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Stratus Development Breaks Ground on 286-Bed Student Housing Community Near University of Georgia

by John Nelson November 19, 2019

ATHENS, GA. — Stratus Development Group has broken ground on The Haven of Athens, a 286-bed student housing community located one-and-a-half miles from the University of Georgia’s main campus in Athens. The development will offer two-, three-, four-, five- and six-bedroom, cottage- and townhome-style units with bed-to-bath parity. Shared amenities will include a resort-style swimming pool, study rooms, a fitness center, dog park, hammock park, fire pit and covered parking. The development is scheduled for completion in fall 2020.

November 19, 2019

Development Industrial Mississippi Southeast Top Stories

Hillwood to Develop 1 MSF Amazon Fulfillment Center in North Mississippi

by John Nelson November 19, 2019

OLIVE BRANCH, MISS. — Hillwood Investment Properties plans to build a 1 million-square-foot fulfillment center in Olive Branch, approximately 25 miles from Memphis, for e-commerce giant Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN). The facility will house picking, packing and shipping operations for larger customer orders and create 500 new full-time jobs. According to The Clarion-Ledger, the new facility will be located within Hillwood’s Legacy Park, a 266-acre business park in DeSoto County. The Class A industrial campus has proximity to U.S. Highway 78 and Tennessee Highway 385; the BNSF and Norfolk Southern intermodal terminals; Memphis International Airport; FedEx Air and Ground hubs; and a UPS sort hub. In 2018, Amazon unveiled plans for another fulfillment center in nearby Marshall County, leasing 554,000 square feet within Panattoni Development’s Gateway Global Logistics Center. “Mississippi has proven itself to be a great place for Amazon to do business and gives us the opportunity to better serve our customers in the region,” says Alicia Boler Davis, Amazon’s vice president of global customer fulfillment. “We are excited about our growth and remain committed to creating a positive economic impact in the region with job opportunities that have great pay and benefits.” No timeline for construction was disclosed. Hillwood …

November 19, 2019

Acquisitions Multifamily North Carolina Southeast

Northland Investment Buys Inspire SouthPark Multifamily Complex in Charlotte for $145M

by Alex Tostado November 18, 2019

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Northland Investment Corp. has acquired Inspire SouthPark, a 369-unit multifamily complex in Charlotte, for $145 million from seller and developer Morgan Bond Co. Six miles south of downtown Charlotte, Inspire SouthPark is now the fourth of Northland Investment’s North Carolina apartment properties. Inspire SouthPark offers studio to three-bedroom apartments, a pool, fitness and wellness centers, courtyard, social hall, dog care facility and underground parking. The complex is close to retail, 6 million square feet of office space and more than 60 food and beverage outlets.

November 18, 2019

Development Georgia Hospitality Southeast

Lucror Resources, Sixty West Break Ground on Motto by Hilton Hotel in Atlanta’s Old Fourth Ward

by Alex Tostado November 18, 2019

ATLANTA — Lucror Resources and equity partner Sixty West have begun construction on one of the first Motto by Hilton hotels in the United States. The 146-room micro-hotel brand is located in the Old Fourth Ward neighborhood of Atlanta at 40 Boulevard NE, less than two miles from Ponce City Market. The hotel is slated to open in 2021 as part of Waldo’s, a planned $80 million mixed-use development project that will include 13,000 square feet of restaurants, an office building and 10 residential units. Hospitality Ventures Management Group (HVMG), a private hotel investment, ownership and management company based in Atlanta, will operate the hotel. Additionally, Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. has signed deals to open six additional Motto by Hilton hotels in Brooklyn, N.Y.; Chelsea, N.Y.; Indianapolis; Lima, Peru; Savannah, Ga.; and Washington, D.C.

November 18, 2019

Acquisitions Maryland Multifamily Southeast

Hines REIT Acquires Apartment Community Near University of Maryland for $98M

by Alex Tostado November 18, 2019

COLLEGE PARK, MD. — Hines, an international real estate developer based in Houston, has acquired The Alloy by Alta, a new seven-story, 275‐unit multifamily asset located at 4700 Berwyn House Road near the University of Maryland in College Park. Hines purchased the asset via Hines Global Income Trust, the company’s nontraded REIT. The purchase price was not disclosed, but multiple media outlets reports Hines purchased the property for $98 million. The predominantly student-occupied apartment was 97.5 percent occupied at the time of sale. The property offers one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments units averaging 838 square feet.

November 18, 2019

Acquisitions Multifamily Southeast Tennessee

Bluestone Properties Purchases 1400 Chestnut Apartments in Downtown Chattanooga

by Alex Tostado November 18, 2019

CHATTANOOGA, TENN. — Bluestone Properties has purchased 1400 Chestnut Apartments, a 200-unit multifamily property in downtown Chattanooga. According to the Chattanooga Times Free Press, Birmingham, Ala.-based Kore LLC delivered the community in 2017. Close to Interstates 24 and 75, the four-story residential community contains one- and two-bedroom apartments, a pool and lounge area, resident center with a complimentary wine and coffee bar, grilling and fire pit areas, fitness center, yoga room and a dog spa. Unit interiors include quartz countertops, tiles accents and backsplashes, wood flooring, white cabinetry and stainless steel appliances.

