Southeast

RESTON, VA. — Artemis has provided $74.7 million in financing for the construction of a dual-branded Marriott AC Hotel and Residence Inn at Reston Town Center in Reston, approximately 20 miles northwest of Washington, D.C. Jamie Leachman and Chris Hew of JLL arranged the financing on behalf of the borrow and developer, The Donohoe Cos. Totaling 267 guest rooms and designed by Atlanta-based Cooper Carry Architects, the project will include a 120-room extended-stay Residence Inn and a 147-room boutique AC Hotel. Additionally, the development will feature 34,000 square feet of restaurant and retail space. Amenities will include a shared lobby, 8,000 square feet of meeting space, an indoor pool and a fitness facility. Completion of the project, which is already under construction, is scheduled for late 2024. Donohoe Hospitality will operate the hotels, and Complete Building Services will provide facilities management services.

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Northmarq has arranged the sale of Ascent Uptown, a 33-story apartment community comprising 300 units in Uptown Charlotte. Located at 225 S. Poplar St., the property features a rooftop pool, sky lounge, penthouse lounge with bar, private massage room, fitness center and a pet spa and grooming salon. Allan Lynch, Andrea Howard, Caylor Mark, John Currin and Jeff Glenn of Northmarq arranged the sale on behalf of the seller, Charleston-based Greystar, which delivered the high-rise in 2017. Faron Thompson, David Vinson, Grant Harris and Jeff Erxleben of Northmarq secured acquisition financing for the property on behalf of the undisclosed borrower. The sales price and financing amount were not disclosed.

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PENSACOLA, FLA. — Cullinan Properties has acquired Tradewinds Shopping Center, a retail center located in Pensacola, for $25 million. Totaling 178,000 square feet, the property was 95 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including T.J. Maxx/HomeGoods, Jo-Ann Fabrics and Shoe Station. The seller was not disclosed.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Retail Federation (NRF) has reported that retail sales during 2022’s November-December holiday season rose 5.3 percent year-over-year, reaching $936.3 billion. Though the number fell short of NRF’s predictions, which anticipated an increase of 6 to 8 percent, it represents an improvement compared with the 4.9 percent average annual holiday sales growth over the previous 10 years. The calculation, based on data from the U.S. Census Bureau, excludes automobiles, gasoline and restaurant sales and defines the holiday season as Nov. 1 through Dec. 31, 2022. “We knew it could be touch-and-go for final holiday sales given early shopping in October that likely pulled some sales forward plus price pressures and cold, stormy weather,” says Jack Kleinhenz, NRF’s chief economist. “The pace of spending was choppy, and consumers may have pulled back more than we had hoped, but these numbers show that they navigated a challenging, inflation-driven environment reasonably well.” According to the Washington, D.C.-based organization, retail sales were down 0.6 percent in December relative to November, but up 5 percent year-over-year. Overall growth for the year met NRF’s forecast, reaching 7 percent. On Wednesday, the United States Department of Commerce reported that retail sales, including automobile, …

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MIAMI BEACH, FLA. — Locally based co-developers Terra and Turnberry have selected Balfour Beatty to construct the new Grand Hyatt Miami Beach Convention Center Hotel. Located at the intersection of 17th Street and Convention Center Drive, the 17-story, 800-room hotel will serve as the central anchor of the Miami Beach Convention Center District. The design-build team also includes Arquitectonica, Stonehill Taylor and EoA. Early site work at the property is now underway, with vertical construction anticipated to start this year and be completed in 2025. Grand Hyatt Miami Beach will include 12 floors of guest rooms and suites, four floors of meeting spaces and ballrooms that will complement the Miami Beach Convention Center, which will be connected to the hotel via a sky bridge. Hotel amenities will include a resort-style pool deck, restaurant, lobby lounge and bar and ground-level retail space.

