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Core Spaces Delivers Six Student Housing Developments Totaling 4,549 Beds

by Jeff Shaw

CHICAGO — Core Spaces has completed six student housing communities totaling 4,549 beds across the United States. All six communities have opened to residents ahead of the 2024-2025 school year. The communities are all located near the campuses of major universities, including UC Berkeley, University of Cincinnati, Penn State, University of Wisconsin-Madison and Clemson University. The six new properties include: The communities feature a variety of high-end, student-focused amenities. For example, ōLiv Madison boasts a spa, sauna, fitness center, coworking spaces, private study rooms and a sprawling rooftop sundeck with pool and hot tub. Each property offers a diverse mix of floor plans and unit types to appeal to a range of resident needs and price points. “After years of work to bring a project to life, welcoming new residents home is one of the best parts of what we do,” said Marc Lifshin, CEO of Core Spaces. Core Spaces is a residential developer, owner and operator headquartered in Chicago. The company currently owns or manages more than 38,600 beds. The developer currently has a pipeline of approximately 43,000 beds. The pipeline includes an 800-bed project in Knoxville, Tennessee; three developments in Madison totaling 4,000 beds; a 665-unit, 2,195-bed project in …

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PGIM Sells Grocery-Anchored Shopping Center Portfolio in Florida for $223.9M

by John Nelson

NEWARK, N.J. — Newark-based PGIM Real Estate has sold a seven-property portfolio of grocery-anchored shopping centers in Florida. The buyer purchased the portfolio, which spans 608,314 square feet of retail space, for $223.9 million. Danny Finkle, Eric Williams, Jorge Portela and Kim Flores of JLL represented PGIM in the disposition. The buyer was not disclosed, but Business Observer reports that Publix Super Markets bought the portfolio from PGIM. The assets in the portfolio include Crestwood Square in Royal Palm Beach; Davie Shopping Center and Regency Square in Davie; Gladiolus Gateway in Fort Myers; Town Center at Orange Lake and Village Shops at Bellalago in Kissimmee; and Woods Walk Plaza in Lake Worth.

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Rockpoint, Frampton Construction Break Ground on 1.5 MSF Race Track Logistics Park in South Florida

by John Nelson

POMPANO BEACH, FLA. — Rockpoint and general contractor Frampton Construction have broken ground on Race Track Logistics, a 1.5 million-square-foot industrial park in South Florida’s Pompano Beach. The 87-acre project is situated on a former horse racing track within The Pomp, a 223-acre master planned development by The Cordish Cos. and Caesars Entertainment. The industrial project is approved for eight buildings and will sit east of the Harrah’s Pompano Beach Casino at 777 Isle of Capri Blvd. Phase I of Race Track Logistics will comprise 620,738 square feet across four buildings with an expected completion date by September 2025. The buildings will include 36-foot clear heights and 165 dock doors with two drive-in doors per building.

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CBRE Arranges $80.8M Refinancing for Colony Southpark Apartments in Charlotte

by John Nelson

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — CBRE has arranged an $80.8 million loan for the refinancing of The Colony Southpark, a 340-unit midrise apartment community located at 4220 Colony Plaza Drive in Charlotte’s Southpark neighborhood. Nate Sittema, Kristen Reilley and Ben Hardee of CBRE Capital Markets’ Debt and Structured Finance team in Charlotte arranged the loan on behalf of the borrower, a joint venture between SYNCO Properties and Schlosser Development. The team secured the five-year, fixed-rate loan through an unnamed life insurance company. The Class A, five-story multifamily development was completed in 2021 and features amenities such as movie lounges, a golf simulator and a yoga studio. The Colony Southpark represents the first phase of a master-planned, mixed-use project that is also called The Colony. The development will eventually include additional luxury apartments, a grocery store, office space, a hotel, restaurants and shops.

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TSCG Brokers $16.5M Sale of Causeway Shopping Center on Florida’s Space Coast

by John Nelson

MELBOURNE, FLA. — TSCG has brokered the $16.5 million sale of Causeway Shopping Center in Melbourne, a city on Florida’s Space Coast. Ross Dress for Less, Michaels and Bealls anchor the 111,816-square-foot property. Anthony Blanco of TSCG represented the seller, a joint venture between Forge Capital Partners and The Sembler Co., in the transaction. Darrell Deshaw of Western Retail Advisors represented the California-based buyer. Originally built in 1966 and renovated in 2008, Causeway Shopping Center was 85 percent leased at the time of sale. 

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Marcus & Millichap Negotiates $7.6M Sale of Two Apartment Communities in North Charleston

by John Nelson

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the $7.6 million sale of two apartment communities in North Charleston. The properties include The Edge on Noisette Creek at 1005 Buist Ave. (32 units) and South Circle at 1079 Bexley St. (14 units). Both properties were built in the 1970s. Ryan Lipomi, William Graves and Nate McDaniel of Marcus & Millichap’s Charleston office marketed the properties on behalf of the seller and procured the buyer, both of which requested anonymity. Bobby Werhane of Institutional Property Advisors’ Charlotte office arranged an undisclosed amount of acquisition financing for the buyer.

