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Enterprise Community Development Acquires Metro D.C. Workforce Housing Community for $20M

by John Nelson January 12, 2023

SILVER SPRING, MD. — Enterprise Community Development Inc. has purchased Parkside Terrace Apartments, an 87-unit workforce housing community located in Silver Spring, a suburb of Washington, D.C. The buyer plans to preserve the natural occurring affordable housing (NOAH) property by reserving units for households earning up to 60 percent of area median income (AMI). Enterprise Community Development purchased the community from an undisclosed seller for $20 million. The Montgomery County Department of Housing and Community Affairs provided a $5 million bridge loan to the buyer through its Affordable Housing Opportunity Fund. Built in 1962, Parkside Terrace comprises one- and two-bedroom units spread across three- and four-story garden-style apartment buildings. Enterprise Community Development plans to make capital improvements to the property.

January 12, 2023

Affordable Housing Development Loans Multifamily Southeast Tennessee

Amazon Housing Equity Fund Provides $18.8M Loan for Affordable Housing Project in Nashville

by John Nelson January 12, 2023

NASHVILLE, TENN. — The Amazon Housing Equity Fund has provided an $18.8 million construction loan for Harpeth Valley Apartments, a 251-unit, garden-style affordable housing development located at 8101 McCrory Lane in Nashville. The fund is Amazon’s more than $2 billion commitment to create and preserve affordable housing in the markets where it has corporate campuses: Seattle, Northern Virginia and Nashville. C.W. Early of JLL arranged the long-term, fixed-rate loan on behalf of the borrower, Elmington Capital. Set for completion in late 2024, Harpeth Valley will feature units that are affordable to households earning 60 percent of the area median income (AMI) through 2072. The property will consist of one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments, as well as a clubhouse, exercise room, pool, onsite management, bike storage and common area Wi-Fi.

January 12, 2023

Acquisitions Maryland Retail Southeast

KLNB Arranges $10.8M Sale of Shopping Center in Upper Marlboro, Maryland

by John Nelson January 12, 2023

UPPER MARLBORO, MD. — KLNB has arranged the $10.8 million sale of Marlboro Square, a 92,649-square-foot shopping center located at 5715 Crain Highway in Upper Marlboro, a suburb of Washington, D.C. Vito Lupo, Chris Burnham, Andy Stape and Jake Furnary of KLNB represented the seller, an entity doing business as Marlboro Investors LLC, in the transaction. Renaud Consulting represented the undisclosed buyer. Marlboro Square was fully leased at the time of sale to tenants including grocery anchor Weis, Advance Auto Parts and Dollar Tree, as well as medical, fitness and food-and-beverage tenants.

January 12, 2023

Acquisitions Georgia Restaurant Southeast

Palomar Group Brokers $2.8M Sale of Augusta Restaurant Leased to Steak N Shake

by John Nelson January 12, 2023

AUGUSTA, GA. — The Palomar Group has brokered the $2.8 million sale of a 3,512-square-foot restaurant located at 4329 Belair Frontage Road in Augusta. The property is triple-net-leased to Steak N Shake, a diner chain that serves burgers, fries and milkshakes. Steak N Shake has approximately 15 years remaining on its lease term, which features a 10 percent rental increase every five years. The restaurant is situated at a signalized intersection off I-20 and near Fort Gordon Army Base. An investment firm based in New Britain, Conn., purchased the restaurant from an entity based in Aiken, S.C. Both parties requested anonymity.

January 12, 2023

Development Florida Industrial Leasing Activity Southeast

Lumber Supplier Signs 75,000 SF Industrial Lease in Punta Gorda, Florida

by John Nelson January 12, 2023

PUNTA GORDA, FLA. — Dakota Premium Hardwoods, a hardwood lumber and cabinet product supplier based in Waco, Texas, has signed a 75,000-square-foot industrial lease at 9450 Piper Road in Punta Gorda. The tenant will occupy space within Florida Gulf Coast Logistics Center, a 378,000-square-foot speculative facility being developed within Enterprise Charlotte Airport Park. Dan Miller of Colliers represented the landlord, Equus Capital Partners Ltd., in the lease transaction. Rian Smith of CBRE represented the tenant. Dakota Premium Hardwoods expects to move into its new warehouse and distribution space in September, according to Colliers.

January 12, 2023

Development Georgia Industrial Southeast Top Stories

South Korea’s Hanwha Solutions to Invest $2.5B in Solar Panel Supply Chain in Georgia

by Katie Sloan January 12, 2023

CARTERSVILLE, GA. — Hanwha Solutions, through its clean energy subsidiary Qcells, has announced plans to invest more than $2.5 billion to develop a complete solar energy supply chain across the northern part of the state of Georgia. According to the company, this will represent the largest investment ever in solar panel production in the U.S. and make Qcells the only company in the country with a complete and sustainable solar supply chain. Qcells plans to break ground on a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Cartersville, roughly 43 miles northwest of downtown Atlanta, by the end of March. The plant will manufacture solar ingots, wafers and cells — the elements that make up solar panels — as well as finished panels. That facility is scheduled for completion in late 2024. The company also plans to expand solar panel production at its existing facility in Dalton, approximately 45 miles north of Cartersville, which opened in 2019. The company will hire an additional 535 employees at that facility. “As demand for clean energy continues to grow nationally, we’re ready to put thousands of people to work creating fully American-made and sustainable solar solutions, from raw material to finished panels,” says Justin Lee, CEO of Qcells. …

