MONTGOMERY, ALA. — Colliers International has brokered the sale of Barrington Place at Somerset, a 376-unit apartment community in the Eastchase submarket of Montgomery. Amenities include two fitness centers, two swimming pools, a 16-seat movie theater, children’s play room, playground, car care center and a jogging trail. Will Mathews, Carter Brehm and Austin Weathington of Colliers represented both the buyer and seller — Core Pacific Advisors and Barrington Place LLC, respectively — in the transaction. Built in 2002, the value-add property is Core Pacific’s first purchase in Alabama. The sales price was not disclosed.
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KING OF PRUSSIA, PA. — Morgan Properties, a Pennsylvania-based investment and management firm, has acquired a portfolio of 10 apartment communities totaling 4,130 units in the metro areas of Philadelphia and Northern Virginia. The sales price was not disclosed, but The Philadelphia Inquirer reports that the portfolio fetched a price of $890.5 million. The Philadelphia assets consist of seven properties totaling 2,346 units, which makes the transaction the largest multifamily acquisition in the city’s history. Two communities, Stonegate at Devon and Villas at Bryn Mawr, account for 947 units. The remaining five properties are located in the suburban submarkets of Conshohocken, West Chester, Downington, Jeffersonville and Bensalem. The portfolio’s Northern Virginia assets comprise three communities and 1,784 units. The bulk of those residences (1,387) are housed within a single property — Mount Vernon Square in Alexandria — while the other two are located in Fairfax and Sterling, both near Dulles International Airport. Morgan Properties, which is based in King of Prussia, Pa., will invest a combined $20 million in renovations and upgrades to the 10 Class B properties. Capital improvement plans will focus on both unit interiors and amenity spaces. “This acquisition is a game-changer for our organization,” says principal Jason …
The Raleigh-Durham industrial/flex market, totaling approximately 135 million square feet, continues to be strong with overall positive absorption. Absorption for industrial totaled 1.6 million square feet and flex was over 3 million square feet for 2018. Vacancy is trending lower, helping make the region a landlord and seller’s market. With increasing construction costs, lower vacancy and solid demand, the rental rates and sales prices are now the highest of any region in North Carolina. Our rental rate for new industrial product is currently in the mid to high $5 per square foot range and trending higher. Some developers and brokers speculate the Triangle may become a $6 per square foot market for institutional-grade warehouse space in 2019. Ground zero for the region’s warehouse market is in the general vicinity of Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU). Most distributors that locate here are delivering to the local market and need the central location and access to Interstate 40. The historical barriers to entry near the airport have been high land costs and lack of land not encumbered with wetland or easements. Another barrier to entry that has crept into the picture are some local municipalities desiring a “higher end” product than warehouse and …
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Lincoln Harris will invest $50 million over the next five years to renovate and expand Phillips Place in Charlotte’s SouthPark district, according to Charlotte Business Journal. The renovation will include expanding RH’s current 8,850-square-foot location to a 41,000-square-foot gallery space. RH Charlotte, The Gallery at Phillips Place will also include a rooftop restaurant, one of seven RH locations in the world to have one. Other renovations for Phillips Place will include indoor and outdoor gathering places, reconfigured traffic and parking patterns and a pedestrian walkway that will connect Phillips Place to surrounding neighborhoods. Additionally, Lincoln Harris has taken over full ownership of Phillips Place by buying an interest from Regency Centers. According to Charlotte Business Journals, Jacksonville, Fla.-based Regency Centers bought its 50 percent stake in the property in 2013 from Peter Pappas and Pat Clayton, who were key members of the Lincoln Harris-led ownership group known as Phillips Place Partners. Current tenants at Phillips Place include The Palm, Wolfgang Puck, P.F. Chang’s, Taylor Richards & Conger, Brooks Brothers, Orvis, J. McLaughlin, Eileen Fisher and Paper Source. The property also includes a 10-screen Regal Cinemas and Hampton Inn & Suites. RH offers furniture, lighting, textiles, rugs, bathware, décor and outdoor, as …
Greystone Bassuk Arranges $36.5M Loan for Apartment Development in Atlanta’s Grant Park
by Alex Tostado
