GREENVILLE, S.C. — Elevation Financial Group LLC has sold the 200-unit Serenity Apartments in Greenville for $9.3 million through its Elevation Real Property Fund IV investment fund. The South Carolina office of Berkadia Real Estate Advisors LLC brokered the transaction. Elevation Financial purchased the asset in 2014 for $3.8 million and increased the property’s net operating income by 320 percent after 15 months of ownership. Elevation Financial invested in capital improvements to Serenity Apartments prior to the sale, including replacing all the property’s windows and creating a new leasing office.
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CHARLESTON, S.C. — A dual-branded Hyatt House-Hyatt Place hotel has opened in downtown Charleston’s historic district on Upper King Street. Atlanta-based Cooper Carry designed the mixed-use development that houses the dual-branded hotel. The project includes a 112-room Hyatt House hotel, 191-room Hyatt Place hotel, rooftop bar, conference center, 20,000 square feet of street-level retail space and a 400-space parking deck. Hyatt House Hyatt Place Charleston features a separate lobby for each brand, but the property shares amenities, including a pool, fitness center, room service, house keeping and operations. Regent/BN Charleston Holdings LLC, an entity including Atlanta-based Regent Partners LLC, Chicago-based GEM Realty and Charleston-based Clement Crawford & Thornhill Inc., is the developer of Hyatt House Hyatt Place Charleston.
North American Properties Plans to Develop Mixed-Use Project on Charleston’s Laurel Island
by John Nelson
CHARLESTON, S.C. — North American Properties – Atlanta has unveiled plans to develop Lorelei, a 160-acre, upscale mixed-use project located on Laurel Island in Charleston. The project’s estimated value totals more than $1 billion, according to sources familiar with the development. The waterfront property is central to the Port of Charleston and offers views of the Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge. Plans for Lorelei include retail, chef-driven restaurants with waterfront patios, a hotel, meeting space, loft and Class A offices, multifamily residences, condominiums and single-family homes, a community gathering space, biking and hiking trails and entertainment venues. A food hall is planned for the project, and will be designed and curated in collaboration with local restaurateur Steve Palmer. Boat access will also be available to visitors. Fred Kent, founder of Project for Public Spaces, and Jeff Speck, author of “Walkable City,” have been tapped to help with the design of the project. Project construction is expected to begin upon clearing regulatory and financing hurdles.
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Berkadia has brokered the $24.5 million sale of The Crossroads Apartments, a 622-unit apartment community located at 716 Zimalcrest Drive in Columbia. Built in 1979, the property was 95 percent occupied at the time of sale. Apartment units include fully equipped kitchens, carpeting, hardwood floors, cable and wireless internet access and fireplaces and washer and dryer connections in select units. Community amenities include two swimming pools with sundecks, four tennis courts, two picnic and playground areas, a clubhouse, fitness center and a laundry facility. David Oakley, David Etchison, Mark Boyce and Blake Coffey of Berkadia brokered the transaction between the buyer, Asia Capital Real Estate Management LLC, and the seller, AMAC I Crossroads LLC.
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — Misuma Holdings and Peak Financial Partners Inc. have announced plans to begin a $30 million redevelopment of Myrtle Beach Mall. The redevelopment will de-mall the property to create an open-air retail, restaurant and entertainment district. The project, which is being leased by Avison Young and managed by JLL, will include the redevelopment of more than 375,000 square feet of space, major architectural renovations, significant landscaping, lighting and facilities improvements and the addition of more than a dozen new tenants. The owners plan to begin the redevelopment in 2017. Existing tenants at the center include Belk, J.C. Penney, Carmike Cinema 12 and Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World.
Beacon Partners to Develop 513,000 SF Build-to-Suit Distribution Center in South Carolina
by John Nelson
ORANGEBURG, S.C. — Beacon Partners has broken ground on a new 513,000-square-foot distribution center in Orangeburg. The project is a build-to-suit facility for Husqvarna Consumer Outdoor Products, a subsidiary of the Swedish manufacturer of outdoor power products. Husqvarna has signed a long-term lease at the property, which will be situated adjacent to the company’s existing 1 million-square-foot manufacturing facility. Beacon Partners expects to deliver the property in the fourth quarter of this year. The project team includes general contractor InterCon Building Corp., architect Merriman Schmitt and civil engineer Alliance Consulting & Engineers.
LEXINGTON, S.C. — Ziff Properties Inc. has sold Colonnade at White Knoll, a 22,466-square-foot retail center located in Lexington. A North Carolina-based buyer purchased the property from Ziff Properties in a 1031 exchange for $4.3 million. Berkeley Capital represented Ziff Properties in the transaction.
Inland Real Estate Income Trust Purchases Retail Power Center in North Myrtle Beach for $72.4M
by John Nelson
NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — Inland Real Estate Income Trust Inc. has purchased the 311,313-square-foot Coastal North Town Center in North Myrtle Beach. According to Inland’s federally mandated quarterly report, the sales price was $72.4 million and the company borrowed from its credit facility to fund a portion of the acquisition. Constructed in 2014, the shopping center was 93.5 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Publix, Hobby Lobby, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Ulta Beauty, PetSmart, T.J. Maxx, Ross Dress for Less, Rack Room Shoes, Mattress Firm and several restaurants. Mark Cosenza of Inland Real Estate Acquisitions Inc. facilitated the purchase of the property on behalf of Inland Income Trust. The seller was undisclosed.
Preferred Apartment Communities Purchases Grocery-Anchored Retail Portfolio for $68.7M
by John Nelson
ATLANTA — Preferred Apartment Communities Inc. (PAC) has purchased six grocery-anchored retail properties in Georgia, South Carolina and Alabama for $68.7 million. The portfolio spans 535,000 square feet and comprises five Publix-anchored centers and one Walmart Supercenter-anchored property. PAC purchased the six properties through its wholly owned subsidiary New Market Properties LLC. PAC used roughly $25 million in debt from Unum Life Insurance Co. of America, Colonial Life & Accident Insurance Co. and First Unum Life Insurance Co. to purchase four of the properties. PAC used available funds to purchase the remaining balance of the four properties and to purchase the other two retail centers completely without debt.
FORT MILL, S.C. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the $67.1 million sale of The Lash Group headquarters, a 247,834-square-foot, Class A office building located in Fort Mill, roughly 19 miles south of Charlotte. The office building is fully leased to The Lash Group, a subsidiary of AmerisourceBergen Corp. The buyer, 90 North Real Estate Partners LLP, purchased the building from a joint venture between Childress Klein and The Springs Co. Cushman & Wakefield’s Charlotte capital markets team represented the seller in the transaction.