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Terra, Turnberry Top Out 17-Story Grand Hyatt Miami Beach Hotel

by John Nelson

MIAMI BEACH, FLA. — Terra and Turnberry, along with general contractor Balfour Beatty, have topped out Grand Hyatt Miami Beach, a 17-story, 800-room hotel underway in Miami Beach. The hotel tower will be connected to the newly renovated Miami Beach Convention Center via a climate-controlled sky bridge upon completion. Designed by Arquitectonica, Grand Hyatt Miami Beach will feature 12 floors of hotel rooms, as well as four floors of meeting and ballroom space totaling 110,000 square feet, including the 8,000-square-foot Grand Lawn on the fifth-floor amenity deck. The hotel will include a signature restaurant, lobby lounge and bar and 17,000 square feet of ground-level retail space, as well as two resort-style pools and a fitness center with a spa treatment room. The development team plans to deliver the hotel in late 2027. Last year, Terra and Turnberry secured $392 million in construction financing for the project.

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JLL Arranges $55.7M Loan for Portion of Midtown East Office Tower in Tampa

by John Nelson

TAMPA, FLA. — JLL has arranged a $55.7 million loan for 143,354 square feet of office and retail space within Midtown East, an 18-story office tower in Tampa. The property was delivered in April 2025 and represents the third and final office tower within Midtown Tampa District, a 22-acre mixed-use campus that also features a Whole Foods Market, REI, Shake Shack, 700 apartments and an Aloft/Element hotel. Ed Coco, Evan Pariser, Lee Weaver and Matt Casey of JLL arranged the loan through Valley Bank on behalf of the borrower, a 50/50 joint venture between Highwoods Properties and The Bromley Cos. The office floors owned by the borrower at Midtown East were fully leased at the time of financing to tenants in the professional services, technology, staffing, real estate and insurance sectors. The financing also covered the ground-floor retail space that is ideally suited for a future restaurant. Tampa Electric Company, a subsidiary of TECO Energy, owns 11 floors of the building that were not included in the refinancing.

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AlabamaDevelopmentMultifamilySoutheast

Dobbins Group Delivers 475-Unit Apartment Community in Birmingham

by John Nelson

BIRMINGHAM, ALA. — Dobbins Group has delivered Colina Hillside, a 475-unit apartment community located at 1121 Colina St. in Birmingham. Capstone Building Corp. served as the general contractor for the project, which comprises one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments across multiple four- and five-story buildings. Monthly rental rates range from $1,390 to $3,050, according to Apartments.com. Amenities at Colina Hillside include two saltwater pools with private cabanas, a fitness center, pet spa, dog parks, clubhouse with coworking areas, firepit and outdoor entertainment venues, EV charging stations, garages, storage space and a market for residents.

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AcquisitionsDistrict of ColumbiaOfficeSoutheast

Garfield Investments, Broad Creek Capital Buy Office Building in D.C., Plan $10M Renovation

by John Nelson

WASHINGTON, D.C. — A partnership between Garfield Investments and Broad Creek Capital has purchased 1667 K Street NW, a nearly 200,000-square-foot office building overlooking Farragut Square in Washington, D.C. The undisclosed seller sold the property to the partnership for $26.2 million. Andrew Weir of JLL brokered the transaction. The new ownership has selected Seth Benhard of JLL to lease the office building. JLL will also provide property management services. Garfield plans to invest approximately $10 million in capital improvements at 1667 K Street NW, which will includes installing an amenity floor on the top level.

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AcquisitionsGeorgiaRestaurantRetailSoutheast

Sterling Acquires Whole Foods-Anchored Shopping Center in Metro Atlanta for $93.2M

by John Nelson

MARIETTA, GA. — Sterling Properties has acquired Merchants Walk, a 271,992-square-foot shopping center in Marietta, a northern suburb of Atlanta. The West Palm Beach-based private equity real estate investment firm purchased the shopping center from Washington, D.C.-based mixed-use developer and operator EDENS for $93.2 million. Kevin Hurley and Matt Karempelis of CBRE’s National Retail Partners represented the buyer in the transaction. Situated on nearly 30 acres at the intersection of Roswell and Johnson Ferry roads in metro Atlanta’s East Cobb neighborhood, Merchants Walk was 90 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including Whole Foods Market, Marshalls, PetSmart, Old Navy, DSW, Ulta Beauty, Office Depot and Georgia Theater Company Stadium Cinemas, as well as boutique retailers, service retailers and restaurants. Kohl’s shadow-anchors the center.

