WEST PALM BEACH, FLA. — Ready Capital Structured Finance has provided an $18 million acquisition and renovation loan for a 199-room hotel in West Palm Beach. The undisclosed borrower plans to upgrade the property and reflag it from a Holiday Inn hotel to a Crowne Plaza. The non-recourse, floating-rate loan features a 36-month term and two extension options. The seller was not disclosed.
COCOA, FLA. — Generation Income Properties Inc. (GIP) has acquired a Walgreens-occupied retail building in Cocoa for $4.5 million. The 15,000-square-foot building is located at 1106 Clearlake Road, 19 miles west of the Kennedy Space Center. American Momentum Bank provided acquisition financing. The seller was not disclosed.
At the mid-year mark, the greater Richmond area industrial market has continued to strengthen, closing with an overall occupancy rate of 91 percent in the categories being tracked (Class A, B, C vacant and investor-owned product with a minimum of 40,000 square feet total RBA). Class A occupancy increased slightly from 89 percent at the end of the first quarter to 91 percent at the end of the second quarter, and the majority of the Class A vacancy is attributed to a vacancy approaching 800,000 square feet in the former Ace Hardware facility in Prince George’s County. Ashley Capital purchased the property in early July for $21.7 million and will be offering the facility for lease. Class B occupancy has also experienced an increase to 92 percent, up from 89 percent at the end of the first quarter. CoStar Group reports overall industrial occupancy at 96 percent for product of all sizes, including investor-owned facilities, but excluding flex space (minimum 50 percent office). Richmond’s strategic Mid-Atlantic location along Interstate 95 provides access to 55 percent of the nation’s consumers within two days’ delivery by truck. In addition to being the northernmost right to work state on the Eastern Seaboard, Virginia …
SANDY SPRINGS, GA. — NexPoint Residential Trust has sold Edgewater at Sandy Springs, a 700-unit apartment complex in Sandy Springs, for $101 million. According to Fulton County property deeds, Bridge Investment Group acquired the property for $132,000 per unit. Edgewater at Sandy Springs offers one- and two-bedroom floor plans. The asset is located at 7600 Roswell Road, 19 miles north of downtown Atlanta. Communal amenities include a swimming pool, clubhouse, car wash area, business center, playground and a tennis court.
ATLANTA — Ackerman & Co. and MDH Partners have acquired the four-building, 433,204-square-foot Lee + White project in Atlanta’s West End for $40.3 million. The seller, Stream Realty Partners, recently redeveloped the buildings, which were initially constructed as industrial facilities in the 1950s and 1960s. The Lee + White buildings are currently home to breweries, restaurants, retailers and food manufacturers. The buyers plan to add a 20,000-square-foot food hall, 30,000 square feet of additional retail and 170,000 square feet of creative loft offices. A masterplan for the redevelopment is under way and construction is expected to begin in six to 12 months. Leo Wiener and Kelly Wilson of Ackerman will lead the restaurant and retail leasing efforts at the property. Porter Henritze and Sonia Winfield of Cushman & Wakefield will represent ownership in office leasing. The property features more than a half-mile of frontage along the Atlanta BeltLine with direct access to the westside trail. Lee + White is located three miles southwest of downtown Atlanta. Miles Theodore, Mack Freudenstein, Mark Zebouni and Drew Nations of Eastdil Secured represented the seller in the transaction. The buyer was represented internally.
RALEIGH, N.C. — HFF, a JLL company, has provided a $24 million Freddie Mac Green Advantage refinancing loan for Olde Raleigh Apartments in Raleigh. The 10-year loan features a floating interest rate. The borrower, Taurus Investment Holdings LLC, will use the proceeds to pay off existing debt. Details about energy-saving improvements were not disclosed. Olde Raleigh is located at 4000 Grand Manor Court, seven miles west of downtown Raleigh. The property offers one- through three-bedroom floor plans and was 94 percent occupied at the time of sale. Communal amenities include a swimming pool, grilling station, clubroom, fitness center, business center with conference lounge, car care center, pet wash station and a dog park.
HOOVER, ALA. — CHC Hotel Capital has arranged an $11.9 million acquisition loan for Residence Inn in Hoover. Local hotelier Chiman Patel in partnership with Kana Hotels purchased the 118-room property. Kana will manage the hotel. An undisclosed national lender provided the 10-year loan with a fixed 3.8 percent interest rate and a 30-year amortization schedule. Blackstone sold the asset, which is located about 10 miles south of downtown Birmingham.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Cushman & Wakefield has negotiated the $6.7 million sale of Hawkins @ Rampart, a 1.2-acre property comprising two flex buildings in Charlotte’s South End totaling 19,120 square feet. The adjacent buildings were constructed in 1987 at 2170 Hawkins St. and 210 Rampart St., two miles south of downtown Charlotte. The assets were fully leased at the time of sale to three tenants. Rob Cochran, Jared Londry and Nolan Ashton of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, Carolina Commercial Holdings LLC and R 2170 LLC, in the sale. The buyer was undisclosed.
FREDERICK, MD. — A joint venture between Kline Associates and Stephanie Jordan Development will develop a Royal Farms convenience store and gas station, and Tru by Hilton hotel within Gateway East Plaza in Frederick. The project is situated within an Opportunity Zone, two miles east of downtown Frederick and 47 miles west of downtown Baltimore. Ryan Minnehan and Patrick Miller of KLNB represented Royal Farms in the lease and are marketing the property to retailers for six available pad site opportunities. The KLNB team is targeting sit-down restaurants, pharmacies, banks and drive-thru restaurants to join the project. Royal Farms and Tru By Hilton are the first tenants to join Gateway East Plaza. The joint venture will break ground on Royal Farms and Tru by Hilton this month with the grand opening slated for the second half of 2020. Royal Farms is based in Baltimore and operates more than 200 stores in Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Virginia. Tru by Hilton is a midscale hotel that was announced in January 2016. At the beginning of 2019, there were 53 locations nationwide.
EAST POINT, GA. — Blue Magma Residential LLC has acquired Parkside at Camp Creek, a 486-unit multifamily community in East Point, for $32.5 million. The property is located at 4031 7 Oaks Lane SW, four miles west of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and 14 miles southwest of downtown Atlanta. Parkside at Camp Creek offers two- and three-bedroom floor plans and was 95 percent occupied at the time of sale. Communal amenities include a swimming pool, clubhouse, business center, fitness center, game room, media center and basketball and racquetball courts. The buyer will rebrand the community as The Park at Galaway. Tyler Averitt and Christopher Lyon of Cushman & Wakefield represented the buyer in the transaction. Greystone provided acquisition financing. The seller was not disclosed.