GREENVILLE, S.C. — United Community Bank, a retail and commercial bank, plans to relocate its corporate headquarters from Blairsville, Ga., to Greenville and expand operations in the Upstate area. The $24.8 million investment will create 227 new jobs in the Palmetto State. By establishing Greenville as its corporate headquarters, United Community Bank will be the largest bank headquartered in South Carolina. The bank has 160 branches in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee and nearly 290 employees. United Community Bank was founded in 1950 in Blairsville. In 2012, the bank began building its presence in Greenville County and now has three office locations in downtown Greenville apart from its branch network. United Community Bank’s new downtown office will be located at 200 E. Camperdown Way and will house a retail branch. The new office will be located near Falls Park and the Reedy River, as well as the upcoming Camperdown mixed-use development downtown. United’s new headquarters is expected to be completed by 2024.
BRYAN COUNTY, GA. — VanTrust Real Estate LLC has broken ground on the 515-acre Interstate West industrial development in Bryan County, just 30 miles west of Savannah. The first phase includes a 1.2 million-square-foot speculative, Class A warehouse that will deliver in the fourth quarter. Overall the park will have the capacity for 4.9 million square feet of industrial space. Danny Chase and David Sink of Colliers International | Savannah are marketing Interstate West for lease on behalf of VanTrust. Situated just off Interstate 16 and Highway 280, Interstate West will be situated about 22.6 miles from Port of Savannah, 15 miles from Interstate 95 and 18 miles from the Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport. VanTrust Real Estate LLC is a full-service commercial real estate development company based in Kansas City, Mo. No other development team members were disclosed.
NASHVILLE, TENN. — Mill Creek Residential will develop a mixed-use apartment community known as Modera Gulch. The 15-story development will feature 378 apartment homes and approximately 18,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Modera Gulch will feature studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units with an average size of 901 square feet and select den layouts. Community amenities will include an amenity deck of the sixth floor, outdoor swimming pool, rooftop dog park and observation deck, barbecue area with picnic tables, pet spa, clubhouse, game room, cyber café, conference room and a coffee bar. The apartment’s fitness center will include a yoga/Pilates studio, TRX System and individual training options. Residents will have access to controlled-access garage parking, dedicated bike storage and additional storage. Modera Gulch will be situated at 810 Division St. in Nashville’s Gulch neighborhood. The apartment community will be located less than one mile from Amazon’s new Operations Center of Excellence in Nashville Yards and near attractions including the Frist Art Museum, Country Music Hall of Fame and the city’s famed Lower Broadway district. The community is also less than two miles from Nissan Stadium, home of the Tennessee Titans. Mill Creek Residential is a national rental housing company …
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. — JLL Capital Markets has arranged the $44.2 million sale of Cypress Financial Center, a 201,305-square-foot, Class A office tower in Fort Lauderdale. JLL represented the seller, a joint venture between funds managed by Apollo Global Management, Square2 Capital and Steelbridge Capital. JLL also procured the buyer, Vision Properties. Cypress Financial Center is located at 5900 N. Andrews Ave. and is 13 miles from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. The building has 250 feet of frontage along Interstate 95 and is situated across from the Cypress Creek Tri-Rail station and adjacent to the Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport. The 11-story office tower features a six-level, 785-space parking garage. At the time of sale, Cypress Financial Center was approximately 90 percent leased to tenants including Hayes Medical Staffing, which anchors the office tower. Hermen Rodriguez, Ike Ojala and Matthew McCormack of JLL represented the seller, which recently completed a multi-year renovation of the property. Square2 Capital is an investment management company based in Miami that invests and operates throughout Florida and the Southeast, Steelbridge Capital is a Miami-based private equity firm that invests in single- and multi-tenant real estate properties nationwide and Vision Properties is a commercial real estate firm …
SARASOTA, FLA. — Tricera Capital has acquired a nine-story, Class A office building in downtown Sarasota known as BB&T Financial Center. The Miami-based real estate investment firm purchased the office building for $35 million. Tricera Capital partnered with private investor Alex Karakhanian and Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based investment firm Merrimac Ventures on the acquisition. The seller was private real estate investor George Spector. BB&T Financial Center is located at 1800 Second St. The 550,000-square-foot building spans across two towers and features 500 covered parking spaces. Originally developed in the 1980s, the building underwent more than $1 million in capital improvements over the past three years, including upgrades to the roof, lobby and elevator systems. The property spans an entire city block between Links and North Osprey avenues. The building was approximately 70 percent occupied at the time of sale. Douglas Mandel of Institutional Property Advisors, a division of Marcus & Millichap, marketed BB&T Financial Center for sale. Scott Wadler of Berkadia’s Miami office arranged acquisition financing through Prime Finance.
