ATLANTA — Icer Properties has purchased The Life at Greenbriar Apartments, a 376-unit multifamily community located at 2909 Campbellton Road in southwest Atlanta, for $43.5 million. Built in 1971, the property features a leasing office, controlled access gate, playground, dog park and a laundry center. Taylor Brown, Chandler Brown and Barden Brown of GREA represented the seller, Olive Tree Holdings, in the transaction. New York-based Icer Properties is rebranding the property as The Hills at Greenbriar and plans to finish interior renovations, as well as bring 14 vacant units back on line.
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MIAMI — Talonvest Capital has arranged a $21.4 million loan for a new self-storage facility in Miami. Situated near Interstate 95 and Miami’s Wynwood district, the seven-story property spans 106,940 square feet and comprises 1,100 climate-controlled units. An unnamed private investment firm based in New York provided the loan to the borrower, SpareSpace Storage, a locally based owner-operator. The firm will use the three-year loan to refinance construction debt and also finance the phased buildout of the facility. David DiRienzo, John Chase, Jim Davies, Ivan Viramontes, and Thalia Tovar of Talonvest Capital originated the loan, which features interest-only payments for the life of the loan with two 12-month extension options.
ST. JOHNS, FLA. — CBRE has brokered the $19.2 million sale of Shoppes at Beachwalk, a newly built, Publix-anchored shopping center located on County Road 210 in St. Johns, a suburb of Jacksonville. The developer, Pebb Enterprises, delivered the 58,887-square-foot shopping center last year. Publix Super Markets purchased Shoppes at Beachwalk, which was fully occupied at the time of sale. Casey Rosen and Dennis Carson of CBRE’s National Retail Partners team represented the seller in the transaction.
Frampton Begins Construction on 89,000 SF Industrial Facility Near Port of Charleston
by John Nelson
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Frampton Construction Co. has broken ground on a “transload” industrial facility near the Port of Charleston spanning 89,000 square feet. The Keith Corp. is developing the property in partnership with the South Carolina Ports Authority on behalf of the tenant, TradePort Logistics. The third-party logistics firm handles cargo for retailers like Walmart, which recently opened its 3 million-square-foot distribution hub nearby. TradePort’s concrete, tilt-up building will feature 20-foot clear heights, 130 dock doors, 630 trailer parking spaces and 110 employee parking spaces, as well as approximately 2,000 square feet of office space. The site is located off Clements Ferry Road. An access road is being built to connect the facility to Charleston Regional Parkway, according to Frampton. Other project members include architect Berenyi Inc. and civil engineer Thomas + Hutton. Frampton expects to deliver the facility this summer.
MIAMI, AND AUSTIN, TEXAS — Austin, Texas-based GVA Management and Miami-based Leste Real Estate U.S. have purchased a portfolio of five Class B multifamily properties in Texas, Tennessee and South Carolina. The sales price for the portfolio was $380 million. The seller was not disclosed. The multifamily acquisition includes 1,670 individual units in total. The firms plan to make about $17 million in capital improvements across the portfolio. GVA Management will manage the portfolio and oversee the value-add improvements.
WILLIAMSBURG, VA. — Broad Street Realty Inc. has plans to acquire Midtown Row, a mixed-use property in Williamsburg. The firm plans to close the $122 million acquisition by the end of the second quarter. The seller was not disclosed. Midtown Row features 240 student housing units with 620 beds. The property also includes 63,573 square feet of retail space, as well as entertainment and office space. The property is located adjacent to the historic campus of the College of William & Mary, less than one mile from Colonial Williamsburg and less than five miles from Jamestown, Yorktown and Busch Gardens.
LOUISVILLE, KY. — Reno, Nev.-based Dermody Properties has signed a lease for a 208,320-square-foot space in LogistiCenterSM at Louisville Airport Building 3. Leasing the space is Fisher & Paykel Healthcare, a designer, manufacturer and marketer of products and systems for use in acute and chronic respiratory care, surgery and the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea. Kevin Grove of CBRE represented Fisher & Paykel Healthcare in the lease transaction, and Tom Sims of CBRE represented Dermody Properties. Beginning this summer, Fisher & Paykel will occupy the entire building to use as a distribution hub. The firm will be relocating jobs from within the region to this new location. The building is situated on 41 acres within the Louisville Renaissance Zone, which is home to many logistics and manufacturing companies including UPS Worldport and Ford Motor Co. The property is located within two miles of Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport. Across from the property is Dermody’s LogistiCenter at Louisville Airport Building 2, which offers 203,840 square feet of logistics space.
CHESAPEAKE, VA. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Marina Point Apartments, a 104-unit multifamily property in Chesapeake. Annapolis, Md.-based MRKT Realty LLC purchased the property for $14.2 million. Altay Uzun, Justin Ferguson, Theo Jolley and David Chae of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, an undisclosed joint venture headed by Phil Capron. Built in 1965 and situated on 7.8 acres, Marina Point features 13 buildings and offers one-, two- and three-bedroom floorplans. Each unit features hardwood flooring and walk-in closets. Community amenities include package services, a playground, maintenance onsite, property manager onsite, picnic area and boat docks. Located at 1301 Canal Drive, the property is situated near the Elizabeth River, as well as retailers such as 7-Eleven and Walgreens. The property is also located 10.4 miles from Norfolk State University and 17.1 miles from Norfolk International Airport.
HUNTSVILLE, ALA. — PBR x Lockhart Smokehouse is opening this year at Bridge Street Town Center, a mixed-use development in Huntsville. The dining concept is a partnership between the Professional Bull Riders (PBR) Cowboy Bar, Lockhart Smokehouse and Live! Concepts. Bayer Properties is the developer for the Bridge Street Town Center. PBR Cowboy Bar’s Country-Western experience will be joined with Lockhart Smokehouse’s Texas barbecue in the dining concept. The location at Bridge Street Town Center will be Lockhart Smokehouse’s first location outside of Texas. PBR x Lockhart Smokehouse will take up 8,121 square feet of space. Bridge Street Town Centre features over 50 tenants including Apple, Athleta, H&M and Sephora. The development recently added The Cheesecake Factory and soon will open Main Event. The property is also home to more than 207,000 square feet of Class A office space that is fully leased, as well as a 232-room Westin hotel, 150-room Element by Westin hotel, 244-unit Seleno apartment complex and a 131-room Hyatt Place Hotel.
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Single-Family/Build-to-Rent: Changing Renter Demographics Fuel Growth
Demand for all forms of housing has been on the rise in recent years, a trend that is expected to continue in 2022. One segment of the market that is attracting significant attention is single-family/build-to-rent (SFR/BTR), as a series of economic and demographic shifts increase the attractiveness of an alternative to traditional apartments. Developers are ramping up activity on thousands of new units, particularly in the high-growth southern U.S. markets. Dozens of projects totaling more than $1.5 billion sold in 2021. Meanwhile, billions of dollars of debt and equity capital continue to move into this increasingly attractive investment class. Northmarq’s National Multifamily 2022 Outlook covers the record-setting momentum that multifamily properties across the United States saw last year and projects what the market may see in 2022. Northmarq’s full report is available here (with further rundowns on factors like the overall economy, rent trends, the investment market and financing climate). Their analysis on the SFR/BTR market below breaks down the trends and opportunities for growth in this burgeoning sector. Reasons for Growth Several factors are prompting the development of SFR/BTR. A primary influence is the changing mix of renters; today’s renters are generally older and more affluent than in the past. These …