PORT RICHEY, FLA. — The PMAT Cos. has acquired Regency Crossing, an 85,864-square-foot, Publix-anchored shopping center in Port Richey. The property was 70 percent leased at the time of sale. The asset is located at 7003-7051 Ridge Road, 38 miles northwest of downtown Tampa. The seller was not disclosed.
KANNAPOLIS, N.C. — Prime Beverage Group will invest $68 million in a manufacturing facility in Kannapolis that will create 231 jobs. The 300,000-square-foot property will include warehouse space and will have the capability of packing 1,500 cans per minute. The property will be located at 1858 Kannapolis Parkway, 21 miles northeast of downtown Charlotte. Among the positions Prime Beverage will add in the Cabarrus County facility are technicians, sales, operations and managerial personnel with an average annual salary of $65,900. According to North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper’s office, the current average annual wage in Cabarrus County is $38,892. Funding for the project is coming in part from the state’s Economic Investment Committee, which approved a 12-year Job Development Investment Grant. The grant authorizes the potential reimbursement of up to $2.4 million if the company meets its hiring goal. Prime Beverage is a beverage co-packing company that will contract with brand name beverage companies to mix and package their canned drinks. A timeline for construction was not disclosed.
NASHVILLE, TENN. — A joint venture between BentallGreenOak, Flank Management LP and Geolo Capital has acquired Hutton Hotel, a 250-room hotel in Midtown Nashville. The sales price was not disclosed, though the joint venture said it bought the asset in an all-cash deal. Hutton Hotel was delivered in 2009 and draws inspiration from its proximity to Music Row, with two writers’ and recording studios within the hotel. The hotel also offers three dining concepts: a coffee shop, all-day restaurant and a 5,000-square-foot entertainment venue that hosts live music events. Additional amenities include a Tesla Model S for guest transportation, fitness center, a spa and in-room record players. The seller was not disclosed, but Carey Watermark Investors (now known as Watermark Lodging Trust) purchased the asset in 2013 and listed it on the company’s year-end 2019 portfolio snapshot. Earlier this week, the Nashville Business Journal reported that 137 employees at Hutton Hotel were permanently laid off due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
NEW YORK CITY — Hunt Real Estate Capital has provided three Fannie Mae refinancing loans totaling $45.5 million for three multifamily communities comprising 620 units in Alabama and Georgia. The properties are Tapestry on Vaughn in Montgomery and Trilliam Luxury Apartment Homes in Clanton, Ala.; and Pavilion at Plantation Way in Macon, Ga. Chad Hagwood of New York City-based Hunt Real Estate originated the loan on behalf of the borrower, EBSCO Income Properties LLC. All three loans feature 12-year terms and fixed interest rates with four years of interest-only payments. Tapestry on Vaughn is a 252-unit garden-style community that was built in 1994. The community offers one- through three-bedroom floor plans. Communal amenities include a picnic area, fitness center, pool and a playground. Trilliam Luxury Apartments is a 128-unit affordable housing community that was built in 2002. The property offers one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Communal amenities include a clubhouse, resident lounge, storage space, fitness center, pool and a playground. Pavilion at Plantation Way is a 240-unit property that was built in 2009. The community offers one- through three-bedroom floor plans. Communal amenities include a pool, media center, movie theater, fitness center and a business center.
BOCA RATON, FLA. — Berkadia has arranged a $6.9 million acquisition loan for a 52-unit apartment portfolio in Boca Raton. An undisclosed bridge lender provided the fixed-rate, three-year loan on behalf of the borrower, Rental Asset Management (RAM). The properties were unoccupied at the time of sale. Mitch Sinberg and Matthew Robbins of Berkadia represented the borrower in the transaction. The first property, Villas at Camino, comprises five two-story building totaling 28 units. The property is located at 329 W. Camino Real. Built between 1958 and 1968, the asset offers amenities such as a pool, cabana and two laundry facilities. The other property, dubbed the Southwest 14th and 15th Street portfolio, offers two- and three-bedroom floor plans. The collection of apartments were built between 1966 and 1974 and range from 1,180 and 2,250 square feet.