DURHAM, N.C. — Hunt Capital Partners, Durham Housing Authority and California Commercial Investment Group Inc. have closed $7.5 million in Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) equity financing for the acquisition and rehabilitation of J.J. Henderson Senior Apartments in Durham. Hunt Capital Partners facilitated the LIHTC financing through its proprietary fund with Signature Bank called Hunt Capital Partners Tax Credit Fund 39. The acquisition is a Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) transaction, a program administered through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). By utilizing RAD, Durham Housing Authority gains access to more public and private funding resources to refurbish and preserve the property. Additionally, J.J. Henderson Senior Apartments converts from a public subsidy contract to a long-term Project-Based Rental Assistance Section 8 Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) contract. Situated on 1.8 acres, J.J. Henderson Senior Apartments is an existing public housing property featuring a nine-story residential complex that contains 177 units for seniors 62 and older, or any age if disabled. It is currently 98 percent occupied and has a waiting list of six to 12 months. This will be the first major rehabilitation of J.J. Henderson Senior Apartments since it was built in 1978. Rehabilitation will include ADA and …
MIAMI BEACH, FLA. — An affiliate of Casa Hotels Group has purchased a 30-room hotel in Miami Beach known as the Eva Hotel. CBRE facilitated the $8.1 million sale of the property, which features a fast-casual restaurant and covered parking. Natalie Castillo and Joshua Beene of CBRE represented the seller, Lender West LLC, in the transaction. The Eva Hotel is located at 1506 Collins Ave., between the shopping and entertainment enclaves of Lincoln Road and Española Way and just across the street from the northernmost point of Ocean Drive. The property is situated a half-block from the beach and five miles away from Miami International Airport. The Eva Hotel was originally built in 1962 and last renovated in 2016. The Casa Hotels Group plans to renovate the property before reopening in 2022.
HOUSTON — The Howard Hughes Corp. (NYSE: HHC) has unveiled plans to add approximately 2 million square feet of new development across four of its master-planned communities in Las Vegas; Cypress, Texas; Columbia, Md.; and Honolulu. At Summerlin, which is located along the western rim of the Las Vegas valley, Howard Hughes has planned 1700 Pavilion, a 10-story office building. The Class A property will span 267,413 square feet and offer views of the entire valley. Additionally, the company will build Tanager Echo, the second phase of the Tanager luxury apartments. The 295-unit apartment complex will be situated on nearly three acres. Touchless entry and enhanced air filtration will be featured throughout both projects, which will be built simultaneously. Construction is expected to begin in the second quarter with completion slated for late 2022. At Bridgeland in Cypress, Texas, Howard Hughes has started construction of Starling at Bridgeland. The 358-unit apartment project is the first multifamily development to be built in Bridgeland Central, the 900-acre future town center. Starling at Bridgeland will incorporate extensive fitness features and will be located within walking distance of Josey Lake. Completion is slated for summer 2022. Howard Hughes is set to break ground this …
TYSONS, VA. — JLL Capital Markets has arranged a $50 million loan for Eastboro V, a 222,989-square-foot, Class A office building in Tysons. Paul Spellman, Dan McIntyre, Rob Carey and Drake Greer of JLL arranged the five-year, floating-rate loan on behalf of the borrower, The Meridian Group. The lender was an unnamed national bank. Eastboro V is located at 8251 Greensboro Drive, adjacent to the Greensboro Metrorail station in Northern Virginia. The property is fully leased to Booz Allen Hamilton, which uses the property as its global headquarters. The property was completed in 1996 as a build-to-suit for the tech consultant firm, whose clients include members of the defense industry and intelligence agencies. Eastboro V features a rooftop deck, fitness center, conference center, tenant-only outdoor sports court, electric bikeshare program, concierge service, tenant lounge, exterior patio and two onsite cafes. The property is positioned within walking distance of The Boro, a 4.3 million-square-foot mixed-use project that was developed by Meridian. The Meridian Group is an office, residential, hotel and mixed-use developer and investor based in Bethesda, Md.
RIDGELAND, MISS. — Carter Multifamily has acquired The Gables, a 168-unit apartment community in suburban Jackson, for approximately $26.6 million. The property is located just north of downtown Jackson and approximately two miles off Interstate 55 in the suburb of Ridgeland. The seller was not disclosed. The Gables features one-, two- and three-bedroom floorplan options. Community amenities include a resort-style pool and spa, gated entry, detached garages, outdoor grilling areas, fitness center and an onsite laundry facility. The buyer intends to enchance the community’s amenity package and complete interior and exterior upgrades. Carter Multifamily is private, value-add multifamily investment firm based in Tampa.