CLEVELAND — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has provided a $163 million Fannie Mae refinancing loan for a six-property multifamily portfolio in Tennessee, Georgia and Alabama. Dirk Falardeau, Steven Hamm and Matt Purtell of Cleveland-based KeyBank structured the 15-year loan with 10 years of interest-only payments on behalf of the borrower, Boston-based Panther Residential Management (PRM). In Tennessee, the portfolio comprises the 278-unit Integra Hills Apartments and the 270-unit Integra Hills Preserve Apartments in Ooltewah, as well as the 238-unit Villas at Houston Levee East and the 226-unit Villas at Houston Levee West in Cordova. The portfolio also includes the 280-unit Panther Riverside Parc in Atlanta and the 276-unit Huntsville Parc Apartments in Huntsville, Ala. The six properties were all built between 2008 and 2015.
PORTSMOUTH, VA. — Woda Cooper Cos. will develop Holley Pointe, a 50-unit affordable housing complex in Portsmouth. The Columbus, Ohio-based developer expects the project to cost $10.9 million and to be complete in summer 2021. The Virginia Housing Authority provided Low-Income Housing Tax Credits to support the development, which will offer two- and three-bedroom floor plans. The community will be open to families, singles and seniors earning 80 percent or less of the area median income (AMI). Rents are projected to range from $710 and $1,135 per month. In addition, there will be 6,500 square feet of commercial space on the ground level. Hooker DeJong Architecture designed the building, Hoggard-Eure Associates is the civil engineer and Woda Construction Inc. is the general contractor. Woda Cooper’s management division will oversee day-to-day operations.
PANAMA CITY BEACH, FLA. — The St. Joe Co. and BRW MidGrove LLC will build The Lodge 30A, a boutique hotel in Panama City Beach. The property will be situated on Scenic County Highway 30A adjacent to the planned mixed-use development Greenway Station. Amenities at the three-story hotel will include a fitness center and a pool. St. Joe Resort Operations LLC will manage the property. Site development on The Lodge 30A is expected to begin immediately, and the parties anticipate the hotel will open in early 2022.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Retail sales in July rose 1.2 percent on a month-over-month basis, the U.S. Commerce Department reported in its advanced estimate this morning. Total sales for the month clocked in at $536 billion, up from $529.4 billion in June. The Commerce Department reported sales reached $527 billion in February, marking the first time during the pandemic that retail sales have exceeded pre-pandemic levels. Furthermore, the Commerce Department revised its May to June growth up 90 basis points to 8.4 percent. Despite the growth, the total volume of retail spending wasn’t as robust as economists surveyed by Dow Jones expected. Economists forecast a 2.3 percent increase from June. A major reason for the sales coming in lower than expected was due to auto sales falling behind. The Commerce Department reports that excluding auto sales, retail would have grown 1.9 percent. Though the growth is slowing, the National Retail Federation (NRF) says the July figures add to the turnaround seen since the spring’s decline, namely when sales dipped 16.4 percent in April. “Retail sales for July were another positive step in the right direction as our economy continues to slowly reopen,” says Matthew Shay, CEO and president of the NRF. …
GALLATIN, TENN. — Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) has broken ground on an $800 million data center located roughly 18 miles north of Nashville in Gallatin. The company acquired the 809-acre development site earlier this year for $20 million under the name Woolhawk LLC, according to reports by local news site Gallatin News. The 982,000-square-foot campus will be built to LEED Gold certification standards, using 80 percent less water than the average data center. The development will also be supported by 100 percent renewable energy. Facebook has signed contracts for 220 megawatts of solar energy in Tennessee in support of the project. The company anticipates more than 1,100 construction workers will be onsite at the peak of construction, and the completed development will support approximately 100 new jobs in the form of technicians, engineers, facility managers, logistics professionals and security personnel. “We’re excited about Facebook in Gallatin because of the advantages we think it is going bring to our community,” says Paige Brown, the city’s mayor. “We’re confident in the brightest of futures for both Facebook and the city of Gallatin.” Facebook unveiled plans to build another $800 million data center 65 miles west of Chicago in Dekalb, Illinois, earlier this year. …
