NORTH CHESTERFIELD, VA. — Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer has arranged the sale of Midlothian Crossing in North Chesterfield, about 9.7 miles south of Richmond. Midlothian Crossing is an 87,938-square-foot shopping center that was 95.6 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Big Lots and Goodwill. Catharine Spangler of Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer represented the seller, an entity doing business as RCC Midlothian Crossing LLC. The Richmond-based buyer, an entity doing business as 8501 MIDLO PIKE LCC, acquired the property for $6.6 million. Located off the Midlothian Turnpike, Midlothian Crossing’s tenant roster includes Red Wing Shoes, Alliance Rehabilitation, PeopleReady Inc. and John Smith Subs. The center has 406 surface parking spots.
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TALLAHASSEE, FLA. — Seefried Industrial Properties has broken ground on a 2.8 million-square-foot fulfillment center in Tallahassee. The developer did not disclose the tenant, but the Tallahassee Democrat reported that the occupant will be Amazon. Dubbed “Project Mango,” the development will be situated on 118 acres near the Mahan Drive and I-10 interchange. Seefried says that the four-story project is record-breaking in terms of its size and functionality, and that it will feature cutting-edge material handling and product retrieval systems. Equipped with advanced robotics technology, the property will assist in efficient package delivery. The facility will feature 49 dock doors, 1,250 car parking spaces, 265 trailer spaces and 100,000 square feet of office and break room space. The fulfillment center is expected to generate 1,346 full-time jobs and an economic impact of $451 million, according to Seefried. The Conlan Co. is serving as general contractor. Completion is slated for the fourth quarter of 2022. Amazon also recently unveiled plans for a new fulfillment center in Port St. Lucie, Fla., along with five new delivery stations in the Sunshine State. The e-commerce giant currently operates more than 50 sites in Florida that support customer fulfillment and delivery operations. Atlanta-based Seefried is …
NASHVILLE, TENN. — Parkview Financial has provided a $42.5 million construction loan for the development of Artist Lofts, a multifamily property located at 1217-31 2nd Ave. N in the Germantown submarket of Nashville, about one mile outside of downtown. The non-recourse loan has a 24 month-term with two three-month extensions. Situated on a 0.9-acre parcel, the Artist Lofts project will offer 210 multifamily units, 3,800 square feet of ground-floor retail space and a parking garage with 250 spaces. The property will include one five-story building with a unit mix of 51 studios averaging 612 square feet; 110 one-bedroom units averaging 710 square feet; and 49 two-bedroom units averaging 996 square feet. Community amenities will include a clubhouse and lounge, fitness center, pool and sundeck, dog park and leasing center. The borrower, an entity doing business as Monroe Germantown Holdings LLC, acquired the infill site at the end of 2020 and has completed the entitlement and permitting process. Construction is now underway and is slated for completion by fall 2023.
CLEVELAND — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has secured $40.2 million in Fannie Mae financing for three multifamily properties in Michigan, South Carolina and Florida. Dirk Falardeau and David Pyc of KeyBank structured the fixed-rate refinancing on behalf of the borrower, The Benchmark Group, a New York-based real estate developer, investor and manager. The properties include Autumn Woods in Sterling Heights, Mich.; Huntington Place in Columbia, S.C.; and Village at University Square in Tampa, Fla. Built in 1973, Autumn Woods is a 286-unit affordable housing community with 42 one- and two-story buildings on 30 acres of land. The community offers one-, two- and three-bedroom floorplans. Community amenities include playgrounds and a basketball court. Located at 44401 Bridal Lane, the property is situated about 22.4 miles south of Detroit and is near Lake Saint Clair, as well as golf courses such as Clinton River Park. Autumn Woods is also 3.4 miles from the University of Detroit Mercy and nine miles from Baker College of Clinton Township. Built in 1998, Huntington Place includes eight one- and three-story buildings on 17 acres of land. The 192-unit community includes two- and three-bedroom options. Located at 1003 True St., the property is situated five miles from …
JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — JLL Capital Markets has brokered the sale of a two-property, Class A office portfolio totaling 223,588 square feet located at 4190 Belford Road and 4345 Southpoint Blvd. in Jacksonville. Hermen Rodriguez, Robbie McEwan, Ike Ojala, Max Lescano, Blake Koletic, Michael Roukis and Matthew McCormack of JLL represented the buyer, Bradford Allen Investment Advisors LLC, in the sales transaction. A joint venture between TriGate Capital and LRC Properties sold the portfolio for an undisclosed amount. The 4190 Belfort Road property spans 119,230 square feet of office space and was 85 percent leased at the time of sale. The 4345 Southpoint Blvd. property has 103,358 square feet and is fully vacant. Overall, the property is leased to 14 tenants across 11 different industries. The office portfolio is located within Enterprise Corporate Park, about eight miles southeast of downtown Jacksonville. The property is situated just east of Interstate 95 and John Turner Butler Boulevard and is adjacent to St. Vincent’s Medical Center.
