Southeast

PIA Residential Purchases Apartment Complex in Pensacola for $26.3M

by Alex Tostado September 19, 2019

PENSACOLA, FLA. — PIA Residential has purchased Crystal Lake, a 224-unit value-add apartment complex in Pensacola, for $26.3 million. The property was 98 percent occupied at the time of sale. The buyer plans to upgrade unit interiors and improve the property. Communal amenities include a beach volleyball court, barbecue area, playground, car washing station, private lake stocked with bass and a dog park. Arbor Realty Trust provided the buyer with a Fannie Mae acquisition loan. Jimmy Adams and Josh Jacobs of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, ExchangeRight, in the transaction.

September 19, 2019

Acquisitions Florida Industrial Self-Storage Southeast

SkyView Advisors Arranges Sale of 1,001-Unit Self-Storage Facility in Naples, Florida

by Alex Tostado September 19, 2019

NAPLES, FLA. — SkyView Advisors has arranged the sale of a 1,001-unit self-storage facility in Naples. The 99,713-square-foot property is located on 4.3 acres at 3807 White Lake Blvd. Cameron Vale and Ryan Clark of SkyView Advisors represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. Public Self Storage acquired the facility for an undisclosed price.

September 19, 2019

Florida Industrial Loans Southeast

Ready Capital Provides $13.4M Acquisition Loan for Industrial Building in Tampa

by Alex Tostado September 19, 2019

TAMPA, FLA. — Ready Capital has provided a $13.4 million acquisition loan to an undisclosed borrower for a 365,000-square-foot industrial building in Tampa. The borrower plans to renovate the property, including various interior repairs, HVAC replacement, roof repairs, fresh paint and parking lot maintenance. The non-recourse, floating-rate loan features a 36-month term, one extension plan and flexible prepayment options. Further details of the transaction were not disclosed.

September 19, 2019

Acquisitions Development Georgia Office Southeast

Parkway Property Acquires Former United Way Building in Downtown Atlanta for $17.7M, Plans $45M Renovation

by Alex Tostado September 18, 2019

ATLANTA — Parkway Property Investments LLC has acquired 100 Edgewood, a former United Way building within an Opportunity Zone in downtown Atlanta, for $17.7 million. The company is planning a $45 million renovation for the 18-story, 306,000-square-foot office building, which is adjacent to Georgia State University. United Way employees have moved to a location on Courtland Street. Parkway Property raised $25 million in three hours for the acquisition and renovation through CrowdStreet Inc., an online marketplace for direct equity investment in commercial real estate. Details of the renovation were not disclosed.

September 18, 2019

Acquisitions Maryland Multifamily Southeast

Orlo Sells Apartment Complex in Suburban Maryland for $45.8M

by Alex Tostado September 18, 2019

SUITLAND, MD. — Orlo has sold Ashton Heights, a 283-unit apartment complex in Suitland, for $45.8 million. The property was 96 percent occupied at the time of sale. Ashton Heights is located at 3901 Suitland Road, seven miles southeast of downtown Washington, D.C. The community was built in the 1970s and offers two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Communal amenities include a swimming pool, fitness center, clubhouse, playground and grilling areas. Robin Williams, Dean Sigmon, Justin Shay and Michael D’Amelio of Transwestern represented the seller in the transaction. The buyer was not disclosed.

September 18, 2019

Acquisitions Office Southeast Virginia

Finmarc Management Purchases Research & Development Campus in Northern Virginia for $26.1M

by Alex Tostado September 18, 2019

ASHBURN, VA. — Finmarc Management Inc. has purchased an office building and adjacent industrial facility in Ashburn for $26.1 million. The 190,000 square feet of research and development space serves as Telos Corp.’s headquarters. Telos provides information technology solutions and services to the military, intelligence and civilian agencies of the federal government and NATO allies. The property consists of a three-story, 110,000-square-foot office building and a single-story, 80,000-square-foot industrial structure that are located on a 26-acre site. Situated at the intersection of Ashburn Road and Leesburg Pike, the warehouse/research and development component of the property is equipped with 18- to 20-foot ceiling heights, four dock-high and two drive-in loading doors, as well as a surface parking lot that surrounds both buildings. The buildings are located eight miles from Dulles International Airport and 30 miles from downtown Washington, D.C. Andrew Weir, Bruce Strasburg and James Meisel of JLL represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.

