Southeast

WashREIT Completes $129.5M Sale of 1776 G Street Office Building in D.C. to World Bank

by Alex Tostado December 23, 2019

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Washington Real Estate Investment Trust (WashREIT) has sold 1776 G St. for $129.5 million to World Bank Group, an international financial institution that makes loans to developing nations. According to LoopNet Inc., the office building was built in 1979, spans 266,000 square feet and is located one block from the White House. World Bank’s headquarters is located at 1818 H St. NW, which is kitty-corner to 1776 G St. World Bank has operated out of 1776 G St. for over 30 years and is currently the building’s sole office tenant.

December 23, 2019

Acquisitions Georgia Multifamily Southeast

Black Creek Purchases New Multifamily Community in Atlanta’s Central Perimeter District for $117M

by Alex Tostado December 23, 2019

SANDY SPRINGS, GA. — Denver-based Black Creek Group has purchased Hanover Perimeter from developer Hanover Co. for $117 million. The 384-unit multifamily property is located at 1110 Hammond Drive in Sandy Springs, a suburb of Atlanta in the city’s Central Perimeter submarket. The units were 96 percent occupied at the time of sale. Walker & Dunlop’s Pat Jones represented Black Creek in the transaction. Built in 2018, Hanover Place features a fitness center, pool, grilling areas, pet care station and a clubhouse equipped with billiards and a TV lounge. The property has nearby access to restaurants, retail and a Publix grocery store. It is also adjacent to Interstate 285, Ga. Highway 400 and the MARTA Dunwoody Station.

December 23, 2019

Acquisitions Office Southeast Tennessee

Security Properties, Pacific Life Buy Broadstone Gulch in Nashville for $80.8M

by Alex Tostado December 23, 2019

NASHVILLE, TENN. — Seattle-based Security Properties and Newport Beach, Calif.-based Pacific Life Insurance Co. have purchased Broadstone Gulch, a new, 238-unit multifamily property located in Nashville’s Gulch district, for $80.8 million. Located at 803 Division St., Broadstone Gulch offers a fitness center, rooftop lounge, pool, demonstration kitchen, package access system, office space, a pet spa and Google Fiber. The building is a half-mile walk from Music City Center in the Nashville’s south of Broadway (SoBro) neighborhood. Security Properties-affiliate Security Properties Residential will manage the property. Walker & Dunlop’s Telly Fathaly and Kris Mikkelsen represented the seller and developer, Alliance Residential.

December 23, 2019

Acquisitions North Carolina Office Southeast

Mohr Capital Sells University Highlands Office Building in Charlotte to CIM Group

by Alex Tostado December 23, 2019

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Mohr Capital, a privately held REIT based in Dallas, has sold the University Highlands office building located at 10330 David Taylor Drive in Charlotte to Los Angeles-based CIM Group. Mohr Capital acquired the 100,000-square-foot facility on a speculative basis in 2017 then completed capital improvements before securing a single, long-term tenant, United Rentals Inc., earlier this year. Stamford, Conn.-based United Rentals is an equipment rental company that specializes in construction and industrial rentals. Mohr Capital’s Gary Horn and Bob Mohr handled the sale internally. The sales price was not disclosed.

December 23, 2019

Acquisitions Florida Retail Southeast

Franklin Street Brokers $8.3M Sale of Regency Point Retail Center in Jacksonville

by Alex Tostado December 23, 2019

JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — Franklin Street has brokered the $8.3 million sale of Regency Point, a 51,381-square-foot retail center located at 9430 Arlington Expressway on the east side of Jacksonville. Franklin Street’s Bryan Belk and John Tennant represented the seller, Phoenix-based Sand Capital, in the transaction. The buyer, which plans to hold the property long-term, is a Jacksonville-based private investor. Built in 1981, the Regency Point shopping center includes tenants such as Skechers, Foot Locker, Champs Sports, Wingstop and T-Mobile. Recent capital improvements to the shopping center include the façade, parking lot and property lighting. Regency Point is situated across the street from Regency Square Mall.

December 23, 2019

District of Columbia Industrial Market Reports Southeast Southeast Market Reports

Historic Level of Demand Meets Low Availability in Metro D.C. Industrial Market

by Alex Tostado December 23, 2019

As online shopping and a stack of newly delivered boxes by the door have become common in many American households, the behind-the-scenes institutional supports that make these habits possible have transformed the country’s real estate markets. The booming demand for data centers and last-mile staging for e-commerce is driving steady interest in industrial spaces, which shows no sign of waning. Since 2009, the industrial market has experienced 767 percent growth across the United States, surpassing retail to become the third ranked commercial real estate product type by sales volume. This sustained demand is outpacing limited availability, compressing capitalization rates to historic lows. In the metro Washington, D.C., area, there are a number of unique factors that contribute to this trend. High urban property values in the District itself have led to the conversion of a significant percentage of available warehouse space to other uses over the last decade, pushing industrial development into neighboring areas of Northern Virginia and Prince George’s County, Maryland. Many of the sites most easily suited for industrial purposes have already been developed, leaving higher barriers to entry and very few new options. As commercial businesses and government agencies adopt increasingly sophisticated technologies — like cloud computing, …

