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ATLANTA — The beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic made everyone question the future, and for investors and owners in the seniors housing business sector, things were rocky. The National Investment Center for Seniors Housing and Care reported the occupancy rate in seniors housing facilities decreased 680 basis points in 2020 to record lows. In 2021, there has been a renewed confidence in the economy as people return to working in an office and many Americans have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Additionally, occupancy rates in seniors housing properties have continued to rise. Now that things seem to be getting marginally better, the question many investors may be asking themselves is if they should buy, sell or hold assets in the current market? At the InterFace Seniors Housing Southeast conference in Atlanta, Ga. on Wednesday, Aug. 18, a group of industry-related leaders discussed the tips and tricks to survive in today’s market, as well as their predictions for the seniors housing sector in the future, during the “Investment Panel.” In a discussion lead by Marcus Van Ameringen, vice president of business development at 12 Oaks Senior Living, many of the investors in the panel mentioned the importance of making deals with …

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Featherstone Industrial Park

WOODBRIDGE, VA. — Finmarc Management Inc. has sold a 14-building industrial portfolio in Woodbridge for $104.2 million. The buyer was a joint venture between Stockbridge Capital Group and Rosenthal Properties. Gerry Trainor, Caulley Derringer and Jim Cardellichio of Transwestern represented Finmarc in the transaction, and Joe Hoffman of Kelley Drye & Warren provided legal services to the Bethesda, Md.-based firm. The portfolio, which is located within Featherstone Industrial Park, includes nearly 740,000 square feet of warehouse and industrial space. The portfolio was 93 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including Coleman Worldwide Moving, Foundation Building Materials, General Services Administration and Joe Moholland Moving. Featherstone Industrial Park is located adjacent to Jefferson Davis Highway, two miles from Interstate 95, 25 miles from Washington, D.C. and 30 miles from Dulles International Airport. The properties were part of a larger 16-building portfolio acquired by Finmarc in 2017.

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Elevate Navarre

NAVARRE, FLA. — Cushman & Wakefield has secured $48.9 million in construction financing on behalf of Atlanta-based Branch Properties LLC for Elevate Navarre Beach, a 332-unit apartment community located in Navarre. Michael Ryan, Brian Linnihan, Richard Henry and Taylor Crowder of Cushman & Wakefield secured the five-year, floating-rate loan through IberiaBank. Elevate Navarre Beach will include 11 three-story residential buildings offering one-, two- and three-bedroom floorplans with an average unit size of 894 square feet. Community amenities will include a pool, fitness center, outdoor grilling stations with private cabanas, dog park and spa and car care center. The property is slated to break ground before the end of the year, and construction is expected to be complete by late 2023. Located at 8250 Naverre Parkway, the property will be adjacent to Paradise Shoppes of Navarre, a Publix-anchored neighborhood center offering retail, restaurants and entertainment space. Elevate Navarre Beach will be situated approximately 20 miles from Pensacola Beach and 41 miles from Santa Rosa Beach.

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Holland Point

BUFORD, GA. — Hanley Investment Group has arranged the sale of Holland Point, a 68,187-square-foot, Publix-anchored neighborhood shopping center in Buford. Ed Hanley and Kevin Fryman of Hanley Investment Group, along with ParaSell Inc., represented the 1031 exchange buyer, a private investor based in Norco, Calif. Chris Decouflé, Kevin Hurley and Matt Karempelis of CBRE represented the seller, Atlanta-based Watkins Real Estate Group, which sold the property for $20.1 million. Located on a 16-acre site at 4108 Hamilton Mill Road, Holland Point was built in 2020 at the intersection of Hamilton Mill and Bogan roads near Interstate 985. Publix takes up 48,387 square feet at Holland Point and includes a drive-thru pharmacy. The fully leased property’s other tenants include Great Clips, Buford Smile Dental Care, Mathnasium of Buford, City Nail & Spa, Bravos Cantina Grill, Nagoya Restaurant, Johnny’s New York Style Pizza and Express Vets. Hanley Investment Group recently worked with the buyer to acquire two other grocery-anchored shopping centers in the Atlanta metro area, including Alpharetta Commons, a 94,500-square-foot, Publix-anchored shopping center in Alpharetta, and Cofer Crossing, a 136,139-square-foot shopping center anchored by Kroger and HomeGoods in Tucker.

