Southeast

Johns Hopkins Medicine All Children’s Hospital St. Petersburg

Skanska USA to Build $62.7M Medical Research, Education Facility in St. Petersburg

by John Nelson June 2, 2016

ST. PETERSBURG, FLA. — Skanska USA has signed a $62.7 million contract to build a 230,000-square-foot research and education facility on the Johns Hopkins Medicine All Children’s Hospital campus in St. Petersburg. Designed by HDR, the new property will include 30,000 square feet of research and laboratory spaces and 30,000 square feet of educational space, which will feature a 400-seat auditorium. The project will also have 50,000 square feet of offices and administrative spaces, a 20,000-square-foot collaboration space and a “biorepository” — a repository of biological materials. More than 200 professionals will occupy the building, which will house the hospital’s Maternal, Fetal & Neonatal Institute; Heart Institute; Cancer & Blood Disorders Institute and the Institute for Brain Protection Sciences. Skanska USA expects to deliver the new property in 2018.

June 2, 2016

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles Stonewall Industrial Park Winchester

Industrial Southeast Virginia

Equus to Develop 400,400 SF Distribution Facility for Fiat Chrysler in Virginia

by John Nelson June 2, 2016

WINCHESTER, VA. — Equus Capital Partners Ltd. has entered into a build-to-suit lease agreement with Fiat Chrysler Automobiles for the development of a 400,400-square-foot warehouse and distribution facility within Stonewall Industrial Park in Winchester. The facility will create more than 70 new jobs in the region. The industrial park is located along the I-81 Corridor in Frederick County, approximately 75 miles west of Washington, D.C. The property will be a Mid-Atlantic parts distribution center for Fiat Chrysler’s parts, service and customer care organization. Jarred Testa and Michael Walsh of Cushman & Wakefield’s Baltimore office represented Fiat Chrysler in the lease deal. The Class A facility will feature 32-foot clear heights, T5 interior lighting, concrete floors, 50- by 50-foot column spacing and an ESFR sprinkler system. BPG Development Co. LP, Equus’ development operating arm, will oversee development and construction. Equus plans to complete construction by the end of November 2016.

June 2, 2016

Hospitality Loans Southeast Virginia

PMZ Realty Capital Closes $38M Refinancing of Hotel Portfolio in Virginia

by John Nelson June 2, 2016

NEW YORK — New York-based PMZ Realty Capital LLC has closed a $38 million loan to refinance a four-property hotel portfolio in Virginia. The properties include the 136-room Aloft Chesapeake, 148-room Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott Williamsburg, 131-room SpringHill Suites by Marriott and the 121-room Residence Inn by Marriott Chesapeake Greenbrier. The undisclosed borrower will use the proceeds to retire existing debt on the four hotels and help recapitalize the company for future development and acquisition opportunities.

June 2, 2016

Multifamily North Carolina Southeast Student Housing

Carolina Apartment Advisors Brokers $34.2M Sale of Student Housing Property in Wilmington

by John Nelson June 2, 2016

WILMINGTON, N.C. — Carolina Apartment Advisors has arranged the $34.2 million sale of Carolina Cove, a 600-bed student housing community located less than one mile away from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington campus. Built in 2013, the property features 228 two- and three-bedroom units, as well as a resort-style swimming pool, sundeck, student lounge, business center, fitness center with a tanning bed, beach volleyball court, basketball court, hammock garden, barbecue grills, campus bus route and a private gated entry. John Edwards of Carolina Apartment Advisors represented the seller, University Housing Group. The buyer, Realco Capital Partners, plans to upgrade the furnishings and interiors of the complex.

June 2, 2016

Florida Retail Southeast

EMPI Buys Lauderdale Marketplace in Broward County for $27M

by John Nelson June 1, 2016

LAUDERDALE LAKES, FLA. — Exclusive Management and Properties Inc. (EMPI) has purchased Lauderdale Marketplace, a 265,000-square-foot retail center in Lauderdale Lakes, for $27 million. EMPI bought the property from Austin Forman and William Murphy of Lauderdale Marketplace Investments LLC. Lloyd Berger and Joe Byrnes of Berger Commercial Realty represented the seller in the transaction. Located on a 30-acre lot at the southeast corner of Oakland Park Boulevard and North State Road 7, Lauderdale Marketplace’s tenant roster includes Broward Health, YouFit Health Club, Davita Dialysis, Papa John’s, Broward Sheriff’s Office, the Department of Veteran Affairs and the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles. EMPI has retained Berger Commercial Realty to lease and manage Lauderdale Marketplace.

