DULUTH, GA. — Albany Road Real Estate Partners has bought Breck Exchange, a 12-building flex office portfolio in Duluth, about 27.5 miles from downtown Atlanta. Patterson Real Estate Advisory Group secured an undisclosed amount of debt financing. Atlanta-based Ameris Bank provided an undisclosed amount of financing. Bain Capital and RealOp sold the asset for an undisclosed price. Breck Exchange includes over 558,000 square feet of space. At the time of sale, the property was 88 percent occupied with over 50 tenants. Located on 71 acres, the property is situated near Interstate 85, Highway 316 and Breckenridge Boulevard.
FORT MILL, S.C. — Ready Capital has closed a $9 million acquisition loan for a 64-unit, unnamed multifamily property in Fort Mill, a South Carolina suburb of Charlotte. Upon acquisition, the unnamed sponsor will implement a capital improvement plan to renovate the common areas and unit interiors. The non-recourse, interest-only, floating-rate loan features a 36-month term, two extension options and is inclusive of a facility to provide future funding for capital expenditures.
ASHEBORO, N.C. — A partnership known as Flagship Realty LLC, led by Patrick O’Connell and Christian Poyant, has purchased 1334 East Dixie Drive, a two-tenant retail building in Asheboro. Jimmy Flowers of Flowers Capital Holdings brokered the $2 million sale. Flowers Capital Holdings will serve as the property manager. Pinnacle Bank provided a $1.6 million acquisition loan. The 1334 East Dixie Drive property is a 6,400-square-foot retail building that is fully occupied with long-term leases in place to Mattress Warehouse and AT&T. Additionally, the property is shadow-anchored by the Six Four Nine Commons Shopping Center, which is anchored by an Aldi and Harbor Freight Tools. The property is located near Randolph Mall, as well as a McDonald’s, a Chevrolet dealership, the Asheboro Mall and a Food Lion.
The Raleigh-Durham region is experiencing increasing optimism despite the lingering impacts of COVID-19. While some reentry plans have been delayed and companies are still grappling with the way in which they will utilize office space moving forward, tenant demand is expected to rebound sharply in the first half of 2022. “We’ve seen an encouraging uptick in tenant activity since the second quarter of 2021, and we expect that trend to accelerate,” says Kathy Gigac, principal of Avison Young and a member of the firm’s Occupier Solutions Team. “Tenants seem ready to get back to some sense of normalcy.” Local economic fundamentals are sound, as reopening efforts and positive job growth have allowed Raleigh-Durham’s unemployment rate to recover from a pandemic high of 12 percent to 3.2 percent as of Sept. 2021. The region continues to witness major economic development wins with companies such as Google and Apple announcing plans to create thousands of new jobs. In its largest presence on the East Coast, Apple will invest $1 billion over a 10-year period to create a 3,000-job campus to eventually span 1 million square feet. In the most recent announcement from an office-using tenant, Fidelity Investments will add 1,500 jobs in …
ATLANTA — Atlanta-based Space Shop Self Storage has sold two self-storage portfolios for $137 million to Salt Lake City-based Extra Space Storage, a national self-storage REIT. The nine properties are situated across Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina. The first portfolio sale included five properties such as a 75,000-square-foot facility in Covington, Ga.; three properties throughout Charleston totaling 175,000 square feet; and a 75,000-square-foot facility in Cary, N.C. The first portfolio sold for $55 million, or an average of $183 per square foot. The second portfolio included four facilities in metro Atlanta totaling 300,250 square feet. The facilities are located in downtown Atlanta, the Buckhead district, Chamblee and Cumming. The portfolio traded for $82 million.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Charlotte-based Grandbridge Real Estate Capital LLC has secured $113.7 million in financing for three multifamily properties, including The Reserve at Chaffee Crossing in Fort Smith, Ark., and Medlock Woods Apartments and Country Club Apartments in Norcross, Ga. Sunbelt Residential was the borrower for the Medlock Woods and Country Club deals, while the borrower for The Reserve at Chaffee Crossing was Canyon View Capital. The Reserve at Chaffee Crossing is a 438-unit multifamily property that offers one- and two-bedroom floorplans. Grandbridge secured a $43 million acquisition loan with a five-year term, including an initial interest-only period and extension options to accommodate the lease up and stabilization of the property. Medlock Woods is a 246-unit multifamily property that offers one-, two- and three-bedroom floorplans. The borrower received $35.5 million acquisition loan that was structured with a five-year term, including an initial interest-only period and extension options. Country Club is a 298-unit property that offers one-, two- and three-bedroom floorplans. The borrower received a $35.2 million acquisition loan that was structured with a five-year term, including an initial interest-only period and extension options.
