CHATTANOOGA, TENN. — SRS Real Estate Partners has brokered the sale of East Ridge Crossing, a 58,950-square-foot, Food Lion-anchored shopping center in Chattanooga. Hancock White Columns Inc. purchased the property for an undisclosed price. Kyle Stonis and Pierce Mayson of SRS represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. Tyler Matthews of Austin Sumner Properties represented Hancock White Columns. Built in 1988 and renovated in 2021, East Ridge Crossing was 91 percent leased at the time of sale to national retailers, including e-commerce-resistant service providers. The property is situated about seven miles southeast of downtown Chattanooga and just west of Interstate 75.
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DORAL, FLA. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Doral Park Centre, a 13,925-square-foot retail strip center in Doral. The property sold for $11 million, or $789.72 per square foot. Edward Romo and Scott Sandelin of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, an affiliate of IRAS Group, a Miami-based real estate investment firm. Kristina Filippone of First City Realty Partners Inc. procured the undisclosed buyer. Built in 2017, Doral Park Centre is a seven-suite property that was fully leased at the time of sale to tenants including 5.11 Tactical Miami, PANNA New Latino Food, Ohana Sushi, 107 Beauty Bar & Spa and CKO Kickboxing. Located at 3887 NW 107th Ave., the property is situated 10 miles from Miami International Airport.
Electric Vehicle Manufacturing Powers Real Estate Activity Along I-85 Industrial Corridor, Say InterFace Panelists
by John Nelson
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Southeast has long been home to automotive giants such as Honda, Hyundai, Toyota and Mercedes-Benz, as well as their large network of suppliers. In 2021, BMW led the nation in automotive exports by value, the eighth consecutive year the German automaker held that distinction. BMW produced and exported $10.1 billion worth of cars and SUVs from its mega campus in Spartanburg, S.C., last year, and the company recently announced two new facilities — one on its campus and the other across Interstate 85 — that will total $300 million in investment. Similarly, Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama, the regional headquarters and only U.S. plant for the South Korean auto giant, announced last week that it planned to invest $300 million to expand and improve its Montgomery plant. The initiative will create 200 jobs and accommodate the manufacturing of the hybrid Santa Fe vehicle line and launch of the first Electrified Genesis GV70 SUV. Hyundai Motor Group said it aims to sell 1.87 million battery electric vehicles (BEVs) annually by 2030 in order to secure a 7 percent global market share of BEVs sold. The automaker announced on April 12 that it plans to invest $7.4 billion in …
Property tax systems vary from state to state across the country, with differing procedures in each assessor’s jurisdiction. Complicating things further, the personalities of assessors and their staff influence the way they interact with property owners or their agents. It is the responsibility of the property owner or their agent to learn and adapt to the procedures and behaviors at work in their assessor’s offices. However, there are universal pre-emptive steps that property owners in any jurisdiction can take to combat excessive valuations. These property-specific action items and best practices can significantly increase the chances of a successful valuation protest. 1. Document Property Financial Statements In most appraisal systems, income-producing apartment property will be valued using the income approach. Arguably the most important pieces of information the apartment owner can present in protesting assessed values are the property’s rent rolls and profit-and-loss statements. The timely preparation and completion of these documents prior to a protest is essential to any discussion of fair market value. Key line items such as potential gross income, vacancy and collection loss, and net operating income can assist in negotiating lower assessed values. Market rent, in-place rents and occupancy are key indicators on a rent roll …
WEST PALM BEACH, FLA. — Electra America Hospitality Group, a joint venture between Electra America and AKA, has purchased a new multifamily property in downtown West Palm Beach for $84 million, with plans to develop a 217-room hotel asset called AKA West Palm. Transwestern Development Co. sold the six-story property. Once redeveloped, AKA West Palm will offer rooms ranging from 351 square feet to over 840 square feet in size. Originally designed as micro-apartments, all suites and residences will have a kitchen or kitchenette to cater to longer-stay guests. The property will also feature 6,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Other amenities will include an indoor and outdoor lounge and bar, pool and deck, fitness center, conference room and smaller conference nooks, pet spa and a private residence lounge space for AKA members. The hotel is slated to open this summer. Located at 695 S. Olive Ave., the property is situated one mile from Palm Beach and about four miles from Palm Beach International Airport.