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Shannon Crossing

UNION CITY, GA. — SRS Real Estate Partners has arranged the sale of Shannon Crossing, a 101,174-square-foot, Kroger-anchored shopping center located in Union City, about 17.9 miles south of downtown Atlanta. Forge Real Estate Partners III LP, a joint venture between Rancho Sante Fe, Calif.-based Forge Capital Partners and St. Petersburg, Fla.-based The Sembler Co., sold the property for $19.4 million to an Atlanta-based entity doing business as Flesh and Soul Enterprises LLC. Kyle Stonis and Pierce Mayson of SRS represented the seller in the transaction. The buyer was self-represented. Located at 4550 Jonesboro Road, the property is situated adjacent to Interstate 85. Kroger has anchored Shannon Crossing for over 41 years. About 97 percent occupied at the time of sale, Shannon Crossing has a tenant roster that includes Advance Auto Parts, Chase Bank, T-Mobile, The UPS Store, Papa John’s and J.R. Crickets.

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Starbucks

EVANS, GA. — The Palomar Group has brokered the $2.3 million sale of a Starbucks-occupied retail property located at 3104 William Few Parkway in Evans. The buyer was an investor based in Aiken, S.C., and the seller was an investor based in Augusta, Ga. The Palomar Group was the only broker involved in the transaction. Built in 2021, the retail property spans 2,500 square feet. Starbucks has a 10-year lease and no termination clause at the property. The store is an outparcel of a Publix-anchored shopping center and is located next to a CVS/pharmacy and Mi Rancho Mexican restaurant.

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Meridan at Braddock

ALEXANDRIA, VA. — Berkadia has secured an $86 million loan to refinance Meridian at Braddock Station, a 480-unit multifamily property located in Alexandria. An undisclosed national life company provided the borrower with the 10-year, interest-only loan. J. Tyler Blue, Paul Wallace, Robbie Driscoll and Pat Cunningham of Berkadia arranged the financing. Located at 1200 First St., Meridian at Braddock Station is a 16-story high-rise situated about 7.5 miles from Washington, D.C. The property is also 6.3 miles from Northern Virginia Community College and 7 miles from George Washington University. Built in 2000, the property offers studio, one- and two-bedroom floorplans with recently renovated units featuring wood plank flooring, quartz countertops and stainless steel appliances, as well as breakfast bars and glass enclosed sunrooms in select units. Community amenities include a rooftop terrace with a swimming pool and sundeck, clubroom with billiards, fitness center, courtyard lounge with barbecue grills and a dog park.

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8West

ATLANTA — An affiliate of Rubenstein Mortgage Capital (RMC) has provided a $70.5 million loan for 8West, an office and retail mixed-use development in the West Midtown submarket of Atlanta. Taylor Smith and Ashesh Parikh of RMC originated the transaction. In 2019, RMC provided a $48.7 million senior construction loan to the 8West property owner, a joint venture between local developer The Atlantic Cos. and investor Harvest Capital Group. RMC has increased the initial loan to $70.5 million, which will allow the joint venture to extinguish the existing mezzanine loan, add amenity spaces at the property and complete the leasing program at 8West. Located at 889 Howell Mill Road, 8West borders the Georgia Tech campus and is located about 2.3 miles from downtown Atlanta. The nine-story, 195,847-square-foot project includes approximately 177,441 square feet of office space and 18,406 square feet of retail space. Amenities include multiple outdoor terraces, a fitness facility, bike storage and repair, common collaborative spaces, conference facilities and a public plaza. Construction was completed in December 2020. RMC is the investment platform of Rubenstein Partners, a real estate investment advisory firm based in Philadelphia. Rubenstein also owns other properties in the Atlanta area including Sanctuary Park in …

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MEMPHIS — Calidus has acquired One Memphis Place, a 219,194-square-foot office building located at 200 Jefferson Ave. in downtown Memphis. The seller, GPT Properties Trust, sold the property for an undisclosed amount. Built in 1984, One Memphis Place is a 15-story office building featuring attached garage parking, 24/7 security, onsite property management and its own green space across from the building. The property is located close to major thoroughfares such as Interstates 240, 40 and 55. Calidus plans to invest in common area improvements in the future. Ron Kastner, Don Drinkard and Pratt Rogers of CBRE are the exclusive marketing agents for the property. Liz Edmundson of CBRE will be handling the property management assignment. Currently, the property offers approximately 30,000 square feet of space available for lease.

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Hardywood Village

RICHMOND, VA. — NorthMarq has arranged a $34 million loan for the construction of Hardywood Village, a 189-unit multifamily property with ancillary retail space located at 1601 Overbrook Road in Richmond. Construction is scheduled to be completed by summer or fall 2022. The loan was structured with a 30-year fully amortizing term. Keith Wells and Reina Abboud of NorthMarq arranged financing for the undisclosed borrower through its relationship with the Virginia Housing & Development Authority.

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