Southeast

Dairy Queen

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.

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Ready cap

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.

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6060

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.

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Bonds Farm

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 …

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Park 37

GREENVILLE, S.C. — Atlanta-based Two Capital Partners has sold Park 37, a nine-building office campus, for $53.3 million. Jared Londry, Mack Freudenstein and Alex Olofson of Stream Realty Partners represented Two Capital in the transaction. The buyer was a private partnership. Park 37 is located at the intersection of Interstates 85 and 385 and is close to downtown Greenville and the Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport. The property was 76 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including Transcom, Majorel and Hargrove. Park 37 was built between the 1970s and 1990s and was renovated in 2019. The renovated campus now features a fitness center, 8,000-square-foot conference center, tenant lounge and an onsite restaurant and catering kitchen. Additionally, the property has undergone technology upgrades including keycard access systems and digital lobby directories.

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Promenade

INDIAN LAND, S.C. — JLL Capital Markets has arranged the sale of Promenade at Carolina Reserve, a 255,868-square-foot shopping center in Indian Land, a South Carolina suburb of Charlotte. Jim Hamilton, Brad Buchanan, Tom Kolarczyk, Ryan Eklund and Andrew Kahn of JLL represented the seller, Chattanooga, Tenn.-based Hutton. Dallas-based Bandera Ventures acquired the property for an undisclosed amount. Completed in 2018, Promenade at Carolina Reserve was fully leased at the time of sale to tenants including T.J. Maxx, Burlington, Ross Dress for Less, HomeGoods, Ulta Beauty, Hobby Lobby and Petco. Additionally, the center includes five single-tenant outparcel pads totaling 22,410 square feet, which are leased to Heartland Dental, The Habit Burger Grill, Taco Bell, Chili’s and Mavis Discount. Located at US 521 at Jim Wilson Road, Promenade at Carolina Reserve is situated 25.4 miles from Charlotte and is 27.4 miles from the Charlotte Douglas International Airport.

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Lowes Home

SALEM, VA. — Lowe’s Home Centers LLC has signed a lease for a 60,000-square-foot warehouse in Roanoke County’s Valley Tech Park in Salem. Roanoke, Va.-based Samet Corp. and North Carolina-based Valley Tech Partners LLC purchased the 8.5-acre site at 0 Technology Drive for the project. Construction is expected to begin in the first quarter and will be completed within a year. Boyd Johnson of Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer arranged the Lowe’s lease and land acquisition on behalf of the landlords.

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Plantation Corporate Center

PLANTATION, FLA. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $12.7 million sale of Plantation Corporate Center, a 59,070-square-foot office property located in Plantation. Alex Zylberglait and Michael Crocchiola of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, Germany-based Rüger Holding. Zylberglait and Crocchiola of Marcus & Millichap also represented the buyer, Coral Springs, Fla.-based MMB Commercial Properties Co. Inc. Plantation Corporate Center was built in 1985 and renovated in 2019. The property was 88 percent leased at the time of sale. Located at 2 S. University Drive on 3.2 acres, the property is situated on a signalized corner of West Broward Boulevard and South University Drive. The property is also located directly across from Westfield Broward Mall.

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Ready Capital

JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — Ready Capital has closed on a $17 million acquisition loan for a 160-unit unnamed multifamily property in Jacksonville. Upon acquisition, the unnamed sponsor will implement a capital improvement plan. 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.

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Hilary Provinse Multifamily Financing quote

2021 was an exciting year in the multifamily financing market, and for Berkadia mortgage banking — we originated over $40 billion in volume for our clients across our various lender programs, an increase of 50 percent over our 2020 volumes. Every lender in the market demonstrated a strong appetite for originating loans and increased their holdings of mortgages, which was crucial given that the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) lowered the caps for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to $70 billion each. While the final numbers haven’t been released yet, the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) projected the market would originate $578 billion of loans backed by commercial real estate in 2021, a 31 percent increase from 2020 ($442 billion) and just below 2019’s record volume of $601 billion. The fundamentals of the multifamily sector drove unbelievable rent growth, which in turn drove increased investor interest. In 2021, we advised on 762 investment sales transactions, totaling close to $27 billion in volume, a truly record-breaking year for us! This tremendous investor appetite brought about an enhanced need for financing, and often more creative financing. With the government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) more limited, life companies and commercial banks answered the call, but the …

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