TAMPA, FLA. — Alliance Residential Co. has opened Prose Park View, a 336-unit apartment community located at 10881 Caladesi Ave. in Tampa. The property features a mix of one- and two-bedroom units, with monthly rental rates ranging from $1,700 to $2,160, according to Apartments.com. Prose Park View is situated near several top employers in the Tampa Bay area, including Coca-Cola, Citicorp, Chase Bank, USAA and Progressive Insurance. Amenities include a 24/7 fitness center, coworking spaces, pool, fenced-in pet park and direct access to a public park via Estevez Lane.
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ATLANTA — Arriba Capital has provided a $17.9 million loan for the refinancing of voco The Darwin Hotel, a 111-room hospitality property located in Atlanta’s Old Fourth Ward neighborhood. The name of the locally based borrower was not disclosed. The Darwin Hotel opened in 2022, according to multiple local media outlets, and features a versatile bar space that transitions from serving coffee to cocktails, a rotating pop-up chef program, fire pits, seating areas and an additional bar space that opens into a central courtyard. Arriba Capital has financed two voco hotels by IHG, including The Darwin Hotel.
ROCK HILL, S.C. — Madison Commercial, an affiliate of Madison Capital Group, has completed and sold Phase II of its retail property in Rock Hill, a South Carolina suburb of Charlotte. The 9,543-square-foot building is fully leased to national tenants including Deca Dental, First Watch, Panda Express and Tropical Smoothie Café. Atlantic Retail brokered the sale. The buyer and sales price were not disclosed. The project team for Phase II included architect Redline Design and general contractor Doerre Construction. Phase I of the development began with Madison Capital affiliate, Go Store It Self Storage, transforming a big-box retail building on the back lot of the 3.6-acre site into a self-storage facility totaling 850 units. Phase I also included a retail building occupied by Chipotle, Wing Stop and My Eye Lab that previously sold.
CLINTON, MISS. — Marcus & Millichap Capital Corp. (MMCC) has arranged a $3.5 million acquisition loan for Clinton Plaza, a 97,000-square-foot shopping center located at 200 Clinton Blvd. in Clinton, about 12 miles west of Jackson. The tenant roster includes Big Lots, Family Dollar and Beauty Zone. David Johnson of MMCC’s Atlanta office arranged the loan through CRE Bridge Equity on behalf of the undisclosed borrower. The seller and sales price for Clinton Plaza was not disclosed.
APPOMATTOX COUNTY, VA. — Avaio Digital Partners plans to develop a $3 billion data center campus in Central Virginia. The data center developer and operator is an affiliate of Avaio Capital. The firm recently purchased a 452-acre site from the Appomattox County Economic Development Authority that is zoned for data center development. The shovel-ready site is located atop long-haul fiber networks, according to Avaio Digital. The developer has secured 300 megawatts of power from CVEC (Central Virginia Electric Cooperative) and Dominion Energy for the development. Details about the construction timeline were not released.
GOODLETTSVILLE, TENN. — Dollar General plans to open approximately 575 new stores in the United States in its fiscal year 2025, which ends Jan. 30, 2026. The Goodlettsville-based discount retailer will also debut 15 new stores in Mexico in that time frame. The new store count is in addition to Dollar General’s expected 730 new store openings in fiscal 2024, which will end on Jan. 31, 2025. Overall, the company expects to execute nearly 5,000 real estate projects in fiscal year 2025, including 4,250 store remodels and relocating 45 stores.
Trammell Crow Co. Signs 68,000 SF Healthcare Lease with Johns Hopkins in Falls Church, Virginia
by John Nelson
FALLS CHURCH, VA. — Trammell Crow Co. (TCC) has signed a 68,000-square-foot lease with The Johns Hopkins Health System Corp. at The Wellness Center at West Falls in Falls Church. The nonprofit will occupy the fourth, fifth and sixth floors of the 126,000-square-foot property. Andy Thau, Conn Curry and Yorke Allen of JLL are leasing and marketing the remainder of The Wellness Center. The LEED Gold-certified, Class A medical office building that has been open and operating since February. Located at 7171 Cardinal Lane, the property offers curbside patient pick-up and drop-off, locker rooms with showers, an amenity bar, bike storage and covered parking. The Wellness Center is part of the larger West Falls mixed-use development by Hoffman & Associates.
Dwight Capital Finances $24.5M HUD-Insured Loan for Wellspring Apartments in Columbia, South Carolina
by John Nelson
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Dwight Capital has financed a $24.5 million HUD 223(f) loan for Wellspring Apartments, a 232-unit, garden-style multifamily community located in Columbia. This loan qualifies for a reduced Green Mortgage Insurance Premium (MIP) totaling 25 basis points. The undisclosed borrower will use the loan to retire existing debt, close costs, fund the replacement reserve account and complete necessary repairs. Keith Hoffman and Aaron Kirshtein of Dwight Capital originated the loan. The apartment community consists of one-, two- and three-bedroom units, and amenities include a clubhouse, leasing office, walking trails, grilling areas, fitness center, valet trash service and a resort-style pool.
MEMPHIS, TENN. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Hu. Hotel, a 110-room hotel in downtown Memphis. Built in 1905 and located at 79 Madison Ave., the former Tennessee Trust building has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1982, after which it was converted into a luxury boutique hotel in 2002. The hotel is steps from the Mississippi River, Beale Street and FedExForum Arena, and features a rooftop bar, meeting spaces and a fitness center. Mitchell Presas, Skyler Cooper, Chris Gomes and Allan Miller of Marcus & Millichap’s Miller-Gomes Hotel Team represented the local private buyer, Nick Patel. Jody McKibben served as Marcus & Millichap’s broker of record in Tennessee in the transaction.
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InterFace: Multifamily Investors Are Bullish on 2025 Sales Market, Though Many Hurdles Will Carry Over into New Year
by John Nelson
Speakers on the investment sales panel at the annual InterFace Multifamily Southeast conference were overall bullish on the sector’s investment prospects in the new year. The event, now in its 15th year, was held on Wednesday, Dec. 4 at the Cobb Galleria Centre in Atlanta. To kick off the panel, moderator Paul Berry, president and COO of Mesa Capital Partners, discussed what a recovery could look like in terms of investment sales volume. Editor’s note: InterFace Conference Group, a division of France Media Inc., produces networking and educational conferences for commercial real estate executives. To sign up for email announcements about specific events, visit www.interfaceconferencegroup.com/subscribe. Berry said that in the six years leading up to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, annual U.S. multifamily investment sales volume hovered between $155 billion to $195 billion per year. He noted that due to robust inventory growth during that time, a “normal” yearly sales total would average out to $180 billion to $190 billion. “2021 saw ‘double normal’ — it was $350.7 billion,” said Berry. “The first three quarters of 2022 were at that same level before it slowed down by the end of the year, but it still eclipsed $300 billion.” He …