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ATLANTA — Broadrange Logistics, a third-party logistics provider, has signed a full-building industrial lease for 408,600 square feet in Atlanta’s Fulton Industrial submarket. The Atlanta-based firm offers air, ocean, trucking and warehouse logistics services to several major companies including Amazon, Wayfair, Drive Medical, SP Richards and Smith Cooper. The facility is located at 105 Kendall Park Lane, 13 miles west of Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport and 16 miles west of downtown Atlanta. Bob Robers and Brian Monaghan of Cushman & Wakefield represented the tenant in the lease transaction. LaSalle Investment Management is the landlord. Brian Alcorn of Cushman & Wakefield will oversee build-out of the space, though details of the build-out were not disclosed.

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TAMPA, FLA. — Grandbridge Real Estate Capital has provided a $33.2 million refinancing loan for BayVue Apartments, a 368-unit, garden-style apartment community in Tampa. The Freddie Mac loan features a 10-year term, floating rate term and 30-year amortization schedule. BayVue Apartments is situated near Tampa International Airport and was built in 1988. The property comprises 29 two-story buildings spanning 23.4 acres. Community amenities include a clubhouse, two swimming pools, fitness center, business center, racquetball court and a car wash center. Alan Tapie of Grandbridge originated the loan on behalf of the undisclosed borrower.

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MIAMI LAKES, FLA. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged a 192,454-square-foot warehouse and distribution lease renewal for Miami International Freight Solutions (MIFS) in Miami Lakes. MIFS fully occupies the facility, which is situated at 14100 NW 60th Ave. in Miami Lakes Business Park East, 10 miles north of Miami International Airport. The property was built in 1971 and sits on 13.2 acres. It offers numerous loading points, 10,000 square feet of executive offices and a fully secured truck staging and storage yard. Wayne Ramoski and Gian Rodriguez of Cushman & Wakefield represented MIFS in the lease negotiations. Carlos Velasquez and Rene Vivo of The Vivo Group represented the landlord, San Francisco-based Terreno Realty Corp.

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KNIGHTDALE, N.C. — CBRE|Raleigh has arranged the $14.3 million sale of Eastgate 540, a 30-acre industrial site in Knightdale. The property houses a 150,000-square-foot industrial building with room for an additional 150,000-square-foot building on the parcel. Francini Marble occupied a portion of the existing building at the time of the sale. Eastgate 540 is situated at the intersection of Hodge Road and Spectrum Drive, 10 miles east of downtown Raleigh. Chester F. Allen, Barry Bowling, Carlton Midyette III and Tiffany Hilburn of CBRE|Raleigh represented the buyer, Trinity Capital, in the transaction. Scannell Properties was the seller.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — MRP Realty has received $191.8 million in development financing for Phase I of Bryant Street, a mixed-use project in northeast Washington, D.C. Phase I includes three mid-rise buildings comprising 487 multifamily units, a nine-screen Alamo Drafthouse Cinema and an additional 38,482 square feet of ground-floor retail space. At full buildout, the 13-acre project will feature 1,500 residential units, 250,000 square feet of retail space, 1.5 acres of green space and up to 2,000 parking spaces. The transit-oriented development will be located in the Edgewood neighborhood, near the intersection of Rhode Island Avenue and Fourth Street, adjacent to the Rhode Island Metro Station. Bryant Street is a redevelopment of a former shopping plaza named Rhode Island Center. SK&I is the architect for the residential portions of the project. Construction began in February. Phase I is slated for completion in spring 2021. HFF worked on behalf of the developer to arrange a $59.8 million joint-venture equity partnership with FRP Development Corp. HFF also secured $132 million in construction financing through a national bank. Stephen Conley, Walter Coker, Brian Crivella, John Owendoff, Daniel McIntyre and Cary Abod led the HFF debt and equity placement team. Founded in 2005, MRP Realty …

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DORAVILLE, GA. — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp was onhand Friday at the site of the former GM plant in Doraville to officially open the new Serta Simmons Bedding headquarters. The mattress company now employs more than 500 people at its 210,000-square-foot office building situated adjacent to Third Rail Studios within the $2 billion Assembly Yards project. Joining Gov. Kemp were Doraville Mayor Donna Pittman, chairman and CEO of Serta Simmons Dave Smith and outgoing CEO of Serta Simmons, Michael Traub. In 2014, The Integral Group LLC acquired the land after GM closed its plant in 2008 and began working on Assembly Yards. The planned “city within a city” will offer 120,000 square feet of retail and entertainment space, 500,000 square feet of office space, more than 700 residential units and three miles of paved pathways at full buildout. “Assembly Yards is one of the things that really excites me about our metro area,” said Kemp during the event. Autonomous Transportation In addition to creating a place where people can work and live, Integral is also creating a technological hub by bringing in Georgia’s only autonomous shuttle bus operated by Navya that will be able to take employees from the campus to …

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MARIETTA, GA. — Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) has completed a $42 million expansion that includes two buildings spanning 350,000 square feet in Marietta. The facilities are part of GTRI’s South Cobb Campus. In 20167, GTRI acquired four buildings on an unused, 52-acre Lockheed Martin site next to Dobbins Air Reserve Base. Renovations included transforming 205,500 square feet of retired office space into a research facility featuring computing and electronics laboratories. It also included the 144,500-square-foot renovation of a 403,500-square-foot high-bay industrial warehouse, which GTRI will also use for research. This space incorporates two, 10-ton cranes and a 30-ton crane to handle heavy equipment. The design team included McCarthy Building Cos. and Flad Architects. JLL’s project and development services division managed the design and construction phases.

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GERMANTOWN, TENN. — Continental Realty Advisors (CRA) has sold The Preserve at Southwind Apartments, a 306-unit multifamily complex built in 2000 in Germantown, for $35.9 million. Denver-based CRA bought The Preserve in December 2014 and renovated the clubhouse, leasing center, fitness center and swimming pool area. The asset is situated one mile south of the FedEx Express World Headquarters and 21 miles southwest of downtown Memphis. Blake Pera of Newmark Knight Frank represented the seller in the transaction. The buyer was not disclosed.

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SAVANNAH, GA. — Carter Multifamily has acquired Ascend at Savannah, a 159-unit community in Savannah, for $13.2 million. Ascend at Savannah was built in 1970 on 8.9 acres, seven miles south of downtown Savannah. Carter Multifamily plans to update unit interiors and communal areas including the swimming pool, clubhouse and recreational areas, as well as add a fenced-in pet park and dog spa, fitness center, internet café and outdoor gathering areas. The property offers one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans ranging in size from 744 to 1,050 square feet. The seller was not disclosed.

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ALPHARETTA, GA. — Newmark Knight Frank (NKF) has arranged the $10.8 million sale of an 88,000-square-foot office building in Alpharetta. The property, situated at 5925 Cabot Parkway 25 miles north of downtown Atlanta, was built in 1999 and renovated in 2007. The asset offers 48 private offices, about 130 work stations, 11 conference rooms, two lounge areas and a full-service catering kitchen. Jason Schrago and Frank Clementi of NKF represented the seller, JM Family Enterprises, in the transaction. Tom Kirbo of SK Commercial Realty represented the buyer, The Woodbury Group.

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