MCDONOUGH, GA. — Mattress manufacturer Purple plans to invest $21 million in a new 519,680-square-foot facility in McDonough. The Lehi, Utah-based company signed a lease with landlord PNK Group for space within Southern Gateway at Lambert Farms, which is located at 1325 Ga. Highway 42 S., 21 miles southeast of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. Purple expects to move into the space before the end of 2020, and it will house 360 employees. This is Purple’s first manufacturing site outside of Utah. Brothers Tony and Terry Pearce founded Purple, which is named after the color of the patented Hyper-Elastic Polymer, the ultra-stretchy, gel-like top layer of what would become their signature product: the Purple Bed.
NEWNAN, GA. — Retail Value Inc. (RVI) has sold a Lowe’s Home Improvement store in Newnan for $15.6 million to an undisclosed buyer. The property is situated at 955 Bullsboro Drive, 35 miles southwest of downtown Atlanta. Lowe’s shadow anchors Newnan Crossing, which RVI sold to Halpern Enterprises for $11.6 million in January. Tenants at Newnan Crossing include Hobby Lobby, GNC, American Deli, Metro by T-Mobile, Sally Beauty and Edible Arrangements.
DURHAM, N.C. — A trio of real estate owners and developers has unveiled plans for an 11-acre mixed-use development in downtown Durham. Capitol Broadcasting Co. (CBC), Hines and USAA Real Estate have formalized a joint venture to move forward with the 700,000-square-foot project known as ATC West. Construction is expected to begin in late 2021 or early 2022. The development will be situated on the west side of the American Tobacco Campus (ATC), an adaptive reuse district that houses warehouses built and formerly leased by American Tobacco Co., parent company of the Lucky Strike cigarette brand. The original use of the ATC site dates back to 1890. CBC owns ATC, as well as the neighboring Durham Bulls Athletic Park. The new venture will be an expansion of the overall ATC district. Plans for the first phase of ATC West will be on eight acres and include 313,000 square feet of space in two mass-timber creative office buildings that are branded under Hines’ T3 product. (T3 stands for timber, transit and technology.) “ATC West will fit with the historic look of the original American Tobacco Campus while embracing the amenities, efficiencies and innovations of new builds,” says Kurt Hartman, senior managing …
(Panelists, clockwise from top left) Adam Tiktin, Tiktin Real Estate Investment Services; Rod Castan, Courtelis Company; Lyle Stern, Koniver Stern Group; Philip Rosen, Becker (moderator); Duane Stiller, Woolbright Development. Last week, Shopping Center Business and Southeast Real Estate Business hosted “South Florida Retail Outlook: What is the Impact of COVID-19 on South Florida’s Retail Sector?” Listen as a panel of retail experts discusses their gameplans: working with tenants and their employees as the industry seeks to adapt. Hear about attitudes towards loans, rent reductions, property value, next steps and more. See a list of some topics covered and their timestamps below: (07:00): How are restaurants and experiential tenants faring? (09:29) Adapting for the challenges of COVID-19 (17:28) South Florida retail rent trends over the next 180 days? (24:32) What can owners do today to position themselves to succeed? (36:00) When might we start to see real loan defaults and real distressed assets? (42:55) Lessons learned from 2007-2008 financial crisis (53:56) Decisions made in the pre-COVID-19 world that have carried over well into our current environment Hear how South Florida retail professionals are approaching industry challenges and evolving to meet the needs of retailers. Panelists: Philip Rosen, Becker (moderator) Adam Tiktin, …
MARIETTA AND NORCROSS, GA. — TerraCap Management LLC has acquired Cobb Corporate Center in Marietta and Northwood Commons in Norcross for a combined $27.6 million. The two properties comprise eight single-story buildings totaling 297,000 square feet. Cobb Corporate Center was 80 percent leased at the time of sale and Northwood Commons was 53 percent leased. Cobb Corporate Center is located at 400 Franklin Gateway SE, 17 miles northwest of downtown Atlanta. Northwood Commons is situated at 5000 Peachtree Industrial Blvd., 23 miles northeast of downtown Atlanta. TerraCap has hired Lincoln Property Co. to handle leasing efforts and to manage the properties. Tom Shafer and John Hinson of CBRE-Atlanta represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. Bridge Debt Strategies Fund Manager and the CBRE-Atlanta debt team provided acquisition financing on behalf of the buyer.
MIAMI LAKES, FLA. — Terreno Realty Corp. has sold a 192,000-square-foot industrial building in Miami Lakes for $22.2 million. The asset was fully leased to Miami International Freight Services at the time of sale. Terreno Realty acquired the property in December 2010 for $7.8 million. The buyer was not disclosed. Situated on 13.2 acres, the building is located at 14100 NW 60th Ave., 10 miles north of Miami International Airport and 16 miles northwest of the Port of Miami.
TUSCALOOSA, ALA. — SRS Real Estate Partners has arranged the $10.3 million sale of a Walmart Neighborhood Market-occupied building in Tuscaloosa. The 41,921-square-foot building is located at 4201 Hargrove Road E., seven miles east of downtown Tuscaloosa. Built in 2015, the property is situated on 7.2 acres and includes a gas station with 12 fuel pumps. Dan Elliot and Sean Lutz of SRS represented the seller, an Illinois-based private investor, in the transaction. The buyer was a Miami-based company completing a 1031 tax exchange, trading out of a retail property in Hawaii.
GLEN BURNIE, MD. — Hunt Real Estate Capital has provided a $6.4 million Fannie Mae refinancing loan for Glen Burnie Town Apartments, a 54-unit multifamily community in Glen Burnie. The 12-year loan features a fixed interest rate and four years of interest-only payments. In addition, the closing provides $125,000 for renovations, including resurfacing a concrete courtyard, upgrading units and improving elevated walkways. The property offers two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Communal amenities include a fitness center, community room and a courtyard. The asset is located at 201 Crain Highway N., 10 miles south of downtown Baltimore. Promark Real Estate Services LLC manages the property, which was built in 2000.
RICHMOND, VA. — Family Insight PC, an organization that helps treat mental health and substance use disorders, has signed a 9,926-square-foot lease within One Paragon Place in Richmond. The building is located at 6800 Paragon Place, eight miles northwest of downtown Richmond. The landlord is Map Ground Lease Owner LLC. John Jay Schwartz of The Man with Square Feet represented the tenant in the transaction.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Wells Fargo has provided $385 million in financing for a 1,255-unit, three-property multifamily portfolio in metro Washington, D.C. The borrower, JBG Smith, received the three separate Freddie Mac loans. The properties in the portfolio are The Bartlett and 220 20th Street in Northern Virginia’s National Landing submarket and 1221 Van St. in D.C. JBG Smith developed 1221 Van Street in 2018 and acquired the other two properties in 2017. The Bethesda, Md.-based company manages all three communities. The loans each feature 10-year terms with floating interest rates underwritten at LIBOR plus 251 basis points. Each loan also features five-year interest-only payment period and are not cross-collateralized or cross-defaulted with each other.