MIAMI — Miami, Fla.-based The TREO Group has completed Vox Miami, a 326-bed student housing community located at 7202 S.W. 72nd St. in south Miami. The development cost for the 193,250-square-foot project was $36 million. Vox Miami offers a mix of one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom units with a TV in every living room, floor-to-ceiling windows, stainless steel appliances, washers and dryers, walk-in closets in most units, exposed industrial ceilings, furniture and cable and internet included. Community amenities include study lounges, a rooftop terrace and swimming pool, fitness center and parking. The property is fully leased for the 2021 school year. The student housing property is about 1.6 miles from the University of Miami campus. The development is also near retailers and restaurants including Deli Lane Café & Sunset Tavern, Petco, Publix and Shake Shack. Construction for the development started in 2019. The project’s development team included Moss Construction and Perkins & Will.
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TAMPA, FLA. — ZOM Living has broken ground on Azalea, a 289-unit apartment community located on a 13-acre site in Tampa. Renasant Bank provided a $36.3 million loan to ZOM and investment partner JPMorgan Chase provided an additional undisclosed amount of funding for the project’s construction. Azalea will include three- and four-story buildings in a seven-building community. The development will offer one-, two- and three-bedroom units ranging from 700 square feet to 1,400 square feet in size. Unit features include energy efficient and stainless steel appliances, quartz countertops and kitchen islands in select units. Located at 8240 Causeway Blvd., the property is about 7.6 miles from downtown Tampa and about 17.1 miles from East Tampa Beach. Community amenities will include a pool, pool deck and pavilion, cabanas, gaming area with a pool table and corn hole, dog park, pet salon, fitness center, work-from-home lounge with personal work stations and meeting rooms and a relaxation area with hammocks and fire pit. Verdex Construction is the project’s general contractor, and LRK is the architect. ZOM Living is a multifamily developer based in Orlando. Construction on the project is expected to be complete in the third quarter of 2023.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — Newtown Square, Penn.-based Graham Capital has acquired three fully leased warehouse buildings in Jacksonville’s Westside submarket. Mark Scott of Foundry Commercial represented Graham Capital in the transactions. The sales price and seller were not disclosed. The first warehouse property spans 216,000 square feet and is located at 1550 N Ellis Road. The other two properties are located at 7051 Stuart Ave. and 6982 Highway Ave. and total 153,625 square feet. All three buildings are located close to Interstate 10 and Interstate 295.
BENTONVILLE, ARK. — Walmart Inc. plans to hire 20,000 more supply chain employees in order to keep up with the retailer’s recent growth. Walmart released a statement a few weeks ago saying that the company saw an increase in revenue by 2.4 percent year-over-year in its fiscal second quarter of 2021, which ended on July 31. The new employees will be hired across more than 250 Walmart and Sam’s Club distribution centers, fulfillment centers and transportation offices. The Bentonville, Ark.-based retailer will offer job roles including order fillers, freight handlers, lift drivers, technicians and management positions. The roles will be on a permanent basis and the new employees will be hired for both full-time and part-time positions. The average wage for the supply chain positions is $20.37 per hour. For new employees, Walmart has opened six new Walmart Academies, which have been established to train associates with both classroom and floor training in specialized supply chain skills, as well as soft skills such as leadership and communications. During the company’s fiscal year in 2021, 5,900 employees were trained via the Walmart U.S. Supply Chain Academy. In July 2021, the national discount retailer also announced that it will invest about $1 …
MONTGOMERY, ALA. — SRS Real Estate Partners’ National Net Lease Group has arranged the $4.7 million sale of a 43,441-square-foot, single-tenant retail property occupied by Conn’s HomePlus in Montgomery. Conn’s Inc., a Texas-based furniture, mattress, electronics and appliance retailer, has eight years left on its lease at the Montgomery location. Located at 2424 Eastern Blvd., the store was built in 1997 and renovated in 2019. The property is situated on 5.3 acres within the Promenade Montgomery and Promenade Montgomery North community centers, which feature more than 270,000 square feet of retail space. Retailers at these centers include The Home Depot, Harbor Freight Tools, Winn-Dixie and Dollar Tree. Matthew Mousavi, Patrick Luther, Kyle Stonis and Pierce Mayson of SRS represented the seller, a Southeast-based shopping center owner and operator, as well as the buyer, a California-based private investor.
ARLINGTON, VA. — Skanska USA will invest $129 million to build 3901 Fairfax, an office development in Arlington. Construction is expected to begin this month, and the project is slated for completion in 2023. 3901 Fairfax will be a nine-story, approximately 204,514-square-foot office building and will include a private rooftop deck, conference center, ground floor fitness center, 250-space parking garage with electric car charging stations, ground-floor retail space and a public plaza. Skanska USA received WELL Core Pre-certification for the project and will try to get LEED and WiredScore Gold certifications, as well as an Energy Star certification.
