CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Ready Capital has provided a $22.6 million loan for General Assembly, a redevelopment of the longtime home of City North Business Center in Charlotte. The non-recourse, floating rate loan features a 48-month term, one extension option, 36-months of interest only and flexible pre-payment. The site is situated on 8.1 acres in the NoDa-North End submarket of Charlotte and was the longtime home of City North Business Center which was originally built in the 1930s. The borrower, Artesia Real Estate, plans to redevelop the site to include 100,000 square feet of office space and 24,000 square feet of retail and brewery space. The project is slated for completion in late 2020. In addition to the redevelopment, loan proceeds are being used to refinance the acquisition loan. Doug Opalka, Robert Wooten and Cory Fowler of HFF arranged the loan on behalf of the borrower.
MIAMI — FM Capital has provided a $21 million refinancing loan for a cold-storage warehouse in Miami. The 235,758-square-foot warehouse was originally built in 1968 and is located near I-95 with access to the Florida Turnpike. The property was 82 percent leased at the time of the refinancing to South East Frozen Foods and Super Value. The undisclosed borrower will also invest $1.1 million in capital improvements with the option of selling the asset or refinancing within the loan term.
CLARKSVILLE, TENN. — LG Electronics USA has opened its new $360 million, 1 million-square-foot home appliance factory in Clarksville. DPR Construction served as the general contractor for the 13-month project. Gresham, Smith and Partners was the architect. DPR employed more than 800 workers on-site to complete the plant, which sits on 310 acres. South Korea-based LG employs 550 workers at the facility with plans to house up to 700 employees when the factory becomes fully operational. LG will incorporate robotics, automation and engineered systems into the production of up to 1 million washing machines per year at the warehouse. “We are proud to bring state-of-the-art, home appliance production technology and even more U.S. jobs to the great state of Tennessee,” says Dan Song, president of the LG Home Appliance and Air Solutions Co. “Thanks to the support of local officials and the Montgomery County community, LG is expanding our business investments in the United States to better serve our customers and, ultimately, American consumers seeking the best washing machines in the market.” Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee was on-hand at the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the factory, which is located about 50 miles northwest of downtown Nashville. “LG is known around the world for its innovative appliances …
STUART, FLA. — Confluent Senior Living and Harbor Retirement Associates (HRA) have broken ground on HarborChase of Stuart, a 128,000-square-foot assisted living and memory care facility located at 786 N.W. Federal Highway in Stuart. HarborChase of Stuart will offer 96 assisted living and 38 memory care apartments available in one- and two-bedroom units. Confluent Senior Living, a subsidiary of the Denver-based real estate investment and development firm Confluent Development, serves as the project owner. HRA will manage HarborChase of Stuart. The project is anticipated to open in summer 2020. Confluent Senior Living and HRA previously co-developed and opened their first Florida seniors housing community in Wildwood in 2018.
FALLS CHURCH, VA. — Consolidated-Tomoka Land Co. has purchased a 46,000-square-foot retail property in Falls Church for $21.3 million. The store has nine years remaining on its lease to 24 Hour Fitness and includes rental escalations. The property is also zoned for up to four stories and multiple uses, including residential. Consolidated-Tomoka Land bought the store in a 1031 exchange using proceeds from an $18.3 million sale of a 112,000-square-foot store in Winter Park, Fla., that is also leased to 24 Hour Fitness. The property includes a 1.6-acre outparcel that is under a 20-year ground lease to Wawa. Consolidated-Tomoka Land is a Florida-based, publicly traded real estate investor that owns approximately 2.3 million square feet of income properties in diversified markets in the United States, as well as more than 5,300 acres of land in its home market of Daytona Beach.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Hunt Real Estate Capital has provided an $18.8 million loan for the refinancing of Villages at Wake Forest, a student housing community near Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem. Hunt originated the 10-year loan through Fannie Mae with three years of interest-only payments followed by a seven-year amortization schedule. The borrower, Wake Forest Student Housing Associates LLC, purchased the asset in April 2018 and in January 2019 constructed an additional 20 bedrooms. Villages at Wake Forest now features 270 beds within 69 units, each with three or four bedrooms set within cottage-style buildings. Community amenities include a pond, outdoor lounge area and a fire pit. Wake Forest University has a three-year live-on campus requirement, but students who study abroad during the fall semester can petition the school to allow them to live off-campus, which many Village at Wake Forest’s residents take part in.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Eller Capital Partners has purchased Ashton Oaks, a 288-unit apartment community in Winston-Salem, for $16.4 million. The seller was not disclosed. Built in 1988, the property offers one- and two-bedroom layouts and is situated within one mile of Wake Forest University’s campus. Chapel Hill, N.C.-based Eller Capital plans to renovate Ashton Oak’s exteriors, build new amenities and upgrade the interior finishes. Affiliate firm Eller Residential Living will manage the property and oversee the construction project.
NEW ORLEANS — Easterly Government Properties Inc. has acquired a 137,679-square-foot Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Field Office in New Orleans. The seller and sales price were not disclosed. FBI-New Orleans is a four-story, single-tenant facility located on a 6.6-acre site. The FBI’s New Orleans Division oversees federal operations in all of Louisiana, including six satellite offices in Baton Rouge, Alexandria, Lafayette, Lake Charles, Monroe and Shreveport. This build-to-suit construction was originally completed in 1999 and renovated in 2006. The project is now 100 percent occupied by the FBI until August 2029 under a non-cancelable remaining lease term. Additionally, the FBI has an option to renew the lease for an additional 10-year term, expiring in 2039. The building has numerous security features such as a security crash traffic barrier, 24/7 security, visitor screening center and bullet-resistant interior walls, doors and a roof. Easterly Government Properties now owns nine of the nation’s 56 FBI field offices and is the single-largest private owner of FBI field offices in the country.
WOODSTOCK, GA. — Hudson Capital Properties (HCP) has acquired Bell Woodstock, a 498-unit, garden-style multifamily community in Woodstock. HCP plans to raise rents over the next five to seven years before renovating the property. The community is situated at 1 Sycamore Lane, 29 miles north of downtown Atlanta. Communal amenities include a nine-hole putting green, Starbucks Coffee bar, conference room, resident lounge, two swimming pools, two tennis courts, two car care centers, clothes care center, fitness center, grilling areas, outdoor kitchen and a sand volleyball court. Kevin Geiger of CBRE represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The sales price was not disclosed.
LADY LAKE, FLA. — SRI Management LLC has opened Village Veranda, a 125-unit assisted living and memory care seniors community in Lady Lake, about 50 miles northwest of Orlando. Gordon Cos. developed the community for owner Village Veranda Lady Lake LLC. SRI Management is the operator. The 117,000-square-foot community offers 100 assisted living apartments up to 875 square feet and ranging from studio to two-bedroom options. In addition, the facility offers 25 memory care apartments between 350 and 449 square feet. Forum Architecture & Interior Design Inc. was the designer on the project, while Core Construction led the building team.