MORGANTOWN, W.VA. — Live Oak Bank has closed a $39 million unitranche loan — a hybrid financing structure that combines senior debt and subordinated debt into one loan — on behalf of a Charleston, S.C.-based owner and operator of seniors housing communities. Loan proceeds were used to retire existing bank debt along with partnership debt associated with the sponsor’s 2021 purchase of a 175-unit independent living, assisted living and memory care community located in Morgantown, home city of West Virginia University. The three-year loan provides a bridge-to-agency option and includes 24 months of interest-only payments and no exit fee. Berkadia Commercial Mortgage’s Seniors Housing & Healthcare Group funded the subordinate debt.
DAVENPORT, FLA. — SRS Real Estate Partners has brokered the $8 million sale of Legacy Shoppes, a 10,744-square-foot, multi-tenant strip retail center located at 942 Heritage Pass in Davenport. Patrick Nutt and William Wamble of SRS represented the seller, a private development firm based in Florida, in the transaction. The buyer was a private investor that is also based in Florida. Legacy Shoppes was fully leased at the time of sale to three tenants — Another Broken Egg, Orlando Health and Encore Nails — all of which have 10-year triple-net leases in place. The property was delivered earlier this year and sits on a 3.4-acre site roughly 26 miles southwest of Orlando.
OCEAN SPRINGS, MISS. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Dominion Apartments, a 56-unit community located at 310 Holcomb Blvd. in Ocean Springs, a little over four miles east of Biloxi. Built in 2008, Dominion Apartments sits on 3.1 acres and features a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. The property represents the first Mississippi acquisition for the buyer, 3H Management. Preston Cooper and Matt Smith of Marcus & Millichap’s Birmingham office represented the seller, Hattiesburg, Miss.-based Dearman Properties, in the transaction. Mickey Davis served as Marcus & Millichap’s broker of record for Mississippi in the deal.
DULUTH, GA. — Gwinnett County’s Urban Redevelopment Agency has acquired a Macy’s department store and furniture store at Gwinnett Place Mall, a beleaguered regional shopping mall in the northeast Atlanta suburb of Duluth. In 2021, the county initially purchased a 39-acre portion of the Gwinnett Place Mall site, and with this 23-acre acquisition, will own a total 76 acres. The mall originally opened in 1984. Gwinnett County’s Urban Redevelopment Agency purchased the two Macy’s stores, which span 293,059 square feet, in a sale-leaseback with the New York-based retail giant. Macy’s will continue to operate the two stores through early 2025. The county purchased the stores for $16.5 million and will issue bonds to finance the transaction, which is expected to close in November. “The acquisition of the Macy’s site marks a pivotal step forward in the redevelopment of Gwinnett Place Mall, setting the stage for Gwinnett County to establish a national — and possibly international — model for equitable and impactful transformation,” says Nicole Love Hendrickson, Gwinnett County chairwoman. “This redevelopment will be a catalyst for change, creating transformative opportunities that enhance property values, align with neighboring investments and drive growth for a new generation of entrepreneurs, residents and local …
RICHMOND, VA. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the sale of White Oak Village Center, a 397,605-square-foot shopping center located at 4501-4591 S. Laburnum Ave. in Richmond. Pennsylvania-based Triple BAR Group acquired the property, which was 94 percent leased at the time of sale, from an undisclosed seller. The sales price was also not disclosed. Publix, Michaels, PetSmart and JCPenney anchor the center. John Owendoff of Cushman & Wakefield, along with Catharine Spangler of Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer, represented the seller in the transaction.
WILMINGTON, N.C. — Flagship Healthcare Properties has purchased a 153,526-square-foot office building located at 3601 Converse Road in Wilmington. The Charlotte-based company acquired the property through Flagship Healthcare Trust for an undisclosed price. The seller was also not disclosed. The three-story office building was built as a single-tenant property and was formerly home to Verizon Wireless. Flagship is underway on the conversion of the office building into an outpatient healthcare campus dubbed Flagship Medical Plaza. Novant Health has signed a lease to occupy two floors at the project beginning in 2025. The tenant’s planned services at the clinic will include specialized physicians, lab services, imaging and infusion therapy, according to Ernie Bovio, president of Novant’s coastal region. Novant operates the Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center hospital, which is located two miles from Flagship Medical Plaza.
MEMPHIS, TENN. — Colliers Mortgage has provided a $9.5 million Fannie Mae loan for the acquisition of Oak Grove Flats, a 163-unit apartment community located at 595 Cadraca Drive in east Memphis. The garden-style property features one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments and features onsite laundry facilities and property management, according to Apartments.com. Randy Engel of Colliers Mortgage’s Memphis office originated the agency loan on behalf of the borrower, an undisclosed sponsor that is a repeat client of Colliers Mortgage.
CYNTHIANA, KY. — NAI Isaac has arranged the sale of a 100,000-square-foot industrial facility located at 736 US Highway 27 in Cynthiana, roughly 30 miles northeast of Lexington. Grand Rapids, Mich.-based Herdegen Commercial Equipment LLC, a liquidator of corporate equipment and other fixed assets, purchased the facility for an undisclosed price. Bruce Isaac of NAI Isaac represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. According to LoopNet Inc., the facility is a single-tenant building that was delivered on a 7.5-acre site in 1964. The property features 19-foot clear heights, two dock doors and four drive-in doors. The acquisition also includes a separate 7,000-square-foot facility at the site.
ATLANTA — Though the older population is often seen as removed from modern technology, tech products offer great promise to the seniors housing sector. Participants in the “Technology Revolution: Enhancing Resident Care and Operational Cost Effectiveness” panel at the InterFace Seniors Housing Southeast conference (held recently in Atlanta) all agreed on this point. Importantly though, the panel — which was moderated by Mark Petty, vice president of corporate accounts with ICON — also highlighted the fact that seniors housing is an industry rooted in human interaction. Given this fact, the panelists concluded that technology can complement and enhance, but never replace, the human touch. Editor’s note: InterFace Conference Group, a division of France Media Inc., produces networking and educational conferences for commercial real estate executives. To sign up for email announcements about specific events, visit www.interfaceconferencegroup.com/subscribe. Three Questions A strategic approach in the purchase and application of technology within seniors housing communities is paramount, pointed out Joe Jasmon, CEO and managing partner of American Healthcare Management Group. In addition to being highly helpful, the products offered by tech companies can be costly. “To have tech just to have tech is really a waste of time, effort and money,” asserted Jasmon. …
ATLANTA — Paper products manufacturing and marketing giant Georgia-Pacific has announced plans to redevelop the company’s 51-story world headquarters building and the surrounding city block in downtown Atlanta. Upon completion, the development will feature more than 400 apartment units on the tower’s top floors; 125,000 square feet of retail, restaurant and entertainment space; 600,000 square feet of Class A office space anchored by Georgia-Pacific and its parent company, Koch Inc.; 35,000 square feet for a large, central plaza; more than 2,100 parking spaces; and MARTA and Atlanta Streetcar transportation access. “The office landscape has changed, and we recognize that the adaptive reuse of our site and office tower can create greater long-term value,” says Christian Fischer, president and CEO of Georgia-Pacific. “We are also acutely aware of the need for more residential, shopping, dining and entertainment options in our downtown neighborhood, which is why Georgia-Pacific is excited to provide a space that will offer unmatched opportunity in downtown Atlanta.” Additionally, the redevelopment plans will allow for future multi-phase hospitality, retail and residential development opportunities at the site. Delivery of the transformed campus is scheduled for fall 2027. Located at 133 Peachtree St., the office tower has been occupied by Georgia-Pacific …