ATLANTA — Walmart has plans to open the Walmart Global Tech hub in Atlanta in order to accelerate its digital capabilities. The Arkansas-based retailer says it selected Atlanta because of the city’s growing tech presence in the United States, its connection to Walmart and the strong talent base in the area. The location of Walmart’s new offices was not disclosed. The Walmart Global Tech hub will develop and manage cloud, data, enterprise architecture, DevOps, infrastructure and security functions to support stores and customer experience. Most of the new positions will be for data scientists and software engineers, as well as cybersecurity professionals, architects, developers, data engineers, technical program managers and product managers. Along with Atlanta, Walmart plans to build 15 other Walmart Global Tech hubs, including in Toronto, Austin, Dallas, Silicon Valley, Seattle and Charlotte. Globally, the Walmart Global Tech hub includes more than 20,000 associates, with plans to hire over 5,000 more tech workers in the next year.
MIAMI — Affiliates of Harbor Group International (HGI) have acquired ParkLine Miami, an 816-unit luxury apartment community in downtown Miami. The purchase price was not disclosed, but news outlets reported last fall that the asking price was $500 million. The seller, Florida East Coast Industries (FECI), completed construction of the property in 2020. The development is perched directly above MiamiCentral, a transportation hub spanning six city blocks that connects to four major transit lines. “The ParkLine Miami investment represents a unique opportunity to acquire a world-class asset in a desirable, high-growth location with accessibility to major employment drivers and direct elevator access to all major regional and local transportation modes,” says Richard Litton, president of HGI. ParkLine Miami consists of two apartment towers rising 44 and 47 stories. Connecting the two towers is a two-acre amenity deck set 150 feet above street level. Offerings include pools, outdoor and indoor fitness centers, pet parks, a quarter-mile running track and a business center with coworking spaces. HGI, a privately owned international real estate investment and management firm based in Norfolk, Va., now owns 1,105 units across five properties in Miami-Dade County. Cammeby’s International Group partnered with HGI on the transaction. Cammeby’s, which …
FORT MYERS, FLA. — JBM Institutional Multifamily Advisors has brokered the $265 million sale of three multifamily properties in Fort Myers totaling 775 units. The three properties include Las Palmas, Drift at The Forum and Estero Oaks. Built in 2021 by The NRP Group, Las Palmas is a 300-unit, Class A apartment property with townhome-style units and attached two-car garages. Unit features include espresso flat-panel cabinets, vinyl flooring and kitchen islands with maple white quartz countertops. Community amenities include home office space, a fitness center, two resort-style saltwater pools and a volleyball court. PassiveInvesting.com purchased the property. Developed in 2021 by the Garrett Cos., the Drift at The Forum is a 195-unit apartment community that offers one-, two- and three-bedroom floorplans with in-unit washers and dryers and an elevator. Community amenities include a resort-style pool with shaded cabanas, a 1,500-square-foot fitness center, theater room, arcade and putting green. Situated at 3419 Forum Blvd., the property is located adjacent to The Forum shopping center, a Target-anchored power center. Miami-based Momentum Real Estate Partners purchased the property. Estero Oaks, a 280-unit apartment community, was completed in 2017. Unit features include granite countertops, walk-in closets, island kitchens and an in-unit washers and dryers. …
LAFAYETTE, LA. — New York-based Kushner Realty Acquisition LLC has purchased two multifamily properties in Lafayette for a combined $93.5 million. New Orleans-based Key Real Estate sold the communities, Robley Place and Ansley Walk, for $52.5 million and $41 million, respectively. Albert Elmore and Brian Savage of Colliers represented both the buyer and the seller in the transaction. The adjacent properties both offer one-, two- and three-bedroom floorplans. Built in 2016, Robley Place features 248 units with stainless steel appliances, wood-style flooring and walk-in closets. Community amenities include a courtyard, grill, fitness center, pet washing station, spa, pool, playground and a business center. Built in 2008, Ansley Walk has 242 units with walk-in closets, balconies and patios and master bathrooms with double vanities. Community amenities include laundry facilities, pet play area, car wash area, pet washing station, package service and Wi-Fi at the pool and clubhouse.
