Southeast

Owner of Metro New Orleans Mall to Start $100M Redevelopment, Adding Office Space and Apartments

by John Nelson December 5, 2019

METAIRIE, LA. — The Richards family, the longtime owner and operator of Clearview Shopping Center in Metairie, has unveiled plans to transform the 700,000-square-foot regional mall into a mixed-use destination. Located at 4436 Veterans Memorial Blvd., the new Clearview City Center sits on a 35-acre site approximately six miles northwest of downtown New Orleans. The $100 million project will add a hotel, 260 upscale apartments, open-air restaurants with rooftop seating, 100,000 square feet of office space and green space for outdoor events and concerts. “This is what the next-generation consumer is looking for in a mixed-use development, and we’re bringing it here to the heart of Jefferson Parish,” says Thomas Richards, managing partner of Richards Clearview LLC. The redevelopment will create over 1,600 jobs and is expected to have a $123 million economic impact during construction alone, according to an analysis conduced by Greater New Orleans Inc. Once all phases are complete and Clearview City Center opens, it will support 420 total jobs and deliver $26 million in annual economic impact. Construction on the first phase of the Clearview City Center development is expected to begin in mid-2020, with the shopping center remaining fully operational throughout. The Richards family and …

December 5, 2019

Conference Coverage Features Georgia Multifamily Southeast Southeast Feature Archive

Retail, Office Trends Influence Apartment Development Strategies, Says InterFace Panel

by Kristin Harlow December 5, 2019

ATLANTA — Much of today’s new apartment projects feature a ground-floor retail component. But developers at France Media’s 10th annual InterFace Multifamily Southeast conference actually expressed concern about this type of development approach. “The overall retail market is just not what it once was,” said Richard Aaronson, CEO of Atlantic Residential. “A lot of municipalities are recognizing that ground-floor retail in a residential building is not ideal.” In other words, if there is difficulty leasing the retail space, a bunch of empty storefronts doesn’t bode well for the overall project. Aaronson said his company is implementing ground-floor retail on a limited basis and is instead incorporating first-floor apartments and community spaces. Aaronson spoke on a panel titled, “What Makes a Development Project Successful in Today’s Market?” Joining Aaronson on the panel was Harvey Wadsworth, managing director with Mill Creek Residential; Peter Joerss, director of acquisitions for PointOne Holdings; Jason Doornbos, executive managing director for Landmark Properties; and John Leonard, first vice president with Marcus & Millichap who served as moderator. The conference took place Tuesday, Dec. 3 at The Whitley in Atlanta’s Buckhead district and welcomed 384 attendees. Complicating matters, however, is that some cities require new apartment developments to …

December 5, 2019

Leasing Activity North Carolina Retail Southeast

Four Retailers Join Mixed-Use Fenton Development Near Raleigh

by Alex Tostado December 4, 2019

CARY, N.C. — Hines, Columbia Development and USAA Real Estate have signed four retailers to join the lineup at Fenton in Cary. Cosmetic retailer Sephora will occupy 4,400 square feet, women’s clothing retailer Free People will occupy 4,000 square feet and Bailey’s Fine Jewelry will occupy 5,000 square feet. CMX CineBistro will join Wegmans as the 69-acre development’s anchor tenants. Construction on Fenton is expected to begin next summer with completion anticipated for fall 2021. Phase I will include approximately 345,000 square feet of retail and entertainment space, 170,000 square feet of office space, 350 multifamily residences and a 175-room boutique hotel. The mixed-use project is located at the intersection of Interstate 40 and Cary Towne Boulevard, three miles from downtown Cary and eight miles southwest of downtown Raleigh.

December 4, 2019

Development Office South Carolina Southeast

Greystar Opens New Corporate Headquarters at 82,000 SF Office Building in Downtown Charleston

by Alex Tostado December 4, 2019

CHARLESTON, S.C. — Greystar Real Estate Partners LLC has opened its new headquarters in the Greystar Building, located in downtown Charleston. The five-story, 82,000-square-foot building completes Phase I of Evening Post Industries’ Courier Square redevelopment. The Greystar Building is the second property to open as part of the first phase of development within the master plan. Robert A.M. Stern Architects, Gensler and Elizabeth Stuart designed the headquarters to fit in with surrounding architecture. The building includes 70,000 square feet of office and 12,000 square feet of retail space. The building, located at 465 Meeting St., Suite 500, features 71 conference rooms and collaborative spaces, motion-sensor lighting, filtered water machines, coffee bar, fitness center/yoga studio and locker rooms with showers.

December 4, 2019

Acquisitions Florida Healthcare Office Southeast

SVN Arranges $12M Sale of Orlando Medical Office Building

by Alex Tostado December 4, 2019

ORLANDO, FLA. — SVN Commercial Advisory Group has arranged the $12 million sale of the MetroWest Medical Office Building, located on a one-acre site at 1743 Park Center Drive in Orlando. Rumasa Corp. purchased the fully leased property from 1743 Park Center Holdings LLC. The recently refurbished building is located near Valencia College and MetroWest Golf Club. Tenants at the time of sale included Integrative Physical Medicine, Ameri Help LLC, West Orange Nephrology and Omega Research. Gail Bowden of SVN Commercial Advisory Group represented both the buyer and seller in the transaction.

