FREDERICK, MD. — M&T Realty Capital Corp. has provided an $11.6 million Fannie Mae acquisition loan for the 70-unit Vista View Apartments in Frederick. Washington D.C.-based real estate investment, development and management group The BurnBrae Cos. purchased the property at 2401 Highpoint View Court near Fort Detrick. Vista View offers two-bedroom units with five different floor plans for rent. Property amenities include three pools, two basketball courts, three parks and a barbeque/grilling area. M&T’s Matthew Hodson structured the loan, which carries a 10-year term and five years of interest-only payments, followed by a 30-year amortization schedule.
BLYTHEWOOD, S.C. — Jushi USA, a California-based supplier of fiberglass reinforcements and fabrics, has leased 280,000 square feet of industrial space at 10700 Farrow Road in Blythewood, a suburb of Columbia. The property is part of the Carolinas Industrial Properties portfolio, which consists of 39 buildings spanning 5.5 million square feet and housing 55 tenants. Built in 1971, 10700 Farrow Road is located 15 miles north of downtown Columbia and 20 miles north of one of Jushi’s existing distribution centers. The Blythewood facility was the largest available industrial space for lease in the Columbia market and previously housed KitchenAid, Little Tikes, Remington, Pure Power Technologies and Samsung. Colliers International’s Chuck Salley, Dave Mathews, Thomas Beard and John Peebles represented the landlord, Reger Holdings LLC, in the lease negotiations.
ATLANTA — The future of food and beverage retail is…sports? To hear from “The Future of Restaurants & Entertainment” panel at the ICSC Southeast Conference & Deal Making event, sports-centric concepts are a solid bet for retail real estate owners to pursue going forward. Produced by the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC), the event was held Nov. 13-15 at the newly renovated Georgia World Congress Center in downtown Atlanta. Justin Amick, president of Painted Hospitality, spoke during the panel about his two venues in Atlanta, The Painted Pin and The Painted Duck. Both locations have an industrial motif and offer an expanded dinner menu, craft beer and cocktails and classic parlor games such as shuffleboard and horseshoes. The differentiator, though, is the boutique bowling alley. Amick said the idea is to attract patrons with the games and provide an experience while making money via food and beverage. “Painted wasn’t the first to invent the high-end bowling concept — the first to do so was probably Lucky Strike — but with our model of gaming, food and beverage, dancing and sports all under one roof, we do it well,” said Amick. His company recently announced a second location of The Painted …
FRANKLIN, TENN. — Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) has confirmed the location for the company’s permanent headquarters in the Cool Springs district of Franklin, a suburb south of Nashville. The automotive company has signed a long-term lease for approximately 40,000 square feet at the McEwen Northside mixed-use project that Boyle Investment Co. is developing. Scheduled for completion in early spring 2020, the greenfield-developed project is located at 4015 Aspen Grove Drive. MMNA will occupy the entire top floor and approximately half of the floor beneath, with exclusive external building signage rights, including the brand’s logo. Scott Wetzel, Mitch Lundquist, Bo Tyler and Kevin Ziomek of JLL represented MMNA in the lease negotiations. Currently headquartered in Cypress, Calif., MMNA is responsible for the sales, research and development, marketing and customer service of Mitsubishi Motors vehicles in the United States.
DORAL, FLA. — Miami-based real estate developer Terra has signed several new retailers for Doral Square, a 150,000-square-foot retail center in Doral, about 17 miles west of Miami. The new development will include anchors 24 Hour Fitness and Marshalls and will be built on the southeast corner of Doral Boulevard and 87th Avenue, near Carnival Cruise Lines’ offices and Trump National Doral Resort. Doral Square is over 42 percent preleased, including restaurant tenants World of Beer and Panda Express. The project is scheduled to break ground by the end of this year, with delivery expected in 2021. Terra’s other projects in Doral include the nearby Doral Commons retail center and in-progress retail developments Atrium Doral and District 79.
