Southeast

Crescent Communities, Rockefeller Break Ground on 530-Unit Apartment Development in Metro D.C.

by John Nelson April 2, 2026

ARLINGTON, VA. — Crescent Communities and Rockefeller Group have broken ground on NOVEL Arlington, a 530-unit apartment development in the Washington, D.C., suburb of Arlington. Set for completion in early 2028, the property will sit on 5.5 acres near the interchange of I-395 and South Glebe Road, which is one exit from the Pentagon. NOVEL Arlington will comprise 493 studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments, as well as 37 rental townhomes. The property will offer direct access to two trails (the Four Mile Run and the Washington & Old Dominion Trail) and 20,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor amenities, including a rooftop pool, golf simulator, coworking suites and a fitness center with recovery offerings. Crescent and Rockefeller are pursuing LEED Gold certification for NOVEL Arlington. Other members of the design-build team include Bohler D.C. (civil engineer), Hord Coplan Macht (architect), John Moriarty & Associates (general contractor), LandDesign (landscape architect), Streetsense (interior design) and Structura (structural engineer). Capital sources include equity financing from Shimizu Realty Development and Mitsubishi Estate New York and construction financing from Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank New York Branch.

April 2, 2026

Hospitality Loans Southeast Tennessee

JLL Arranges Refinancing for 506-Room Tri-Brand Hotel in Downtown Nashville

by John Nelson April 2, 2026

NASHVILLE, TENN. — JLL has arranged the refinancing of a tri-brand Marriott hotel located at 410 Rep. John Lewis Way S in downtown Nashville. Opened in 2019, the hotel combines three Marriott selective-service hotel brands and is one of two tri-brand hotel properties in the United States, according to JLL. The property comprises AC Nashville Downtown (209 rooms), Residence Inn Nashville Downtown/Convention Center (172 rooms) and SpringHill Suites Nashville Downtown/Convention Center (125 rooms). Kevin Davis, Dan Peek, Mark Fisher, Carolina Bernal, Carly Pomerantz and Malia Buljat of JLL arranged the five-year loan on behalf of the borrower, North Point Hospitality. Terms of the financing were not disclosed. North Point completed a $13 million expansion last year that added 36 Residence Inn Elite rooms to the property. Amenities at the property include eight food-and-beverage outlets, as well as 9,016 square feet of meeting space, an outdoor pool and hot tub deck, fitness center, sundries shop and 275 onsite parking spaces with valet service.

April 2, 2026

Acquisitions Retail Southeast Virginia

BC Wood Purchases Virginia Beach Shopping Center for $34.9M

by John Nelson April 2, 2026

VIRGINIA BEACH, VA. — Lexington, Ky.-based BC Wood Properties has acquired Fairfield Shopping Center, a 184,106-square-foot shopping center located in Virginia Beach, for $34.9 million. Food Lion and T.J. Maxx anchor the center, which was 93 percent leased at the time of sale. Additional tenants at the property include Burn Boot Camp, Papa John’s Pizza, Ivy Rehab, Jovi Salon, Fairfield Flowers, Truist Bank, Starbucks Coffee and Verizon Wireless. David Webb and Thompson Brown of Berkeley Capital Advisors represented the seller, Charlotte-based Crosland Southeast and an undisclosed joint venture partner, in the transaction.

April 2, 2026

Acquisitions Mississippi Southeast Student Housing

TSB Realty Brokers Sale of 528-Bed Student Housing Community Near Ole Miss

by John Nelson April 2, 2026

OXFORD, MISS. — TSB Realty has brokered the sale of U Club Townhomes at Oxford, a 528-bed student housing community located near the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) campus in Oxford. College Town Communities purchased the property from an undisclosed seller. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Delivered in 2018, the community offers three-bedroom units with front and back porches. Shared amenities include a resort-style pool and hot tub, sun deck, poolside lounge, Jumbotron, sand volleyball court, fitness center, recreation center, grilling stations, fire pits, two dog parks, group and private study lounges and a computer lab.

April 2, 2026

Acquisitions Florida Retail Southeast Top Stories

Joint Venture Acquires 300,000 SF Retail District at $6B Miami Mixed-Use Development

by Hayden Spiess April 2, 2026

MIAMI — A joint venture comprising affiliates of the Falcone Group, ROK Acquisitions, Andre Mirmelli, The Davis Cos. and Jamestown has acquired a retail and entertainment district situated within Miami Worldcenter, a new $6 billion mixed-use destination in downtown Miami. The seller was master development group Miami Worldcenter Associates, which is a partnership between Falcone Group, Nitin Motwani and CIM Group. The sale price was not disclosed. Totaling 300,000 square feet of retail, dining and entertainment space with 100,000 square feet of parks and plazas, the acquired property will be operated by Falcone Group, along with ROK Acquisitions and Andrew Mirmelli. Davis Cos. and Jamestown will serve as limited partners. Tenants within the retail district include a flagship Apple store, Sephora, lululemon, Ray-Ban, Lucid Motors, Free People, Savage X Fenty, Posman Books, HŸP Sneakers & Streetwear, Timeluxe, Openbank by Santander, SkinSpirit, Blo Blow Dry Bar and Club Studio. Food-and-beverage offerings include Maple & Ash, Eight Bar, Sixty Vines, Earls Kitchen + Bar, Sweet Paris Crêperie & Café, Serafina, Go Greek Yogurt and Starbucks Coffee. Entertainment venues include Lucky Strike Bowling and the Museum of Ice Cream. “By combining continuity of vision with additional institutional capital, strategic oversight and operational discipline, …

