Southeast

FAYETTEVILLE, ARK. — A joint venture between Strategic Asset Management (SAM) and Virtus Real Estate Capital has acquired YOUnion@Fayetteville, a 589-bed student housing development located near the University of Arkansas campus in Fayetteville. The project was acquired from Strategic Student & Senior Housing Trust Inc. — a public, non-traded REIT sponsored by SAM — for $72.3 million. An undisclosed affiliate of SAM will serve as property manager on behalf of the joint venture. TSB Capital Advisors consulted on the joint venture and arranged acquisition financing on behalf of SAM and Virtus. YOUnion@Fayetteville offers 198 fully furnished units in one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom configurations. The property is fully leased for the 2024-2025 academic year.

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NASHVILLE, TENN. — A joint venture between Hamilton Zanze and Lionstone Investments has purchased The Morris, a 19-story apartment tower located at 818 19th Ave. S in Nashville’s Music Row district. Hamilton Zanze sponsored the transaction through HZ Capital Partners Fund I, making it the fifth sponsored for the San Francisco-based investor this year. The seller and sales price were not disclosed. Mission Rock Residential, an affiliate of Hamilton Zanze, has assumed management of the 344-unit property. Built in 2017, The Morris offers studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments that range in size from 557 to 1,104 square feet. Amenities include a rooftop pool with glass overlook, music studio, rooftop performance venue, a 19th-floor sky lounge, fitness center, private yoga studio, concierge services, EV charging stations, pet spa, lounge, coffee bar and indoor bike racks. The property is named for being the longtime site of the offices for Dale Morris, a country music agent to stars including Kenny Chesney and Martina McBride.

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GLEN BURNIE, MD. — Hoar Construction has completed an 80,000-square-foot industrial facility near Baltimore/Washington Thurgood Marshall International Airport in Glen Burnie. Working on behalf of the developer, Brennan Investment Group, the general contractor broke ground on the facility in August 2023. The asset is situated on 16 acres on Solley Road and features 32-foot clear heights, two ramped drive-in doors, 20 dock-high doors and approximately 2,000 square feet of spec office space. The development is designed to accommodate up to two tenants. The project team includes architect Powers Brown Architecture, civil engineer Morris & Ritchie Associates and leasing agent Colliers.

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FORT MYERS, FLA. — SRS Real Estate Partners has brokered the $6.6 million sale of a ground lease for a new restaurant building located at 13671 Olympic Court in Fort Myers. Cooper’s Hawk Winery & Restaurant occupies the 10,653-square-foot property on a 15-year triple-net lease. Britt Raymond and Kyle Fant of SRS represented the seller, Stock Development, in the transaction. Josh Kanter and Anthony D’Ambrosia of NNN Pro represented the undisclosed buyer, a private investment firm that purchased the restaurant in a 1031 exchange. The restaurant sits on a 2.2-acre site along 6 Mile Cypress Highway and adjacent to Daniels Crossing, a 500,000-square-foot, Publix-anchored shopping center.

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NAPLES, FLA. — JLL Capital Markets has secured $234 million in construction financing for the development of Rosewood Residences Naples, a condominium project in Naples. Affiliates managed by Apollo provided the loan to the borrowers, The Ronto Group and Wheelock Street Capital. Steven Klein, Brian Gaswirth, Paul Adams and Shane Ciacci of JLL secured the financing on behalf of the borrowers. Scheduled for completion in the third quarter of 2026, the 42-unit property will feature three- and four-bedroom residences averaging 5,175 square feet in size and penthouses ranging from 5,170 to 9,601 square feet. Amenities at Rosewood Residence Naples will include a sundeck with a swimming pool, zero-edge lap pools, spas, game rooms, lounges and gated beach access.

