TALLAHASSEE, FLA. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the $32.3 million sale of Canyon Park, a 252-unit apartment community in Tallahassee. Nick Meoli and Mike Donaldson of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, Stratford Management, in the transaction. Nashville-based Inman Equities acquired the property. Canyon Park offers one-, two- and three-bedroom floorplans. Units feature washers and dryers in every unit, granite countertops, wood-style flooring, spacious closets and a private patio in select units. Community amenities include a fitness center with a yoga room, swimming pool, sand volleyball court, playground, nine-hole disc golf course, dog parks and a nature workout trail. The property was 56 percent leased at the time of the sale. Located at 1326 W. Tharpe St., Canyon Park originally was built as a student housing community as the property is situated 1.5 miles from Florida State University and 3.7 miles from Florida A&M University. However, in 2020, the property was converted to a multifamily property by previous ownership, according to Cushman & Wakefield. Stratford Management renovated 142 of the units, as well as all the common area spaces.
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DOUGLASVILLE, GA. — A joint venture between Connolly and Coro Realty has sold Arbor Square, a 127,195-square-foot shopping center in Douglasville. ALTO Real Estate Funds, which has offices in Dallas and Denver, purchased the property for approximately $18.4 million. Mark Joines and Drew Fleming of Newmark arranged the sale. Developed by Connolly in 1977, Arbor Square was fully renovated in 2018 and was 97 percent occupied at the time of sale to tenants such as Burlington, HomeGoods, Skechers, Starbucks, Five Guys and Del Taco. The center is situated just off Interstate 20 at the intersection of Georgia State Route 5 and Douglas Boulevard. The property is within a half-mile from Arbor Place Mall, a shopping mall with tenants such as Hot Topic, Ulta Beauty, H&M and Verizon Wireless, as well as a food court and a movie theater. Additionally, Arbor Square is located 23.9 miles from downtown Atlanta and 28.1 miles from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. Connolly is an Atlanta-based real estate developer and investor. The firm has completed more than 40 retail, office and mixed-use projects in the Southeast with a value of nearly $500 million. Coro Realty, an Atlanta-based real estate development and investment firm, oversees approximately 50 …
HUNT VALLEY, MD. — Merritt Properties has completed the speculative redevelopment of Schilling Green III, a 98,640-square-foot office building in Hunt Valley, about 17.9 miles north of Baltimore. Merritt aims for the project to achieve LEED Silver certification and fully open by late February 2022. Located at 226 Schilling Circle, Schilling Green III is a three-story office building that features a community lounge, outdoor patio and surface parking. The property was formerly home to McCormick & Co., a Hunt Valley, Md.-based spice and seasoning company. Now, University of Maryland Orthopaedics has signed on as the building’s first tenant and will move into 16,800 square feet of first-floor space for the use of medical offices, 16 exam rooms and a physical therapy center. The medical practice is relocating from Timonium, a city north of Baltimore. The Schilling Green III project completes Merritt’s Class A campus development at Schilling, which includes neighboring properties Schilling Green I and Schilling Green II. Schilling Green I and II are both LEED Platinum-certified buildings. The Schilling Green business park provides amenities such as an onsite fitness center, community lounge and an outdoor courtyard.
ATHENS, ALA. — Birmingham-based OG Capital LLC has acquired Camelot Apartments, a 112-unit multifamily community in Athens, about 26 miles west from Huntsville. Wade Lowry at The Kirkland Co. represented the seller, Tesco Development. The sales price was $9.2 million. Built in 1984, Camelot Apartments offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units ranging in size from 600 to 1,600 square feet. Unit features include balconies and private patios, double stainless steel sinks and washer and dryer connections. The property was 98 percent occupied at the time of sale. Located at 600 Camelot Drive, the property is situated 1.5 miles from Athens State University, 29.3 miles from the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville and 24.4 miles from Huntsville International Airport. OG Capital plans to rebrand the community as Magnolia Row and will perform more than $2 million in extensive renovations of the entire property, including complete interior upgrades and common area upgrades. As part of the interior renovations, OG plans to add new appliances, paint, countertops, hardware, lighting and plumbing fixtures. Common area improvements will include renovations to the clubhouse and pool deck, new exterior paint, upgraded picnic, grill and mail station areas, new dog park and additional privacy fences. …
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — Capital Development Partners, a Savannah, Ga.-based industrial real estate and infrastructure development firm, has purchased 135 acres in North Charleston near the Port of Charleston’s newly opened Hugh K. Leatherman Terminal. The sales price for the land was $65 million. The Savannah, Ga.-based firm plans to develop Shipyard Creek Logistics Center, an industrial park exceeding $250 million in value. Construction on the site infrastructure and the initial cross-dock terminal will start immediately, with delivery expected in 2022. Shipyard Creek Logistics Center will include container storage, warehousing and logistics support facilities. The project is expected to create 200 direct jobs and thousands of indirect jobs. The deep-water Leatherman Terminal offers highly efficient operations for import and export customers. The terminal can handle 700,000 twenty-foot equivalent units in Phase I with expansion capability to 2.4 million TEUs of capacity in Phase II, according to Capital Development Partners. The location of Shipyard Creek Logistics Center offers proximity to infrastructural access points designed to move containers to and from the Port of Charleston via the Leatherman Terminal, the South Carolina Ports Authority’s future dual rail-served intermodal cargo facility and Interstate 26.