June 1, 2016

Florida Office Southeast

Ivy Realty Sells Office Building in Palm Beach for $16.8M

by John Nelson June 1, 2016

PALM BEACH, FLA. — Ivy Realty has sold The Royal Palm, a three-story boutique office building along “Bankers Row” in Palm Beach, for $16.8 million. Ike Ojala, Hermen Rodriguez and Jorge Portela of HFF represented Ivy Realty in the transaction and procured the buyer, EPIC. The 23,362-square-foot property is located at 250 Royal Palm Way and was 88 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Deutsche Bank and Northern Trust. The Royal Palm features a two-level, 79-space parking garage and seasonal valet and doorman services.

June 1, 2016

Loans Office South Carolina Southeast

VistaPointe Partners Secures $10.9M Refinancing of Office Building in Charleston

by John Nelson June 1, 2016

CHARLESTON, S.C. — VistaPointe Partners has secured $10.9 million in refinancing for a 90,334-square-foot office building located in the Suncom Center in Charleston. Seth Denison of VistaPointe Partners negotiated the transaction on behalf of the borrower. The building is fully leased to a credit tenant with a lease term expiring in two years. VistaPointe Partners brought in Hart Advisors Group, a firm that specializes in CMBS loan workouts, to extend the tenant’s lease by one year, with an additional five-year option.

June 1, 2016

Georgia Retail Southeast

Bull Realty Brokers $8.4M Sale of Retail Center in Alpharetta

by John Nelson June 1, 2016

ALPHARETTA, GA. — Bull Realty has brokered the $8.4 million sale of Stone Walk at Northpoint, a 36,105-square-foot retail property in Alpharetta. The retail center is positioned near the Haynes Bridge Road entrance to North Point Mall, a 1 million-square-foot, enclosed regional mall. Stone Walk at Northpoint was 70 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Guitar Center, Sola Salon and Scottrade. John Harrison and Austen Wiley of Atlanta-based Bull Realty were the only brokers involved in the deal. CH Retail Fund, a private equity fund based in Dallas, purchased the property from Shops at Stonewalk LLC.

June 1, 2016

Retail Southeast Virginia

Car Pool Car Wash in Richmond Sells for $3.6M in Sale-Leaseback Transaction

by John Nelson June 1, 2016

RICHMOND, VA. — Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer has brokered the $3.6 million sale of a Car Pool Car Wash located at 11950 W. Broad St. in Richmond’s Short Pump district. Catharine Spangler of Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer represented the undisclosed buyer in the sale-leaseback transaction with the seller and tenant, Car Pool LLC.

June 1, 2016

Industrial Louisiana Southeast

Port Cameron in Louisiana to Add $1.5B Deep-Water Staging Port

by John Nelson May 31, 2016

CAMERON, LA. — Port Cameron LLC plans to develop a new deep-water staging port in Cameron, a town near Lake Charles in Louisiana’s Gulf Coast region. As the largest private energy services facility on the Gulf Coast, the new port complex will facilitate energy development in the Gulf of Mexico. Construction on the $1.5 billion project will commence in November, and Phase I of the project is slated for completion by the third quarter of 2017. Phase I will encompass 500 acres, with an additional 750 acres available for expansion in the future. In addition to the new port, the project includes constructing approximately 25,000 linear feet of all-weather roads and two new concrete bridges. The new port will be located on the Calcasieu Ship Channel, roughly 185 miles east of Houston and approximately 50 miles south of I-10. Mark Nicholas, John Talhelm, Richard Quarles and Joe Berwick of JLL Houston’s office are leading the leasing efforts for Port Cameron. According to an economic impact study by Louisiana-based economic consulting firm Loren Scott Associates, when fully leased, activity at the port will create approximately $2.8 billion in sales and about 10,000 jobs for the state of Louisiana.

May 31, 2016

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