Southeast

DAYTONA BEACH, FLA. — Nashville-based Nicol Investment Co. has acquired Madison Pointe, a 240-unit, four-story, garden-style apartment community located at the intersection of Interstate 95 and LPGA Boulevard in Daytona Beach. The purchase price was $68.5 million. The seller was not disclosed. Madison Pointe offers one-, two- and three-bedroom floorplans with a size range of 731 to 1,275 square feet, according to Apartments.com. Constructed in 2020, Madison Pointe units feature quartz countertops, stainless steel appliances, wood-style plank flooring and full-size washers and dryers. Community amenities include a pool, elevators, outdoor kitchen and gathering area, fitness center with a separate yoga and spin studio and a clubhouse with multiple gathering and game areas. Located at 1310 Tomaka Town Center Drive, the property is situated adjacent to the 125-acre Tomoka Town Center mixed-use project that features retail tenants including Dave & Busters, Sam’s Club and Academy Sports + Outdoors. Madison Pointe is also across from Tanger Factory Outlets and near employers such as AdventHealth Daytona Beach, Halifax Health Medical Center and Daytona International Speedway.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 210,000 in November, and the unemployment rate fell from 4.6 percent in October to 4.2 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. The headline number was well below Wall Street expectations of 573,000 jobs, according to CNBC. Notable job gains occurred in the professional and business services, transportation and warehousing, construction and manufacturing employment sectors. Meanwhile, employment in retail trade declined by 20,400 in November from the prior month, according to BLS. Employment in leisure and hospitality changed little in November (+23,000), following large gains earlier in the year. The leisure and hospitality sector has added 2.4 million jobs thus far in 2021, but employment in the industry is down by 1.3 million, or 7.9 percent, since February 2020. Health care employment was relatively unchanged in November (+2,000). Within the industry, employment in ambulatory health care services continued to trend up (+17,000), while nursing and residential care facilities lost 11,000 jobs. Employment in health care is down by 450,000 since February 2020, with nursing and residential care facilities accounting for nearly all of the loss. In November, employment showed little change in other major industries, including mining, wholesale …

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PORTSMOUTH, VA. — Ready Capital has closed on a $16.8 million loan for the acquisition, renovation and stabilization of a 148-unit, Class B multifamily property in downtown Portsmouth. Upon acquisition, the sponsor will implement a capital improvement plan to renovate unit interiors and implement utility reimbursement. The non-recourse, interest-only, floating-rate loan features a 36-month term, two extension options, flexible prepayment and is inclusive of a facility to provide future funding for capital expenditures.

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GOODLETTSVILLE, TENN. — Dollar General (NYSE: DG) has unveiled plans to open approximately 1,000 new Popshelf stores by the end of fiscal year 2025, including roughly 100 stores in fiscal year 2022. Each Popshelf store spans approximately 9,000 square feet and offers seasonal and home décor, health and beauty products, cleaning supplies and party goods. The target customer is primarily female, lives in the suburbs and maintains an annual household income ranging from $50,000 to $125,000, according to the retailer. Dollar General, which is based in Goodlettsville near Nashville, debuted the Popshelf concept last fall and opened its first two stores in Tennessee in October 2020. At the end of its fiscal third quarter, Dollar General operated 30 Popshelf stores in six states and 14 store-within-a-store formats, which combine the offerings of Popshelf with DG Market, a larger footprint store that focuses on groceries. By February 2022, Popshelf is on track for 50 stores, as well as up to 25 store-within-a-store formats. “Throughout Popshelf’s first year, we’ve been very pleased by the customer demand for the concept’s on-trend merchandise, price points and shopping experience,” says Emily Taylor, Dollar General’s executive vice president and chief merchandising officer. “Popshelf is an integral …

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ATLANTA — The third quarter of 2021 was the most prolific quarter on record for U.S. multifamily investment sales, according to Real Capital Analytics (RCA). Apartment sales volume totaled $78.7 billion for the quarter, a 192 percent increase from third-quarter 2020 and a 59 percent jump from third-quarter 2019. RCA data shows that the dollar amount of assets traded this past quarter exceeded the average annual sales from the period 2008 through 2011. James Mehalso, managing director of transactions for PGIM Real Estate, expects his firm to keep its foot on the gas for next year on both the acquisitions and sales side for multifamily assets. “The rental market is hot,” said Mehalso. “We don’t see it really changing much in 2022, at least in the first six months.” Mehalso’s comments came Thursday, Dec. 2, during a panel discussion as part of the 12th annual InterFace Multifamily Southeast conference hosted by France Media and the InterFace Conference Group at the Westin Buckhead in Atlanta. Moderated by Paul Berry, vice chairman of CBRE, the panel was titled, “After a Wild 2021, What’s the Investment Market Outlook for 2022?” The event, which attracted more than 300 industry professionals, marked the return of …