COVINGTON, GA. — JLL has closed the $12.6 million sale of Pactiv Distribution Center, a 300,000-square-foot, warehouse and distribution facility in Covington, approximately 40 miles east of Atlanta. A partnership between Great Point Properties and The RSP Cos. acquired the 16.4-acre asset, located at 1776 Liberty Drive. The recently renovated facility is adjacent to a rail-served concrete terminal and Interstate 20. The distribution center is fully leased to Pactiv LLC, a global manufacturer and distributor of food packaging and foodservice. The building features 24- to 26-foot clear heights, 170-foot truck court depth, 14 dock doors, one drive-in door and office space. Additionally, the property is less than one mile from Covington Airport and about 45 miles from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. Britton Burdette, Pete Pittroff and Brent Bono of JLL, represented the seller, IAI Covington LP, in the transaction.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — SRS Real Estate Partners’ National Net Lease Group has arranged the $5.8 million sale of Shops at Stratford in Winston-Salem on behalf of the seller and developer, Encore Real Estate. The buyer, a private investor based locally, purchased the 13,500-square-foot, multi-tenant retail center in a 1031 exchange. Built in 2018, the property is situated on 1.2 acres and is fully occupied by four tenants including First Watch and Mattress Warehouse. Patrick Nutt and Connor Barton of SRS represented Encore Real Estate, and Steen Spove of Deep River Partners represented the buyer in the transaction.
MABELVALE, ARK. — Hunt Capital Partners and Burleson Development LLC have broken ground on Phase III of an affordable housing project near Little Rock. Hunt Capital Partners has committed $6.3 million in federal low-income housing tax credit (LIHTC) financing for the 48-unit expansion of Valley Estates at Mabelvale, an apartment community located eight miles southwest of Little Rock in Mabelvale. The project, scheduled for completion by November 2020, is intended for households earning up to 30, 50 and 60 percent of the area median income. One unit is reserved for a property employee. Phase III of Valley Estates at Mabelvale is Hunt’s third project with Burleson Development, the developer of the first two phases that were completed in 2011. The project also marks Hunt Capital Partners’ fourth transaction with RichSmith as developer consultant. RichSmith and its affiliates are serving as the general contractor, architect and property manager for Phase III. The total development cost of Valley Estates at Mabelvale Phase III is $7.2 million. Hunt Capital Partners facilitated the LIHTC financing through its proprietary fund with BancorpSouth Bank, which also provided an approximately $4.3 million construction loan. Arkansas Development Finance Authority provided a $450,000 construction-to-permanent loan through its HOME program, …
Louisville continues high occupancy levels throughout the metropolitan area in all apartment types as the market continues to enjoy record-level rent growth and new development. This is enhanced by low unemployment and rising wages throughout the Louisville metropolitan area. The diverse local economy from worldwide distribution at UPS and high-tech manufacturing at Ford Motor Co. and General Electric Appliance Park, as well as innovation in the medical industry, continue to provide high-paying jobs and a highly desirable employment base that can drive occupancy and rents for apartment owners in the Louisville metropolitan area. Integra Realty Resources reports an overall occupancy level of 96 percent for the Louisville metropolitan area, which has seen mid- to high-single-digit rent growth on an annual basis over the last three years. This high occupancy level and rental growth rate have attracted a number of new developments around the metropolitan marketplace. In 2018, there were 2,173 units completed and an additional 898 have been delivered in 2019 as of this writing. Most of the larger scale developments have been completed by regional developers such as Nashville-based Bristol Development and Indianapolis-based Cityscape Residential. Local development companies, such as Denton Floyd, LDG Development, Hagan Development and NTS Development, …
OCALA, FLA. — Avison Young’s Florida Capital Markets Group has negotiated the sale-leaseback of the approximately 1.9 million-square-foot Transformco Distribution Center located at 655 S.W. 52nd Ave. in Ocala. HFZ-Reich, a partnership between HFZ Capital Group and Reich Brothers, purchased the asset for $70 million. Michael Fay, Jay Ziv, John Crotty, David Duckworth, Brian de la Fé, Berkley Bloodworth and Emily Brais of Avison Young negotiated the sale on behalf of the seller and tenant, Transform Holdco (Transformco). With the sale-leaseback agreement, Transformco continues to occupy the property to operate its main distribution center supporting Sears, Kmart and Hometown stores in the Southeast United States. The 10-year lease agreement includes a 10-year renewal option for Transformco. In conjunction with the sale of 126,336-square-foot Sears store at 9409 U.S. Highway 19 in Port Richey, Fla., the Transformco deal marks $300 million in sales for Avison Young’s Florida Capital Markets Group in the past two months.