Southeast

McShane Construction Completes 248-Unit Multifamily Community in North Georgia

by Alex Tostado July 24, 2020

BRASELTON, GA. — McShane Construction has completed Noble Vines at Braselton, a 248-unit multifamily community in Braselton. The Auburn, Ala.-based general contractor delivered the property on behalf of the developer, Claret Communities. Designed by Studio for Housing Design, the new complex offers 10 three-story buildings. Unit interiors feature tile backsplashes, granite countertops and stainless steel appliances. Communal amenities include a pool, fitness center, clubhouse, resident lounge, grilling stations, dog park and a car wash area. Noble Vines is situated at 1500 Noble Vines Drive, six miles from Chateau Elan Winery & Resort and 43 miles northeast of downtown Atlanta. Claret Communities received a HUD 221(d)(4) loan to fund the project’s construction.

July 24, 2020

Affordable Housing Loans Louisiana Multifamily Southeast Walker & Dunlop

Walker & Dunlop Secures $23M Financing for Affordable Housing Complex in New Orleans

by Alex Tostado July 24, 2020

NEW ORLEANS — Walker & Dunlop has provided a $23 million Freddie Mac permanent financing loan for The Reveal, a 150-unit affordable housing community in eastern New Orleans. Upon completion, The Reveal will offer one- through four-bedroom floor plans, each with a balcony. Communal amenities will include conference rooms, a community room, fitness center and a therapy room. The community will also feature a 1,745-square-foot business incubator, which caters residents wanting to launch their own businesses. Heather Olson of Walker & Dunlop originated the loan on behalf of the developer, Commonwealth Cos. National Equity Fund is an equity partner with the developer. Sterling Bank, the Louisiana Housing Corp. and the Housing Authority of New Orleans are providing additional funding. A timeline for completion was not disclosed.

July 24, 2020

Georgia Industrial Leasing Activity Lee & Associates Southeast

Lee & Associates Arranges Two Industrial Leases Totaling 259,262 SF Near Atlanta Airport

by Alex Tostado July 24, 2020

ATLANTA — Lee & Associates has arranged two industrial leases totaling 259,262 square feet in Atlanta. The property, situated at 4099 Old Dixie Highway, is situated two miles west of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. The landlord, Meniscus Group, acquired the property in 2016 as a value-add purchase. The company completed renovations in 2019, which included installing a new roof and ESFR sprinklers. Mike Sutter and Billy Snowden of Lee & Associates represented the landlord in both lease transactions. Travis Stanaway of Kidder Matthews represented Yita LLC and John Gosnell of Foundry Commercial represented JW Fulfillment Inc. in their leases at 4099 Old Dixie Highway. Yita is a Seattle-based auto parts dealer and JW Fulfillment is a truck rental company.

July 24, 2020

Acquisitions Florida Retail Southeast

CTO Realty Growth Sells Wawa Ground Lease in Jacksonville for $7.1M

by Alex Tostado July 24, 2020

JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — CTO Realty Growth has sold its ground lease of a Wawa convenience store in Jacksonville for $7.1 million, or a 4.9 percent cap rate. Wawa has 17 years remaining on the lease. The Dayton Beach, Fla.-based seller expects to use the proceeds to complete a future 1031 exchange. The buyer was not disclosed.

July 24, 2020

Features Florida Retail Southeast Southeast Feature Archive

First Inning: South Florida Retail Market Resets as COVID-19 Throws a Curveball, Says SCB Webinar

by John Nelson July 23, 2020

The outbreak of COVID-19 has had an outsized impact on South Florida. According to Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, the region’s three primary counties rank in the top 20 of confirmed COVID-19 cases as of Wednesday, July 22. At 92,345 cases, Miami-Dade County is No. 4 on the list. Broward County comes in at No. 9 with 43,747 cases, and Palm Beach County is No. 20 with 27,506 cases. The surge in cases has had a pronounced effect on the area’s retailers as citizens have resumed their caution in public settings for fear of contracting the virus. “There is a tremendous amount of distress across South Florida’s economy, and especially in retail,” said Philip Rosen, shareholder and real estate chair of law firm Becker. Rosen’s comments came during South Florida Retail Outlook, a webinar hosted by Shopping Center Business that discussed the impact of COVID-19 on South Florida’s retail sector. Rosen moderated the panel discussion, which had 337 registrants. The pandemic’s effect is not all negative as grocers, drugstores and hardware stores have enjoyed increased sales activity amid the crisis. However, the bulk of retail categories are suffering from extended closures and operating at limited capacities. Restaurants in particular …

