Southeast

Marcus & Millichap Brokers $5.8M Sale of Retail Property in Fort Lauderdale

by John Nelson March 18, 2015

FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $5.8 million sale of Pine Crest Square, a 40,409-square-foot retail property located at 901-959 E. Cypress Creek Road in Fort Lauderdale. The property’s tenant roster includes Subway, Jiffy Lube and 7-Eleven. Douglas Mandel, Barry Wolfe and Alan Lipsky of Marcus & Millichap’s Fort Lauderdale office represented the seller, MPI/Pine Crest Square Inc., an affiliate of Milestone Properties. Greg Matus and Peter Crane of Franklin Street Real Estate Services represented the buyer, Pinecrest AP, a private real estate investor based in the Northeast.

March 18, 2015

Industrial North Carolina Southeast

Piedmont Properties/CORFAC Brokers $4M Sale of Industrial Property in Charlotte

by John Nelson March 18, 2015

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Piedmont Properties/CORFAC International has brokered the $4 million sale of an 80,000-square-foot industrial property located at 10210 Pineville Road in Charlotte. The purchase also included 10 acres of land. Jim Plyler of Piedmont/CORFAC and Xan Law of Investment Partners of Charlotte Ltd. represented the seller, Ellison Co. Inc., in the transaction. Plyler and Law also procured the buyer, TT of HY Pineville LLC.

March 18, 2015

Florida Hospitality Loans Southeast

HFF Arranges $40M Construction Loan for Art Deco Hotel in Miami Beach

by John Nelson March 17, 2015

MIAMI BEACH, FLA. — HFF has arranged a $40 million construction loan for the redevelopment of Park Central Hotel, a 1939 Art Deco hotel located at 620-650 Ocean Drive in Miami Beach. The loan will be used to take three existing Art Deco buildings — the Park Central Hotel, the Imperial Hotel and Heathcoat Apartments — and a 0.2-acre development site and turn them into the new Park Central Hotel. The new 135-room boutique hotel will feature three restaurants totaling 8,100 square feet, a rooftop glass bottom pool, ground-floor pool with ocean views from the deck, 24 suites and 1,380 square feet of meeting space. Jim Dockerty, Scott Wadler and Marc Roth led HFF’s debt placement team to secure a three-year, floating rate loan through BB&T Real Estate Funding on behalf of the borrower, Park Central Partners LLC, an entity controlled by Optimum Asset Management.

March 17, 2015

Multifamily North Carolina Southeast

Camden Property Trust Opens Apartment Community in Charlotte

by John Nelson March 17, 2015

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Camden Property Trust has opened Camden Southline, an upscale apartment community located at 2300 South Blvd. in Charlotte’s South End neighborhood. The apartment community offers studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments with amenities like a saltwater pool, on-site fitness center with virtual trainer and yoga zone, high-speed internet and Wi-Fi, cable through AT&T U-Verse and full-size washer and dryers. Camden Southline is also pet-friendly and features a Paw Spa and an unleashed dog park. The property is one of 10 Camden communities in the Charlotte metro area.

March 17, 2015

MidCity Plaza Atlanta Perimeter FOCUS Brands

Georgia Office Southeast

FOCUS Brands to Lease Entire MidCity Plaza in Atlanta for New Headquarters

by John Nelson March 17, 2015

ATLANTA — FOCUS Brands Inc. has leased MidCity Plaza, a Class A, 63,000-square-foot office building located at I-285 and GA 400 in Atlanta’s Central Perimeter submarket. MidCity Real Estate Partners purchased the property, located at 5620 Glenridge Drive, in mid-2013 and was completely converted to Class A standards over the course of a nearly two-year process. The office building is part of a mixed-use development including five restaurants (Blue Moon Pizza, Taziki’s, Firehouse Subs, Qdoba and Sushi Nami) and Windsor at Glenridge, a Class A apartment community developed by Wood Partners. FOCUS Brands is the parent company of Cinnabon, Auntie Anne’s, Moe’s Southwest Grill, McAlister’s Deli, Schlotzsky’s Bakery and Café and Carvel brands.

