TAMPA, FLA. — Atlanta-based Carter has begun construction on Nine15, a 23-story apartment tower located on North Franklin Street in Tampa. The project will feature 362 apartment residences and 8,000 square feet of street-level retail space. Community amenities will include a fitness center, eight-story parking garage and an amenity deck including a pool, garden area and clubroom. The design team includes DPR Construction and RJT+R Architecture. Carter expects to deliver the high-rise project in the fall of 2017.
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Cushman & Wakefield Brokers $92.5M Sale of Trophy Office Building in Northern Virginia
by John Nelson
TYSONS CORNER, VA. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the $92.5 million sale of Tysons Overlook, a 157,021-square-foot trophy office building in Tysons Corner, a northern Virginia suburb of Washington, D.C. The Pentagon Federal Credit Union purchased the asset from Logistics Management Institute. Built in 2014 within a mile from the new Tysons Corner Metro Station, the office building features a 3,500-square-foot fitness center, business lounge, on-site café and a furnished event terrace. Bill Collins, Paul Collins, Paul Darr, Dale Powell, James Cassidy, Jud Ryan and Drew Flood of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller in the transaction.
SAVANNAH, GA. AND SUFFOLK, VA. — CenterPoint Properties has acquired a 1.1 million-square-foot, three-building industrial portfolio in Savannah and Suffolk. The rail-served portfolio spans 94.4 acres and is situated in close proximity to ports. The two properties in Savannah feature 32-foot clear heights and were fully leased at the time of sale. The properties are located within four miles of the Port of Savannah and feature dual rail service. The Suffolk property is situated near the Port of Virginia and features 32-foot clear heights and trailer storage. Stewart Calhoun and Casey Masters of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, McDonald Development, in the transaction. This acquisition brings CenterPoint’s East Coast portfolio to 9.4 Million square feet across 65 buildings.
OCOEE, FLA. — Doster Construction has broken ground on Arbours at Crown Point, a new 240-unit apartment complex in Ocoee, roughly 12 miles west of Orlando. The property will feature one-, two- and three-bedroom units in 10 buildings. Arbour Valley Development LLC is the developer of the project, which is slated to deliver in the first quarter of 2017. Doster delivered more than 1,000 multifamily units in 2015 and has another project in the works in Florida — Crossings at Milestone in Pensacola.
ATLANTA — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $6.5 million sale of Tilly Mill Plaza, a 113,000-square-foot shopping center located at the intersection of Peachtree Industrial Boulevard and Tilly Mill Road in Atlanta. The property is situated one mile north of I-285 and across from a Home Depot. Kaufman Realty Group purchased the asset from a Tennessee-based developer. Kaufman plans to remerchandise the center. Zach Taylor and Don McMinn of Marcus & Millichap’s Taylor McMinn Group in Atlanta represented the seller in the transaction.
DURHAM, N.C. — Federal Capital Partners has sold the mixed-use development, West Village, for $187 million. The Connor Group purchased the development, which is located at 605 W. Main St. in Durham. West Village consists of 609 apartments and 104,000 square feet of commercial space, which is located less than two miles from Duke University. The apartments are comprised of 453 urban lofts and 156 luxury apartments. The 10 buildings that make up West Village were previously tobacco warehouses, with most of the buildings pre-dating 1920. The apartments at West Village range from studios to four-bedroom units, and amenities include swimming pools with sundecks, courtyards, a fitness center, business center, on-site Amtrak station, outdoor theater, clubhouse, game room, bike shop and patios with a TV and grills. Over the past few years, improvements throughout the community were made, including new branding, signage, Wi-Fi hotspots, and the fitness center was expanded to feature a yoga room and juice bar. West Village residents also have access to the Zipcar program. There are currently 45 restaurants within a half-mile radius of West Village, which has a Walk Score of 84, meaning most errands can be accomplished on foot. The residential portion of West …
Related Group, Dezer Development Close $114.7M Construction Loan for Mixed-Use Tower in Miami
by John Nelson
MIAMI — The Related Group and Dezer Development have closed on a $114.7 million construction loan for Hyde Midtown Suites & Residences, a hotel and condominium development that will be located on Midtown Avenue and 34th Street in Miami. Mack Real Estate Credit Strategies provided the construction loan to Related and Dezer. The two companies collaborated with sbe on the project, which will feature 60 designer hotel rooms, 410 luxury condominiums and 19,500 square feet of retail, dining and entertainment space, including the Hyde Piano Bar Lounge. Hyde Midtown will feature a pool terrace on the seventh floor, private screening theater, game room, bocce and tennis courts and VIP access to Hyde Beach at the SLS Hotel South Beach. The design team includes Arquitectonica and David Rockwell, who will design the lobby and hotel rooms. Related and Dezer broke ground on the mixed-use tower in September 2015 with a completion date set for 2018. The condo portion is more than 70 percent under contract.
Joint Venture Acquires Apartment Community in Atlanta from Amli Residential for $73.5M
by John Nelson
ATLANTA — A joint venture between PCCP LLC, Irinda Capital Management LLC and Lyon Living has purchased AMLI at North Briarcliff in Atlanta for $73.5 million. The joint venture purchased the 537-unit, Class A property from Amli Residential. The community is located at 2500 Shallowford Road on a 20.7-acre lot. Built in two phases in 2002 and 2006, the property features 58 studio, 244 one-bedroom, 232 two-bedroom and three three-bedroom apartment residences. Community amenities include gated access, a clubhouse/leasing center, on-site car wash, three swimming pools and two fitness centers. The new ownership plans to upgrade the property’s exterior lighting, redesign the clubhouse and double the size of the primary fitness center.
RALEIGH, N.C. — Citrix, a software company that specializes in mobile workspace technologies for on-demand access, has expanded its footprint at its corporate headquarters in Raleigh by 14,000 square feet. The company now fully occupies its 186,000-square-foot headquarters at 120 S. West St. in downtown Raleigh’s Warehouse District. Charlie Coyne and Christina Coffey of CBRE | Raleigh’s retail services team represented the landlord, JMC Holdings, in the lease transaction. Austin Koon and Gardner Gibson of Davis Moore represented Citrix.
NASHVILLE, TENN. — San Diego-based Moonshine Flats has entered the final stages of lease negotiations for a new 38,000-square-foot “honky tonk” music venue and bar in downtown Nashville. The venue will be a country rock-themed establishment with four levels of bars, live music and DJs, barbecue, amusement rides, an open-air rooftop and floor-to-ceiling LED screens. Owner Ty Hauter expects to open the new Moonshine Flats in 2016.