ROSWELL, GA. — The Integral Group has selected a joint venture between McShane Construction Co. and IBG Construction to build The Veranda at Groveway, a 102-unit affordable seniors housing community in the Atlanta suburb of Roswell. The four-story. 109,714-square-foot apartment building is under construction on a three-acre site. The Integral Group, which is developing the project, is aiming for a July 2017 opening. Each unit will include an emergency call system. Amenities at the property will include a wellness center, fitness center, yoga/aerobics room, business center, game room, sunroom and a rooftop deck. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Georgia Department of Community Affairs are partially funding the construction. REES Architects is providing the architectural services. This is the second affordable community in the Atlanta area for which Integral, McShane and IBG have partnered.
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LITHIA SPRINGS, GA. — PointOne Holdings has purchased Crestmark Apartments, a 334-unit garden-style apartment community in Lithia Springs, a suburb of Atlanta. The South Florida investor purchased the asset for $29.1 million. Built in two phases in 1993 and 1997 along Thornton Road, Crestmark Apartments was 97 percent occupied at the time of sale. The property’s apartment units average 1,079 square feet and feature garden tubs, a laundry/utility room with washer/dryer connections, patio/balcony, bay windows and walk-in closets. Community amenities include two swimming pools, a resort-style clubhouse and business center, fitness center, outdoor kitchens, sports court, children’s playground and a walking trail. PointOne Holdings plans to invest $1.4 million in capital improvements to the property, including upgrades to unit interiors and adding a children’s playground, dog park and outdoor barbecue grills to the second pool area. PointOne Holdings assumed an existing Freddie Mac loan and obtained a supplemental loan from Freddie Mac to complete the acquisition.
NAI Avant Arranges $22.5M Sale of Medical Office Portfolio in South Carolina, Tennessee
by John Nelson
COLUMBIA, S.C. — NAI Avant has brokered the $22.5 million sale of a portfolio of nine Doctors Care facilities throughout South Carolina and Tennessee. Doctors Care, a wholly owned subsidiary of Blue Cross Blue Shield of South Carolina, operates more than 50 urgent and family care facilities with nearly 200 providers focused on providing urgent care, family care, occupational medicine and employee wellness services. Dail Longaker of NAI Avant represented the sellers, Medical Investment Holdings LLC and Port Royal Medical Investments LLC, in the transaction.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Harris Teeter is set to expand in northern Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C. The grocer, which is owned by Kroger, has retained Arlington, Va.-based Next Realty Mid-Atlantic to handle the expansion. George Galloway of Next Realty Mid-Atlantic will be the lead contact for the account, supported by team members Andrew Rose, Andrew Tkach, Mellisa Peterson and Kelsey Beerman. Harris Teeter currently has 44 stores open, one under construction and two planned.
