Georgia

JLL Secures Construction Financing for $2B High Street Project in Atlanta’s Central Perimeter

by Julia Sanders October 13, 2021

ATLANTA — JLL Capital Markets has arranged a construction loan for the development of Phase I of High Street, a $2 billion, 36-acre mixed-use development along Perimeter Center Parkway in Atlanta’s Central Perimeter submarket. Ed Coco and Matt Casey of JLL arranged the loan through Bank OZK on behalf of the developer, owner and operator of the project, GID Development Group. The loan amount was not disclosed. High Street will feature approximately 150,000 square feet of retail and restaurants, 600 luxury apartments, 90,000 square feet of loft offices and 222,000 square feet of existing office space. In September, Puttshack, an entertainment-driven mini golf retailer, signed a 26,000-square-foot lease at High Street to be the first anchor tenant at the development. High Street is situated across from the Dunwoody MARTA station and is close to Ga. Highway 400 and the Interstate 285 perimeter loop. GID will break ground on the first phase of High Street this year, with completion slated for 2024. Molly Morgan, Allie Spangler, Jeff Bellamy and Claire Ross of JLL represents GID in the retail and office leasing at High Street.

October 13, 2021

Georgia Leasing Activity Office Southeast

Law Firm Signs 100,000 SF Office Lease at 1420 Peachtree in Midtown Atlanta

by Julia Sanders October 11, 2021

ATLANTA — Swift, Currie, McGhee & Hiers LLP, a law firm with offices in Georgia and Alabama, has signed a lease for a 100,000-square-foot office space at 1420 Peachtree St. NE. in Midtown Atlanta. The firm is relocating from The Peachtree Tower at 1355 Peachtree St., where it has operated for more than 30 years. Tim McCarthy and Ryanne Pennington of JLL represented Swift Currie in the deal, and Chip Roach and Stephen Clifton of Transwestern representing the building’s owner, Franklin Street Properties Corp. Swift Currie has more than 160 lawyers total and 324 Atlanta-based employees. As the firm has grown over the years, Swift Currie said the reason for its move is to have a bigger office space. 1420 Peachtree is a 160,000-square-foot, Class-A office building. The eight-story building is currently being renovated in order to modernize common areas, improve amenities and upgrade the tenant spaces. The building features walk-out fourth floor balconies. Located at the intersection of Peachtree and West Peachtree streets, the building is situated a half-mile north of MARTA’s Art Center Station and offers immediate access to the Interstate 75/85 Connector and Ga. Highway 400, as well as Piedmont Park and the Atlanta BeltLine Eastside Trail.

October 11, 2021

Acquisitions Georgia Industrial Southeast

SRS Arranges $16.2M Sale-Leaseback of Flex Industrial Facility in Conyers, Georgia

by Julia Sanders October 8, 2021

CONYERS, GA. — SRS Real Estate Partners’ Investment Properties Group has arranged the sale-leaseback of a Class A, 107,976-square-foot flex industrial facility in Conyers, about 24.4 miles from downtown Atlanta. The facility is fully leased to Batchelor & Kimball, a subsidiary of Emcor that manufactures plumbing and mechanical system fabrications. The tenant, via an entity doing business as New River Ventures LLC, sold the property for $16.2 million to Patriot Equity Partners LLC. Kyle Stonis and Pierce Mayson of SRS represented the buyer in the transaction. Bobby Mayson of Lavista Associates represented the seller. Located at 2227 Plunkett Road on 19.8 acres, the property was constructed as a build-to-suit for Batchelor & Kimball in 2017. The property features a 27.6 percent office finish, as well as other amenities including side-load truck access, 130-foot concrete truck courts, outside storage, gate entrance, pre-cast construction and 32-foot clear heights.

October 8, 2021

Acquisitions Georgia Retail Southeast

Connolly Acquires 28,000 SF Towne Lake Plaza in Metro Atlanta

by Julia Sanders October 8, 2021

WOODSTOCK, GA. — Connolly has acquired Towne Lake Plaza, a 28,000-square-foot shopping center in downtown Woodstock. Dallas-based Murchison Commercial Real Estate Inc. sold the center for $4.1 million. Built in 1990, Towne Lake Plaza is fully leased to tenants including J. Millers Smokehouse, The Blue Ghost Arcade, Gyro Aegean Grill, Alkaline Dry Bar, Dive Georgia and Wags & Wiggle Pet Boutique. Located 30 miles northwest of Atlanta, the center is situated on Towne Lake Parkway between Interstate 575 and Main Street. Credit Union Business Services provided acquisition financing for the transaction. The Retail Planning Corp. will manage the center. Connolly’s retail services division will oversee leasing at the property.