January 12, 2023

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Lee & Associates Maintains Expansion Strategy Despite Choppy Economic Waters

by Sarah Daniels January 12, 2023

Against the backdrop of higher interest rates and the collapse of commercial real estate investment transactions, large brokerages have begun to reduce staff and other expenses to weather growing uncertainty over property values. But executives at Lee & Associates Commercial Real Estate Services consider it an ideal environment to continue an expansion that has added more than ten new locations over the last few years. Earlier this month, Lee & Associates announced the opening of an office in Baton Rouge, La. In November, they opened an office in Calgary, Alberta. In the same month, a satellite office in Nashville, Tenn. transitioned to a freestanding office, a designation that provides brokers in the office with the opportunity to fully benefit from the Lee & Associates capital structure — namely, to participate in funding the brokerage’s future growth and reaping the potential rewards. Those additions followed new office expansions in downtown Los Angeles, San Francisco and Omaha, Neb., earlier in the year. The Southern California-based brokerage anticipates announcing two more openings in early 2023, eventually increasing its footprint to around 90 locations from more than 70 today, says Jeffrey Rinkov, CEO of Lee & Associates. “We see some of our competitors cutting …

January 12, 2023

Acquisitions Florida Seniors Housing Southeast

Grandbridge Negotiates $81M Bankruptcy Sale of Seniors Housing Community in Naples, Florida

by John Nelson January 11, 2023

NAPLES, FLA. — Grandbridge Real Estate Capital’s Senior Housing Investment Sales team has arranged the $81 million sale of The Arlington at Naples, a 298-unit continuing care retirement community located within the Lely Resort master-planned community in Naples. Situated on 39 acres, the community offers 47 independent living estate homes, 128 independent living apartments, 42 assisted living units, 37 memory care units and 44 skilled nursing units. The Arlington opened in 2015. Prior to the sale, the property was operating under a forbearance agreement. The Grandbridge team, led by Dave Kliewer and Jay Jordan, initiated a marketing process that highlighted the ability for a buyer to restore the property’s financial stability. Life Care Services (LCS) acquired the asset through a court-directed process to deliver the property free and clear of its bond debt. At the time of closing, independent living occupancy was approximately 75 percent, while the health center (assisted living, memory care and skilled nursing) was approximately 69 percent occupied. Average entrance fees at the community were in excess of $950,000, according to Grandbridge.

January 11, 2023

Acquisitions Alabama Retail Southeast

Berkeley Capital Advisors Brokers $61M Sale of Shoppes at EastChase Shopping Center in Montgomery

by John Nelson January 11, 2023

MONTGOMERY, ALA. — Berkeley Capital Advisors has brokered the $61 million sale of Shoppes at EastChase, a 388,700-square-foot shopping center located at 7274 Eastchase Parkway in Montgomery. Alex McDonald, Alex Quarrier and Rob Carter of Berkeley Capital represented the seller, an undisclosed institutional investor, in the transaction. The buyer was 5Rivers CRE, a shopping center owner and manager based in Houston. Built in phases in 2002 and 2010, Shoppes at EastChase was 93 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Books-A-Million, Bonefish Grill, Moe’s Southwest Grill, DSW, H&M, Men’s Wearhouse, Sunglass Hut and a freestanding Starbucks Coffee. Trek, Sephora, Aldi, Ashley HomeStore Outlet, Dollar Tree, Lululemon Pop Up, Nothing Bundt Cakes and Aerie have all recently signed new leases, and Zales has signed a letter of intent. The anchor tenants and shops at Shoppes at EastChase have an average operating history at the center of 11 years, according to Berkeley Capital. The property is shadow-anchored by Dillard’s, Kohl’s, Target, Costco and Hobby Lobby. The center is situated on a 60-acre along I-85, about 10 miles east of downtown Montgomery. According to Berkeley Capital, it is the second most-trafficked power retail center in Alabama.

January 11, 2023

Development Multifamily North Carolina Southeast

Alliance Residential to Develop 302-Unit Apartment Community in Charlotte

by John Nelson January 11, 2023

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Alliance Residential Co. has purchased a 3.5-acre site at 120 Matheson Ave. in Charlotte’s NoDa neighborhood with plans to develop a 302-unit apartment community. Dubbed Prose NoDa, the community will feature one- and two-bedroom apartments ranging in size from 663 to 1,058 square feet. The first units are expected to be available for occupancy in the fall of 2024. Amenities will include a resort-style pool, outdoor kitchen, grilling areas, access-controlled garage parking, dog park, private coworking offices, fitness center and a clubroom. The design-build team includes architect Cline Design and civil engineer McAdams. Prose NoDa is Alliance Residential’s sixth active project underway in the Charlotte area.

January 11, 2023

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