HOT SPRINGS, ARK. — A public-private partnership between Servitas and National Park College has completed construction of Dogwood Hall, a 180-bed residence hall that will serve students of the public community college in Hot Springs. The community is National Park College’s first on-campus student housing building. The three-story property comprises 52 fully furnished units. Communal amenities include study lounges on each floor, package lockers, an onsite laundry room and resident parking. Servitas served as lead developer for the project and will manage the community. The development team also included BGO Architect, Design Collective, Annex and Stevens Financing. Students began moving into Dogwood Hall on Aug. 20 and in-person classes at National Park began today.
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CANTON, GA. — JLL has arranged the $18.6 million sale of Hickory Flat Commons, a Kroger-anchored shopping center located along Hickory Flat Highway in Canton, about 34 miles north of downtown Atlanta. The 115,000-square-foot property was 97 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Anytime Fitness, Mathnasium, furniture store Phillips Trading, Great Clips and Platinum Cleaners. Jim Hamilton of JLL represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. Phillips Edison & Co. acquired the center as part of a 1031 tax exchange.
TAMPA, FLA. — A joint venture between Pacer Partners and Drake Real Estate has sold a 120,500-square-foot office building in Tampa for $26.9 million. The property is located at 3620 Queen Palm Drive within Sabal Park, nine miles east of downtown Tampa. The asset was fully triple net leased to Ford Motor Credit Corp. at the time of sale. The sellers, which acquired the property in 2016, extended the tenant’s lease five years prior to the sale. Dale Peterson, Joe Chick, Kristen McFarland and Courtney Snell of CBRE represented the joint venture in the transaction. CTO Realty Growth purchased the asset for an undisclosed price.
FREDERICKSBURG, VA — Edge has negotiated the $5.5 million sale of The Park at Snowden, a six-building, 22,400-square-foot medical office portfolio in Fredericksburg. The asset was 95 percent leased at the time of sale and is situated adjacent to Mary Washington Hospital. Tenants at the park include National Spine & Pain Centers, Fresenius Center, Integrated Health, Century Pediatrics, Fredericksburg Dental Associates and other medical practitioners affiliated with the Mary Washington Healthcare System. The Park at Snowden was delivered in 2002 and sits on 1.7 acres. Joe Friedman and Cristine Kleine of Edge represented the seller, a Fredericksburg-based private partnership, in the transaction. The team also procured the buyer, affiliates of Bethesda, Md.-based Fernau LeBlanc.
The Memphis industrial market was off to another record-setting year for the third straight time. Then, the Mike Tyson punch no one could have ever expected came: the shutdown of the entire country. Even after sheltering in place for months and nonessential businesses out of the office until further notice, our industrial market is holding firm. The Memphis industrial market holds over 285 million square feet of useable space and offers the basic tenets for distribution. Memphis International Airport is the second largest cargo airport in the world. Additionally, Memphis is home to 400 trucking companies; it is the third-busiest trucking corridor (Interstate 40 spans from East Coast to California); it is one of only four cities to be served by five long-haul Class 1 rail systems; it has the fourth largest inland port in the country; and it has the second largest stillwater port. Memphis is also home to the FedEx worldwide hub and also houses UPS and US Postal Service hubs. All these companies operate 24 hours per day, 365 days per year. Because of this, Memphis provides the most cost-effective distribution and logistics operations in the country. And in the midst of a worldwide pandemic and shelter-in-place …
Insight Property Group, PCCP Complete Renovation of 576-Unit Multifamily Community in Metro D.C.
by Alex Tostado
FALLS CHURCH, VA. — Insight Property Group and PCCP LLC have completed the renovation, redesign and rebranding of Falls Green, a 576-unit multifamily community in Falls Church. The joint venture acquired the asset, formerly known as Oakwood Falls Church, in 2018. The property was originally built in 1974 as short-term corporate housing. Insight Property and PCCP redesigned the property into a market-rate apartment community with amenities including a child-friendly multi-purpose room, fitness center, pool, community market, clubhouse, concierge and a coworking lounge. The property offers studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans with rents starting in the mid-$1,300s. The community is situated at 501 Roosevelt Blvd., nine miles west of downtown Washington, D.C.
TITUSVILLE, FLA. — Extended Stay America Inc. has opened Extended Stay America Titusville-Space Coast, a 124-room hotel in Titusville. The four-story building features complimentary Wi-Fi, cable TV, a fitness center, laundry room and a lobby with vending options. The rooms include fully equipped kitchens with full-size refrigerators, stovetops, cookware, utensils, dishes, pillowtop beds, recliners, a workspace and TV streaming capabilities. The property is located at 4835 Helen Hauser Blvd., 13 miles west of Kennedy Space Center.
Brookfield Opens New Dick’s Sporting Goods, Golf Galaxy Stores at Cumberland Mall in Atlanta
by Alex Tostado
ATLANTA — Brookfield Properties has opened a new Dick’s Sporting Goods and Golf Galaxy at Cumberland Mall, an enclosed regional mall in Atlanta’s Cumberland-Galleria district. According to the Atlanta Business Chronicle, Dick’s Sporting Goods will occupy the 70,000 square feet formerly leased to Sears. The Golf Galaxy, which will be adjacent to the Dick’s Sporting Goods, will offer in-store services and apparel and footwear from companies such as DSG, Tommy Armour, CALIA by Carrie Underwood, Field & Stream, Fitness Gear, Nike, Adidas, Yeti, The North Face, Callaway and TaylorMade. Golf Galaxy is a subsidiary of Pittsburgh-based Dick’s Sporting Goods. The stores will also host a grand opening event beginning today. In early July, Brookfield unveiled plans to redevelop the eastern portion of Cumberland Mall into a mixed-use property featuring 445,000 square feet of office space, 312 multifamily residences, 31,200 square feet of retail and restaurant space and 10 bus bays. Brookfield hopes to complete Cumberland Mall’s phased redevelopment in 2025.
TAMPA, FLA. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of an Extra Space Storage facility in Tampa. The 713-unit, 83,270-square-foot property is situated at 9343 E. Fowler Ave., 13 miles northeast of downtown Tampa. The facility sits on six acres and features a covered loading bay, 24-hour surveillance and four concrete buildings. Charles LeClaire and Adam Schlosser of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a joint venture between Florida-based Flagship Cos. Group and Chicago-based Blue Vista Capital Management, in the transaction. Current property manager Extra Space Storage, a self-storage REIT based in Utah, acquired the property for an undisclosed amount.
WARNER ROBINS, GA. — The Boeing Co. has signed a 21,000-square-foot office lease in Warner Robins. The aerospace company will occupy three suites within the 39,000-square-foot building located at 691 Wellborn Road. Boeing expects to move into the space in January. Built in 2004, the property is situated less than one mile from Robins Air Force Base. Patrick Barry of Coldwell Banker Commercial Eberhardt & Barry represented the undisclosed landlord in the lease transaction.