Southeast

CGI Strategies Acquires Vacant Multifamily Community in Metro Orlando for $43M

by Alex Tostado February 18, 2019

CELEBRATION, FLA. — CGI Strategies has acquired Sola at Celebration, a vacant 306-unit apartment complex in Celebration. Shortly after the seller, Southstar, acquired the property in 2016, construction defects were discovered that resulted in the property being vacated by order of the Osceola Building Department. With repairs for the property already engineered and approved by Osceola County, CGI will immediately begin correcting the deficiencies and anticipates that the community will be back to normal operations by the end of this year. Los Angeles-based CGI will rebrand the community as Astoria at Celebration. The complex will offer one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans across six four-story buildings. Amenities include an internet café, fitness center, outdoor summer kitchens and a dog park.

February 18, 2019

Acquisitions North Carolina Office Southeast

DRP Acquires 386,844 SF Office Park in Metro Greensboro for $25M

by Alex Tostado February 18, 2019

HIGH POINT, N.C. — Dominion Realty Partners (DRP) has acquired Mendenhall Business Park, a six-building, 386,844-square-foot office park in High Point. The business park is situated about 12 miles west of downtown Greensboro and was 69 percent leased at the time of sale. DRP plans to make significant investments in building renovations and capital improvement projects to enhance the overall appeal and marketability of the buildings. The sales price was not disclosed, though Triad Business Journals reports the asset sold for $25 million. The seller was not disclosed.

February 18, 2019

District of Columbia Leasing Activity Retail Southeast

CBRE Negotiates 46,016 SF Lease for Target at CityLine in Washington, D.C.

by Alex Tostado February 18, 2019

WASHINGTON, D.C. — CBRE has arranged a lease for Target to occupy 46,016 square feet of space at CityLine, a historic retail destination located at 4500 Wisconsin Ave. N.W. in Washington, D.C. The asset is the site of the first Sears in the city, is on top of Tenleytown Metro Station and is about five miles north of downtown Washington, D.C. Target is expected to open in 2020. Michael Zacharia of CBRE represented Target in the lease transaction. CityLine at Tenley Center Inc., an affiliate of Invesco Real Estate, is the landlord.

February 18, 2019

Development Florida Retail Southeast

Azor Advisory Services, Partners Break Ground on Retail Redevelopment of South Florida Office Complex

by Alex Tostado February 18, 2019

PLANTATION, FLA. — A partnership led by Azor Advisory Services Inc. has broken ground on the redevelopment of an office building in Plantation. Phase I — set for completion in early 2020 — will feature 6,400 square feet of retail space occupied by Starbucks Coffee. The initial phase is being built on an empty piece of land on the south end of the property. Phase II — which will include bulldozing the existing office building — is expected to break ground in September. Plans have not been finalized for what will take the office building’s place, but Beth Azor of Azor Advisory Services says it will likely be retail-oriented. Lombardi Development will act as general contractor for the project.

February 18, 2019

Market Reports North Carolina Office Southeast Southeast Market Reports

Strong Tenant Demand Propels New Office Developments Underway in Charlotte

by Alex Tostado February 18, 2019

With 3.2 million square feet of new office space under construction, much of it in the city’s urban core, Charlotte’s skyline is in the midst of a significant transformation. Due to strong preleasing activity and solid economic underpinnings, however, the city’s office vacancy rate is projected to remain stable over the coming months as many of those projects deliver. Approximately 60 percent of Charlotte’s construction pipeline has been preleased, according to JLL research, and 2.3 million is concentrated in the city’s central business district. In Uptown Charlotte, the 33-story Legacy Union office tower recently topped out, signaling the end of vertical construction. The 850,000-square-foot development by Lincoln Harris is scheduled to deliver early next year and will be anchored by Bank of America, which has signed a lease for 550,000 square feet. Lincoln Harris recently revealed plans for a second office tower with 388,835 square feet of office space and 22,763 square feet of retail space at the high-profile site, which was once home to The Charlotte Observer. Across the street from Legacy Union, construction is also underway on Ally Charlotte Center, a 26-story, 742,000-square-foot office tower by Crescent Communities. Last year Ally Financial announced that it had leased 400,000 …

