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Westbrook Plaza
AcquisitionsGeorgiaRetailSoutheast

Bridge33 Capital Disposes of Retail Center in Metro Atlanta for $8.7M

by Julia Sanders

GAINESVILLE, GA. — Bridge33 Capital has sold Westbrook Plaza, a 49,364-square-foot retail center in the Atlanta suburb of Gainesville. Jim Hamilton, Brad Buchanan and Andrew Michols of JLL represented the seller in the transaction. Charlotte-based Collett Capital purchased the property for $8.7 million. Constructed in 2006 and anchored by Best Buy, Westbrook Plaza was fully leased at the time of sale to tenants including Burn Boot Camp, Mattress Firm, WNB Factory, Pazzi’s Pizza, Paris Nails and Pet Pleasers Bakery. Located at 668 Dawsonville Highway, the center is situated less than one mile from Lake Lanier, which provides an annual economic impact of over $5.5 billion.

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Rivian
DevelopmentGeorgiaIndustrialSoutheastTop Stories

Rivian Plans $5B Electric Truck Manufacturing Plant Near Atlanta

by Julia Sanders

RUTLEDGE, GA. — Rivian Inc. (NASDAQ: RIVN), an Irvine, Calif.-based electric truck manufacturer, has announced plans for the East Atlanta Megasite, a $5 billion manufacturing plant about 50 miles east of downtown Atlanta. The site is located between Social Circle and Rutledge on Interstate 20, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Construction on the plant is slated to start in the summer of 2022, with plans to open by 2024. The manufacturing plant is the largest economic development in Georgia’s history, according to a press release by Georgia Governor Brian Kemp. With the new plant, Rivian says it will create approximately 7,500 jobs. The manufacturer plans to develop community engagement and workforce training programs in the area of the new plant. Additionally, Georgia Quick Start, a division of the Technical College System of Georgia and provider of workforce training, plans to build and operate a manufacturing training center. The Georgia Department of Labor also plans to assist Rivian in finding skilled employees to work at the Georgian plant. The plant could have up to 10,000 workers, which would mean the project would be the biggest car assembly project in the country, according to CNBC. The East Atlanta Megasite, which is located on nearly …

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FeaturesGeorgiaMultifamilySoutheastSoutheast Feature Archive

No Barriers Blocking Atlanta Apartment Market Growth, Say InterFace Panelists

by Jeff Shaw

ATLANTA — Multifamily investors increasingly view Atlanta as a tier-one market. Speakers on a panel at France Media’s InterFace Multifamily Southeast conference, held in Atlanta on Dec. 2, point to several reasons why the region is the right place, right now, to build, buy and sell all manner of apartment assets. “In Atlanta, you’ve got an incredible diversity and strength of employers,” said Chad DeFoor, senior director of multifamily sales for Franklin Street. Total nonfarm payroll employment in metro Atlanta rose by 134,800 from October 2020 to October 2021, a 5 percent increase, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. DeFoor was joined by Bianca Tabourn, managing director with Stockbridge; Steve Baile, chief development and operating officer with Selig Enterprises; Patrick Chesser, managing director of Mill Creek Residential Trust; Seth Greenberg, CEO of ECI Group; and panel moderator Jason Nettles, managing director with Northmarq. The speakers in the session titled, “Atlanta Market Update: An In-Depth Look at Leasing, Investment and Development,” all remarked that job growth and high-profile employers moving into the area are, in part, helping to curry favor among investors. In the public and private realms, interest is growing in the apartment market in Atlanta and in …

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6030 Commerce Blvd.
AcquisitionsGeorgiaIndustrialSoutheast

NAI Brannen Goddard Arranges Sale of 400,000 SF Industrial Property in Savannah

by Julia Sanders

SAVANNAH, GA. — NAI Brannen Goddard has arranged the sale of 6030 Commerce Blvd., a 400,000-square-foot distribution center in Savannah. Joseph Mullican of NAI Brannen Goddard represented the buyer, New York-based Brookfield Properties. The seller and sales price were not disclosed. The 6030 Commerce Blvd. distribution building is located less than two miles from the Port of Savannah and has access to Interstate 95. The front-load building features 28- to 30-foot clear heights, 31 dock-high doors, 70 extra trailer spaces, 180-foot concrete truck courts, ESFR sprinklers and a recently constructed loading platform.

