Southeast

Washington Property Co. Purchases Maryland Shopping Center for $9.5M

by John Nelson August 12, 2015

FREDERICK, MD. — Washington Property Co. (WPC) has acquired Ballenger Creek Plaza, a 75,527-square-foot shopping center located at 5830 Ballenger Creek Pike in Frederick, for $9.5 million. The property is fully leased to 13 tenants, including Wolf Furniture, Dollar General and Anytime Fitness. Andy Stape, Mat Adler and Vito Lupo of KLNB represented the seller, New York City-based Cohen Equities, in the transaction. WPC has tapped Paragon Commercial Property Management, the property management division of KLNB, to handle property management responsibilities.

August 12, 2015

Industrial North Carolina Southeast

Avison Young Arranges Sale of 124,213 SF Distribution Facility in Metro Charlotte

by John Nelson August 12, 2015

BELMONT, N.C. — Avison Young has brokered the sale of a 124,213-square-foot distribution center located at 2100 The Oaks Parkway in Belmont, a suburb of Charlotte. GCP Capital Group purchased the facility from an unnamed institutional fund advisor for an undisclosed price. The property is fully leased to Industrial Distribution Group Inc. for use by its IDG USA division, which specializes in the distribution of maintenance, repair and operations supplies to industrial customers. Erik Foster, Mike Wilson and Chris Skibinski of Avison Young represented the seller in the transaction.

August 12, 2015

Georgia Retail Southeast

Blanchard & Calhoun Brokers $19.5M Sale of Two Publix-Anchored Centers in Metro Atlanta

by John Nelson August 11, 2015

ALPHARETTA AND LOCUST GROVE, GA. — Blanchard & Calhoun Commercial has brokered the $19.5 million sale of two Publix-anchored shopping centers in metro Atlanta. The properties include the 82,905-square-foot Birmingham Village in Alpharetta and the 89,567-square-foot Shoppes at Locust Grove in Locust Grove. Birmingham Village was 78 percent leased and Shoppes at Locust Grove was 71 percent leased at the time of sale. Blanchard & Calhoun represented the buyer, an international REIT, in the transaction. The seller was the original developer of the two shopping centers.

August 11, 2015

Georgia Industrial Southeast

Performance Food Group Begins Expansion of Food Distribution Center in Georgia

by John Nelson August 11, 2015

OAKWOOD, GA. — Performance Food Group (PFG) has begun the expansion of its Performance Foodservice – Milton’s food distribution facility in Oakwood, a city in Hall County near Gainesville. PFG’s expansion project includes the construction of a new 174,000-square-foot building located at 3501 Old Oakwood Road. The new facility will feature a freezer, meat cutting operation, maintenance areas and space for fleet operations. The project is scheduled for completion in 2016 to be followed by the conversion of PFG’s existing freezer into a three-zone cooler section.

August 11, 2015

Florida Retail Southeast

Trinity Signs Walmart Neighborhood Market to Anchor Shopping Center in South Florida

by John Nelson August 11, 2015

PALM SPRINGS, FLA. — Trinity Place Holdings has executed a long-term lease with Wal-Mart Stores Inc. to bring a new Walmart Neighborhood Market to South Florida. The new 42,000-square-foot grocery store will anchor Trinity’s 112,000-square-foot Shoppes at Forest Hill, a shopping center located at the intersection of Forest Hill Boulevard and South Military Trail in Palm Springs. The Walmart Neighborhood Market is expected to open in the spring of 2016 and will bring approximately 95 new jobs to the area. David Lipp of Atlantic Commercial Group Inc. and David Emihovich of Katz & Associates were the broker and the agent, respectively, for the transaction.

August 11, 2015

Hospitality South Carolina Southeast

Hotel Development Partners, Ares Management Acquire Three Hotels in North Charleston

by John Nelson August 11, 2015

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — Hotel Development Partners and funds managed by Ares Management LP have purchased three select-service hotels in North Charleston totaling 248 rooms. The properties include the Residence Inn by Marriott Charleston North/Ashley Phosphate, the Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott Charleston North/Ashley Phosphate and an unnamed Choice Hotels-branded hotel. Including this transaction, HDP and Ares Management have purchased 10 hotels together, with the other seven hotels located in the metro Atlanta area. HDP is an Atlanta-based joint venture between Hotel Equities and IRE Capital. Hotel Equities has assumed management of the three hotels.

August 11, 2015

Maryland Office Southeast

DTZ Arranges $7.4M Sale of Office Building in Baltimore’s CBD

by John Nelson August 11, 2015

BALTIMORE — DTZ has brokered the $7.4 million sale of a 61,655-square-foot office building located at 300 W. Pratt St. in Baltimore’s central business district (CBD). Baltimore-based Valstone Partners purchased the property from Guggenheim Real Estate LLC. The office building was 55 percent leased at the time of sale. Jonathan Carpenter, Nicole Keelty and Graham Savage of DTZ’s Baltimore capital markets team represented the seller in the transaction.

August 11, 2015

North Carolina Office Southeast

Portman Holdings Closes Financing for $122M Office Tower in Uptown Charlotte

by John Nelson August 10, 2015

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Portman Holdings has secured financing for its $122 million office building located at 615 S. College Ave. in Uptown Charlotte. The financing included equity from China Orient Summit Capital and debt from PCCP LLC. The 371,000-square-foot office building will be constructed atop an existing parking garage, and upon completion in February 2017, the office tower will have an outdoor green space and direct access to the Lynx Blue Line. John Portman & Associates is providing architectural services, and Travis Garland of Portman Holdings is managing the leasing process, in conjunction with Trinity Partners. Portman Holdings will officially break ground on the office tower on Friday, Aug. 14.

August 10, 2015

Industrial South Carolina Southeast

Rockefeller Group, WestRock Break Ground on Distribution Center for Gerber Childrenswear in Charleston

by John Nelson August 10, 2015

CHARLESTON, S.C. — The Rockefeller Group and WestRock Land and Development (formerly MWV Community Development and Land Management) have broken ground on a 477,000-square-foot distribution center in Charleston. The companies are developing the center on behalf of Gerber Childrenswear LLC, a children’s apparel company whose licensed brand portfolio includes Gerber, Jockey, New Balance and NFL. The company’s proprietary brands include Onesies Brand and Always Baby. The new distribution center will double Gerber’s footprint in the Charleston metropolitan area. The new facility will be located in the 400-acre Rockefeller Group – MeadWestvaco Foreign Trade Zone/Charleston industrial campus in Berkeley County. Peter Fennelly and Simons Johnson of Colliers International’s Charleston office represented Gerber Childrenswear in the transaction. Evans General Contractors is the general contractor for the project. The new distribution center is slated for a January 2016 completion.

August 10, 2015

Alabama Multifamily Southeast Student Housing

CA Student Living to Build Student Housing Community in Auburn

by John Nelson August 10, 2015

AUBURN, ALA. — CA Student Living will begin development soon on a six-story mixed-use development named The Jackson near Auburn University. The development will include approximately 7,500 square feet of first-floor retail with student housing on the five upper floors. The Jackson will feature 126 units, or 456 beds, with two-, three-, four- and five-bedroom floor plans. Amenities at The Jackson will include a pool, bike parking and a parking deck that includes two subterranean levels and two levels of above-ground parking. The property is currently owned by Badger Downtown LLC and occupied by Center Court Apartments, which will be demolished to make way for The Jackson.

August 10, 2015

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