MARIETTA, GA. — CBRE has secured $38 million in acquisition financing for Crestmont Apartments, a 228-unit, garden-style apartment community in Marietta. Robert Kadoori and C.J. Kelly of CBRE arranged the loan on behalf of the borrower, TerraCap Management. The floating-rate loan has an initial term of four years, can extend up to one additional year and features future funding to finance the sponsor’s business plan. Built in 1986, Crestmont offers one- and two-bedroom unit floorplans. Unit features include nine-foot ceilings, stainless steel appliances, walk-in closets and washers and dryers in select units. Community amenities include a swimming pool with a sundeck, playground, picnic area with grilling stations, clubhouse, pet spa and a dog park. Located at 500 Williams Drive, the property is close to Interstates 75 and 575 and Atlanta’s Cumberland/Galleria office submarket, which includes 20 million square feet of office space. The property is also 5.3 miles from Kennesaw State University, 10.7 miles from Battery Atlanta and 2.9 miles from Town Center at Cobb.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Taconic Capital Advisors has sold Three Resource Square, a 125,728-square-foot, Class A office building in Charlotte. Praelium Commercial Real Estate purchased the property for $21 million. Patrick Gildea, Matt Smith, Grayson Hawkins, Joe Franco and Stephanie Spivey of CBRE represented the seller in the transaction. Harris Ralston and C.J. Kelly of CBRE arranged an undisclosed amount of debt financing through Prime Finance on behalf of the buyer. Built in 1999, Three Resource Square was 85 percent leased at the time of sale. The property will be anchored by Republic Services, a solid waste management company, through 2026. The property’s other tenant is Resolvion, a financial services firm. The office property offers a six per 1,000-square-foot parking ratio and a fitness center. Located at 10815 David Taylor Drive, the property is situated close to Charlotte Douglas International Airport, the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and Interstate 85. Additionally, the property is situated within one mile from Centene’s 1 million-square-foot East Coast headquarters campus.
CARTERSVILLE, GA. — Atlanta-based Seefried Industrial Properties has bought a 31.8-acre site in Cartersville with plans to develop Cassville 75 Distribution Center, a new 273,576-square-foot, speculative industrial development. The seller and sales price for the land were not disclosed. Construction is expected to begin in May, with delivery scheduled for April 2023. Cassville 75 Distribution Center will be located at the intersection of Cassville White and Old Grassdale roads and will offer access to Interstate 75. Project features will include 36-foot minimum clear heights with 185-foot minimum truck court depths, ESFR sprinklers and 39 dock-high loading positions with a front-load configuration. The project will also include office space customized to suit, as well as auto and trailer parking on a secure fenced site.
SANDY SPRINGS, GA. — Spyglass Capital Partners has sold The Carlyle of Sandy Springs, a 389-unit multifamily community in the northern Atlanta suburb of Sandy Springs. Mike Kemether, Travis Presnell and James Wilber of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller in the transaction. WashREIT acquired the property for $105.6 million. The Carlyle of Sandy Springs offers one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom floorplans. Unit features include granite countertops and stainless steel appliances. Community amenities include a pool, clubhouse, pet play area, business center, fitness center, trash door-to-door pickup, playground and a grill. Located at 501 N. River Parkway, the property is situated 13.5 miles from Atlanta’s Buckhead neighborhood, 34.8 miles from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and 6.9 miles from the Dunwoody Campus of Georgia State University.
ATLANTA — Atlanta Property Group has acquired three distribution facilities in the metro areas of Atlanta, Nashville and Charlotte totaling 545,000 square feet. The sellers and sales price were not disclosed. The three properties include Oates Crossing in Mooresville, N.C.; 5470 Oakbrook Parkway in Norcross, Ga.; and 109 Kirby Drive in Portland, Tenn. Oates Crossing is a 240,000-square-foot industrial park that is fully leased to a diverse tenant base. The site also includes a fully zoned, 8.3-acre parcel that can support an additional 60,000-square-foot industrial building, which Atlanta Property Group plans to build soon. The property is situated along Interstate 77, about 29.7 miles north of Charlotte. The next property, 5470 Oakbrook Parkway, is an 85,000-square-foot shallow-bay industrial building. The facility is situated close to Interstate 85 and is about 21 miles north of downtown Atlanta. The property was 88 percent leased at the time of sale. Built in 1990, 109 Kirby Drive is a 220,000-square-foot, single-tenant warehouse that features 17 dock doors. The fully leased property is situated about 39.7 miles from Nashville and has immediate access to Interstate 65.
MIAMI — JLL Capital Markets has arranged $60 million in construction financing for The Kavista, a 282-unit, eight-story multifamily development in Miami. Melissa Rose and Michael DiCosimo of JLL represented the borrower, Miami-based Barrington Brothers LLC, to secure the 2.5-year construction loan through Trez Capital. The Kavista will feature one-, two- and three-bedroom floorplans. Community amenities will include a pool and deck, barbeque grilling area with outdoor seating, coworking lounge, theater, fitness center and electric vehicle charging stations. Located at 495 N.E. 83rd St. in Miami’s El Portal neighborhood, The Kavista is situated close to Biscayne Boulevard, State Road 934 and Interstate 95. The property is also located close to Biscayne Medical, Miami Beach and The Citadel, which features 15 restaurants, a rooftop bar and walkable retail frontage totaling 62,000 square feet of active commercial uses.