ATLANTA — Berkadia has arranged $87.8 million in acquisition financing for a 13-property affordable housing portfolio in Georgia and South Carolina. Jeff Lawrence of Berkadia’s Atlanta office arranged the two-year loan on behalf of the borrower, Georgia-based Infinity RE Impact. The portfolio comprises 12 Georgia properties, including Lake Forest Apartments in Gainesville; Forest Creek at Moultrie Apartments in Moultrie; Lakeview Apartments in Carrollton; Rolling Ridge Apartments in Athens; Shenandoah Forest Apartments in Newnan; Sunny Brook Apartments Road in Elberton; Briarwood Apartments in Jesup; Indian Oaks in Fort Valley; Shadowood in Augusta; The Cliffs in Dalton; Georgian Woods in Douglas; and Riverbend in Milledgeville. The lone South Carolina property in the portfolio is Crestview Village in Easley.
PORT RICHEY, FLA. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $7.7 million sale of Harmony Plaza, an 82,820-square-foot shopping center located at 11932 U.S. Highway 19 in Port Richey. James Medefind, Jim Shiebler, James Garner and Jonathan Gerszberg of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a California-based private investor, in the transaction. A private investor purchased the property. Built in 1973 and located on a six-acre site, Harmony Plaza was 87 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including Big Lots.
BRADENTON, FLA. — SRS Real Estate Partners’ National Net Lease Group has negotiated the $3.2 million ground-lease sale of a single-tenant retail property in Bradenton occupied by Fifth Third Bank. Built in 2007 and situated on about 1.1 acres, the 3,500-square-foot property is located at 6550 Cortez Road W. Patrick Nutt and William Wamble of SRS represented the seller, a California-based private investor, in the transaction. The buyer was Massachusetts-based Dorchester Avenue Holding LLC. Fifth Third Bank has more than 13 years remaining on its corporate-guaranteed lease, according to SRS.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Gigabit-speed internet provider Google Fiber has signed a 10-year lease at Camp at North End, a 76-acre adaptive reuse development in north Charlotte. The company will occupy 5,884 square feet at the historic Gama Goat Building, located at 1801 N. Graham St. John Christenbury of CBRE represented Google Fiber, which will relocate from its current Charlotte headquarters space at the Phillip Carey building in Uptown’s First Ward Park neighborhood. Jessica Brown and David Dorsch of Cushman & Wakefield represented the landlords, ATCO Properties & Management and Shorenstein Properties LLC. Other office tenants at Camp at North End include Kingsmen Software, Centene Corp., Ally Financial, AON and CloudGenera. Google Fiber is working with Alliance Architecture and Swinerton on the build-to-suit space at the Gama Goat Building, which the firm will occupy beginning in early 2023.
MCDONOUGH, GA. — Global cold storage developer and owner NewCold has released plans for a $333 million facility in McDonough, a southern Atlanta suburb in Henry County. The developer says the project will create 170 new jobs upon completion. No construction timeline was disclosed. NewCold’s automated storage and distribution facility will be situated within Midland Industrial Park, which sits about one mile from the I-75 and Ga. Highway 155 interchange. Project manager Cameron Barnhill represented the Georgia Department of Economic Development’s Global Commerce team on the NewCold project in partnership with the Henry County Development Authority, the Georgia Department of Transportation, Georgia Quick Start, Norfolk Southern and Georgia Power. NewCold’s investment represents the largest single investment in the history of Henry County, according to Carlotta Harrell, chair of the Henry County Board of Commissioners. “This highly automated facility will bring additional high-skilled jobs while also increasing Henry County’s already strong portfolio of foreign direct investment,” says Irv Culpepper, chairman of the Henry County Development Authority. Georgia is a prominent hub for food logistics companies. The state currently has more than 189 million cubic square feet of cold storage space, according to the governor’s office. Founded in the Netherlands and with …
NASHVILLE, TENN. — Newmark has secured the sale of Alta Foundry, a newly built, 231-unit apartment community located at 640 21st Ave. N in Nashville’s Midtown district. Tarek El Gammal and Vincent Lefler of Newmark represented the seller and developer, Wood Partners, in the transaction. Blacksburg, Va.-based HHHunt purchased Alta Foundry, which was in lease-up and 75 percent occupied at the time of sale, for $86.6 million. Amenities include a rooftop sky lounge, resort-style saltwater pool and a covered outdoor entertainment and gaming lawn. Alta Foundry’s floor plans range from studio to two-bedroom units, and rental rates start at $1,751 per month, according to Apartments.com.
PINELLAS PARK, FLA. — JLL has brokered the $85 million sale of Shoppes at Park Place, a 361,250-square-foot shopping center located at 7200 U.S. Highway 19 N in the Tampa Bay suburb of Pinellas Park. Brad Peterson, Tom Hall, Whitaker Leonhardt and Michael Brewster of JLL represented the unnamed seller in the transaction. CBRE represented the buyer, Belleair Development, which funded the acquisition with a $51 million loan. Built in 2006, Shoppes at Park Place was 97.4 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including Regal Cinemas, Academy Sports + Outdoors, Conn’s HomePlus, Marshalls, Michaels, Petco, Five Below, Famous Footwear and Dollar Tree. The center features 10 outparcels housing tenants such as Chick-fil-A, Starbucks, Chase Bank, Panera Bread, Mattress Firm and Panda Express, among others. Belleair Development plans to add more retail space to the 42-acre site, as well as apartments and a hotel.
CHATTANOOGA, TENN. — Rise Partners has broken ground on North River Commerce Center, an 800,000-square-foot industrial park located on 88 acres in the northern portion of Chattanooga just south of Hixson, Tenn. The park, which will feature four buildings on three adjacent parcels, will be situated near downtown Chattanooga, I-75, I-24 and the existing Kordsa plant (formerly housing DuPont). The development will be able to accommodate distribution and manufacturing uses. Rise Partners, which has offices in Chattanooga and Charlotte, expects to deliver North River Commerce Center by fall 2023.
LYNCHBURG, VA. — Capstone Apartment Partners has arranged the $68.9 million sale of West Edge Apartments, a newly built, 270-unit multifamily community located on 22.7 acres in Lynchburg. Eric Liebich and Ron Corrao of Capstone arranged the off-market transaction between the undisclosed seller and the buyer, Gastonia, N.C.-based Southwood Realty. Delivered earlier this year by the unnamed developer, West Edge features one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts. Amenities include a swimming pool, a clubhouse/community center, fitness center and laundry facilities. West Edge was 96 percent occupied at the time of the sale.
NASHVILLE, TENN. — Walker & Dunlop has negotiated the sale of Park Central, a 200-unit apartment community located at 220 25th Ave. N in Nashville’s Midtown district. Russ Oldham of Walker & Dunlop represented the unnamed seller and the buyer, Houston-based Dinerstein Cos., in the transaction. The sales price was not disclosed. Built in 2013 a couple blocks north of Vanderbilt University, Park Central features studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments, as well as a clubroom, fitness center and a sky deck with a heated rooftop pool overlooking Centennial Park. The eight-story apartment community also includes an adjacent parking garage.