December 23, 2019

Development Loans Multifamily Seniors Housing Southeast Tennessee

HJ Sims, Duncan-Williams Arrange $219.3M Financing Package for Seniors Housing Project in Tennessee

by Alex Tostado December 20, 2019

COLLIERVILLE, TENN. — Herbert J. Sims & Co., Inc. (HJ Sims) and Duncan-Williams have arranged a financing package totaling $219.3 million for the construction of The Farms at Bailey Station, a continuing care retirement community in Collierville. The borrower for the development at 3382 Grand Central Circle E. is Retirement Cos. of America (RCA). The development will be a sister community to Kirby Pines Estates in nearby Memphis. When completed, The Farms will feature 176 independent living units, 63 garden homes, 52 assisted living units, 32 memory support suites and a health center consisting of 60 private skilled nursing suites. The units are already 70 percent pre-sold. Construction has commenced throughout the campus. The apartments will be delivered in stages, with the first resident occupancy planned for June 2021. The health campus is slated for completion in April 2021. Nine of the garden homes are already completed, with seven more currently under construction. REES Architects and Renaissance Group served as architects. Memphis-based Dalhoff Thomas design studio assisted as landscape architect. Linkous Construction Co. Inc. is the general contractor. Greystone is the project manager, with RCA as asset manager. Sims and Duncan-Williams were co-managers on the transaction, which was structured as …

December 20, 2019

Acquisitions Office Southeast Tennessee

Highwoods Properties Sells Memphis Office Building for $76.4M

by Alex Tostado December 20, 2019

MEMPHIS, TENN. — Raleigh-based Highwoods Properties Inc. has sold International Paper IV, a 248,000-square-foot, single-customer building, for $76.4 million. The property, located at 1740 International Drive in Memphis, was sold to an undisclosed buyer. Highwoods also expects to sell Atrium I and II, a two-building office complex in nearby Germantown encompassing 84,000 square feet, for $13.2 million prior to the end of 2019. The sales are part of Highwoods’ two-phased plan to exit the Greensboro and Memphis markets. The first phase consists of selling a specific portfolio of assets in Greensboro and Memphis by mid-2020, with the remaining assets to be sold as part of the second phase. No timeline has been announced for the second phase.

December 20, 2019

Acquisitions Development Georgia Mixed-Use Southeast

Third & Urban, FCP Acquire 15.2-Acre Site Along Atlanta BeltLine for Adaptive Reuse Project

by Alex Tostado December 20, 2019

ATLANTA — Atlanta-based Third & Urban LLC and Chevy Chase, Md.-based FCP have acquired 15.2 acres along the Atlanta BeltLine. The joint venture partnership will develop a 275,000-square-foot mixed-use project at 950 W. Marietta St. The seller and price of the property were not disclosed. Designed by Perkins and Will, the development will focus primarily on converting an existing warehouse on the site into adaptive reuse space featuring both offices and retail. The project is directly across from the King Plow Arts Center, adjacent to The Foundry at Puritan Mill and near the Westside Park at Bellwood Quarry, which will be Atlanta’s largest green space after its planned opening in spring 2020. Construction is expected to begin in the third quarter of 2020, with an anticipated occupancy in the third quarter of 2021. Atlanta Paper Co., which was originally Elsas, May Paper Co., built the warehouse on West Marietta Street in the 1940s. It was once used to create packaging for The Coca-Cola Co. Later, it was owned and operated by Atlanta-based WestRock, a corrugated packaging company.

December 20, 2019

Acquisitions Multifamily North Carolina Southeast

Blaze Partners Acquires 229-Unit Legacy Village Apartments in Suburban Charlotte

by Alex Tostado December 20, 2019

MOORESVILLE, N.C. — Charleston, S.C.-based Blaze Partners LLC has purchased Legacy Village Apartments, a 229-unit multifamily community located in Mooresville, a suburb 25 miles north of Charlotte in the Lake Norman submarket. The seller and the price of the 121 Village Green Lane apartment complex were not disclosed. Built in 2017, Legacy Village Apartments is less than one mile from both the Lowe’s Co. Inc. corporate headquarters and Lake Norman Regional Medical Center. The apartments feature one-, two- and three-bedroom floorplans as well as a saltwater pool, pet park, resident clubhouse and a fitness center. Blaze plans to make capital improvements for the units and amenities. With the acquisition of Legacy Village, Blaze now owns four assets in Charlotte.

December 20, 2019

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