March 17, 2015

Georgia Retail Southeast

Wheeler REIT Acquires Metro Atlanta Shopping Center for $12.4M

by John Nelson March 17, 2015

LILBURN, GA. — Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust Inc. (Wheeler REIT) has purchased Beaver Ruin Village, a 74,038-square-foot shopping center located at the intersection of Beaver Ruin Road and U.S. Route 29 in Lilburn, a suburb of Atlanta. The Virginia Beach-based REIT purchased the center for $12.4 million, or approximately $166.81 per square foot, using a combination of cash and bank debt. The shopping center was 94.9 percent leased to tenants such as Chase Bank, State Farm Insurance, T-Mobile, Firehouse Subs and Sally Beauty Supplies. The property also features three outparcels leased to McDonald’s, Popeyes and Captain D’s.

March 17, 2015

Alabama Retail Southeast

MRP Signs Ross, Ulta Beauty to Leases at Cullman Shopping Center in Alabama

by John Nelson March 17, 2015

CULLMAN, ALA. — Birmingham-based Merchants Retail Partners (MRP) has signed Ross Dress for Less and Ulta Beauty to join the tenant roster at Cullman Shopping Center, a 325,000-square-foot center in Cullman. MRP has also signed The U.S. Department of Labor Career Center to occupy a renovated 8,000-square-foot outparcel building. The 22,000-square-foot Ross Dress for Less and 10,000-square-foot Ulta will join Publix, PetSmart, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Belk and Books-A-Million at the expanded Cullman Shopping Center. Publix, Dick’s and Ulta are slated to open in late 2015; Ross and PetSmart are slated to open in early 2016; and the career center is slated to open in early summer 2015.

March 17, 2015

Florida Loans Office Southeast

CBRE Arranges $71.6M Acquisition Loan for Office Portfolio in Boca Raton

by John Nelson March 16, 2015

BOCA RATON, FLA. — CBRE’s capital markets debt and structured finance team has arranged $71.6 million in acquisition financing for an office portfolio in Boca Raton. Spanning 330,438 square feet, the portfolio includes two Class A office buildings: The Plaza at 5355 Town Center Road and One Town Center at 1 Town Center Road. Charles Foschini, Christian Lee and Christopher Apone of CBRE’s Miami office arranged the 3.5-year bridge loan through Mesa West Capital LLC on behalf of the borrower, Boca Raton-based Crocker Partners. The interest-only loan was structured with a floating interest rate. Crocker Partners purchased the portfolio from MetLife Real Estate Investors. Lee, Foschini and Apone, along with Jose Lobon and Michael Erickson of CBRE, represented MetLife in the transaction.

March 16, 2015

Georgia Multifamily Southeast

Steadfast Apartment REIT Buys Apartment Community in Metro Atlanta for $51M

by John Nelson March 16, 2015

BUFORD, GA. — Steadfast Apartment REIT has acquired Preston Hills at Mill Creek, a 464-unit apartment community in Buford, roughly 35 miles outside of downtown Atlanta. The Orange County, Calif.-based REIT purchased the community for roughly $51 million and has now invested more than $350 million in nine apartment communities in the Midwest and Southeast. Constructed in 2000, the multifamily property is more than 90 percent occupied and is comprised of one- to three-bedroom units ranging from 882 to 1,426 square feet. Average in-place rents are $899 per month. The apartment community’s amenity package includes two resort-style swimming pools, a clubhouse, tennis court, two fitness centers, volleyball court, detached garages, business center, playground, spa and valet dry cleaning. Steadfast plans to upgrade the unit interiors and common areas in the next several months.

March 16, 2015

Retail Southeast Virginia

Benderson Development Acquires Bed Bath & Beyond in Metro D.C. for $29M

by John Nelson March 16, 2015

VIENNA, VA. — Benderson Development has purchased a 55,695-square-foot Bed Bath & Beyond store located at 2051 Chain Bridge Road in Vienna, a suburb of Washington, D.C. Benderson’s $29 million acquisition of Bed Bath & Beyond is the company’s entry into Tysons Corner, a super-regional retail destination in the greater D.C. area. Sarasota, Fla.-based Benderson has a portfolio that comprises more than 40 million square feet in 38 states.

March 16, 2015

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