WASHINGTON, D.C. — Farmers Restaurant Group (FRG) and North Dakota Farmers Union have selected Artisan Partners Construction Services to oversee construction of the 10,000-square-foot Farmers, Fishers & Bakers restaurant in Georgetown at Washington Harbour in Washington, D.C. The $2.5 million project involves the build out of the former restaurant, which was destroyed in a flood in April 2011. Construction is expected to begin this month with completion slated for late fall 2012.
Southeast
MIAMI — Beech Street Capital has provided a $20.2 million Freddie Mac CME loan to refinance the 276-unit Horizons North Apartments, a garden-style complex located at 665 Ives Dairy Rd. in Miami. Joel Mazur of Beech Street's Chicago office secured the 7-year, fixed-rate loan with 2 years of interest-only payments.
MELBOURNE, FLA. — A joint venture between DeBartolo Development and Elco Landmark Residential has acquired the 208-unit Sunbreeze Apartments, a multifamily property located at 2395 Woodwind Trail in Melbourne. Amenities include a lakeside pool, Wi-Fi cafe, business center, fitness center, lakeside tennis court, sports court, fitness center and 24-hour clothes care center. The joint venture has rebranded the property as Landmark at Waverly Place and plans to complete more than $1 million in improvements during the next 18 months.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — A 10,125-square-foot CVS/pharmacy, located in Winston-Salem, has sold for $3.75 million. CVS/pharmacy has a 22-year lease, which expires in 2023, on the property. Berkley Capital Advisors represented the seller, a local developer, in the transaction. National Net Lease Realty represented the buyer, a Pennsylvania-based private investor.
HATTIESBURG, MISS. — The 45,927-square-foot T.J. Maxx and Shops at Turtle Creek, a neighborhood shopping center located at 5024-5040 Hardy St. in Hattiesburg, has sold. T.J. Maxx anchors the center, which is 93 percent leased to tenants that include H&R Block, APM Subs, Pizza Inn, Oreck and Sweet Peppers. The Mansour Group of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a Texas-based private investment group, in the transaction.
JACKSONVILLE, N.C. — A new 105-room Home2 Suites by Hilton, located at 139 Circuit Ln. in Jacksonville, has opened. Amenities include an indoor saline swimming pool and scenic walking trail, as well as complimentary breakfast. This is the second Home2 Suites in North Carolina. Onslow Hospitality built the property, and LBA Hospitality will manage it.
ALEXANDRIA, VA. — Beech Street Capital has provided a $18.9 million Fannie Mae conventional loan for the acquisition of the 180-unit Mallard Courts, an apartment complex located at 4511 Colony Ct. in Alexandria. Jacob Katz of Meridian Capital Group originated the loan, which has a 10-year term with 2.5 years of interest-only payments.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Parkway Properties has entered into an agreement to acquire the 972,000-square-foot Hearst Tower, an office building located in Charlotte's Central Business District, for $250 million. The building is 94 percent leased, and Bank of America will enter into a new 322,000-square-foot lease as part of the transaction. Additionally, TPG has agreed to make a $200 million investment in Parkway at a price of $11.25 per share. The purchase of Hearst Tower will initially be funded using the cash received from TPG, combined with borrowings on the company's credit facility.
BALTIMORE — Johns Hopkins Health System has selected EwingCole to design a new 18,000-square-foot radiation oncology addition and renovation to the Bayview Medical Office Building, located in Baltimore. The building will be named the Sydney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, and will include exam/consulation rooms, clinical support space, linear accelerators and a radiation therapy simulator. The renovation will include vitals/phlebotomy, an infusion area and oncology pharmacy. The estimated construction cost is $10.5 million
FORT MYERS, FLA. — The 320-unit The Brittany Apartments, a multifamily tax-credit property located at 4050 Winkler Ave. Extension in Fort Myers, has sold for $10.35 million. The property, which is 85 percent leased, is near Florida Gulf Coast University. Jeffrey Meyer of Marcus & Millichap's Tampa, Fla., office, along with Shahar Ziv of the firm's San Diego office, represented the seller, a Fort Myers-based development group, in the transaction and procured the buyer, a Tampa Bay-based private investor.