November 18, 2019

Acquisitions Georgia Industrial Southeast

Industrial Outdoor Ventures Acquires Two Trucking Facilities Near Atlanta

by Alex Tostado November 18, 2019

FAIRBURN AND CONLEY, GA — Industrial Outdoor Ventures (IOV) has acquired two trucking facilities in the metro Atlanta area. The assets included a truck and trailer parking facility located at 7200 Graham Road in Fairburn, 20 miles south of Atlanta and near the CSX Intermodal station. The developer leased the entirety of the property to Store My Truck, a tractor-trailer parking company headquartered in Atlanta. In addition, IOV bought 3987 Moreland Ave., an 11-acre truck and trailer repair shop and storage yard in Conley. IOV also signed a deal with Store My Truck for 1,750 square feet of office space and six acres of storage. The site contains a 14,750-square-foot office/repair shop and seven truck bays. Trailco Group occupies the remaining office space and four acres of ground storage at the site. Conley is situated 10 miles south of Atlanta, near Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and Interstates 675 and 285. Private investors sold both facilities to Chicago-based IOV for an undisclosed price.

November 18, 2019

Industrial Kentucky Market Reports Southeast Southeast Market Reports

After Year of Record Industrial Leasing, Investors Zeroing in on Louisville

by Alex Tostado November 18, 2019

In 2018, Louisville saw a record year with more than 10 million square feet of net absorption in its industrial sector. This is a huge absorption number for any of the Midwest markets and represents more than three times Louisville’s previous record. Louisville was second only behind Chicago out of the Midwest markets tracked by CBRE. The absorption follows a record year for speculative construction as well, as close to 4 million square feet was delivered in 2018. User demand came from all sectors, including automotive, e-commerce, third-party logistics firms (3PLs), manufacturing and medical. Automotive and manufacturing were particularly strong performers. The more notable automotive and manufacturing transactions in 2018 were three Ford Motor Co. leases totaling more than 1 million square feet, as well as New Flyer’s 315,000-square-foot, $30 million transit bus and motorcoach parts fabrication facility in Bullitt County. Additionally, Denso leased 311,000 square feet in Southern Indiana and KCC opened another 224,000-square-foot plant to expand production capacity of its HVAC equipment line. Distribution remains strong in Louisville due to its central location and available workforce. According to a recent report from CBRE’s Labor Analytics Group, Louisville has the highest distribution labor score among the Midwest markets. As …

November 18, 2019

Development Mixed-Use North Carolina Property Type Southeast Top Stories

Dewitt Carolinas Unveils Plans for $1B Midtown Exchange Project in Raleigh

by Alex Patton November 15, 2019

RALEIGH, N.C. — Dewitt Carolinas Inc. has unveiled the master plans for development of Midtown Exchange, a $1B mixed-use project in Raleigh that will feature residential, office, hotel, entertainment and retail components. The development will be built on a 40-acre lot just outside Interstate 440, north of downtown Raleigh, and will comprise 790,000 square feet of Class A office space, 125,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space, 300 hotel rooms, 300 senior living units and 1,275 residential units. The residential component will include apartments, condominiums and townhomes, but how the units will be divided was not disclosed. The site will also include a large convention center with rooftop dining space and more than seven acres of green space with water features. Local newspaper North State Journal reports that the office space will comprise two office towers connected by a sky bridge between the two top floors. Those two floors and the sky bridge will make up one large office space, intended to attract a major corporate headquarters tenant. “We envision Midtown Exchange to be a destination unlike any other in Raleigh,” says Todd Saieed, CEO and co-founder of Dewitt Carolinas Inc. “This will be a place where family entertainment …

November 15, 2019

Acquisitions North Carolina Office Southeast

Highwoods Closes on $436M Purchase of New Bank of America Tower at Legacy Union in Downtown Charlotte

by Alex Tostado November 15, 2019

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Highwoods Properties Inc. has closed on its $436 million acquisition of the Bank of America Tower at Legacy Union in downtown Charlotte. The 841,000-square-foot building was 90 percent leased at the time of sale. The LEED Gold-certified office tower was delivered earlier this year and features a parking deck. The seller, Lincoln Harris, is developing Legacy Union, a 10-acre development adjacent to Bank of America Stadium, home of the National Football League’s Carolina Panthers. The Bank of America Tower is the first building to deliver at Legacy Union, with Honeywell’s corporate headquarters slated for completion in 2021. Bank of America began moving employees to the office building in August. Truist, the name of the new company formed from the BB&T-SunTrust merger, began moving into Bank of America’s former space at Hearst Tower in Charlotte.

November 15, 2019

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