July 23, 2020

Development Florida Industrial Southeast

Sansone Group to Construct 3.2 MSF Distribution Center in South Florida

by Alex Tostado July 23, 2020

PORT ST. LUCIE, FLA. — Sansone Group plans to develop Tradition Commerce Park, a 3.2 million-square-foot light industrial and distribution center in Port St. Lucie. The St. Louis-based developer entered into an agreement with the Port St. Lucie City Council to acquire 300 acres for the property, which is situated at the northwest corner of Southwest Becker Street and Interstate 95. Sansone expects to break ground by the end of 2020 and deliver Phase I by the third quarter of 2021. Development of Phases II and III will depend on market conditions, according to Peter Crane, regional director of Sansone Florida. Sansone paid the City of Port St. Lucie $5 million for the 63 acres needed for Phase I and will pay $82,764 and $87,120 per acre for the land needed for Phases II and III, respectively. Crane and Alex Pappas of Sansone, along with Lee & Associates, represented the developer in the land transaction.

July 23, 2020

District of Columbia Southeast

Weekly First-Time Unemployment Claims Increase for First Time Since March as 1.4M Americans File for Assistance

by Alex Tostado July 23, 2020

WASHINGTON, D.C. — For the first time since March, the number of Americans filing first-time unemployment claims increased on a week-over-week basis. The U.S. Department of Labor reported Thursday morning that more than 1.4 million people filed for assistance during the week ending July 18, an increase of 109,000 from the previous week. It is the first weekly increase in 15 weeks. Economists surveyed by Dow Jones expected an increase of 1.3 million claims. The four-week moving average stood at 1.4 million, a decrease of 16,500 from the previous four-week average.

July 23, 2020

Alabama Development Industrial Southeast

Aldi to Develop 564,000 SF Distribution Center in Loxley, Alabama

by Alex Tostado July 23, 2020

LOXLEY, ALA. — Aldi will develop a regional office and distribution center in Loxley. The facility will serve Aldi grocery stores in southern Alabama, the Florida Panhandle and Louisiana. Details of the building were not disclosed, but multiple media outlets report the property will span 564,000 square feet upon completion. Aldi operates 180 stores in Florida and Alabama. The German-based grocer plans to break ground on the distribution center in 2021. The exact location of the facility was not disclosed. but Loxley is located 22 miles east of Mobile and 40 miles west of Pensacola, Fla. Aldi plans to open 70 stores nationwide by the end of 2020.

July 23, 2020

Development Florida Industrial Office Southeast

North American Properties Acquires 21 Acres in Florida’s Space Coast for Industrial, Office Development

by Alex Tostado July 23, 2020

TITUSVILLE, FLA. — North American Properties (NAP) has acquired 21 acres in Titusville to develop industrial and office space. Phase I of the project will include 135,000 square feet of commercial space spread across multiple buildings. DAG Architects is the designer, NAI Talcor is handling sales and leasing, The Taproot Agency is serving as an advisor, Collins Brown Barkett Chartered is providing legal counsel and Atkins is the civil engineer. NAP expects to have Phase I ready to lease in the next 12 months, according to Shawn McIntyre, NAP Florida managing partner. A timeline for construction was not disclosed. The land is situated on the southeast corner of U.S. Highway 1 and NASA Causeway, seven miles west of the Kennedy Space Center. This is the first project in Florida’s Space Coast for the Cincinnati-based developer, which was attracted to the area’s concentration of global aerospace giants such as SpaceX, Blue Origin, Boeing, Lockheed Martin and United Launch Alliance.

July 23, 2020

NAI Retail South Carolina Southeast

Rents Begin to Bounce Back for Retail Sector in Upstate South Carolina as Vacancy Ticks Up, NAI Earle Furman Finds

by Alex Tostado July 23, 2020

GREENVILLE, S.C. — Asking rents for the retail market in Upstate South Carolina are beginning to bounce back from the COVID-19 hit the sector took in the first quarter, NAI Earle Furman research has found. The Greenville-based brokerage firm reports that second-quarter rents were up nearly 10 cents to just shy of $10.90 across the region and $1.10 higher in the Greenville central business district (CBD) and West End. For the region, asking rates were around $11 per square foot at year-end 2019, showing the market still has some recovering to do, though. Additionally, the vacancy rate has climbed to nearly 5 percent in the second quarter, up from 4.5 percent the previous quarter and just over 4 percent at the end of 2019. Vacancy in the Greenville CBD was relatively flat, coming in at 5.3 percent in the second quarter, compared with 5 percent in the first quarter. Absorption fell slightly in Upstate, too, from 8,000 square feet to 1,000 square feet of positive absorption.

July 23, 2020

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