BEL AIR, MD. — Atlanta-based mixed-use developer SJC Ventures has purchased the former Macy’s store at Harford Mall in Bel Air from CBL Properties, a mall REIT based in Chattanooga, Tenn. The purchase secured the final piece of property needed for SJC to begin construction next month on Derby Place, a 94,600-square-foot mixed-use property. SJC completed the first phase of development when it converted the former Sears into the Shops of Harford Mall in 2024. Derby Place will be anchored by a 35,000-square-foot organic grocer and 48,000 square feet of shops and restaurants. Another developer will construct 249 multifamily apartment units on the site with on-deck parking. The development will also feature pedestrian walkways, pocket parks and open space. Derby Place is expected to be ready for occupancy by spring 2028.
POQUOSON, VA. — Berkadia has arranged the $52.4 million sale of The Flats at Legacy, a 176-unit multifamily community located off the coast of Virginia on Bull Island. Drew White, Carter Wood, Matt Straughan and Cole Carns of Berkadia represented the seller, Virginia Beach-based Franklin Group, in the transaction. The buyer was Utah-based Ceifa Capital. Situated on 24 acres at 200 Big Woods Drive in Poquoson, the property comprises 176 garden-style apartments across multiple four-story buildings. Units average approximately 1,065 square feet in size, and floor plans range from one- to three-bedrooms. Amenities include a saltwater pool, outdoor grilling stations, modern clubhouse with entertainment lounge and catering kitchen, fitness center, internal café spaces and electric vehicle charging stations.
RIVIERA BEACH, FLA. — CBRE has arranged the $34 million sale of a 180,050-square-foot industrial portfolio in Riviera Beach, a city in South Florida’s Palm Beach County. The portfolio includes two buildings that are located at 1701 Australian Ave. and 2001 Australian Ave. The 1701 building, which spans 69,500 square feet, was fully leased at the time of sale to a single tenant, while the 2001 building totals 111,000 square feet. Both buildings include 28-foot clear heights, dock and ramp loading, rail service and yard space. The buyer, an entity doing business as SL Acquisitions LLC, plans to renovate both properties. Robert Smith and Kirk Nelson of CBRE represented the buyer, which is retaining the duo to lease the property. The seller was an entity doing business as RLIF Riviera Beach SPE.
PRINCETON, KY. — Capital Cove Investments has acquired a 72,013-square-foot, grocery-anchored shopping center located at 55 U.S. Highway 62 in Princeton, a city in Western Kentucky’s Caldwell County. Anchored by Kroger subsidiary Ruler Foods, the center was fully leased at the time of sale to national credit tenants including Marshall’s and Tractor Supply Co. Capital Cove Investments acquired the center via a Delaware Statutory Trust. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
BLACKSBURG, S.C. — NAI Earle Furman has negotiated the sale of approximately 425 acres located at 998 Blacksburg Highway in Blacksburg, a city in Upstate South Carolina’s Cherokee County. Brian Hammond, Scout Hammond, Richard Heatly and Alec Moncini of NAI Earle Furman represented the unnamed land seller in the transaction. Situated within Bailey Industrial Park, the site will serve as the future home of a $1.2 billion magnet and refined metals manufacturing plant for USA Rare Earth Inc., a publicly traded leader in rare earths, minerals and advanced materials manufacturing and refinement. The project is the first facility in South Carolina for the manufacturer, which plans to create 490 jobs with the development at full build-out. Engineering work and equipment procurement for the Blacksburg facility is underway, with site work expected to commence in the coming months and commissioning targeted to begin in 2028. The facility will support USA Rare Earth’s magnet manufacturing campus in Stillwater, Okla., and its processing sites in Colorado and Texas.
GAINESVILLE, VA. — Newmark has arranged $975 million in financing for Project Helios, a newly delivered data center development in Northern Virginia. According to national media reports, the data center project is situated within the Gainesville Data Center campus in Prince William County. Jordan Roeschlaub, Christopher Kramer, Chris Lozinak, John Caraviello, Ryan Bub, Andrew Warin and Phil O’Bannon of Newmark arranged the financing through Blue Owl Capital on behalf of the borrower, a joint venture between Affinius Capital and Corscale Data Centers. Project Helios was fully leased at the time of financing to an unnamed cloud service provider under a long-term lease, according to Newmark.
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. — Dalfen Industrial has acquired a nine-building industrial portfolio in South Florida’s Broward County totaling 419,253 square feet. The Dallas-based investment and development firm purchased the properties at 55 percent replacement cost. The portfolio was 83 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including FedEx, Event Service Group Realestate LLC, Chromalloy Material Solutions LLC and Commercial Distribution Specialists Inc. The properties offer direct access to I- 95 and the Florida Turnpike, as well as proximity to Port Everglades and Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
CARY, N.C. — Mesa West Capital has provided a $29.7 million acquisition loan for The Ellery of Cary, a 194-unit apartment community located at 100 Hempstead Court in Cary, a suburb of Raleigh. Trevor Brotman, Tricia Linden and Kara Profitt of Walker & Dunlop’s Irvine, Calif., office arranged the five-year, non-recourse loan on behalf of the borrower, McDowell Properties. The seller and sales price were not disclosed. Built in 1988 on nearly 19 acres, The Ellery of Cary offers a mix of one- and two-bedroom floorplans averaging 875 square feet in size. Amenities include a swimming pool with a sundeck, 24-hour fitness center, dog park, outdoor courtyard with fire pits and grills and walking trails with direct access to the Black Creek Greenway.
MIRAMAR, FLA. — Private real estate development and management company Sunbeam and Fort Lauderdale-based developer Stiles have broken ground on Miramar Cove, a $1 billion, waterfront mixed-use development in Miramar, a city in South Florida’s Broward County. Miramar Cove is slated to open in the fourth quarter of 2028. At full build-out, Miramar Cove will deliver 2,874 contemporary-style homes; 400,000 square feet of retail space with a 35,000-square-foot grocer; 125,000 square feet of office space; and a 185-room hotel. A 5.5-acre water basin will serve as the heart of the property, along with dining, entertainment and gathering spaces that will be programmed for daily and evening activation. The development will also include a public entertainment district and a beach club exclusive for Miramar Cove residents. In addition, Miramar Cove will offer five miles of walking paths connecting the entire site, complemented by Founders Park’s 10-acre green space and The Estuary’s 25 acres of natural trails. The 125-acre property sits adjacent to Sunbeam’s Miramar Park of Commerce, a 5 million-square-foot corporate campus.
SUFFOLK, VA. — Rockefeller Group and Matan Cos. have broken ground on Building 3 at Port 460 Logistics Center, an industrial development that will comprise 5 million square feet in Suffolk, approximately 20 miles southwest of Norfolk with direct access to the Port of Virginia. The third building will be completed in the first quarter of 2027 and will span a little more than 1 million square feet, making it the largest building within the master-planned industrial park. Buildings 1 and 2, which measure 339,150 square feet and 246,490 square feet, respectively, are completed and ready for lease or sale. In a joint venture partnership with Mitsubishi Estate New York, Chuo Nittochi and Taisei USA LLC, Rockefeller and Matan will deliver 2.4 million square feet of industrial space across five buildings in Phase I of Port 460 Logistics Center. A second phase totaling 2.7 million square feet will follow. Rockefeller and Matan broke ground on Port 460 in September 2024. Brian Devlin, Todd Hughes, Kris Kennedy and Gregg Christofferson of JLL are handling leasing at the property. Earlier this year, A. Duie Pyle, a 101-year-old, family-owned provider of integrated transportation and distribution solutions, purchased a 43-acre development site at Port 460 …
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