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Village at Westfork
AcquisitionsGeorgiaRetailSoutheast

Columbia Properties Acquires 75,947 SF Grocery-Anchored Shopping Center in Metro Atlanta

by Abby Cox

LITHIA SPRINGS, GA. — Columbia Properties has acquired Village at Westfork, a 75,947-square-foot, grocery-anchored shopping center located in Lithia Springs, roughly 20 miles west of downtown Atlanta. Jim Hamilton, Brad Buchanan, Andrew Kahn and Charlie Merrigan of JLL represented the seller, KPR Centers, in the transaction. The purchase price was $14.2 million. Built in 1994, Village at Westfork comprises 12 tenant suites and was fully leased at the time of sale. A 54,322-square-foot Kroger anchors the property, which also houses JPMorgan Chase, The UPS Store, H&R Block and Cricket Wireless.

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Mill-Grove-Vista
Company NewsDevelopmentGeorgiaLoansMultifamilySoutheast

Vista Residential, Virtus Secure Construction Financing for 304-Unit Apartment Development in Metro Atlanta

by Abby Cox

MABLETON, GA. — A partnership between Vista Residential Partners and Virtus Real Estate Group has secured construction financing for Mill Grove Vista, a 304-unit, garden-style apartment development located in Mableton, approximately 14 miles west of downtown Atlanta in Cobb County. The multifamily community will sit at the heart of a future 23.6-acre mixed-use development that will feature a civic building, townhomes and retail space, along with Mill Grove Vista. Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. will provide financing for the project. Apex Multifamily Construction, a Vista affiliate, will serve as general contractor. Mill Grove Vista will feature a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments across 12 residential buildings. The average unit size will total roughly 917 square feet. Amenities at the community will include a fitness center, resort-style swimming pool, clubroom with a coffee bar, coworking spaces, parcel room, dog park and a playground. Vertical construction on Mill Grove Vista is anticipated to start early next year, with completion scheduled for the end of 2027.

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4205 River Green
GeorgiaLeasing ActivityOfficeSoutheast

Colliers Arranges 125,500 SF Office Headquarters Lease Renewal in Duluth, Georgia for AGCO

by Abby Cox

DULUTH, GA. — Colliers has arranged a 125,500-square-foot office headquarters lease renewal in Duluth for AGCO Corp., a company that designs, manufactures and distributes agricultural machinery and precision technology. The two-story corporate campus is located at 4205 River Green Parkway in metro Atlanta’s Gwinnett County and acts as the company’s global headquarters. Deming Fish, Emily Richardson and Mark Maggard of Colliers represented the landlord, Orion Properties, in the lease negotiations.

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1072-West-Peachtree-Atlanta
DevelopmentGeorgiaMixed-UseSoutheastTop Stories

Rockefeller Group Tops Out 60-Story Mixed-Use Building in Midtown Atlanta

by Taylor Williams

ATLANTA — New York City-based developer Rockefeller Group has topped out 1072 West Peachtree, a 60-story mixed-use building in Midtown Atlanta. According to the development team, upon completion, which is set for next spring, 1072 West Peachtree will be the tallest building constructed in Atlanta in the past three decades. Plans for the building currently call for 224,000 square feet of office space across eight floors, 357 multifamily units and 6,300 square feet of ground-floor retail and restaurant space. In addition to its office and residential components, the building will offer roughly 43,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor amenities. Specific amenities will include a resort-style athletic club with strength and cardio training areas and full-service locker rooms, as well as wellness-focused offerings such as private spa treatment rooms, sauna rooms, frost lockers and recovery spaces. In addition, the club will also include an indoor Pilates studio, a private training studio and a pickleball court. Lastly, 1072 West Peachtree will feature the Sky Garden. According to the developer, The Sky Garden will be Midtown Atlanta’s largest outdoor deck, designed with seating areas for collaboration or relaxation, as well as a lawn FOR gathering, gaming and hosting events. Turner Construction is …

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GeorgiaIndustrialMarket ReportsSoutheastSoutheast Market Reports

Atlanta Industrial Is Cooling and Consolidating, But Is Still Strategically Strong

by John Nelson

After several years of breakneck growth, Atlanta’s industrial sector has clearly shifted into a mid-cycle recalibration. Vacancy has climbed to 8.4 percent, well above the 10-year average of 5.8 percent, as a record wave of big-box deliveries collides with softer demand.  Twelve-month net absorption turned negative for the first time since 2011, dropping 453,000 square feet despite 14.9 million square feet of new deliveries over the past year. Developers and tenants alike are adjusting, but the region’s logistics advantages and diverse economy keep long-term fundamentals intact. Supply and demand The pandemic-era surge of speculative construction has decisively slowed. Construction starts have fallen roughly 70 percent from the five-year average, leaving 16.3 million square feet under construction, with just 25 percent available — down from 60 percent a year ago. Most large projects are now data centers, such as a 1.5 million-square-foot QTS facility in Fayette/Coweta County and a 1.2 million-square-foot Microsoft data center near Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. Vacancy is rising fastest in submarkets that saw heavy new supply. Kennesaw/Acworth, for example, has added over 9 million square feet since 2023 and now posts about 13 percent availability for buildings sized 200,000 square feet and larger. Sublease availability has grown …

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Gordon-Logistics-Center
GeorgiaIndustrialLoansSoutheast