December 4, 2019

Acquisitions Retail Southeast Tennessee

NKF Brokers Sale of 106,495 SF Shoppes at Millington Farms in Metro Memphis

by Alex Tostado December 4, 2019

MILLINGTON, TENN. — Newmark Knight Frank (NKF) has brokered the sale of the 106,495-square-foot Shoppes at Millington Farms, a 106,495–square-foot shopping center located at 8540 U.S. Highway 51 N. in Millington. Real estate firm Ryan Cos. sold the center, located 18 miles northeast of Memphis, to Living for Life Apartments LLC. Drew Fleming, Mark Joines and Henry Kushner of NKF represented the seller in the transaction. Built in 2017, the shopping center was fully leased to tenants including Ross Dress for Less, Five Below, Petco, Burkes Outlet and Dunham’s Sports. The sales price was not disclosed.

December 4, 2019

Industrial Leasing Activity South Carolina Southeast

AIRSYS Signs 60,000 SF Industrial Lease in Upstate South Carolina

by Alex Tostado December 4, 2019

GREER, S.C. — Cooling solution provider AIRSYS Cooling Technologies Inc. has signed a 10-year lease to occupy 60,000 square feet within the 475-acre Smith Farms Industrial Park in Greer, approximately 13 miles northeast of Greenville. Bobby Lyons of Lyons Industrial Properties represented the tenant in the transaction. The development is located at the intersection of S.C. Highway 101 and 296 (Reidville Road), three miles from where BMW North America is located and nine miles from Inland Port Greer. AIRSYS Cooling Technologies recently announced plans to establish operations in Greer, investing more than $5 million and creating at least 116 new jobs.

December 4, 2019

Development Hospitality Louisiana Southeast Top Stories

Carpenter & Co., Woodward to Open 341-Room Four Seasons Hotel in New Orleans

by Kristin Harlow December 4, 2019

NEW ORLEANS — Developers Carpenter & Co. Inc. and Woodward Interests LLC will open a 341-room Four Seasons hotel in New Orleans. The property will also include 92 private residences on the top floors of the building. The project is a redevelopment of the 33-story World Trade Center office building. Completion is slated for late 2020. Two Canal Owner LLC, in which both developers are partners, will own the building. The first Four Seasons in New Orleans, the property will be situated within the central business district. It will be located next to the French Quarter, Warehouse District and the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center and feature views of the Mississippi River. “New Orleans has been a priority market for us for many years and we have been waiting for the right opportunity to make our debut in this dynamic city,” says John Davison, president and CEO of Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts. The hotel will include meeting and event spaces, four food and drink outlets, retail space, spa facilities and a rooftop pool. Mali Carow, a Four Seasons veteran of almost 20 years, will serve as general manager. Founded in 1960, Four Seasons currently operates 117 hotels and resorts …

December 4, 2019

Georgia Industrial Market Reports Southeast Southeast Market Reports

Atlanta Industrial Market ‘Falls Together,’ Averaging 57 MSF of Leasing, Sales

by Alex Tostado December 4, 2019

In the words of Marilyn Monroe, “Sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together.” The retail market forges ahead in its quest to essentially reinvent itself in response to the ever-increasing growth in online sales. This revitalization is characterized by decreasing the footprint of their brick and mortar stores and expanding the size of their e-commerce fulfillment centers. Fortunately, the biggest beneficiary of this growing trend is the industrial market. There’s been a lot of talk about retailers suffering from the boom in internet sales. Quite frankly, do you really believe a retailer cares if they sell their product in a storefront or through the internet and their e-commerce delivery system? I contend they do not care as long as it is their product being sold. The retailers that do not embrace internet sales, in conjunction with their in-store sales, will be going the way of companies like Toys “R” Us — losing sales and eventually closing down because they are not able to compete in today’s online world. The competition between e-commerce delivery systems has heated up even further due to “just in time” or last-mile delivery. Customer expectation on some items is shifting from two-day …

December 4, 2019

Alabama Development Industrial Southeast

Enviva to Develop $175M Wood Pellet Facility in Livingston, Alabama

by Alex Tostado December 3, 2019

LIVINGSTON, ALA. — Maryland-based Enviva, a producer of wood pellets, has unveiled plans to build a facility in Livingston, 60 miles southwest of Tuscaloosa. The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) issued an air construction permit for the facility, which will be located at the Port of Epes Industrial Park and represents an initial investment of $175 million. The facility will produce wood pellets as an energy source and create openings for 85 full-time jobs, with additional jobs anticipated to construct and support the plant. The Livingston facility will be part of Epes’ collection of pellet plants in Mississippi and Alabama. The wood pellets from the Epes plant will be transported via the nearby Tennessee-Tombigbee River to Enviva’s planned deep-water marine terminal in Pascagoula, Miss. and exported then to Europe and Asia. The plant’s planned capacity is expected to be 1.2 million metric tons of wood pellets per year. Enviva expects to be ready for construction in early 2020, subject to final investment approval. Enviva expects to deliver the facility in 15 to 18 months.

December 3, 2019

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