Southeast

GLEN ALLEN, VA. — Virginia Beach-based Divaris Real Estate Inc. has brokered the $21.8 million sale of the Colonnades West shopping center located at 10931 W. Broad St. in Glen Allen. Quebec-based Colterra Capital Corp. purchased 136,082-square-foot shopping center situated 11 miles northwest of Richmond from Los Angeles-based PF Colonnades Corp. Read Goode and Cheryle Toy of Divaris represented the seller in the transaction. Located on 14.7 acres at the southwest corner of West Broad Street and Cox Road, the shopping center is located near Richmond’s Short Pump neighborhood and the Innsbrook Corporate Center office. Colonnades West is 97.5 percent leased to anchor tenants Ross Dress for Less, Marshalls, OfficeMax and Shoe Carnival. CVS/pharmacy and a Men’s Wearhouse occupy freestanding buildings on outparcels of the center. Scott Bois of KeyBank Real Estate Capital originated a $15.5 million acquisition loan on behalf of the buyer. The CMBS loan features a fixed interest rate.

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SAVANNAH, GA. — FourPoint Investment Sales Partners has arranged the sale of The Hue, a 446-bed student housing community located at 646 W. Bay St. in Savannah, near the Savannah College of Art and Design. The property offers amenities including a pool, sundeck, fitness center, art studio and study areas. Chris Epp, Chris Bancroft, Meredith Wolff McGrath, Matthew Chase and Craig Miller of FourPoint arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, Atlanta-based CF Real Estate Services. Blue Vista Capital Management purchased The Hue for an undisclosed price.

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HERNDON, VA. — Washington D.C.-based Penzance Management LLC has purchased The Mark, a 169-unit mixed-use apartment community in Herndon, a Washington, D.C., suburb in Northern Virginia. Jeff Kim and Allen Manesh of Ideal Realty Group (IRG) represented Penzance in the off-market transaction. Located at 2323 Dulles Station Blvd., The Mark is situated in the Dulles Technology Corridor and within walking distance of the future Innovation Center Metro Station. The Mark features more than 15,000 square feet of retail space leased to tenants such as Alo Vietnam, Neo Smiles Dental, Kabobi by The Helmand and Edward Jones Investments. The property also has a 311-space secured parking garage and a resident-only pool and fitness center. Built in 2007, the building offers one- and two-bedroom units, as well as a clubhouse, business center, Zen garden and a barbecue and picnic area.

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ORLANDO, FLA. — Dalfen Industrial has acquired a 243-acre undeveloped parcel in Orlando, where the company plans to build a 2.8 million-square-foot speculative industrial project. The Class A asset will be situated along State Road 417 near the interchange with Lee Vista Boulevard and Orlando International Airport. Dalfen plans to construct multiple facilities on the site, ranging from 100,000 to 1.5 million square feet. Total construction could exceed 3 million square feet when all phases are complete, according to the developer. The first building is scheduled for completion in the fourth quarter of 2021. The seller and price of the vacant property were undisclosed. “With this project, Dalfen Industrial is satisfying a strong need in Orlando, as there are a limited number of development projects in our market geared toward bulk users,” says Jared Bonshire of Cushman & Wakefield, who represented Dalfen in the land sale transaction. “While there are projects of this scale along the I-4 Corridor in Davenport, Apopka and Lakeland, this development is the first of its kind for Orlando.” Dalfen Industrial is a Dallas-based buyer of industrial real estate, primarily focused on strategically located urban infill warehouses and distribution buildings. The developer recently acquired a 1.9 …

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DELTONA, FLA. — Amazon has unveiled plans for a new fulfillment center in Deltona, a city situated nearly 30 miles northeast of Orlando. Atlanta-based Seefried Industrial Properties will develop the more than 1 million-square-foot fulfillment center near Interstate 4, where large items will be picked packaged and shipped. Items will include sports equipment, patio furniture, pet food and large household goods. Amazon is expected to create more than 500 new jobs in Deltona. A timeline for construction of the Deltona facility was not disclosed. Currently, Amazon operates facilities in and around Orlando, Miami, Tampa and Jacksonville.

