MCLEAN, VA. — Rubenstein Mortgage Capital, a private mortgage lending platform and affiliate of Rubenstein Partners, has provided a $47.8 million loan to Westport Capital Partners LLC. The borrower will use the loan to refinance 2000 Corporate Ridge Road, an office building in the Tysons Corner submarket in McLean, a suburb in the Washington, D.C. metro area. Westport Capital Partners recently completed an extensive capital improvement program at the 263,002-square-foot property. Proceeds of the loan refinanced the existing debt and will provide funding for future leasing costs as the asset is stabilized. NorthMarq arranged financing for Westport Capital Partners.
ATLANTA — Increased job growth in major markets throughout the Southeast and lower borrowing costs have quelled fears of a 2020 recession, and multifamily investors are feeling confident going into the new year. The Bureau of Labor Statistics recently reported that the U.S. economy generated 266,000 jobs in November and the unemployment rate fell 10 basis points to 3.5 percent. Healthy job growth in major population centers drives heightened demand for housing, particularly in the multifamily sector. Speakers at France Media’s InterFace Multifamily Southeast conference shared their perspectives on the multifamily investment market of 2019 and their predictions for 2020. The conference, which took place Tuesday, Dec. 3 at The Whitley hotel in the Buckhead district of Atlanta, attracted 384 industry professionals. “Multifamily is a pretty much tried-and-true section of the real estate investment market,” said Steven Shores, president and CEO of Pollack Shores. “We have very low volatility compared to other sectors, and if you’re trying to make an allocation between some sort of alternative asset versus cash or bond portfolio, we look pretty attractive from a risk-investment perspective.” Shores noted that existing assets are trading at cap rates anywhere between 4 to 5 percent, depending on the location, …
ATLANTA — MetLife Investment Management, MetLife Inc.’s institutional asset management business, and Granite Properties have broken ground on Midtown Union, a large mixed-use development in Midtown Atlanta. Designed by Cooper Carry, with Brasfield & Gorrie as the general contractor, the project at 1295 Spring St. consists of a 26-story, 606,000-square-foot office building; an 18-story, 355-unit residential tower atop eight levels of parking; a 12-story, 205-room hotel; 30,000 square feet of retail space and a 635,000-square-foot parking deck providing 1,909 parking spaces. Midtown Union is adjacent to Interstates 75 and 85 via the 17th Street Bridge. The development will feature a pedestrian-friendly extension of Arts Center Way and connect between Spring and West Peachtree streets. StreetLights Residential, in partnership with MetLife Investment Management, will develop the multifamily tower featuring studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom homes. The lobby will offer 24-hour concierge service, a coffee bar, conference lab and coworking space. Amenities will include resident storage, pet spa, fitness center, club room and an outdoor deck with pool, seating and grilling stations. Stormont Hospitality Group and The Allen Morris Co., in partnership with MetLife Investment Management, will develop the hotel with over 5,000 square feet of meeting space, a restaurant and a bar. Granite Properties and MetLife Investment Management will deliver the LEED-Certified …
LAKELAND, FLA. — Chicago-based Brennan Investment Group has purchased 164.9 acres in Lakeland, approximately 31 miles northeast of Tampa, for an undisclosed price. The site plan for a speculative industrial development, to be called CenterState Logistics Park East, has zoning approval for up to 1.5 million square feet. Edward Miller, Dee Seymour, Deborah Mickler and David Wilson of Colliers International’s Central Florida office represented Brennan in the land purchase. The seller was Ruthven I-4 LLC. Brennan will begin development of 1 million square feet of space at CenterState Logistics Park East this year, with completion expected by the end of 2020. Colliers will serve as the exclusive listing agent for the CenterState Logistics Park East development, which will feature a cross-dock warehouse with 40-foot clear heights and tractor parking. The site is located at Exit 38 on Interstate 4.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Los Angeles-based CBRE Global Investors has purchased The Penrose, a 350-unit multifamily property located in the South End neighborhood of Charlotte. The property is located at 327 West Tremont Ave., less than two miles from downtown Charlotte, and includes studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments. The 90-percent occupied complex features a pool, outdoor communal kitchens, athletic club, pet spa, art studio, two resident lounges and an entertainment center. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
KENNESAW, GA. — TerraCap Management LLC, a privately held investment firm based out of Estero, Fla., has sold Chastain Center to an undisclosed buyer for $46.1 million after completing capital improvements. The six-building, 303,000-square-foot, single-story office portfolio is located 25 miles northwest of Atlanta in Kennesaw. The office portfolio was 86 percent leased at the time of sale, with over seven years of remaining lease term in place. Tom Shafer and John Hinson of CBRE represented TerraCap in the sale. Lincoln Property Co. represented TerraCap on both leasing and management. TerraCap originally purchased the property for $30 million in January 2016.