22 Capital Partners Launches 2.5 MSF, $500M Gramercy District Mixed-Use Project Near Washington, D.C.
by Nellie Day
CHANTILLY, VA. — 22 Capital Partners has announced plans to build the $500 million Gramercy District, a “smart city” mixed-use project in Chantilly, just outside of Washington, D.C. The 2.5-million-square-foot development will include apartments, retail, hotels, offices, outdoor plazas and public spaces. Phase I of Gramercy District will include a 268-unit apartment building, 25,800 square feet of ground-floor retail space and 25,000 square feet of open plaza space for pop-up retail stores. The project will eventually include a 250-room hotel and two office buildings. Trinity Group Construction and the Tishman Construction unit of AECOM will build the project, which DVA Architects will design. Greystar will provide pre-construction consulting and property management services. The four firms join existing development partners, including Bowman Consulting Group, McGuire Woods, Benton Potter & Murdock, Microsoft, the Center for Innovative Technology and the George Washington University. This announcement follows the formation of 22 CityLink, a technology company developing the “smart city” platform that will be used for the development of Gramercy District. — Nellie Day
Miami’s four major office submarkets — Brickell, Downtown, Coral Gables, and Airport West Dade — are enjoying record growth in Class A asking rental rates, an emerging trend that is further strengthening the city’s positioning as a highly desirable market for local, national and foreign investors. In the city’s Brickell/Downtown business district, Class A office rents have skyrocketed more than an average of 14 percent per square foot during the past year — a significant difference from the historic average annual increases of 2 to 3 percent per square foot. In fact, the disparity in Class A and B rents in the urban core, where Class A rents range from 40 to 70 percent higher per square foot than Class B rents, is much greater than in submarkets, where Class A rents are approximately 24 percent higher than Class B rents. This creates further incentive for Class B buildings in the urban core to raise asking rental rates and stay apace with Class A, making it a strong business case for investors who are looking for a long-term play with maximum ROI. The rent growth is attributed to several factors. While we have seen strong net absorption by local companies …
WEST PALM BEACH AND FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. — Affiliates of Harbor Group International (HGI) have sold Turtle Cove Apartments in West Palm Beach and Serramar in Fort Lauderdale for a combined sales price of $105.6 million. HGI purchased both assets in June 2012 for a combined $67.8 million. Turtle Cove was built in 1986 and contains 444 units. Amenities include a clubhouse, swimming pool, fitness center, sports courts, gazebo/picnic area and a car care center. The property is currently 95 percent occupied. Serramar was also built in 1986 and contains 302 units. Amenities include a clubhouse, two swimming pools, fitness center, sports court, cyber café, playground and a car care center. The property is currently 96 percent occupied.
ARLINGTON, VA. — Aareal Capital Corp. has provided the $97 million refinancing of Sequoia Plaza, a three-building, Class A office complex totaling 369,215 square feet in Arlington. Located at 2100, 2110 and 2120 Washington Blvd., the asset is situated on a 5.8-acre site directly across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C. The property was 83 percent leased at the time of financing to tenants such as Arlington County, which leases more than 75 percent of the space and operates its School Board and Department of Human Services branches from the property. Cary Abod and Robert Carey of HFF arranged the three-year, floating-rate loan through Aareal Capital on behalf of the borrower, Foulger Pratt.
Akridge, Western Development Acquire Former Coast Guard Headquarters in D.C. for $49.3M
by John Nelson
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Western Development Corp. and Akridge have led a consortium of real estate developers and investors, including Orr Partners, Redbrick LMD LLC and Jefferson Apartment Group, to acquire 2100 Second St. S.W. in Washington, D.C., the site of the former U.S. Coast Guard headquarters at Buzzard Point. The sales price was undisclosed, but the Washington Business Journal reports the sales price to be $49.3 million. The team will redevelop the site into Riverpoint, a mixed-use development comprising 80,000 square feet of restaurant and retail space, more than 450 apartment and condominium units and waterfront activities with new piers, floating restaurants and the continuation of the Anacostia Riverwalk Trail. EagleBank and Greenfield Partners provided financing for Riverpoint, which will feature three sides of unobstructed water views. Orr Partners and Jefferson Apartment Group will co-develop the property, and Western will lead the development and leasing of the retail and waterfront portions of the project. Washington, D.C.-based Redbrick sourced, capitalize, and structured the transaction.
POMPANO BEACH, FLA. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the $23.6 million sale of Pompano Distribution Center I, a Class A, 202,210-square-foot distribution warehouse located at 3901 N.E. 12th Ave. in Pompano Beach. Built in 2014 by Atlanta-based Weeks Robinson Partners, the rear-load facility was fully leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Restoration Hardware, Sunbelt Marketing and RWC Inc. The property features 32-foot clear heights, 125-foot truck courts, 60-foot concrete aprons, ESFR sprinklers, T-5 lighting and trailer storage. Mike Davis, Rick Brugge, Michael Lerner and Richard Etner of Cushman & Wakefield represented Robinson Weeks in the sale. A member company of Zurich North America, advised by Zurich Alternative Asset Management LLC, purchased the facility for roughly $117 per square foot.