HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. AND SPARTANBURG, S.C. — Greystone Real Estate Advisors has closed the sale of Brookdale Hendersonville in North Carolina and Brookdale Skylyn in South Carolina. A private equity group purchased both properties from Brookdale Senior Living Inc., the largest owner and operator of seniors housing communities in the United States, for $33 million. Brookdale Hendersonville, located in the Asheville suburb of Hendersonville, offers independent living cottages, an independent living clubhouse, an administrative office building and a separate memory care building. Built in 1985 and 1993, the community sits on a total of 21.4 acres of land. Brookdale Skylyn, located in Spartanburg, is an independent living, assisted living, memory care and skilled nursing community. The property consists of two senior living buildings and one skilled nursing building. Built in 1986, the community sits on 17.6 acres of land. Mike Garbers and Cody Tremper of Greystone represented Brookdale Senior Living in the transaction.
South Carolina
FOUNTAIN INN, S.C. — NAI Earle Furman has closed the sale of a 203,000-square-foot industrial facility located within Southchase Industrial Park at 107 Southchase Blvd. in Fountain Inn, about 18 miles southeast of Greenville. The asset is situated on roughly 26 acres off I-385. Caterpillar Inc. sold the asset to Southcase Investors 107 LLC for an undisclosed price. Hunter Garrett, John Staunton and Tom Daniel of NAI Earle Furman represented the buyer, and Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer represented Caterpillar in the transaction.
SPARTANBURG, S.C. — PMZ Realty Capital LLC has arranged a $24 million loan for The Spartanburg Marriott, a hotel in Spartanburg that features 240 rooms and seven suites. The property includes more than 30,000 square feet of meeting space, including 27 event rooms, three boardrooms and the 11,340-square-foot Heritage Ballroom. The unnamed borrower will consolidate its overall financing package into a single loan that features a fixed interest rate, according to Peter Berk of PMZ Realty Capital.
GREENVILLE, S.C. — Big V Capital LLC has acquired Haywood Plaza, a 93,357-square-foot shopping center located in Greenville, for an undisclosed price. The property is located across from Haywood Mall, one of the three largest malls in South Carolina. The Local Cue, Bargain Hunt and Portofino’s restaurant anchor the center, which is also home to tenants including Asian Supermarket, Alpine Ski Center, Clothes Mentor, Sally Beauty, Tony’s Pizza and Reed’s Uniforms. The seller in the transaction was undisclosed.
LEXINGTON, S.C. — BC Wood Properties has purchased Town Square, a Food Lion-anchored shopping center located on the corner of West Main Street and Ellis Avenue in Lexington, a suburb of Columbia. Other tenants of the 75,763-square-foot shopping center include H&R Block, Badcock Furniture, Musician’s Supply, Terry’s Barber Shop, USA Nails, U.S. Tae Kwon Do and Liquor Depot. Town Square is BC Wood’s second shopping center acquisition in South Carolina. The sales price and seller were undisclosed.
GREENVILLE, S.C. — RealOp Investments has purchased Bank of America Plaza, a 15-story, 196,152-square-foot office tower located at 101 N. Main St. in downtown Greenville. Renovated in 2014, the office building is connected to an Aloft Hotel and two parking structures on either side of the building. The property was 80 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Bank of America, IBM, iHeartMedia and Next on Main, a shared office space provider. The building’s ground-floor retail space is leased to Methodical Coffee, TAZ Boutique and the iStore, an Apple reseller. Ryan Clutter, Scot Humphrey, Chris Lingerfelt and Zach Drozda of HFF represented the seller, Hughes Development Corp., in the sale. Travis Anderson and Brent Bowman of HFF arranged a $17.3 million, floating-rate acquisition loan on behalf of RealOp Investments.
CenterPoint Properties Acquires 615,090 SF Industrial Development in Metro Charleston for $41M
by John Nelson
SUMMERVILLE, S.C. — CenterPoint Properties has acquired Charleston Gateway Distribution Center, a 615,090-square-foot, three-building development that features 473,124 square feet of bulk warehouse space, 121,466 square feet of cold storage space and 21,060 square feet of truck maintenance and storage space. CenterPoint purchased the asset from J.L. Woode Ltd. for $41 million. Chris Norvell of HFF represented the seller in the transaction. Situated on 109 acres at 1125 Newton Way in Summerville, Charleston Gateway Distribution Center was fully leased at the time of sale to three port-related tenants — Zinus Inc., Argo Merchants Group and H&E Equipment Services. The industrial complex features up to 42-foot clear heights, 64 dock-high loading positions, a 205-foot truck court and 94 trailer storage spaces. The property fronts I-26 and provides easy access to the Port of Charleston.
GREENVILLE, S.C. — Ziff Properties Inc. has purchased Buncombe Plaza, a mostly vacant, 52,000-square-foot shopping center located in Greenville’s Water Tower district. Ziff Properties will convert the asset to a 67,500-square-foot self storage facility comprising 777 controlled climate and non-controlled climate units. The property will also provide RV and boat parking. Ziff Properties will begin the redevelopment project in spring 2017.
FORT MILL, S.C. — LPL Financial has opened its new Carolinas campus in Fort Mill, a suburb of Charlotte in South Carolina. Designed by tvsdesign, the 27-acre campus includes 450,000 square feet of office space in two buildings and features net-zero water design strategies, tree save areas, efficient HVAC systems and natural light. The Atlanta-based architect expects the campus to receive LEED Gold certification. The campus consolidates LPL Financial’s 1,400 employees previously working in four separate locations in metro Charlotte. Situated within the Kingsley Park mixed-use development, LPL’s campus includes sit-to-stand adjustable work stations, a fitness center, health clinic, cafeteria, two miles of walking trails, community garden, outdoor sports court, game room, waterfront plaza, 12 EV charging stations, bicycle storage and a bicycle sharing program.
Greenwich Group Arranges $52.9M in Acquisition, Renovation Financing for Two Office Parks in Greenville
by John Nelson
GREENVILLE, S.C. — The Greenwich Group International has secured $52.9 million in acquisition and renovation financing for Park Central and Park East, two office parks in Greenville totaling 570,000 square feet. The financing included a $39 million loan and $13.9 million in joint venture equity. The borrower, Atlanta-based TWO Capital Partners, purchased the properties in an off-market transaction. Located in Greenville’s I-385 corridor, Park Central and Park East feature 12 buildings that were 70 percent leased at the time of sale. Don Atchison, Steve Lorenz and Larry Baucom led Greenwich Group’s team in securing the financing.