MIAMI — Microsoft, a Redmond, Wash.-based computer software and electronics retailer, will open a 50,000-square-foot office inside 830 Brickell in downtown Miami. Microsoft is the second major firm to join the tenant roster at 830 Brickell this year, along with private equity firm, Thoma Bravo, which will lease 36,500 square feet on the top two floors in the tower. 830 Brickell, a 55-story office building in the city’s Brickell district, is currently under construction. Slated for delivery in 2022, the 640,000-square-foot tower was designed by architecture firm Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill, with interiors done by Italian architecture and design company Iosa Ghini Associati. Community amenities will include a health and wellness center, restaurant, open-air rooftop lounge, private conference facility for tenants and 24-hour concierge service. Alexander Brown of Colliers International represented Microsoft in the lease negotiations. Andrew Trench, Brian Gale and Ryan Holtzman of Cushman & Wakefield represented the landlord in the transaction on behalf of developers, OKO Group and Cain International. Cushman & Wakefield is serving as the tower’s exclusive leasing agent.
JONESBORO, GA. — American Street Capital (ASC) has arranged a $17.3 million bridge loan for Flint River, a 200-unit multifamily community located in Jonesboro, about 18.3 miles south of downtown Atlanta. Thorofare Capital, a correspondent debt fund lender, provided the loan to the undisclosed current owner of Flint River. Built in 1971, Flint River Apartments includes 17 buildings on 13 acres with a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments. Community amenities include a putting green, swimming pool, playground, leasing office, laundry facilities and 353 surface parking spaces. The property was 85 percent occupied at closing. Under the previous ownership, one of the buildings in the property burned down. Igor Zhizhin of ASC originated the non-recourse bridge loan that included a three-year, interest-only term and supported the sponsor’s entire capital improvements plan, including rebuilding the burned down building. Planned improvements include an upgraded leasing office and fitness center.
RALEIGH, N.C. — Property Income Advisors Inc. is redeveloping 540 Tech Center, a 110,500-square-foot life sciences property in Raleigh. Located at 4912-4924 Green Road, 540 Tech Center is a two-building property that allows for research and development, office, flex and warehouse users. 540 Tech Center’s amenities include multiple entry points, a 4.3 per 1,000 square feet parking ratio, one dock door per building and two onsite generators. Property Income Advisors changed the name of 540 Tech Center from its previous name, which was the address of the building. The firm also is currently making renovations to the property, including parking lot upgrades, landscape improvements, new monument signage, exterior paint, modernized restrooms and adding a new leasing center. The newly renovated buildings will have open ceilings and expansive floor plates with one of the twin buildings ready for tenant improvements to commence by the end of the year. As of October 2021, the property will be fully vacant. Built in 1983, the previous tenant was Conduent. Mac Hammer, Kent Honeycutt and Stacy Mbithi of Cushman & Wakefield will oversee leasing at the property.
RICHMOND, VA. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the sale of Short Pump Station, a 91,369-square-foot, grocery-anchored shopping center in Richmond. Wafra Inc., a global alternative investment manager, purchased the property for $46.8 million. Located at 11800 West Broad St., Short Pump Station is situated about 15.4 miles from downtown Richmond and is close to Route 288 and Interstates 64 and 295. The retail center is anchored by Trader Joe’s, Ulta Beauty and Petco, and was 91 percent leased at the time of sale. John Owendoff of Cushman & Wakefield represented the sellers, a joint venture between BayNorth Capital and AmCap Inc. Michael Zelin and Marshall Scallan of Cushman & Wakefield secured an undisclosed amount of acquisition financing for the buyer through an undisclosed life insurance company.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — CBRE has facilitated the sale of Tranquil Court, a 62,983-square-foot mixed-use property located in Charlotte’s Midtown submarket. Childress Klein Properties and Gottesman Real Estate Partners acquired the property from Asana Partners for $32.7 million. The acquisition is the second joint venture between Childress Klein and Gottesman Real Estate Partners. Located at 2820 Selwyn Ave., Tranquil Court is situated about 4.4 miles from downtown Charlotte and is fully leased to a mix of 20 retail and office tenants. Built in 2009, the five-story property is adjacent to a residential property called Tranquil Court on Selwyn, which offers 104 residential units within four stories. Patrick Gildea, Matt Smith and Grayson Hawkins of CBRE represented the seller in the transaction.