MIRAMAR, FLA. — Bankers Healthcare Group has acquired 3700 Lakeside Drive, a six-story, 130,000-square-foot office building in Miramar. Bankers Healthcare will relocate its headquarters to the new building in October after remodeling the space to include a fitness center with personal trainers, café, yoga room and a massage room. G. Alvarez Studio will serve as the architect of the renovation. The building is located 26 miles northwest of downtown Miami in Broward County. Bankers Healthcare will have 260 employees occupying the first three floors. Current tenants on the fourth through sixth floors will remain in place. Bankers Healthcare is currently in Davie, Fla., and will retain that space after the move to make it available for commercial lease. The company provides financial advice to licensed healthcare practitioners. Butters Realty & Management represented the buyer in the off-market transaction. Further details of the sale were not disclosed.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Dalfen Industrial has purchased CLT Industrial Distribution Center, a 58,160-square-foot building in Charlotte’s Eagle Lake neighborhood. The building was delivered in 2001 and is fully leased to CLT Air Freight Carrier. CLT Industrial Distribution Center is situated at 4325 Beam Road, less than two miles from Charlotte Douglas International Airport and seven miles south of downtown Charlotte. The property features 24 dock high doors, more than 60 parking spaces and a 140-foot truck court. Further details of the transaction were not disclosed.
Publix Breaks Ground on 940,000 SF Distribution Center in Greensboro, North Carolina
by Alex Tostado
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Publix has broken ground on a 940,000-square-foot refrigerated distribution center in Greensboro. Publix expects the project to deliver the facility by the end of 2022 and to create 1,000 jobs by 2025. The new distribution center will be Publix’s 10th, joining other facilities in Boynton Beach, Deerfield Beach, Jacksonville, Lakeland, Miami, Orlando and Sarasota, Fla.; Lawrenceville, Ga.; and McCalla, Ala. Publix announced the project in 2018.
CHATSWORTH, GA. — Houston-based Hines will develop Busch Logistics Park, a planned two-building, 737,000-square-foot industrial property in Chatsworth. Both buildings will be developed simultaneously, and Hines expects to deliver them in early 2021. Building A will span 526,400 square feet and feature cross-dock configuration and 36-foot clear heights, and Building B will span 210,600 square feet and feature rear load configuration and a 32-foot clear heights. The property is situated on 97 acres off Cass White Road and Interstate 75, 45 miles northwest of Atlanta. Reed Davis and Bob Currie of JLL will handle leasing efforts on behalf of the developer.
HERNDON, VA. — Stonebridge Cos. has acquired Residence Inn by Marriott Herndon Reston in Herndon for $17.3 million. The hotel offers 168 rooms and features complimentary Wi-Fi, a pool, barbecue and picnic area, complimentary breakfast buffet, 24-hour market, an onsite business center and meeting space. The property is situated at 315 Elden St., 24 miles west of downtown Washington, D.C. and two miles from Reston Town Center, which features more than 50 retailers and 35 restaurants. LNR Partners LLC sold the hotel.
MIAMI GARDENS, FLA. — Bridge Development Partners has signed HapCor, a grocer in the Caribbean and Latin America, to a 114,808-square-foot industrial lease within Bridge Point Commerce Center in Miami Gardens. Phase I of the industrial park was delivered in late 2019 and includes three buildings spanning 1.1 million square feet. The buildings feature 32-foot clear heights and are divisible by 40,000 square feet. At full build-out, the property will comprise 2.1 million square feet. The asset is situated on 185 acres at 3900 NW 215th St., 20 miles from both Miami International Airport and Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. Tom O’Loughlin and David Albert of CBRE represented the landlord in the lease transaction. Tom Viscount and Wayne Schuchts of Avison Young represented the tenant.
NASHVILLE, TENN. — Whole Foods Market has opened a 44,500-square-foot store in downtown Nashville. Whole Foods employs about 120 full- and part-time workers at the new store, which is situated at 1202 Broadway. The store will be open 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily. The new location features a full-service coffee bar called BroadBrews, offering coffee, espresso, cold brew, teas, beer, wine and pastries. The new Whole Foods is situated at the ground level of 1200 Broadway, a 26-story, 313-unit apartment complex. This is Whole Foods’ third location in metro Nashville, joining a store seven miles south of downtown in Green Hill and a store in Franklin, 18 miles south of Nashville.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — JLL Capital Markets has arranged the sale of Coliseum Centre III, V and VI in Charlotte for $102 million. The three Class A office buildings total 511,344 square feet and are located immediately adjacent to Billy Graham Parkway in Charlotte’s Airport submarket. Completed between 1996 and 1998, the six-story buildings are 87 percent occupied overall. Amenities include onsite dining options, three fitness centers, boardrooms, training facilities, a conference facility, tenant lounge and collaboration area. Ryan Clutter, Chris Lingerfelt and Zack Drozda of JLL represented the seller, America’s Capital Partners. Travis Anderson and Taylor Allison of JLL arranged a $79.3 million acquisition loan on behalf of the buyer, Charlotte-based South Street Partners. Brookfield provided the four-year, floating-rate loan. “Given the strong employment growth and corresponding leasing demand in Charlotte, opportunities like Coliseum Centre are very attractive to investors,” says Clutter. “Charlotte has become one of the top markets for office investment nationally and is poised to continue to see significant inbound capital flows.” America’s Capital Partners is a private commercial real estate investment firm headquartered in Coral Gables, Fla. South Street Partners is a private equity real estate investment firm that has deployed $640 million of capital across …
SARASOTA, FLA. — A joint venture between Feldman Equities LLC, Tower Realty Partners and Equity Street has acquired Sarasota City Center, a two-building, 247,947-square-foot office complex located at 1819 Main St. in downtown Sarasota. The complex was 82 percent leased at the time of sale. The buyers plan to renovate and lease-up the property over the next two years. Equity Street will finance an undisclosed amount for the acquisition. Bryan Clark and Daniel Pinkus of JLL arranged financing through NXT Capital on behalf of the joint venture for the acquisition and renovation plans. The asset comprises the 13-story North Tower, the three-story South Tower and a six-story parking garage with 611 spaces. The property features green floor-to-ceiling reflective glass, a tenant lounge, onsite restaurant, fitness center, hair salon and spa, shoe repair and landscaped courtyard with tables and chairs. Sarasota City Center was delivered in 1989 and renovated most recently in 2018. Hermen Rodriguez, Ike Ojala and Matthew McCormack of JLL represented the seller, The Dilweg Cos., in the transaction.
LEXINGTON, KY. — Monument Capital Management has purchased Triple Crown at Tates Creek, a 228-unit multifamily community in Lexington. The property offers one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Communal amenities include a swimming pool, fitness center, playground, barbecues with outdoor dining and a dog walk area. The complex was built in 1974 and is situated at 3501 Pimlico Parkway, five miles south of downtown Lexington. The buyer, an affiliate of the Alex Rodriguez-led A-Rod Corp., plans to upgrade each unit. Brad Williamson and Wesley Moczul of Berkadia arranged a three-year, floating-rate, interest-only acquisition loan through an undisclosed life insurance company. The sales price and seller were not disclosed.