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Netherlands-Based Hotel Chain to Open 348-Room Location at Miami Worldcenter

by Camren Skelton

MIAMI — Netherlands-based hotel chain citizenM has unveiled plans to open a 348-room hotel at Miami Worldcenter, a $2 billion mixed-use development in downtown Miami. The 12-story hotel will total 128,000 square feet and will be located along 2nd Avenue, adjacent to Miami Worldcenter’s pedestrian-only, open-air shopping promenade. The hotel will feature a swimming pool, bar and sun deck on the 10th floor and a fitness center on the 11th floor. The hotel will also include a cloudM rooftop bar offering views of Biscayne Bay and the downtown Miami skyline, as well as 1,850 square feet for societyM, the hotel brand’s creative spaces and meeting rooms. San Francisco-based architecture firm Gensler is designing the building. Construction is underway on the first phase of Miami Worldcenter, which includes a 60-story Paramount condominium community, the 444-unit CAOBA apartment tower and retail space. The first phase is slated for completion later this year. Miami Worldcenter Associates, led by Art Falcone and Nitin Motwani, is the master developer for the 10-block project.

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DevelopmentIndustrialSoutheastTennessee

Robinson Weeks to Develop 421,470 SF Speculative Industrial Building in Memphis

by Camren Skelton

MEMPHIS, TENN. — Robinson Weeks Partners will break ground in September on Memphis Global Crossing, a 421,470-square-foot industrial building in Memphis. The speculative project will be located at the southeast corner of Distriplex Farmers Drive and Global Drive, within the Distriplex Farms master-planned industrial development. The site is located two-and-a-half miles from the BNSF Intermodal Facility and eight miles from the FedEx Hub at Memphis International Airport. The cross-dock facility will feature 32-foot clear heights, 185-foot truck courts, 124 trailer parking spaces, 204 auto parking spaces and 127 dock doors, and will be designed to accommodate regional and national distributors and e-commerce fulfillment users. Cushman & Wakefield | Commercial Advisors LLC will handle the project’s leasing assignment on behalf of Atlanta-based Robinson Weeks. ARCO Design/Build is the general contractor for the project, and The Reaves Firm is the civil engineer.

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DevelopmentKentuckyMultifamilySoutheastTennessee

Doster Construction Breaks Ground on Two Multifamily Developments in Tennessee, Kentucky

by Camren Skelton

BIRMINGHAM, ALA. — Birmingham-based Doster Construction Co. has broken ground on two new multifamily properties for Continental Properties in Tennessee and Louisville. The projects include the 296-unit Springs at Forest Hill that will be located at 3735 S. Forest Hill Irene Drive in Tennessee’s Shelby County, roughly 25 miles southeast of Memphis. The second community, Springs at La Grange, will be located in Louisville. The project will include 11 buildings with a total of 236 units. Both developments will feature amenities such as resort-style swimming pools, community clubhouses and fitness centers. A construction timeline for the projects was not disclosed.

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AcquisitionsFloridaRetailSoutheast

Matthews Real Estate Arranges $18M Sale of Sprouts-Occupied Property in Tampa

by Camren Skelton

TAMPA, FLA. — Matthews Real Estate Investment Services has arranged the $18 million sale of a freestanding retail property leased to Sprouts Farmers Market in Tampa. Built in 2017, the 36,320-square-foot building is located at 1547 S. Dale Mabry Highway. Aron Cline of Matthews Real Estate represented the seller and procured the Southern California-based buyer in the transaction. Other terms of the deal were not disclosed. The property is leased to Sprouts for 15 years with four, five-year renewal options. The store is located near tenants such as Trader Joe’s, Whole Foods Market, Publix, Target, T.J. Maxx, Total Wine & Beer and HomeGoods. Sprouts Farmers Market is a Phoenix-based organic grocer with more than 285 stores located throughout 13 states.

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LoansMultifamilySouth CarolinaSoutheast

Hunt Real Estate Capital Provides $17M Acquisition Loan for Apartment Community in Greenville

by Camren Skelton

GREENVILLE, S.C. — Hunt Real Estate Capital has provided a $17 million loan for the acquisition and rehabilitation of Azalea Hill, a 160-unit apartment community in Greenville. The borrower, Willow Creek Partners, plans to use proceeds of the loan to renovate the property and stabilize operations. Constructed in 1998, Azalea Hill includes a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom units and features a fitness center, dog park, resident clubhouse, swimming pool, coffee bar and concierge dry cleaning and package service.

