ALEXANDRIA, VA. — Continental Realty Corp. (CRC) has sold 101 North Ripley Apartments, a 189-unit multifamily community in Alexandria formerly known as Parkwood Court. CRC sold the property for $50.1 million, or approximately $265,000 per unit. The Baltimore-based company originally purchased the community in 2011 for $23 million, or $121,000 per unit. Washington, D.C.-based Willow Creek Partners purchased 101 North Ripley, which offers seven different floor plans in one-, two- and three-bedroom configurations. Bill Roohan, Robert Dean and Jonathan Greenberg of CBRE brokered the transaction. CRC recently invested in capital improvements at the apartment community, including the installation of new windows and sliding patio doors and the conversion of an outdoor pool into a parking lot with 45 spaces.
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Catalyst Healthcare, Bain Capital Break Ground on 60,000 SF Medical Office Building in Laurel, Maryland
by John Nelson
LAUREL, MD. — Catalyst Healthcare Real Estate and Bain Capital Real Estate have broken ground on a 60,000-square-foot medical office building in Laurel, a city about midway between Baltimore and Washington, D.C. The property will be connected to the University of Maryland Capital Region Health Hospital by an enclosed skyway and offer outpatient services, including family medicine, imaging, internal medicine, oncology, orthopedics, pharmacy, physical therapy, OB/GYN and dialysis. The building, which will feature about 3,000 square feet of commercial space, is the first phase of the master plan that will include the development of 11 healthcare buildings, as well as retail, restaurants and green space. Catalyst Healthcare and Bain Capital plan to open the property in summer 2023.
KENNESAW AND NORCROSS, GA. — JLL Capital Markets has brokered the $28.1 million sale of a three-property light industrial and flex portfolio in metro Atlanta totaling 172,881 square feet. Matt Wirth, Ralph Smalley, Jim Freeman and Max Coffin of JLL represented the seller, Deerfield Beach, Fla-based Geneva Group, in the transaction. Miami-based Adler Real Estate Partners was the buyer. The properties included a 46,808-square-foot facility at 1965 Vaughn Road in Norcross, a 61,073-square-foot light industrial building at 4955 Avalon Ridge Parkway in Norcross and a 65,000-square-foot flex property at 1155 Roberts Blvd. in Kennesaw. Completed between 1992 and 1996, the Norcross buildings feature 22-foot clear heights, 27 dock-high doors, four drive-in doors and approximately 3.5 years of weighted average remaining lease term. The Kennesaw asset was built in 1991 and houses two unnamed, globally recognized tenants with over six years of weighted average remaining lease term.
Florida Apartment Market’s Strong Real Estate Fundamentals Attract National, International Investors
by Jaime Lackey
There is an overall sentiment that the Southeast multifamily real estate market, and specifically Florida, is doing better than any other region in the United States. Despite record inflation, rising interest rates, increased construction costs and supply chain issues, investors, developers and lenders are becoming increasingly bullish when it comes to the Florida multifamily market. A rising population count resulting in a swift pace of rent growth and tight apartment vacancy have led to increased out-of-state and international interest and capital being invested in the state. With competitive yields and better returns compared with alternative investments, investors view Florida multifamily projects as a sound opportunity. Florida has been less stringent when it came to COVID-19 policies and lockdowns compared with restrictions adopted in the Northeast and on the West Coast. Limited and lenient state-wide restrictions in Florida during the health crisis allowed the state’s economy to recover more quickly than most major U.S. markets. In addition to an established migration of retirees, Florida has attracted a younger population, with workers looking for warmer climates and relaxed COVID-19 policies. Similarly, massive migration from other regions is being fueled by the ease of doing business, a favorable regulatory environment, business-friendly tax rates, …
NASHVILLE, TENN. — Indianapolis-based retail giant Simon is partnering with Nashville-based Adventurous Journeys Capital Partners (AJ Capital Partners) to develop a new 300,000-square-foot outlet mall in Nashville. The location and name weren’t disclosed, but the property will be situated on the south side of the city and will be branded under Simon’s Premium Outlet concept. Simon and AJ Capital plan to break ground on the project in 2023. In addition to the Nashville outlet mall, Simon also recently announced new outlet malls coming to Los Angeles, Tulsa and New York. The new development will complement Simon’s Nashville holdings The Mall at Green Hills and Opry Mills. AJ Capital’s local projects include hotels Thompson Nashville, Soho House Nashville and Graduate Nashville, as well as a 23-acre project that the developer is underway on in the city’s Wedgewood-Houston neighborhood. Simon and AJ Capital’s project isn’t the only outlet mall coming to Nashville. Tanger Factory Outlets Center recently broke ground on Tanger Outlets Nashville, a 290,000-square-foot mall that is slated to open in fall 2023.