IRVINE, CALIF. — Irvine, Calif.-based Faris Lee Investments has arranged the sale of 10 Dairy Queen-occupied properties across Louisiana. The portfolio was sold to two separate buyers for an undisclosed sales price. Scott DeYoung, Jeff Conover and Hunter Steffien of Faris Lee represented the seller, an entity doing business as MP Holdings LLC, the existing Dairy Queen franchisee. The 10 stores are located in metro New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Lafayette and Houma. All featured relatively new locations, except for the Houma location being under construction at the time of sale. Additionally, all the properties are freestanding buildings with drive thrus. One of the locations was temporally closed and going through a remodel at the time of sale due to the impact of Hurricane Ida.
CONYERS, GA. — Ready Capital has closed a $36.5 million acquisition loan for a 256-unit, unnamed multifamily property in Conyers, a suburb outside of Atlanta. Upon acquisition, the unnamed sponsor will implement a capital improvement plan that includes improving deferred maintenance, as well as renovating unit interiors, building exteriors and common area upgrades. The non-recourse, interest-only, floating-rate loan features a 36-month term, two extension options, flexible prepayment and is inclusive of a facility to provide future funding for capital expenditures.
MIAMI BEACH, FLA. — Locally based partners Integra Investments and Activate Hospitality have sold Sixty Sixty Resort, an 82-room hotel located in Miami Beach, for $23.5 million. Gregory Rumpel of JLL Capital Markets brokered the deal. Bloom Hotels is the buyer. Sixty Sixty is a 16-floor building that was built as a condo-hotel in 1992. In 2020, the previous owners planned renovations for the property, including the addition of a ground-floor restaurant and café. Situated at 6060 Indian Creek Drive, Sixty Sixty offers direct ocean access and panoramic views of downtown Miami and Miami Beach. The property’s features include a 2,000-square-foot dock, pool and two rooftop terraces. The building affords patrons access to a plethora of dining, retail and entertainment options, including the renowned Bal Harbour shops and Lincoln Road.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Charlotte-based Crescent Communities has broken ground on three industrial properties totaling 1.7 million square feet. The company plans to build eight buildings across three markets known as AXIAL Crosspoint in Greenville, S.C.; AXIAL Bonds Farm in Concord, N.C.; and AXIAL 301 Manatee in Bradenton, Fla. The firm bought the project land for an undisclosed price, and the seller of the land was not disclosed. Along with the three land transactions, Crescent Communities announced a new brand name for its industrial platform, AXIAL Industrial. The brand will first be executed through the AXIAL Bonds Farm, AXIAL Crosspoint and AXIAL 301 Manatee projects, which are all set to begin construction soon this year and are slated for completion in 2023. “With the debut of AXIAL Industrial, we will provide our clients with a one-stop platform featuring a thoughtful and diligent process for each industrial development, from land acquisition to product development for each specific location and every stage in between,” says Bryan Blythe, managing director of AXIAL Industrial at Crescent Communities’ Commercial business unit. AXIAL Bonds Farm will feature three rear-load buildings totaling 809,720 square feet. The property will also offer various-sized buildings with ample employee parking. The property …