Southeast

Middleburg Communities Breaks Ground on 290-Unit Multifamily Community in Huntsville

by Alex Tostado June 25, 2020

HUNTSVILLE, ALA. — Middleburg Communities has broken ground on Mosby Bridge Street, a planned 290-unit multifamily community in Huntsville. The community is situated within a designated Opportunity Zone in Cummings Research Park. Middleburg expects to complete the property in April 2022 with preleasing beginning in May 2021. Once complete, the community will offer one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans across four four-story buildings. Unit interiors will feature stainless steel Energy Star appliances, granite countertops, balconies, Bluetooth keyless entry and nine-foot ceilings. Communal amenities will include valet trash pickup, package locker concierge, pool, dog park, pet spa and a two-story clubhouse. Cline Design Architects is the designer and Johnson & Associates is the civil engineer. Middleburg is serving as the general contractor and will manage the property.

June 25, 2020

Acquisitions North Carolina Retail Southeast

TSCG Negotiates $7.1M Sale of Newly Built Retail Center in Metro Charlotte

by Alex Tostado June 25, 2020

CONCORD, N.C. — TSCG has negotiated the $7.1 million sale of The Shops at Christenbury, an 11,350-square-foot retail property in Concord. The asset was fully leased at the time of sale to tenants including Aspen Dental, First Watch, Atrium Health and Brownlee Jewelers. A Kohl’s store, McDonald’s outparcel and an Andy’s Frozen Custard outparcel sit on the property but were not part of the sale. The seller, Thompson Thrift Development, delivered the property in 2019. The Shops at Christenbury is located at 8825 Christenbury Parkway, 15 miles north of downtown Charlotte. Anthony Blanco of TSCG represented the Indianapolis-based seller in the transaction. Erin Patton of Marcus & Millichap represented the buyer, an affiliate of Ohio-based Deville Developments.

June 25, 2020

Development Georgia Office Southeast Top Stories

CDC to Develop 160,000 SF Research Lab in Atlanta

by Alex Tostado June 25, 2020

ATLANTA — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will develop a 160,000-square-foot research lab at Roybal Campus, the organization’s main headquarters in Atlanta. The high-containment continuity lab (HCCL) will be a Biosafety Level-4 (BSL-4) facility, a designation reserved for the highest level of biological safety. The lab is part of the CDC’s 2025 master plan, which was finalized before the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic began. The Atlanta-based organization expects construction to begin in early 2021 and has tapped McCarthy Building Cos. Inc. as general contractor. Flad Architects, Page Southerland Page and WSP designed the HCCL. McCarthy, a St. Louis-based general contractor, has built 25 percent of the BSL-4 labs in the United States. The company also built the Emerging Infectious Diseases BSL-4 Laboratory on the Roybal Campus in 2005. In early 2018, the CDC petitioned Congress to allow for upgrades to be made at the facility. The development cost was not disclosed, although McCarthy entered into a $233 million contract with the U.S. government to construct the HCCL. “The facility has done quite well, but it runs constantly — 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year,” Inger Damon, director of the division of high-consequence …

June 25, 2020

Acquisitions Georgia Loans Multifamily Southeast

Alliant Credit Union Provides $20.8M Acquisition Loan for Multifamily Community in Metro Atlanta

by Alex Tostado June 24, 2020

MARIETTA, GA. — Alliant Credit Union has provided a $20.8 million acquisition loan for Bentley at Marietta, a 222-unit multifamily community in Marietta. The five-year loan features two years of interest-only payments followed by a 30-year amortization schedule. The property was built in 1985 and offers one- and two-bedroom floor plans. Communal amenities include a clubhouse, pool, fitness center, playground, outdoor grilling area, dog park and a private lake with a fishing dock. The asset is located at 880 S. Cobb Drive SE, 19 miles northwest of downtown Atlanta. Matthew Mense and Ari Schwartzbard of Newmark Knight Frank (NKF) originated the loan through Alliant Credit Union on behalf of the buyer, American Landmark Apartments. Jim Jarrell, Cory Caroline Sams, Chandler Brown, Walter Miller, Taylor Brown and Bo Brown of Greystone Brown Real Estate Advisors represented both the seller, Wilkinson Corp., and the buyer, Asset Development & Management Group LLC, in the transaction. The total sales price was $31.2 million.

