MIAMI BEACH, FLA. — Starwood Real Estate Income Trust Inc. (Starwood REIT) has acquired a 15,460-unit multifamily portfolio from Strata Equity Group for an undisclosed price. Scott Wittman and Andrew Gordon of Strata Equity were responsible for the structuring and execution of the transaction. The portfolio includes 62 communities located across 10 states — primarily in the Southeast states of Georgia, Tennessee and North Carolina. The portfolio’s units are priced affordably with high-quality amenities, according to Starwood REIT. The Miami Beach-based firm will retain Strata Equity to manage the portfolio under terms of the transaction. As of Sept. 30, Starwood REIT’s portfolio had a total asset value of $12.6 billion across 246 properties. Starwood Capital Group manages Starwood REIT via a subsidiary doing business as Starwood REIT Advisors LLC. Strata Equity Group is a San Diego-based, privately held real estate investment and management company. The firm has sold in excess of $4 billion worth of multifamily assets this year through multiple transactions.
BALTIMORE — Trout Daniel & Associates (TD&A) has brokered the sale of 1870 & 1900 Frankfurst Ave., a combined 91,175-square-foot industrial property in Baltimore’s Fairfield industrial submarket. Steven Cornblatt and Jared Engel of TD&A represented the seller, an entity doing business as WFP-Port Liberty LLC, in the transaction. New York-based Criterion Group purchased the properties for $7 million. The two properties sit near each other and total 12.3 acres. The site is located close to Interstate 895 and the Port of Baltimore. Many years prior, the properties were used to manufacture Liberty Ships to transport cargo in the Allies’ World War II efforts. In 2003, WFP-Port Liberty LLC purchased the properties, and TD&A shortly thereafter executed a long-term lease with Amports, an automotive services provider. Amports remained a tenant at the site until this past July.
NASHVILLE, TENN. — Miami- and New York-based Property Markets Group (PMG) has purchased land at 915 Division St. in Nashville’s Gulch district. The firm plans to develop the site into Society Nashville, a 471-unit, 16-story mixed-use apartment project. Market Street sold the property for $22 million. Tarek El Gammal of Newmark’s Nashville office brokered the land transaction. Society Nashville will feature 7,500 square feet of retail space and 463 parking spaces. Slated for delivery in early 2024, the development will include a mix of traditional units and co-living options. Community amenities will include a pool deck, fitness center and coworking facilities. Baker Barrios Architects Inc., an Orlando-based architectural firm, is the designer for the project. The development is a joint venture between PMG, New York and Miami-based New Valley Realty and New York-based RMWC. Society Nashville will be part of PMG’s Society Living brand, which was created to offer reasonable rents near urban areas. The brand has a focus on mostly market-rate apartments but offers to make co-living easier by eliminating shared bathrooms, splitting up the bills and helping residents to find roommates. In May 2020, Society Las Olas opened in downtown Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Additionally, Society Biscayne in downtown …
MONTGOMERY, ALA. — Morrison Avenue Capital Partners has sold Arbor Station and Stratford Village, two apartment communities totaling 512 units in Montgomery. Craig Hey and Andrew Brown of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller in the transaction. Highlands Vista Group acquired the properties for an undisclosed price. Arbor Station, a 288-unit apartment community, was 98 percent occupied at the time of sale. Stratford Village, a 224-unit community, was 95 percent occupied. Both properties offer one-, two- and three-bedroom floorplans with units featuring private balconies or patios, hardwood-inspired flooring, wood burning fireplaces, ceiling fans and washer and dryer connections in select homes. Arbor Station is located at 2495 Meadow Ridge Lane, and offers community amenities such as a picnic area, playground, fitness center and a Jacuzzi and sundeck. Located at 2000 London Town Lane, Stratford Village’s community amenities include two pools with a sundeck, onsite parking, tennis court, pet play area, fitness center and a clubhouse. The properties are situated about one mile from each other. Morrison Avenue completed $5 million in capital improvements at both communities, including renovations of almost all unit interiors, new roofs and a new clubhouse at Stratford Village.
