CHARLESTON, S.C. — Charlotte, N.C.-based firms Insite Properties and Eastern Federal Corp. have acquired two office buildings in Charleston: the 74,000-square-foot Albemarle Point Center, located at 176 Croghan Spur Road, and an adjacent 11,000-square-foot flex-space property located at 238 Albemarle Road. The sales price was not disclosed, but The Post and Courier reports the buildings sold for $19.5 million and $2 million, respectively. The companies will implement renovations to the buildings, including updating the building exterior and internal common areas.
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NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — Greenville, S.C.-based SVN Blackstream has brokered the $12.1 million sale of Alston Arms Apartments, a 160-unit multifamily community in North Charleston. Joey Weinel, Jonathan Kessler and Keith Nelson of SVN Blackstream negotiated the transaction on behalf of the seller. The buyer was not disclosed. Constructed in 2007, the property comprises two-bedroom units and is situated on 8.7 acres.
ROCK HILL, S.C. — Legacy Suites has opened a new hotel at 1835 Canterbury Glen Lane in Rock Hill, a South Carolina suburb of Charlotte. Built by MC Hotel Construction, the $11 million, four-story hotel comprises 64,000 square feet and includes 115 rooms. The extended-stay hotel features a kitchen and full-size appliances. Amenities include a gathering room, fitness center, laundry facilities, barbeque grills and a picnic area. MC Hotel Construction’s sister company, Midas Hospitality, will manage the new property. The Rock Hill location is the second Legacy Suites hotel in the country, the other being in Donaldsonville, La. A third Legacy Suites location is slated to open in Greenville, S.C., in summer 2018.
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the $22.6 million sale of Plantation Flats, a 226-unit multifamily community in North Charleston. Watson Bryant, Tai Cohen and Paul Marley of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, URS Capital Partners, in the transaction. Miami-based Monument Real Estate Services acquired the property. Constructed in 1984, Plantation Flats features a swimming pool, business center, tennis court, picnic area and a fitness center. The property was 92 percent occupied at the time of sale.
SUMMERVILLE, S.C. — Frampton Construction Co. LLC has finished development of The Blake at Carnes Crossroads, a 100-unit seniors housing community in Summerville, roughly 25 miles northwest of Charleston. The 84,000-square-foot building will include assisted living and memory care suites. The Blake is situated on 3.7 acres within the master-planned Carnes Crossroads community, developed by Daniel Island Co. The development features medical offices, retail, restaurants, a school, parks and a church. Frampton Construction partnered with Cardinal Ventures, along with its management company Blake Management Group, to develop The Blake.
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Holder Properties has sold Main and Gervais, an 18-story, 186,000-square-foot office building located at 1221 Main St. in downtown Columbia. The sales price was not disclosed, but The State reports California-based KBS Realty Advisors purchased the asset for $65 million. Patrick Gildea, Matt Smith, Justin Parsonnet, Martin Moore and Aaron Dupree of CBRE represented Holder Properties in the transaction. The Class A office tower is Energy Star-certified and features The Oak Table restaurant and a fitness center. At the time of sale, Main and Gervais was 98 percent leased to tenants including Edens, NBSC/Synovus Bank, McNair Law Firm, Womble Carlyle, Rogers Townsend and Parker Poe. Holder Properties will continue to manage the property and handle the leasing assignment on behalf of KBS Realty Advisors.
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — Monument Capital Management has purchased Plantation Flats, an apartment community located at 2181 Dunlap St. in North Charleston. The property comprises 32 two-story buildings with one- and two-bedroom, garden-style and townhouse floor plans. The community also features a clubhouse, swimming pool, fitness center, laundry center and a tennis court. Plantation Flats is situated across from Trident Technical College and is roughly four miles north of Charleston International Airport, home to The Boeing Co. Monument Real Estate Services, an affiliate of Monument Capital Management, will manage the property. The sales price and seller were not disclosed.
CLEMSON, S.C. — Dominion Senior Living has broken ground on Dominion Senior Living at Patrick Square, a $10 million, 50,000-square-foot seniors housing community located at 100 Pershing Ave. in Clemson. The two-story, faith-based community will have 40 assisted living apartments and 17 apartments designed for memory care. Dominion Senior Living at Patrick Square is slated to open in fall 2018, bringing roughly 50 new jobs to the Clemson area. The property is Dominion’s second asset in South Carolina.
IRMO, S.C. — Preferred Apartment Communities (PAC) has purchased Irmo Station, a 99,384-square-foot, Kroger-anchored shopping center in Irmo, roughly 12 miles northwest of Columbia. PAC acquired the asset through its wholly owned subsidiary New Market Properties LLC, and financed the acquisition using a $10.7 million, non-recourse loan from Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. The loan features a fixed 3.9 percent interest rate and matures in 2030. Located approximately one mile off Interstate 26, Irmo Station is anchored by a 56,942-square-foot Kroger grocery store. The acquisition marks New Market Properties’ 34th grocery-anchored shopping center across seven states.
SUMMERVILLE, S.C. — Wood Partners has broken ground on Alta Brighton Park, a 329-unit multifamily community in Summerville, roughly 25 miles northwest of Charleston. Located within Nexton, a mixed-use community, the Class A apartment property will feature a saltwater swimming pool, fitness center, resident library and business center. The apartment community is slated to begin leasing in summer 2018.