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Maitland City Centre

MAITLAND, FLA. — The Allen Morris Co. has begun construction on Maitland City Centre, a $68 million mixed-use development in Maitland, roughly 10 miles north or Orlando. Upon completion in 2018, the project will feature 220 residential units and 35,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space set within a six-story building that will occupy three city blocks near City Hall. Units will range from 700 to 1,300 square feet and will rent for $1,300 to $2,400 per month. Announced tenants at Maitland City Centre include Starbucks Coffee, Subway, Renaissance Med Spa, Nava Pets, an artisan food hall/market, Mesa 21, Doc B’s Fresh Kitchen and a concept from chef Clayton Miller of Dove-Cote in Orlando. SunTrust Bank and TD Bank are financing the development on behalf of a joint venture partnership between Allen Morris, Lamm & Co. Partners and Millenia Partners.

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2121 Ponce Coral Gables

CORAL GABLES, FLA. — A joint venture between Greenstreet Partners and CREC has sold 2121 Ponce, a 164,848-square-foot office building in Coral Gables. A member company of Zurich North America purchased 2121 Ponce for $57.5 million. The property was more than 95 percent occupied at the time of sale to tenants such as Goldstein Schechter, Fox Latin America, Valley National Bank, the Consulate of Barbados and CREC. In addition to office space, 2121 Ponce features a five-story, 586-space parking garage and ground-level retail space including restaurant POC. Warren Weiser, Harry Blyden and Andrew Remick of CREC co-brokered the sale with the CBRE team of Christian Lee, Jose Lobon and Andrew Chilgren. Roy Rosenbaum and Sean Bannon of Zurich Alternative Asset Management LLC advised the buyer.

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City Springs Sandy Springs

SANDY SPRINGS, GA. — Master developers Carter and Selig Enterprises have closed on the purchase of private land in Sandy Springs for City Springs, a 14-acre master-planned development comprising government and commercial space. Carter and Selig plan to begin construction on the residential and retail portions of City Springs this summer. The residences will feature 275 apartments and 19 townhomes with high-end finishes and amenities. The retail portion will comprise 30,000 square feet of street-level space bounded by Johnson Ferry and Roswell roads, Sandy Springs Circle and Mt. Vernon Highway. Both the residential and retail portions of City Springs are set for a winter 2017 completion. SunTrust Bank and partner banks Iberia Bank and Trustmark are providing construction financing for City Springs. The development team includes general contractor Brasfield & Gorrie and architect RJTR. City Springs is a public-private partnership between the city of Sandy Springs, Carter and Selig Enterprises.

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ATLANTA — HD Supply has broken ground on its Leadership Development Center, an eight-story, 222,500-square-foot office building located at 3400 Cumberland Blvd. in the Atlanta portion of Cobb County. Set to open in early 2018, the property will house 900 HD Supply employees and feature a leadership training and customer support center. The project team includes Atlanta-based developer Greenstone Properties, broker Colliers International and architects HLG Studio and Wakefield Beasley & Associates. HD Supply is an industrial distribution company with 13,000 associates operating in 500 locations across 48 states and six Canadian provinces.

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LIV Parkside Birmingham

Birmingham’s renaissance has been underway for several years now, but it has taken some time for the rest of the world to find out. This year they started paying attention. The opening of Railroad Park, Regions Field, the Iron City event venue and now the recently restored Lyric Theatre have made it clear that there are intriguing things going on in downtown Birmingham. Lonely Planet, the respected travel information source, included Birmingham in its “2016 Best in the U.S.” list, asking, “Could Birmingham be the coolest city in the South?” Food media giant Zagat named Birmingham “America’s No. 1 Next Hot Food City” and the Travel Channel chose Birmingham to its list of “11 Next Great Destinations.” Foodies and fashionistas are not the only groups showing interest in Birmingham. Multifamily investors have been building new developments and acquiring and repositioning existing properties over the past few years. This activity reflects national trends — investors looking for alternatives to top-tier markets and Millennials gravitating to an affordable urban core. Nonetheless, with its burgeoning downtown food and arts scene, Birmingham has earned a second look. Strong Year for Downtown Developers liked what they saw and acted accordingly. In 2014 and 2015, plans …

