WEST PALM BEACH, FLA. — Berkadia Institutional Solutions, a partnership between Berkadia and the apartment brokerage of Moran & Co., has arranged the sale of three multifamily properties in West Palm Beach: Windward at the Villages, The Royal St. George and Village Place. The three properties have a combined 622 units and were sold for a total of $132.5 million. Jaret Turkell, Roberto Pesant, Omar Morales and Jose Mota of Berkadia’s Miami office completed the sale on behalf of the seller, Massachusetts-based Northland Investment Corp. Pennsylvania-based Morgan Properties was the buyer. T.J. Piper of Berkadia’s Philadelphia office secured a bridge loan for the three properties. Located at 1441 Brandywine Road, Windward at the Villages is a 196-unit property that offers one- and two-bedroom floorplans. The units feature private balconies and in-unit washers and dryers. Community amenities include a swimming pool, fitness center, tennis court and a playground. The Royal St. George is a 224-unit property located at 1651 Brandywine Road. The property features one-, two- and three-bedroom floorplans with in-unit washers and dryers, walk-in closets and private patios or balconies. Community amenities include a swimming pool, fitness center, picnic area and a dog park. Lastly, Village Place is a 202-unit …
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MCDONOUGH, GA. — Halpern Enterprises Inc. has acquired McDonough West, an 80,773-square-foot shopping center in McDonough. Harbour Retail Partners was the seller. The sales price was not disclosed. Built in 2000, McDonough West was 92 percent leased at the time of sale and anchored by a 30,000-square-foot Goodwill Store and Donation Center. The neighborhood retail center includes tenants such as Planet Fitness, Dollar Tree, Subway and Cato, along with a Delta Community Credit Union located on an outparcel at the front of the property. Located at 250 Jonesboro Road, McDonough West is situated at the intersection of Jonesboro Road and McDonough Parkway, adjacent to Kroger-anchored McDonough Crossing Shopping Center.
SAVANNAH, GA. — Charlotte-based Grubb Properties has sold Sterling Bluff, a 216-unit garden-style apartment community in Savannah, to Miami-based PIA Residential for $29 million. Nelson Abels and Mike Kemether of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller in the transaction. Brian Kochan and John Westby-Gibson of Newmark originated a $20 million Fannie Mae acquisition loan for PIA Residential. The loan has a 10 year term. Located at 201 West Montgomery Cross Road on 11.3 acres, Sterling Bluff is a two-story complex that was 99 percent occupied at the time of sale. Built in 1977, the property offers one-, two- and three-bedroom floorplans with a range of 1,045 square feet up to 1,336 square feet. Community amenities include a swimming pool, BBQ grilling stations, fitness center, pet park and play area, playground and a poolside lounging area. The property is located about 6.5 miles from downtown Savannah, 2.8 miles from a Publix and right next to Hunter Golf Club. In addition, Savannah features employers such as Gulfstream Aerospace, International Paper Mitsubishi-Hitachi Power Systems, the Port of Savannah and the Army Corps of Engineers. PIA Residential plans to invest approximately $1.4 million into upgrading the apartment community, including putting in new appliances, countertops, …
NASHVILLE, TENN. — RangeWater Real Estate has purchased a 2.7-acre site in Marathon Village, a neighborhood near downtown Nashville. The Atlanta-based firm plans to develop a 320-unit apartment community on the site, which is located at 806 16th Ave. The Marathon Village project is situated next to Marathon Music Works, the headquarters for Nelson’s Green Brier Distillery. The project is also located near the Watkins Park Pump Track, a skatepark, and Foundry Events, an event venue. The development will include a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments, as well as community amenities such as a podcast lounge, flexible workspaces, pool deck and yoga lawn. Groundbreaking is scheduled to begin this month with completion expected by the summer of 2023.
