MORGANTON, N.C. — Mount Pleasant, S.C.-based WRS has broken ground on a 450,000-square-foot power center, located on the former site of the Henredon manufacturing facility at 400 Henredon Dr. in Morganton. A 177,000-square-foot Walmart, T.J. Maxx, Ross Dress For Less and PetSmart will anchor the center, which is 75 percent pre-leased. Phase I is slated for completion in the summer of 2013. WRS will manage development and leasing/sale activities on behalf of the owner, Morganton Retail Investment.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Washington, D.C.-based Rock Creek Property Group has purchased a 28,366-square-foot building, located at 1100 16th St. NW in Washington, D.C., at a foreclosure auction from Tysons Corner, Va.-based Cardinal Bank for $4.72 million. The company plans to gut the building and convert the project into a first-class office headquarters. Rock Creek has retained Washington, D.C.-based OTJ Architects as the base-building architect and planner. Construction is slated to begin in the first half of 2012 with completion slated for later in the year.
ELIZABETHTOWN, KY. — Love Funding has closed an $8.15 million construction-to-permanent loan for the 100-unit Tunnel Hill Apartments, located on Tunnel Hill Road in Elizabethtown. Tammy Tate of Love Funding's Knoxville, Tenn., office arranged the 40-year permanent loan with a low fixed-interest rate for the duration of construction through the FHA's 221(d) loan insurance program.
ATLANTA AND BIRMINGHAM, ALA. — Birmingham-based Daniel Corp. has started development of three multifamily properties with a combined total cost of more than $200 million. In Atlanta, the firm has broken ground on 77 12th Street, an $82 million, 23-story mixed-use tower located in the 12th & Midtown project. The development will include 330 luxury apartment units and 20,000 square feet of street-level retail. Also in Atlanta, Daniel Corp. has been contracted to buy the 80-unit The Rocca: Piazza at Paces, a multifamily property located at 3280 Northside Pkwy. NW. The company plans to expand the property by an additional 200 units. Construction is slated to begin this summer. In Birmingham, the firm has broken ground on the $35 million, 250-unit Ashby at Ross Bridge, located in the Ross Bridge master-planned community.
NEWPORT BEACH, CALIF. — Newport Beach-based Griffin-American Healthcare REIT II has purchased 10 skilled nursing facilities and one medical office building for $174.3 million. The properties are located in Georgia, Tennessee, Louisiana, Alabama and Texas. The 10 nursing facilities add 1,364 beds to the Griffin-American Healthcare REIT II's skilled nursing facility portfolio and are leased through 2027 by affiliates of Wellington Healthcare Services, the seller of the properties. Matt Ryan and Michael Hoagberg of Houlihan Lokey's Chicago office represented the seller in the transaction. The 60,000-square-foot SIerra Providence East Medical Plaza I, located in El Paso, Texas, was acquired from PHT Investment Holdings. Chris Bodnar of CBRE's Denver office represented the seller.
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Raleigh, N.C.-based Church Street Partners has purchased the 240-unit Hunt's View, an apartment complex located at 3901 Battleground Ave. in Greensboro. Amenities include a pool, spa, billiard's room, exercise facilities and a picnic area. The property is currently 90 percent occupied. Sean Wood, Blake Oakland and Dean Smith of ARA's Charlotte, N.C., office represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.
ODENTON, MD. — The ground lease for a 4,000-square-foot, single tenant, net-leased M&T Bank property, located at Annapolis Road and Blair Drive in Odenton, has sold for $4.02 million. Michael Shover, Tom Gorman and Matthew Gorman of Marcus & Millichap's Philadelphia office represented the seller, a Baltimore-based developer, in the transaction. The all-cash buyer is based in Manhattan.
PINEVILLE, N.C. — MPE USA has purchased a 70,340-square-foot warehouse, located at 10424 Rodney St. in Pineville, for $1.69 million. Warren Snowdon and David Hanna of Cushman & Wakefield/Thalhimer's Charlotte, N.C., office represented First Industrial B&L, the seller, in the transaction. Ian Bertolina of Charlotte-based Bertolina Commercial Real Estate represented the buyer.
RALEIGH, N.C. — Woodfield Investments has broken ground on the 256-unit Woodfield Creekstone, located at the intersection of South Miami Boulevard and Hopson Road in Raleigh. Amenities will include a resort-style pool, clubhouse, landscaped grounds and garage parking. The Carlyle Group and US Bank are financial partners for the project, CF Evans Construction is providing general construction services and the project's architectural design is by The Housing Studio. Greystar will manage the property. Completion is slated for the summer of 2012.
VIRGINIA BEACH, VA. — Spring Water has purchased the 183,814-square-foot former U.S. Foodservice building, located at the intersection of Diamond Springs Road and Northampton Boulevard in Virginia Beach, from USF Propco II & U.S. Foodservice for $5.2 million. The buyer plans to demolish the industrial property and construct apartments on the site. Robert Thornton and William Throne of Cushman & Wakefield/Thalhimer's Virginia Beach office represented the buyer in the transaction. CBRE represented the seller.