CARY, N.C. — Houston-based Serac Capital Partners has acquired 500 Gregson, a 106,047-square-foot office building in Cary, for $19.3 million. Ben Kilgore of CBRE represented the seller, Boston-based Albany Road Partners, in the transaction. Bill Dampier of Independent Financial provided an undisclosed amount of acquisition financing for the sale. The single-story building was originally a build-to-suit for American Airlines. The property is now 93 percent occupied by multiple tenants, including American Airlines. 500 Gregson is situated within MacGregor Park, a 108-acre business park with about 1 million square feet of office space. The park is about 97 percent occupied to public and private companies, including LORD Corp., ABB and Siemens.
NEW ALBANY, MISS. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of The Gardens Apartments, an 80-unit community in New Albany. David Dorris and Bryan Sisk of Marcus & Millichap represented the undisclosed seller and procured the New York City-based buyer. Built in 2004, The Gardens offers one- and two-bedroom floorplans. Community amenities include a pool, fitness center, playground, grill, picnic area, pet care and laundry facilities. Located at 910 Kings Creed Road on 5.6 acres, the property is situated 35.5 miles from the University of Mississippi in Oxford.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Stonemar Properties is adding several new retailers at Ballantyne Village, a mixed-use development in Charlotte that features offices, shops, restaurants and the new 14-story AC Hotel Charlotte Ballantyne. The New York-based firm has tapped Foundry Commercial, which handles retail leasing at the property, to oversee leasing of the 55,000 square feet of office space that formerly housed a movie theater. Ballantyne Village offers large floor plates for various layouts, 13-foot ceiling heights and the potential for a private tenant rooftop. The property features a recently revamped covered parking deck, directional signage and an outdoor patio space overlooking the center’s retailers. Ballantyne Village is located at the southwest corner of Johnston Road and Ballantyne Commons Parkway. The new retail tenants include Casa Del Tequila, a 2,623-square-foot authentic Mexican restaurant and tequila bar; Vel Tree, a 2,503-square-foot soulful vegan restaurant; and Deka Lash, a 1,082-square-foot eyelash extension and beauty shop. Vel Tree is open, and both Casa Del Tequila and Deka Lash are expected to open by early summer. The 186-room AC Hotel Charlotte Ballantyne opened within Ballantyne Village earlier this year. Additionally, directly across the street is the Ballantyne Reimagined project, which is expected to include 10 additional …
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. — Colliers has arranged the sale of a three-building warehouse and office complex totaling 20,820 square feet in Fort Lauderdale. Robert Listokin of Colliers represented the seller, an entity doing business as PRF Holdings LLC, and Levy Realty represented the undisclosed buyer. The sales price was $4 million. The property, dubbed the Southern Cross Portfolio, includes a 3,314-square-foot warehouse building, a 7,459-square-foot office/showroom/storage building and a 10,047-square-foot warehouse. PRF Holdings previously utilized the entire complex to manage its business. The buildings are situated adjacent to Lockhart Stadium and Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport.
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Utilizing Tax Credits to Create Affordable Housing in High-Opportunity Communities
The Section 42 Low-Income Housing Credit program has been America’s primary tool in the effort to construct affordable homes for low- and moderate- income households and ease renter cost burdens since 1986. This public-private partnership has created or preserved more than 3.1 million rental units, accounting for over 30 percent of the nation’s affordable housing stock. Congress is considering legislation that would materially expand and strengthen the tax credit program. In addition to several technical changes to tax credit accounting and rules governing the use of private-activity bond financing, the legislation would authorize increases in credit allocation in 2021 and 2022. The impact of these changes would be substantial, catalyzing construction of more than 100,000 additional units per year over a 10-year period, perhaps trimming the number of rent burdened low-income households by half. Building more affordable housing will represent a significant step toward reducing housing instability and economic inequality in America. But are quantitative gains alone enough? Constructing affordable housing in low-poverty, high-opportunity census tracts is challenging. The following discussion explores some ways in which developers, lenders and credit allocating agencies can increase the level of affordable housing construction in low-poverty, high-opportunity areas (LPHOA) and optimize the …