Southeast

Stonebridge Acquires Apartment Complex in Metro Atlanta for $33.4M

by Alex Tostado June 10, 2019

SANDY SPRINGS, GA. — Stonebridge Investments has acquired River Vista, a 196-unit apartment complex in Sandy Springs, for $33.4 million. River Vista was built in 1996 on 17 acres near the Chattahoochee River. Amenities include access to the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area, an outdoor swimming pool with sundeck seating, clubhouse, outdoor kitchen and social area with grills and TV, playground and a 24-hour fitness center. River Vista offers one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans averaging 1,098 square feet. David Gutting and Derrick Bloom of JLL represented the seller, an affiliate of The Milestone Group, in the transaction. HFF provided a $22.9 million Freddie Mac acquisition loan to the buyer. The seven-year, fixed-rate loan offers five years of interest-only payments through Freddie Mac’s Green Advantage program.

June 10, 2019

Florida Leasing Activity Office Southeast

WeWork to Occupy Four Floors in Miami’s Tallest Office Building

by Alex Tostado June 10, 2019

MIAMI — WeWork has signed a four-floor lease within the 55-story Southeast Financial Center, Miami’s tallest office building. WeWork will move into the space in phases, with two floors expected to open by the end of 2019 and the other two floors expected to be ready in summer 2020. Southeast Financial Center is located at 200 S. Biscayne Blvd. in downtown Miami. Southeast Financial Center is attached to The Cube, a 15-story office building that will offer WeWork members and others access to a fitness center, 30,000-square-foot outdoor plaza and access to I-95. Eric Groffman and Donald Cartwright of JLL represented the landlord, Ponte Gadea Biscayne LLC, in the lease negotiations. Matthew Goodman and Jeffrey Gordon of JLL represented WeWork.

June 10, 2019

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Investcorp Acquires 11 Multifamily Properties Across U.S. for $370M

by Taylor Williams June 10, 2019

NEW YORK CITY — Global asset manager Investcorp, which is based in Bahrain and has its U.S. office in New York City, has acquired 11 multifamily properties totaling 2,615 units across the United States. The sales price was $370 million. The properties are located throughout six primary markets: Orlando, Tampa, Raleigh, Atlanta, Philadelphia and St. Louis. Madison Apartment Group, an affiliate of the seller, Philadelphia-based Equus Capital Partners, will continue to manage the communities after overseeing capital improvement programs at each property. The portfolio was approximately 95 percent leased at the time of sale with an average construction date of 1994 and an average unit size of 1,020 square feet. Equus acquired the properties between 2013 and 2015 and collectively spent about $20 million upgrading them. “The portfolio is positioned to deliver an attractive, stable and predictable cash flow for the new venture with Investcorp, while at the same time the markets continue to support further enhancement opportunities and ability to push rents higher,” says Christopher Locatell, senior vice president and director of dispositions for Equus. Investcorp executives noted that the deal marked the firm’s largest real estate acquisition in the United States in the last decade, and was appealing …

June 10, 2019

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Auto Manufacturing Drives High Occupancy For Birmingham’s Industrial Sector

by Alex Tostado June 10, 2019

Birmingham’s investor-controlled, multi-tenant warehouse market remains at or near record occupancy levels — 95 percent for bulk warehouse and 90.4 percent for office/warehouse. The 32-foot clear heights, Class A bulk market is even tighter at nearly 100 percent. Landlords are well into a cycle of market catch-up, rent growth and capital reinvestment. A growing list of tenants, reading the tea leaves, have gone long when appropriate. But what about new construction? A local developer finally put a shovel in the ground in 2018, delivering a 30 percent preleased, 112,500-square-foot front load project on a well-located infill site. The timing was perfect and captured some pent-up demand with two leases promptly signed for the balance of the building. Rents for this development were quoted at $5.95 per-square-foot, while the submarket average trailed at $4.87 for tenant sizes under 40,000 square feet. The gap is narrowing. Two build-to-suits were also delivered in early 2018: Gardner Denver Nash’s 52,000-square-foot facility and Mercedes-Benz U.S. International supplier Truck & Wheel Group’s 127,000-square-foot assembly plant, the latter purchased by Gladstone Commercial Corp. Along with absorption rates, site scarcity is a limiting factor for Birmingham’s development pipeline. That said, there are a few developer-controlled sites suitable for …

June 10, 2019

Development Georgia Retail Southeast

Adams & Co. to Break Ground on Publix at Mixed-Use Development in Metro Atlanta

by Alex Tostado June 7, 2019

SOUTH FULTON, GA. — Adams & Co. Real Estate Inc. will break ground on a 48,387-square-foot Publix this fall within its Sandtown Crossing mixed-use project in South Fulton. The new Publix will be flanked by two 8,200-square-foot buildings and is scheduled to open in fall 2020. The grocer will join a CVS/pharmacy, 15,000 square feet of retail space and 18,000 square feet of office space. Sandtown Crossing is situated on the corner of Camp Creek Parkway and Campbellton Road, 15 miles west of downtown Atlanta.

