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PANAMA CITY BEACH, FLA. — SRS Real Estate Partners’ National Net Lease Group has negotiated the $1.5 million sale of a retail property in Panama City Beach triple-net leased to Green Dragon, a chain of retail cannabis dispensaries in Florida and Colorado. The 5,164-square-foot store is located at 917 Harrison Ave. and has a new 10-year lease in place. Patrick Nutt, William Wamble and Daniel Becker of SRS represented the seller, a Florida-based private investor, as well as the buyer, a private 1031 exchange buyer, in the transaction. Both parties requested anonymity. The sale of the Panama City Beach Green Dragon is the 17th transaction of a cannabis dispensary that SRS has brokered in the state of Florida, for a total of just under $50 million.

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ATLANTA — The University System of Georgia’s Board of Regents has approved a $117 million residence hall development on the Georgia Tech campus in Midtown Atlanta. The 191,000-square-foot community will offer 850 beds alongside collaborative learning spaces, community lounges and group kitchens. The project is being built to accommodate first-year student enrollment growth over the next 10 years, and to help relocate students during planned renovations to the university’s existing housing. The residence hall will be Georgia Tech’s first new construction since 2005 when 10th and Home opened according to Kasey Helton of Georgia Tech’s Campus Services division. Completion on the project is scheduled for fall 2026.

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FAYETTEVILLE, ARK. — The ITEX Group and Time Warp Enterprises have released plans for The Aronson, a build-to-rent (BTR) project in Fayetteville that will be anchored by a new moviegoing concept from Austin, Texas-based theater chain Alamo Drafthouse Cinema. The Aronson’s 214 units will be available as single-family, duplex or triplex configurations. Amenities will include a clubhouse, fitness center, pool, playgrounds, dog parks and bike parking. The project is anticipated to deliver by 2024. The Aronson will be home to Alamo Drafthouse Cinema + Drive-In, developed via a partnership among Catchlight Entertainment, ITEX and Time Warp. In addition to eight indoor movie screens, with a total of 798 reclining theater seats, the concept also includes a permanent outdoor drive-in theater with a beer garden and parking for cars and bikes. The Aronson is named for cinema pioneer and Arkansas native Max Aronson, whose screen name was Gilbert “Bronco Billy” Anderson. Aronson starred in several silent films in the early part of the 20th century as Bronco Billy. He also was a producer on “The Tramp,” a film released in 1915 and recognized as one of Charlie Chaplin’s first well-known performances.

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The NRP Group has delivered a 180-unit affordable housing community located in northeast Charlotte at 2019 Aberdale Farm Lane. Dubbed Sundale Flats, the community is reserved for residents earning at or below 80 percent of the area median income (AMI) and comprises three four-story buildings with homes in two-, three- and four-bedroom layouts. Amenities include a fitness center, clubhouse and community lounge, business center, playground, outdoor grill and picnic area, onsite laundry room and onsite parking. Residents will also have access to a 16-foot-wide multi-use path that connects to a larger network of trails and will be part of the 26-mile Cross Charlotte Trail (XCLT). The City of Charlotte, The North Carolina Housing Finance Agency, Inlivian (formerly the Charlotte Housing Authority) and Bank of America provided financing for the project. Leasing is currently underway with a waitlist in progress.

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QUANTICO, VA. — Five new tenants will join Merritt Business Park at Quantico Corporate Center, a light industrial campus located along I-95 in Quantico. Three of the businesses — Full Distance Brewing, The Nova Systems and Two Marines Moving — are veteran-owned companies. Full Distance Brewing and Nova Systems will occupy 8,000 and 7,000 square feet, respectively. Merritt Properties has also signed leases with Top Notch Moving Services and The Continuum Group. Top Notch will take over 15,000 square feet, and Continuum will lease 7,200 square feet at the property, which is comprised of two single-story flex buildings. Both buildings feature 18-foot clear heights, access to a fiber-optic network, loading docks and drive-in capabilities for warehouse users.