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DevelopmentGeorgiaSoutheastStudent HousingUncategorized

Radnor, Madrone to Break Ground on 793-Bed Student Housing Development in Atlanta

by John Nelson

ATLANTA — A joint venture between Radnor Property Group and the Madrone Community Development Foundation is set to break ground on a 793-bed student housing development located at 850 West End Ave. in Atlanta. The project, which is scheduled for completion in fall 2028, will serve students attending Morehouse and Spelman colleges. The community will offer 305 units in studio, one-, two- and four-bedroom configurations upon completion. Shared amenities are set to include a 24-hour staffed lobby, outdoor recreation space, a fitness center, community lounges, bike storage, dog park and study rooms. The partnership recently reached financial close for the project through the sale of $146.8 million in tax-exempt and taxable bonds issued by the Development Authority of Fulton County, which will loan the proceed of the bonds to Madrone-MS Student Housing, a subsidiary of the Madrone Community Development Foundation. West End Avenue P3 LLC — a joint venture between Morehouse and Spelman colleges — has entered into a 50-year lease agreement with Madrone as part of the transaction. The development team for the project includes Clark Construction, CD Moody Construction, Moody Nolan and Pape-Dawson. Raymond James and Loop Capital Markets served as underwriter for the bond financing. Brailsford & Dunlavey …

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Capstone Begins Construction on 270-Unit Gateway Apartments in Orlando

by John Nelson

ORLANDO, FLA. — Capstone Building Corp. has begun construction on The Gateway, a 270-unit luxury apartment community located at 7250 Shadowridge Drive in Orlando. The design-build team includes developer JBL Development LLC and architect Baker Barrios Architects. Located near Airport Lakes Park, the five-story, gated community features smart studio, junior one-bedroom, and one-, two- and three-bedroom floorplans. Amenities will include a heated saltwater pool with private cabanas, outdoor kitchens and fire pits, indoor and outdoor coworking lounges, a fitness center with outdoor fitness equipment, pickleball court, bark park, pet spa and a clubhouse featuring a restaurant and bar, market, tenant kitchen and leisure spaces. The development team expects to deliver The Gateway in late 2027.

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AcquisitionsLoansMarylandOfficeSoutheast

MMCC Arranges $6.8M Acquisition Loan for Office Property in Baltimore

by John Nelson

BALTIMORE — Marcus & Millichap Capital Corp. (MMCC) has arranged a $6.8 million acquisition loan for an office property located at 1520 S. Caton Ave. in Baltimore. Jared Cassidy of MMCC’s Washington, D.C., office secured the five-year loan with a regional bank on behalf of an unnamed, private client. Brightwood College formerly occupied the 37,200-square-foot, three-story office building. The property will be home to a regional aviation services company that will use the building as training grounds for aviation mechanics.

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DevelopmentGeorgiaSoutheastStudent Housing

Core Spaces Breaks Ground on 1,656-Bed Student Housing Development Near University of Georgia

by John Nelson

ATHENS, GA. — Core Spaces has broken ground on Hub Athens Dougherty, a 1,656-bed student housing development located near the University of Georgia campus in Athens. The community will offer 536 units in studio through five-bedroom configurations. Shared amenities will include study lounges, group study rooms, fitness and wellness areas and a resort-style rooftop pool. Core Spaces is partnering with Athens-Clarke County on several public benefit initiatives as part of the development, including a 400-space public parking deck; 16,000 square feet of retail space; the addition of water/sewer infrastructure that will facilitate new affordable housing development; enhanced streetscapes; the preservation and revitalization of the existing historic Foundry building; the relocation and reconstruction of the historic Hoyt House; and the addition of a new public plaza. The development team for the project — which is scheduled for completion in 2028 — includes Mallory & Evans, JNS Realty, Northworks Architects, Studio BNA and Harken Interiors. Construction is being led by a joint venture between Core Spaces and Juneau Construction Co. TSB Capital Partners arranged an undisclosed amount of construction financing for Core Spaces through Affinius Capital.

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JLL Arranges Sale of 2.4 MSF Industrial Portfolio in Florida, Georgia

by John Nelson

MIAMI — JLL has arranged the sale of a three-property industrial portfolio spanning 2.4 million square feet in Florida and Georgia. EQT Real Estate purchased the portfolio from the undisclosed seller. The sales price was also not disclosed. The properties in the portfolio include a 605,412-square-foot facility in Lakeland, Fla., an 817,680-square-foot property in Jacksonville and a 1 million-square-foot building in Pooler, Ga., a suburb of Savannah. Built in 2015 on average, the fully leased properties feature 34-foot average clear heights and a variety of dock configurations. John Huguenard, Trent Agnew, Will McCormack, Cole Johnston, Tara Hagerty, Britton Burdette, Luis Castillo, Pete Pittroff, Jim Freeman, Cody Brais and Dave Andrews of JLL represented the seller in the transaction.

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