ATLANTA — RangeWater Real Estate and Artemis Real Estate Partners have sold The Monroe, a 217-unit apartment community located at 222 Colonial Homes Drive NW in Atlanta’s Brookwood neighborhood. ParkProperty Capital purchased the property, which was delivered in 2015, for $91 million. Robert Stickel and Alex Brown of Cushman & Wakefield represented the sellers in the transaction. Situated along the Atlanta BeltLine and overlooking the Bobby Jones Golf Course, The Monroe features studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Amenities include complimentary package receiving services, controlled access garage parking, an athletic club, saltwater pool, rooftop lounge with skyline views and a clubhouse equipped with a kitchen and coffee bar.
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MONTGOMERY, ALA. — Kushner Cos., a real estate developer and investor based in New York, has purchased Broadstreet at Eastchase, a 276-unit multifamily asset in Montgomery. The seller, an undisclosed local family office, sold the community for $49.5 million, or $182,000 per unit. Josh Jacobs and Royce Emerson of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer in the transaction. Built in 2010, Broadstreet at Eastchase features one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans ranging from 822 to 1,208 square feet, according to Apartments.com. Amenities include a 24-hour fitness center, trails, outdoor kitchen and lounge area, playground, resort-style swimming pool, dog park, detached garages, media center and a recreation room.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — JLL has arranged the sale of 600 Whittaker, a 469,830-square-foot distribution center located within Imeson Industrial Park in Jacksonville. AEW Capital Management purchased the property from LRC Properties and Machine Investment Group. The sales price was not disclosed, but Jacksonville Business Journal reports the property traded for $45 million. Luis Castillo, Cody Brais and Luke Pope of JLL represented the sellers in the transaction. The sellers purchased the property last year for $29.6 million. 600 Whittaker was fully leased at the time of sale to Constellation Brands, a beer, wine and spirits distributor based in New York that signed the full-building lease in the first quarter.
Klein Enterprises, Evolv to Develop 74-Unit Build-to-Rent Community in Waldorf, Maryland
by John Nelson
WALDORF, MD. — Klein Enterprises and Evolv LLC, an affiliate of Fraser Forbes Real Estate Services, have acquired land in Waldorf to construct 74 build-to-rent (BTR) townhomes. The duo are acquiring lots in two phases via an assignment agreement with Dream Finder Homes, a homebuilder based in Jacksonville. Klein and Evolv plan to break ground in August on Phase I, with construction estimated to last 15 months and homes be delivered on a rolling monthly basis. The community will be situated in Waldorf’s Scotland Heights neighborhood, about 25 miles south of Washington, D.C.
Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer Brokers $4.6M Sale of Retail Strip Center in Hampton Roads
by John Nelson
YORKTOWN, VA. — Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer’s Capital Markets Group has brokered the sale of Boulevard Crossing, a 12,600-square-foot retail strip center located in the Hampton Roads city of Yorktown. An out-of-town 1031 buyer purchased the property from an entity doing business as Boulevard Crossing LLC for $4.6 million. Clark Simpson and Erik Conradi of Thalhimer represented the seller in the transaction. Built in 2016 at 8135 George Washington Highway, Boulevard Crossing was fully leased at the time of sale to tenants including Starbucks, Tropical Smoothie Café and Verizon Wireless, as well as service-oriented retailers and restaurants.
MIAMI — Affiliates of Harbor Group International (HGI), a privately owned real estate investment and management firm based in Norfolk, Va., has purchased Miro Brickell, a 372-unit multifamily property in the Brickell neighborhood of Miami. The undisclosed seller sold the asset for $184.5 million. Built in 2017, Miro Brickell features studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans with balconies, stainless steel appliances, energy-efficient washers and dryers and modern finishes. Community amenities include outdoor electric grills, a resort-style pool with poolside cabanas, fitness center with a yoga studio, outdoor boxing gym, onsite management and maintenance, movie theater, bike storage and a dog wash station. The acquisition of Miro Brickell marks the seventh property currently under HGI’s ownership in Miami-Dade County, bringing the investor’s local portfolio to more than 1,500 units.
FUQUAY-VARINA, N.C. — Aldon, a multifamily developer and investor based in Bethesda, Md., has purchased Elevate Powell & Broad, a luxury apartment community located at 141 Stobhill Lane in the Raleigh suburb of Fuquay-Varina. The undisclosed seller traded the 384-unit community to Aldon for $129 million. Completed in 2021, Elevate Powell & Broad has been rebranded as Aldon at Powell & Broad. The property features one- and two-bedroom floorplans with stainless steel appliances, movable kitchen islands, granite countertops, private terraces and balconies, nine-foot ceilings and sunrooms in select units. Community amenities include a resort-style pool, fitness center, two dog parks, dog spa, coffee bar, game room, car care center, cornhole, playground and an outdoor pavilion with a fire pit. Aldon’s purchase of Aldon at Powell & Broad caps a trio of multifamily investments the company has made in the Research Triangle in the past 12 months totaling $315 million.
ACRES Originates $74.8M Construction Loan for Westin Atlanta Gwinnett Hotel in Duluth, Georgia
by John Nelson
DULUTH, GA. — ACRES Capital Corp. has originated a $74.8 million loan to fund the construction of the Westin Atlanta Gwinnett Hotel in Duluth. The borrower is Concord Hospitality, a hotel owner and developer based in Raleigh. Situated about 28 miles northeast of Atlanta, the 348-room hotel will serve as the flagship lodging option within the Gas South District campus off Sugarloaf Parkway. Westin Atlanta Gwinnett will be attached to the Gas South Convention Center and Arena (formerly known as Infinite Energy Center) and will offer 17,607 square feet of meeting space, as well as a business center, fitness center, dining options and a rooftop bar. The construction timeline and project team members were not disclosed.
JACKSON, GA. — ICM Asset Management and Waterloo Partners plan to develop River Park Six, a 725,000-square-foot distribution center situated within the River Park E-Commerce Center in Jackson. Patterson Real Estate Advisory Group arranged an undisclosed amount of construction financing through Ameris Bank on behalf of the co-developers. Located southeast of Atlanta in Butts County, River Park 6 is part of a larger master-planned community that spans 1,200 acres with the capacity to accommodate 20 million square feet of industrial space. ICM and Waterloo have partnered with Constructive Ingenuity as a third-party construction manager for the River Park 6 project, as well as Evans as a general contractor and Colliers for leasing. A construction timeline was not disclosed.
NASHVILLE, TENN. — Alliance Residential has purchased 3.3 acres at 2500 Bransford Ave. in Nashville to develop Broadstone Berry Hill, a 302-unit apartment community. The Scottsdale, Ariz.-based developer has also recently opened Broadstone SoBro and will soon open Broadstone Centennial in Nashville. The Berry Hill community will be located approximately a half-mile from the newly opened Geodis Park, the 30,000-seat home arena of the Nashville FC MLS team. Unit interiors at Broadstone Berry Hill will include quartz countertops, stainless steel appliances and built-in mud benches and desks in select units. Community amenities will include a rooftop lounge, pool with a pool deck and putting green, coworking space and a clubroom with a tiki bar and demonstrator kitchen. Alliance Residential plans to welcome first residents in summer 2024.