CHARLESTON, S.C. — LRC Properties LLC has acquired Ashley Overlook, a 104,610-square-foot office building located at 4390 Belle Oaks Drive in Charleston that serves as Select Health of South Carolina’s headquarters. Stan Johnson Co. brokered the deal between New York-based LRC and the seller, a group of individual investors based in San Jose, Calif. The property was 81 percent leased at the time of the October sale. The sales price was undisclosed.
LOUISVILLE, KY. — The Kirkland Co. (TKC) has brokered the sale of Amherst Place, an 84-unit apartment complex in Louisville, for $8.4 million. TKC’s Brian Devlin and Brandon Wilson brokered the deal between the undisclosed seller and buyer. Amherst Place was built in 1984 and features two-bedroom townhomes.
ALPHARETTA, GA. — Magnolia Moon, Mountain High Outfitters, Perched, The Red Hound and Spirited Boutique have all either opened or plan to open new stores in Alpharetta City Center (ACC) by Black Friday. ACC is a 26-acre, mixed-use property located in Alpharetta, about 26 miles north of downtown Atlanta. The development opened in January 2015 in a public-private partnership between South City Partners, Morris & Fellows and the City of Alpharetta to expand the existing downtown area by six blocks. ACC features Alpharetta’s new City Hall, a Fulton County library, Brook Street Park, Town Green, a 445-car parking deck and single-family homes under development by Hedgewood Homes. Magnolia Moon is a women’s boutique that offers apparel and accessories. Mountain High Outfitters, which plans to open on Black Friday, offers products for outdoor activities, including backpacking, camping, fly fishing and biking. Perched is a women’s boutique that also carries some girl’s clothing and baby shower, wedding and birthday gifts. The Red Hound offers a variety of gifts for babies, kids, graduates and brides. Spirited Boutique has several locations around metro Atlanta and features boho-chic fashion and handmade jewelry. With the five newest retailers, ACC will have 17 retailers and restaurants.
For the remainder of 2018, positive demand drivers will alter new apartment supply’s impact on operations in Louisville. The metro has had a large volume of new apartments to open this business cycle. Since 2013, an annual average of 1,500 units has been completed, totaling approximately 7,400 apartment units. As this new supply entered the market, initially strong leasing helped push vacancy down 100 basis points to 4.6 percent at the end of 2016. However, absorption of apartments softened last year as new units continued to open, lifting vacancy back up 90 basis points to 5.6 percent. This year, approximately 2,800 apartment units will be completed, further testing demand for luxury rentals in Louisville. A team of factors should fuel positive absorption, preventing an alarming uptick and keeping the vacancy rate in the mid-5 percent range. Payroll expansions by tech firms, manufacturing companies and hospitals will support consistent year-over-year hiring and income growth this year. Sub-4 percent unemployment suggests employers will recruit from outside the market to fill open positions or hire recent graduates from the University of Louisville and other local colleges. These job gains should increase the rate of household formations and bolster the market’s millennial base, an …
ATLANTA — LMC, a division of Miami-based Lennar Co., has topped out its Midtown Atlanta luxury apartment building, Vireo. The high-rise will feature 310 apartment homes, offering studio, one-and two-bedroom floor plans. Amenities will include a swimming pool, cabanas, clubroom and an outdoor lounge area. Vireo is located less than one mile from Piedmont Park. Hoar Construction completed the concrete structural frame exterior windows, façade, roofing and site work. LMC expects Vireo to be move-in ready in the spring.
GREER, S.C. — NAI Earle Furman has represented The Taft Family Office and Appian-Gilliam LLC in purchasing a 23.5-acre industrial park in Greer. The site has a newly constructed speculative building that spans about 100,000 square feet. The industrial park was 60 percent leased at the time of the sale. NAI Earle Furman will also handle the management and marketing of the rebranding of the park, now called The Inland Distribution Center. The center is located a few miles off Interstate 85 and neighbors the South Carolina Ports Authority’s Inland Port Greer. The seller and sales price were undisclosed.
PENSACOLA, FLA. — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA) has brokered the $29 million sale of Fairfield Lakes Apartments in Pensacola. Built in 2003, the 268-unit apartment complex comprises 16 residential buildings, a clubhouse and seven garages, as well as a swimming pool, fitness center, playground and a tennis court. Nearby employment centers include the Naval Air Station Pensacola, Corry Station and Saufley Field, a military airport and support facility. Frank Carriera and Michael Regan of IPA represented the undisclosed seller. IPA is a division of Marcus & Millichap.
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Adventurous Journeys Capital Partners (AJ) has purchased the Inn at USC, a 116-room hotel located near the campus of University of South Carolina in Columbia. The hotel will undergo renovations throughout its common areas in the spring. The hotel and common areas are expected to remain open throughout the renovation process. The hotel is set to become part of AJ’s Graduate Hotels collection next fall. This is the first planned hotel for Graduate Hotels in the Carolinas. Arpit Shah of CBRE represented the sellers, University Foundations and IMIC Hotels. The sales price was not disclosed.
GLEN BURNIE, MD. — Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings Inc. has opened a new store in Glen Burnie to mark its 300th location. The new store is located about 10 miles south of downtown Baltimore in a former Toys “R” Us. The Harrisburg, Pa.-based company opened its first store 36 years ago in Mechanicsburg, Pa., and now has stores in 23 states. The milestone location was opened on the same day as several other Ollie’s Bargain Outlet stores, bringing the company’s total to 303. Ollie’s Bargain Outlet is one of America’s largest retailers of closeout merchandise and excess inventory, including books, groceries and household items.
ALEXANDRIA, VA. — StonebridgeCarras has been selected to build the Virginia Tech Innovation Campus, a $1 billion, 1 million-square-foot, technology-focused campus in Alexandria, less than two miles from Amazon’s HQ2 future site. Virginia Tech and the State of Virginia will each put forth $250 million to the new campus. Further funds are expected to come via private philanthropy, industry partnerships and other revenue streams. The new campus will be situated in River Landing, a newly branded neighborhood encompassing parts of Pentagon City and Crystal City in Arlington and Potomac Yard in nearby Alexandria. The land is owned by investment firm Blackstone Group LP. The campus will include 300,000 square feet of academic space and research and development facilities, 250,000 square feet of partner space dedicated to startups and corporate facilities, 350,000 square feet of housing space for students and faculty and 100,000 square feet of retail and support spaces. An expected date of completion was not disclosed, but Virginia Tech officials say the first 100 master’s program students will enroll next year in a temporary space. The school also announced Bethesda, Md.-based StonebridgeCarras and the City of Alexandria have agreed to expedite construction.
