TYSONS, VA. — Newmark Knight Frank (NKF) has negotiated the $60.2 million sale of a 12-acre eastern parcel within the Dominion Square mixed-use development in Tysons, situated 13 miles west of downtown Washington, D.C. Capital Automotive Real Estate Services Inc., a McLean, Va.-based financial holding company specializing in car dealership locations, sold the parcel to an undisclosed buyer, whom the Washington Business Journal indicates is LHL Dominion Square, possibly an affiliate of New York-based Algin Management Co. LLC. The Dominion Square site is approved for 2 million square feet of office, residential, hotel and retail space near the Greensboro Metro station in Tysons. Jud Ryan, James Cassidy, Mark Anstine and Dan Lockard of NKF represented Capital Automotive in the transaction.
CLARKSVILLE, TENN. — Berkadia has brokered the sale of Waterford Landings, a 364-unit multifamily property in Clarksville, approximately 50 miles northwest of Nashville. Texas-based apartment management company WAK Management Co. purchased the asset for $46.5 million. Berkadia represented the Arizona-based developer and seller, Stoneleigh Cos., in the deal. Located at 135 Westfield Court, the property features studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Amenities include two swimming pools, laundry facilities and a barbecue area. The property is near Interstate 24 and Route 79, as well as the recently opened LG plant and Google data center. Patrick Jordan of Berkadia’s Memphis office, along with Alex Blagojevich of the firm’s Chicago office, completed the sale.
GREENVILLE, S.C. — Arbor Realty Trust Inc. has provided a $12.4 million Fannie Mae acquisition loan for the Hudson Orchard Park, a 172-unit apartment community in Greenville. Ryan Duff of Arbor’s New York City office originated the loan. Built in 1984, Hudson Orchard Park features outdoor amenities including a barbecue/picnic area, clubhouse with residential kitchen, large patios and balconies, pet play area and a pool, fitness center and volleyball court. Located at 49 Orchard Park Drive, the property is located less than five miles east of downtown Greenville.
ATHENS, GA. — Stratus Development Group has broken ground on The Haven of Athens, a 286-bed student housing community located one-and-a-half miles from the University of Georgia’s main campus in Athens. The development will offer two-, three-, four-, five- and six-bedroom, cottage- and townhome-style units with bed-to-bath parity. Shared amenities will include a resort-style swimming pool, study rooms, a fitness center, dog park, hammock park, fire pit and covered parking. The development is scheduled for completion in fall 2020.
OLIVE BRANCH, MISS. — Hillwood Investment Properties plans to build a 1 million-square-foot fulfillment center in Olive Branch, approximately 25 miles from Memphis, for e-commerce giant Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN). The facility will house picking, packing and shipping operations for larger customer orders and create 500 new full-time jobs. According to The Clarion-Ledger, the new facility will be located within Hillwood’s Legacy Park, a 266-acre business park in DeSoto County. The Class A industrial campus has proximity to U.S. Highway 78 and Tennessee Highway 385; the BNSF and Norfolk Southern intermodal terminals; Memphis International Airport; FedEx Air and Ground hubs; and a UPS sort hub. In 2018, Amazon unveiled plans for another fulfillment center in nearby Marshall County, leasing 554,000 square feet within Panattoni Development’s Gateway Global Logistics Center. “Mississippi has proven itself to be a great place for Amazon to do business and gives us the opportunity to better serve our customers in the region,” says Alicia Boler Davis, Amazon’s vice president of global customer fulfillment. “We are excited about our growth and remain committed to creating a positive economic impact in the region with job opportunities that have great pay and benefits.” No timeline for construction was disclosed. Hillwood …
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Northland Investment Corp. has acquired Inspire SouthPark, a 369-unit multifamily complex in Charlotte, for $145 million from seller and developer Morgan Bond Co. Six miles south of downtown Charlotte, Inspire SouthPark is now the fourth of Northland Investment’s North Carolina apartment properties. Inspire SouthPark offers studio to three-bedroom apartments, a pool, fitness and wellness centers, courtyard, social hall, dog care facility and underground parking. The complex is close to retail, 6 million square feet of office space and more than 60 food and beverage outlets.
ATLANTA — Lucror Resources and equity partner Sixty West have begun construction on one of the first Motto by Hilton hotels in the United States. The 146-room micro-hotel brand is located in the Old Fourth Ward neighborhood of Atlanta at 40 Boulevard NE, less than two miles from Ponce City Market. The hotel is slated to open in 2021 as part of Waldo’s, a planned $80 million mixed-use development project that will include 13,000 square feet of restaurants, an office building and 10 residential units. Hospitality Ventures Management Group (HVMG), a private hotel investment, ownership and management company based in Atlanta, will operate the hotel. Additionally, Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. has signed deals to open six additional Motto by Hilton hotels in Brooklyn, N.Y.; Chelsea, N.Y.; Indianapolis; Lima, Peru; Savannah, Ga.; and Washington, D.C.
COLLEGE PARK, MD. — Hines, an international real estate developer based in Houston, has acquired The Alloy by Alta, a new seven-story, 275‐unit multifamily asset located at 4700 Berwyn House Road near the University of Maryland in College Park. Hines purchased the asset via Hines Global Income Trust, the company’s nontraded REIT. The purchase price was not disclosed, but multiple media outlets reports Hines purchased the property for $98 million. The predominantly student-occupied apartment was 97.5 percent occupied at the time of sale. The property offers one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments units averaging 838 square feet.
CHATTANOOGA, TENN. — Bluestone Properties has purchased 1400 Chestnut Apartments, a 200-unit multifamily property in downtown Chattanooga. According to the Chattanooga Times Free Press, Birmingham, Ala.-based Kore LLC delivered the community in 2017. Close to Interstates 24 and 75, the four-story residential community contains one- and two-bedroom apartments, a pool and lounge area, resident center with a complimentary wine and coffee bar, grilling and fire pit areas, fitness center, yoga room and a dog spa. Unit interiors include quartz countertops, tiles accents and backsplashes, wood flooring, white cabinetry and stainless steel appliances.
FAIRBURN AND CONLEY, GA — Industrial Outdoor Ventures (IOV) has acquired two trucking facilities in the metro Atlanta area. The assets included a truck and trailer parking facility located at 7200 Graham Road in Fairburn, 20 miles south of Atlanta and near the CSX Intermodal station. The developer leased the entirety of the property to Store My Truck, a tractor-trailer parking company headquartered in Atlanta. In addition, IOV bought 3987 Moreland Ave., an 11-acre truck and trailer repair shop and storage yard in Conley. IOV also signed a deal with Store My Truck for 1,750 square feet of office space and six acres of storage. The site contains a 14,750-square-foot office/repair shop and seven truck bays. Trailco Group occupies the remaining office space and four acres of ground storage at the site. Conley is situated 10 miles south of Atlanta, near Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and Interstates 675 and 285. Private investors sold both facilities to Chicago-based IOV for an undisclosed price.