NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — Standard Communities has acquired Osprey Place Apartments in North Charleston. Built in 2004, the 108-unit affordable housing property located at 2390 Baker Hospital Blvd. North comprises five garden-style apartment buildings situated on 19 acres. Community amenities include a laundry room, playground and off-street parking. The total capitalization of the transaction exceeded $22 million, including over $82,000 per unit in renovation costs. Standard Communities purchased the property on a long-term ground lease in a public-private partnership with nonprofit organization Housing on Merit and South Carolina State Finance and Development Authority (SC Housing). Regions Bank provided Low Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC) for the transaction in partnership with SC Housing. Gene Levental of SVN Affordable | Levental Realty represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The deal brings Standard Communities’ affordable housing portfolio in the Charleston area to more than 500 units. Based in New York and Los Angeles, Standard Communities has a national portfolio exceeding 15,500 apartment units, including approximately 11,500 affordable and workforce housing units. The firm has completed more than $3 billion of affordable housing acquisitions and rehabilitations nationwide.
COLUMBIA, S.C. — CRG and Landmark Properties have broken ground on The Standard at Columbia, a 17-story student housing tower in Columbia. The property will be located on the corner of Washington and Assembly streets close to the University of South Carolina (USC). Construction is slated to be complete in fall 2023. The Standard will include 247 fully furnished units totaling 678 beds. The student housing development will offer a mix of studio, one-, two-, three-, four- and five-bedroom apartments across nearly 443,000 square feet. Community amenities will include a rooftop pool, hot tub, grilling stations, jumbotron TV, fitness and wellness center, golf simulator, game-day lounge and group and private study lounge space. Preleasing will start in the fall of 2022. Citizens Bank provided construction financing for the project. Lamar Johnson Collaborative designed the project, while CRG’s parent company, Clayco, will serve as the general contractor. CRG is a privately held real estate development firm based in St. Louis.
CHARLESTON, S.C. — JLL Capital Markets has facilitated the sale of 553 Trade Center Parkway, an industrial facility located within Charleston Trade Center. Pete Pittroff, Patrick Nally, Dave Andrews, Michael Scarnato and Josh McArdle of JLL worked on behalf of the developer and seller, The Keith Corp., to complete the sale to the buyer, LBA Logistics. The sales price was not disclosed. Built in 2019, the 136,500-square-foot property was 100 percent leased at the time of sale to Thorne Research Inc. and Advanced Packaging Solutions & Products Inc. The building is positioned adjacent to Interstate 26 with direct access to Charleston International Airport, the Port of Charleston and large local manufacturers including Mercedes-Benz, Boeing and Volvo. The Keith Corp. is a privately held commercial real estate firm based in Charlotte. LBA Logistics is an Irvine, Calif.-based industrial real estate and investment and management company, which operates a portfolio that totals over 68 million square feet across the country.
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Landmark Properties to Develop Three New Student Housing Projects in Pennsylvania, Indiana, South Carolina
PHILADELPHIA; BLOOMINGTON, IND.; AND COLUMBIA, S.C. — Landmark Properties has unveiled plans to develop three new student housing projects totaling 2,544 beds across three states. The developments include The Standard at Philadelphia adjacent to the University of Pennsylvania and Drexel University; The Standard at Bloomington near Indiana University; and The Standard at Columbia near the University of South Carolina. All of the properties are slated to open in fall 2023. With these project starts, Landmark will have more than $3.5 billion in properties under construction. The Standard at Philadelphia will feature 280 units with 802 beds. Floor plans will range from studios to six bedrooms. Amenities will include a fitness center, pool, hot tub, sauna, study lounge, clubhouse, gaming lounge, grill station and computer labs. The complex will also feature more than 3,000 square feet of retail space on the ground floor. The Standard at Bloomington will include 1,064 beds across 439 units. Amenities will include a pool, spa, exterior jumbotron, fitness center, sports simulator, indoor basketball court, pickleball court, gaming lounge and grilling stations. The Standard at Columbia will consist of 678 beds across 247 units. Floor plans will range from studios to five bedrooms. Amenities will include a …
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Trinity Capital Advisors (TCA) has begun construction of Tradepark East at Palmetto Commerce Parkway, an 850,000-square-foot, Class A industrial development in Charleston. The project is slated to be completed in 2022. Tradepark East will include four buildings. Building One, the park’s largest building, will be cross-docked and will total 342,160 square feet with 36-foot clear heights. Buildings Two and Three will total 174,720 square feet each and Building Four will span 145,600 square feet. Frampton Construction is the general contractor for Tradepark East, DMA Architecture is the design firm and Reveer Group serves as the civil engineer. Trinity Capital Advisors is a commercial real estate development and investment firm based in Charlotte, N.C.
