CORAL SPRINGS, FLA. — Meridian Capital Group has arranged a $51.3 million acquisition loan for The Harbor, a 310-unit apartment complex in Coral Springs. An undisclosed regional balance sheet lender provided the seven-year loan, which features a fixed 3.4 percent interest rate, one five-year extension option and three years of interest-only payments followed by a 30-year amortization schedule. The Harbor, formerly known as Innovo Living on Atlantic, comprises 33 two-story buildings. The asset is located at 790 Harbor Inn Drive, equidistant to Fort Lauderdale and Boca Raton. Communal amenities include a new 5,700-square-foot club house including a climbing wall, fitness center, business center, lap pool, and a yoga and Pilates studio. Noam Kaminetzky and Jason Grimm of Meridian Capital arranged the financing on behalf of the borrower, CaraCo Group. According to Kaminetzky, the sale was originally slated to close in late March or early April but was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Meridian Capital worked with all parties to negotiate a new closing date, which coincided with Broward County allowing shops and restaurants to reopen. Copperline Partners was the seller.
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MetLife Provides $34.3M Refinancing Loan for Multifamily Community in Downtown Bethesda
by Alex Tostado
BETHESDA, MD. — MetLife Investment Management has provided a $34.3 million refinancing loan for Element 28, a 101-unit multifamily community in downtown Bethesda. The loan features a floating interest rate and two one-year extensions. The property offers one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Communal amenities include a 24-hour concierge, resident lounge with complimentary coffee, temperature-controlled wine lockers, conference room, fitness studio, retractable glass-walled rooftop lounge, green roof areas, bike storage and transit screen providing real-time status of transit options. Located at 100 Commerce Lane, Element 28 is one block from the Bethesda Metro Station and less than one mile from the Capital Crescent Trail head, which connects downtown Bethesda with D.C.’s Georgetown district. The borrower is a partnership between institutional investors advised by J.P. Morgan Asset Management and Kettler. Kelly Gaines, Jennifer Keller, Jamie Leachman and Amy Lousararian of JLL arranged the loan on behalf of the borrower.
Robinson Weeks Signs Two Tenants to Industrial Leases Totaling 184,670 SF at Gillem Logistics Center in Metro Atlanta
by Alex Tostado
FOREST PARK, GA. — Robinson Weeks Partners has signed two industrial tenants to occupy a total of 184,670 square feet within Building 400 at Gillem Logistics Center in the south Atlanta suburb of Forest Park. Cleveland-based North Coast Logistics will occupy 107,675 square feet beginning in October. Jacob Westfall of CBRE represented North Coast Logistics in its lease transaction. Orlando-based farming company Kalera Inc. will lease 76,995 square feet at the property, which is situated 12 miles south of downtown Atlanta within five miles of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. Kalera produces non-GMO vegtables and will be able to double its operations, allowing the facility to produce 11 million heads of lettuce per year. Derek Riggleman and Trip Ackerman of Lee & Associates represented Kalera in its transaction. John Gaskin internally represented Robinson Weeks Partners in both negotiations.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Greysteel has negotiated the sale of The Waring and The Regent, two apartment communities in Washington, D.C. Urban Investment Partners acquired both assets for a total of $21 million. In the first deal, 1433 T Street Associates LLC sold The Waring, a 38-unit property located at 1433 T St., for $12.5 million. In the second deal, Mozart LLC sold The Regent, a 37-unit property located at 2517 Mozart Place NW, for $8.5 million. The Waring was built in 1909 and is situated less than one mile from downtown Washington, D.C. The property offers studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans averaging 573 square feet. The seller recently upgraded unit interiors, including fully renovating the kitchens and bathrooms. The Regent, which is situated less than one mile from The Waring, offers studio through two-bedroom floor plans averaging 732 square feet. Ari Firoozabadi, W. Kyle Tangney and Herbert Schwat of Greysteel represented the seller in each deal and procured the buyer.