CHEVY CHASE, MD. — Cushman & Wakefield has negotiated the $160 million sale of the Barlow Building, an 18-story, 293,852-square-foot medical office building in Chevy Chase. Amenities at the property include valet parking, a fitness center on the top floor, deli, conference center and a courtyard that houses a Starbucks. The property is located at 5454 Wisconsin Ave., less than one mile from the Friendship Heights Metro Rail Station and six miles north of downtown Washington, D.C. The undisclosed buyer has retained the seller, Carr Properties, for third-party management services. Bill Collins, Paul Collins, Drew Flood, Eric Berkman, Shaun Collins and Shaun Weinberg of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller in the transaction.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — For the week ending Aug. 8, 963,000 people filed first-time unemployment claims, which marks the first time since the week ending March 14 that fewer than 1 million Americans filed for assistance, the U.S. Department of Labor reported this morning. The most recent figure is a 228,000 decrease on a week-over-week basis. Economists surveyed by Dow Jones were expecting 1.1 million claims for the week. The four-week moving average stood at nearly 1.3 million claims, a decrease of 86,250 from the previous four-week average. For the week ending Aug. 1, continuing claims — for which data is a week behind — decreased by 604,000 from July 25 to 15.5 million.
WEST PALM BEACH, FLA. — Newmark Knight Frank (NKF) has arranged the $56.2 million sale of Visions at Willow Pond, a 300-unit multifamily community in West Palm Beach. The property comprises 17 two- and three-story buildings offering one- and two-bedroom floor plans. Communal amenities include a clubhouse, pool and a fitness center. Built in 1987, the property is situated at 4860 Sand Stone Lane, seven miles west of downtown West Palm Beach. Tal Frydman, Avery Klann, Hampton Beebe, Tyler Minix and Jonathan Senn of NKF brokered the transaction. New York City-based Axonic Properties LLC sold the asset to Miami-based Bar Invest Group.
MOORESVILLE, N.C. — Corporate Center Properties has sold Oates Crossing, a four-building, 235,400-square-foot industrial/flex asset in Mooresville. The seller delivered the property in 2005 and expanded the campus in 2018. At the time of sale, the portfolio was leased to 13 tenants. Oates Crossing is situated on 16 acres at 105 and 115 Corporate Center Drive and 120 and 128 Talbert Road, one mile from Interstate 77 and 32 miles north of downtown Charlotte. Patrick Nally, Hunter Barron and Pete Pittroff of JLL represented the seller in the transaction. Greenville, S.C.-based RealOp Investments acquired the asset.
EUSTIS, FLA. — Housing Trust Group (HTG) has broken ground on Valencia Grove II, a 110-unit affordable seniors housing community in Eustis, approximately 30 miles northwest of Orlando. Development costs for Phase II were estimated at $22 million. The project is scheduled for completion in May 2021. The project is the second phase of Valencia Grove, which has already delivered 144 affordable apartments. Units are reserved for residents over 62 years old who earn 22 percent, 35 percent and 60 percent of the area median income (AMI). Rents range from $286 to $937 per month. HTG has partnered on the project with nonprofit AM Affordable Housing Inc., an organization founded by former Miami Heat player and NBA Hall of Famer Alonzo Mourning. This marks HTG’s third collaboration with AM Affordable Housing. Fifth Third Bank provided an $11.2 million construction loan, and Truist Bank provided a $7.2 million Freddie Mac loan. Additionally, Raymond James is providing $7.2 million of 4 percent Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) equity. Florida Housing Finance Corp. is providing a $5.8 million State Apartment Incentive Loan (SAIL), a $600,000 Extremely Low-Income (ELI) loan and a $742,000 National Housing Trust Fund (NHTF) loan. The project and design team …