WASHINGTON, D.C. — Hoffman & Associates is nearing completion of The Westerly, a 449-unit apartment community in the Southwest neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Set to deliver later this year, the community will include residences in one- and two-bedroom layouts, 20,000 square feet of amenity space and 29,000 square feet of retail space. Committed retail tenants will include Good Company Doughnut Café and Apple Tree Public Charter School. Thirty percent of apartments at The Westerly will be reserved for households earning at or below 30 and 50 percent of the median family income (MFI). Amenities will include a rooftop with a pool deck, terrace, grills and lounge areas, game rooms, TV and library lounges, a 3,900-square-foot fitness center and 2,200 square feet of coworking and meeting space. Leasing at the property, which was designed by Hickok Cole, is scheduled to begin later this summer. The Westerly will be situated three blocks from The Wharf, a $3.6 billion mixed-use development that Hoffman & Associates co-developed, and one block from the Waterfront Metro station.
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MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — Harbor Group International (HGI) has acquired Artisan Carolina Forest, a 276-unit apartment community located in Myrtle Beach, for $64.4 million. Developed in 2022, the property is located directly off SC Highway 31. Amenities at Artisan Carolina Forest include a swimming pool with a TV lounge and cabanas, dog park, electrical vehicle charging stations, a fitness and yoga center and coworking and conference rooms. John Currin and Andrea Howard of Northmarq brokered the transaction. The seller was not disclosed.
ATLANTA — Global Real Estate Advisors (GREA) has arranged the $11.4 million sale of Westside Crossing, a multifamily community located at 2265 Perry Blvd. in Atlanta’s Upper Westside neighborhood. Built in 1962, the community features 112 units in studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Taylor Brown, Chandler Brown and Mack Leath of GREA arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, Greenleaf Partners. Zavala Capital acquired the property.
CHESTER, VA. — Colliers has brokered the $5.4 million sale of two retail outparcels at Bermuda Square, a shopping center located at 12531-12533 Richmond Highway in the Richmond suburb of Chester. The properties include a multi-tenant space leased to Aspen Dental and Sleep Number and a single-tenant property occupied by Chipotle Mexican Grill. Separate buyers acquired the properties for $4 million and $1.4 million, respectively. Michael Brewster and Brad Peterson of Colliers represented the undisclosed seller in the transactions, with assistance from Jay O’Donnell and Jeff Fritz of Colliers.
The Memphis office market posted 271,828 square feet of positive absorption in 2022, and that momentum has carried into the first half of 2023. Like most markets, Class A properties accounted for the majority of positive absorption, at 218,851 square feet. This trend has already carried into 2023, as Class A properties lead net absorption totals to begin the year. As a result of a strong year, the vacancy rate has fallen to 12.4 percent market-wide, an 840-basis-point decrease from the height of the pandemic. Additionally, sublease availabilities are less prevalent in Memphis than other comparable office markets. Currently there is 257,681 square feet of sublease space available in the Memphis market, which has a total net rentable area of 21.7 million square feet. The average among similarly sized Southeast markets is 422,624 square feet. There haven’t been substantial space additions to outweigh the below-average leasing activity thus far in 2023. The Memphis unemployment rate continues to trend downward to 3.2 percent in April, slightly lower than Tennessee’s 3.3 percent unemployment rate and the national rate of 3.7 percent. The tight labor market has increased demand in East Memphis, as tenants demand high-quality, highly amenitized buildings to attract and retain …
MONROE, N.C. — Signature Property Group (SPG) has broken ground Elevate Rocky River, a 360-unit multifamily community in Monroe, roughly 30 miles outside of Charlotte. The community will be part of Rocky River Crossing, a mixed-use development that will feature self-storage space and a hotel. Amenities at Elevate Rocky River will include a clubhouse with a fitness center, game room, private work pods and a complimentary coffee bar, as well as a swimming pool, fire pits, grilling areas, an off-leash dog park and electric vehicle charging stations. SPG expects first units to deliver for occupancy in fall 2024.
PEACHTREE CORNERS, GA. — Waramaug Hospitality has acquired Atlanta Marriott Peachtree Corners, a 222-room hotel located at 475 Technology Parkway in Peachtree Corners. The seller and sales price were not disclosed. Situated within the 500-acre Technology Park, the hotel features a fitness center, indoor pool and an outdoor fire pit seating area, as well as more than 5,000 square feet of meeting space across nine rooms. Waramaug Hospitality has selected Aimbridge Hospitality to manage the hotel, which underwent a multimillion-dollar renovation in 2018, according to multiple media outlets.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — American Landmark Apartments has acquired The Wimberly at Deerwood, a 322-unit multifamily community located at 9727 Touchton Road in Jacksonville. Built in 2000 and now dubbed The Drake at Deerwood, the property features residences in one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts ranging from 659 to 1,300 square feet. Amenities at the community include a pool and sundeck, outdoor kitchen and barbecue grills, a volleyball court, two dog parks, garages and boat parking available for rent and a clubhouse with a resident lounge, media room, billiards lounge, game room and fitness studio. American Landmark plans to upgrade the clubhouse, fitness center, pool, outdoor kitchen, roofs, landscaping and exterior paint, as well as add electric vehicle charging stations, package lockers and a new camera system. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
ATLANTA — Ackerman & Co. has completed the acquisition of a 395,269-square-foot industrial property adjacent to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. Situated at 4099 Old Dixie Highway in Atlanta, the property comprises two distribution facilities within the three-building Henry Ford Distribution Center. Building 1 totals 165,365 square feet, and Building 2 spans 229,904 square feet. Tenants at the facilities, which were fully leased at the time of sale, include Delta Air Lines, Morrison Express, Aviation Inflatables, Restoration Sleep, Tara Plastics and Mile Marker Logistics. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
ORLANDO, FLA. — Miller Construction is underway on the site work for an 80,000-square-foot warehouse at 2140 N. John Young Parkway in Orlando. Miller is completing the $8.3 million project on behalf of MSI, a California-based flooring, countertop, wall, tile and hardscaping supplier that will utilize the property for the company’s storage and distribution needs in the Southeast. Upon completion, which is scheduled for the first half of 2024, the warehouse will feature 25 columns with 50-foot by 54-foot spacing, 29 parking spots, 13 dock doors, full warehouse lighting, exhaust fans and louvers. Additionally, the facility will include four private offices and one 9,500-square-foot open office space. The project team includes Elven18 Architecture, Construction Engineering Group, Gutherman Structural Inc. and NV5.