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134 Janus
AcquisitionsGeorgiaIndustrialSoutheast

Ackerman & Co. Acquires 102,856 SF Industrial Facility in Temple, Georgia

by Julia Sanders

TEMPLE, GA. — Atlanta-based Ackerman & Co. has acquired a 102,856-square-foot distribution and manufacturing facility located at 134 Janus International Blvd. in Temple, about 40 miles west of downtown Atlanta. The sales price was $6.8 million. Daniel Levison of CRE Holdings represented Ackerman & Co. in the acquisition, and Neal Shiver of King Industrial Realty/CORFAC International represented the undisclosed seller. The 134 Janus International Blvd. facility is fully occupied by Janus International Group, a Temple-based manufacturer of self-storage and commercial industrial doors and storage facility components. Brett Buckner of Ackerman completed a 10-year lease extension with Janus International Group. Built in 2001 on 12 acres, the building features 24-foot clear heights. The property is located next to Janus’ 217,050-square-foot global headquarters. Janus also has other locations in the United States including in Arizona, California, Florida, Indiana, Texas and Washington.

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Westside Paper
GeorgiaLeasing ActivityRetailSoutheast

Four Restaurants to Join Tenant Lineup at Westside Paper Project in Atlanta’s West Midtown

by Julia Sanders

ATLANTA — Four new restaurants will open at Westside Paper, an adaptive reuse project slated to open in the second quarter of 2022 in Atlanta’s West Midtown district. The four restaurant tenants include Pancake Social, Glide Pizza, Girl Diver and Boxcar Betty’s. Located at 950 West Marietta St., Westside Paper is a 15-plus acre mixed-use campus that formerly was an industrial campus. A joint venture between Third & Urban and FCP is developing the 245,000-square-foot adaptive reuse project that was formerly a 1950s-era warehouse facility. Pancake Social, an all-day brunch and coffeehouse restaurant, will open its second Atlanta location at Westside Paper in late spring 2022. The first Pancake Social opened in Atlanta’s Ponce City Market in March 2019. Glide Pizza will open its third location at Westside Paper next year. Girl Diver is an Asian seafood restaurant from Richard Tang, who also opened Char Korean Bar & Grill in Atlanta’s Inman Park neighborhood in 2016. Girl Diver’s new location at Westside Paper will be its second location. Lastly, Boxcar Betty’s is a fried chicken sandwich restaurant. With locations in Charleston, Chicago and Charlotte, the Westside Paper location will be its first location in Atlanta. Atlanta-based Bridger Properties is managing …

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Film campus
DevelopmentGeorgiaMixed-UseSoutheast

Domain Capital, Capstone South Underway on New Film and TV Studio Campus in Metro Atlanta

by Julia Sanders

STONE MOUNTAIN, GA. — Domain Capital Advisors, a subsidiary of Atlanta-based Domain Capital Group LLC, and Atlanta-based Capstone South Properties recently acquired a 17-acre site in Stone Mountain, about 14 miles from downtown Atlanta, for a new film and TV studio campus dubbed Electric Owl Studios. Construction on the project broke ground in November and is slated for completion by January 2023. The price for the land and the seller were not disclosed. Phase I of the Electric Owl Studios will include a 300,000-square-foot film studio with six stages. The project will be designed to meet LEED certification. Located at 3963 Redan Road, the property is situated about a half-mile from the Indian Creek Transit MARTA Station and 18.1 miles from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. Chuck Taylor and Alex Lacher of Domain Capital Advisors will lead operations and development along with Michael Hahn and Dan Rosenfelt of Capstone.

