HOMESTEAD, FLA. — Meridian Design Build has begun construction on a 237,000-square-foot package sortation and distribution center in South Florida. The property will be located on a 40.5-acre lot at the intersection of S.W. 127th Avenue and S.W. 272nd Street in Homestead. The project will be developed by SunCap Property Group as a build-to-suit for an unnamed provider of global shipping and information services. The property will feature 63 loading docks, seven drive-in doors, a freestanding gateway building, 180 interior van loading positions, 431 parking spaces, a 125-stall trailer storage yard and 8,270 square feet of office space. The design team includes architect Ware Malcomb and civil engineer Langan.
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LARGO, FLA. — NorthMarq Capital has arranged the $35 million refinancing of The Boulevard Apartments, a 260-unit apartment community located at 2098 Seminole Blvd. in Largo, a city in the Tampa Bay area. Larry Curry of NorthMarq Capital’s Tampa office arranged the 10-year loan with four years of interest-only payments followed by a 30-year amortization schedule through an unnamed life insurance company.
D.C. Housing Finance Agency Provides $21.6M Financing for Affordable Housing Community
by John Nelson
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The District of Columbia Housing Finance Agency (DCHFA) has provided $21.6 million in bonds for the acquisition and construction for The Beacon Center, an affordable housing complex in Washington, D.C. The project is a redevelopment of the historic Emory United Methodist church now standing at 6100 Georgia Ave. N.W. in D.C.’s Brightwood neighborhood. The financing comprises $14.3 million in short-term bonds and $7.3 million long-term. The $42.5 million development will include sanctuary space for Emory United Methodist and 99 units of affordable housing reserved for renters earning 60 percent or less of the area median income (AMI). In addition to the DCHFA issued bonds, The Beacon Center will be financed by a combination of $16 million of equity raised through the syndication of low income housing tax credits (LIHTCs) by Red Stone Equity Partners, a $17.2 million loan from the D.C. Department of Housing and Community Development’s Housing Production Trust Fund and $900,000 of Neighborhood Investment Funds administered by the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development. The District’s Local Rent Supplement Program will be used to provide rental assistance for eight permanent supportive housing units within The Beacon Center reserved for formerly homeless …
ALPHARETTA, GA. — Rubenstein Partners LP, along with a minority equity partner, has purchased Sanctuary Park, a 1.6 million-square-foot office park complex located in the northern Atlanta suburb of Alpharetta, for $265 million. The joint venture purchased the asset from J.P. Morgan. (NYSE: JPM), according to the Atlanta Business Chronicle. Sanctuary Park has been institutionally owned, developed and maintained for nearly 20 years. The property comprises nine mid-rise buildings within a 152-acre, master-planned campus, which features three zoned development sites that can accommodate an additional 750,000 square feet of build-to-suit office space. Sanctuary Park is currently 96 percent leased to tenants that include Delta Dental Insurance, Coca-Cola, Ernst & Young, Ciena Corp., LeasePlan and Verizon Wireless. Verizon is expected to vacate its office space at the campus in the near future, which will lower Sanctuary Park’s occupancy to approximately 75 percent. “Sanctuary Park is exactly the kind of unique value-add opportunity Rubenstein Partners seeks out,” said Taylor Smith, regional director of the Southeast for Rubenstein Partners. “The Class A property is generally regarded as the top office park in North Fulton, and we are thrilled to complete the acquisition of this asset. We believe Verizon’s departure created an opportunity for …
SOUTH MIAMI, FLA. — TREO Group plans to build an eight-story office building at the corner of US 1 and Sunset Drive in South Miami. The Class A, transit-oriented project will connect directly to the Metrorail at the South Miami station. TREO Group has selected Tony Puente and Jose Juncadella of Fairchild Partners to handle leasing the building, known as SoMi Station. Perkins + Will designed the property to feature ground-floor shops and restaurants. TREO Group plans to deliver the office building in the fall of 2018.
Pembrook Capital Management Provides $20.5M Financing for Apartment Complex in Orlando
by John Nelson
ORLANDO, FLA. — Pembrook Capital Management LLC has closed $20.5 million in acquisition financing for Silver Oak Apartments, a 320-unit apartment community in Orlando. The financing includes a $17 million bridge loan and a $3.5 million preferred equity investment. The unnamed borrower plans to use the financing to purchase the property and renovate 115 units over the next two years. The borrower will also upgrade the community’s exterior, swimming pools, clubhouse and fitness center.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — Berkadia has arranged the $13.1 million sale of Deer Meadow, a 200-unit affordable housing community located at 8859 Old Kings Road South. Built in 2000, Deer Meadow includes one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans with walk-in laundry rooms, bonus rooms, solariums and kitchen appliances. Community amenities include lake views, a fitness center, clubhouse and a swimming and wading pool. Cole Whitaker of Berkadia’s Orlando office, Greg Rainey of the firm’s Jacksonville office and Jason Stanton of the firm’s Tampa office brokered the sale. Springfield, Mass.-based Aspen Square Management Inc. purchased the property from Rockville, Md.-based Deer Meadow Associates Ltd.
Marcus & Millichap Arranges $12.4M Sale of Medical Office Building in Metro Nashville
by John Nelson
MURFREESBORO, TENN. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $12.4 million sale of the Saint Thomas Health medical office building in Murfreesboro, about 34 miles south of Nashville. The 32,400-square-foot property is under construction and expected to open in December. Located at the intersection of Highway 99 and St. Andrews Drive, the asset will serve as an extension of the Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital. Justin Sturdivant, S. Regan Holcombe and Kat Butler of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller in the transaction. Georgia Krewson, Wes Tiner, Kelley Deibler and Zach Moore of Marcus & Millichap procured the buyer.
RALEIGH, N.C. — Norvell Real Estate Group has brokered the $7 million sale of Shannon Oaks Office Building, a 57,000-square-foot property located at 201 Shannon Oaks Circle in Raleigh. Frank Norvell of Norvell Real Estate Group, along with Paul Hartley of NAI Avant, represented the buyer, REVA Kay Shannon Oaks LLC. Avison Young represented the seller, Shannon Oaks Holdings LLC.
In recent years, the fundamentals in Charlotte’s industrial real estate market have continued to improve. Overall, the market can be characterized by an increase in tenant activity and the emergence of new submarkets more active on the development front than in the past. Tenant growth can be attributed to organic growth from users expanding, velocity of new deals, as well as emerging submarkets within the market. Charlotte’s central location near the transportation arteries of I-77 and I-85 continues to make the city’s industrial space very attractive to logistics and distribution companies. Charlotte is growing by approximately 20,000 residents per year, according to U.S. Census Bureau data. The population growth, coupled with the trend of brick-and-mortar retailers transitioning portions of their business to e-commerce, makes for a positive outlook on Charlotte’s industrial fundamentals. The strongest tenant activity is in the 25,000- to 75,000-square-foot range, with tenants looking to upgrade the quality and functionality of their space. Beginning in fourth-quarter 2015 and continuing into first-quarter 2016, there was noticeable activity among tenants relocating from owner-occupied facilities to leased spaces. This trend has been driven by a limited supply of options for purchase, historically high construction prices and a steady economy. Furthermore, the …