The apartment construction boom continues in Miami as rapid demographic and employment growth foster rental demand. Employers expanded staffs by 25,900 personnel year over year in February, roughly 6,900 more than in the preceding annual period, which has kept the unemployment rate below 4 percent for 12 consecutive months. Hiring during this period was led by the professional and business services sector, due in part to a growing tech sector. The relatively higher salaries in this segment helped boost the median household income 6.8 percent year-over-year in March, among the top five growth rates in the nation. Available employment is helping draw new residents and produce population growth above the national pace. Over the past 12 months, the metro has gained nearly 28,000 residents, generating a strong need for additional housing options, and many are opting to rent. These factors are contributing to robust apartment demand and maintaining minimal rental availability in several submarkets, including Downtown and North Central Miami, despite the increase in deliveries over the past few years. The rise in household income is providing demand for apartments with luxury amenities in walkable urban neighborhoods. During the first quarter of 2019, apartment deliveries remained above the five-year average …
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A joint venture between Spectrum Cos. and Invesco Real Estate has broken ground on a mixed-use development that will span five acres in Charlotte’s South End. The project will include two 11-story office buildings, an urban park with event space, restaurants, retail space and a 200-room hotel. The project will be located one block from the Carson light rail stop in South End and two blocks from Uptown. The two office towers will total 577,000 square feet of space and offer a fitness center, conference center and private terraces. LendingTree, an online lending marketplace, will anchor the development, moving its headquarters into 175,000 square feet in the first office building, which is set to be complete in January 2021. Construction on the hotel is expected to begin in summer 2020 and be delivered in late 2021.
RALEIGH, N.C. — KBS has sold CapTrust Tower, a 300,389-square-foot office tower in Midtown Raleigh, to Preferred Office Properties. KBS originally bought the tower in 2013 in a joint venture with Kane Realty Corp, which will stay on as a partner with Preferred Office Properties, a subsidiary of Atlanta-based Preferred Apartment Communities. Kane Realty built the tower, which was fully leased at the time of sale to tenants including CapTrust, Wells Fargo, PWC, Wasserman, Insight Global and Kilpatrick Townsend. CapTrust Tower offers nine floors of office space atop a six-story parking garage with a restaurant on the ground level. Patrick Gildea, Will Yowell, Ben Kilgore and Chandler Hawkins of CBRE represented the sellers in the transaction. The sales price was not disclosed.
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. — Harbor Group International has acquired 1340 Concord, a 100,710-square-foot, single-tenant office building in Fort Lauderdale, for $32.5 million. The buyer is planning for the property to undergo renovations, though details were not disclosed. The building, which technology firm Ultimate Software Group Inc. fully occupies, features three stories with flexible single-floor or whole-building floorplans. The seller was not disclosed.
PEMBROKE PINES, FLA. — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has provided a $34 million refinancing loan for Flamingo Pines Plaza, a 140,213-square-foot shopping center in Pembroke Pines. Flamingo Pines Plaza was 97 percent leased at the time of sale to 33 tenants, including anchor tenant Florida Technical College and junior anchor tenants United States Postal Service and Goodwill. The property comprises six single-story buildings and was built in 1987. JBL Asset Management acquired the property in December 2017 for $33.2 million. Meridian Capital arranged the loan on behalf of JBL.
HERNDON, VA. — Griffin Capital has signed a 270,000-square-foot office lease with a Fortune 100 company in Herndon. Griffin did not release the name of the tenant, though several media outlets report it is Amazon Web Services. The 12-year lease is expected to commence in April 2020 when Griffin completes renovations at 13820 Sunrise Valley, a 10-story office building. Situated about 25 miles west of downtown Washington, D.C., the office building has been undergoing renovations since 2018 when its previous tenant, Time Warner Communications, consolidated its space and broke its lease. Griffin was able to use the money from Time Warner’s buyout to immediately begin upgrading the building. Furthermore, the property is situated about 20 miles northwest of National Landing, where Amazon’s announced HQ2 will be located.
TRINITY, FLA. — A partnership between two developers, Alabama-based Blackwater Real Estate and Tennessee-based Hutton, has completed The Village at Mitchell Ranch, a 161,000-square-foot shopping center near Tampa. A 30,0000-square-foot Sprouts Farmers Market anchors the property, which is located at the intersection of State Route 54 and Little Road in Trinity. Other anchors include HomeGoods, Michaels, Five Below, Skechers and Ulta Beauty. Restaurant users include Burger King, Chipotle Mexican Grill and Panda Express, with more to be announced in the coming months.
HENDERSON, DURHAM AND ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. — Healthcare Transactions Group has negotiated the sale of three skilled nursing facilities totaling 297 licensed beds in North Carolina. The properties include Concordia Transitional Care & Rehabilitation in Henderson, Concordia Transitional Care & Rehabilitation-Rose Manor in Durham and Concordia Transitional Care & Rehabilitation in Elizabeth City. An owner-operator based in New Jersey acquired the assets for an undisclosed price. Mark Davis of Healthcare Transactions Group represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.
ROCKVILLE, MD. — JLL has arranged the sale of The Daley at Shady Grove, a 333-unit, transient-oriented apartment complex in Rockville. The community includes 15,000 square feet of ground-level retail space. The Daley is situated at 8010 Gramercy Blvd. within Westside at Shady Grove, a master-planned community that is situated within walking distance from the Shady Grove Metro Station. Communal amenities at The Daley include a swimming pool with shallow water seating; courtyard with fire pits, grilling station and green feature wall; 1,750-square-foot fitness center with multi-functional training system, Peloton bikes and on-demand fitness classes; business center with conference room, private dining room and e-booths; club room with gaming pace; and a pet spa. The seller is a joint venture between EYA LLC and The Bozzuto Group, which delivered the property in 2017. Walter Coker, Brian Crivella, Stephen Conley and Susan Carras of JLL represented the seller in the transaction. Denver-based Black Creek Group purchased the asset through one of its investment platforms. The sales price was not disclosed.
VIERA, FLA. — SRS Real Estate Partners has negotiated the $11.8 million sale of Viera Colonnade Shops, a 27,051-square-foot retail center comprising three buildings, in Viera. The asset is situated at 2328, 2338 and 2348 Citadel Way, 35 miles east of downtown Orlando. The property was delivered in 2017 and 2018. Viera Colonnade is fully leased to 14 tenants, including UPS, Jersey Mike’s, Great Clips, Mattress One and Blaze Pizza. Additionally, all 14 tenants recently signed brand new 10-year triple-net leases with extension options. Patrick Luther and Matthew Mousavi of SRS represented the seller, a developer based in Florida. The buyer, a private partnership comprising domestic and foreign investors, was self-represented. The property closed at a 6.85 percent cap rate.