SUWANEE, GA. — Stan Johnson Co. has arranged the sale of Suwanee Celebration Village, a 14,388-square-foot shopping center in Suwanee. Jeff Enck, Brian Lane and Emery Shane of Stan Johnson Co. represented the seller, a locally based group of private investors. A McDonough, Ga.-based individual investor acquired the property for more than $5.1 million. Built in 2019, Suwanee Celebration Village is fully leased to seven tenants including Verizon Wireless and ATI Physical Therapy. More than half of the property’s tenants operate on 10-year leases. Located at 2780 West Village Drive, the center is situated about 34.4 miles north of downtown Atlanta in Gwinnett County.
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GARDEN CITY, GA. — Blaze Capital Partners has acquired Tapestry Park, a 232-unit multifamily community in Garden City, about 8.3 miles from Savannah. Completed in September, Tapestry Park offers one-, two- and three-bedroom floorplans going up to 1,132 square feet. The property includes five, three-story buildings and two, four-story buildings. Community amenities include a pool, fitness center, clubhouse, courtyard and a playground. Located at 100 Town Center Drive, Tapestry Park has access to Highway 16 and is situated within the Garden City Town Center development, which includes a three-block perimeter with City Hall. Additionally, the property is situated about 7.2 miles from an Amazon distribution center, 9.6 miles from the Port of Savannah and 7.5 miles from Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD).
ATLANTA — Lee & Associates has arranged the sale of Novel Upper Westside, a 345-unit apartment community in Atlanta that was renamed as Luna Upper Westside. Equity Residential, a Chicago-based multifamily investment firm, purchased the property for $122 million. Crescent Communities was the property’s developer. Allen Eager of Lee & Associates represented the buyer in the sale. Located at 2265 Marietta Blvd., Luna Upper Westside offers studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts. The units feature stainless steel appliances, glass mosaic backsplashes, wood-style flooring, double vanity sinks in select units, in-unit washers and dryers and walk-in closets. Community amenities include a fitness center, yoga and spin room, coworking spaces, dog park, bike storage, pool with cabanas, grilling stations, clubroom, community beer taps and a sky lounge. The property is part of a redevelopment at Moore’s Mill and Marietta Boulevard that includes a 45,000-square-foot Publix grocery store.
MIAMI — Trez Capital has provided a $78.2 million construction loan for The Julia, a 323-unit apartment building in Miami’s Allapattah neighborhood, just northwest of downtown Miami. Ben Jacobson of Trez Capital originated the non-recourse loan. Charles Foschini and Chris Apone of Berkadia secured the financing on behalf of the borrower. The financing is a 36-month loan, with a one 12-month extension option. Neology Life, a Miami-based development company, led by Lissette Calderon, is the borrower and developer. Construction has already begun, and the project is slated for completion by the middle of 2023. The development cost is $100 million, according to Neology Life Development Group. Located at 1625 NW 20th St., The Julia will feature a mix of one- and two-bedroom units ranging in size from 586 square feet to 892 square feet. Community amenities will include a pool with cabanas, rooftop garden, fitness and wellness center, coffee bar, dog park and virtual concierge. The Julia was named after Julia Tuttle, the founder of Miami. JAXI Builders Inc. is the general contractor for The Julia, while Behar Font Architects is the architect. Witkin Hultz Design is the landscape architect, and designBAR is in charge of interior design. Neology Life …
DURHAM, N.C. — JLL Income Property Trust has acquired 5 & 47 National Way, two life sciences properties located in Durham. The sales price was approximately $67 million. The seller was not disclosed. Built in 2020, the properties total 375,000 square feet and are fully leased to life sciences tenants, such as KBI BioPharma and Taysha Gene Therapies. The tenants have invested a combined $180 million in property upgrades that include laboratory, clean and cold rooms, specialized sanitation stations and specialized water and power upgrades, according to Allan Swaringen, president and CEO of JLL Income Property Trust. The properties are located adjacent to Research Triangle Park, the biggest scientific research park in the country. The weighted average lease term on the two properties is more than 14 years.