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HOMESTEAD, FLA. — Mast Capital, in partnership with Angelo Gordon, has sold Seascape Pointe, a townhome community located in Homestead, roughly 40 miles southwest of Miami. IMC Equity Group purchased the property for an undisclosed price. Located on 31.7 acres at 1140 S.E. 24th Road, the Seascape Pointe features 54 buildings comprising 306 two-story, direct-access townhomes. Residences range in size from 1,387 square feet to 1,501 square feet in three- and four-bedroom layouts. Amenities include a clubhouse, swimming pool, outdoor fitness area, playground, dog park and 24-hour gated entrance. Mast Capital and Angelo Gordon originally acquired the community as a joint venture in 2020 and instituted capital improvements, as well as the addition of 14 new townhomes.

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Nashville’s industrial market continues to see strong demand going into 2023. In fact, more than 1.7 million square feet of leasing activity was recorded throughout fourth-quarter 2022, bringing the year-to-date transaction volume just shy of an impressive 8.8 million square feet. Even overall vacancy sat at 3 percent during the final quarter of 2022, and while that was a slight increase compared to the previous quarter, it still was 30 basis points below the national vacancy average. Despite a recessionary environment and uncertainty of what’s next in the commercial real estate sector, Nashville’s industrial market is uniquely positioned for the upcoming year. As Nashville’s industrial market still experiences growth, there are several macro-economic trends impacting it that are worth keeping an eye on, such as e-commerce and third-party logistics demand. Interest rates have also risen, making it very tricky to value property and cap rates due to the debt markets. This has triggered limited investment activity from buyers and sellers alike across all property types, including industrial. Industrial developers are also being more cautious as rising interest rates have increased construction costs. Many developers and investors have purchased land or have land under contract, for example, but are waiting for …

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HIALEAH, FLA. — Terreno Realty Corp. (NYSE: TRNO), a San Francisco-based REIT, has acquired an industrial development site in the South Florida city of Hialeah for $173.6 million. The seller was not disclosed. The 121-acre site, which formerly housed a landfill, is located within Countyline Corporate Park and is fully entitled for the development of 2.2 million square feet of industrial space across 10 buildings. In addition, the site is adjacent to seven Terreno-owned buildings within Countyline Corporate Park, all of which are fully leased. The location provides users with quick access to the Florida Turnpike and the southern terminus of I-75. Construction is already underway on a 191,000-square-foot rear-load building and a 506,000-square-foot cross-dock building. At the time of sale, those buildings were approximately 30 percent preleased. Terreno expects to fully complete construction sometime in 2025. At that time, the buildings will offer a combined 660 dock-high doors, 22 grade-level loading positions and parking for 1,875 cars. The company estimates that the total price tag for the project will be about $491 million. The stock price of Terreno Realty Corp. opened at $63.79 per share on Monday, Feb. 27, down slightly from $69.69 per share a year ago. — …

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VIRGINIA BEACH, VA. — Blackfin Real Estate Investors has purchased Waterford Apartments on Lake Smith in Virginia Beach for $55.4 million. Built in 1980, the community comprises 376 units and was previously renovated to feature walk-in closets, custom maple cabinets, granite countertops, updated lighting and fixtures and dishwashers. The property was fully occupied at the time of sale. Hank Hankins, Victoria Pickett, Charles Wentworth and Garrison Gore of Colliers represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.

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JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — RangeWater Real Estate has purchased a 28.6-acre site in the San Jose neighborhood of Jacksonville for the development of a 280-unit multifamily community. Located at 3730 Dupont Ave., the property, dubbed The Maggie, will feature residences in one- and two-bedroom layouts, as well as a clubhouse with meeting space, resident’s lounge, fitness center, deck and grilling area, dog park and fountains. Delivery of the first units and clubhouse is scheduled for late spring 2024. ParkProperty Capital is partnering with RangeWater on the project, which will mark RangeWater’s sixth development in the Jacksonville area.

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