TEMPLE TERRACE, FLA. — Cullinan Properties Ltd. plans to develop the new VA Mental Health Clinic and Domiciliary in Temple Terrace, about 10.4 miles north of Tampa. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) with the General Services Administration (GSA) awarded Cullinan Properties the lease for the clinic. The project team includes architecture and design firm Leo A. Daly, general contractor Hoar Construction, civil engineer Prosser and property management firm Lincoln Harris. The VA Mental Health Clinic and Domiciliary will be a 144,000-square-foot project situated on approximately 20 acres. The clinic will serve veterans and provide outpatient mental health care. The project is slated for completion by the second half of 2023. Located in Hillsborough County at the southwest quadrant of Temple Terrace Highway and Davis Road, the new two-story facility will be situated near Interstate 75 and Highway 301. The property will offer outdoor elements including gardens, courtyards and walking paths. Cullinan Properties is a Peoria, Ill.-based commercial mixed-use, governmental, multifamily and medical office developer. The company has experience working with the VA previously as it developed the 275,000-square-foot Austin VA Outpatient Clinic located in Austin, which opened in 2013. The company also developed the 21,000-square-foot McLean County VA Outpatient …
ATLANTA — Several new retailers have joined Ponce City Market, the mixed-use redevelopment of the former Sears Roebuck & Co. building in Atlanta’s Old Fourth Ward. Situated along the Atlanta BeltLine’s Eastside Trail, Ponce City Market comprises 259 residential flats, 643,000 square feet of Class A office space and 300,000 square feet of retail and restaurants. The new retailers include Nani’s Piri Piri Chicken, JJ’s Flower Shop, VIỆTVANA, Spicewalla Storefront and Umbrella Bar. Nani’s Piri Piri Chicken and JJ’s Flower Shop opened on Nov. 29, VIỆTVANA will open next month and Spicewalla Storefront and Umbrella Bar will open early next year. Nani’s Piri Piri Chicken is a restaurant that serves American-based cuisine and all-natural rotisserie chickens. In November 2020, the restaurant opened its first location in downtown Asheville at The Grove Arcade, a shopping center with dining and retail options. The Ponce City Market location will be its second location. JJ’s Flower Shop is a boutique flower shop owned by founder and florist Sarah Donjuan. The flower shop first opened at Ponce City Market in 2019, but in a smaller space at the Central Food Hall. The newer location will offer a larger space for the retailer. VIỆTVANA, a Vietnamese …
ORLANDO, FLA. — TerraCap Management LLC has acquired The Place on Millenia, a 371-unit apartment community in Orlando. Scott Ramey of Newmark represented the undisclosed seller in the disposition. The sales price was also not disclosed. Built in 2007, The Place on Millenia features one-, two- and three-bedroom units. In certain units, features include quartz kitchen and bathroom countertops, new cabinetry and hardware and vinyl plank flooring. TerraCap plans to execute a renovation program to add the features to more of the units. Community amenities include a pool, outdoor kitchen and gas grills, fitness center, clubhouse with a media room and a billiards room. The property also has three interior lakes that provide tenants with water views. Naples, Fla.-based TerraCap is in the process of adding debt financing to the property post-close, and the financing is expected to close within the next few weeks. Matt Williams and Kyle Schlitt of Newmark were retained to help originate the debt. ZRS Management will be the property manager.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — Ready Capital has closed an $8.1 million loan for the acquisition, renovation and stabilization of a 113-unit multifamily property in Jacksonville. Upon acquisition, the sponsor will renovate units and property exteriors. 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. The borrower and property name were not disclosed.
NORTH PALM BEACH, FLA. — American Commercial Realty Corp., a Palm Beach Gardens-based commercial real estate firm, and Investment Capital Partners, a commercial real estate firm based in Connecticut, have acquired Crystal Cove Commons, a mixed-use property in North Palm Beach totaling over 120,000 square feet of commercial space. The seller and sales price were not disclosed. Crystal Cove Commons includes 73,738 square feet of retail space and 46,787 square feet of office space on three floors. The property is anchored by Cod & Capers, a seafood market and restaurant, as well as Cucina Cabana, a fine Italian dining and entertainment attraction. Stormhouse Brewery, a family-owned brewpub, also recently joined the tenant roster. Other tenants include Fuse Specialty Appliances, USA Tile & Marble, Crystal Tree Carpet by STARK, Cabinets by Lenore and The Ice Cream & Yogurt Club. In total, more than 50 businesses call the center their home, many of which have been in the plaza for more than thirty years. The mixed-use property is situated along US 1 just south of PGA Boulevard. Built in 1982, Crystal Cove Commons was substantially renovated between 2017 and 2019.