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.
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.
PRAIRIEVILLE, LA. — SRS Real Estate Partners has arranged the $2.6 million ground-lease sale of a McDonald’s-occupied, 4,268-square-foot retail property located at 15022 Airline Highway in Prairieville, about 22.9 miles south of Baton Rouge. Newly built, the property includes a drive-thru and is situated on 1.4 acres near Interstate 10. The McDonald’s is slated to open by late September. The sale had a record low cap rate. Matthew Mousavi, Patrick Luther and Sabrina Kortlandt of SRS represented the seller, a Baton Rouge-based private investor who has owned the land for more than 60 years. Jeff Li of Colliers International represented the buyer, a private family trust based in California. The newly executed McDonald’s lease has a 20-year term. The property has nearby tenants including Walmart, Lowe’s Home Improvement, Petco and Family Dollar.
HUNTSVILLE, ALA. — Nicol Investment Co. has started construction of Upland Park, a $200 million mixed-use project in Huntsville. The 60-acre project will include multifamily and senior living residences, restaurants, retail, office, entertainment and green space. Located on Enterprise Way at Cummings Research Park, Upland Park will be anchored by HQ, a creative office and retail project being co-developed with Nashville-based Vintage South. The master plan includes The Kelvin, a 301-unit apartment community; Vitality at Upland Park, a 189-unit senior living property; and The Collins, a 334-unit multifamily project featuring 150 Big House units designed by Humphreys & Partners. Big House units offer private garages and entrances. “Huntsville is a dynamic, growing city driven by the defense and aerospace industries, research and education,” says Mark Nicol, president of Nicol Investment. “The migration of national corporations and agencies flocking to this vibrant city as well as the organic growth of local businesses is remarkable, and we are eager to help facilitate Huntsville’s continued success,” adds Nathan Lyons, founder and CEO of Vintage South. Nicol is partnering with independent living, assisted living and memory care provider Vitality Living for the development and management of Vitality at Upland Park. Nashville-based Centric Architecture is …
BUFORD, GA. — Passco Cos. has acquired The Harrison at Braselton, a 248-unit apartment community in Buford, for $69 million. Claret Communities and The Ardent Cos. were the sellers. Transwestern Real Estate Services was the broker. Built in 2019, The Harrison at Braselton offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units that feature granite countertops, stainless steel appliances, open-style floor plans, kitchen islands with bar seating, wood-style plank flooring and built-in desks topped with granite. The property was 97.9 percent occupied at the time of sale. Community amenities include a clubhouse, resident lounge, fitness center, outdoor lounge with fireplace and TV, pool, sundeck, two poolside grilling stations, package lockers, 24-hour emergency maintenance and a bark park and dog wash station. The property was fully leased at the time of sale. Located at 1500 Noble Vines Drive, the apartment property is situated about 42.1 miles north from downtown Atlanta and approximately 20.2 miles from Duluth. These properties include the Mill at New Holland, a 284-unit community in Gainesville, Ga.; The PARQ at Chesterfield, a 345-unit community in Chesterfield, Mo.; The Fitzroy at Chenal, a 294-unit community in Little Rock, Ark.; Altis Promenade, a 338-unit community in Tampa, Fla.; and The Collins, a 272-unit …
CARY, N.C. — JLL Capital Markets has brokered the $24 million sale of 6501 Weston Parkway, a 93,582-square-foot office property in Cary. Chris Lingerfelt, Ryan Clutter and Ryan Eklund of JLL represented the seller, Albany Road Real Estate Partners. NAI Tri Properties represented the buyer, an entity doing business as 6501 Weston LLC. 6501 Weston Parkway is a three-story office building that was fully leased at the time of sale to a diverse tenant roster including Time Warner Cable, Zift Solutions and Aerotek. The property is located on an 8.5-acre site close to Interstates 40 and 540 and about five miles south of Raleigh-Durham International Airport. Built in 1996, the property was renovated in 2016 with renovations to the the lobby, corridors and restroom with showers on the first floor.
GREENVILLE, S.C. — Investors Management Group Inc. (IMG) has purchased the Tapestry at Hollingsworth Park, a 242-unit apartment property located at 201 Rocky Slope Road in Greenville. Raia Properties sold the community for an undisclosed price. Andrea Howard of NorthMarq represented both the buyer and seller in the transaction. NorthMarq also provided a Freddie Mac acquisition loan to IMG. Built in 2013, Tapestry at Hollingsworth Park includes 19 buildings with one-, two- and three-bedroom units averaging 1,105 square feet. The property is located within Verdae, a master planned urban community. Tapestry’s community amenities include a clubhouse with cyber cafe, coffee bar, library, outdoor kitchen and dining terrace, fitness studio, pool with cabana and a car care center. IMG plans to improve the apartment community through upgrades to unit interiors and community amenities. IMG is a California-based real estate investment and property management firm that has acquired more than $340 million in apartment properties since the start of the pandemic.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Tower Capital has arranged $19.1 million in acquisition financing for 99 build-for-rent townhomes in Indian Trail, a suburb of Charlotte. The property includes two-story, three-bedroom townhomes with attached garages. An undisclosed investor based in Phoenix received the two-year financing that features a floating interest rate 400 basis points above LIBOR and a six-month extension option. Including the property in Indian Trail, Tower Capital has arranged nearly $108 million in combined financing for several single-family and build-for-rent developments. These transactions include three assets in Arizona: Village at Paseo de Luces in Tolleson, Village at The BLVD in Avondale and Arise North PHX in metro Phoenix. Tower Capital has closed more than $400 million in financing transactions for build-for-rent properties and has another $1 billion of projects in the pipeline that spans multiple states including Arizona, Texas, Alabama, Georgia and Florida.
FOLEY, ALA. — Arch Cos. has sold Meadowbrook Apartments, a 60-unit multifamily property located in Foley, for $6.8 million. Andrew Brown of Cushman & Wakefield represented Arch Cos. in the transaction. The buyer was not disclosed. Located at 701 S. Juniper St., Meadowbrook Apartments is situated 11.6 miles from Gulf Shores Beach. The multifamily property offers two- and three-bedroom apartments. Community amenities include a laundry center, balconies and patios, washer and dryer connections in select units and a playground. Arch Cos. acquired the apartment community in April 2018 and has maintained an occupancy rate above 95 percent throughout its ownership. Arch Cos. is a New York-based real estate owner, operator and developer with a portfolio of more than 3.4 million square feet across the country. So far this year, Arch Cos. has acquired over 1,700 units in garden-style properties throughout the Southeast.
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PRP Sells Four Office Campuses for $1B, Makes $2B Commitment for Logistics and Data Center Acquisitions
WASHINGTON, D.C. — PRP, a privately held real estate investment and management firm based in Washington, D.C., is making a sea change as it looks to bolster its logistics and data center portfolio and churn its office assets. The company is in the process of selling four office campuses in separate deals totaling more than $1 billion. At the same time, PRP is allocating $2 billion to acquire logistics facilities leased to credit-worthy companies in primary and secondary markets, as well as data centers and land zoned for future data centers. The specific locations of the assets were not disclosed. “The assets that we are acquiring are located in attractive markets backed by solid demographics, high barriers to entry and historically high industrial occupancy rates,” says Joe Neckles, managing director of net lease acquisitions at PRP. “The logistics and data center sectors remained highly resilient throughout the pandemic and continue to grow at rates well in excess of inflation.” The office assets that PRP is selling include Sequoia Plaza, a 370,000-square-foot campus spanning three buildings in Northern Virginia’s Arlington County. The property houses the headquarters of Arlington County’s Department of Human Services and the Arlington County Public School System. An …