Amazon to Develop Fulfillment Center, Delivery Station in Little Rock Totaling 910,000 SF
by Alex Tostado
LITTLE ROCK, ARK. — Amazon will develop afive-story, 825,000-square-foot fulfillment center at the Port of Little Rock in Little Rock. Slated for delivery in 2021, the property is expected to house 1,000 employees who will work alongside Amazon Robotics to pick, pack and ship small items to customers such as books, electronics and toys. The center will sit on 80 acres along Zueber Road, which, according to the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, an Amazon entity paid $3.2 million for. Seattle-based Amazon is also planning an 85,000-square-foot delivery station near Interstate 30. Items at the fulfillment center will be shipped to the delivery station, which will serve in the last-mile delivery effort. The station, which will be Amazon’s second in Little Rock, is expected to open by the end of this year. According to the Gazette, Amazon is spending $8 million to renovate the warehouse for the delivery station.
Joint Venture Unveils Plans to Build 357-Unit Multifamily Community Within Fenton Mixed-Use Project Near Raleigh
by Alex Tostado
CARY, N.C. — A joint venture between Hines, Columbia Development and USAA Real Estate has unveiled plans for The Canopy at Fenton, a 357-unit multifamily community situated within the 69-acre Fenton development in Cary. The property will stand six stories high and offer studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. In addition, 47 of the apartments will provide private terraces and loft-style units will be available on the ground floor. Communal amenities will include a fitness center, coworking lounge, clubroom, pool, pool deck and five common terraces that overlook the shops and eateries of Fenton. The developers expect to begin preleasing in spring 2022 with delivery slated for later in 2022. Construction on Fenton’s other components is expected to be completed in fall 2021. Previously announced retail tenants include anchors Wegmans and CMX CineBistro, as well as Sephora, Bailey’s Fine Jewelry, Superica and Honeysuckle Gelato. Phase I will include approximately 345,000 square feet of retail and entertainment space, 170,000 square feet of office space, The Canopy at Fenton and a 175-room boutique hotel. The mixed-use project will be located at the intersection of Interstate 40 and Cary Towne Boulevard, three miles from downtown Cary and eight miles southwest of downtown …
WASHINGTON, D.C. — An additional 1.3 million Americans have filed for first-time unemployment assistance for the week ending July 4, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. Economists surveyed by Dow Jones expected just under 1.4 million claims. The most recent week continues a declining week-over-week trend, coming in at 99,000 fewer claims than the week ending June 27. The four-week rolling average was 19.1 million, down by 636,000 claims from the previous rolling average. Additionally, the continuing claims are steadily declining, coming in at just over 18 million, a decrease of 698,000 claims from the previous week.
ST. PETERSBURG AND TAMPA, FLA. — CBRE has arranged the sale of a two-property apartment portfolio located in St. Petersburg and Tampa. The first property is Viera Bayside, a 208-unit property located at 500 110th Ave. N. in St. Petersburg. Communal amenities include a 24-hour business center, clubhouse, fitness center and a pool. Unit interiors feature granite countertops, as well as modernized lighting and plumbing fixtures. The second property is Veranda at Westchase, a 308-unit community located at 12401 W. Hillsborough Ave. in Tampa. Community amenities include a fitness center, spa, pool, tennis court, car wash area, business center and a clubhouse. Francesco Carriera and Michael Regan of CBRE represented the undisclosed seller and the buyer, Bridge Investment Group, in the transaction. The sales price was not disclosed.
TAMPA, FLA. — Royal Pets Market & Resort has signed a lease with Bromley Cos. at Midtown Tampa. The 8,000-square-foot space will be the flagship location for the company, which offers veterinary care, an indoor dog daycare and a pet spa. The space will be situated on the ground floor of Novel Midtown Tampa, which is expected to open later this year. Royal Pets Market joins other announced retail tenants such as Joffrey’s Coffee, True Food Kitchen and Whole Foods Market. Bromley Cos., Casto, Jeffrey R. Anderson Real Estate and Crescent Communities are developing Midtown Tampa, which will feature more than 200,000 square feet of retail, restaurant, entertainment and outdoor space; 750,000 square feet of office space; Novel Midtown Tampa; and two boutique hotels.
CAYCE, S.C. — The Simpson Organization Inc. plans to develop a $65 million mixed-use project at the intersection of Interstate 77 and 12th Street in Cayce. The Atlanta-based developer acquired 36 acres of Dominion Energy’s 260-acre Otarre Pointe development for the project, which is slated to include apartments, restaurants, retail space, a hotel, office space and an entertainment area. ODA Architecture is the designer, Paris Projects is the general contractor and EB Development will handle leasing and marketing. Simpson Organization expects to break ground on Phase I in late 2021. The property is located seven miles south of downtown Columbia.