June 24, 2020

Acquisitions Georgia Retail Southeast

CIM Group Sells Retail Property in Loganville, Georgia for $15.6M

by Alex Tostado June 24, 2020

LOGANVILLE, GA. — CIM Group has sold North Logan Commons, a 175,969-square-foot retail property in Loganville, for $15.6 million. The asset was 83 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including anchors TJ Maxx, Dick’s Sporting Goods, OfficeMax and PetSmart. Co-tenants include Five Guys Burgers & Fries, Anytime Fitness and Sally Beauty. North Logan Commons is situated at 4022 Atlanta Highway, 37 miles east of downtown Atlanta. Fred Victor of Transwestern represented the Los Angeles-based seller in the transaction. New York City-based Big V Group acquired the property.

June 24, 2020

Acquisitions Healthcare Louisiana Office Southeast

Franklin Street Arranges $12.4M Financing for Medical Facility in Baton Rouge

by Alex Tostado June 24, 2020

BATON ROUGE, LA. — Franklin Street has arranged the $12.4 million acquisition and renovation financing for Physicians Medical Center, a 76,370-square-foot medical office and hospital campus in Baton Rouge. The three-story facility features a hospital on the first floor and 44,984 square feet of leasable medical office space at the time of sale. The buyer, New Era Cos., plans to implement property renovations. Following the project, Oceans Healthcare Outpatient Services will anchor the property. A local ophthalmology office and a division of the Louisiana Departments of Health and Capital Area Human Services will also lease space at the facility. Ben Miller and Casey Siggins of Franklin Street represented the buyer in the financial transaction. The seller and lender were not disclosed.

June 24, 2020

Florida Industrial Leasing Activity Southeast

Colliers Negotiates 164,432 SF Lease Renewal in Miami for Logistics Company

by Alex Tostado June 24, 2020

MIAMI — Colliers International has negotiated ECU Worldwide’s 164,432-square-foot industrial lease renewal in Miami. The space at 2401 NW 69th St. has been ECU’s long-term home. The new lease is for a period of a little more than eight years and is valued at more than $10 million. ECU specializes in global multi-modal transport and warehousing services. The property is situated eight miles northwest of PortMiami and nine miles north of downtown Miami. Jonathan Kingsley and Ryan Goggins of Colliers represented the tenant in the transaction. Stephen Panos of Annapolis, Md.-based Realterm internally represented the landlord.

June 24, 2020

Leasing Activity Office Southeast Tennessee

FirstBank Signs 52,000 SF Office Lease to Anchor One22One Broadway in Downtown Nashville

by Alex Tostado June 24, 2020

NASHVILLE, TENN. — FirstBank has signed a 52,000-square-foot office lease to move its headquarters to One22One Broadway in downtown Nashville. FirstBank will occupy the 13th and 14th floors of the planned 24-story tower. FirstBank has the right to expand its footprint within the building to more than 100,000 square feet. The developer, GBT Realty, expects to deliver the 365,000-square-foot building in 2022. Frank Thomasson, Taylor Hillenmeyer, Janelle Gallagher and Byran Fort of CBRE represented the landlord in the lease transaction. FirstBank is currently headquartered at 211 Commerce St., less than a mile from One22One Broadway.

June 24, 2020

Development Florida Industrial Southeast

Ace Hardware to Relocate Distribution Center in Metro Tampa, Add 315,000 SF to Industrial Footprint

by Alex Tostado June 23, 2020

PLANT CITY, FLA. — Ace Hardware will relocate its distribution center to Plant City, which will allow the Oak Brook, Ill.-based retailer to add 315,000 square feet to its retail support center. Ace Hardware expects construction to begin in October 2020 with completion slated for November 2021. The general contractor, County Line Farms One LLC, says an estimated 200 construction jobs will be created for the project. Ace Hardware has operated its retail support center in Tampa since 1977. The retail support center currently supports 200 Ace Hardware locations in Florida. The company plans to add 40 jobs to the Plant City location to meet business needs.

June 23, 2020

Development Georgia Multifamily Seniors Housing Southeast

Vitality Living, Hillpointe to Build 332-Unit Seniors Housing Community in Madison, Georgia

by Alex Tostado June 23, 2020

MADISON, GA. — Vitality Living has formed a development partnership with Hillpointe LLC to build Vitality Living Madison, which is currently under construction. Upon full buildout, the project will feature 332 units of seniors housing in Madison, which is approximately 60 miles east of downtown Atlanta. Located on 73 acres, Vitality Living Madison will be built in phases. Phase I will feature a mix of two-bedroom independent living villas and one-bedroom apartments, as well as amenities including a fitness center. Phase II will add assisted living and memory care units to the development. A leasing center is already open in advance of the scheduled opening late this year. This will be Vitality’s first community in Georgia. The operator currently has seniors housing assets in Tennessee, Alabama, Texas and Florida.

June 23, 2020

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