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The District at Vinings Apartments Atlanta

ATLANTA — Toronto-based Sutter Hill Acquisition Corp. has purchased The District at Vinings Apartments, a 464-unit multifamily community located in Atlanta’s Vinings district. Sutter Hill acquired the property for $68.8 million and plans to invest up to $7 million in renovations. The community is situated on nearly 38 acres at 2800 Paces Ferry Road S.E., less than 3 miles from the new SunTrust Park under construction in Cobb County. Sutter Hill has hired Stonemark Management to manage the pet friendly community and supervise the renovations, which will include updates to the clubhouse, fitness center, landscaping and exteriors.

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CHARLESTON, S.C. — Coldwell Banker Commercial Atlantic International Inc. (CBC Atlantic) has brokered the $50 million sale of a five-property multifamily portfolio in metro Charleston totaling 1,039 units. The buyer, Framingham, Mass.-based VTT Management, plans to complete interior and exterior renovations at the portfolio, including upgrades to the portfolio’s common area amenities. The properties include the 184-unit Brentwood Townhomes, the 170-unit Brandywine Townhomes and the 412-unit Pine Harbour Apartments in Goose Creek; the 76-unit Colony Square Apartments in Hanahan; and the 207-unit Moss Creek Apartments in West Ashley. Brent Case and John True of CBC Atlantic brokered the transaction.

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Westport Village Louisville

LOUISVILLE, KY. — The Shopping Center Group has brokered the $23.8 million sale of Westport Village, a 169,000-square-foot retail center in Louisville. The property is situated between Herr and Lyndon lanes about a half-mile east of I-264. The shopping center was 73 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Apricot Lane, Collections, Chartreuse, Tunies, Napa River Grill, The Comfy Cow, Hik-A-Mon Sushi Bar and Fish Market, Wild Eggs, Artesano, Boombozz Tap House, Pure Barre, Bend and Zen Hot Yoga and Elements Therapeutic Massage. Anthony Blanco, Lynn De Marco, Lenard Williams and Mallory Ham of The Shopping Center Group represented the seller, Chicago-based InvenTrust Properties Corp., in the transaction. Kevin Schreiber and Kevin Mayhugh of The Shopping Center Group’s Louisville office assisted in the transaction. The buyer is a joint venture affiliated with Atlanta-based Hendon Properties and Birmingham, Ala.-based Harbert Management.

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Bridge Point Davie

DAVIE, FLA. — Pets Supermarket has signed a 97,200-square-foot industrial lease at Bridge Point Davie, a new Class A distribution facility in Davie, a town in south Broward County. The 145,800-square-foot property is located on a 9.8-acre site at 3501 Burris Road and features 32-foot clear heights, an ESFR sprinkler system and leasing bay sizes of approximately 12,150 square feet. David Wigoda and Steven Wasserman of JLL represented the landlord, Bridge Development Partners LLC, in the lease transaction. Wit Truitt of JLL’s Atlanta office represented Pets Supermarket.

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Whilden Industrial Centre Durham

DURHAM, N.C. — CBRE | Raleigh has arranged a 95,353-square-foot lease at Whilden Industrial Centre, a two-building, 453,785-square-foot industrial park in Durham. Guardian Logistics Solutions, a freight delivery and storage management firm, will occupy the last available suite in the park at the 2534 Whilden Drive facility. J.D. Butch and Ann-Stewart Patterson of CBRE | Raleigh represented the landlord, CBRE Global Investors, in the lease transaction. Bryan Everett of CBRE | Raleigh represented Guardian Logistics.

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