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Land Constraints, Demand from Big Data Spur Rent Growth in D.C. Industrial Market

by John Nelson

The 195 million-square-foot Washington, D.C., metropolitan industrial market features various sectors and centers of demand across the region. The overall market has been extremely healthy, with unique forces impacting the area’s primary regions of Northern Virginia, Suburban Maryland and Washington, D.C. The overall metro market expanded between first-quarter 2017 and first-quarter 2018. Net absorption in the period was 1.7 million square feet, albeit a significant slowdown from the previous 12-month cycle (4.2 million square feet). After falling significantly during the past five years, vacancy remained relatively flat in first-quarter 2018 and settled at 6.8 percent, a 10-basis-point drop year-over-year. A lack of available space limited opportunities for occupancy gains but allowed owners to increase asking rents. The average asking rent rose sharply to $10.04 per square foot, up from $9.58 per square foot one year earlier. Of the 1.9 million square feet of new supply under construction, 1.3 million square feet was in Northern Virginia’s less constrained but in-demand Loudoun County. Overall new supply was 55 percent preleased at the end of the first quarter. The Washington metro industrial market inside the Interstate 495 Beltway contrasts in many ways to the market outside the Beltway. The most significant difference is …

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DevelopmentFloridaMultifamilySoutheast

Gables Residential Opens 200-Unit Apartment Community in South Florida

by Camren Skelton

CORAL GABLES, FLA. — Gables Residential has opened Gables Columbus Center, a 200-unit apartment community located at 60 Minorca Ave. in Coral Gables, roughly six miles south of Miami. The 19-story community features a mid-level, resort-style pool, outdoor fireplace area, fitness center with Peloton bikes and virtual fitness classes, 24-hour automated package room, laundry lockers, electric vehicle charging stations and a rooftop sky lounge for penthouse residents. The community includes a mix of studio to three-bedroom units ranging from 700 square feet to more than 1,500 square feet, and penthouse units ranging from 865 square feet to 1,552 square feet. Rental rates start at $2,306 per month for a studio and range up to $6,120 for a penthouse, according to Apartments.com. Architect Behar Font & Partners designed the community, and CallisonRTKL was the interior designer.

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Pollack Shores to Build Residential Component of Mixed-Use Project in Metro Atlanta

by Camren Skelton

ROSWELL, GA. — Pollack Shores Real Estate Group has purchased a site at 11060 Alpharetta Highway in Roswell, roughly 23 miles north of Atlanta, with plans to develop a new multifamily community. The project is part of a greater mixed-use development that Pollack Shores is building in partnership with Fuqua Development. The site currently houses a strip shopping center that will be razed this fall to make way for the new development. Dubbed Sun Valley, the community will include 300 multifamily units developed by Pollack Shores and 115,000 square feet of retail that Fuqua will develop, according to the Atlanta Business Chronicle. The Atlanta-based firms had a similar arrangement at The Battery Atlanta, where Pollack Shores developed the multifamily portion, dubbed Home at The Battery Atlanta, and Fuqua developed the retail and restaurants. The residential portion of the Roswell project will include a mix of one- to three-bedroom units with granite countertops, stainless steel appliances, a mix of vinyl-plank wood flooring and carpet flooring and walk-in closets. Community amenities will include a dog park, pet washing station, pool, lounge area and a fitness center with a yoga room. Matrix Residential, a subsidiary of Pollack Shores, will manage the community.

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AcquisitionsHospitalityOfficeSoutheastVirginia

Avison Young Arranges Sale of 75,191 SF Medical Office Park in Northern Virginia

by Camren Skelton

ASHBURN, VA. — Avison Young has arranged the sale of Ashburn Farm Professional Plaza, a 75,191-square-foot medical office park in the Northern Virginia city of Ashburn. The three-building property is located at the center of Ashburn Park, a 1,200-acre planned, mixed-use community. Jim Kornick, Mike Wilson, Chip Ryan, Erik Foster, John Kevill and Mark Johnson of Avison Young arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, Harrison Street Real Estate Capital LLC. A joint venture between MBRE Healthcare and Kayne Anderson Real Estate acquired the asset for an undisclosed price. The buildings at Ashburn Farm Professional Plaza were constructed between 1999 and 2002. Tenants at the park include family practices, pediatricians, OB-GYNs, radiology specialists, orthopedists, dentists and a daycare center. The property is located three miles from Inova Loudoun Hospital and less than 10 miles from StoneSprings Hospital Center.

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LoansMultifamilySoutheastTennessee

Alliant Credit Union Provides $38.4M Acquisition Loan for Apartment Portfolio in Memphis

by Camren Skelton

MEMPHIS, TENN. — Alliant Credit Union has provided acquisition financing for a six-property apartment portfolio in Memphis. The loan was structured with an initial funding of $31.7 million, with performance earn-out provisions up to $38.4 million. The borrower plans to renovate the communities, which include a total of 1,240 units. Community amenities across the portfolio include on-site parking, clubhouses, swimming pools, playgrounds and onsite laundry facilities. The name of the borrower and specific property names were not disclosed.

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