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NEW ORLEANS — Park Hotels & Resorts Inc. has sold the 410-room Le Meridien New Orleans for $84 million, or $205,000 per key, to an undisclosed buyer. Located near the French Quarter and less than one mile from the Mississippi River, the 23-story hotel features a fitness center and rooftop pool. Proceeds from the sale of the hotel will be used to repay a portion of Park’s unsecured debt. According to Canal Street Beat, Park Hotels purchased the former W Hotel in 2013 for $65 million before reopening the hotel as Le Meridian in 2014. Park Hotels has sold and/or disposed 22 assets it has deemed “non-core” for $1 billion since its spin off from Hilton Worldwide, according to Thomas Baltimore Jr., chairman and CEO of Park Hotels.

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ALEXANDRIA, VA. — Washington, D.C.-based developer and investment manager PRP is converting its 12-story, 209,000-square-foot office building at 4900 Seminary Road in Alexandria into apartments. PRP is financing the $81 million project using equity raised through Crowdstreet, a crowdfunded real estate investing platform, as well as $53 million loan from Pacific West Bank. The $27 million in crowdfunded equity was raised through 450 investors and represents the largest individual commercial real estate project equity raised online to date, according to Crowdstreet. The office building at 4900 Seminary Road is adjacent to Mark Center and Interstate 95 and is less than 10 miles from the Pentagon, Amazon’s future HQ2 site and downtown Washington, D.C. Located within an Opportunity Zone, PRP is planning the project to hold 213 apartments, featuring studios and one- and two-bedroom layouts. The planned building will feature a package room, lounge, library, screening room, firepits and a deck. Construction on the office-to-residential conversion is scheduled to begin in March, with initial occupancy expected in the fourth quarter of 2021.

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ATLANTA — The Dilweg Cos. has signed new leases or extensions with CIM Group and nine other companies at 101 Marietta Street, a 36-story downtown Atlanta office tower adjacent to The Gulch district. California-based CIM will occupy two of the new spec suites in the office building. Formerly known as Centennial Tower, the well-known chevron-marked building overlooks CIM’s future Centennial Yards, a mixed-use development in The Gulch. Existing office tower tenants DeLong, Caldwell, Bridgers, Fitzpatrick, & Benjamin LLC; Atlanta Dream; Amadeus and The VGM Group have all renewed their respective leases. Softgiving Inc, The Dennis Law Firm LLC, Volkert Inc., IVITA and BlackiNation have signed new leases. Located near Mercedes-Benz Stadium, State Farm Arena, Centennial Olympic Park, Georgia Aquarium, the CNN Center and three MARTA stations, 101 Marietta Street offers 650,000 square feet of space, as well as a conference center with training rooms, fitness center, Revelator Coffee in the lobby and tenant lounge with TVs, pool tables and a kitchen. Construction for another round of spec suites at 101 Marietta Street will commence this month. CBRE is handling the leasing assignment on behalf of Dilweg.

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COLUMBIA, MD. — Costello Construction has entered the construction phase of the $25 million Sheraton Columbia Town Center Hotel renovation and redevelopment project. The 290-room hotel is located on the shores of Lake Kittamaqundi in downtown Columbia. Locally based Costello Construction has owned the property since December 2017. The renovation plans include a complete exterior improvement, two new structural additions to add 76 guest rooms, remodeling of all tower rooms and the addition of terraces to lakefront units. Once complete, the hotel will comprise 212 modern guest rooms and join Marriott’s Autograph Collection. The hotel will feature rooftop pool, restaurant, café, fitness center, rooftop bar and lounge and more than 10,000 square feet of indoor/outdoor event space. Costello Construction will self-perform the site work and concrete work on the project.

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Driven by increasing high-paying jobs, billions of dollars in public and private investment and healthy population growth, the Washington, D.C., metro area boasts a dynamic multifamily market with rebounding rent growth and stabilizing occupancy rates. Washington, D.C., gained 20,500 jobs in June and another 13,000 jobs in July, according to the District of Columbia Department of Employment Services. Additionally, D.C.’s population topped 700,000 for the first time since 1975. The Washington metropolitan area’s total population has climbed to more than 6 million, and more households mean more demand for apartments. These strong fundamentals have led to increased rent growth in the apartment sector. D.C.’s average net asking rate is $1,990 — up 1.7 percent, making it the sixth-fastest rent growth in the United States, according to Reis. The net asking rate increased for 10 consecutive quarters. Between now and year-end 2020, asking rents are expected to climb 2.5 percent and 3.6 percent by year-end 2021, Reis notes. The District’s apartment occupancy rate is currently 94 percent. In nearby suburban Maryland, rents rose 1.2 percent, and in Northern Virginia, 1.4 percent. Demand, supply in balance Although there was concern over an influx of new construction, multifamily product has been well-absorbed. The …

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