MIRAMAR, FLA. — Berkadia has arranged the sale of LUMA at Miramar, a 380-unit, garden-style multifamily community in Miramar, about 22 miles north of Miami. Roberto Pesant, Jaret Turkell, Charles Foschini, Omar Morales and Jose Mota of Berkadia Miami marketed the property on behalf of the seller, ANSCA. Avalon Bay Communities Inc. acquired the property for $133 million. Built in 2019, LUMA at Miramar features three- and four-story buildings with one-, two- and three-bedroom floorplans ranging from 818 square feet to 1,355 square feet. Each building features an elevator, and the units include insulated impact windows, wood plank flooring, granite countertops, stainless steel appliances, subway tile backsplash, walk-in closets and private screened balconies or patios. Monthly rent ranges from $1,999 to $2,750, according to Apartments.com. Community amenities include a gated electric entrance, swimming pool, fitness center, yoga room, Zen Garden, billiard room with fireplace, café with complementary self-service Starbucks coffee, outdoor grilling area, independent attached and detached garages and valet trash service. The occupancy rate at LUMA at Miramar remained at or above 90 percent throughout 2020 and 2021. The property was fully occupied at the time of sale. Robert Pesant, a senior managing director at Berkadia, says the property …
NORFOLK, VA. — Berkadia has secured $56.2 million in construction financing for Gravity on 400, a 273-unit high-rise multifamily development in Norfolk. Amy Gay of Berkadia Richmond secured the construction financing on behalf of the borrower, Virginia-based Marathon Development Group. The HUD 221(d)(4) loan through the Green MIP Reduction program features a 40-year term and an 85 percent loan-to-cost ratio. Gravity on 400 will feature studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. The six-story apartment building will offer first-story garage parking and an elevator. Community amenities will include a fitness center, club room, courtyard with a swimming pool, grilling stations and fire pits. Located at 400 Waterside Drive, Gravity on 400 will be situated off the Elizabeth River and near Interstate 264. Additionally, the property will be located approximately 0.3 miles from the MacArthur Square light rail station and next to the Waterside District, a mixed-use dining and entertainment hub with restaurants, live music and festivals.
MARTINSBURG, WV. — Hines, along with an investor advised by MetLife Investment Management, MetLife, Inc.’s institutional asset management business, has broken ground on the first phase for Tabler Station Logistics Park, which will feature a total of over 730,000 square feet in Martinsburg. Located close to Interstate 81 on a 145-acre site, the first phase of Tabler Station Logistics Park will include two Class A, industrial buildings with each building consisting 365,400 square feet. Both buildings will feature 40-foot clear heights at first column, cross-dock configuration with 450-foot building depths, 185-foot-deep truck courts and full-building circulation with segregated car and trailer traffic. Construction on Phase I of the project is slated for completion by the fourth quarter of 2022. The overall project will feature three buildings with approximately 1.6 million square feet of industrial space. Powers Brown Architects and Pennoni Engineering designed the project. RS Mowery will construct Phase I of the development. Wells Fargo is providing an undisclosed amount of construction financing. Chuck Watters, Tom Griggs, John Carroll, Julia Craig and Eric Mitman of Hines worked on the development team for the project.
HUNTSVILLE, MONTGOMERY AND BIRMINGHAM, ALA. — Seattle-based Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) has unveiled plans to build four new operations sites in Huntsville, Montgomery and Birmingham. The company will build two new fulfillment centers in Huntsville, a receiving center in Montgomery and a delivery station in Birmingham. In Huntsville, Amazon recently opened a fulfillment center that allows Amazon employees to pick, pack and ship larger items to customers, such as bulk paper goods, outdoor equipment or rugs. Additionally, the 1 million-square-foot facility uses technologies and energy-efficient, zero-emission power industrialized truck (PIT) equipment. In 2022, Amazon plans to open another new fulfillment center in Huntsville. The 1 million-square-foot facility will be designed to receive, store and package heavy or bulky items like home appliances and will also use advance technologies and energy-efficient PIT equipment. The facility will provide more than 250 full-time jobs, according to Amazon. Also in 2022, Amazon plans open an inbound cross-dock facility in Montgomery. The 650,000-square-foot facility will be used to receive and consolidate items from vendors and facilitate shipment to fulfillment centers. The property will provide more than 500 full-time jobs, according to the retailer. Lastly, Amazon plans to break ground on a new Birmingham delivery station …
SLIDELL, LA. — SRS’ Investment Properties Group has brokered the sale of two single-tenant properties net leased to Winn-Dixie in Slidell, roughly 31 miles outside New Orleans. H&R 2985 Gause LLC and H&R 3030 Pontchartrain LLC sold the properties for $10.9 million to NS Retail Holdings LLC. Kyle Stonis and Pierce Mayson of SRS’ Investment Properties Group, along with William Place of L + A Retail, represented the seller in the transaction. The buyer was self-represented. Located at 2985 Gause Blvd. and 3030 Pontchartrain Drive, the properties are the only Winn-Dixie stores located within Slidell. Built in 1998, the Gause Boulevard location occupies 44,788 square feet and is situated on 5.7 acres of land. Built in 1973 on 6.7 acres of land, the Pontchartrain Drive store occupies 44,780 square feet.
GREENVILLE, S.C. — Ready Capital has closed on a $6.6 million financing for the acquisition, renovation and stabilization of a 20-bay, 235,000-square-foot, Class B industrial property in the South/Donaldson submarket of Greenville. The loan is a non-recourse, interest-only, floating-rate loan with a 36-month term and two extension options. The financing includes a facility to provide future funding for capital expenditures, tenant leasing costs and interest and carry shortfalls. Upon acquisition, the property will receive cosmetic updates. The buyer and seller were not disclosed.