BOYNTON BEACH, FLA. — PEBB Enterprises and Banyan Development have received $27 million in financing for their Mainstreet at Boynton mixed-use project underway in Boynton Beach. Buffalo, N.Y.-based M&T Bank provided the loan. The property is situated at 6405 W. Boynton Beach Blvd., 13 miles north of Boca Raton in Palm Beach County. A 26,000-square-foot Sprouts Farmers Market will anchor the project, which will also feature a Wawa on an outparcel. The retail portion is 85 percent preleased. A 158-bed, 117,000-square-foot co-living facility will also be a part of the project. Jupiter, Fla.-based general contractor Mason Construction expects to complete the project in second-quarter 2021.
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NAPLES, FLA. — Gates Construction has delivered The Pineapple House at Sapphire Lakes, a two-story, 127-unit seniors housing community in Naples. The owner and operator is Senior Care Residence Sapphire Lakes at Naples LLC. The property spans 115,381 square feet and offers an open-air courtyard, fitness center, massage areas, hydrotherapy room, pool, beauty salon, theater room, library, chapel, craft room, private dining room, clubroom bar and dining options that will include a bistro and an open-air patio. The new community is located at 7901 Radio Road, seven miles east of downtown Naples. Michael Kerner, Development Consulting LLC and Phoenix Associates of South Florida Inc. designed the community.
ELLICOTT CITY, MD. — KLNB has arranged the $9.4 million sale of North Ridge Professional Center, a 38,894-square-foot medical office building in Ellicott City. The building was 97 percent leased at the time of sale to anchor Ellicott City Ambulatory Surgery Center, Howard County Government, Seton Medical Group (a division of St. Agnes Healthcare) and Infectious Disease Associates. The property is situated at 2850 N. Ridge Road, 15 miles west of downtown Baltimore. Don Schline, Craig Morrell and Brad Berzins of KLNB represented the seller, Foulger-Pratt, in the transaction. The buyer was not disclosed.
Skanska to Construct $42M Mixed-Use Building for University of South Florida in Tampa
by Alex Tostado
TAMPA, FLA. — Skanska USA will construct a three-story, 120,000-square-foot office and research lab for the University of South Florida (USF) in Tampa. The $42 million project is situated within USF’s Research Park, which is located at 3802 Spectrum Blvd. on the southern end of campus and 10 miles north of downtown Tampa. The building will also offer ground-floor retail and restaurant options. Completion is slated for fall 2021. Gensler designed the building, which will expand the park’s capacity by 30 percent.
NorthMarq Provides $25.3M Acquisition Loan for Multifamily Community in Burlington, North Carolina
by Alex Tostado
BURLINGTON, N.C. — NorthMarq has provided a $25.3 million Fannie Mae acquisition loan for Retreat at the Park, a 249-unit multifamily community in Burlington. The 10-year loan features five years of interest-only payments followed by a 30-year amortization schedule. The property was built in two phases from 2015 to 2017 and offers one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Communal amenities include a conference room with Starbucks coffee bar, saltwater pool, fitness center, game lounge, outdoor fireplace and a clubhouse. Melissa Marcolini-Quinn and Lee Weaver of NorthMarq originated the loan on behalf of the borrower, Carter Exchange, a Carter Funds Co. The seller was not disclosed.
NAI Brannen Goddard Arranges $13.7M Sale of Office, Warehouse Portfolio in Metro Atlanta
by Alex Tostado
DORAVILLE, GA. — NAI Brannen Goddard has arranged the $13.7 million sale of North Park, a 181,799-square-foot portfolio comprising office, warehouse and showroom space in Doraville. The property is situated at 3591-3649 Clearview Parkway, along Interstate 285 and 16 miles northeast of downtown Atlanta. David Beak and Mark Sheffield of NAI Brannen Goddard represented the seller, New North Park LLC, in the transaction. An affiliate of Atlanta-based Mimms Enterprises acquired the property.
SAVANNAH, GA. — Medical suppliers are using the Port of Savannah to ship equipment to hospitals across the state and the Southeast. The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) is collaborating with companies such as Drive Medical, which is a major supplier of beds, IV poles and other goods, to supply items needed at COVID-19 pop-up hospitals around the country. GPA is providing information such as vessel status, estimated time of arrival and container availability, as well as expedited container processing for cargo destined for COVID-19 hotspots such as New York, Detroit and New Orleans. With help from shipping lines and cargo owners, GPA can also identify containers, locate them on the vessel via U.S. Customs manifests and speed vessel discharge for specific containers. Most of the supplies are moving through the Garden City Terminal.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Retail Federation (NRF) has praised the $300 billion legislation the U.S. Senate passed to financially aid small businesses that are struggling during the COVID-19 crisis. The Small Business Administration (SBA) ran out of its originally allotted $376 billion Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) fund, which had 200,000 small businesses partaking in the program. The PPP is a product of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Securities Act (CARES Act), which was signed into law March 27. “Retailers continue to deal with catastrophic hardships from COVID-19, and small retailers are the hardest hit,” NRF President and CEO Matthew Shay said. “The CARES Act was an important first step, but funding for the PPP has already been exhausted and additional relief is essential to keeping employees of small retailers on the payroll and contributing to the economy until we can get through this challenge.” The total allotment of the new legislation is $484 billion, with additional funding going to hospitals and COVID-19 testing. The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to vote on the bill Thursday. Washington, D.C.-based NRF has advocated for retailers and policies for more than 100 years.
Kaufman Capital, Atlantic Residential to Reposition Metro Atlanta Shopping Center into $50M Multifamily Community
by Alex Tostado
DORAVILLE, GA. — Kaufman Capital Partners and Atlantic Residential will redevelop Village at Tilly Mill, a shopping center in Doraville, into a 320-unit, $50 million multifamily community. The property will offer studio to three-bedroom floor plans, including some units reserved for City of Doraville police staff at a discounted rate. The yet-to-be-named property will be situated at 6259 Peachtree Industrial Blvd., 18 miles northeast of downtown Atlanta. The City of Doraville approved $19 million in incentives for the developers. Due to the COVID-19 crisis, the timeline for completion has been extended to March 2023.
Georgia, South Carolina Governors Reveal Plans to Reopen Select Stores and Restaurants in Phases Beginning This Week
by Alex Tostado
ATLANTA AND COLUMBIA, S.C. — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster each held press conferences Monday afternoon to announce how their respective states will begin reopening certain aspects of their economies. Kemp said several retail categories in Georgia can begin reopening on Friday, April 24. The types of businesses include gyms, fitness centers, bowling alleys, body art studios, barbers, hair and nail salons, estheticians and massage therapists. Theaters and restaurants can reopen beginning on Monday, April 27. The governor’s mandate states that local ordinances cannot block the reopenings. Kemp issued a Stay-at-Home order for all Georgians that will expire April 30 and a public health emergency that will expire May 13. As of noon Monday, Kemp said there were 18,947 COVID-19 cases in Georgia with 733 deaths. McMaster said some retailers in South Carolina, such as those selling furniture, books, music, flowers, clothing and accessories, as well as department stores, sporting goods stores and flea markets, can begin reopening immediately at 20 percent capacity, or five people per 1,000 square feet. Additionally, South Carolina beaches can reopen today at noon. As of Monday afternoon, South Carolina had 4,377 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 120 deaths.