Southeast

MIAMI — Dockerty Romer & Co. has arranged a $53.1 million permanent loan for the refinancing of Mayfair in the Grove, a three-story mixed-use asset in Miami’s Coconut Grove neighborhood spanning 281,066 square feet. Situated adjacent to the Mayfair Hotel & Spa, the property features office and retail space spread across three buildings. Mayfair in the Grove was 94.1 percent leased at the time of financing to tenants including Sony Music, Sapient Technologies, Regus and General Electric. Craig Romer and Chris Romer of Dockerty Romer, a RECA (Real Estate Capital Alliance) member, arranged the 10-year, fixed-rate loan through Guggenheim Partners on behalf of the borrower, Whalou Properties Management.

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ORLANDO, FLA. — CBRE has negotiated the $32.5 million sale of a two-building office portfolio totaling 182,753 square feet in Orlando. The assets include Windsor at Metrocenter located at 2101 Park Center Drive and Berkshire at Metrocenter located at 2145 Metrocenter Blvd., with both locations offering convenient access to the downtown area and the Florida Turnpike. The Class A portfolio was 89 percent leased at the time of sale to 11 tenants. Ron Rogg and Chip Wooten of CBRE represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer was a locally based limited liability company, Metrocenter Office LLC.

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ROSWELL, GA. — Newmark Knight Frank (NKF) has brokered the $19.8 million sale of Roswell Distribution Center, a two-building, 259,641-square-foot industrial park in Roswell. Longpoint Realty Partners acquired the asset from an undisclosed institutional investor. Matt Tritschler and Peter Everett of NKF represented the seller in the transaction. Built in 2006 on Hembree Park Drive, the distribution center was 55 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Room & Board Inc., Central EMS and Ferguson Enterprises. Located along Hembree Park Drive, the office building includes 26 dock doors, two drive-in doors and clear ceiling heights up to 24 feet.

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ARLINGTON, VA. — Carr Properties has signed coworking firm Industrious to a 25,000-square-foot lease at 2311 Wilson, a new LEED Gold-certified office building situated one block from the Court House Metro station in Arlington. The Chicago-based coworking firm plans to occupy the entire third floor at 2311 Wilson by the first quarter of 2020. Carr has recently inked deals with boutique fitness concept Solidcore and For Five Coffee at the office building, which was delivered in 2018. Amenities include a two-story lobby, glass curtain walls, column-free floor plates, onsite daycare, dedicated park, fitness center, shared rooftop space, conference center, secure bike room and electric car charging stations.

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POOLER, GA. — Plastic Express has announced plans to expand its operations at the Port Logistics Center near the Port of Savannah with two new manufacturing facilities. The $172 million investment is expected to create 166 new jobs. Located in Pooler, the 172-acre Port Logistics Center is owned and developed by Capital Development Partners Inc. Plastic Express is based in California and operates trucking terminals, warehouses, docks and packaging plants across the country. Griff Lynch, executive director of the Georgia Ports Authority, said in a statement that the project will help establish the Port of Savannah as a leader in the exportation of plastic resins to the oil and gas industry. Genesee & Wyoming will provide rail service for the facility via its Georgia Central Railway. Plastic Express expects to occupy its new facilities in October.

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CONYERS, GA. — Tri-Land Properties Inc. has begun construction on the overhaul of Salem Gate Market, a 253,000-square-foot grocery-anchored shopping center in Conyers, about 25 miles southeast of Atlanta. The multimillion-dollar redevelopment will include a 55,000-square-foot Hobby Lobby, 20,000-square-foot Northern Tool + Supply, a 103-room hotel and an Allure Nail & Spa. Tri-Land is rebuilding Salem Gate in a public-private partnership with the City of Conyers. Salem Gate is the first project underway as part of the Conyers Gateway Village District, the product of a new zoning ordinance adopted by the City of Conyers in 2016. In February, the city approved a new Tax Allocation District designation allocating future tax revenues to repay Tri-Land for its infrastructure improvement costs. The metro Chicago-based developer plans to announce additional tenants in the family fashion, sporting goods and value retail segments in the near future. Tri-Land expects to deliver Salem Gate in early summer 2020.

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MIAMI — Miami Worldcenter Associates has broken ground on a 50,000-square-foot retail project and a 922-space parking garage within its namesake development, the $4 billion Miami Worldcenter underway in the city’s downtown area. The street-level retail space and new parking structure will front NE 7th Street and will ultimately be part of Miami Worldcenter’s 300,000 square feet of retail, restaurant and entertainment space. A portion of the parking garage’s rooftop will feature a rooftop amenity deck that will serve the residents of Luma, a planned 43-story multifamily tower next door. The 27-acre development, which will span 10 city blocks at full buildout, will also feature residential, office and hospitality uses.

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LITTLE ROCK, ARK. — Grandbridge Real Estate Capital has provided a $26.1 million construction loan for The Residences at Harbor Town Apartments, a planned 175-unit community in Little Rock. Alan Tapie of Grandbridge’s Atlanta office originated the loan through HUD’s 221(d)(4) program, which is the agency’s flagship loan product for the construction of new market-rate apartments and affordable housing projects. The loan will feature a 40-year term, fixed interest rate and a 40-year amortization schedule. Situated along the Arkansas River, The Residences at Harbor Town will be within walking distance of the Clinton Library and downtown Little Rock. The property will be situated behind the planned Rock City Yacht Club and will add 80 more boat slips to the marina, according to development plans on the yacht club’s website. The borrower/developer and construction timeline were not disclosed.

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MEMPHIS, TENN. — Woodyard Realty Corp. has brokered the $13.5 million sale of Phase II of 266 Lofts in downtown Memphis. Pittsburgh-based Alpha Capital Partners purchased the second phase, which was fully occupied at the time of sale. The seller, VS Developments, delivered the 74-unit second phase in late 2018 and the 77-unit first phase in 2017. Lea Heilig of Woodyard Realty represented the seller and procured the buyer. Phase II also added two street-level retail spaces leased to a restaurant/bar and a boutique salon. Situated in the South Main Arts district in Memphis, the three-story multifamily community features units ranging from 790 to 1,300 square feet and amenities such as a fitness center, pool and a poolside restaurant that delivers room-service meals to residents.

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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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