ST. PETERSBURG, FLA. — Love Funding has secured a $50.9 million loan for the construction and permanent financing of Phillips Sur Club, a proposed 296-unit apartment complex in St. Petersburg, 24 miles southwest of Tampa. The project, to be located at 3000 34th St S., was financed through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Section 221(d)(4) loan insurance program. The developer and borrower, Tampa-based Phillips Development & Realty, will have low-rate, non-recourse financing for the duration of construction and for a subsequent 40-year term. Atlanta-based Reese Vanderbilt & Associates is the design architect, and the general contractor is Birmingham-based Capstone Building Corp. Tampa-based Ovation Management will manage the property. Sur Club is located in St. Petersburg’s Skyway Marina district, five miles south of downtown St. Petersburg and adjacent to Interstates 275 and 375 and U.S. Route 19. The complex will feature an interior courtyard, two swimming pools and an attached parking garage.
CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO., CARUTHERSVILLE, MO., AND NEW CUMBERLAND, W.V. — VICI Properties Inc. (NYSE: VICI), a New York City-based REIT that specializes in casinos, has acquired three such properties in Missouri and West Virginia. Eldorado Resorts Inc. sold the assets for $278 million in an all-cash deal. In Missouri, Isle Casino Cape Girardeau is located in Cape Girardeau in the southern part of the state, while Lady Luck Casino is a riverboat casino in Caruthersville, located even further south near the Tennessee-Missouri border. Both cities are situated along the Mississippi River. In West Virginia, Mountaineer Casino, Racetrack & Resort is in New Cumberland, a city situated along the Ohio River in the northern part of the state. Isle Casino opened in 2012 and features 41,500 square feet of casino space, three dining venues, a pavilion and an entertainment center. Lady Luck opened 1995 and consists of a dockside casino spanning 21,500 square feet, two restaurants and a 40,000-square-foot pavilion. Mountaineer opened as a racetrack and resort in 1951. The casino debuted in 1994 and offers a 357-room hotel, five dining venues, 1,486 gaming machines and 36 table games. VICI Properties has also entered into an agreement with Colorado-based Century Casinos …
New Orleans (also known as Crescent City, The Big Easy and NOLA) is unique in many ways. The cuisine, architecture and music all set the city apart, but for the real estate industry, the geography is most important. In fact, it’s uniqueness among the great Southern cities is that the Mississippi River, Lake Pontchartrain and the wetlands to the east and west have created a barrier to entry unlike any other multifamily market in the country. These factors have limited development to a select few urban sites and redevelopment of historic structures. Garden-style product has been primarily confined to St. Tammany Parish located north of Lake Pontchartrain. The parish has an abundance of land as well as the demographic profile to support new market-rate construction. The multifamily market in metro New Orleans is further strengthened by the positive economic growth the city has experienced. The local and regional economies continue to see growth in the following sectors: energy, advanced manufacturing, international trade, healthcare, education, bio-science, tourism and technology. One example is DXC Technology’s new Digital Transformation Center located in downtown New Orleans. This new employer will create 2,000 well-paying jobs and provide further stability to the downtown multifamily market. The …
FAYETTEVILLE, ARK. — Newmark Knight Frank Multifamily (NKF) has arranged the sale of and acquisition financing for the Cottages on Hollywood, a 652-bed student housing community located near the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville. Construction on the property was completed this fall. Ryan Lang, Brandon Buell and Jack Brett of NKF represented the seller, Barrett Development Group, in the sale of the property to Inland for an undisclosed price. Joel Simmons, Matt Williams, James Maynard and Kyle Schlitt of NKF Multifamily Capital Markets Debt & Structured Finance arranged acquisition financing on behalf of the buyer. The community offers two-, three-, four- and five-bedroom units. Shared amenities include study lounges and private study spaces, a computer and printing station, coffee bar and vending market, two-story fitness center with resort-style locker rooms, sauna and steam rooms, tanning beds, two-story clubhouse, indoor and outdoor gaming lounge, resort-style swimming pool and cabana, hammock garden, water and sand volleyball, dog park, outdoor kitchens and grills, fire pit, putting green, an activity field with horse shoes and bocce ball and access to the Town Branch Walking Trail.