KENNESAW, GA. — TireHub, the Atlanta-based national tire distributor cofounded by Bridgestone Americas Inc. and The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., has opened its new TireHub Logistics Center in Kennesaw. Relocated from Lawrenceville to Chastain Road, the Kennesaw TireHub Logistics Center will serve as a distribution center for the company. The relocation to Kennesaw will allow TireHub to reach customers in west Atlanta and surrounding areas, while the Norcross and Chattanooga logistics centers are meant to take care of customers in north Georgia. The Kennesaw location will hold 65,000 tires and employ 20 logistics specialists. TireHub operates 71 logistics centers in the United States offering full passenger and light truck tire product lines from the Goodyear and Bridgestone companies.
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Highgate Capital, Aurora Health to Buy 300-Property Healthcare Portfolio in Deal Valued at $3.2B
by Katie Sloan
BOCA RATON, FLA. — DigitalBridge (NYSE: DBRG) has agreed to sell its entire wellness portfolio, consisting of 300 seniors housing, skilled nursing, medical office and hospital properties, in a deal valued at $3.2 billion. The buyers are Highgate Capital Investments and Aurora Health Network. Before announcing its rebrand to DigitalBridge in June, the Boca Raton-based real estate investment trust (REIT) was formerly known as Colony Capital. The sale is the final step of the company’s conversion of its portfolio to all digital infrastructure properties, such as cell towers and data centers. The $3.2 billion includes $226 million in cash, a $90 million seller note and the assumption of $2.9 billion in debt. “Having completed our digital transformation in less than two years, this final step will allow us to emerge as the pure-play, fast-growing digital infrastructure REIT we envisioned from day one,” says Marc Ganzi, president and CEO of DigitalBridge. The portfolio includes DigitalBridge’s equity interest in and management of its sponsored, non-traded REIT, NorthStar Healthcare Income Inc. The company merged with NorthStar in 2016, with the combined REIT valued at a total capitalization of $17 billion at that time. The sale is expected to close in early 2022, subject …
CHEVY CHASE, MD. — FCP, a Chevy Chase, Md.-based real estate investment firm, has purchased three metro Atlanta apartment communities for $116 million. The three properties are Springdale Glen, Sierra Forest and Hawthorne at Sugarloaf apartment communities in Clarkston, Mableton and Lawrenceville, respectively. Shelton McNally Real Estate Partners was the seller for Springdale Glen apartments and MSC Investments was the seller for Sierra Forest. The seller for Hawthorne at Sugarloaf was not disclosed. Built in 1973, Springdale Glen features 276 one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Located at 3800 Brockett Trail in Clarkston, the garden-style and workforce community is located about 2.9 miles from Interstate 285. Community amenities include a pool, playground and a dog park. The property was about 92 percent occupied at the time of sale. Located at 6660 Mableton Parkway SE in Mableton, Sierra Forest includes 272 one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments just off Interstate 20. Built in 1973, the workforce housing property is situated close to the Fulton Industrial Corridor and is 12.6 miles from downtown Atlanta. Community amenities include a grilling area, playground and a property manager onsite. The property was roughly 91 percent occupied at the time of sale. Built in 2007, Hawthorne at Sugarloaf …
TEMPLE TERRACE, FLA. — CBRE has arranged the sale of Boardwalk at Morris Bridge, a 146-unit student housing property in the Tampa Bay area. Brooklyn, New York-based NorthEnd Equities purchased the property from Los Angeles-based Buff Management for $31.4 million. Michael Regan and Francesco Carriera of CBRE represented both the buyer and seller in the transaction. Built in 2001, Boardwalk at Morris Bridge is located at 8800 Boardwalk Trail Drive in Temple Terrace. The property is situated 2.9 miles from the University of South Florida and 4.8 miles from James A. Haley Veterans’ Hospital. The property offers two- and four-bedroom units with an average square footage of 1,548 square feet. All units are fully furnished and include living rooms with two sofas, coffee/end tables and a TV mounted to the wall. Community amenities include a swimming pool, fitness center, movie theater, study room, video game room and a hot tub. The property was 89 percent occupied at the end of July, and rents range from $1,360 to $2,400.
PITTSBORO, N.C. — Montecito Medical, a Nashville-based investor of healthcare-related properties, has acquired Chatham Park Medical Office Building, a 25,610-square-foot medical office property in Pittsboro, about 36.1 miles south of Durham. The sales price and seller were not disclosed. Built in 2016, Chatham Park is fully leased to UNC Health, a Chapel Hill-based healthcare system that is affiliated with the University of North Carolina School of Medicine and operates 12 hospitals across North Carolina. UNC Health provides family medicine, rheumatology, therapeutic infusion, cardiology, ENT, gastro, ophthalmology, orthopedics, urology, rehab, imaging and laboratory services at the Chatham Park clinic. Situated about 17 miles from Chapel Hill, the medical property is located close to Chatham Park, a 7,000-acre master-planned development that broke ground in 2014. Upon full buildout Chatham Park will include 22,000 single-family homes as well as onsite schools, 50 miles of walking and biking trails and 44 acres of retail, multifamily, restaurants, office and hospitality space.