PHENIX CITY, ALA. — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the $3.4 million sale of a 21,000-square-foot, Aldi-occupied property in Phenix City. The seller, Halpern Enterprises Inc., delivered the asset earlier this year. The store is located at 3670 Marketplace Drive, six miles northwest of downtown Columbus, Ga. Aldi is occupying the space on a 20-year triple-net lease. Don McMinn of Marcus & Millichap’s Taylor McMinn Group represented the seller in the transaction. Martina Crevecoeur of International Capital Acquisitions represented the buyer, H.H. US Real Estate Phenix City LLC.
TAMPA, FLA. — Legacy Partners and Griffin Capital have broken ground on Legacy at Encore, a five-story, 228-unit multifamily community in downtown Tampa. The property will offer studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans averaging 763 square feet. Unit interiors will feature 10-foot ceiling heights, quartz countertops, stainless steel appliances, contemporary cabinets, a smart home technology package, full-sized washers and dryers, soaking tubs, glass-enclosed showers, walk-in closets and balconies. Communal amenities will include a fitness center with a yoga/spin studio, internet café with computers and coffee bar, heated saltwater pool with cabanas and lounges, outdoor living room, community kitchen with grilling stations, dog run, pet spa, package lockers, bike repair shop and storage space. Dynamik Design is the Legacy at Encore’s architect, and Summit Contracting Group is the general contractor. The developers expect to deliver the first units in September 2021 and fully complete the project in early 2022. Patrick Dufour, Ryan Crowley and Pibu Aulakh of Newmark Knight Frank (NKF) represented Legacy Partners in sourcing equity financing for the development.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — COVID-19’s impact on U.S. retail imports is easing, beating prior forecasts, says the National Retail Federation (NRF). The NRF and partner Hackett Associates released their Global Port Tracker on Monday, which showed that ports handled just over 1.6 million 20-foot equivalent units (TEUs), beating expectations from one month ago. “Imports are erratic, with one month up and the next down,” says Ben Hackett, founder of Hackett Associates. “Getting 40 million people back to work will take time, especially with many fearful of catching the virus and staying home. That makes a rapid return to an economic boom unlikely.” Even with an immediate boom delayed, Jonathan Gold, vice president for supply chain and customs policy for NRF, points out that the April numbers show that the economy is recovering faster than what was projected just one month ago. The volume of 1.6 million TEUs in April was down 7.8 percent from April 2019, but it was up 17 percent from March 2020. NRF’s forecast for April showed 1.5 million TEUs coming through the ports. “It may still be too soon to say but we’ll take that as a sign that the situation could be slowly starting to improve,” …
CONWAY, ARK. — Pebb Capital has sold Glenrock Apartments, a 180-unit apartment complex in Conway, for $17.5 million. Pebb acquired the property in 2016 when it was a 540-bed student housing community. The asset is located at 2730 Dave Ward Drive, one mile from the University of Central Arkansas campus. The Boca Raton, Fla.-based company converted the property, which now offers two-, three- and four-bedroom floor plans. Communal amenities include a 24-hour fitness center, saltwater pool, sand volleyball and basketball courts, business center, game room, coffee bar and tanning beds. The buyer was not disclosed.
MOORESVILLE, N.C. — Circle Graphics has signed a lease to fully occupy Woodlake 501, a 153,990-square-foot industrial building in Mooresville. The property is located at 501 Innovation Ave., equidistant to Raleigh and Durham. The large-format, digital graphics producer will move into the space in October, according to Battista Orcino, vice president of leasing and development for Duke Realty, the landlord of Woodlake 501. Ernest Packaging currently occupies the asset but its lease is expiring soon, says Orcino. Lee Holder and Chris Wiley of Colliers International represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Larry Lakins, Hunter Willard and Andrew Young of Cushman & Wakefield represented the landlord.
