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Woodmont, Criterion Fund Acquire 144,638 SF Shopping Center in Slidell, Louisiana

by John Nelson

SLIDELL, LA. — A partnership between The Woodmont Co. and The Criterion Fund has acquired Village at Northshore, a 144,638-square-foot shopping center located at 105-115 Northshore Blvd. in Slidell. The sales price was not disclosed. Situated adjacent to I-12, the property was developed in 1988 and renovated in 2020. The retail center’s tenant roster includes Marshalls, JoAnn’s, Ollie’s Bargain Outlet, Boot Barn and Dollar Tree. Shadow anchors include Walmart Supercenter, Sam’s Club, The Home Depot and Aldi. SRS Real Estate Partners represented the seller, Atlanta-based RCG Ventures, in the transaction. Woodmont was self-represented. Andy Thelen of Woodmont worked with Louisiana National Bank to secure a loan for the acquisition. David Adams and Jake McCoy will oversee leasing at Village at Northshore for Woodmont on an internal basis.

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AcquisitionsNorth CarolinaRetailSoutheast

Walgreens Acquires Single-Tenant Retail Store in Whiteville, North Carolina for $5M

by John Nelson

WHITEVILLE, N.C. — Walgreens Boots Alliance has purchased one of its stores in Whiteville, a town equidistant from coastal markets Myrtle Beach, S.C., and Wilmington, N.C. Located at 803 N. JK Powell Blvd., the 14,820-square-foot property sold for approximately $5 million. According to brokerage firm Newmark, the drug store retail giant exercised its right of first refusal in purchasing the store, which has 10.1 years remaining on its triple-net lease. Walgreens signed the 25-year lease at the store in 2006. Matt Berres, Samer Khalil and Karick Brown of Newmark represented the seller, an undisclosed institutional investment firm based in Phoenix, in the transaction. Other single-tenant transactions this Newmark team has brokered recently include a $2.3 million sale of a medical office property in Cartersville, Ga., leased to Northwest ENT and Allergy Center and a $1.4 million sale of a store in Morgantown, Ky., leased to Advance Auto Parts. Deerfield, Ill.-based Walgreens operates approximately 18,500 retail locations worldwide, more than half of which are in the United States.

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Affordable HousingDistrict of ColumbiaMultifamilySoutheast

NMHC and NAA Laud Administration’s Housing Supply Action Plan

by John Nelson

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC) and National Apartment Association (NAA) have praised the Biden administration on the release of the Housing Supply Action Plan, which aims to alleviate the housing affordability crisis and lower costs for renters. Under the plan, the administration outlined new measures that would produce more housing supply, including more affordable housing units, over the course of the next five years. The plan includes several concepts previously proposed in the Build Back Better bill that passed in the House but stalled in the Senate. Though the NMHC and NAA have acknowledged that there is no “single magic bullet” that can solve the nation’s housing shortage, they underlined that the current crisis is the result of decades of policy failures to address the growing shortage of housing production. In their reaction, both associations point to research conducted by Hoyt Advisory Services that found that the U.S. will need to build an average of 328,000 apartments every year through 2030 to keep up with national demand. That mark has only been achieved five times since 1989. The NMHC and NAA states they are particularly encouraged by specific aspects of the proposed policy. The NAA recently …

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Cortland Acquires Four Apartment Communities in Arlington, Virginia for $1B

by John Nelson

ARLINGTON, VA. — Cortland, an Atlanta-based multifamily investment firm, has purchased four apartment communities in Arlington totaling more than 1,500 units. The $1 billion investment marks the firm’s re-entry into the Washington, D.C., metro area, and the firm says it plans to “double its investment in the area” in the near future. “Northern Virginia is a highly coveted location that is already seeing a rebound in growth as residents move back to the urban core,” says Mike Altman, chief investment officer at Cortland. “This is just the start of Cortland’s investment in the region.” The portfolio includes Aubrey, a 331-unit apartment community that will be rebranded as Cortland Rosslyn, and Aura Pentagon City, a 534-unit apartment community to be renamed Cortland Pentagon City. The other two Arlington communities are undisclosed as those sales have yet to close, though the firm says they will be announced soon. “The combination of these investments allows us to gain a strong foothold in the region at a strategic time based on our proprietary analysis of market trends,” says Altman. Cortland Rosslyn is a LEED Gold-certified community that was developed in 2021 by Penzance. The 23-story community offers studios to three-bedroom homes, as well as …

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Affordable HousingBohlerBuild-to-RentContent PartnerDevelopmentFeaturesMidwestMultifamilyNortheastSingle-Family RentalSoutheastTexasWestern

Build-to-Rent Planning and Entitlements: How to Avoid Challenges

by Sarah Daniels

The build-to-rent (BTR) property type has gained significant traction in the commercial real estate market due to increasing interest from tenants, investors and developers. Developers moving into the BTR market before 2020 originally focused on this sector as an “in between” product for future home buyers who weren’t ready to commit to a single location but wanted additional space and amenities. The pandemic fueled tenants’ desires for more privacy and space without the long-term commitment of homeownership, which ignited growth in the sector. As costs for single-family homes continue to rise, the BTR niche also increasingly attracts would-be homeowners who are priced out of the homebuying market — and the growing demand for BTR properties draws the attention of more and more investors and developers. But not all stakeholders are immediately on board with development of BTR properties. The concept is rather new in some markets and local communities have questions about the zoning and operation of these hybrid communities, which are an intriguing mix of single-family concept and multifamily operations. Developers often need to educate municipalities about the BTR concept — and they need to plan BTR properties that work for the local community. This is where Bohler — a land …