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Promote from Within or Hire from Outside? Employee Retention Is Top of Mind for Seniors Housing Operators, Says InterFace Panel    

by Kristin Harlow

ATLANTA — Staffing, particularly at the regional director level, kicked off the discussion at the “Best in Class Operators’ Blueprints for Success in a Challenging Market” panel at the 11th annual InterFace Seniors Housing Southeast conference on Wednesday, Aug. 28 in Atlanta. Pilar Carvajal, founder and CEO of Innovation Senior Living, said her firm is focused on developing from within and rewarding those who have worked hard for the company. “We are keeping a very close focus internally. We think that’s where we will find our talent as we grow,” said Carvajal. Examples include developing the resident care director into an executive director or the executive director into a senior executive director who oversees more than one property. Joining Carvajal on the panel were Lindsey Hacker, executive vice president and CFO of Distinctive Living; Kristin Kutac Ward, co-CEO of AgeWell Solvere Living; Lou Maranto, senior vice president of sales for Discovery Senior Living; and Todd Filippone, president of SRI Management. Charles Mann, chief sales officer and co-founder of Accushield, a provider of security and entry management software for the industry, moderated the discussion. InterFace Conference Group, a division of France Media, hosted the event at the Westin Buckhead. “We’re constantly looking …

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Centennial Acquires 1.6 MSF Annapolis Mall in Maryland from URW, Plans Mixed-Use Revamp

by John Nelson

ANNAPOLIS, MD. — Dallas-based Centennial, along with capital partners Sandeep Mathrani, Waterfall Asset Management and Lincoln Property Co. (LPC), has acquired Annapolis Mall, a 1.6 million-square-foot shopping mall in Annapolis. The mall sits roughly 30 miles east of Washington, D.C., in the Chesapeake Bay region. The property, which formerly operated as Westfield Annapolis, houses 200 shops and restaurants and is listed as the second-largest mall in the state, trailing only the 1.9 million-square-foot Arundel Mills mall in Hanover. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but the seller and former operator, Paris-based mall giant Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (URW), listed in its first-half 2024 earnings results that the company sold Annapolis Mall for $160 million. URW also reported it had received a nonrefundable deposit of $10 million as part of the disposition. According to Steven Levin, founder and CEO of Centennial, there are no other enclosed shopping centers located within a 25-minute drive of Annapolis Mall. “Long term, the property presents a unique opportunity to densify the site with complementary mixed uses that would benefit from retail as the integrated amenity,” says Levin. Annapolis Mall opened in 1980 and over the past few years has lost four anchor tenants — Lord & Taylor, Nordstrom, …

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Reports: RBH Group to Develop 34-Story Workforce Housing Tower in Downtown Atlanta

by John Nelson

ATLANTA — RBH Group plans to develop Teachers Village Atlanta, a 34-story workforce housing tower in downtown Atlanta’s Fairlie-Poplar neighborhood, according to multiple media outlets including Fox 5. The New Jersey-based developer received approval last week from the Development Authority of Fulton County to issue up to $370 million in tax-exempt bonds for the redevelopment of 98 Cone St. into the tower, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Situated near Centennial Olympic Park and Georgia State University, the development will span 457,584 square feet and include 227 independent living units, 197 rent-restricted apartments, 22,995 square feet of retail space, 371 garage parking spaces and 21,484 square feet of amenities and additional shared rooftop space, according to the project page on RBH Group’s website. 99.5 WSB reports that RBH Group plans to break ground on Teachers Village Atlanta in 2025, and Fox 5 reports that the tower will be delivered in 2027. The developer has previously delivered similar workforce housing developments such as Teachers Village Newark, Teachers Village Hartford and Teachers Village Chicago.

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CBRE Arranges Two Loans Totaling $66M for Refinancing of Metro Charlotte Industrial Properties

by John Nelson

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — CBRE has arranged two loans total $66 million for the refinancing of two separate industrial portfolios in the Charlotte metropolitan area. Brian Linnihan, Mike Ryan, Richard Henry and Taylor Crowder of CBRE Capital Markets’ Debt & Structured Finance team in Atlanta represented the borrower, CIP Real Estate, in both deals. The loans include a $35 million loan through HIMCO for the refinancing of International Corporate Center, a six-building industrial project located in Concord, N.C., as well as the construction of two industrial buildings at the site totaling 147,467 square feet. The other deal was a $31 million loan secured through an unnamed national bank for the acquisition of a seven-building, 334,989-square-foot industrial portfolio that was 99 percent leased at the time of funding. The assets in the portfolio include 77 Overlook, a three-building, 216,977-square-foot development in Charlotte; Lakefield Corporate Center, a three-building, 74,920-square-foot development in Mooresville, N.C.; and Southcross Corporate Center, a 43,092-square-foot warehouse in Rock Hill, S.C.

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