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ATLANTA — Centennial Yards Co., a partnership between an affiliate of CIM Group and a group led by Tony Ressler, has topped off the first residential tower located within the $5 billion Centennial Yards development in downtown Atlanta. Dubbed The Mitchell and designed by TVS Architecture + Design and Goode Van Slyke Architects (GVSA), the building totals 19 stories and will feature 304 apartment units with studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts. Amenities will include a pool with an event lawn and grilling stations, coworking spaces, a dog run and pet spa, fitness center and 16,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Construction is scheduled for completion next year, with move-ins expected to begin in summer 2025. The Mitchell is situated across from a planned Sports and Entertainment District that will offer 470,000 square feet of entertainment, retail, restaurant and hospitality space. Cosm recently announced plans to open a 70,000-square-foot immersive entertainment venue at the district. Upon completion, Centennial Yards will span 50 acres and total 8 million square feet of commercial and residential space. Mercedes-Benz Stadium and State Farm Arena shadow anchor the development, which is located with proximity to Centennial Olympic Park and downtown Atlanta attractions including the …

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged $77 million in refinancing for Junction 49, a newly developed student housing community serving the University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNC Charlotte). Gideon Gil, Zach Kraft, Dale Braverman and Travis Prince of Cushman & Wakefield represented the borrower, SR Real Estate Partners and Circle Squared Alternative Investments, in securing the loan. Macquarie Capital Principal Finance provided the financing. Located at 7600 University City Blvd., the 370,883-square-foot property totals 754 beds and 12,396 square feet of amenity space. Junction 49 features private and group study rooms on each floor, a lounge area, game room, market, 24-hour fitness center, swimming pool, hot tub, poolside cabanas, outdoor grilling stations and two courtyards.

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FRANKLIN, N.C. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $5.4 million sale of a retail center in the western North Carolina city of Franklin. Located at 109 Commons Drive, the 32,000-square-foot property was 96 percent leased to 12 tenants at the time of sale to retailers including Dollar Tree, CATO and Sally Beauty Supply. Zach Taylor and Eric Abbott of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a Louisiana-based family office, in the sale. Benjamin Yelm assisted in closing the transaction as the firm’s broker of record in the state. The buyer was not disclosed. “This center has a regional trade area and serves as the Walmart for Highlands, N.C., a popular resort and second-home market for many major metros in the Southeast,” says Taylor. “The buyer was drawn to Walmart’s dominant presence and the limited future development potential due to the surrounding area’s topography.”

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COLLIERVILLE, TENN. — RealSource Group has negotiated the sale-leaseback of a 34,000-square-foot single-tenant retail property located at 1088 W. Poplar Ave. in Collierville, roughly 30 miles southeast of Memphis. LA Fitness occupies the property, which was built in 2019. Ted Slaughter and Jonathan Schiffer of RealSource, in association with Scott Reid of ParaSell Inc., represented the seller, Fitness International (the parent company of LA Fitness), in the transaction. A private investor acquired the property for an undisclosed price. LA Fitness will continue to occupy the building, which is situated near the 1 million-square-foot FedEx World Tech Center and 900,000-square-foot Carrier facility, on a 15-year net lease. Chipotle Mexican Grill and Chick-fil-A occupy outparcels near the property.  

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Go Store It Self Storage Nantucket

CHARLOTTE, N.C. AND PHILADELPHIA — Go Store It Self Storage and Snapbox Self Storage have merged. The combined company is now one of the largest private self-storage operators in the United States, according to a press release issued by the companies.  Operating under the Go Store It Self Storage brand name, the new entity will oversee a portfolio totaling more than 10 million square feet of storage space across 145 locations in 23 states. Executive leadership will include Ryan Hanks and Jake Ramage as chief executive officers (CEOs), with Matt Lang serving as president. The merger is designed to enhance operational efficiency as well as stimulate growth in the areas of acquisition, development and third-party management.  Founded in 2013 in Charlotte, N.C., Go Store It is a subsidiary of Madison Capital Group Holdings. Philadelphia-based Snapbox was also founded in 2013. Both companies are FrontRange Capital portfolio companies. FrontRange has invested roughly $100 million in Madison Capital and its affiliates, including Go Store It, and is making a co-general partner (co-GP) commitment to the new entity.  — Hayden Spiess

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