PERRYMAN, MD. — Merritt Properties has announced plans for Tower Logistics Center, an 860,000-square-foot industrial building in Perryman. Delivery is expected in late 2020. The building will be located at 1225 S. Philadelphia Road, about 30 miles north of the Port of Baltimore. Tower Logistics Center will feature 40-foot clear heights, 60-foot speed bays, more than 150 dock bays and 200 trailer parking spaces. Truck courts will span 130 feet and the building will include four drive-in doors. The construction team includes Powers Brown Architecture as the architect and Morris & Ritchie Associates Inc. as the civil engineer. Merritt has engaged CBRE as a listing partner, with Bill Pellington and Jon Casella of CBRE leading leasing efforts.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — HFF has arranged the $57.3 million sale of Solis Berewick, a 275-unit multifamily community completed in 2017 in Charlotte. The property is located at 9550 Gannon Drive next to the grocery-anchored Berewick Town Center development, part of the 1,200-acre Berewick master-planned community in southwest Charlotte. Solis Berewick offers one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans averaging 1,016 square feet per unit. Communal amenities include a saltwater swimming pool, outdoor grilling area with fire pit, gaming and entertainment lounge, fitness center, private yoga/spin studio, dog park and pet spa, electric car charging stations, community nature trail, and a playground. Allan Lynch, Justin Good, Caylor Mark and Jeff Glenn of HFF represented the seller, Terwilliger Pappas, in the transaction. The team also procured the buyer, RK Properties.
BRADENTON, FLA. — Savlan Capital has acquired Bradenton Financial Center, a 116,839-square-foot office building in Bradenton, for $15 million or $127.95 per square foot. Bradenton Financial Center was built in 1986 at 1401 W. Manatee Ave., 45 miles south of downtown Tampa. BFC Bradenton LLC sold the building, which was 90 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including Mauldin Jenkins, Workforce Business Services, Fisher-Rosemount Systems, Bank of America, Merrill Lynch and Morgan Stanley. Amenities include a Sage Biscuit Café on the ground level and an adjacent five-story parking garage that is accessible via a covered-walkway from the main building. Savlan Capital plans to invest significant funds into the property for exterior renovations and common-area improvements. Savlan Capital has retained Debra Cooper and Angela Varga of SVN Commercial Advisory Group as leasing agents for Bradenton Financial Center. Rick Brugge, Mike Davis and Rick Colon of Cushman & Wakefield represented both seller and buyer in the transaction.
DILLON, S.C. — Equus Capital Partners Ltd. will break ground on a 373,100-square-foot speculative industrial building in Dillon in the third quarter of 2019. The site is situated off I-95 and one mile from Inland Port Dillon. The property will offer warehouse and logistics space, 32-foot clear heights, a 180-foot truck court, 189 parking spots, 58 loading spaces and 64 trailer parking spaces. The Philadelphia-based developer expects to deliver Phase I in 2020. Bob Barrineau and Brendan Redeyoff of CBRE as well as Drew Chaplin of Palmetto Commercial Real Estate are leading leasing efforts at the property on behalf of Equus. Phase II is proposed on a nearby site, which allows for the construction of multiple build-to-suit buildings with up to 1.5 million square feet of additional development capacity. A timeline for Phase II was not disclosed.
ATLANTA — Carroll Organization has acquired a three-property multifamily portfolio located throughout the Southeast. The three properties include the 268-unit Hawthorne at Mooresville in Mooresville, N.C.; the 312-9unit Hawthorne at Wildwood in Marietta, Ga.; and the 323-unit Hawthorne South Oaks in downtown Nashville, Tenn. According to Atlanta-based Carroll Organization, all three properties will be rebranded under the ARIUM name. Additional terms of the sale were not disclosed.