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Condor

ATLANTA — Atlanta-based Hodges Ward Elliott (HWE) has arranged the $305 million sale of the real estate holdings of Bethesda, Md.-based Condor Hospitality Trust, including a portfolio of 15 select-service hotels located across the Southeast, Texas and Kansas. Daniel Peek, Clint Hodges, John Bourret, Austin Brooks, Mike Tormey and Carolina Bernal of HWE represented Condor Hospitality in the transaction. The buyer was not disclosed. The Condor Hospitality Trust portfolio has an average age of less than 10 years and is affiliated with Marriott, Hilton and IHG brands. The hotel collection spans 1,908 rooms in total. The Texas properties include: Home2 Suites Austin Round Rock in Austin; Residence Inn Austin Airport in Austin; TownePlace Suites Austin Parmer/Tech Ridge in Austin; SpringHill Suites San Antonio Downtown/Riverwalk Area in San Antonio and Fairfield Inn & Suites El Paso Airport in El Paso. The portfolio also comprises hotels in Florida including Hampton Inn & Suites Lake Mary @ Colonial Townpark in Lake Mary; Courtyard Jacksonville Flagler Center in Jacksonville and Home2 Suites Tallahassee State Capitol in Tallahassee. The other properties include Aloft Atlanta Downtown in Atlanta; Hotel Indigo Atlanta Airport – College Park in Atlanta; Home2 Suites Summerville in Summerville, S.C.; Home2 Suites Lexington …

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EAST POINT, GA. — Atlanta-based Mynd Match Development Group LLC has plans to develop The Commons, a $111 million mixed-use project in downtown East Point, about 7.3 miles south of downtown Atlanta. Last month, the East Point City Council voted to enter a development agreement with Mynd Match for the project. The development will sit on a nine-acre site and feature commercial, retail, residential, greenspace and public art. The project team includes TVS as the architect and urban planner and Choate Construction as the general contractor. Additionally, CoRErep will oversee commercial leasing; Baker Tilly will be in charge of project financial structuring; and Honigman is the project counsel. The project will create more than 1,500 jobs, according to Mynd Match. The construction timeline was not disclosed.

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Cinelease Studios

COVINGTON, GA. — A joint venture between Atlanta-based Woodvale LLC and Chicago-based Timber Hill Group has secured an undisclosed amount of construction financing and recapitalization for the expansion of Cinelease Studios – Three Ring, a TV and film production media campus in Covington. Eastdil Secured arranged the financing through Los Angeles-based CIM Group. Pattillo Construction Corp. is the general contractor for the project. The development cost was not disclosed. CIM Group provided a $72 million loan for the development. The loan will be used for the recapitalization of existing Phase I operations and the construction of Phase II. Phase I of the Cinelease Studios was completed in October 2020, with the construction of its second phase slated to start in the first quarter of 2022. Phase I included 233,000 square feet across six sound stages. The project was fully occupied within a month of completion to three production companies: Lionsgate Films, Paramount Pictures and Skydance Media. Phase II will span 336,800 square feet, including 144,000 square feet of sound stages, 92,800 square feet of mill space, 70,000 square feet of office space and 30,000 square feet of third-party vendor storage spread across 90 acres. Amenities will include eight sound stages …

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movie theater

MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the sale of a movie theater-occupied property on a seven-acre site located in Mount Pleasant, about 9.5 miles from Charleston. The sales price was $14.3 million. Nick Tanana and Brady Dashiell of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, Knoxville, Tenn.-based Regal Cinemas, which operates a 33,000-square-foot movie theater onsite called Regal Cinebarre. Collett Capital was the buyer. Built in 2005, the site currently has no tenants now that Regal Cinemas sold the property. Located at 963 Houston Northcutt Blvd., the site is just over the Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge and is easily accessible from downtown Charleston.

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Ready Cap

LOUISVILLE, KY. — Ready Capital has closed on a $7.1 million loan for the acquisition, renovation and stabilization of a 120-unit, three-property multifamily portfolio in the Jefferson County submarket of metro Louisville. The properties’ names were not disclosed. Upon acquisition, the sponsor will implement a capital improvement plan to renovate the properties, including renovations to the unit interiors, building exteriors and common areas, as well as amenity upgrades. The loan was a non-recourse, interest-only, floating-rate loan that features a 36-month term, two extension options, flexible prepayment and is inclusive of a facility to provide future funding for capital expenditures.

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