TALLAPOOSA, GA. — Honda has invested $100 million for a new assembly line and modifications for production of the auto industry’s first 10-speed automatic transmission for front-wheel-drive vehicles at Honda Precision Parts of Georgia LLC (HPPG) in Tallapoosa, roughly 57 miles west of Atlanta near the Georgia-Alabama border. The amount adds to the more than $3 billion that Honda has invested in its U.S. plants over the past four years. Developed by Honda R&D, the new transmission will appear first in upper grades of the 2018 Honda Odyssey minivan, launching this spring, and will be applied to other light-truck and car models for Honda and Acura in the future. HPPG was established in 2006 and annually produces more than 375,000 transmissions for Honda and Acura automobiles.
Southeast
Robbins Electra Acquires Three Multifamily Communities in Jacksonville, Metro Atlanta for $78.4M
by John Nelson
JACKSONVILLE, FLA. AND STOCKBRIDGE, GA. — Robbins Electra has purchased three multifamily communities totaling 880 units in Jacksonville and Stockbridge for a combined $78.4 million. The properties include the 352-unit Vue at Baymeadows and the 160-unit Palm Trace in Jacksonville and the 368-unit Marbella Place in Stockbridge. The multifamily investor purchased Vue at Baymeadows for $34.2 million, Palm Trace for $11.7 million and Marbella Place for $32.5 million. Robbins Electra will invest $2.2 million to upgrade Vue at Baymeadows, which was 96 percent occupied at the time of sale; an undisclosed amount to upgrade Palm Trace, which was 95 percent occupied at the time of sale; and nearly $2 million to upgrade Marbella Place, which was 93 percent occupied at the time of sale. Robbins Electra’s portfolio now includes more than 22,400 apartment units totaling over $2.5 billion in value.
MIAMI — MDM Group has closed on the $45 million purchase of five acres at N.W. 7th Street and 1st Avenue within Miami Worldcenter, a $2 billion development now under construction that will feature residential, retail, office and hospitality components. The seller was Old Arena LLC, an entity led by Nitin Motwani. The site, the original home of the former Miami Arena, will house the Marriott Marquis Marriott Worldcenter Hotel & Expo Center. The project will be built in two phases, the first of which will include 600,000 square feet of conference and exposition space and 1,100 hotel rooms. Phase II will comprise a 600-room hotel tower. The development is expected to generate thousands of jobs during construction phases and hundreds of direct and indirect jobs once the hotel and conference center are fully operational. The design team includes Miami-based architect Nichols Brosch Wurst Wolfe & Associates and interior designer RTKL. MDM Group expects to break ground on the project by the end of the year. Master developer Miami Worldcenter Associates, led by Art Falcone and Motwani, will deliver Miami Worldcenter in phases over the coming years.
TAMPA, FLA. — Weingarten Realty Investors has sold Palms of Carrollwood, a 167,887-square-foot retail center anchored by The Fresh Market in Tampa. The shopping center is situated on 15.4 acres at the intersection of Dale Mabry Highway and Fletcher Avenue. Other tenants at the 91.3 percent-leased center include Bed Bath & Beyond, Petco and Sam Ash Music. Brad Peterson and Whitaker Leonhardt of HFF represented the seller in the disposition of the property to Wallace Enterprises Inc. The sales price was not disclosed.
KeyBank Arranges $14.9M Acquisition Loan for Affordable Housing Property in Metro Atlanta
by John Nelson
STOCKBRIDGE, GA. — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has arranged a $14.9 million acquisition loan for North Park at Eagle’s Landing, a 244-unit apartment community in Stockbridge, roughly 20 miles south of Atlanta. Built in 1999, the property designates 67 units for tenants earning roughly 80 percent of the area median income. Caleb Marten of KeyBank arranged the seven-year Fannie Mae loan with one year of interest-only payments and a 30-year amortization schedule.
SUMMERVILLE, S.C. — North America Sekisui House LLC (NASH) and development partner American Newland Communities LLP (Newland) have purchased 4,000 acres in Summerville from WestRock Land and Development for an undisclosed price. The acquired land is situated within the Nexton master-planned development near Charleston. WestRock will continue to develop its commercial land fronting I-26 and US 176, including the PPCP Medical Campus, the Nexton town center retail space and other commercial and retail projects. Nexton has been approved for up to 13,000 residential units, comprising single-family detached, single-family attached and multifamily. Currently, more than 200 homes have been sold or are currently under construction within Nexton. The Nexton acquisition is the first development project in the Charleston area for both NASH and Newland, whose plans for the project were not disclosed.
TAMPA, FLA. — Glenmont Capital Management LLC and Arlington Properties have sold Tapestry at Citrus Park, a 400-unit apartment community in Tampa, for $73 million. Developed in 2015 by Glenmont and Arlington, the Class A property is situated on 60 acres at 12780 Olive Jones Road in Tampa’s North Hillsborough submarket. Tapestry at Citrus Park’s units average 1,005 square feet and feature private entrances, nine-foot ceilings, plank flooring, walk-in closets, granite countertops and stainless steel appliances. Community amenities include two beachfront-entry pools, a fitness center, lounge, business center and dog park. Patrick Dufour and Scott Ramey of ARA Newmark represented Glenmont and Arlington in the sale. Matthew Williams of Newmark Grubb Knight Frank Capital Markets arranged a four-year, $53.8 million, floating-rate acquisition loan through ARES Commercial Real Estate on behalf of the borrower, an institutional owner/operator.
WOODBRIDGE AND FREDERICKSBURG, VA. — Finmarc Management Inc. has purchased a 15-building, 750,000-square-foot industrial portfolio in northern Virginia’s I-95 corridor from Stewart Investment Co. for $58 million. Contained primarily within the Featherstone Industrial Park in Woodbridge and including a property in Fredericksburg, the portfolio was 91 percent leased at the time of sale to more than 25 tenants, including Coleman American Moving Services, Joe Moholland Moving Inc., The United States General Services Administration, Arven Moving & Storage and Atlantic Transfer Inc. Marc Rampulla, Mark Levy and Jay Wellschlanger of JLL were the brokers of record in the transaction. Finmarc has retained John Detleff of JLL to manage leasing activities for the portfolio.
MIAMI — MMG Equity Partners has purchased Kendall Corners, a 97,189-square-foot shopping center located on Kendall Drive in Miami, for $38.6 million. The property was 92 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Ashley Furniture, Baptist Hospital, Bank United, Mattress Firm, Phenix Salons and IHOP. The seller was undisclosed.
KISSIMMEE, FLA. — Berkadia has arranged the $20 million sale of The Park at Sorrento, a 208-unit apartment community located at 900 Woodside Circle in Kissimmee. Jacksonville-based Michaelson Real Estate Group purchased the asset from Tampa-based Blue Roc Premier. Built in 1974, the property features one-, two- and three-bedroom units and amenities including a laundry facility, pool, fitness center, playground and an outdoor grilling area. The community is situated less than 10 miles from Walt Disney World and 18 miles from Orlando International Airport. Cole Whitaker, Jason Stanton and Greg Rainey of Berkadia negotiated the transaction.