ASHEVILLE, N.C. AND MT. PLEASANT, S.C. — Go Store It has broken ground on two new self-storage developments in Asheville and Mt. Pleasant. The Charlotte, N.C-based company specializes in the acquisition, development and management of self-storage assets throughout the country. The project in Asheville will feature more than 600 units and will be fully climate controlled. The development is located in the Woodfin submarket, just north of the city’s downtown. Go Store It owns three existing facilities in Asheville and is underway on another along Hendersonville Road. The self-storage facility in Mt. Pleasant is Go Store It’s third facility in the city and its fifth in the greater Charleston market. Located at the corner of Gregorie Ferry Road and Highway 17 North, the three-story building will be fully climate controlled and will feature more than 400 units. Go Store It’s other Charleston locations include a recently opened facility at Long Point Road, as well as facilities under construction at Johnnie Dodds, Folly Road, Maybank Highway and downtown Charleston. A construction timeline for the new facilities was not disclosed. Go Store It plans to break ground on five more developments this year in Charlotte, Cary, Louisville, Ky., and Fredericksburg, Va.
Southeast
BALTIMORE — The Goldstar Group has acquired an 86,236-square-foot warehouse building located at 1821 Portal St. in Baltimore for $7.6 million. Jonathan Beard and Justin Mohler of CBRE arranged the transaction on behalf of the undisclosed seller. The facility is situated adjacent to the Dundalk and SeaGirt Marine Terminals and the Intermodal Container Transfer Facility at the Port of Baltimore. The building is fully leased to two tenants — Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center and Bacchus Imports, an importer of fine wines and spirits.
WILMINGTON, N.C. — Coldwell Banker Commercial Sun Coast Partners, a division of Coldwell Banker Commercial, has brokered the $7.4 million sale of two adjacent office buildings in Wilmington. MegaCorp Logistics, a Wilmington-based freight and logistics firm, acquired the assets from First Capital Group. Cody Cress and Tyler Pegg of The Cress Group, a division of Coldwell Banker Commercial Sun Coast Partners arranged the transaction on behalf of First Capital Group, and Spruill Thompson of Cape Fear Commercial represented MegaCorp Logistics. The two-story buildings, located at 1011 and 1013 Ashes Drive, total 30,595 square feet and 16,800 square feet, respectively.
LEESBURG, VA. — Calkain Cos. has arranged the $6.1 million sale of a multi-tenant strip center located at 400-416 Sycolin Road S.E. in Leesburg, a city in northern Virginia. The sales price equates to $440 per square foot. The names of the buyer and seller were not disclosed. A 9,300-square-foot Kiddie Academy anchors the center, which is co-located with a Walgreens.
CORDOVA, TENN. — Titkin Real Estate Investment Services (TREIS) has brokered the $5.2 million sale of Cordova Village, a 30,000-square-foot shopping center located at 1315 N. Germantown Parkway in Cordova, roughly 23 miles east of Memphis. Adam Titkin and Cliff Weisner of TREIS arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, Cordova TN LLC. HAO Investment Co. acquired the asset. Cordova Village was 92 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as PPG Paints, Subway and Domino’s Pizza.
RELAY, MD. — Guinness will open a new U.S. brewery in Relay, 10 miles south of Baltimore, on Friday, Aug. 3. The Guinness Open Gate Brewery & Barrel House represents an $80 million investment and is expected to create 160 new jobs. The brewery will be the first Guinness presence in the United States since 1954 and the first ever purpose-built Guinness brewery in American history, according to the company’s website. The facility will feature public tours, taproom tastings, a 270-seat restaurant and a merchandise shop. Guinness Draught and other stouts will be brewed exclusively in its home country of Ireland and imported to the U.S., but the Maryland team will take over production of Guinness Blonde and experiment with new beers influenced by American and Maryland brewing traditions. Guinness is a brand within Diageo Beer Co. USA, the U.S. beer and flavored malt beverage business of London-based Diageo. Brands under Diageo’s flag include Tusker, Senator Keg Lager, Kilkenny Irish Cream Ale, Johnnie Walker, Crown Royal, Bulleit and Buchanan’s whiskeys, as well as Smirnoff, Ciroc and Ketel One vodkas.
RICHMOND, VA. — CBRE | Richmond has arranged the $39.3 million sale of First National Bank Apartments in downtown Richmond. GHA Barnaby Associates acquired the asset from Rushmark FNB LLC. Charles Wentworth and Petyton Cox of CBRE | Richmond, in conjunction with Jonathan Greenberg, Yalda Ghamarian and Tom Leachman of CBRE’s Washington, D.C., office, arranged the transaction on behalf of Rushmark. Originally constructed in 1913 as a bank, the 20-story building was converted to a 154-unit apartment property in 2012. The community features a pool, coffee bar, fitness center, bike storage, package service and laundry facilities.
M&T Realty Capital Provides $31.1M HUD Construction Loan for Multifamily Community in Tampa Bay Area
BRADENTON, FLA. — M&T Realty Capital Corp. has provided a $31.1 million construction loan for Blue Heron Lakes, a 192-unit, market-rate apartment community in the Tampa Bay community of Bradenton. Paula Quigley and Brian Benzel of M&T Realty originated the 40-year, fixed-rate loan through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)’s 221(d)(4) program on behalf of the project developer, Cedarwood Development Inc. Blue Heron Lakes is the second phase of the Blue Heron community. The property will include a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom units with granite countertops and private screened balconies or patios. Community amenities will include a clubhouse and entertainment deck, as well as cross-access to additional amenities at its sister community, Blue Heron Creek. A construction timeline for the development was not disclosed.
ORLANDO, FLA. — Preferred Apartment Communities (PAC) has acquired Conway Plaza, a 117,705-square-foot shopping center in Orlando. PAC purchased the asset for an undisclosed price through its wholly owned subsidiary, New Market Properties LLC. CBRE arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, a joint venture between DDR Corp. and Madison International Realty. A 37,888-square-foot Publix anchors the center, which was 90 percent leased at the time of sale. PAC financed the acquisition using a 10-year, $9.8 million loan from PGIM Real Estate Finance.
KNOXVILLE, TENN. — NAI Global has arranged the sale of Tower at Morgan Hill, a 360-bed student housing community located roughly two miles from the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. Rick Ross, Alex Waddey, David Ellis and Colin Moore of NAI Global arranged the transaction on behalf of the undisclosed seller. FPA Multifamily acquired the property for an undisclosed price. The Tower at Morgan Hill features one- and two-bedroom, fully furnished apartments. Community amenities include a resident clubhouse, fitness center, computer room, study lounge, business center, pool and an on-site parking garage.