February 18, 2019

Development Industrial Leasing Activity Southeast Tennessee

FedEx Logistics to Consolidate, Move Global Headquarters to Downtown Memphis

by Alex Tostado February 15, 2019

MEMPHIS, TENN. — FedEx Logistics, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp., will move its global headquarters to the site of the former Gibson Guitar factory building, a 145,000-square-foot facility located at 145 George W. Lee Ave. near Beale Street in downtown Memphis. FedEx Logistics plans to consolidate multiple locations and more than 700 employees to the site over the next several years. The company will occupy the space beginning in April 2020. FedEx Logistics plans to add a mezzanine level that will bring the total square footage to nearly 200,000. LRK will be the architect for the expansion project.

February 15, 2019

Development Florida Mixed-Use Multifamily Southeast

Bainbridge Cos. Delivers 218-Unit Multifamily Project in Tampa Bay Area

by Alex Tostado February 15, 2019

ST. PETERSBURG, FLA. — Bainbridge Cos. has delivered 930 Central Flats, a 218-unit multifamily complex in St. Petersburg’s Edge District. The Tampa Bay area project also includes underground parking, ground-floor amenities and five stories of apartments. The complex offers studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans and amenities including a beach-style swimming pool, sun decks, barbecue grills and lounge seating, dog spa, rooftop garden and community dining tables. The site is situated less than a mile from downtown St. Petersburg and Tropicana Field, home of the Tampa Bay Rays.

February 15, 2019

Acquisitions Florida Retail Southeast

HFF Negotiates $43M Sale of LA Fitness-Anchored Shopping Center in South Florida

by Alex Tostado February 15, 2019

WELLINGTON, FLA. — HFF has arranged the $43 million sale of The Pointe at Wellington Green, a 107,368-square-foot shopping center in Wellington. HFF represented the seller, The Centre at Wellington Green Ltd., in the transaction. The asset was 96 percent leased at the time of the sale to tenants including LA Fitness, Saito’s Japanese Steak House, Sport Clips, Five Guys, Jamba Juice, Olive Garden, Don Ramon Cuban Cuisine and Franco’s Italian Restaurant. The property is situated on 21.3 acres, about 14 miles west of West Palm Beach. HFF also arranged a $13.5 million, 13-year, fixed-rate acquisition loan through Principal Real Estate Investors on behalf of the buyer, The Pointe at Wellington LLC.

February 15, 2019

Acquisitions North Carolina Office Southeast

Cushman & Wakefield Arranges Sale of 117,138 SF Office Building in Raleigh

by Alex Tostado February 15, 2019

RALEIGH, N.C. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the sale of Legacy at Brier Creek, a four-story, 117,138-square-foot office building in Raleigh. Legacy at Brier Creek delivered in December 2017 and was fully leased at the time of the sale and anchored by Infosys, an Indian multinational corporation that provides business consulting, information technology and outsourcing services. The asset is situated about 13 miles northwest of Raleigh and about nine miles southeast of Durham. David Finger, Sara Owen, David Meline and Samir Idris of Cushman & Wakefield represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. Zurich Alternative Asset Management LLC represented the buyer, a member company of Zurich North America, in the transaction. The sales price was not disclosed.

February 15, 2019

Development Retail Southeast Tennessee

Tanger Outlets Announces Plans for New Mall in Downtown Nashville

by Alex Tostado February 15, 2019

NASHVILLE, TENN. — Tanger Outlets has announced plans to open a new outlet mall in downtown Nashville. This will be Tanger’s second location in Tennessee and 43rd in the United States. The site will comprise 300 acres off Interstate 24. At full build-out, it will offer 280,000 square feet of leasable space. The company said it will not break ground until the property is at least 60 percent leased.

February 15, 2019

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