Southeast

RealOp Investments Buys Bank of America Plaza in Downtown Greenville for $22.5M

by John Nelson December 13, 2016

GREENVILLE, S.C. — RealOp Investments has purchased Bank of America Plaza, a 15-story, 196,152-square-foot office tower located at 101 N. Main St. in downtown Greenville. Renovated in 2014, the office building is connected to an Aloft Hotel and two parking structures on either side of the building. The property was 80 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Bank of America, IBM, iHeartMedia and Next on Main, a shared office space provider. The building’s ground-floor retail space is leased to Methodical Coffee, TAZ Boutique and the iStore, an Apple reseller. Ryan Clutter, Scot Humphrey, Chris Lingerfelt and Zach Drozda of HFF represented the seller, Hughes Development Corp., in the sale. Travis Anderson and Brent Bowman of HFF arranged a $17.3 million, floating-rate acquisition loan on behalf of RealOp Investments.

December 13, 2016

Retail Southeast Virginia

KLNB Retail Arranges $15.9M Sale of Retail Center in Virginia

by John Nelson December 13, 2016

WINCHESTER, VA. — KLNB Retail’s investment sales group has brokered the $15.9 million sale of Pleasant Valley Marketplace, a 104,703-square-foot retail center located at 2021-20165 S. Pleasant Valley Road in Winchester. Andy Stape and Vito Lupo of KLNB Retail represented both the seller, Pleasant Valley Marketplace LLC, and the undisclosed 1031 buyer in the transaction. Built in 1995, Pleasant Valley Marketplace was fully leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Hobby Lobby, Staples, Dollar Tree, Jimmy John’s, Cici’s Pizza and Verizon Wireless.

December 13, 2016

Georgia Retail Southeast

Franklin Street Brokers $11M Sale of Publix-Anchored Shopping Center in Georgia

by John Nelson December 13, 2016

GAINESVILLE, GA. — Franklin Street has brokered the $11 million sale of Robson Crossing, a Publix-anchored shopping center located at 3446 Winder Highway in Gainesville, roughly 40 miles northeast of Atlanta and minutes from Lake Lanier. Since opening in 1998, Robson Crossing has maintained an occupancy rate at or above 90 percent. The 99,170-square-foot center’s current tenant roster includes GNC, The UPS Store, Ace Hardware, O’Reilly Automotive, Sonic and Chick-fil-A. John Tennant and Bryan Belk of Franklin Street’s Atlanta office represented the Gainesville-based seller, Robson Crossing LLC, in the transaction. The buyer, Ontario, Canada-based SUSO 3 Lovingston LP, plans to upgrade the center and extend the lease with Publix.

December 13, 2016

Maryland Multifamily Southeast

Federal Capital Partners Sells Multifamily Portfolio in Metro D.C. for $328M

by John Nelson December 12, 2016

CHEVY CHASE, MD. — Federal Capital Partners (FCP) has completed the largest multifamily transaction in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area in 2016 with the $328 million sale of a five-community apartment portfolio. The portfolio includes: • Cypress Creek in Hyattsville, Md. (760 units) • Penn Landing in Forestville, Md. (598 units) • Cambridge Apartments at New Carrollton Station in New Carrollton, Md. (466 units) • Summerlyn Place in Laurel, Md. (424 units) • Toledo Plaza in Hyattsville, Md. (242 units) FCP sold the 2,490-unit portfolio through the firm’s Funds I and II. CBRE represented FCP in the portfolio sale to the undisclosed buyer.

December 12, 2016

Georgia Office Southeast

Preferred Apartment Communities Agrees to Purchase Trophy Office Building in Atlanta

by John Nelson December 12, 2016

ATLANTA — Preferred Apartment Communities Inc. has agreed to purchase Three Ravinia, an 813,748-square-foot trophy office building located at 3 Ravinia Drive in Atlanta’s Central Perimeter office submarket. Built in 1991 by Hines, the 31-story office building was 98 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) and State Farm, with an average remaining lease term of approximately 10 years. Last summer IHG renewed its lease to keep its corporate headquarters at Three Ravinia. PAC’s operating partnership, Preferred Apartment Communities Operating Partnership LP, committed to acquire Three Ravinia pursuant to a signed agreement of purchase and sale with the current owner, SPUS6 Three Ravinia LP. The sales price was undisclosed, but the property traded for $145 million in 2013, according to media reports. PAC plans to fund the transaction using a combination of cash on hand, borrowings from its senior secured credit facility with KeyBank NA, proceeds from stock issuances and proceeds from selling other assets. PAC also applied for a non-recourse loan with John Hancock for 55 percent of the purchase price.

