DANIA BEACH, FLA. — The Estate Cos. and Merrimac Ventures will develop Soleste Cityline, a planned 340-unit apartment complex that will also feature 12,800 square feet of retail space in Dania Beach. The Broward County asset will be situated at 4 N. Federal Highway, 26 miles north of downtown Miami. The property will offer studio to three-bedroom units ranging from 600 to 1,200 square feet. Communal amenities will include a pool, pool deck, fitness center, grilling area, clubroom and private event spaces. The eight-story building will also feature 545 parking spaces. Merrimac will retain the retail space while Estate Cos. will manage the multifamily portion of the property. Merrimac sold the 2.5-acre plot to 4 North Federal Holdings LLC, an affiliate of Estate Cos. and Merrimac, for $8 million. Synovus Financial Corp. provided the partners with $4.7 million in acquisition financing. The developers expect to break ground in the fourth quarter of this year. The design team and timeline for completion were not disclosed.
Southeast
CenterPoint Properties to Develop 650,000 SF Industrial Facility Near Port of Savannah
by Alex Tostado
SAVANNAH, GA. — CenterPoint Properties plans to develop a 650,000-square-foot industrial facility near the Port of Savannah. The Oak Brook, Ill.-based company recently acquired 73 acres on the 2100-2200 block of Ga. Highway 307, which is three miles from the port and five miles from Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport. A timeline for construction was not disclosed.
Marcus & Millichap Arranges $10M Sale of Multifamily Property in Martinsburg, West Virginia
by Alex Tostado
MARTINSBURG, W.VA. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $10 million sale of Elmtree Townhouse Apartments, a 97-unit multifamily community in Martinsburg. The property, which is two stories tall and was built in 2006, offers two- and three-bedroom floor plans. The asset is situated at 125 Winslow Drive, four miles north of downtown Martinsburg and five miles from the West Virginia-Maryland border. Marcus & Millichap’s Dana Newton and Mike Maxwell, along with the firm’s broker of record Francis McGuire, represented both the buyer and seller, undisclosed private investors, in the transaction.
Cadence Living, Flournoy Break Ground on Seniors Housing Complex in Suburban Maryland
by Alex Tostado
OLNEY, MD. — Cadence Living and Flournoy Development Group have broken ground on Cadence Olney, a 107-unit seniors housing community in Olney. The community is situated on 37 acres that includes 31 acres of forest preserve that will serve as a natural amenity for residents. The property will include a three-story building housing independent living and assisted living units and a two-story building for memory care residences. The property is situated 19 miles north of downtown Washington, D.C.
Trillium Provides $10.5M Refinancing, Construction Loans for Three Properties in Georgia
by Alex Tostado
COLUMBUS AND MACON, GA. — Trillium Capital Resources has provided three loans totaling $10.5 million for two multifamily properties and a self-storage facility in Georgia. In Macon, Trillium provided a $1.6 million refinancing loan to a Valdosta, Ga.-based developer for an undisclosed 50-unit multifamily property. In Columbus, the locally based lender provided a $3.65 million refinancing loan for an undisclosed 80-unit community to a Phenix City, Ala.-based investor. The 10-year term loans featured fixed interest rates ranging from 3.14 percent to 3.57 percent. Also in Columbus, an undisclosed developer is building a 100,000-square-foot self-storage facility that is expected to deliver in summer 2021. Trillium provided the developer, which will own and manage the property upon completion, with a $5.26 million construction loan, featuring a fixed 3.77 percent interest rate.
Palm Beach Atlantic University, Pembroke Student Housing Deliver Residence Hall in West Palm Beach
by Alex Tostado
WEST PALM BEACH, FLA. — A partnership between Pembroke Student Housing and Palm Beach Atlantic University has completed Watson Hall, a 163,000-square-foot residence hall on the university’s campus in West Palm Beach. The eight-story development offers 510 beds in one- and two-bedroom units with full kitchens. Communal amenities include a large conference space and community and private study spaces on each floor. Provident Resources Group owns the building. The project’s development team included architectural firm Stantec, general contractor Hedrick Brothers Construction, landscape architect Urban Kilday Design Studios and civil engineer Reikenis & Associates. Palm Beach Atlantic began fall semester in-person Monday, Aug. 17.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. economy added nearly 1.4 million jobs in August, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported Friday. The most recent figure was on par with economists’ expectations, with The Wall Street Journal reporting an expected gain of just over 1.3 million. The unemployment rate dropped from 10.2 percent to 8.4 percent. Employment swelled in the government sector, which added 344,000 jobs in August, though 238,000 of the jobs are temporary 2020 Census workers. The retail sector added 249,000 jobs, continuing its climb back to pre-pandemic levels. The sector, which encompasses general merchandise stores, motor vehicle and parts dealers, electronics and appliance stores and miscellaneous store retailers, is still 665,000 jobs below the February total. Leisure and hospitality gained 174,000 jobs while education and healthcare services added 147,000 jobs. In August, average hourly earnings for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls rose by 11 cents to $29.47. The average workweek for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls increased by 0.1 hour to 34.6 hours in August. The BLS revised its June gains down by 10,000 jobs to just under 4.8 million. July was revised down by 29,000 jobs to just over 1.7 million.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The District of Columbia Housing Finance Agency (DCHFA) is funding the construction of The Residences at Kenilworth Park, an affordable assisted living community in Washington, D.C.’s Ward 7. DCHFA issued $58 million in bond financing and underwrote $20 million in 4 percent Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) financing for the 157-unit development. Apartments at The Residences at Kenilworth Park will be reserved for seniors age 60 and above who require assistance with two or more activities of daily living. Residents must earn 60 percent or less of the annual median income (AMI), and includes Medicaid recipients. National Foundation for Affordable Housing Solutions Inc., Gragg Cardona Partners, The Carding Group and HallBridge Partners make up the development team constructing the five-story building. Total development costs are estimated at $85 million. A timeline for construction was not disclosed.
SRS Negotiates $22.7M Sale of Seven Retail, Office Outparcels Near Mall at Millenia in Orlando
by Alex Tostado
ORLANDO, FLA. — SRS Real Estate Partners has negotiated the $22.7 million sale of seven single-tenant outparcels around Mall at Millenia in Orlando. The outparcels total 104,188 square feet and six were leased to retail tenants including BJ’s Brewhouse, DSW, Ethan Allen, Old Navy, Olive Garden and West Elm at the time of sale. The final outparcel is an office building that was leased to Ingenus Pharmaceuticals at the time of sale. Mall at Millenia comprises more than 1.1 million square feet and includes anchors such as Macy’s, Neiman Marcus and Bloomingdale’s. The property is located at 4200 Conroy Road, six miles southwest of downtown Orlando. Patrick Luther, Matthew Mousavi and Patrick Nutt of SRS, along with Gradon Willard of BluRock Commercial Real Estate, represented the undisclosed seller, which was the original developer of the property. Limestone Asset Management, an affiliate of Miami-based Orion Real Estate Group, acquired the portfolio.
BOSSIER CITY, LA. — Caesars Entertainment and Vici Properties have entered into an agreement to sell Harrah’s Louisiana Downs Casino, Racing & Entertainment for $22 million. The buyer, Rubico Acquisition Corp., will pay Vici $5.5 million and Caesars $16.5 million. The sale is expected to close by early 2021. The property is located at 8000 E. Texas St. in Bossier City, 10 miles east of downtown Shreveport. The casino floor offers 150,000 square feet of games, dozens of TVs and a high-limit area. Louisiana Downs also features a dirt horse-racing track. Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards ordered casinos to close in March due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Casinos in the state were allowed to reopen in May at limited capacity.