Southeast

NORTH LITTLE ROCK, ARK. — Dollar General opened its new distribution center in North Little Rock in February, the retailer’s first warehouse facility in Arkansas. The $160 million development is expected to create 300 new jobs at full capacity and support Dollar General’s traditional, DG Fresh and DG Private Fleet distribution channels. The facility spans more than 1 million square feet in Pulaski County. Dollar General opened its first store in Arkansas 50 years ago in 1975 and currently employs more than 5,700 Arkansans through its and store and distribution center presence.

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BRENTWOOD, TENN. — Regency Centers Corp. has acquired Brentwood Place, a 320,000-square-foot power retail center located in the south Nashville suburb of Brentwood. According to the Nashville Business Journal, the center sold for $118.5 million. The property was 95 percent leased at the time of sale and comprises more than 100,000 square feet of anchor retail space leased to Nordstrom Rack, Total Wine & More, T.J. Maxx/HomeGoods and Golf Galaxy. Originally developed in 1973, Brentwood Place is adjacent to the site of the future 350,000-square-foot Vanderbilt Medical Campus.

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RICHMOND, VA. — Chicago-based JLL Income Property Trust has purchased a 280,000-square-foot distribution center in Richmond for $40.7 million. The Class A property was delivered in 2022 and features a 200-foot truck court, 32-foot clear heights, truck storage spaces and cold storage areas. The property has direct access to I-895 and is located within two miles of Richmond International Airport and eight miles from I-95. Two unnamed, global tenants occupy the facility with a weighted average lease term (WALT) of 8.4 years.

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WILMINGTON, N.C. — Greysteel has arranged construction financing for Venture at Port City, a 225-unit apartment development in Wilmington. The borrower and developer, Indianapolis-based Millstone, expects to deliver the midrise community in spring 2027. Chris Wilkins led the Greysteel team to secure a three-year, floating-rate loan through an unnamed regional bank and an undisclosed amount of joint venture equity from an institutional real estate investment fund for Millstone. Venture at Port City will offer one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments, as well as a resort-style saltwater pool, gas grilling stations, an upscale clubhouse and a large outdoor cabana with a poolside lawn area.

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ROCK HILL, S.C. — Avison Young has brokered the $11.5 million sale of a 120,000-square-foot industrial facility located near I-77 at 2690 Commerce Drive in Rock Hill, a South Carolina suburb of Charlotte. Chris Loyd, Tom Tropeano and Ryan Kendall of Avison Young represented the seller, Graham Capital, in the transaction. The buyer, Dallas-based Leon Industrial, has tapped Avison Young to handle leasing of the property moving forward.

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SANFORD, FLA. — The Ardent Co. has acquired Seminole Towne Center Mall, a 1.1 million-square-foot regional mall located in Sanford, roughly 28 miles northeast of Orlando. The Atlanta-based investor plans to develop the property into a mixed-use development. According to several local media outlets, Ardent purchased the mall from Hollywood, Fla.-based 4th Dimension Properties for roughly $17.5 million. While plans for the 76-acre property will include the addition of new retailers, multifamily housing and a hotel, the center’s four anchor tenants — Dillard’s, JC Penney, Dick’s Sporting Goods and Elev8 — will remain at the property. Seminole Towne Center Mall originally opened in 1995 and officially closed for redevelopment in January.

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KNOXVILLE, TENN. — Private equity investment firm Muinzer has partnered with Kayne Anderson Real Estate to recapitalize a two-property student housing portfolio near the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. The 1,356-bed portfolio, which includes The Heights of Knoxville and University Park, was fully occupied at the time of the transaction. Scott Clifton, Kevin Kazlow and Teddy Leatherman of JLL arranged the recapitalization. Los Angeles-based Muinzer originally acquired the two student housing properties in 2021 in a partnership with T2 Capital Management. Further details of the company’s recapitalization with Kayne Anderson were not released.

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LEBANON, TENN. — California-based Bixby Capital Management has purchased a newly constructed industrial facility located at 212 Alligood Way in Lebanon, about 22 miles east of Nashville International Airport. Completed in 2024 and currently vacant, the 222,382-square-foot property features a rear-load configuration, 32-foot clear heights, an ESFR sprinkler system, 21 dock-high doors, two drive-in doors, 32 trailer parking spaces, 2,500 square feet of speculative office space and a 135- to 185-foot truck court. George Fallon, Frank Fallon and Trey Barry of CBRE brokered the transaction. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.

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VIRGINIA BEACH, VA. — Alexandria, Va.-based Bonaventure has purchased Solace Apartments, a 250-unit multifamily community located at 400 S. Military Highway in Virginia Beach. The acquisition was made as an UPREIT transaction, an investment strategy where property owners contribute real estate to a REIT’s operating partnership in exchange for ownership interest in that partnership. Robert Prodan served as a contributor with Bonaventure’s REIT, Bonaventure Multifamily Income Trust (BMIT), in the UPREIT acquisition. The seller and sales price were not disclosed. Built in 2014, Solace features one- and two-bedroom apartments, as well as a pool, fitness center, grilling stations and a community clubhouse.

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SMITHFIELD, N.C. — Legacy Realty Group Advisors LLC has arranged the sale of Centre Pointe Plaza, a 159,259-square-foot shopping center in Smithfield, approximately 30 miles southeast of Raleigh. An undisclosed buyer purchased the property for $11.6 million. Originally built in 1989, the shopping center is anchored by Belk. Additional tenants at the property include Bealls, Dollar Tree, Hibbett Sports, Subway and T-Mobile. Daniel Baruch of Legacy Realty represented the buyer, and Steve Shields of CBRE represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.

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