, which is the year that the company was sold by General Electric (NYSE: GE) to Haier. The new $3 billion announcement marks the second-largest investment in the company’s history. The GE Appliances plant in Camden, S.C., currently produces gas water heaters. With the new investment, electric and hybrid water heater manufacturing will be added, doubling the plant’s output and employment once the project is complete. The first phase will be implemented by early 2026. In December, GE Appliances will add two new models of air conditioners to its air and water product portfolio at its Selmer, Tenn., plant. …
DC Blox Secures $1.15B Construction Financing for Data Center Campus in Douglas County, Georgia
by John Nelson
DOUGLAS COUNTY, GA. — DC Blox has obtained $1.15 billion in construction financing for a new data center campus coming to Douglas County, which sits west of Atlanta. ING Capital LLC, Mizuho Bank Ltd. and Natixis Corporate & Investment Banking served as lead arrangers and joint bookrunners for the financing package. Other participating capital sources include First Citizens Bank, CoBank ACB, LBBW, Toronto-Dominion Bank, KeyBank and Huntington National Bank. The funds will support the development of a 120-megawatt (MW) data center and include campus expansion to support an additional 80 MW of space. The financing follows DC Blox securing a $265 million green loan and equity from Post Road Group for the project. DC Blox expects the campus, which will be utilized by cloud and AI users, to be available as early as 2027. The developer and operator has a data center underway in the county, as well as in Conyers, Ga., with a few more scattered around the Southeast.
GLEN ALLEN, VA. — Foxfield has purchased Metropolis at Innsbrook, a 402-unit apartment community in the northern Richmond suburb of Glen Allen. Built in 2023, the property was 96 percent occupied at the time of sale. The seller and sales price were not disclosed. Charles Wentworth, Victoria Pickett, Garrison Gore and Eric DeStefano of Newmark brokered the transaction. Situated within Innsbrook Office Park, Metropolis at Innsbrook offers studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments, according to the property website. Amenities include outdoor grilling and entertainment areas, a 24-hour fitness center, golf simulator, rooftop deck and lounge, resort-style swimming pool, community kitchen, dog spa, dog parks, rentable storage units and electric vehicle charging stations.
Foundry, American Realty Advisors Obtain $57M Loan for Osprey Logistics Park in South Florida
by John Nelson
CORAL SPRINGS, FLA. — A joint venture between Foundry Commercial and American Realty Advisors has obtained a $57 million loan for Osprey Logistics Park, a 427,515-square-foot industrial park located at 12000 N.W. 39th St. in Coral Springs, a city in South Florida’s Broward County. Steven Klein, Melissa Rose, Nicole Barba and Preston Bacon of JLL arranged the floating-rate loan through Synovus Bank. Built in 2023, Osprey Logistics Park sits on 22.2 acres adjacent to Sawgrass Expressway and Sample Road. Features include 36-foot clear heights, 180-foot truck courts, 235-foot depths and 54-foot column spacing.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — Savlan Capital has purchased a seven-building office and flex portfolio in Jacksonville for $52 million. An undisclosed financial institution sold the properties, which span 765,190 square feet and are situated within the Lakeside and Flagler Center business parks. Robbie McEwan and Hunter Smith of JLL represented the buyer and seller in the transaction. The portfolio was 57.2 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including HTS Logistics (corporate headquarters), Kimley-Horn, EY, Pulte Home Co., Siemens Mobility, United Healthcare Service and Total Quality Logistics.