NASHVILLE, TENN. — Brookfield has signed K&L Gates LLP, a global law firm, to a long-term lease at 501 Commerce in downtown Nashville. Stewart Lyman of Cushman & Wakefield represented Brookfield Properties, the landlord, in the transaction. J.T. Martin, David Fitzgerald and Tim Howe of CBRE represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. K&L Gates will occupy the entire 15th floor of 501 Commerce, which is a 24-story, 372,000-square-foot office tower. The building’s amenities include an outdoor terrace, lounge, meeting and conference center and a fitness center with showers, lockers and studio space. The building is targeting a LEED Silver certification. The office tower is part of the 6.2-acre Fifth + Broadway mixed-use project, which includes 200,000 square feet of retail and entertainment, the National Museum of African American Music and a 381-unit residential tower known as The Place.
FORT LAUDERDALE AND HIALEAH GARDENS, FLA. — SRS Real Estate Partners’ National Net Lease Group has brokered the sale of two convenience store and gas stations in South Florida that are leased to Wawa. The properties include a 6,119-square-foot Wawa currently under construction at 7878 N.W. 103rd St. in Hialeah Gardens and a newly built, 5,991-square-foot Wawa located at 6191 N. Powerline Road in Fort Lauderdale. Ferber Co. sold the Hialeah Gardens property for $11.6 million to an entity doing business as Hialeah WW LLC. Brightwork Real Estate sold the Fort Lauderdale Wawa for $10.8 million to an entity doing business as Powerline Wawa LLC. Patrick Nutt of SRS represented the sellers in both transactions.
SOUTH BEND, IND. — Strawberry Fields, a South Bend-based owner of long-term acute care hospitals, skilled nursing and assisted living facilities, has acquired six skilled nursing facilities located in Kentucky and Tennessee for $81 million. The properties include: • Landmark of Kuttawa, a 65-bed skilled nursing facility located at 1253 Lake Barkley Drive in Kuttawa, Ky., that was built in 1968. • Agape Rehabilitation & Nursing Center, an 84-bed skilled nursing facility located at 505 North Roan St. in Johnson City, Tenn., that was built in 2005. • Waters of Sweetwater, a 90-bed rehabilitation and nursing center located at 978 Highway 11S in Sweetwater, Tenn., that was built in 1966. • Waters of McKenzie, a 72-bed rehabilitation and nursing center located at 14510 Highway 79 in McKenzie, Tenn. • Waters of Memphis, a 90-bed rehabilitation and nursing center located at 6500 Kirby Gate Blvd. in Memphis, was built in 2015. • Waters of Bristol, a 120-bed rehabilitation and nursing center located at 2830 Highway 394 in Bristol, Tenn., was constructed in 2017. Some of the facilities offers physical, speech and occupational therapies for short-term rehab clients as well as long-term care residents. These facilities also feature a Department of Nursing, …
PORT ST. LUCIE, FLA. — Miami-based Origin Construction will build America Walks, an active adult rental community in Port St. Lucie spanning 60 acres and more than 400 residences. The project is expected to cost $75 million to develop and deliver in the third quarter of 2023. Ohio-based America Walks is the developer for the gated community. America Walks will feature both a residential and recreational component, including two four-story apartment buildings with 115 units, as well as 300 villas in 60 buildings surrounding four lakes with walking and biking trails. Each of the 60 buildings will include four to six villas, each with its own garage. The recreational space will include a two-story clubhouse encompassing over 26,000 square feet with a restaurant, exercise facilities, sports bar and a salon. Community amenities will include a pool, spas, pickleball court, bocce, fire pits and an outdoor dining facility.
Berkadia Secures $51.2M Financing for Affordable Housing Acquisition, Redevelopment in Metro Atlanta
JONESBORO, GA. — Berkadia has secured $51.2 million in financing for the redevelopment of Riverwood Townhouses, a 282-unit affordable housing development in Jonesboro, about 18.3 miles south of downtown Atlanta. Vitus, a national developer and owner of affordable housing, recently acquired the property for $30.5 million from an entity doing business as RWood Holdings LLC. Tim Leonhard of Berkadia secured both $25.9 million in acquisition bridge financing and $25.3 million in permanent financing used to rehabilitate the property. The bridge loan had a 4.3 percent adjustable interest rate and was provided through Berkadia’s proprietary bridge lending platform. The permanent loan was provided through Freddie Mac’s affordable housing program. Located at 681 Flint River Road, Riverwood Townhouses features one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom units. All the units are rent restricted to 60 percent of area median income. Community amenities include a business center and computer lab, clubhouse, community room, playground and picnic area. The property will be undergoing interior and exterior renovations as part of the redevelopment.