PMZ Realty Capital Provides $83.5M Loan for Refinancing of Embassy Suites in Downtown Atlanta
by Alex Tostado
ATLANTA — PMZ Realty Capital LLC has provided an $83.5 million fixed-rate loan to Legacy Ventures for the refinancing of Embassy Suites Atlanta Centennial Park. The hotel offers 321 rooms and is situated next to Centennial Park, Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Georgia World Congress Center, Georgia Aquarium, the National Center for Civil and Human Rights Museum and the World of Coke. The hotel is located less than one mile from the future site of Centennial Yards, a $5 billion redevelopment that will bring more than 9 million square feet of new office space to downtown Atlanta over the next 10 years. The hotel recently underwent a $10 million renovation.
Hunt Provides Two Construction Loans Totaling $67M for Multifamily Projects in South Florida
by Alex Tostado
MIRAMR AND PALM BAY, FLA. — Hunt Real Estate Capital has provided two HUD 221 (d)(4) construction loans for multifamily projects in South Florida totaling $67 million. Both loans will amortize over 40 years and will include two years of interest-only payments. Hunt Real Estate provided $42 million to Boardwalk 280 LLC for the development of Boardwalk 280 Apartments, which will offer 280 units. Community amenities will include two swimming pools, cabana beds, playground areas, a dog park, grilling areas, tennis tables, Wi-Fi connectivity/stations throughout the common areas, and a clubhouse that will have a lounge/social room, café bar, business center and a fitness center. Boardwalk 280 will be located in Miramar, two blocks from American Dream Miami, a 200-acre shopping and entertainment complex. According to a press release from Cushman & Wakefield, American Dream Miami will be the largest mall in the country. In the second transaction, Hunt Real Estate provided a $25 million loan to Alliance Palm Bay Holdings LLC and general partner Robert Cambo of Alliance Cos. for the construction of San Filippo Apartments in Palm Bay. San Filippo Apartments will be a 197-unit community spread across three- and four-story buildings. The project is classified as green/energy …
TAMPA, FLA. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the sale of Bay Oaks, a 176-unit multifamily community located in south Tampa. The Related Group acquired the property for $26.3 million, or $149,148 per unit. Bay Oaks was built in 1974 on 4.7 acres at 3105 Bay Oaks Court, four miles south of downtown Tampa. The complex offers one- and two-bedroom floor plans and was 97 percent occupied at the time of the sale. Communal amenities include a 24-hour fitness center, swimming pool, community grilling stations, clubhouse, on-site management, a car care center and laundry facilities. Luis Elorza, Brad Capas, Robert Given and Michael Mulkern of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, Nashville-based Carter-Haston, in the transaction. Chris Lentz and Robert Kaplan of Cushman & Wakefield arranged acquisition financing through Barings Multifamily Capital on behalf of The Related Group.
Cushman & Wakefield Arranges Sale of 697-Unit Multifamily Portfolio in Kentucky, Mississippi
by Alex Tostado
SOUTHAVEN AND HORN LAKE, MISS. AND BOWLING GREEN, KY. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the sale of a three-property, 697-unit multifamily portfolio in Kentucky and Mississippi. The properties are the 240-unit Fairways at Hartland in Bowling Green, the 204-unit Savannah Creek in Southaven and the 253-unit The DeSoto in Horn Lake. Jimmy Adams, Robbie O’Bryan and Craig Collins of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, McDowell Properties, in the transaction. Covenant Capital Group acquired Fairways at Hartland while Timberland Partners acquired the two Mississippi properties. The properties were built between 1989 and 1995. Sales prices were not disclosed.
Baptist Church in Atlanta Plans 27,200 SF Renovation of Historic Buildings to House Office Space
by Alex Tostado
ATLANTA — Wheat Street Baptist Church will convert two historic buildings on its campus into office space intended for nonprofit organizations. American South Real Estate Fund (ASREF) is providing the senior loan of $3.5 million for the renovations. American Legion Hall is a 5,200-square-foot building that was constructed in multiple phases beginning in 1930, and the Christian Education Building is a 22,000-square-foot building that was built in the 1950s. Leaders in the church plan to target tenants that work with the homeless, local school teachers and underprivileged teens. Wheat Street Baptist is situated in Atlanta’s Sweet Auburn district, which is one mile east of downtown Atlanta and near the Martin Luther King Jr. National Historical Park district. Construction is expected to begin in early August and take nine to 12 months to complete.