April 2, 2026

Development Florida Multifamily Southeast

Ryan Cos. Breaks Ground on 350-Unit Apartment Community in Fort Myers, Florida

by John Nelson April 1, 2026

FORT MYERS, FLA. — Ryan Cos. US Inc. has broken ground on Trailside at Dia Crossing, a 350-unit apartment community in Fort Myers. The eight-building property will be situated at the gateway to the Village of Estero at U.S. Highway 41 and Alico Road. Ryan Cos. expects to deliver Trailside at Dia Crossing in first-quarter 2027. The property will feature a 30-acre nature preserve and a 9,500-square-foot clubhouse with a fitness center, sauna, cold plunge and a yoga deck. Other amenities include a resort-style pool and a kayak launch to Estero Bay. The project team includes architect Ryan A+E Inc. and construction lender U.S. Bank.

April 1, 2026

Acquisitions Industrial North Carolina Southeast

Rockpoint Acquires Six-Building Industrial Portfolio in North Carolina

by John Nelson April 1, 2026

GARNER AND CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Boston-based Rockpoint has purchased a six-building industrial portfolio across two properties in North Carolina. The nearly 280,000-square-foot acquisition includes Garner Commerce Center in the south Raleigh suburb of Garner and I-77 Commerce Center in Charlotte. Both three-building parks were recently delivered. The seller and sales price were not disclosed. Rockpoint will manage and operate Garner Commerce Center and I-77 Commerce Center in partnership with affiliate firms Rockhill Management and Rockpoint Industrial.

April 1, 2026

Acquisitions Development Hospitality Loans Louisiana Multifamily Southeast

Red Oak Capital Provides $8.4M Loan for Hotel-to-Multifamily Conversion Project in Covington, Louisiana

by John Nelson April 1, 2026

COVINGTON, LA. — Red Oak Capital Holdings LLC has provided an $8.4 million loan for a hotel-to-multifamily conversion project in Covington. The borrower, an investment group represented by Nebo Capital, is using the financing to purchase the former WeStay Suites hotel at 140 Holiday Blvd. and reposition it into an 87-room apartment community. The 12-month bridge loan will fund the $6.9 million acquisition and $1.8 million in planned improvements for the conversion. The five-story, 89,831-square-foot hotel was built on 2.9 acres in 2009 and features an outdoor pool, fitness center and community rooms. The borrower has completed a similar hotel-to-multifamily adaptive reuse project in the Covington area, according to Red Oak Capital. The borrower plans to refinance the bridge loan upon completion of the renovation with permanent or agency debt.

April 1, 2026

Acquisitions Georgia Retail Southeast

Cushman & Wakefield Brokers $7.4M Sale of Retail Center in Roswell, Georgia

by John Nelson April 1, 2026

ROSWELL, GA. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the $7.4 million sale of The Alstead Shops, an 11,200-square-foot retail center located at 2000 Holcomb Bridge Road in Roswell. The metro Atlanta property was delivered in 2024 and was fully leased at the time of sale to tenants including Wellstar Urgent Care, CityVet, Layne’s Chicken Fingers, The Great Greek Mediterranean Grill and The Human Bean. Margaret Jones and Lane Breedlove of Cushman & Wakefield represented the sellers, Mirabeland Investments and Concordia Properties in the transaction. The buyer was Manchester Capital Management.

April 1, 2026

Development Leasing Activity Mixed-Use Office Southeast Tennessee

Cousins Signs Oracle to 116,000 SF Office Lease in Nashville

by John Nelson March 31, 2026

NASHVILLE, TENN. — Cousins Properties has signed tech giant Oracle to a 116,000-square-foot office lease in Nashville’s Germantown neighborhood. Oracle will move into its space in the second half of the year within the Neuhoff mixed-use development, which Atlanta-based Cousins owns in a 50/50 joint venture with an unnamed institutional investor. Oracle’s offices will overlook the construction of its new global headquarters campus that is being developed on the other side of the Cumberland River. At completion, Neuhoff will connect to the Oracle campus via a pedestrian bridge. Neuhoff comprises 395,000 square feet of office space, 55,000 square feet of retail space and 542 apartments. According to Cousins, the office portion of Neuhoff is currently 84 percent leased, the retail component is 46 percent leased and the apartments are 92 percent leased. Atlanta-based New City Properties is developing Neuhoff on behalf of the ownership group.

March 31, 2026

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