WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Magnolia Partners has acquired 370 and 380 Knollwood, a two-building, 250,049-square-foot office building campus in Winston-Salem. Krispy Kreme Doughnut Corp. fully occupies 370 Knollwood, while tenants such as Bank of America/Merrill Lynch, Allman Spry Davis Leggett & Crumpler and Nelson Mullins law firm occupy 380 Knollwood. Onsite amenities include ground-level retail, full-service restaurants, an attached parking deck, vending services, security patrol and an energy management system. The CBRE|Raleigh and CBRE|Triad team of Ben Kilgore, Greg Wilson, Will Henderson, Chandler Hawkins and Leslie Holmes represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. Winston-Salem-based Magnolia Partners purchased the portfolio for an undisclosed price.
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BLUFFTON, S.C. — JMG Realty Inc. will open Enclave at Bluffton Park, a 110-unit multifamily property in Bluffton, on Monday, March 2. The property will offer a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans across one-story garden-style buildings and two-story townhomes. Communal amenities will include a pool with covered entertainment pavilion, a clubhouse with 24-hour fitness center and outdoor recreational areas with grills and TVs. There will also be a complimentary rental bike service for residents. The property is situated at 12 Wilkinson Way, eight miles west of Hilton Head Island. A grand opening event will be scheduled for the spring.
Walker & Dunlop Provides $26M Acquisition Loan for Multifamily Community Near Atlanta
by Alex Tostado
JOHNS CREEK, GA. — Walker & Dunlop has provided a $26 million Fannie Mae acquisition loan for The Reserve at Johns Creek Walk, a 210-unit multifamily community in Johns Creek. The 10-year loan features five years of interest-only payments. The borrower was JLL Income Property Trust. The Reserve at Johns Creek Walk is situated on nine acres at 6215 Johns Creek Commons, 29 miles northeast of downtown Atlanta in north Fulton County. The property offers one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans and communal amenities such as a 24-hour cyber café, 24-hour fitness center, conference room, pool, outdoor kitchen, pet spa, playground and a car care center. Jim Cope and Benjy Krosin of Walker & Dunlop originated the loan on behalf of the borrower.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Greysteel has arranged the $13.7 million sale of Glenwood Apartments, a 90-unit apartment complex in Washington, D.C.’s Edgewood neighborhood The property was originally built in 1942 at 2315-2321 Lincoln Road NE, two miles northeast of downtown D.C. The community offers studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans and amenities including a courtyard, package services, dog park and a grilling area. The seller, Stonebridge Investments, recently invested $1.5 million to upgrade the lobbies, hallways, leasing office, courtyard, dog park and approximately 37 units prior to the sale. Ari Firoozabadi, Kyle Tangney, Herbert Schwat and Dutch Seitz of Greysteel represented the seller in the transaction. The buyer was not disclosed.
WASHINGTON, D.C. AND ATLANTA — CoStar Group has entered into an agreement to acquire Atlanta-based RentPath Inc. Although the sales price was not disclosed, The Wall Street Journal reports the sales price will be $588 million. RentPath, a digital marketing solutions provider to the multifamily housing industry, is voluntary filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. CoStar is a stalking horse bidder, meaning if another qualifying bid to purchase RentPath emerges, a bankruptcy auction bid will be held. Washington, D.C.-based CoStar primarily focuses on selling real estate data but is continuing its push into the multifamily sector, having previously bought Apartments.com and ForRent.com. RentPath received $74.1 million in financing to remain operational through the sales process.
COCKEYSVILLE, MD. — Los Angeles-based CIM Group has purchased a 132,207-square-foot office building in Cockeysville for $39.1 million. The five-story building is situated at 40 Wight Ave., 18 miles north of downtown Baltimore. Engineering firm JMT occupies the building. The office building was built in 2017 and is LEED Gold-certified. Cris Abramson, Nicholas Signor and Ben McCarty of Newmark Knight Frank (NKF) represented the buyer in the transaction. The seller was not disclosed.
Cushman & Wakefield Arranges $29.7M Sale of Multifamily Community in North Charleston
by Alex Tostado
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the $29.7 million sale of Greenwood at Ashley River, a 280-unit multifamily community in North Charleston. The property offers two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Communal amenities include a clubhouse, pool, playground and a sundeck. The community is situated at 6520 Dorchester Road, 12 miles north of downtown Charleston. The Atlanta-based seller, The RADCO Cos., invested $4.3 million in curb appeal and upgrading amenities. Jordan McCarley, Marc Robinson and Tai Cohen of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller in the transaction. Brick Lane, a multifamily investment firm based in Washington, D.C., was the buyer.
MACON, GA. — TGC Group has acquired TownePlace Suites by Marriott Macon Mercer University, a 95-room hotel near Mercer University in Macon. The four-story hotel offers studio and one-bedroom suites with fully equipped kitchens. The property is located at 1550 Mercer University Drive, three miles from downtown Macon and adjacent to Mercer’s campus. This is the third TownePlace by Marriott in TGC Group’s portfolio, according to Nick Esterline, founder and president of Wichita, Kan.-based TGC Group. TGC Hospitality Management will manage the property. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
NORFOLK, VA. — Ready Capital has closed a $10.5 million acquisition loan for a 250-unit, Class B apartment property in Norfolk. The borrower will use a portion of the loan to address deferred maintenance and upgrade unit interiors. The non-recourse, three-year loan comes with two extension options and flexible prepayment. Further details of the property were not disclosed.
MIAMI — Housing Trust Group (HTG) will develop Paradise Lakes Apartments, a $25 million, 76-unit affordable housing community in Miami. The property will offer one- and two-bedroom floor plans ranging from 688 to 1,108 square feet. The units will be reserved for residents earning between 30 and 80 percent of area median income (AMI). Monthly rent for qualifying residents will range from $401 to $1,443. The three-story building will feature 11,388 square feet of retail space on the ground level, and its community amenities will include a clubroom with a kitchen and lounge seating, fitness center, business/computer room, community garden with seating, smart storage lockers, electric car charging stations, bicycle racks and several activity areas. Construction is expected to begin immediately with delivery slated for April 2021, and pre-leasing scheduled to start in the fourth quarter. Modis Architects and HSQ Engineers designed the community, and Gomez Construction Co. is the general contractor. HTG received $14.5 million in 9 percent Low Income Housing Tax Credit equity (LIHTC) provided by City Real Estate Advisors, a $5.5 million loan from KeyBank Real Estate Capital and $1.6 million in soft financing from Miami-Dade County. HTG purchased the 2.7-acre site in March 2019 for $2.8 million.