MURFREESBORO, TENN. — American Landmark and its joint venture partner, BentallGreenOak, have acquired Parc at Murfreesboro, a 359-unit multifamily property located in Murfreesboro, about 34.4 miles south of Nashville. Equity Resources sold the property for $78.9 million. Located at 3237 Memorial Drive, Parc at Murfreesboro offers one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans with an average square footage of 995 per unit. Built in 2021, each apartment has its own washer and dryer, wood-style flooring, smart home thermostats, door locks, lighting fixtures, granite countertops and stainless steel appliances. Community amenities include a swimming pool with cabanas and a fire pit, fitness center, a yoga lawn and Zen area, electric vehicle charging stations, pet park, dog wash station and detached garages. The property was 99 percent occupied at the time of sale with rents starting at $1,169 per month, according to Apartments.com. American Landmark, a Tampa-based multifamily owner-operator, is managing the property. The firm plans to implement additional improvements including adding landscape beautification, a designer clubhouse, pool deck furniture and smart locks throughout the common areas. BentallGreenOak is a global real estate investment management advisor firm that’s U.S. headquarters are in New York City. BentallGreenOak is a part of SLC Management, which …
CHARLESTON, S.C. AND AUGUSTA, GA. — PMZ Realty Capital LLC has arranged $70 million in joint venture equity and debt financing to recapitalize two hotels in Charleston and Augusta. The properties include the Holiday Inn Express Charleston Downtown – Medical Center in Charleston and The Partridge Inn Augusta Curio Collection by Hilton in Augusta. Rio Partners is the owner of the properties, and the firm plans to use the proceeds from the two separate transactions to pay off existing debt and upgrade the properties. The 150-room Holiday Inn Express is located close to Charleston Farmer’s Market, Folly Beach, The Citadel – Johnson Hagood Stadium, Boone Hall Plantation and Gardens and the South Carolina Aquarium. Located at 250 Spring St., the hotel is only 12 miles from Charleston International Airport. Hotel amenities include a pool, breakfast provided for guests, complimentary Wi-Fi and a fitness center. Located at 2110 Walton Way, the 153-room Partridge Inn Augusta is situated less than two miles from Daniel Field Private Airport, 10 miles from Augusta Regional Airport and about 4 miles from the Augusta National Golf Club. Hotel amenities include complimentary Wi-Fi, an onsite restaurant, outdoor pool, fitness center, room service, business center and meeting rooms.
KNOXVILLE, TENN. — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has provided a $44.8 million loan for the acquisition of Overlook at Farragut, a 267-unit multifamily property in Knoxville. The borrower, Valor Residential, is acquiring the community for $61.7 million utilizing the three-year, senior bridge loan. Overlook at Farragut offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units with features including stainless steel appliances, granite countertops, walk-in closets, private patios and washer and dryer connections. Located at 11613 Vista Terrace Way, the property is situated about 16.1 miles from downtown Knoxville and about 15.3 miles from the University of Tennessee. Community amenities include a saltwater pool, business center, café, gaming area with shuffleboard and pool table, fire pit, grilling station, fitness center with an infrared sauna, car wash, pet grooming station, bark park, car wash and a clubhouse. Alan Isenstadt, Pranav Sarda and Jack Hoffman of KeyBank originated the senior loan financing. Moshe Feiner of Sevenstone Capital arranged the acquisition financing and assisted in raising an additional $5.6 million of preferred equity from Walker & Dunlop Investment Partners. Valor Residential contributed the remaining cash equity. The total financing package was provided at 82.5 percent loan-to-cost.
FAIRFAX, VA. — Finmarc Management Inc. has sold a 76,000-square-foot, Giant Food-leased retail building in Fairfax. Signet Springfield, a limited liability corporation based in California, bought the property for $39.8 million. Located at 6364 Springfield Plaza in Fairfax County, the property is situated within Springfield Plaza, a shopping center with retail tenants such as AT&T, Chipotle Mexican Grill, David’s Bridal, CVS/pharmacy and Little Caesars Pizza. Situated along Commerce Street at the intersection of Old Keene Mill Road and Amherst Avenue, Springfield Plaza is located adjacent to Interstates 95 and 395. Last year, Giant Food relocated from Springfield Plaza to the current building under a long-term lease, replacing the Kmart who was the building’s former anchor. The Maryland-based grocer, Giant Food, had anchored Springfield Plaza since 1960 prior to the move. The new store features a full-service Starbucks Coffee shop with seating, as well as a PNC Bank branch. Ryan Sciullo, Chris Bosworth and Bill Kent of CBRE represented Finmarc Management, a Bethesda, Md.-based commercial real estate management and investment firm, in the transaction. David Chasin of Pegasus Investments represented the buyer.