December 12, 2016

Loans Mixed-Use Southeast Virginia

Phillips Realty Capital Arranges $90M Loan for Mixed-Use Project in Metro D.C.

by John Nelson December 12, 2016

FALLS CHURCH, VA. — Phillips Realty Capital has arranged a $90 million permanent loan for West Broad Residences, a newly built seven-story mixed-use complex in Falls Church, roughly nine miles west of Washington, D.C. Developed by Rushmark Properties, the property features 285 residential units, a 60,000-square-foot Harris Teeter grocery store, 2,250 square feet of ancillary retail space and an underground parking garage. West Broad’s apartments began leasing in January and the Harris Teeter opened in July. Stephen Shaw Jr., John Sieber Jr. and Emily Beeler of Phillips Realty Capital arranged the financing on behalf of Rushmark Properties.

December 12, 2016

Georgia Healthcare Southeast

Randolph Williamson Delivers Medical Facility in Georgia

by John Nelson December 12, 2016

GRIFFIN, GA. — Randolph Williamson, a real estate construction, development and management firm based in Peachtree City, Ga., has delivered a 53,970-square-foot medical facility located adjacent to Spalding Regional Hospital in Griffin. Developed by Group VI Development, the project broke ground in 2014. Other members of the project team for the new facility include WM2A Architects and Medical Management Associates Inc. The building includes 72 exam rooms, new labs and an enclosed pedestrian bridge to Spalding Regional.

December 12, 2016

North Carolina Southeast

The Retail Brokers Network Announces 2017 Executive Committee

by John Nelson December 12, 2016

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Retail Brokers Networks (RBN), one of the nation’s largest retail real estate networking groups, has announced the formation of a new executive committee to help facilitate the company’s ongoing operations. The committee will be responsible for overseeing the retail, restaurant and investment sales councils, as well as the regional directors. Appointments include: * President — Debbie Currier of Currier Properties in Charlotte, N.C. * President Elect — Chris Abadie of Stirling Properties in Covington, La. * VP Operations — Tom Bruss of Commercial Property Associates in Milwaukee, Wis. * VP Marketing & Communications — Brad Umansky of Progressive Real Estate Partners in Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. * VP Finance — Bryan Holt of Southpace Properties in Birmingham, Ala. * Secretary — Rob Samtman of Equity Retail Brokers in Plymouth Meeting, Pa. * Immediate Past President — Chuck Lanyard of The Goldstein Group in Paramus, N.J. “The RBN network represents over 600 retail specialists across the U.S. who help individuals and companies meet their real estate goals locally and nationally,” said Currier. “Our newly formed executive committee will provide the leadership structure that will help make RBN even more successful as we continue to grow. I’m thrilled to …

December 12, 2016

Georgia Mixed-Use Office Southeast Top Stories

Selig Development to Build $400M Mixed-Use Project in Midtown Atlanta

by Jeff Shaw December 12, 2016

ATLANTA — Atlanta-based Selig Enterprises Inc. has launched a new division known as Selig Development Corp., whose first development will be a $400 million mixed-use project located at 1105 W. Peachtree St. in Midtown Atlanta. The project will feature 645,000 square feet of Class A office space, 80 residential units and a 150-room boutique hotel, along with street-level retail space. The 32-story office tower leads the project, encompassing an entire city block. Totaling more than 3.5 acres between the 10th Street and Art Center MARTA train stations, the site is situated across from the new Northside Hospital Medical Office and a Whole Foods Market currently under construction. Selig Development expects to begin construction on the project in mid-2017. The office portion is expected to be ready for occupancy beginning in the fourth quarter of 2019. Selig Development is in discussions with several tenants for the new office tower, and plans open nearly 50 percent pre-leased. The boutique hotel will feature an outdoor pool, pool bar and event space within a 38,000-square-foot, deck-top plaza. The 80 residential units will start above the hotel rooms in the same tower and feature two- and three-bedroom units. The residential portion will have access to hotel amenities, …

December 12, 2016

Kentucky Market Reports Multifamily Southeast Southeast Market Reports

Louisville’s Multifamily Market Goes from Hot to Hotter as City Flourishes

by John Nelson December 12, 2016

Louisville is no longer simply a city known for horse races, bourbon and tobacco. It has become a city with a diverse and growing economy with heavy concentrations of medical employment, an international logistics hub and a stable manufacturing base. It has grown to become the dynamic northern edge of the Southeast, and investors from all over the nation are flocking to it. Louisville is an established riverfront city in the Southeast with a growing population, diversification of employment and an attractive multifamily supply/demand balance. The area is home to 12 Fortune 500 companies, three of which are headquartered in the city. The metro is a nationally recognized regional distribution and warehousing hub serving major operations such as Ford Motor Co., General Electric and many others. The city has seen steady job growth since the recession. In fact, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that between July 2010 and July 2016, 80,000 new jobs were created. With a very successful series of major distribution facilities now open and future capital investments in distribution parks planned, Louisville continues to be a hotbed in the logistics industry. Leading this remarkable transformation to a logistics giant is the development and expansion of …

December 12, 2016

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