CHARLESTON, S.C. — Holder Properties has completed the development of a corporate campus in Charleston’s Daniel Island submarket for Blackbaud, a provider of software and services for the global philanthropic community. The 172,000-square-foot property features open workspaces, private offices, employee lounges, conference rooms, classrooms, team rooms, a game room, full-service kitchen, cafeteria and a Starbucks café. Exterior amenities include two terraces, a timber-framed pavilion, putting green, bocce ball court, employee garden, activity field and a full-length basketball court. ASD | SKY designed the property, which was built by Balfour Beatty. JLL provided tenant support services for the campus. The building’s interior is designed to LEED Gold standards with energy-saving technologies, like solar panels, HVAC automation, LED lighting and low-flow plumbing fixtures.
South Carolina
Courtland Group Receives $19.5M Loan, JV Equity for 436,800 SF Warehouse Development in Upstate South Carolina
by Amy Works
SPARTANBURG, S.C. — Courtland Group has received $19.5 million in construction financing, as well as joint venture equity from JDI Realty, for the development of Fort Prince Distribution Center, a bulk industrial warehouse building in Spartanburg. Travis Anderson, Chris Norvell, Cory Fowler, Trent Niederberger and Patrick Nally of HFF arranged the joint venture equity and placed the five-year construction loan with CrossHarbor Capital Partners on behalf of Courtland Group. The 436,800-square-foot Fort Prince Distribution Center will feature 36-foot clear heights, 66 dock doors and two automatic drive-in doors in a cross-dock configuration. Situated on 56 acres in the city’s West Side industrial submarket, the property’s location offers access to interstate 85 and 26, enabling tenants to reach more than 95 million consumers within a day’s drive and direct interstate access to import/export goods through the Port of Charleston.
Cushman & Wakefield Arranges $17.5M Construction Financing for Seniors Housing Community Near Charlotte
by Amy Works
ROCK HILL, S.C. — Cushman & Wakefield’s Senior Housing Capital Markets team has arranged $17.5 million in financing for the construction of HarborChase of Riverwalk, an 88-unit assisted living and memory care community in the Charlotte suburb of Rock Hill in South Carolina. An affiliate of OZ Real Estate is providing the capital on behalf of the borrower, private equity firm Bridgeforth Capital. HarborChase of Riverwalk, expected to open mid-2019, will feature 63 assisted living units and 25 memory care units. The development will be part of Riverwalk Carolinas, a master-planned community that will include more than 1,000 single-family homes and 550 apartments, as well as retail and restaurants. Additional amenities include recreational trails and outdoor spaces. The Cushman & Wakefield team involved in the transaction included Richard Swartz, Aaron Rosenzweig and Timothy Hosmer.
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Mag Mile Capital has arranged a $12.1 million bridge loan for St. Andrews Apartments, located at 601 St. Andrews Road in Columbia. The loan features an initial funding of $9.7 million with a 79 percent loan-to-value ratio and a $2.3 million future funding with a three-year initial term and two one-year extension options. Rob Bernstein of Mag Mile originated the deal, while Prabhat Jayara, Ian Carlos and Elizabeth Skrynecka, also of Mag Mile, provided the underwriting and closing services. The borrower, Cohen Investment Group, is utilizing the loan to make capital improvements to the property, increase the net operating income and secure either a CMBS or agency take-out or sale at exit. Constructed in 1974, the two-story property features 224 units in a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom and townhouse-style layouts, a clubhouse, swimming pool, fire pit, volleyball court and playground.
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Union Investment has purchased a dual-branded hotel property located on King Street in Charleston’s historic district for an undisclosed price. Opened in 2015, the property includes a modern Hyatt House apartment-style hotel and a Hyatt Place hotel. In total, the two hotels offer 304 rooms. Hyatt House features 113 guest rooms designed for extended-stay guests with a living area and integrated kitchen, while Hyatt Place features 191 rooms and 800 square feet of conference space. Additional on-site amenities include a fitness center, swimming pool, market and a rooftop bar. Regent/BN Charleston Holdings is the vendor of the properties, and the hotels are leased for 30 years to Pyramid Hotel Group, the operator. Germany-based Union Investment is adding the hotel property to the portfolio of its open-ended real estate fund, Unilmmo: Global.
ROCK HILL, S.C. — Charlotte, N.C.-based Madison Capital has purchased Kmart Plaza, a retail property located off of Cherry and North Anderson roads in Rock Hill, a suburb of Charlotte in South Carolina. Seritage Growth Properties sold the center for $6 million. The property features 89,298 square feet of retail space. Marc Ozburn and Alex McDonald of Berkeley Capital Advisors represented the seller in the deal.
INDIAN LAND, S.C. — Chattanooga-based Hutton has completed Promenade at Carolina Reserve, a regional shopping center located at the corner of U.S. 521 and Jim Wilson Road in Indian Land, a suburb of Charlotte in South Carolina. The $60 million property spans 258,000 square feet of retail space. Promenade at Carolina Reserve’s tenant roster includes Burlington, Hobby Lobby, Ross Dress for Less, T.J. Maxx, HomeGoods, UltaBeauty, Five Below, Rack Room Shoes, Dollar Tree, Kirkland’s, Hibbett Sports, Petco, Express Oil Change, Starbucks Coffee, Panera Bread, Chili’s Bar & Grill, Verizon Wireless, Jimmy John’s Gourmet Sandwiches, Le Peep, Habit Burger Grill and Heartland Dental. Additionally, an Aldi grocery store is scheduled to open in 2020, and the center has additional outparcels available for ground lease or built-to-suit. The development team, which is led by Hutton’s Brad Combs and includes general contractor Berry Hutton Construction, is hosting a public grand opening ceremony and ribbon-cutting event on Tuesday, Oct. 16.
Sunshine Retirement Breaks Ground on Seniors Housing Community in Upstate South Carolina
by Amy Works
MAULDIN, S.C. — Sunshine Retirement Living has broken ground on Maple Brook Terrace Retirement Community, a 133-unit seniors housing community in Mauldin, a suburb of Greenville in Upstate South Carolina. The three-story community will feature 150,000 square feet of living and communal space nearby to local shopping and entertainment centers. The project is scheduled for completion in late 2019. Based in Bend, Ore., Sunshine Retirement Living manages 21 retirement communities in 10 states, offering senior apartments, independent living, assisted living and memory care.
SUMMERVILLE, S.C. — SunTrust Commercial Real Estate (CRE) has provided $39 million in construction financing for the development of South City Summerville, a 360-unit apartment community in Summerville, roughly 25 miles northwest of Charleston. Mark Hancock of SunTrust CRE originated the financing on behalf of the project developer, a joint venture between Watkins Real Estate Group and Retail Planning Corp. South City Summerville will be situated on 39 acres and will include a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. The joint venture expects to wrap up construction on the project in June 2020.
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — Norvell Real Estate Group LLC has arranged the $16.9 million sale of Ashley Center, a 70,000-square-foot office building located at 4401 Belle Oaks Drive in North Charleston. Frank Norvell of Norvell Real Estate arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, RCF Ashley Center LLC. Norvell also renewed leases with Ingevity South Carolina LLC, which occupies 20,758 square feet, and Aerotek Inc., which occupies 8,834 square feet. Chris Fraser of Avison Young represented the buyer.