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GeorgiaLeasing ActivityOfficeSoutheast

Logistics Firm Signs 127,000 SF Lease at Three Ravinia Office Building in Atlanta

by Julia Sanders

ATLANTA — Hapag-Lloyd, a liner shipping company, has signed a lease for 127,000 square feet at Three Ravinia office building in Atlanta’s Central Perimeter submarket. Locally-based Preferred Apartment Communities Inc. (PAC) is the landlord. Hamburg, Germany-based Hapag-Lloyd will occupy approximately five floors at Three Ravinia. The lease is for a 15-year term, and the company is using the new location as its new North American headquarters, which was originally in Piscataway, N.J. With this lease, the property is now approximately 94 percent leased. Hapag-Lloyd is expected to create approximately 250 new jobs in the region over the next several years. The new tenant is expected to occupy Three Ravinia by the third quarter of 2022. Built in 1991, Three Ravinia is a 32-floor, 816,748-square-foot office building that features a fitness center, conference center, 24/7 onsite security, onsite café, coffee counter, onsite car detailing, full-service dry cleaner and cobbler, MARTA access with shuttle service and walking trails. Located at 3 Ravinia Drive, the office building is 15 miles from downtown Atlanta and 3.2 miles from Sandy Springs. The other tenants include IHG, Zillow and Lease Query. Kyle Kenyon of CBRE represented PAC in the lease transaction, and Ellen Stern, Sam Holmes, …

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Hyatt Centric
DevelopmentGeorgiaHospitalitySoutheast

Songy Highroads Opens 15-Story Hyatt Centric Buckhead Atlanta Hotel

by Julia Sanders

ATLANTA — Atlanta-based Songy Highroads (SHR) has opened the Hyatt Centric Hotel in the Buckhead neighborhood of Atlanta. Construction on the 15-story hotel started in early 2020 and finished this month. SHR developed the hotel in a joint venture with Chicago-based Hyatt Hotels Corp. Designed by New York-based Sawyer & Co., the Hyatt Centric Buckhead Atlanta hotel features 218 guestrooms (including seven suites), two dining concepts and more than 3,700 square feet of meeting and event spaces. The guestrooms average 400 square feet in size, while the suites exceed 850 square feet. Each guestroom offers a variety of amenities including a 65-inch flat-screen TV, bathrobe, bath amenities and a salon-quality hair dryer. Other hotel amenities include a fitness center and an outdoor heated plunge pool with pool sundeck located on the second floor. The two dining concepts include Mount Royal, a Montreal-style steakhouse located on the ground floor, and Spaceman, an indoor-outdoor lounge with cocktails and shareable dishes located on the 15th floor rooftop. The hotel is located next to Bloomingdale’s at Lenox Square, Simon’s enclosed shopping mall fronting Lenox and Peachtree roads. The property is also close to PATH400, a multi-use trail for bicyclists and pedestrians, Shops Around Lenox …

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DevelopmentGeorgiaLeasing ActivityRetailSoutheast

Cotton Cos. Signs Cleaver & Cork to Join Highside Market Adaptive Reuse Project in Columbus, Georgia

by Julia Sanders

COLUMBUS, GA. — Cotton Cos. has signed Cleaver & Cork, a butcher and artisan market, to an 1,800-square-foot lease at Highside Market, an adaptive reuse mixed-use development in Columbus. Cleaver & Cork will offer a selection of charcuterie, meats, seafood, artisan goods, local cheeses, as well as a variety of craft beer and wine. Cleaver & Cork currently has locations across Georgia in Sharpsburg, Newnan, Marietta and Alpharetta. Slated to open this summer, Highside Market will be a 55,000-square-foot mixed-use development featuring 20,000 square feet of restaurants, 20,000 square feet of retail, 15,000 square feet of office space, a greenspace and outdoor lounge areas. Cotton Cos. has already received tenant commitments for 26 percent of Highside Market’s available leases. Colliers is representing the locally based developer in the lease transactions.

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