Southeast

NORFOLK, VA. — HJ Sims has arranged $201.1 million in financing for the construction of a new residential tower at Harbor’s Edge, a continuing care retirement community (CCRC) in Norfolk. The property was originally developed in 2002 in cooperation with the City of Norfolk as part of a master development plan called “Fort Norfolk Neighborhood.” HJ Sims has partnered with Harbor’s Edge since the early 2000s, structuring, placing and underwriting the initial seed capital transaction, first phase of development financing, a refinancing in 2014 that contained predevelopment capital for the River Tower Phase II construction and the development financing for the River Tower. HJ Sims coordinated with two commercial banks, including SunTrust Bank and TD Bank, with the former providing $65 million in financing.

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BOCA RATON, FLA. — MSD Partners LP, an investment firm with offices in New York, Santa Monica and West Palm Beach, has acquired Boca Raton Resort & Club, a 337-acre hospitality property. The seller was an affiliate of real estate giant Blackstone, which invested more than $300 million in the property during its ownership period. Originally built in 1926, Boca Raton Resort & Club comprises 1,047 hotel rooms, two 18-hole golf courses, a 50,000-square-foot spa, seven pools, 32 tennis courts, a 32-slip marina, 13 restaurants and bars and 200,000 square feet of meeting space. The property fronts both the Intracoastal Waterway and the Atlantic Ocean, where its beach extends for a half-mile. Jeffrey Davis and Gregory Rumpel of JLL led the marketing efforts on behalf of the seller.

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ORLANDO, FLA. AND SAVANNAH, GA. — HFF has originated two separate Freddie Mac loans totaling $37.9 million on behalf of the borrower, Beachwold Residential. The New York-based multifamily investment firm will use the proceeds of the two loans to refinance The Place at Alafaya, a 400-unit multifamily community in Orlando, and to acquire Litchfield Place, a 76-unit apartment community in Savannah. Mona Carlton, Elliott Throne and Jesse Wright of HFF led the debt placement effort for both loans, which featured 10-year terms and fixed interest rates. The Place at Alafaya in east Orlando offers one- and two-bedroom units and amenities such as a pool, tennis courts, basketball court, fitness center and a resident clubhouse. Completed in two phases between 2008 and 2014, Litchfield Place in southwest Savannah features units averaging 1,119 square feet. The seller and sales price of Litchfield Place were not disclosed.

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BIRMINGHAM, ALA. — PointOne Holdings LLC and Biscayne Atlantic have sold two office buildings in Birmingham for $34.5 million. The Class A office buildings total 153,000 square feet and are situated at 1800 and 1900 International Park, about 11 miles south of downtown Birmingham. The joint venture originally acquired the property as part of a three-building portfolio that also included Blue Lake, which PointOne Holdings and Biscayne Atlantic will retain. Kevin Markwordt of Transwestern represented the sellers in the transaction. Shamrock Investments acquired the buildings.

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GADSDEN, ALA. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $7.8 million sale of Riverview Plaza, a 148,860-square-foot shopping center in Gadsden. Bargain Hunt, Harbor Freight Tools, Tuesday Morning and Dollar Tree anchor the center. Zach Taylor of Marcus & Millichap’s Taylor McMinn Retail Group represented the seller, EIG Riverview Plaza LLC, in the transaction. Louise Jennings of Real Estate Southeast represented the buyer, MR Stealth LLC, which is a private investor.

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ATLANTA — Banyan Street Capital and Greystar have received construction financing for Ascent Peachtree, the partners’ $125 million, 29-story apartment building in downtown Atlanta. Ascent Peachtree will comprise 345 residential units, 70 of which will be reserved for workforce housing, and will be built on top of an existing parking garage, with residential units beginning on the 11th floor. Invest Atlanta has provided the joint venture with a $9 million loan from Atlanta’s Eastside Tax Allocation District, as well as a lease-purchase bond financing for the project to ensure the workforce units. Additionally, 20 percent of the units will be affordable housing units. Ascent Peachtree will offer studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans ranging in size from 680 to 2,380 square feet. Amenities will include a swimming pool, outdoor entertainment space and a rooftop lounge. Banyan Street and Greystar expect to break ground in May.

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JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — Atlanta-based developer Rooker has broken ground on a 155,820-square-foot speculative industrial facility located just off Interstate 295 in Jacksonville. In October 2018, Rooker acquired 39 acres in Perimeter West Industrial Park, including three industrial-zoned parcels, one of which will be the site of this project. Pieper O’Brien Herr Architects is designing the project, and FCL Builders is serving as the general contractor. Construction is expected to be complete by early December.

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GREENVILLE, S.C. — A partnership between Cardinal Ventures LLC and Blake Management Group will develop an 88,000-square-foot seniors housing community in Greenville. The property will offer assisted living units in studio, one- and two-bedroom formats and memory care units in studio and one-bedroom floor plans. Construction is scheduled to be complete by spring 2020.

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BRANDYWINE, MD. — Avison Young has brokered the $20.6 million sale of a Class A medical office building located in the Washington, D.C. suburb of Brandywine. Maryland-based investment firm Foulger-Pratt sold the property to Milwaukee-based Hammes Partners. The 61,614-square-foot building was completed in 2016 and was 92 percent leased at the time of sale to healthcare providers such as Johns Hopkins and Physicians Reliance. Jim Kornick, Chip Ryan, Mike Wilson, Erik Foster, Mark Johnson and Georgianna Condoiu of Avison Young represented the seller in the transaction.

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HIALEAH, FLA. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the $6.7 million sale of Transfer Turnpike, a vacant site spanning 8.6 acres in Hialeah. The buyer, Flagler Global Logistics (FGL), already owns 500 acres nearby where it is developing Countyline Corporate Park, an 8 million-square-foot business park that will offer office, warehouse and industrial space. Turnpike Transfer is situated at the intersection of 170th and 97th streets, southwest of the intersection of Interstate 75 and the Florida Turnpike and about 22 miles northwest of downtown Miami. Wayne Ramoski, Miguel Alcivar and Gian Rodriguez of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, Turnpike Transfer LLC, in the transaction.

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