ATLANTA — Greystone Bassuk has arranged a $36.5 million construction-to-permanent loan on behalf of an affiliate of Grubb Properties Inc. for Link Apartments Grant Park in Atlanta. Aegon Real Assets US, through its correspondent Bellwether Enterprise, provided the 20-year, fixed-rate loan. Located at 750 Kalb St. S.E. in Atlanta’s Grant Park neighborhood, the five-story, 246-unit community will offer amenities such as a clubhouse, game room, fitness center, yoga center, outdoor terrace, 265-space parking deck and a pedestrian esplanade. Matthew Hirsch and Paul Fried led the Greystone Bassuk team in arranging the loan transaction. Greystone Bassuk is a joint venture formed in 2012 between Greystone and The Bassuk Organization, an investment banking service in in New York Tri-State area.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Investors Management Group (IMG) has acquired Reafield Village, a 324-unit apartment community in south Charlotte, for $45.5 million. IMG plans to invest $3 million to upgrade apartment interiors, community amenities and place a new management team, as well as rebrand the community as Canopy at Baybrook. As of Feb. 1, the asset was 97 percent occupied. The community offers one-, and two-bedroom floor plans ranging from 619 square feet to 955 square feet. Amenities include two clubhouses, three swimming pools, a tennis court, business center and two fitness centers. IMG sponsored a syndication of more than 100 investors, including 1031 exchange buyers, to purchase Canopy at Baybrook. The seller was not disclosed.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — Cinemark Holdings Inc. will open a 14-screen theater in summer 2020 as part of Phase II of Sleiman Enterprises’ Atlantic North shopping center. Each theater will feature electric-powered, oversized recliners with footrests and cupholders, reserved seating and wall-to-wall screens with enhanced sound systems. Belk, Earth Fare, Academy Sports + Outdoors and LA Fitness anchor Atlantic North. Phase II will also include 300,000 square feet of additional retail and restaurant space. As of Dec. 31, 2018, Cinemark operates 546 theaters in North and South America.
HREC Negotiates Sale of Historic Apartment Community in New Orleans to Timeshare Acquisitions
by Alex Tostado
NEW ORLEANS — HREC Investment Advisors has arranged the sale of the Maritime Building, a 105-unit apartment community built in 1893 in New Orleans. The asset is situated at the corner of Carondelet and Common streets, one block from the French Quarter. The property was considered the city’s first “skyscraper” at 14 stories tall and was extensively renovated in 2010 and 2011. Len Wormser of HREC represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. California-based Timeshare Acquisitions Real Estate LLC bought the property following the New Orleans City Planning Commission and City Council decision in April 2018 to change the zoning in the central business district from conditional to permitted use for timeshare purposes. The entire asset will be used as a timeshare. The sales price was not disclosed.
Public-Private Partnership Closes on Financing for 2,100-Bed Student Housing Development at Appalachian State University
by Alex Tostado
BOONE, N.C. — A public-private partnership between RISE: A Real Estate Co., Beyond Owners Group and Appalachian State University has closed on financing for the development of a 2,100-bed community on the university’s campus in Boone. The three-phase development will include the demolition and replacement of six existing residence halls totaling 1,800 beds, as well as the addition of 300 new beds and a 477-space parking deck. The communities will offer a mix of unit types ranging from apartments to shared suites primarily serving freshman students. Shared amenities will include 13,000 square feet of community space, living-learning programming, study rooms and lounge spaces. Construction began on Phase I of development in February, with full delivery scheduled for 2022. The project team includes architect Niles Bolton Associates; design consultant Jenkins-Peer Architects; general contractor Choate Construction; civil engineer Stanley D. Lindsey & Associates; and project management firm Brailsford & Dunlavey. The Public Finance Authority has issued tax-exempt project revenue bonds to the ownership group to fund the development. RBC Capital Markets was the bond underwriter.
Hunt Midwest Acquires Development Site Near Nashville, Plans to Build Two-Story Seniors Housing Facility
by Alex Tostado
GALLATIN, TENN. — Hunt Midwest has acquired a six-acre plot in Gallatin, approximately 27 miles northeast of Nashville, with plans to build a seniors housing community on the site. The Capstone at Station Camp will be a two-story, 76,000-square-foot seniors housing community featuring 88 units of assisted living and memory care. Site work is expected to begin in late March 2019. Infrastructure enhancements are scheduled for completion this summer, followed by vertical construction. The full project is slated to be delivered in August 2020. Upon completion, Integral Senior Living will operate the community. Pi Architects is the designer, Civil Site Design Group will perform land planning and civil engineering and Hardaway Construction will be the general contractor for the project. Hunt Midwest collaborated with ISL Ventures, a division of Integral, and Leading Light Development and Construction Consulting for site selection.