WILDWOOD, FLA. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $7.9 million sale of My Garage | Self-Storage & Flex Warehouses, a 98,350-square-foot self-storage facility in Wildwood. The property is located at 5626 C Thomas Road, 50 miles northwest of downtown Orlando. David Vaughan and Ray Turchi of Marcus & Millichap represented the undisclosed private seller in the transaction. The buyer was also not disclosed.
LOUISVILLE, KY. — A 12-story, dual-branded Hotel Distil and Moxy has opened on Louisville’s historic Whiskey Row. Poe Cos., White Lodging and REI Real Estate Services jointly developed the 315-room project. Louisville Business First reports project costs of roughly $100 million. The 205-room Hotel Distil is part of Marriott’s Autograph Collection Hotels, a portfolio of independent and upscale hotels comprising more than 180 properties. Many of Hotel Distil’s design cues are taken from bourbon barrels and the distilling process, with the intent of paying homage to Louisville’s bourbon heritage. Examples include wood tones, staves, black metal accents and copper fixtures. The hotel design incorporates an original 1860s-era façade, which was saved following a fire in 2015 and served as the original location and barrel house for J.T.S. Brown & Sons, a Kentucky bourbon whiskey produced by the Heaven Hill Distillery company. Hotel Distil will offer guests a nightly celebration of Prohibition. Guests will receive an invitation at check-in to join the hotel’s lobby for a nightly toast at 7:33 p.m., which is 19:33 Universal Time, the year Prohibition was repealed. Attendees will receive a celebratory whiskey cocktail. The hotel’s event space totals more than 11,000 square feet across its ballroom, three meeting rooms and …
BLUFFTON, S.C. — Continental Realty Corp. (CRC) has purchased The Bluestone, a 360-unit apartment complex in Bluffton, for $69.3 million. The property offers one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Communal amenities include two swimming pools, sundecks, outdoor kitchens, fitness center, grilling areas, clubhouse, coffee bar, yoga studio and a fireplace lounge area. The Bluestone was constructed in phases between 2004 and 2007 and is located six miles from Hilton Head Island. CRC purchased the asset from a joint venture between Charleston, S.C.-based Blaze Partners and The Carlyle Group, a global investment firm based in Washington, D.C.
RICHMOND, VA. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the $60.3 million sale-leaseback of a seven-property national industrial portfolio on behalf of owner and seller The C.F. Sauer Co. The seven properties total 791,000 square feet. There are four buildings in Mauldin, S.C.; one in Orange, Fla.; one in San Luis Obispo, Calif.; and one in New Century, Kan. Ben Cooper, Larry Wilks, Keith Bell and Ben Pugh of Cushman & Wakefield represented Richmond-based C.F. Sauer, which is now controlled by the private equity partnership Falfurrias Capital Partners and operates as Sauer Brands. A public REIT acquired six of the properties while a separate public REIT purchased the remaining building. Sauer Brands manufactures a broad line of flavor-enhancing condiments, spices, seasonings and extracts, including well-known brands Duke’s Mayonnaise, The Spice Hunter, Sauer’s, Gold Medal and BAMA.
ATLANTA — A joint venture between Urban Realty Partners and Case Pomeroy Properties has sold two neighboring apartment complexes totaling 217 units in Atlanta’s Grant Park neighborhood for $48.2 million. The George and The Leonard are located at 275 Memorial Drive SE and 301 Memorial Drive, respectively, less than a mile east of downtown Atlanta. The communities offer one- and two-bedroom floor plans. Communal amenities include 11,581 square feet of retail space, a clubhouse, business center, pet play area, pet washing area, fitness center and a swimming pool. Mike Kemether, Robert Stickel and Alex Brown of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller in the transaction. Grubb Properties acquired the buildings.
LOUGHMAN, FLA. — Publix Super Markets Inc. has opened a 49,000-square-foot store within Loughman Crossing in Loughman. The prototype location includes a drive-thru pharmacy. Halvorsen Holdings is developing Loughman Crossing, which is also home to Publix Liquors, AT&T, Great Clips, Erlyn’s Taxes and Encore Nails. Loughman Crossing spans 78,200 square feet and includes six outparcels. Located at the intersection of U.S. Highway 17-92 and Ronald Reagan Parkway, the property sits 15 miles southwest of Walt Disney World and 30 miles southwest of downtown Orlando.
SUMMERVILLE, S.C. — American Landmark Apartments has acquired Alta Brighton Park, a 329-unit multifamily property in Summerville. American Landmark will invest $800,000 and rename the property Elevate at Brighton Park. The property offers one- through three-bedroom floor plans. Communal amenities include a saltwater swimming pool, outdoor lounge area with grills, 24-hour fitness center and a resident clubhouse. Alta Brighton Park is located at 115 Great Lawn Drive, 25 miles north of downtown Charleston. Alex Okulski, Sean Wood, John Heimburger, Dean Smith, John Munroe and Jason Kon of Newmark Knight Frank (NKF) represented the seller in the transaction. Bill Weber, Matt Mense, Ari Schwartzbard and Henry Stimler of NKF arranged acquisition financing on behalf of American Landmark. Further details of the transaction were not disclosed.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — American consumers plan to boost their holiday spending 4 percent this season on a year-over-year basis, according to the National Retail Federation (NRF) and Prosper Insight & Analytics. The projection is based on a survey of 7,782 adult consumers. Specifically, shoppers expect to spend an average of $1,047.83 this year, up 4 percent from last year’s total of $1,007.24, the survey findings show. Meanwhile, shoppers who are between the ages of 35 and 44 plan to spend an average of $1,158.63 this holiday season. Consumer spending is grouped into three separate categories: gifts for family, friends and co-workers, at an average $658.55; non-gift holiday items such as candy and food, decorations, greeting cards and flowers at $227.26; and other non-gift purchases that take advantage of the deals and promotions throughout the season at $162.02. “Consumers are in good financial shape and willing to spend a little more on gifts for the special people in their lives this holiday season,” says Matthew Shay, president and CEO of Washington, D.C.-based NRF, the world’s largest retail trade association. Furthermore, 52 percent of shoppers between the ages of 25 and 34 plan to purchase gifts for co-workers, and 82 percent of …
NASHVILLE, TENN. — Holladay Properties has broken ground on Phase III of Airport Logistics Park, a 95-acre master-planned industrial park near Nashville International Airport on Old Murfreesboro Pike. Phase III will span 330,000 square feet. Holladay expects Phase I and II to deliver in spring 2020 while Phase III is expected to deliver in fourth-quarter 2020. Ronnie Wenzler of Cushman & Wakefield oversees leasing efforts for the logistics park. Phases I and II comprise 402,500 square feet, 329,400 square feet of which is leased to companies including Aramark, DHL, Power Home Remodeling Group, Advance Electric & Industrial, PGW Auto Glass, Safeway and Overhead Door. Airport Logistics Park’s design team includes civil engineer Kimley-Horn and architect TRC Worldwide. Eutaw Construction has begun site work and a general contractor has yet to be named.
FORT MYERS, FLA. — Roger B. Kennedy Construction has begun construction on Murano at Three Oaks Apartments in Fort Myers on behalf of developer Courtelis Co. Although costs were not expressly disclosed, the contractor said its contract is worth $38 million. The property is a planned 318-unit apartment community located at 17167 Three Oaks Parkway. The community will feature two four-story apartment buildings, a clubhouse, pool pavilion and detached garages. Forum Architecture & Interior Design designed the property, which is expected to deliver in January 2021.