COLUMBIA, S.C. AND RICHMOND, VA. — Chicago-based Alliant Credit Union has provided a total of $55.4 million in loans to finance two properties in Columbia and Richmond. The financing included a $32 million acquisition loan for a newly constructed, 285-unit apartment complex in Columbia. The undisclosed borrower was a private owner and operator of multifamily properties. The loan structure includes interest-only payments, minimal reserves and flexible exit options. Ira Zlotowitz and Michael Wyne of Eastern Union referred the transaction to Alliant Credit Union. Completed in 2019, the apartment property features a resort-style swimming pool, courtyard, clubhouse, fitness center and a media room. The average square feet of the apartment units is 1,033 square feet, and the average monthly rent price is $1,390. For the Richmond property, Alliant funded a $23.5 million refinance loan for a recently constructed multifamily property featuring 128 apartments and 8,000 square feet of retail space. The borrower was a private real estate investor, developer, operator and advisor with operations in the Southeast. The loan structure featured a seven-year term with an interest-only period, a step-down in interest rate, an earn-out provision and flexible exit options. Charles DuBose and Harmon Handorf of Phillips Realty Capital referred the …
SUMTER, S.C. — Berkadia has arranged a $14.3 million construction loan for the development of a Veterans Affairs clinic located at 245 Bultman Drive in Sumter, just east of Columbia. Michael Weinberg, Rebecca Van Reken and Alec Fox of Berkadia secured the financing on behalf of the developer, Central Florida-based Blue Cord DevGroup LLC. Berkadia secured a non-recourse, construction-to-perm loan with a 20-year term following construction of the property. The debt facility was sourced through an unnamed global investment manager. Located at 245 Bultman Drive near U.S. Highway 76 and Broad Street, the Sumter VA clinic will encompass over 26,000 square feet throughout the single-story structure. The development is slated to be completed in June 2022.
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — SRS Real Estate Partners has arranged the $7.6 million sale of a two-tenant, 65,000-square-foot retail property located at 7800 Rivers Ave. in North Charleston. The fully occupied property includes a 55,000-square-foot Hobby Lobby store and a 10,000-square-foot Boot Barn store. Matthew Mousavi, Patrick Luther, Britt Raymond and Kyle Fant of SRS represented the seller, an active developer in the Southeast. SRS also handled the financing on behalf of the buyer, a New Jersey-based private investor who was in a 1031 exchange. Built in 1987 and renovated in 2016, the property is situated on six acres and is an anchor to a larger shopping center that includes Gander Outdoors, Party City and Ollie’s Bargain Market. The retail property is also across the street from Northwoods Mall, a super-regional mall that features more than 130 stores. The property is 8.2 miles from Charleston International Airport and 15 miles from downtown Historic Charleston.
PALMETTO BLUFF, S.C. — Henderson Park Capital Partners and South Street Partners have formed a joint venture to acquire Palmetto Bluff, a 20,000-acre resort in Bluffton that is surrounded by 32 miles of riverfront. The price was not disclosed. Palmetto Bluff features nature trails; two village centers complete with river access, boat storage and a canoe club; dining options; the Montage Palmetto Bluff resort; and a Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course. The land includes available residential neighborhoods ranging from multimillion-dollar compounds to single-family lots. The joint venture will oversee all aspects of development and management of the single-family residential and resort community. Working alongside Palmetto Bluff’s current leadership team and the Montage Hotels & Resorts leadership team, Henderson Park and South Street will bring extensive experience in sales, marketing, club and resort operations. The joint venture says it will release more information later on about future development plans.
GREENVILLE, S.C. — 3650 REIT has provided a $68.5 million loan to refinance Patewood Corporate Center, a six-building, 447,000-square-foot office park located at 10-80 Patewood Drive in Greenville. Joe Hercenberg of Walker & Dunlop arranged the seven-year, fixed-rate loan through JFR Global Investments. The financing brings 3650 REIT to approximately $301.7 million in capital deployed in 2021 year-to-date. Built in 1985 and renovated in 2015, Patewood Corporate Center offers space at a discount to buildings located in Greenville’s urban core. The center is the closest suburban office park to downtown Greenville and is close Interstates 385 and 85, as well as Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport. The tenants are mostly engineering companies, including Raytheon Technologies and Day & Zimmermann. 3650 REIT is a Miami-based commercial real estate lender originating and servicing portfolio loans for relationship borrowers. The company has recently provided a $68 million loan to fund the acquisition of PetSmart Headquarters, which is a three-building, approximately 365,000-square-foot office complex located in Phoenix.