FALLS CHURCH, VA. — Mid-Atlantic development firm Hoffman & Associates has announced new details and branding for an apartment community coming to West Falls, a new mixed-use neighborhood in metro Washington, D.C. Located at W. Falls Station Blvd. in Falls Church, The Alder will feature 400 apartments, ground-level retail space and 26,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor amenities, including a fitness center, library lounge, pet spa, outdoor TV lounge and a resort-style pool. In addition to the eight-story multifamily property, plans for the West Falls neighborhood will include the recently announced Experience Senior Living residence, The Reserve at Falls Church, and more than 120,000 square feet of shops and restaurants. The neighborhood is home to a Home2 Suites by Hilton hotel, The Oak Condominiums and The Wellness Center, a medical office building.
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Portman Nears Completion of 319-Unit Vera at Savona Mill Apartments in West Charlotte
by John Nelson
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Atlanta-based Portman has announced it is nearing completion of Vera at Savona Mill, a 319-unit midrise apartment community in Charlotte’s West End. First units are set to deliver in July. Vera at Savona Mill will offer one-, two- and three-bedroom options, as well as studios, lofts and townhomes. Amenities will include a resort-style pool with cabanas, a pet spa and dog park, fitness center with a yoga studio, game room and a coworking lounge. Portman plans to launch preleasing later this month. The multifamily property is the latest component of a mixed-use, adaptive reuse of a 105-year-old former textile mill that also includes retail space, creative offices, a community plaza and the expansion of the Stewart Creek Greenway that is set to open soon. The second phase of residential at Savona Mill is anticipated to break ground next summer and include 279 multifamily units and 40 townhouses.
Greenebaum, St. John Properties Break Ground on Final Three Buildings at Maple Lawn in Fulton, Maryland
by John Nelson
FULTON, MD. — A joint venture between Greenebaum Enterprises and St. John Properties has broken ground on the final three commercial buildings at Maple Lawn, a 605-acre mixed-use development in Fulton, a city in the Baltimore-Washington corridor. The properties, all of which are being developed on a speculative basis, include two medical office buildings and an inline retail building cumulatively totaling 85,000 square feet. All three buildings are positioned along Maple Lawn’s northern entrance near Maple Lawn Boulevard and Johns Hopkins Road. Upon the expected delivery in late 2025, Maple Lawn will total 1.8 million square feet of Class A offices, industrial facilities, research-and-development space, medical offices, shops and restaurants, as well as 1,300 residences. Maple Lawn is home to a variety of businesses, including Cisco Systems, DataTribe, Johns Hopkins Medicine, KBR, Kennedy Krieger, New Day, Presidio, Raytheon and Window Nation.
STONE MOUNTAIN, GA. — JLL has arranged the sale of a three-building, 220,380-square-foot industrial property located at 4600-4680 Lewis Road in Stone Mountain, about 21 miles east of Atlanta. Dennis Mitchell, Britton Burdette, Matt Wirth and Jim Freeman of JLL represented the seller, Brennan Investment Group, and procured the buyer, Faropoint. The sales price was not disclosed. The property is located on 9.8 acres about a half-mile south of U.S. Highway 78 and 3.5 miles from I-285. New WinCup Holdings Inc., a manufacturer of foodservice products with more than 60 years in business, is the sole tenant.
WAYNESBORO, VA. — Legacy Realty Group Advisors has brokered the $3.9 million sale of Hopeman Shopping Center, a 46,872-square-foot retail center located in Waynesboro, about 96 miles west of Richmond. Food Lion anchors the property, which was 92 percent leased at the time of sale. Jacob Baruch and Ari Warshaw of Legacy Realty represented both the buyer and seller in the transaction. Both parties requested anonymity.