BIRMINGHAM, ALA. — Shipshape, an Austin-based smart home software tech company, has signed a lease at the 2222 Arlington Ave. office building in Birmingham, which is slated to break ground this month. New York-based D&A Cos. is the developer for the restoration project. The building has 55,000 square feet of office space. Shipshape is joining Atlas Senior Living as anchor tenants in the office project. Shipshape will house its Network Operations Center on the top floor, including signage rights for the building. The company is taking 6,000 square feet of space with an option to expand to 12,000 square feet after one year. The property is currently vacant, but is 50 percent preleased. Previously, the property was the headquarters for Bayer Properties. 2222 Arlington Ave. will offer covered parking, secure building access, a double-height lobby atrium with coffee bar and potential for food service. D&A Cos. plans to install floor-to-ceiling windows, as well as a new east lobby with a grand atrium and exterior reflecting pool. Construction for 2222 Arlington Ave. is slated to complete and be open for occupancy in late 2022. D&A Cos. partnered with The FiveStone Group, a Birmingham-based commercial real estate firm, on the redevelopment project. …
AUSTIN, TEXAS AND COLLEGE PARK, MD. — Greystar has closed on $600 million in financing for the development of three student housing projects located in Texas and Maryland. Construction on all developments began in October with completion scheduled for fall 2024. The projects include Union on San Antonio, a $171 million, 991-bed high-rise being built through a public-private partnership with the St. Austin Catholic Parish. The project is located one block from the University of Texas at Austin campus and will include a new Catholic parish, rectory and K-8 school for $32 million. Page designed the student housing tower, which will feature shared amenities including a swimming pool, rooftop deck and fitness center. Greystar’s Austin team will oversee the construction of the project with Hensel Phelps as general contractor. The second development serving students attending the University of Texas is Union on 24th, a $262 million, 1,448-bed high-rise community in Austin’s West Campus neighborhood. Greystar will lead the development and self-perform construction. The final project is Knox Road, a $140 million community near the University of Maryland in College Park. The project is being developed through a public-private partnership with Terrapin Development Co., an entity comprised of the University of Maryland …
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — JLL Capital Markets has negotiated the $31.4 million sale of a three-property medical office portfolio totaling 72,499 square feet in metro Charlotte. Mindy Berman, Pete Pittroff, Brannan Knott and Daniel Flynn of JLL represented the seller, The Keith Corp., a Charlotte-based commercial real estate firm, in the transaction. Chicago-based Remedy Medical Properties was the buyer. The portfolio includes the following: Mission Hospital McDowell Medical Office Building located at 430 Rankin Drive in Marion; Steele Creek Medical Office Building located at 13425 Hoover Creek Blvd. in Charlotte; and Tryon Medical Partners – Matthews at 630 Matthews Township Parkway in Matthews. The facilities were 97 percent leased at the time of sale to regional and national healthcare providers including health systems such as Novant Health and Mission Health (HCA), as well as physician practice groups such as Tryon Medical Partners and Charlotte Radiology. The Keith Corp. recently constructed or renovated the Steele Creek Medical Office Building and Mission Hospital McDowell Medical Office Building. The Keith Corp. and Sportsmed Properties developed the Steele Creek property.
RICHMOND, VA. — The Breeden Co. has received approval for a $27 million mixed-use project in Richmond’s Scott’s Addition area. The company is in the process of closing on 2 acres of land on Hermitage Road for the mixed-use project. The development will include a 142-unit multifamily community, as well as 24,000 square feet of commercial space, which will be the new corporate headquarters for Breeden Construction. The multifamily space, formally named Duplex Station on Hermitage, will feature one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments. Units will feature granite countertops, vinyl plank flooring and washers and dryers. Community amenities will include a pool, fitness center, rooftop lounge, electric car charging stations and bicycle storage. Breeden Construction will serve as the general contractor on the project. Construction is planned for early 2023.
CHAMBLEE, GA. — A joint venture between Seven Oaks Co. LLC and Packard Capital LLC have plans to redevelop 2135 American Industrial Way, a 35,500-square-foot warehouse in downtown Chamblee. Slated for completion by June 2022, the two-acre site and single-story building will be redeveloped into creative office space. The 2135 American Industrial Way building, which served as a warehouse for an event rental company and an antique showroom that provided movie props, will include a 1,200-square-foot covered front patio, an outdoor beer garden-style seating area and a dedicated food truck parking place. The interior will feature a furnished lobby with roll-up garage doors connected to the front patio, façade windows, the ability to add exterior access points and the option to modify windows to allow for open and close functionality. Winter Construction Co. will serve as the general contractor, and Aileen Almassy and Andy Sumlin of Cushman & Wakefield will oversee leasing efforts. S/L/A/M Collaborative is the designer for the building. Kimley-Horn is completing the civil and engineering design work, and Atlantic Capital Bank is providing construction debt financing.
GAITHERSBURG, MD. — Grosvenor Americas has sold Sawyer Flats, a 648-unit apartment community located at 9806 Mahogany Drive in Gaithersburg to an undisclosed buyer. The sales price was not disclosed. Newmark represented Grosvenor in the sale transaction. Sawyer Flats offers one-, two- and three-bedroom floorplans with unit sizes ranging from 715 to 1,556 square feet. Built in 1989, the property includes features such as in-unit washers and dryers, stainless steel appliances, built-in bookshelves, hardwood floors, walk-in closets and balconies and patios. Community amenities include onsite maintenance, package services, a pool, clubhouse, playground and a tennis court. Under Grosvenor’s ownership, the property had a comprehensive repositioning and rebranding program in 2016 to update unit interiors, landscaping and resident amenities. Other improvements include unit finishes, new outdoor fitness stations and fireside social lounges. Christian Siding was the general contractor for the property improvements. Grosvenor’s Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) program allowed the firm to finalize an agreement with Montgomery County to offer several affordable units at Sawyer Flats.