June 7, 2019

Acquisitions Georgia Multifamily Southeast

Fogelman Properties Sells Apartment Complex in Metro Atlanta’s Cobb County for $33.6M

by Alex Tostado June 7, 2019

MARIETTA, GA. — Fogelman Properties has sold The Hamptons at East Cobb, a 196-unit apartment complex in Marietta, for $33.6 million. The property is located at 1523 Roswell Road, 18 miles north of downtown Atlanta. The property offers one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans, as well as lighted tennis courts, a dog park, clothes care center, car care center, swimming pool, 24-hour fitness center and picnic and barbecue areas. Kevin Geiger, Shea Campbell, Malcomb McComb, Paul Berry and Ashish Cholia of CBRE represented the seller in the transaction. Kansas-based Cohen-Esrey acquired the community.

June 7, 2019

Acquisitions Georgia Industrial Leasing Activity Southeast

NAI Mertz Brokers $25.5M Sale of Industrial Building Near Port of Savannah, Arranges Logistics Firm’s 356,831 SF Lease

by Alex Tostado June 7, 2019

POOLER, GA. — NAI Mertz has brokered the $25.5 million sale of 200 S.H. Morgan Parkway, an industrial building situated within Prologis Savannah Logistics Center. Scott Mertz of NAI Mertz represented the undisclosed buyer in the transaction. Mertz also represented Pioneer Logistics Systems, a start-up logistics firm, in signing a 356,831-square foot lease within the building. Pioneer Logistics Systems is based in East Rutherford, N.J., and specializes in print and media industries. Prologis Savannah Logistics Center is a 252-acre industrial park located near Interstate 95 and about 10 miles west of the Port of Savannah. Other tenants at the industrial park include FedEx, Home Décor and Matson Logistics.

June 7, 2019

Acquisitions Multifamily Southeast Virginia

Berkadia Negotiates $14.6M Sale of Multifamily Community in Harrisonburg, Virginia

by Alex Tostado June 7, 2019

HARRISONBURG, VA. — Berkadia has negotiated the $14.6 million sale of Foxhill Townhomes, a 101-unit multifamily community in Harrisonburg. Foxhill Townhomes is located at 1627 Devon Lane, less than two miles from James Madison University. Community amenities include a playground, business center, swimming pool, clubhouse, picnic and barbecue areas, tanning salon, conference room and a residents’ lounge. The community was built in 1998 and was sold at a rate of $144,950 per unit to DD Foxhill LLC. David Hudgins and Alan Meetze of Berkadia represented the seller, THH II LLC, in the transaction.

June 7, 2019

Acquisitions Healthcare North Carolina Southeast

HFF Arranges $10.2M Sale of Medical Office Building in Metro Charlotte

by Alex Tostado June 7, 2019

DAVIDSON, N.C. — HFF has arranged the $10.2 million sale of Davidson Medical Office Building, a healthcare building located at 705 Griffith St. in Davidson, about 20 miles north of downtown Charlotte. Situated on 1.8 acres, the property was delivered in 2001 and was 95 percent leased at the time of sale to medical tenants including Atrium Health. Zack Drozda, Evan Kovac, Ben Appel and Andrew Milne of HFF represented the seller, Canvass Capital, in the transaction. The team also procured the buyer, a real estate private equity firm.

June 7, 2019

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Bellwether Arranges $115M in Acquisition Financing for 12 Affordable Housing Communities in the Southeast

by Alex Tostado June 6, 2019

CLEVELAND — Bellwether Enterprise has arranged a total of $115 million in acquisition financing for 12 affordable housing communities in South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia, Florida and Virginia. The borrower, Atlantic Housing Foundation Inc., used the financing to purchase the 1,776-unit portfolio. The South Carolina communities include Shemwood Crossing Apartments in Greenville, Boulder Creek Apartments in Greenville, Crescent Hill Apartments in Spartanburg and Spring Grove in Taylors. The Virginia communities include James River Crossing in Lynchburg, Gretna Village Apartments in Gretna and Afton Gardens Apartments in Roanoke. The North Carolina properties are Timber Ridge Apartments in Charlotte, Cedar Moor Apartments in Raleigh and Brentwood Crossing in High Point. Brittany Woods & Park Chase Apartments in Valdosta, Ga.; and Temple Court in Miami were also included in the acquisition. Bellwether Enterprise arranged the financing in three transactions and arranged a $14.5 million bridge loan through Tilden Park Capital Management LP for the acquisition of Shemwood Crossing. The Cleveland-based mortgage broker also arranged the equity needed for the purchases of James River Crossing and Gretna Village Apartments, which Atlantic Housing Foundation used to assume existing loans from the Virginia Housing Development Authority. The remaining nine properties were financed through a $69.6 million, 10-year, fixed-rate Freddie Mac loan. Phil Melton of Bellwether Enterprise arranged the …

June 6, 2019

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