Southeast

JLL Arranges $82.6M Construction Financing for Multifamily Project in Columbia, Maryland

by Julia Sanders May 17, 2021

COLUMBIA, MD. — JLL has arranged an $82.6 million construction loan for the development of Marlow, a 472-unit apartment community with 32,340 square feet of ground-floor retail space located in downtown Columbia. Mark Gibson, Jamie Leachman, Drake Greer and Jackson Cabot of JLL secured the floating-rate construction loan on behalf of the borrower, an affiliate of The Howard Hughes Corp. The four-year loan includes a one-year extension option. Located at 6200 Valencia Lane, Marlow will total 510,181 rentable square feet and include studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floorplans, in addition to eight loft units with two-story layouts. Initial delivery of the apartments is expected in fall 2022. The Marlow will be part of Merriweather District, Howard Hughes Corp.’s 14 million-square-foot master-planned development. Merriweather District will total 2.3 million square feet of office space; 320,000 square feet of retail space; 1,900 multifamily units; a 250-room hotel, community pavilion; and about 60 acres of open space. The Merriweather District features Symphony Woods, a 40-acre parkland area, and Merriweather Post Pavilion, a music and community venue.

May 17, 2021

Acquisitions Mixed-Use Southeast Tennessee

Continental Realty Acquires 111 Broadway in Downtown Nashville for $36M

by Julia Sanders May 17, 2021

NASHVILLE, TENN. — Continental Realty Corp. (CRC) has acquired 111 Broadway, a 50,303-square-foot, mixed-use property in downtown Nashville. Tower Investments Inc., based in Philadelphia, sold the property for $36 million. The four-tenant building is 100 percent leased to tenants including Rock Bottom Brewery, Wyndham-Margaritaville Vacation Club, Glen Campbell Museum and Platinum Cos. Constructed in 1930 and positioned just one block from Cumberland River, the three-story asset has been renovated over the past five years, including improvements to the roof, windows, exterior and elevator systems. CRC is a Baltimore-based real estate investment and management company that also owns Fortress Grove Apartments, a 320-unit multifamily community located in nearby Murfreesboro, Tenn.

May 17, 2021

Acquisitions Georgia Loans Multifamily Southeast

Berkadia Secures $18.5M Acquisition Loan for Alturas Embry Hills Apartments in Doraville, Georgia

by Julia Sanders May 17, 2021

DORAVILLE, GA. — Berkadia has secured $18.5 million in acquisition financing for Alturas Embry Hills, a 140-unit, garden-style multifamily property in Doraville. Josh Finley of Berkadia’s Atlanta office originated the Freddie Mac loan on behalf of the buyer, New York-based Quad Property Group. The seller was Liquid Capital based out of New York. The 10-year loan features five years of interest-only payments, 30-year amortization schedule and a 75 percent loan-to-value ratio. Upon acquiring the property, Quad Property Group plans to spend over $1 million on interior and exterior upgrades. Located at 3544 Old Chamblee Tucker Road, Alturas Embry Hills was originally built in 1966. It has since been rebranded as Summit Embry Hills. The apartment complex underwent exterior renovations between 2018 to 2020 and features a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom floorplans. The property has access to nearby retail shops and is close to Interstate 285. The property is currently 97 percent occupied.

May 17, 2021

Acquisitions Office Retail Southeast Tennessee

Marcus & Millichap Brokers $8.5M Sale of Friars Branch Crossing Center in Chattanooga

by Julia Sanders May 17, 2021

CHATTANOOGA, TENN. — The Giambrone Group of Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Friars Branch Crossing Center, a 99,878-square-foot retail and office center in Chattanooga. Tim Giambrone of Marcus & Millichap represented both the buyer and the seller in the transaction. The buyer, Excelsior Friars Crossing LLC, was a private equity sponsor based in Nashville that purchased the property from Spirit Holdings of Chattanooga for $8.5 million. Friars Branch Crossing is located at 2204-2226 Encompass Drive just north of Interstate 75 near the Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport. Avenger Logistics, Secure America – ERMC and Astec Industries anchor the complex and represent 55 percent of the total gross leasable area.

May 17, 2021

Development Multifamily Southeast Virginia

Aventon Breaks Ground on $100M Multifamily Project in Alexandria, Virginia

by Julia Sanders May 14, 2021

ALEXANDRIA, VA. — Aventon Cos. has broken ground on Aventon Huntington, a new apartment development located adjacent to the Huntington Metro station in Alexandria that is valued at more than $100 million. The 366-unit property will be situated just south of Washington, D.C., and within a few miles of Old Town Alexandria, the Capital Beltway, Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and Amazon’s HQ2 in National Landing. The project is slated to be complete in the spring of 2023. Located on approximately four acres at 5919 N. Kings Highway, Aventon Huntington will offer studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments that include smart home technology. The seven-story property will have over 15,000 square feet of indoor amenity space including remote-working lounges with private offices, fitness and yoga studios, gaming and media lounges, a podcast studio, video conference studio, rooftop deck and indoor sky lounge with private dining space, pet spa, automated package delivery, bike storage and repair shop and covered parking. Outdoor community amenities will include a private resort-style pool, summer kitchen, outdoor media lounge and outdoor remote-working courtyard. The building will be certified Silver under the National Green Building Standard for sustainability. In January 2020, Aventon began construction on Aventon Crown, …

