GREENVILLE, N.C. — The Preiss Co. has opened The Eastern on 10th, a 425-bed student housing community located near East Carolina University (ECU) at 2301 E. 10th St. in downtown Greenville. The ground-up, garden-style development offers studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units with bed-to-bath parity. Shared amenities include a resort-style swimming pool, an outdoor lounge with cabanas, grilling and picnic stations, a 24-hour clubhouse and fitness center, private study rooms, a cybercafé, self-serve coffee bar and a 438-space parking lot. Preiss Co. will manage The Eastern on 10th, bringing the company’s management portfolio to 3,342 beds in the ECU market alone.
Southeast
HORN LAKE, MISS. — Berkadia has arranged the sale of Mallard Creek Apartments, a multifamily community located at 7197 Mallard Creek Drive in Horn Lake, a Mississippi town situated 20 miles south of Memphis. Memphis-based WI Memphis acquired the property from North Kansas City, Mo.-based Maxus Realty Trust for an undisclosed price. Built in 1998, the property features 144 units in a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom floorplans, all equipped with modern kitchens with white appliances, faux-wood flooring, washer/dryer hookups, patios or balconies, carpeting, walk-in closets and large bathrooms with a soaking tub. Communities amenities includes a swimming pool, professional landscaping and a playground. Patrick Jordan, Michael Sullivan, David Oakley and Alex Blagojevich of Berkadia represented the seller in the deal. The transaction included the assumption of a HUD 223(a)(7) loan.
MIAMI — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the sale of a mixed-use building located at 3138 Commodore Plaza in Miami’s Coconut Grove neighborhood. A partnership between Terra and Banyan Street Capital purchased the property for $7.2 million, or $232 per square foot. Hollywood, Fla.-based MG|3 Development sold the property. Developed in 1986, the 31,000-square-foot, multi-tenant property features ground-floor retail space and three floors of offices, as well as on-site structured parking. Vacant at the time of sale, the property most recently housed the Academy of Arts & Minds charter school. Miquel Alcivar, Dominic Montazemi, Scott O’Donnell, Greg Miller and Jason Hochman of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller in the deal.
RICHMOND, VA. — RLN Co. has purchased an industrial property located at 1500 Commerce Road in Richmond. Keck Realty sold the property to RLN for $2.1 million. The buyer plans to utilize a portion of the 184,270-square-foot facility, which is situated on 9.4 acres, as the new Rental Works headquarters while leasing out the remaining space. Rental Works is a tool rental service based in Virginia’s Henrico County. Isaac DeRegibus of Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer represented the seller in the deal.
BIRMINGHAM, ALA. — PF Holdings has completed the sale of Sunrise Pointe, a multifamily property located at 7716 Sunrise Circle in Birmingham. Forge Partners acquired the property for an undisclosed price. Built in 1978, Sunrise Pointe features 344 apartments, immediate access to Interstate 20 and close proximity to retail and entertainment opportunities in the city’s Irondale and Crestwood submarkets. Josh Jacobs of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller in the transaction.
ROME, GA. — Berry College has announced plans for The Spires at Berry College, a 48-acre continuing care retirement community (CCRC) on its campus in Rome, approximately 70 miles northwest of Atlanta. A groundbreaking is set for Oct. 19, with the first units opening in 2020. Although the number of units was not disclosed, the community will be able to house approximately 300 senior residents in a combination of apartments and cottages. The property is located along Eagle Lake at the foot of Lavender Mountain. Berry College’s full campus totals more than 27,000 acres and is home to more than 2,200 undergraduate and graduate students.
ST. PETERSBURG, FLA. — HREC has arranged the sale of St. Petersburg Marriott Clearwater. Menna Development & Management sold the Tampa Bay property for an undisclosed price. Located at 12600 Roosevelt Blvd. in Northeast St. Petersburg, the hotel features 209 guest rooms, 22,832 square feet of meeting space, a 1,600-square-foot fitness center and The Crafted Plate, a farm-fresh American restaurant. Scott Stephens and Jaimin Patel of HREC’s Tampa office represented the seller in the transaction.
Trez Forman Provides $4.8M Financing for Planned 390-Unit Multifamily Community in Charlotte
by Amy Works
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Trez Forman Capital Group has provided $4.8 million in financing for a 390-unit, mixed-use community planned for development near the University of North Carolina at Charlotte campus. The borrower and developer of the planned multifamily property, Sanctuary Holdings NC, will use the loan proceeds to pay off existing debt on the property and to help fund the purchase of an additional 1.5 acres from Charlotte’s transportation department. The site — located at 7600 University City Blvd. — has already been approved for 390 multifamily or student housing units.
ATLANTA — CBRE has promoted Chris Bosworth and Will Pike to vice chairman, the highest-ranking title among CBRE producers. Based in the firm’s Atlanta office, Bosworth and Pike serve as partners and co-leaders of CBRE Net Lease Properties, a national practice that provides net lease investors with acquisition and disposition advisory services for single-tenant assets, national net lease portfolios and corporate sale-leasebacks. Over the course of their careers, Bosworth and Pike have executed more than $16 billion worth of assignments spanning more than 2,600 properties. Since 2016, the team has been responsible for the disposition of 720 properties with a value of over $8.2 billion. Bosworth joined the firm in 1999 and is a founding member of Net Lease Properties and the firm’s Corporate Capital Markets practice. Additionally, he is the first retail-focused capital markets professional in the firm’s history to be named vice chairman. Pike, who joined in 2004, is a founding member of Corporate Capital Markets, head of Retail-Occupier Capital Markets and currently serves on the board of CBRE’s Investment Properties and America Brokerage divisions. Pike is the third-youngest CBRE professional to earn the title of vice chairman.
Marcus & Millichap Brokers $37M Sale of Two-Property Multifamily Portfolio in Daytona Beach
by Amy Works
DAYTONA BEACH, FLA. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of a two-property, 384-unit multifamily portfolio in Daytona Beach for a total of $37 million. Built in 1987, the 240-unit Lake Forest Apartments sold for $23.5 million, while the 144-unit Jade Park sold for $13.4 million. Situated side-by-side in a wooded lakeside setting, the communities are near the Daytona International Speedway, Volusia Square Mall, One Daytona and Daytona Beach International Airport. Michael Donaldson and Nicholas Meoli of Marcus & Millichap represented the undisclosed seller and procured the undisclosed buyer in the deal.