Wood Partners, CP Capital Break Ground on 310-Unit Alta North Apartments in Cumming, Georgia
by John Nelson
CUMMING, GA. — A joint venture between Wood Partners and CP Capital US (formerly HQ Capital Real Estate) has broken ground on Alta North, a 310-unit apartment community in the Atlanta suburb of Cumming. The site will be located at the intersection of Ga. Highway 400 and Settingdown Circle, about 45 miles north of Atlanta. Alta North will feature one- and two-bedroom apartments with wood-style plank flooring, stainless steel appliances, microwave hoods, undermounted single bowl sinks, tile backsplashes, in-home washer and dryers and granite countertops in the kitchen and bathrooms. Community amenities will include a resort-style swimming pool with a tanning ledge, multiple grilling stations and fire pits, pet park and spa, 24/7 fitness center, social gathering areas and rentable coworking office spaces, as well as 15,000 square feet of commercial space.
HYATTSVILLE, MD. — Government Investment Partners (GIP) has sold a 189,000-square-foot office building located at 3311 Toledo Road in Hyattsville for $45 million. The Deer Park, Ill.-based company purchased the 10-story office building in 2019 for $16 million as part of a joint venture. Located about seven miles of northeast of Washington, D.C., the property is anchored by the Centers for Disease and Control’s (CDC) National Center for Health Statistics and the Department of Justice. Shaun Weinberg, Eric Berkman, Scott Johnston and Robert England of Cushman & Wakefield represented GIP in the transaction. The buyer was not disclosed.
RALEIGH, N.C. — CBRE|Raleigh has brokered the sale of Situs Office Park, a three-building office campus spanning 156,666 square feet on Raleigh’s west side. Atlanta-based The Simpson Organization purchased the park from Adler Real Estate Partners for an undisclosed price. Patrick Gildea of CBRE|Raleigh represented the seller in the transaction. The park was 91 percent leased at the time of sale to regional and national tenants including Circle K Stores, the General Services Administration (GSA), Millennia Patient Services, Silanna Semiconductor and MidPath Care Centers. CBRE|Raleigh is the leasing agent for Situs, which is situated on 14.8 acres off Situs Court near I-440 and I-40.
Marcus & Millichap Capital Corp. Arranges $5.8M Loan for Self-Storage Portfolio in West Virginia
by John Nelson
FALLING WATERS AND HEDGESVILLE, W.VA. — Marcus & Millichap Capital Corp. (MMCC) has arranged a $5.8 million loan for a four-property self-storage portfolio in West Virginia. The properties span 770 units and are located at 21 Crawford Quarry Road, 1820 Broad Lane and 9724 Williamsport Pike in Falling Waters, as well as 73 Roaring Lion Drive in Hedgesville. Jared Cassidy of MMCC’s Bethesda, Md., office arranged the 10-year loan on behalf of the borrower, a private self-storage operator, through an unnamed balance sheet lender. The loan was underwritten with a fixed interest rate of 4.1 percent and a loan-to-value ratio of 75 percent. Additionally, the loan features 12 months of interest-only payments.
Amid a record-breaking year for Miami-Dade County in 2021, industrial market fundamentals grew even stronger in the first quarter of 2022. Last year, the national industrial market saw unprecedented activity resulting from unlimited investment capital from Wall Street, private equity firms and REITs deploying significant capital into buying existing income-producing property and development sites. In the first quarter of 2022, market fundamentals continued to heat up in Miami-Dade County and are expected to continue to attract investors and developers that are looking to capitalize on a growing population and soaring demand for warehousing space. The ongoing global supply chain challenges are forcing existing tenants’ requirements to include additional warehouse space for storage. Simultaneously, new-to-market tenants are continuing to flock to the area, despite a shrinking supply of available space. Together, this confluence of activity triggered a record low vacancy rate of 2.7 percent in Miami-Dade County in the first quarter, a 150-basis-point decrease year-over-year. Rental rates also reached a record high of $11.80 per square foot triple-net, which is an increase of 8.3 percent year-over-year. We expect continued growth in port markets, as well as increased leasing activity from third-party logistics and e-commerce tenants. In 2021, Amazon leased multiple locations …