May 14, 2021

Acquisitions Development Florida Industrial Southeast

CT Realty, Diamond Realty Purchase Land in Jacksonville for 3.2 MSF Logistics Park Development

by Julia Sanders May 14, 2021

JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — CT Realty, in a joint venture with Diamond Realty Investments, has purchased 250 acres of industrial-zoned land in Jacksonville for the development of an eight-building, 3.2 million-square-foot logistics park. The buyers have begun developing the first phase, which spans 1.7 million square feet across three buildings, and is projected to be completed in 2022. Southeast Toyota Distributors, an independent Toyota automotive distributor, sold the site for $300 million. Guy Preston and Seda Preston of Colliers International represented both Southeast Toyota Distributors and the buyers in the land sale. The site is situated off Pritchard Road, approximately three miles west of Interstate 295 and close to Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT), which handles the highest container volume of Florida’s four major seaports. JAXPORT is in the midst of a major dredging project that, upon completion in 2022, will create the deepest port on the East Coast, capable of serving high-capacity post-Panamax container ships.

May 14, 2021

Acquisitions Industrial Southeast Tennessee

LRC Properties, Machine Investment Buy 2 Dell Parkway Warehouse Property in Nashville for $36.2M

by Julia Sanders May 14, 2021

NASHVILLE, TENN. — LRC Properties has bought 2 Dell Parkway, a 288,860-square-foot property comprising mostly warehouse and office space adjacent to Nashville International Airport. LRC Properties co-purchased the property with Machine Investment Group for $36.2 million. Randy Wolcott of Northstar represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction, and Melissa Alexander of Foundry Commercial represented the buyers. The property is currently 100 percent leased to Averitt Express and Amazon, which operates its Amazon flex business line from the location. The new ownership group plans to reposition the property by creating a shallow bay, last-mile warehouse and distribution space. Plans include expanding the property’s warehouse capabilities by removing the office and converting the building’s first floor to industrial warehouse space for smaller users in a 20,000- to 40,000-square-foot space. In addition, LRC will also develop an additional estimated 120,000 square feet of shallow bay warehouse space and add trailer parking. 2 Dell Parkway is LRC’s second investment in Tennessee in the past six months. In December, the New York City-based company purchased the 640,000-square-foot Technicolor Building in Memphis. With this purchase, LRC owns approximately 5 million square feet of commercial properties in the Southeast.

May 14, 2021

District of Columbia Retail Southeast

US Retail Sales Remain Static During April, But Economists Expect Strong Spending This Summer

by Julia Sanders May 14, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. retail sales overall remained static in April, following a 10.7 percent increase in March, according to the Department of Commerce. The monthly data fell below expectations, as economists polled by Reuters had projected a 1 percent increase in retail sales. Some sectors of the economy did experience a substantial increase in spending, however. The Wall Street Journal reported that a tracker of credit- and debit-card spending from Bank of America revealed that outlays on airlines rose 23 percent, and that spending at restaurants and lodging also increased. Conversely, spending at department stores fell a seasonally adjusted 28 percent from March to April, while outlays on clothing and furniture also fell. Economists expect that pent-up consumer demand coupled with a buildup in personal savings will lead to more spending during the next couple of months, especially as states across the country are lifting pandemic restrictions on businesses. Many economists are hoping that consumers will feel more at ease as the COVID-19 vaccines roll out and millions of Americans become fully vaccinated. On Thursday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a statement stating that there’s no longer a need for people who are fully vaccinated against …

May 14, 2021

Acquisitions Louisiana Retail Southeast

SRS Brokers $8.9M Sale of Retail Property in Suburban New Orleans Leased to Winn-Dixie

by Julia Sanders May 14, 2021

LAPLACE, LA. — SRS Real Estate Partners’ National Net Lease Group has brokered the $8.9 million sale of a 62,297-square-foot, single-tenant retail property in the New Orleans suburb of LaPlace. The property is on a long-term, absolute triple-net lease to grocer Winn-Dixie. The lease is corporate guaranteed by Winn-Dixie Stores Inc. Sean Lutz and Dan Elliot of SRS represented the seller, a private investor from Baton Rouge, in the transaction. The buyer was a family office also based in Baton Rouge.

May 14, 2021

Acquisitions Florida Multifamily Seniors Housing Southeast

JLL Brokers $64M Sale of Seniors Housing Portfolio in South Florida

by Julia Sanders May 13, 2021

ORLANDO, FLA. — JLL Capital Markets has brokered the $64 million sale of a five-property seniors housing portfolio in South Florida. Mike Garbers and Cody Tremper of JLL represented the undisclosed seller in the portfolio sale. Allison Holland of JLL also arranged acquisition financing for the buyer, an affiliate of Fortress Investment Group LLC. Florida-based Sonata Senior Living, which has operated the communities for more than three years, is being retained to manage the properties going forward. The seniors housing portfolio includes five Sonata properties totaling 444 units. The locations of the properties include Delray Beach, Boynton Beach, Boca Raton, Coconut Creek and Vero Beach. The previous owner spent over $13 million in capital investments over the past four years, including exterior building improvements, furnishing upgrades, new flooring, roof repair, conversions from assisted living to memory care and new generators to comply with Florida regulations.

May 13, 2021

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