WASHINGTON, D.C. — Akridge and National Real Estate Development have begun welcoming residents to The Byron, a 384-unit apartment community in southwest Washington, D.C. The Byron is Phase I of The Stacks, a six-acre mixed-use campus. Upon completion, The Stacks will include 2 million square feet of space, including a hotel, offices, apartments, shops and restaurants. The development team for The Stacks includes Akridge, National Development, Bridge Investment Group, Blue Coastal Capital and institutional funds managed by National Real Estate Advisors. Amenities at The Byron include a 10,000-square-foot Flex gym that features a sauna, recovery room and outdoor workout space, a multi-sport simulator, two rooftop pools, pet spa, serenity garden, TV lounge with an adjoined terrace, chef’s catering kitchen and gathering spaces. Additional conveniences include Capital Bikeshare and bike maintenance stations and an onsite resident market that is scheduled to open this summer, as well as The Passage, a pedestrian-only cobblestone street. According to Apartments.com, the 14-story building offers studios, one-, two- and three-bedroom units ranging in size from 432 to 1,565 square feet. Monthly rents start at approximately $2,230.
SOUTHAVEN AND OLIVE BRANCH, MISS. — JLL Capital Markets has brokered the sale of two distribution centers totaling 589,598 square feet in the Mississippi suburbs of metro Memphis. The properties include Stateline Building K in Southaven and Crossroads Building L in Olive Branch. Tulsa-based real estate firm Sealy & Co. was the buyer. The sales price was not disclosed. Motivational Fulfillment & Logistics Services leases the 347,604-square-foot Stateline K facility, and American Music Supply occupies the 241,994-square-foot Crossroads L property. Both assets feature 32-foot clear heights, ESFR sprinkler systems, parking spaces and flexible layouts to accommodate single or multi-tenant uses. Matt Wirth, Britton Burdette, Dennis Mirtchell and Jim Freeman of JLL represented the seller, IDI Logistics LLC, in the transaction. Jack Wohrman of JLL handles leasing efforts for the property.
TALLAHASSEE, FLA. — Patterson Real Estate Advisory Group has arranged a loan of an undisclosed amount on behalf of Albany Road Real Estate Partners for Capital Circle Commerce Park, a six-building industrial portfolio totaling 181,100 square feet in Tallahassee. Ameris Bank is providing the acquisition loan. The portfolio, which was 99 percent leased at the time of sale, is situated less than 10 miles from the Tallahassee International Airport and includes IOS parking for current tenants as well as any future third-party parking needs.
DORAL, FLA. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $9.7 million sale of Doral Shops & Professional Center, a retail center located in the western Miami suburb of Doral. Scott Sandelin and Edward Romo of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer in the deal. Situated at 3655 NW 107th Ave., the multi-tenant property spans 15,314 square feet. Nine tenants are operating on a triple-net leased basis at the property, including South Dental Doral, Doral Physical Therapy, Uni K Wax and Venezuelan restaurant La Coriana.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — JLL’s Capital Markets group has arranged more than $1.2 billion over the course of 2024 to fund the construction of four data center campuses in Northern Virginia. Jamie Leachman and Drake Greer of JLL worked on behalf of the borrower, The BlackChamber Group, to arrange the funds. The direct lenders and the locations of the four campuses were not disclosed, but JLL mentioned the capital sources included bank balance sheet financing and private credit vehicles backed by insurance company funds. BlackChamber expects the new facilities to yield more than 740 megawatts of power capacity upon completion. The construction timeline for the new projects was also not released. Including these new facilities, BlackChamber’s Northern Virginia data center portfolio will comprise eight campuses offering nearly 1.5 gigawatts of power capacity across 6 million square feet of data center space.
SAN CLEMENTE, CALIF. — CareTrust REIT has acquired 13 skilled nursing facilities in Tennessee for $176 million. California-based CareTrust purchased the properties through a joint venture arrangement with an unnamed, third-party healthcare real estate owner. Each of the 13 facilities will be operated by existing CareTrust tenants under new, long-term master lease agreements. Affiliates of the Ensign Group will operate six of the facilities, with affiliates of Links Healthcare Group operating the remaining seven. The acquisition is Phase II of a larger $421 million portfolio transaction that ultimately involves 27 facilities in Tennessee.
JOHNSON CITY, TENN. — Walker & Dunlop has originated a $63.9 million FHA loan for the development of The Reserve at Johnson City, a 288-unit apartment development in East Tennessee. Located on a 14.4-acre site at 1084 W. Oakland Ave. in Johnson City, the property will serve as an addition to an existing 248-unit multifamily community that was delivered in 2015. Keith Melton and David Strange of Walker & Dunlop originated the financing on behalf of the developer, TDK Cos. Upon completion, The Reserve will feature 12 three-story walk-up buildings comprising one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments. Amenities will include a multi-level pool, outdoor kitchen with a gas fireplace, pet park, fitness center and a single-bay car wash and vacuum station.
TYSONS, VA. — Berkadia has brokered the sale of Hanover Tysons, a 412-unit multifamily community located at 1500 Westbranch Drive in Tysons, about 15 miles west of Washington, D.C. Chicago-based Mesirow Financial purchased the property from Hanover Co. and PCCP for an undisclosed price. The buyer has rebranded the community as The Jones at Tysons. Brian Crivella, Bill Gribbin and Yalda Ghamarian of Berkadia represented the sellers in the transaction. Situated adjacent to Tysons Galleria and Tysons Corner Center, the apartment community features studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans, as well as a resort-style pool, greenspace courtyard, fitness center, resident clubhouse and a theater room.
AUBURN, ALA. — BWE has provided a $42.3 million Fannie Mae loan for The Glenn, a 270-unit garden-style apartment community located at 2568 E. Glenn Ave. in Auburn. The property comprises 14 residential buildings and offers studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments, as well as a fitness center, beach-entry pool, grilling areas, pet park and a business center. Paul Harbor, Caleb Carter and Libby Davis of BWE originated the loan on behalf of the borrower, an undisclosed development firm based in Georgia. The borrower will use proceeds of the 10-year loan, which features a 35-year amortization schedule, to pay off construction debt obtained before The Glenn opened in 2022.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — As the clock struck midnight on New Year’s Eve, the 2025-2026 academic year moved further into focus. What can the industry expect to see this year from a preleasing perspective? Are rents expected to keep growing? And by how much? All of these questions and more were discussed during a kick-off panel at the 2024 LeaseCon/TurnCon conference by InterFace Conference Group, which took place this past December in Charlotte. As of Dec. 3, student housing properties across the country were 36.6 percent preleased on average — a 1.3 percent decline from rates seen at the same time in 2023, according to moderator Charlie Matthews, founder and CEO of data provider College House. Editor’s note: InterFace Conference Group, a division of France Media Inc., produces networking and educational conferences for commercial real estate executives. To sign up for email announcements about specific events, visit www.interfaceconferencegroup.com/subscribe. Of markets across the United States, the Southeast led the way with the highest preleasing percentage at 43.5 percent. Asking rents have congruently grown by 4.9 percent across the country as of early December, according to Matthews, with average rents at $990. Leading the way in rent growth for the 2025-2026 academic year …