AUGUSTA, GA. — GF Casting Solutions AG, a manufacturer of lightweight metal components for the transportation and energy industries, has selected Augusta as the site for a new plant. The company, a division of Swiss company Georg Fischer AG, will invest more than $184 million into the new facility. GF Casting’s LEED-certified facility will be situated within Augusta Corporate Park, a Georgia Ready for Accelerated Development site, and will produce cast-aluminum parts for the automotive industry. Operations are expected to begin in 2027 and create 350 new jobs for Richmond County. Civic and utility partners on the project include Georgia Power, the Georgia Department of Economic Development Global Commerce, Augusta Economic Development Authority, State of Georgia Europe Office and Georgia Quick Start.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Alliance Residential Co. has opened Prose McCullough Station, a 279-unit apartment community located at 8424 N. Tyron St. in Charlotte’s University City neighborhood. The property is the second Prose-branded community to open in Charlotte and the third in North Carolina. Designed by architect Cline Design, Prose McCullough Station features one-bedroom layouts ranging in size from 663 to 854 square feet and two-bedroom layouts ranging from 950 to 1,206 square feet. Monthly rental rates start at $1,275, according to the property website. Amenities include a business center with private offices, fitness center featuring cardio and strength-training equipment, resident clubroom with an entertainment kitchen and an outdoor courtyard featuring a resort-style pool, grilling stations and a cabana with a TV and lounge seating. The community also features package lockers and a fenced pet park.
Berkadia Brokers Sale of Build-to-Rent Residential Community in Martinsburg, West Virginia
by John Nelson
MARTINSBURG, W.VA. — Berkadia has brokered the sale of The Meadows at Berkeley Ridge, a newly constructed build-to-rent (BTR) residential community located at 368 Pineda Lane in Martinsburg. The 148-unit townhome property serves as the first BTR development in the market, according to Berkadia. The Meadows at Berkeley Ridge was built in 2023 and features three-story townhomes with three- and four-bedroom floor plans averaging 1,912 square feet in size. Each unit features private two-car driveways and attached car garages. Brett Moss, Tyler Swidler, Drew White, Carter Wood and Cole Carns of Berkadia brokered the sale. The sales price and seller were not disclosed. Phil Branigan, Miles Drinkwalter and Natalie Revers of Berkadia originated a 10-year, fixed-rate Fannie Mae acquisition loan on behalf of the buyer, a joint venture between Virginia-based DSP Real Estate Capital and Virginia-based Rockbridge Investment Group.
Cushman & Wakefield Arranges $20.7M Sale of South Florida Industrial Building Leased to The Shade Store
by John Nelson
POMPANO BEACH, FLA. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the $20.7 million sale of a 93,873-square-foot industrial facility in Pompano Beach, a city in South Florida’s Broward County. The property is fully leased to The Shade Store, a retailer with 145 showrooms across the country. The tenant utilizes the space for manufacturing window treatments, distribution and housing its logistics department. Link Logistics purchased the industrial facility from Elion Partners. Dominic Montazemi, Mike Davis, Greg Miller, Rick Brugge and Rick Colon of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller in the transaction. Matthew McAllister, Christopher Thomson, Christopher Metzger and Rick Etner of Cushman & Wakefield’s South Florida Industrial Team also supported the sale process and will represent the buyer in leasing efforts for the facility. The property is located within Gateway Industrial Park at 3141 S.W. 10th St., about 10 miles north of Fort Lauderdale via I-95. The facility, which was originally constructed as a build-to-suit for Bennett Auto Supply in 2001, features 24-foot clear heights, eight dock-high loading positions, two drive-in bays with ramps and an ESFR sprinkler system. The seller and The Shade Store made significant capital improvements to the facility prior to sale.
WILMINGTON, N.C. — APG Capital has sold a 93,508-square-foot industrial building located at 3881 U.S. Highway 421 N in Wilmington. Fayetteville, N.C.-based Robeson Street Properties LLC purchased the asset for $11.9 million. Ferguson Enterprises, a wholesaler of plumbing and HVAC products, has fully occupied the facility since 2009 and recently signed a lease extension through 2033. The sale also included a five-acre lot 3901 U.S. Highway 421 N, which has the potential for development of a 30,000-square-foot building. Both parcels combined for over 14 acres, including a 2.3-acre lay yard. An affiliate of APG Capital originally acquired the property in 2013 for $5.6 million and has conducted over $2.7 million worth of building renovations during its ownership. Don Hyneman of APG Capital oversaw a 25,000-square-foot expansion of the building in 2023. David Divine and Daniel Walser represented the seller on an internal basis in the transaction, and Coastal Legacy Real Estate represented the buyer.