MIAMI — Hines is set to break ground on 110 10th Street, a 45-story, 600,000-square-foot mixed-use tower located within Miami Worldcenter, a 27-acre development in downtown Miami. The tower will be the first Class A office building of scale constructed in Miami’s Central Business District in eight years, and will offer a mix of office space and retail. The project is located directly adjacent to Miami Worldcenter’s 360,000-square-foot retail promenade. “More companies are moving to downtown Miami each day and existing brands are expanding here,” says Nitin Motwani, managing principal for the master developer of Miami Worldcenter, Miami Worldcenter Associates. “An office tower at Miami Worldcenter will offer tenants a chance to be in a mixed-use setting that’s centrally located, walkable and connected.” New Haven, Conn.-based architecture firm Pickard Chilton Associates was chosen to design the building, which will feature three indoor/outdoor terraces. Construction on the first phase of Miami Worldcenter began in 2016, including a 60-story Paramount luxury multifamily community and retail space. Construction on 110 10th Street is expected to begin in the second quarter of 2018, with initial occupancy occurring in late 2020. Hines has been active in the Florida real estate market since 1982 with the development of …
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Citizens Bank has led the financing on two deals in the metropolitan Washington, D.C., area with The JBG Cos. totaling $90 million. The financing included the $49 million refinancing of Georgetown Center, two office buildings at 2115 and 2121 Wisconsin Ave. in D.C.’s Georgetown district, and a $41 million loan to finance the Old Centerville, a 171,631-square-foot, H-Mart-anchored shopping center on Braddock Road in Centerville, Va. Citizens was the administrative agent and sole lead arranger for both transactions.
CHARLESTON, S.C. — A joint venture between Spandrel Development Partners, Aspen Heights Partners and Northwestern Mutual plans to break ground on a 221-unit apartment community in downtown Charleston known as 511 Meeting Street. Situated in Charleston’s Upper King district, the project will feature more than 9,000 square feet of amenity space, two levels of structured parking and ground-floor retail space. The joint venture plans to break ground this month with completion expected by the second quarter of 2019. Including this project, Spandrel Development has $165 million in downtown Charleston developments underway, including two student housing projects in a partnership with Armada Hoffler Properties.
ALPHARETTA, GA. — Colliers International has brokered the $21.2 million sale of Mansell Commons Business Park, a nine-building, 223,251-square-foot business park located along Mansell Road in Alpharetta. The project includes office, showroom, retail and warehouse space. Roswell, Ga.-based Mimms Investment purchased the property from Atlanta Property Group LLC. Dennis Mitchell and Matt Wirth of Colliers represented the seller in the transaction.
LOUISVILLE, KY. — Baceline Investments has purchased Shoppes at Forest Green, a 48,716-square-foot shopping center located at 10001 Forest Green Blvd. in Louisville. A private investor sold the asset to Baceline for $7 million. The property was 84 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Metro PCS, Nails on K, Four Season Barber Shop, ShowMe Crossfit, A Better Pizza, Mike’s Grill & Tap and Computer Depot.
Venture Commercial Arranges 20,000 SF Lease in Huntsville for Northern Tool + Equipment
by John Nelson
HUNTSVILLE, ALA. — Dallas-based Venture Commercial Real Estate has arranged a 20,000-square-foot lease for Northern Tool + Equipment in Huntsville. The new store will be located at 7262 Governors West along Interstate 565. Clay Mote of Venture Commercial is the master broker for Northern Tool in all markets across the U.S. and represented the tenant in lease negotiations. Kathy Dennis of The Shopping Center Group’s Birmingham office represented the landlord, Sen LLC.
Memphis may be known for its industrial market, but there are several interesting stories unfolding in the Memphis office market as well. Investors, both local and national, have found opportunities in an office market that can relate to the phrase, “slow and steady wins the race.” The Memphis office market consists of just over 52 million square feet, with nearly 60 percent of that in the Downtown, East and 385 Corridor submarkets and more than 85 percent of the Class A space located in those same submarkets. The Memphis metro ended 2016 with overall vacancy rates of 10.5 percent. Those rates have remained in the 10.5 to 10.9 percent range for the last two years. Class A vacancy has been on a slow and steady decline, falling from 10.2 percent at the end of 2014 to 7.9 percent at the end of 2016, its lowest level in more than a decade. This has prompted Class B owners to make investments in their properties, like the $7 million capital investment by Clark Tower, located in the East Memphis submarket, to upgrade mechanical systems and common areas. Rates, too, have been relatively steady for the last decade. At $17.07 per square foot …
Chinese Textile Company to Invest $410M for Manufacturing Facility in Forrest City, Arkansas
by John Nelson
FORREST CITY, ARK. — Shandong Ruyi Technology Group (Ruyi), a textile manufacturer based in China, plans to invest $410 million into the former Sanyo manufacturing facility in Forrest City. The facility will be the company’s first property in North America. Ruyi plans to employ up to 800 people at the plant, with plans to begin renovations in the fourth quarter of this year. The property has been vacant since Sanyo shut down production in 2007. Ruyi will use the facility to take 200,000 tons of Arkansas cotton annually and spin it into yarn for textile use. The company plans to begin operating at the Forrest City plant by mid-2018. The Arkansas Economic Development Commission worked with Ruyi to bring this deal to fruition. Ruyi can earn up to $4 million in grants from the State of Arkansas, depending on the company’s job creation at the plant.
SANDY SPRINGS, GA. — Moran & Co. Southeast has brokered the $63.5 million sale of M789, a 33-story apartment high-rise located at 789 Hammond Drive in Sandy Springs, a suburb of Atlanta. The property’s 300 units average 1,221 square feet. Chicago-based Magnolia Capital purchased M789 from Austin, Texas-based CWS Capital LLC. Sean Henry and Joel Sasser of Moran & Co. Southeast brokered the transaction. The apartment tower’s amenities include a 24/7 concierge, resident clubroom, media lounge, entertaining kitchen, business center, resort-style pool and sundeck, fitness center, tennis court, on-site dry cleaners, sundries store and a private dog park.
Browning Investments Breaks Ground on 721,050 SF Spec Industrial Facility Near Louisville
by John Nelson
SHEPHERDSVILLE, KY. — Browning Investments has broken ground on a 721,050-square-foot spec industrial facility situated within Velocity 65 Trade Center in Shepherdsville, roughly 20 miles south of Louisville and near the UPS Worldport. The industrial park will ultimately accommodate 4 million square feet on 300 acres and feature interchanges with Interstate 65. Browning Investments plans to deliver the spec facility in August. The developer has selected Phil Charmoli of Cushman & Wakefield | Commercial Kentucky to handle the leasing assignment for the park.