JLL Secures $71.7M Refinancing for Gordon Logistics Center in Adairsville, Georgia

by Abby Cox

ADAIRSVILLE, GA. — JLL Capital Markets has secured $71.7 million in refinancing for Gordon Logistics Center, a roughly 1 million-square-foot advanced manufacturing facility located in Adairsville, about 60 miles northwest of Atlanta via I-75. Peter Rotchford, Bobby Norwood, David Sitt, Christopher Pratt, Hamp Gibbs and Streeter Simmons of JLL arranged the floating-rate, two-year loan through Benefit Street Partners on behalf of the borrower, Thor Equities. The loan includes three, one-year extension options. Delivered in 2023, Gordon Logistics Center features 40-foot clear heights, 179 dock-high doors, four drive-in doors, 200 trailer parking spaces (expandable to 306), 393 car parking spaces (expandable to 567), a 185-foot truck court depth and 5,095 square feet of built-out office space. The property is also situated in close proximity to the Georgia Port Authority’s Appalachian Regional Port, which offers direct rail connection with the Port of Savannah.

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SouthState Bank
GeorgiaLeasing ActivityOfficeSoutheast

SouthState Bank Moves into 87,000 SF Regional Office Headquarters in Atlanta’s Buckhead District

by Abby Cox

ATLANTA — Winter Haven, Fla.-based SouthState Bank has moved into its new 87,000-square-foot regional office headquarters at Prominence Tower, a 19-story office building located at 3475 Piedmont Road NE in Atlanta’s Buckhead district. The tenant’s new offices span three-and-a-half floors and will house roughly 175 local employees. Prominence will also feature a new flagship retail branch on the building’s ground floor and building-top signage that will elevate visibility of the SouthState Bank brand. Josh Hirsh and Patrick Baughman of JLL represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Aileen Almassy and Andy Sumlin of Partners Real Estate represented the landlord, New York Life Real Estate Investors. Prominence Tower is a mixed-use development that recently underwent an $8 million renovation to both modernize the building and to install various tenant amenities, such as a conference facility, lobby coffee bar, fitness center, bike storage room and a seven-level attached parking garage. 

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AcquisitionsFloridaGeorgiaIndustrialKentuckySoutheast

MDH Partners Acquires 1.5 MSF Industrial Portfolio in Southeast, Midwest for $165M

by John Nelson

ATLANTA — Atlanta-based MDH Partners has purchased a six-property, 1.5 million-square-foot industrial portfolio in the Southeast and Midwest for $165 million. John Huguenard and Trent Agnew of JLL represented the seller, LBA Logistics, in the transaction. The portfolio has an average vintage of 2017, an average clear height of 33 feet and 6.9 years of weighted average lease term remaining, with each property fully leased to a single tenant. The assets include a 69,679-square-foot property in Miami leased to Compass Group USA; a 552,700-square-foot property in Jacksonville leased to Margo Garden Products; a 246,920-square-foot property in Atlanta leased to SupplyOne; a 235,013-square-foot facility in Louisville leased to ICS AmerisourceBergen; a 68,388-square-foot property in Cincinnati leased to GE Aerospace; and a 302,880-square-foot facility in Columbus leased to Hims.

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Fischer Marketplace
AcquisitionsGeorgiaRetailSoutheast

Hanley Investment Group Brokers $26.9M Sale of Publix-Anchored Shopping Center in Metro Atlanta

by Abby Cox

SHARPSBURG, GA. — Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors has brokered the $26.9 million sale of Fischer Marketplace, a newly constructed, 70,134-square-foot shopping center in Sharpsburg, approximately 38 miles southwest of Atlanta. The property was fully leased at the time of sale to tenants including Publix, Jersey Mike’s, Dave’s Hot Chicken, Nothing Bundt Cakes and Great Clips. The sale also features three outparcels leased to Gusto!, Heartland Dental and Andy’s Frozen Custard. Publix occupies approximately 69 percent of the property on a long-term lease. Kevin Fryman and Ed Hanley of Hanley Investment Group, in association with ParaSell Inc., represented the 1031 exchange buyer, an unnamed private investor based in Southern California. Hunter Steffien, Tyler Strauss, Scott DeYoung and Jeff Conover of Faris Lee Investments, as well as Bryan Belk and John Tennant of Franklin Street’s Atlanta office, represented the sellers, ForCAST Real Estate Development LLC and Fayetteville, Ga.-based Brent Holdings, in the off-market transaction.

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GeorgiaMarket ReportsOfficeSoutheastSoutheast Market Reports

Pause or Prime Time? Atlanta’s Office Sector Is in Transition

by John Nelson

Atlanta’s commercial office market is at a pivotal moment, caught between signs of stabilization and the lingering effects of a post-pandemic reset. Vacancy remains elevated, absorption is improving and tenant preferences continue to evolve — but fundamentals are beginning to shift as the market adjusts to the new workplace. Signs of a bottom? Hybrid work models, space optimization strategies and cautious expansions have elevated metro Atlanta’s office vacancy rates. Direct vacancy rates surpassed 24 percent for the first time and are hovering near all-time highs.  Meanwhile, sublease availabilities have declined over 25 percent from their peak in 2023, and quality space remains difficult to find. The slowing pace of vacancy increases suggests the market may be nearing a turning point after recording negative annual absorption in four of the past five years. Net absorption, a key indicator for overall office sector health, totals negative 438,000 square feet, according to Colliers’ second-quarter 2025 report. While still in the red, this marks a significant improvement over previous years. Recent leasing activity suggests even more positive movement in the second half of the year, indicating that tenant departures are tapering and space givebacks are moderating. Leasing: quality vs. quantity Despite economic headwinds, leasing …

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