ATLANTA — Loudermilk Cos. has partnered with Knox | Redan to restore 309 Paces Ferry, a 12-story office building in Atlanta’s Buckhead district. Loudermilk also closed on the refinancing of the 103,000-square-foot building with assistance from Patterson Real Estate Advisory Group. Built in the 1960s, 309 Paces Ferry was 90 percent leased at the time of the closing to tenants including Chicago-based coworking firm Industrious. Aegon USA Realty Advisors provided the refinancing loan.
SANFORD, FLA. — Love Funding has secured a $47.6 million loan for the construction and permanent financing of Allure on the Parkway, a 290-unit multifamily community in Sanford. Situated about 25 miles north of downtown Orlando, Allure on the Parkway will feature one- and two-bedroom floor plans. Amenities will include walking trails, a dog park, clubhouse, fitness center and a pool. Peter Wessel of Love Funding secured the loan through U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) 221(d)(4) loan program. The borrower was not disclosed. The loan will cover the construction period and subsequent 40-year term.
DELRAY BEACH, FLA. — Avison Young has arranged the sale of the former Home Depot headquarters in Delray Beach. The 42.7-acre site in Palm Beach County was sold on behalf of Investors Warranty of America in three transactions totaling $33 million. Three parcels were sold to three separate South Florida developers, and they have created a joint venture to turn the land into a mixed-use project. Centerpointe Delray Holdings, consisting of Miami-based firms 13th Floor Investments and Key International, along with Boca Raton-based CDS International Holdings, will build more than 600 multifamily units. CDS plans to also develop office and retail space on the site. The project will include a 1.8-acre park with trails connecting to the 25-acre Delray Natural Oaks Preserve. The Delray Beach City Commission has already unanimously approved the master plan.
NORFOLK, VA. — The Falstaff Group has acquired Town Point Center, a 12-story, 132,000-square-foot office building located at 150 Boush St. in downtown Norfolk. CIG Town Point Center LLC and The Runnymede Corp. sold the Class A building to Falstaff for $19.9 million. Situated along Elizabeth River, the building was 94 percent leased at the time of the sale to tenants including Verizon Wireless, BDO USA, The UP Center, RCMA Americas and The Virginia Symphony. Gil Neuman of Neuman Commercial Group represented the Florida-based buyer in the transaction, which included the simultaneous sale of the building, the separately owned ground leasehold interest and a seller-leaseback.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Preferred Apartment Communities Inc. (PAC) has acquired Capitol Towers, a 477,704-square-foot office complex in Charlotte’s SouthPark neighborhood. Charlotte Business Journal reported that the two 10-story buildings sold for $209 million. PAC purchased the asset through its subsidiary, Preferred Office Properties LLC. At the time of sale, PAC signed an undisclosed tenant to a 33,000-square-foot lease, bringing the project to 95 percent occupancy. Campbell Walker of Lincoln Harris represented the landlord in the transaction, and Chris Schaaf and Jim Thorp of JLL represented the tenant. Capitol Towers is located about six miles south of downtown Charlotte. New York Life Insurance Co. provided acquisition financing to PAC, which has retained Lincoln Harris to lease and manage the property.
ALPHARETTA, GA. AND TAMPA, FLA. — Highwoods Properties has sold Two Point Royal, a 124,000-square-foot building in Alpharetta, and Highwoods Preserve I, a 199,000-square-foot building in northeast Tampa, for a combined $54.5 million. The office buildings were 91 percent leased at the time of the sale. The undisclosed buyer has retained Highwoods as property manager of Highwoods Preserve I.
FORT MILL, S.C. — Capital Square 1031 has bought CompuCom Systems’ world headquarters in South Carolina for $39 million from The Keith Corp. and MPV Properties. The three-story, 154,000-square-foot building is located in Fort Mill, about five miles south of Charlotte’s Ballantyne neighborhood, and is fully leased to CompuCom through 2032. CompuCom Systems provides end-to-end managed services, technology and consulting to enable the digital workplace for enterprise, midsize and small businesses. Rob Cochran, Jared Londry and Nolan Ashton of Cushman & Wakefield represented the sellers in the transaction.
MOUTAIN BROOK AND VESTAVIA HILLS, ALA. — Publix Super Markets will acquire two Western Supermarket locations in Alabama as the grocer expands its Birmingham footprint. The location in Vestavia Hills, about nine miles south of downtown Birmingham, will open as a Publix grocery store. The location in Mountain Brook, four miles south of downtown Birmingham, will open as a GreenWise Market. GreenWise Market is a specialty, natural and organic store featuring a variety of house-prepared meals and grab-and-go items. It is the seventh announced GreenWise Market and is expected to open in third-quarter 2019. The other location will be torn down and rebuilt into a 35,000-square-foot Publix. An opening date has not been announced. The sales prices of the properties were not disclosed.
LAKE CHARLES, LA. — Chase Properties has purchased Prien Lake Shopping Center in Lake Charles. The 135,000-square-foot shopping center is anchored by Marshalls, Ross Dress for Less and Bed Bath & Beyond. The seller and sales price were not disclosed. CBRE brokered the sale.
NEW YORK CITY AND BIRMINGHAM, ALA. — An affiliate of Bridge Investment Group has purchased Somerby Senior Living Services, a seniors housing operator based in Birmingham. The seniors housing firm is a wholly owned subsidiary of Dominion Partners, a Birmingham-based real estate developer. The sales price was not disclosed. The acquisition includes a nine-property portfolio of seniors housing assets located in prime markets in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and Tennessee. The portfolio’s unit mix includes 134 independent living villas, 771 independent living units, 393 assisted living units and 260 memory care units. Ryan Maconachy and Chad Lavender of HFF represented Dominion Partners in the portfolio sale. Sarah Anderson led HFF’s debt placement team to secure acquisition financing on behalf of Bridge. Bridge currently owns 90 properties totaling 10,600 units across two private equity funds managed by its seniors housing affiliate, Bridge Seniors Housing Fund Manager. “We are excited to further vertically integrate Bridge Seniors Housing Fund Manager through this acquisition,” says Robert Chapin, CEO of Bridge Seniors Housing Fund Manager. Bridge plans to retain David Grady, president and chief operating officer of Somerby, to lead the company post-acquisition. Somerby currently has 20 corporate-level employees and more than 1,350 property-level …