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MIAMI — A joint venture between locally based 13th Floor Investments and Adler Development, in partnership with global investment manager Barings, has delivered Cascade, a 37-story apartment tower located at 3050 SW 37th Ave. in Miami. The 421-unit community is the second residential high-rise to be delivered within the Link at Douglas, a seven-acre master-planned development. Cascade is situated adjacent to the Douglas Road Metrorail Station, U.S. Highway 1 and The Underline, a 10‑mile linear park, urban trail and public art destination. The property’s move-ins began this week and leasing is currently underway. Cascade’s apartments start from $2,600 per month and range from studios to three-bedroom floor plans sized from 510 to 1,323 square feet. Bozzuto manages the property. Designed by Arquitectonica, Cascade’s amenities include a resort-style pool on the 10th floor with lounge seating, cabanas and a poolside bar. Other amenities include an outdoor movie screen and a game room with a foosball table, billiards, shuffleboard and card tables, as well as a basketball half-court, yoga studio, grilling stations, lounge, outdoor kitchen, media room, kids’ playroom and an onsite dog run and wash.

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WILMINGTON, N.C. — CBL Properties and Vision Hospitality Group have partnered to develop a 139-room Element by Westin hotel in Wilmington. The hotel will be part of Mayfaire Town Center, a 610,000-square-foot power retail center that CBL owns and manages. The center’s anchors and junior anchors include Belk, a 16-screen Regal movie theater, The Fresh Market, World Market, Pottery Barn, Ulta Beauty and Michael’s. Situated on International Drive, the new hotel will accommodate both short- and long-term stays with guestrooms that include kitchens and spa-inspired bathrooms. CBL and Vision, which are both based in Chattanooga, plan to raze a restaurant on the site to make way for the hotel, which is expected to open in spring 2024.

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OCOEE, FLA. — JLL has arranged a $45.1 million construction loan for Commerce 429, an eight-building industrial park located on a 40-acre site at 1290 Ocoee Apopka Road in the Orlando suburb of Ocoee. The borrower, locally based industrial developer McCraney Property Co., plans to develop Commerce 429 in two phases, the first of which will comprise six rear-load buildings with sizes ranging from 27,000 to 131,000 square feet. Phase II will feature two rear-load buildings spanning approximately 76,000 square feet and 95,000 square feet. Melissa Rose, Michael DiCosimo and Mateo Bolivar of JLL arranged the four-year loan through an undisclosed lender on behalf of McCraney.

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HINESVILLE, GA. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $10.3 million sale of Hinesville Central, a 41,800-square-foot retail center located at 755 Oglethorpe Highway in Hinesville. The property is shadow-anchored by a Walmart Supercenter. Al Taf of Marcus & Millichap’s Atlanta office represented the seller, a 104-year-old private company based in Georgia, in the transaction. Brian Munn, also with Marcus & Millichap’s Atlanta office, procured the buyer, a private investor. Both parties requested anonymity. Hinesville Central’s tenant roster includes Hibbett Sporting Goods, Kay Jewelers, GameStop, Bath & Body Works, Shoe Show, Luxor Nails, Hong Kong Restaurant, 1st Franklin Financial Corp., High Life Tobacco and Vape, General Nutrition Corp., Surcheros, Polar Sweets and Golden Beauty Supply.

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GLEN BURNIE, MD. — KeyBank Community Development Lending and Investment (CDLI) has provided a $100 million bridge loan for Villages at Marley Station, a 757-unit mixed-income apartment community located in Glen Burnie, a suburb of Baltimore. The borrower, San Diego-based Fairfield, plans to renovate the property and convert 100 percent of the units to be affordable to households earning 60 percent of the area median income (AMI). Matt Haas and Greg Deeks of KeyBank structured the bridge financing, which will be re-syndicated later this year with 4 percent LIHTC equity, bonds and equity bridge loan funding for renovations that will take place over the next three years. Built in 1963 and renovated in 1997 and 2009, Villages at Marley Station consists of 26 elevator-serviced, low-rise buildings housing 35 studios, 428 one-bedroom, 281 two-bedroom and 12 three-bedroom apartments. Fairfield’s renovations to the interiors will include upgrades to HVAC, appliances, flooring, countertops, cabinets, bathtubs, plumbing and vanities. Common area improvements will be made to the property’s central laundry, clubhouse, pool equipment and furniture, fitness center, sport courts and playgrounds.

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