NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — NorthMarq Capital has brokered the $14.7 million sale of Summit Place Apartments & Townhomes, a 226-unit multifamily property located at Dunlap Street and Stafford Road in North Charleston. Robert Ranieri of NorthMarq Capital’s White Plains, N.Y., office represented the seller, a New Jersey family who wanted to sell the community to focus on their New Jersey assets. Ranieri also procured the undisclosed buyer. NorthMarq Capital previously originated an existing Freddie Mac loan secured by the apartment community.
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FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. — Suffolk Construction has delivered The Manor: Lauderdale by the Sea, an eight-story, 264-unit luxury apartment community in Fort Lauderdale. The $33.4 million property includes a parking garage, fitness center with zen shower, cyber café, clubhouse, formal meeting and dining space, infinity-edge pool, hot tub built into the center of the building and private poolside cabanas for the second-floor deck units. The Related Group is the developer of the project, and RLC Associates is the architect.
RALEIGH, N.C. — Lowe Enterprises Investors (LEI), in a joint venture with a foreign investment client, has purchased the Hamilton Ridge Apartments, a 178-unit multifamily community located at 4901 Tall Timber Drive in Raleigh’s Crabtree Valley neighborhood. Built in 1986, the apartment community features a clubhouse with a business center, coffee bar, fitness center and community room. Additional community amenities include a resort-style pool, outdoor grilling and picnic areas, a car care center and free Wi-Fi. LEI’s capital improvement program will include upgrades to common areas, such as the clubhouse and pool deck, and unit renovations that will modernize kitchens. LEI has retained Greystar to manage Hamilton Ridge. John Gaghan of LEI led the investment team in negotiations, and Hunt Mortgage arranged financing for the acquisition. The seller was an affiliate of Abacus Capital.
WILMINGTON, N.C. — Grandbridge Real Estate Capital has closed a $16 million first mortgage loan for the refinancing of Stephens Pointe Apartments, a newly built, 192-unit apartment community in Wilmington’s Porters Neck area. Wesley Fricks of Grandbridge arranged the 10-year loan with a 30-year amortization schedule. The property was more than 90 percent occupied at the time of financing.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — CBRE has brokered the $9.6 million sale of a two-property multifamily portfolio located in northwest Washington, D.C. The two assets, The Rockford and The Peabody, total 82 units and are located in D.C.’s Brightwood neighborhood. StoneBridge Investments purchased The Rockford for $8.1 million and The Peabody for $1.5 million from JCR Cos. Robert Meehling, Michael Rudolph and Yalda Ghamarian of CBRE’s Washington, D.C., office represented the seller. William Roohan, Michael Muldowney, Brian Margerum and Martha Hastings of CBRE assisted in the transaction.
PALM BAY, FLA. — Calkain Cos. has brokered the sale of a freestanding Verizon Wireless store located at 1109 Malabar Road N.E. in Palm Bay. Verizon Wireless has seven years remaining on its initial lease, which is guaranteed by Cellular Sales of Knoxville. Coast Realty represented the unnamed buyer that purchased the asset in cash at a 6.67 percent cap rate.
TAMPA, FLA. — Skanska has signed a $60 million contract to renovate and expand the Tampa International Airport (TPA) Main Terminal building in Tampa. When completed, the project will add 53,819 square feet to the terminal’s third-floor transfer level, with nearly 15,069 square feet of indoor public seating and large outdoor terraces. Skanska began construction of the expansion in December 2014. The renovation will begin in July 2015, and the total project is slated for completion in November 2017.
ATLANTA — The McPherson Implementing Local Redevelopment Authority (MILRA) board has approved a land sale of 330-acres at the former Fort McPherson in southwest Atlanta to media mogul Tyler Perry. MILRA is a civilian authority board tasked with overseeing the redevelopment of the former army post. As part of the agreement, MILRA will purchase the 488-acre former army base for $26 million and subsequently sell 330 acres to Tyler Perry for $30 million for a movie/TV studio. MILRA plans to add a mixed-use development, anchored by the new studio. MILRA is collaborating with the state and city governments, as well as Urban Land Institute (ULI) to determine market needs going forward.
TRINITY, FLA. — The Sembler Co. has broken ground on the 65,000-square-foot Shoppes at Trinity Lakes, a Publix-anchored shopping center located in the southeast quadrant of State Road 54 and Trinity Boulevard in Trinity. In addition to the 45,600-square-foot Publix and 1,400-square-foot Publix Liquor Store, Sembler has signed leases with retailers new to the Trinity market, including Orange Theory Fitness, Moe’s Southwest Grill, China Wok, Nail Dior Lounge, Hair Cuttery and Majik Touch Cleaners. The secured leases total nearly 11,000 square feet. The Shoppes at Trinity Lakes also includes three outparcels, two of which are under contract.
Thorofare Capital Provides $12M Acquisition Loan for Four Points by Sheraton Orlando Studio City
by John Nelson
ORLANDO, FLA. — Los Angeles-based Thorofare Capital has provided a $12 million acquisition loan for Four Points by Sheraton Orlando Studio City. The 301-room hotel is located on International Drive in Orlando and is directly across from Universal Orlando Resort. The seller, a New York City-based asset management firm, previously bought the defaulted CMBS note in a large pool and subsequently foreclosed on the prior owner. The non-recourse, fixed-rate bridge loan was sized to 80 percent of the purchase price. Thorofare capitalizes its transactions through a series of private closed-end funds on behalf of high-net-worth and institutional investors. Thorofare has funded in excess of $500 million across 26 states since 2011.