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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

Development Florida Multifamily Southeast

Related Group Breaks Ground on Phase II of $650M River Parc Project in Miami’s Little Havana

by Alex Tostado November 15, 2019

MIAMI — The Related Group, along with the Department of Public Housing and Community Development and SunTrust Bank, has broken ground on Phase II of River Parc in Miami’s Little Havana neighborhood. Phase II consists of the 150-unit Gallery at River Parc, an affordable and workforce housing community. Of the property’s 40 studios, 70 one-bedroom units and 40 two-bedroom apartments, 80 percent will be reserved for workforce housing and 20 percent will be set aside for affordable housing. Communal amenities will include a swimming pool, fitness center, multi-purpose room and a business center. Justin Ginsberg, Donna Kelce and Rebecca Cox of SunTrust arranged financing on behalf of Related Group for the 22-acre River Parc, which is situated across from Marlins Park. The site currently has 800 units across three properties: Robert King High, Haley Sofge and Martin Fine Villas. River Parc is slated to also include an additional 1,800 units of affordable and workforce housing units will be added, bringing the total housing count to 2,600.

November 15, 2019

Acquisitions Affordable Housing Florida Multifamily Southeast Virginia

Avanath Purchases Two Affordable Housing Communities in Alexandria, Orlando for $99.2M

by Alex Tostado November 15, 2019

ALEXANDRIA, VA. AND ORLANDO, FLA. — Avanath Capital Management LLC has purchased tow affordable housing communities for a combined $99.2 million. The first property, Alexandria Station Apartments, is located in Alexandria and sold for $52.7 million. The 290-unit community was built in 1965 and renovated in 1998 and 2010. The property comprises 25 three-story buildings that were 97 percent occupied at the time of sale. Alexandria Station is a 251,579 square-foot property consisting of studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Communal amenities include a swimming pool, grilling and picnic areas, playground, on-site-laundry facilities and a clubhouse. The other property is Brooke Commons, a 288-unit complex in Orlando that sold for $46.5 million. Built in 2000 and comprising 36 two-story buildings, Brooke Commons was 99 percent occupied at the time of sale. Five percent of the community’s units serve those making 55 percent of the area median income (AMI), while 50 percent are reserved for residents earning 60 percent AMI and 45 percent of the units are for residents earning 60 to 80 percent AMI. The property is located three miles from the University of Central Florida campus and 12 miles northeast of downtown Orlando. Communal amenities include a business …

November 15, 2019

Acquisitions Office Southeast Virginia

Northridge Capital, KAMCO Investment Acquire 151,949 SF Office Building in Northern Virginia

by Alex Tostado November 15, 2019

TYSONS, VA. — Northridge Capital and KAMCO Investment Co have acquired Centerstone at Tysons, a six-story, 151,949-square-foot office building fully leased to Freddie Mac on a triple-net lease basis. The sales price was not disclosed. The building is located at 1550 Westbranch Drive in Tysons, two miles from downtown Tysons and 14 miles from downtown Washington, D.C. Citizens Bank provided the buyers with a five-year, fixed-rate acquisition loan. Jud Ryan and James Cassidy of Newmark Knight Frank (NKF) represented the sellers, Rubenstein Partners and Griffith Properties, in the transaction. Joseph Donato and Kassi Saridakis, also with NKF, arranged acquisition financing on behalf of Northridge Capital and KAMCO.

November 15, 2019

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