ALEXANDRIA, VA. — Federal Capital Partners has closed a $10 million mezzanine loan for the development of a $52 million, 240-unit apartment community in Alexandria. Insight Property Group is developing the multifamily property that is less than one mile from the Huntington Metro Station. Amenities at the four-story apartment building will include fitness and yoga rooms, indoor fireplaces, a billiards room, an outdoor pool and outdoor grills and green spaces. Units will begin delivering in mid-2014.
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GARNER, N.C. — Capital Advisors has arranged a $7.25 million loan for the recapitalization of 100 and 300 Health Park Dr. in Garner. The property consists of two medical office buildings and a combined 42,591 square feet. It is 35 percent leased to an affiliate of Rex Healthcare. Clark Jenkins of Capital Advisors’ Raleigh, N.C., office secured the seven-year, fixed-rate loan with a 30-year amortization schedule on behalf of CPG PIA Health Park LLC. The loan was secured through a correspondent lender and will be serviced by Capital Advisors.
FLORIDA AND GEORGIA — IBM Southeast Employees’ Federal Credit Union (IBM) has selected CBRE as the exclusive agency provider for IBM’s 16-property real estate portfolio of owned and leased office and branch facilities in Florida and Georgia. Rick Miller and Tyler Harrison of CBRE comprise the team providing tenant advisory services to IBM. Miller and Harrison specialize in office brokerage services in the South Florida region. Matt Kiziah of CBRE will lead the project management side of the agreement.
FORT MEADE, MD. — Skanska USA has signed a $30.8 million contract with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to construct the U.S. Army’s Asymmetric Warfare Group (AWG) complex in Fort Meade. The project includes the demolition and construction of three new buildings located within the current AWG complex, including the new 75,000-square-foot headquarters building, a 2,700-square-foot visitor control center and a 7,000-square-foot vehicle maintenance and fabrication facility. The project is under way and is scheduled for completion in December 2015. Additionally, the U.S. Army has the option to select Skanska to construct a fourth building, a 15,000-square-foot facility for the Department of Public Works on a site approximately one mile away.
GREENVILLE, S.C. — Lee & Associates has closed the sale of a former Sam’s Wholesale Club for $3.25 million in Greenville. The buyer, Verdae Properties, plans to incorporate the acquisition into a larger development, as it also owns adjacent properties. The former Sam’s Wholesale Club is located at 2519 Laurens Rd. in Greenville. The 133,143-square-foot facility was built in 1986.
MARIETTA, GA., AND GREENVILLE, S.C. — Waypoint Residential has acquired The Hamptons at East Cobb in Marietta for an undisclosed price. The 196-unit multifamily complex was constructed in 1997 and is 96 percent leased. The Hamptons at East Cobb is located along Roswell Road near the Atlanta submarkets of Buckhead, Cumberland/Galleria and Central Perimeter. Additionally, Waypoint Residential has purchased a 223-unit multifamily complex known as Garden District located 20 miles outside of Greenville. It was built in 2008 and is 96 percent leased. Waypoint Residential is based in Greenwich, Conn., and has offices in Atlanta and Boca Raton, Fla. The firm owns and manages approximately 10,000 multifamily units across seven states.
AVENTURA, FLA. — Continental Real Estate Companies (CREC) will lease and market Aventura View, a 106,500-square-foot office building in Aventura. The property, which was previously known as Concorde Centre II, was recently acquired by Steelbridge Capital. Steven Hurwitz and Douglas Okun of CREC will oversee the leasing and marketing of Aventura View. Steelbridge Capital will manage the property and is preparing a series of upgrades for the building, including renovations to all common areas and a reconfigured parking lot. Aventura View is located at 2999 NE 191st St. in Aventura.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — First Potomac Realty Trust, an owner of office and industrial properties in the Washington, D.C., area, and its development partner Perseus Realty LLC have named the development and leasing teams for Storey Park, a mixed-use project at 1005 First St. N.E. in Washington, D.C. The development is situated on a former Greyhound Bus Terminal and is being designed by HKS Architects. The broker teams contributing to the project are Doug Mueller and Evan Behr of Jones Lang LaSalle, Lisa Stoddard and Kristen Braun of CBRE, and Joe Delogu, David Alperstein and Eugene Smith of FD Stonewater. The project will include 65,000 square feet of retail space including restaurants, shops and boutique retailers. Storey Park will be situated in the heart of the NoMa district and will provide access to Union Station, Capitol Hill, the East End and downtown Washington, D.C.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — Samsonite has signed a 240,000-square-foot lease for a distribution center at 10089 N. Main St. in Jacksonville’s Imeson International Industrial Park. Aaron Zarle, Bryan Bartlett and John Richardson of Grubb & Ellis/Phoenix Realty Group represented the landlord, Dalfen America Corp. The brokerage firm also represented W.P. Carey & Co. LLC in the sale of the property to Dalfen in September 2012.
MIAMI — The former Regal Kitchens property, which includes 8.6 acres of land and a 171,000-square-foot warehouse at 8600 N.W. South River Dr. in Miami, has sold to a Chile-based company for $7 million. The buyer, Megacenter, specializes in reconditioning similar buildings in Chile. The site is the company’s first purchase in the United States and it plans to renovate the existing building. Megacenter will divide the building into a warehouse and full-service office suites for lease, ranging in size from 4,000 to 20,000 square feet. Mort Fetterolf, Xavier Cossard and Michael Fay of Colliers International South Florida represented both parties in the transaction.