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NKF Arranges Sale of Six-Building Office Portfolio in Columbia, Maryland

by Alex Tostado

COLUMBIA, MD. — Newmark Knight Frank (NKF) has arranged the sale of a six-building, 253,079-square-foot office portfolio in Columbia. At the time of the sale, the properties were leased to more than 20 tenants, including Liberty Mutual Insurance, AXA, Howard Chamber of Commerce and State Farm. The portfolio is located at 6200-6250 Old Dobbin Lane, 16 miles southwest of downtown Baltimore. Richmond, Va.-based real estate investment bank John B. Levy & Co. and an affiliate of Fernau LeBlanc Investment Partners acquired the portfolio for an undisclosed price. Cris Abramson, Nicholas Signor and Ben McCarty of NKF represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.

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AcquisitionsAlabamaMultifamilySoutheast

Wicker Park Capital Sells 336-Unit Apartment Complex Near Huntsville

by Alex Tostado

MADISON, ALA. — Wicker Park Capital Management has sold Elements of Madison, a 336-unit apartment complex in Madison. The property offers one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans averaging 999 square feet. Communal amenities include two pools, a business center, playground, fitness center and a clubhouse. Elements of Madison was built in two phases between 1986 and 1999. The asset was 95 percent occupied at the time of sale. The community is located at 101 Royal Drive, 12 miles west of downtown Huntsville. Justin Uffinger and Bo Flurry of Newmark Knight Frank (NKF) represented the Savannah, Ga.-based seller in the transaction. Mishawaka, Ind.-based The Sterling Group acquired the complex for an undisclosed price.

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Robinson Weeks Signs Power Equipment Manufacturer to 310,128 SF Industrial Lease in Metro Charleston

by Alex Tostado

LADSON, S.C. — Robinson Weeks Partners has signed Daye North America to a 310,128-square-foot industrial lease within Ladson Industrial Park in Ladson. Daye North America, which specializes in outdoor power equipment, is a subsidiary of Ningbo Daye Garden Machinery Co. Daye North America will occupy roughly 75 percent of Building 1, which was recently delivered. At full buildout, Ladson Industrial Park will span 102 acres and total 1.2 million square feet. The park is situated less than two miles from Interstate 26 and 20 miles northwest of the Port of Charleston. Peter Finley and Simons Johnson of Bridge Corporate Solutions represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Lee Allen and Kevin Coats of JLL represented the Atlanta-based landlord.

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AcquisitionsGeorgiaMultifamilySoutheast

Joint Venture Acquires 260-Unit Multifamily Community in Southwest Atlanta

by Alex Tostado

ATLANTA — A joint venture between Crown Bay Group LLC, Acorn Property Group LLC and Iron Street Capital LLC has acquired FortyThree 75 Apartments, a 260-unit multifamily community in southwest Atlanta. The property offers one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Communal amenities include a pool, fitness center, clubhouse, dog park, playground and a MARTA bus stop. The buyers plan to renovate unit interiors as they become available. The asset is situated at 4375 Cascade Road, 12 miles west of downtown Atlanta. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.

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DevelopmentFloridaMultifamilySeniors HousingSoutheast

Allied Group Plans to Convert Two Retail Properties in Metro Tampa to 154-Unit Seniors Housing Community

by Alex Tostado

ST. PETERSBURG, FLA. — Allied Group Holdings has completed the acquisition of two retail buildings in St. Petersburg, with plans to redevelop the properties into a seniors housing-anchored mixed-use project. The buyer acquired Maximo Mall, a 2.8-acre, 39,000-square-foot retail center, and the adjacent Maximo Plaza, a 2.5-acre, 10,600-square-foot, single-tenant retail building leased to Ace Hardware. The properties are situated in the Waterfront Skyway Marina District of St. Petersburg, three miles from downtown and one mile from the beach. Local private lender LV Lending provided $3.6 million in financing for the transactions. Camilo Niño, Ricardo Uribe and Alen Hernandez of LV Lending led the financing. Allied Group Holdings plans to redevelop the site into an eight-story, 154-unit assisted living facility. Construction is scheduled to begin in first-quarter 2021. Additional retail development will take place along U.S. Highway 19 at the same time. Jack Dougherty of Allied Group Holdings is also the developer of Marina Walk, a $50 million waterfront apartment complex under construction on the site of the former Flamingo Resort across the street from this new project.