September 18, 2019

Acquisitions Alabama Multifamily Southeast

Cushman & Wakefield Arranges $27.5M Sale of Multifamily Community in Huntsville

by Alex Tostado September 18, 2019

HUNTSVILLE, ALA. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the $27.5 million sale of Fern Parc, a 343-unit multifamily community in Huntsville. Wicker Park Capital Management LLC acquired the property for $80,029 per unit. Fern Parc is located at 4100 Memorial Parkway SW, five miles south of downtown Huntsville, and offers one- and two-bedroom floor plans. Communal amenities include a swimming pool, kiddie pool, bark park, fitness center, cabanas, business center, playground and pet care services. Fern Parc was built in 1974 and renovated in 2015. Jimmy Adams and Craig Hey of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, Panther Residential Management, in the transaction.

September 18, 2019

InterFace Mixed-Use Southeast Capital Markets

Conference Coverage Georgia Mixed-Use Southeast

Capital Markets Professionals Put Mixed-Use Dynamics Under the Microscope During InterFace Panel

by John Nelson September 18, 2019

ATLANTA — One of the central themes of the first annual InterFace Mixed-Use Southeast conference was the interplay between the various uses present within mixed-use projects around the region. Whether it’s Avalon in Alpharetta, Georgia, or the American Tobacco Campus redevelopment in downtown Durham, North Carolina, the success of these projects hinges on whether the different uses can support one another. Can the apartment residents help patronize the retail and restaurants? Can the office component drive overnight stays at the project’s hotel? But before these dynamics can play out, a vital piece to having these projects come to fruition is financing. During the conference’s capital markets discussion, panelists tackled topics including equity requirements for mixed-use projects, a pending recession, the historically low interest rate environment and the strong competition among capital providers. For mixed-use specifically, the capital markets panelists discussed the challenges and opportunities in trying to underwrite the various uses all under one transaction. Lenders have to be careful not to overlook or make assumptions about a property type when financing mixed-use deals, warned Bryan Joyner, managing director of Bank of America Merrill Lynch. “They have to look at the separate uses both separately and together and then underwrite …

September 18, 2019

Development Florida Multifamily Southeast Student Housing

Public-Private Partnership Delivers $105M Mixed-Use Student Housing Tower on UCF’s Campus in Downtown Orlando

by Alex Tostado September 17, 2019

ORLANDO, FLA. — Development Ventures Group (DEVEN) and Ustler Development Inc., in a public-private partnership with the City of Orlando, have delivered UnionWest at Creative Village on the University of Central Florida’s campus. UnionWest is a 15-story building with 644 student housing beds, 100,000 square feet of academic space, 11,000 square feet of ground-level retail space and a 600-space parking garage. Construction on the $105 million development began in October 2017. The building is located at the corner of West Livingston Street and North Terry Avenue in downtown Orlando, which grants access to both University of Central Florida and Valencia College students. Five of the six ground-floor retail locations in UnionWest are leased. Tenants include Vera Asian, Addition Financial, Subway, Dunkin’ and Qdoba Mexican Grill. The student housing portion opened in time for the fall 2019 semester at 97 percent occupancy.

September 17, 2019

Development Georgia Hospitality Southeast

Songy Highroads, Hyatt Open 11-Story Hotel in Downtown Atlanta

by Alex Tostado September 17, 2019

ATLANTA — A joint venture between Songy Highroads and Hyatt Hotels Corp. has opened its 11-story Hyatt Place Centennial Park in downtown Atlanta. The 175-room hotel, which was announced in November 2017, opened on Thursday, Sept. 12. Amenities include ground-level retail space facing Luckie and Marietta streets, a swimming pool, fitness center, lobby bar, onsite food service, parking deck, 2,100 square feet of meeting space and a large aquarium in the lobby paying homage to its neighbor Georgia Aquarium. The hotel is also situated across the street from Centennial Olympic Park and World of Coca-Cola and near other venues such as College Football Hall of Fame, CNN Center, World Congress Center and State Farm Arena. Atlanta-based Reeves Young was the general contractor of Hyatt Place Centennial Park, and Alpharetta, Ga.-based Wakefield Beasley & Associates was the architect.

September 17, 2019

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