DUNCAN, S.C. — Atlanta-based Seefried Industrial Properties has broken ground on Victor Hill Distribution Center, a 185,250-square-foot industrial project in Duncan. Located at 1117 Victor Hill Road on a 15-acre site, Victor Hill is situated about 3.6 miles from Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport, 17.8 miles from downtown Greenville and 2.3 miles from BMW’s plant in Spartanburg, S.C. The Class A distribution center is being built on a speculative basis and is slated for completion and for tenant occupancy by July 2022. The building will have 32-foot clear heights, a rear-load configuration with a 185-foot truck court, 30 dock doors, 135 parking spaces and 50 trailer spaces. Additionally, the building will offer 2,300 square feet of office space. Doug Smith and Joseph Tripp of Seefried Industrial Properties will internally lead leasing for the building. Pattillo Construction Corp. is the general contractor at Victor Hill, and MCA Architecture is the project architect.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) has set the 2022 multifamily loan purchase caps for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to be $78 billion for each agency for a combined total of $156 billion. The 2022 caps are based on FHFA’s projections of the overall growth of the multifamily originations market. This year the caps are set at $70 billion a piece for both Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The FHFA wants the agencies to keep their focus on providing liquidity for affordable housing and underserved markets. Just like this year, the organization is requiring that at least 50 percent of Fannie Mae’s and Freddie Mac’s multifamily business in 2022 to be mission-driven affordable housing, or for units affordable to residents earning 80 percent of area median income (AMI). However, at least 25 percent of the agencies’ multifamily business is required to be affordable to residents at or below 60 percent of AMI, up from the 20 percent required this year. Additionally, the FHFA is expanding certain definitions of what it determines as “mission-driven affordable housing.” Starting next year, the FHFA will allow loans on affordable units in cost-burdened renter markets and loans to finance energy or …
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Easterly Government Properties to Acquire 10-Property VA Portfolio for $635.6M
by Katie Sloan
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Easterly Government Properties Inc. (NYSE: DEA) has entered into an agreement to acquire a 1.2 million-square-foot, 10-property portfolio of facilities leased to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for $635.6 million. The properties will be purchased in a joint venture with an undisclosed global investor, with Easterly retaining a 53 percent stake in the portfolio. Two of the properties are open, while the other eight are currently under construction. Acquisitions include: VA Chattanooga, a 94,566-square-foot Class A facility in Tennessee that was completed in November 2020. The property offers audiology, imaging, pathology, lab, dental and mental health services. VA Lubbock, a 120,916-square-foot facility in Texas completed in December 2020. The facility is located on the Texas Tech medical campus and features an ambulatory surgery center as well as general health, dental, audiology, ophthalmology, MRI, radiology, pharmacy, lab, physical therapy and mental health services. VA Lenexa, a 31,062-square-foot facility in Lenexa, Kan., that was delivered in May 2021. The property offers primary and specialty care, including audiology, dental, pathology and lab services, as well as radiology. VA San Antonio, a 226,148-square-foot development currently underway in Texas. The three-story facility will feature six patient aligned care team (PACT) modules …
DORAL, FLA. — Shoma Group has sold Sanctuary Doral Apartments, a 226-unit, six-story apartment building in Doral. The buyer, Avanti Group, purchased the property for $102.5 million, or $453,539 per unit. Still Hunter of Walker & Dunlop represented the seller in the transaction. Built in 2020, Sanctuary Doral includes one-, two- and three-bedroom floorplans. Rental rates average $2,210 to $3,660 for a 12-month lease and $2,410 to $3,860 with a seven-month lease. Other community amenities include a gym with steam room and sauna, pet spa, pool, bike path, mini soccer field, yoga lawn and a two-story clubhouse. The apartment property was fully occupied at the time of sale. Located at 9400 NW 41st St., Sanctuary Doral is situated close to retailers and restaurants such as McDonald’s, Walgreens, Starbucks and Publix. The apartment community is also about 13.3 miles from downtown Miami and 17.7 miles from Miami Beach.
ATLANTA — JLL Capital Markets has arranged a construction loan for the development of Phase I of High Street, a $2 billion, 36-acre mixed-use development along Perimeter Center Parkway in Atlanta’s Central Perimeter submarket. Ed Coco and Matt Casey of JLL arranged the loan through Bank OZK on behalf of the developer, owner and operator of the project, GID Development Group. The loan amount was not disclosed. High Street will feature approximately 150,000 square feet of retail and restaurants, 600 luxury apartments, 90,000 square feet of loft offices and 222,000 square feet of existing office space. In September, Puttshack, an entertainment-driven mini golf retailer, signed a 26,000-square-foot lease at High Street to be the first anchor tenant at the development. High Street is situated across from the Dunwoody MARTA station and is close to Ga. Highway 400 and the Interstate 285 perimeter loop. GID will break ground on the first phase of High Street this year, with completion slated for 2024. Molly Morgan, Allie Spangler, Jeff Bellamy and Claire Ross of JLL represents GID in the retail and office leasing at High Street.