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DevelopmentRetailSoutheastVirginia

Apex Entertainment to Open 84,000 SF Location at Former Dick’s Sporting Goods Within Town Center of Virginia Beach

by Alex Tostado

VIRGINIA BEACH, VA. — Apex Entertainment will open an 84,000-square-foot location at the former site of a Dick’s Sporting Goods within Town Center of Virginia Beach. The asset will be situated at 4631 Columbus St., equidistant between downtown Norfolk and Virginia Beach. The property will feature a variety of activities including indoor go karting, bowling, laser tag, escape rooms, ropes courses, arcade, sports simulators, ax throwing, mini golf, bumper cars, virtual reality and event meeting space. The location will also offer a full-service kitchen. Marlborough, Mass.-based Apex expects to open the location by the end of the year.

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DevelopmentMississippiMultifamilySoutheast

Gulf Coast Housing, South Mississippi Housing Break Ground on Multifamily Redevelopment Project in Gulfport

by Alex Tostado

GULFPORT, MISS. — Gulf Coast Housing Partnership (GCHP) and South Mississippi Housing & Development Corp. (SMHD) have broken ground on the redevelopment of North Park Estates in Gulfport. Phase I of the redevelopment will include demolishing 92 units, 31 of which are uninhabitable, according to the developers. SMHD and GCHP expect to deliver Phase I in summer 2021. The units will be reserved for residents earning at or below 60 percent of the area median income (AMI). North Park Estates was originally built in 1959 as the former L.C. Jones public housing complex for the Mississippi Regional Housing Authority No. VIII (MRHA VIII). SMHD acquired the asset in 2008 and rebranded the 160-unit community as North Park Estates. The project was funded, in part, via a $500,000 Affordable Housing Program (AHP) grant from The Peoples Bank and the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas).

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AcquisitionsIndustrialLoansSoutheastVirginia

Nationwide Insurance Provides $38.2M Acquisition Loan for Industrial Portfolio Near Port of Virginia

by Alex Tostado

SUFFOLK AND CHESAPEAKE, VA. — Nationwide Insurance Co. has provided a $38.2 million acquisition loan for a four-building industrial portfolio in Suffolk and Chesapeake. The 655,852-square-foot portfolio was fully leased at the time of the sale and comprises shallow bay properties. Three of the properties are located at 6900-6950 Harbour View Blvd. in Suffolk, eight miles northwest the Port of Virginia. The fourth property is located at 2601 Indian River Road in Chesapeake, seven miles east of the Port of Virginia. Michael Ryan, Brian Linnihan, Richard Henry and Blake Cohen of Cushman & Wakefield originated the financing on behalf of the borrower, Equus Capital Partners Ltd. The seller was not disclosed.

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AcquisitionsFloridaIndustrialSoutheast

Cushman & Wakefield Arranges $11.6M Sale of Former Newspaper Printing Facility in Metro Miami

by Alex Tostado

DORAL, FLA. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the $11.6 million sale of the former Miami Herald Printing Facility in Doral. The three-story warehouse spans 118,993 square feet and features 15 dock-high positions, one grade-level ramp and clear heights from 10 feet to 46 feet. The property was built in 2013 and is situated at 3500 NW 89th Court, 14 miles west of downtown Miami. Miguel Alcivar, Wayne Ramoski, Gian Rodriguez, Dominic Montazemi and Skylar Stein of Cushman & Wakefield, represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. MG3 Group, a private real estate company, acquired the property. According to the Miami Herald, in 2019 the newspaper has a print circulation of 75,000 customers.

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Richmond Industrial Market Maintains Strong Momentum Through Mid-Year

by Alex Tostado

At the mid-year mark, industrial occupancy in the greater Richmond area remains strong, closing with an overall occupancy rate of 92 percent in the categories being tracked (Classes A and B, as well as select Class C vacant and investor-owned product with a minimum of 40,000 square feet). Class A occupancy decreased slightly to 95 percent at the end of the second quarter, down 100 basis points from 96 percent at the end of the first quarter. The largest addition to the vacant Class A inventory is a 226,000-square-foot former GSA facility in Chesterfield County. Class B occupancy experienced an increase to 92 percent, up from 90 percent at the end of the first quarter. CoStar Group reports overall industrial occupancy at 95 percent for product of all sizes, including investor-owned facilities but excluding flex space (minimum 50 percent office). Richmond’s strategic Mid-Atlantic location along Interstate 95 provides access to 55 percent of the nation’s consumers within two days’ delivery by truck. In addition to being the northernmost right to work state on the Eastern seaboard, Virginia has been ranked as the top state for business by CNBC. Richmond is located approximately 90 miles from the Port of Virginia in …

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