Southeast

FREDERICKSBURG, VA. — SRS Real Estate Partners has arranged the $1.8 million sale of a property triple-net leased to Chick-fil-A in Fredericksburg. Chick-fil-A has occupied the 3,781-square-foot property for 20 years and recently extended its corporate-guaranteed lease for another five years. The asset is situated at 4220 Plank Road, five miles west of downtown Fredericksburg. Andrew Fallon and Rick Fernandez of SRS represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer was also not disclosed.

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CHICAGO AND BRENTWOOD, TENN. — Ventas, a Chicago-based REIT, has restructured its master lease with Brookdale in response to the challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic. Ventas owns 120 Brookdale-managed communities totaling 10,174 units. As part of the restructuring, Brookdale sold five communities that it both owned and operated to Ventas. Brentwood-based Brookdale will continue to operate those properties. Terms of the agreement include a reduction in rents totaling $500 million over the remaining lease term, which ends Dec. 31, 2025. Brookdale surrendered its $47 million security deposit and agrees to pay $115 million in cash to Ventas. In addition, Brookdale issued a $45 million unsecured, interest-only, pre-payable note to Ventas, with an initial interest rate of 9 percent per annum and maturing at the same time as the lease expiration. Lastly, Brookdale issued 16.3 million shares of its stock to Ventas at a value of $3 per share. The transaction represents approximately 8 percent of all Brookdale shares. Centerview Partners served as financial advisor to Ventas. Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz and Barack Ferrazzano Kirschbaum & Nagelberg LLP are serving as legal counsel to Ventas.

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LOCUST GROVE, GA. — Scannell Properties has broken ground on Phase II of Gardner Logistics Park. The second phase will comprise three buildings totaling 1.1 million square feet. One of the buildings is a build-to-suit for an undisclosed tenant. Gardner Logistics Park is situated at 3150 Ga. Highway 42, 29 miles southeast of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and one mile from Interstate 75. Phase I comprises two buildings totaling 1.7 million square feet. Building I is fully leased to an undisclosed tenant and is expandable up to 318,334 square feet. James Phillpott, Lisa Pittman and Helen Cauthen of Cushman & Wakefield oversee leasing for the park.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — JLL has arranged the $49 million sale of The Shaw, an eight-story, 69-unit multifamily community in Washington, D.C.’s Shaw neighborhood. The property offers studio to four-bedroom floor plans. Communal amenities include a virtual front desk, a rooftop terrace and package lockers. Delivered this year, the asset is located at 618 T St. NW, one mile northeast of downtown Washington, D.C. Walter Coker, Brian Crivella and Robert Jenkins of JLL represented the seller, Monument Realty, in the transaction. A joint venture between Shimizu Realty Development Inc. and Capital Security Advisors LLC acquired the property in an all-cash deal.

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PELZER, S.C. — Rooker Co. will develop Pelzer Point Commerce Center Building One, a 212,500-square-foot speculative industrial property in Pelzer. The Atlanta-based developer expects to break ground Aug. 5 and deliver the property in the third quarter of 2021. Rooker expects total development costs to total $22 million. The property is situated at 1630 Easley Highway, 15 miles southwest of downtown Greenville. The asset will feature 32-foot clear heights, 50 dock doors and office space. The building will be Anderson County’s first speculative industrial building with Interstate 85 frontage, according to Colliers International. Pelzer Point can also accommodate an additional 187,000-square-foot development. Garrett Scott, John Montgomery and Brockton Hall of Colliers will lead the leasing and marketing effort on behalf of Rooker.

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FORT MYERS, FLA. — IRA Capital has acquired Paramount Surgery Center, a 9,000-square-foot surgery center in Fort Myers. The property is located at 2565 Cleveland Ave., across the street from Lee Memorial Hospital. The asset was completed in 2012 and features three operating rooms, step-down recovery, a nurse station, consultation room and a reception area. John Krzyminski and Max Krzyminski of JLL represented the seller, 8250 Realty LLC, in the transaction.

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MIAMI — Swire Properties has sold Two and Three Brickell City Centre, two office buildings at the $1.05 billion Brickell City Centre mixed-use project in Miami’s Brickell district. The sales price was not disclosed, though The Miami Herald reports the assets traded for $163 million. The South Florida Business Journal reports Denver-based Northwood Investors LLC acquired the two buildings. Two Brickell City Centre, located at 78 SW Seventh St., sold for $80.3 million. Three Brickell City Centre, located at 98 SW Seventh St., sold for $82.7 million. Each building comprises 130,000 square feet and tenants include WeWork, law firm Akerman LLP and consulting firm McKinsey & Co. The buildings were nearly fully leased at the time of sale, according to a Swire spokesperson. Hong Kong-based Swire, which developed Two and Three Brickell City Centre in 2016, will retain ownership of the open-air shopping center at Brickell City Centre. Swire intends to reinvest the capital into future developments, according to the company spokesperson.

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PEMBROKE, N.C. — A joint venture titled PB Pembroke Owner LLC has broken ground on a 192-bed student housing community located near the University of North Carolina at Pembroke. The 192-bed project is Phase I of a larger development set to include 20,000 square feet of retail and a second 300-bed student housing community. Financing for the project includes $3 million in opportunity zone equity from the Woodforest CEI-Boulos Opportunity Fund, a $10.8 million loan from Self-Help Credit Union and $840,000 in developer equity. Phase I of the development is scheduled for completion in fall 2021.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — First-time unemployment claims again increased on a week-over-week basis. During the week ending July 25, 1.4 million Americans filed for assistance, an increase of 12,000 from the previous week but less than the 1.5 million claims estimate from economists surveyed by Dow Jones. Prior to the week ending July 18, there were 15 straight weeks of decreasing claims. For the week ending July 18, continuing claims stood at just over 17 million, an 867,000 increase from the previous week. (Data on continuing claims is delayed by one week.) Some states and municipalities have begun to roll back reopenings of schools and businesses, causing the unemployment numbers to tick back up. Additionally, the U.S. Commerce Department reported Thursday morning that the nation’s gross domestic product (GDP) in the second quarter shrunk at an annual rate of 32.9 percent. Economists surveyed by Dow Jones were expecting a decrease of 34.7 percent.

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CHATTANOOGA, TENN. — Grandbridge Real Estate Capital has provided a $26 million Freddie Mac acquisition loan for Standifer Place, a 240-unit multifamily community in east Chattanooga. The non-recourse loan features a floating interest rate and a three-year interest-only payment period followed by a 30-year amortization schedule. The property offers one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Communal amenities include a pool, business center, clubhouse, storage space, picnic area, fitness center and a basketball court. Standifer Place is located at 3400 Jenkins Road, 15 miles east of downtown Chattanooga. Bill Mattice, Phillip Cox and Paul McDonald of Grandbridge originated the loan on behalf of the undisclosed borrower.

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