Southeast

RALEIGH, N.C. — CBRE has negotiated the sale of four office buildings in Raleigh. The portfolio comprises Lake Plaza East and Brook Forest in the North Raleigh submarket, and Sunday Drive and Centerview III in the Southwest Raleigh submarket. The four office buildings total 275,554 square feet. At the time of sale, the buildings were leased to technology, healthcare, engineering and insurance tenants. Patrick Gildea, Matt Smith and Grayson Hawkins of CBRE, along with Ben Kilgore of CBRE|Raleigh, represented the seller, Continental Capital Real Estate, in the transaction. TriGate Capital LLC acquired the portfolio for an undisclosed price.

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FLORENCE, KY. — The Cotsworld Group has acquired Turfway Plaza, a 134,000-square-foot retail center in Florence. At the time of sale, the property was 96 percent leased to tenants including Big Lots, Party Town, Office Depot, Rent-A-Center, Family Dollar, Cosmo Prof, Check ’n Go and H&R Block. The property is situated at 167 Lloyd Ave., 12 miles south of downtown Cincinnati. Jeff Johnston and Chris Prosser of Colliers International represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The Harrison, N.Y.-based buyer purchased the property for an undisclosed amount.

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FREDERICKSBURG, VA. — Big Lots has signed a lease to anchor The Shops at England Run, a retail center in Fredericksburg. The Big Lots store will span 36,815 square feet and is expected to open this fall. England Run is located at the intersection of Warrenton Road and Plantation Drive, 50 miles south of Washington, D.C. The landlord, MTH Management, has also signed leases with Goodwill, PNC, H&R Block, Taco Bell, Pancho Villa Mexican Restaurant and Skrimp Shack.

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SPRING HILL, FLA. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $3.6 million sale of a Firestone Complete Auto Care in Spring Hill. The property, which comprises 5,789 square feet, is situated at 4833 Commercial Way, 45 miles north of downtown Tampa. The property is triple-net-leased to Firestone. Don McMinn of Marcus & Millichap’s Taylor McMinn Retail Group represented the seller, FS Spring Hill LLC, in the transaction. David R. David of WA Development represented the buyer, 4 H Ranch LLC. McMinn says the property had multiple offers due to its long-term lease with rental increases and Firestone’s status as an internet-resistant business.

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ROCKVILLE, MD. — Bridge Investment Group has acquired 77 Upper Rock, a 235,210-square-foot office building in Rockville. The property is situated near the interchange of Interstate 270 and Shady Grove Road, 23 miles north of downtown Washington, D.C. Originally built in 2005, 77 Upper Rock recently underwent a $6.5 million capital improvement program to update the lobby, conference center, restrooms and elevators. In addition, the property’s amenity package includes outdoor seating and a new fitness center with a yoga studio, locker rooms and Peloton bicycles. Bridge plans to invest in further capital projects that include common area refurbishment, upgrading the existing amenity space and the buildout of 16,000 square feet of spec suites. Tenants at 77 UpperRock include M&T Bank Corp., Aurinia Pharmaceuticals, Cisco Systems Inc., Nutricia North America and Potomac-Hudson Engineering. Bridge Commercial Real Estate LLC, the operating company for Bridge Investment, will oversee property management and redevelopment work at 77 Upper Rock. Renovations will begin immediately. Tommy Spinosa internally represented the buyer in the transaction. Andrew Weir of JLL represented the undisclosed seller.

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HIGH POINT, N.C. — Global Medical REIT Inc. has acquired a 98,000-square-foot medical office building in High Point. The property is situated at 1814 Westchester Drive, equidistant to the Triad cities of Greensboro and Winston-Salem. At the time of sale, the building was fully leased to Wake Forest Baptist Health. Matt Bear of Bear Real Estate Advisors represented the Bethesda, Md.-based buyer in the transaction. Jennifer Stein of JDS Real Estate Services was the broker-of-record for the transaction. David Divine of Colliers International represented the seller, CHC Realty LLC. The sales price was not disclosed.

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MAULDIN, S.C. — Summit Contracting Group has broken ground on Novo Mauldin, a planned 330-unit multifamily community in Mauldin. The property is situated on Main Street, 10 miles south of Greenville. Planned amenities include a clubhouse, fitness center and a pool. The complex will comprise 11 three-story buildings and nine private, five-bay garage buildings. Construction is scheduled to be complete in November 2021. Atlanta-based Shelton McNally Real Estate Partners is developing Novo Mauldin, and Jacksonville-based Group 4 Design Inc. is the project’s architect.

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TOCCOA, GA. — Midcoast Properties Inc. has arranged the sale of AJ’s Self-Storage, a 210-unit property in Toccoa. The property features outdoor parking for cars and boats, lighting, fencing and 24-hour electronic gate access. The property is situated at 2700 Mize Road, 10 miles from the Georgia-South Carolina state border. Dale Eisenman and Michael Morrison of Midcoast Properties represented the undisclosed seller and procured the undisclosed buyer in the transaction.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The American Hotel and Lodging Association (AHLA) has launched “Hotels for Hope,” a new initiative that aims to connect participating hotels with the health community struggling to find housing and support as the COVID-19 public health crisis grows. Washington, D.C.-based AHLA has identified more than 6,500 properties nationwide that are can work with the U.S. Department of Health, Human Services (HHS) and the U.S. Army CORPS of Engineers to provide access to hotel properties to support the health community and our nation’s first responders and local emergency management and public health agencies. Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the hotel industry is seeing vacancy rates soar across the United States, with some markets, including Boston, Seattle and Austin, reporting more than 80 percent vacancy. Markets including Chicago are reporting single-digit occupancy rates. More than 4 million hotel jobs could be lost in the coming weeks, according to AHLA. In mid-March, the U.S. Travel Association and AHLA requested $150 billion from the federal government for economic relief as the travel sector is especially affected by the coronavirus. AHLA is working to establish a national database with the HHS so that local, state and federal officials will be able to …

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SAN FRANCISCO — JLL Capital Markets has secured $991.8 million in financing for a 17-property portfolio totaling more than 7 million square feet across seven states, including California, Arizona, Texas, Tennessee, Georgia, Virginia and Massachusetts. The portfolio’s five office assets comprise the majority of the asset’s value, with the remaining properties consisting of nine industrial facilities and three multifamily communities. The commercial property portfolio is leased to a diverse mix of tenants from a variety of industries, including financial services, media, software, government, food, law, internet, e-commerce and healthcare. Further details on the assets were not disclosed. The JLL team worked on behalf of CalSTRS and its advisor, PCCP, to arrange the 10-year, fixed-rate loan with New York Life Insurance Co. Kevin MacKenzie, Bruce Ganong, Brian Torp, Spencer Bergthold, Sam Godfrey, Bercut Smith and Andie Fezell of JLL represented the borrower in the financing.

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