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AcquisitionsFloridaMultifamilySoutheast

JBM Brokers Sale of Two Luxury Florida Apartment Communities for $221.7M

by John Nelson

ST. PETERSBURG, FLA. — JBM Institutional Multifamily has brokered the sale of two Class A multifamily communities in Florida: Ridgelake in Sarasota and The Reserve at Coconut Point in Estero. The combined sales price for both properties was $221.7 million. The buyer was not disclosed. Ridgelake is a 329-unit property located off Bee Ridge Road and I-75. The property is an elevator-serviced, Class A community that features luxury finishes such as a dedicated solar farm that powers the clubhouse and some of the residential buildings, a heated saltwater pool, fitness center, community garden, community recycling program and valet trash, electric vehicle chargers and attached/detached garages. The three-story property is NGBS Green-certified and Energy Star-rated. Units feature stainless steel appliances, quartz countertops, shaker-style cabinets, luxury wood-like plank flooring, wine coolers, walk-in showers and large soaking tubs. The Reserve at Coconut Point is a 180-unit property located within the Coconut Point development. Coconut Point Mall, a 1.2 million-square-foot retail destination, is less than one mile away. The Reserve is a podium-style construction community, with covered parking on the first floor. The concrete, elevator-serviced community features a resort-style pool with sundeck, half-mile jogging trail, Luxer One package room with refrigerator for grocery delivery, …

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DevelopmentRetailSoutheastTennessee

Tanger Breaks Ground on 290,000 SF Outlet Mall in Nashville

by John Nelson

NASHVILLE, TENN. — Tanger Factory Outlet Centers Inc. has broken ground on Tanger Outlets Nashville, a 290,000-square-foot outlet mall in Nashville. Slated to open in fall 2023, the six-building, open-air property will be located on a 32-acre site along I-24 within the Century Farms development. Tanger Outlets Nashville will house 70 brands and provide approximately 1,100 full- and part-time retail and management positions upon completion. Nashville will be the third Tennessee market served by Tanger as the Greensboro, N.C.-based company has outlet malls in Sevierville and Memphis. The property marks the first outlet mall in Nashville proper, according to Tanger.

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SomeraRoad Begins Construction on $108M Emblem Park Apartments in Nashville

by John Nelson

NASHVILLE, TENN. — SomeraRoad, a real estate investment and development firm headquartered in Nashville and New York, has started construction on the $108 million Emblem Park, a 346-unit apartment community located in Nashville’s Wedgewood-Houston neighborhood. The property also includes 13,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space within the adaptive reuse portion of Emblem Park, where retailers will occupy the former Grooms Engine Warehouse. Located at 1414 Fourth Ave. S., Emblem Park will offer amenities such as a resort-style pool, resident lounge, pedestrian courtyard, remote workspace and a fitness center. The property also offers walkable access to popular local area businesses and to Geodis Park, the newly opened home stadium of Nashville SC of the MLS, the largest soccer-specific stadium in North America. Bridge Investment Group is a joint venture equity partner on the project, investing in Emblem Park out of its Opportunity Zone Fund. Wintrust Bank will also provide a $65 million construction loan for the project. The design team includes general contractor Hardaway Construction and architectural firm EOA Architects. Manuel Zeitlin Architects is leading the design on the adaptive reuse of the Grooms Engine Warehouse. Additional partners include Kimley-Horn as civil engineer and Hawkins Partners leading landscape design. Emblem …

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AcquisitionsNorth CarolinaOfficeSoutheast

Crestlight Capital Acquires SouthPark Towers Office Campus in Charlotte

by John Nelson

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Private equity investment firm Crestlight Capital has purchased SouthPark Towers, a two-building office campus in Charlotte’s SouthPark submarket totaling 534,263 square feet. The sales price and seller were not disclosed. The transaction represents Crestlight’s first office investment in Charlotte and fourth investment over the past 16 months, totaling over $500 million of enterprise value. The firm, which has regional headquarters in Detroit and New York City, partnered with an unnamed institutional investor for the acquisition. Crestlight plans on executing a significant renovation of both buildings, including cosmetic improvements, new building amenities and an overhaul of outdoor space. Crestlight has tapped Joe Franco, Kris Westmoreland and Stephanie Spivey to handle leasing at SouthPark Towers.

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Burlington, T.J. Maxx Sign Anchor Leases at Central Park Marketplace in Fredericksburg, Virginia

by John Nelson

FREDERICKSBURG, VA. — Burlington and T.J. Maxx have signed anchor leases at Central Park Marketplace, a 200,000-square-foot regional shopping center located at 1771 Carl D. Silver Parkway in Fredericksburg. Burlington signed a 27,706-square-foot lease to backfill a former Ashley Furniture store, and T.J. Maxx signed a 24,850-square-foot lease at a former A.C. Moore Arts & Crafts store. The retailers, which will be adjacent to one another, plan to open their stores in early 2023. Connie Jordan Nielsen, James Ashby IV and Mark Banach of Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer handled the lease negotiations on behalf of the unnamed landlord.

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