October 8, 2021

Acquisitions Georgia Hospitality Southeast

Driftwood Capital Buys 111-Room Wylie Hotel in Atlanta’s Old Fourth Ward

by Julia Sanders October 7, 2021

ATLANTA — Coral Gables, Fla.-based Driftwood Capital has bought The Wylie Hotel, a 111-room boutique hotel in Atlanta’s historic Old Fourth Ward neighborhood. The property, which opened in May 2021, is the only independent boutique hotel in Midtown Atlanta, according to Driftwood Capital. Kim King Associates and WHI Real Estate Partners were the sellers. The sales price was not disclosed. Located at 551 Ponce De Leon Ave. NE, The Wylie Hotel is situated adjacent to Ponce City Market, a mixed-use destination along the Atlanta BeltLine. The hotel is also just 1.5 miles from Georgia Tech, one mile from the North Avenue MARTA station and 12 miles from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. The Wylie Hotel was formerly 551 Ponce, a 1920s-era hotel. The renovation and expansion of the property added a glass-enclosed sunroom on the first floor, which is home to Mrs. P’s Kitchen & Bar, along with a second-floor outdoor terrace and 11 restored guestrooms. The expansion project also included a five-level addition to the rear of the historic building, which added 100 guestrooms, administrative offices and a fitness center. Guestrooms on the fifth floor have private terraces with views of Ponce City Market.

October 7, 2021

Georgia Industrial Leasing Activity Southeast

CJ Logistics America Signs 1 MSF Lease at Distribution Facility in Locust Grove, Georgia

by Julia Sanders October 6, 2021

LOCUST GROVE, GA. — CJ Logistics America, a Des Plaines, Ill.-based supply chain company, has signed a 1 million-square-foot lease at Locust Grove Distribution Center in Locust Grove, about 37 miles south of downtown Atlanta. CJ Logistics signed a full-building, 10-year lease at 700 Price Drive with the landlord, Manulife Investment Management. Part of a 311-acre business park, Locust Grove Distribution Center is a recently constructed, Class A industrial facility that features dedicated ingress and egress, 36-foot clear heights, trailer parking and 146 dock doors. Tyler Fann and Adam Richards of Reliant Real Estate Partners oversee industrial leasing at Locust Grove Distribution Center. Lynn Reich, Suzanne Serino, Sean Boswell and Scott Plomgren of Colliers International represented CJ Logistics in the lease transaction.

October 6, 2021

Development Georgia Multifamily Southeast

Sentral Completes 409-Unit Multifamily Community at Star Metals Development in Atlanta

by Julia Sanders October 6, 2021

ATLANTA — Sentral has completed Sentral West Midtown at Star Metals in Atlanta’s West Midtown neighborhood. Located at 1050 Howell Mill Road, Sentral West Midtown at Star Metals is a 409-unit community that offers a flexible living model in which residents and guests can live at the property for any period of time from one month to several years. Paces Properties and Allen Morris Co. are co-developers of Star Metals. The property offers studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans that come either unfurnished or furnished. Community amenities include a curated year-round events calendar, rooftop pool and grilling area, fitness center, dog spa, networking café and various indoor and outdoor coworking spaces. Sentral West Midtown at Star Metals features food and beverage offerings including Prevail Coffee; Savi Provisions, a specialty grocer; Wagamama, a UK- based pan-Asian restaurant chain; and Sweetgreen, the fast-casual salad chain. Starting in 2022, qualifying residents at Sentral West Midtown will be able to use Sentral’s homesharing service, which will allow residents to rent out their apartments with short-term stays with a two-night minimum. Sentral will handle all homesharing logistics, including housekeeping, photography, insurance and 24-hour service. The homesharing program will enable residents to offset 25 percent or …

October 6, 2021

Development Georgia Multifamily Southeast

McShane Construction Breaks Ground on 240-Unit Apartment Development in Metro Atlanta

by Julia Sanders October 5, 2021

CARTERSVILLE, GA. — McShane Construction Co. has broken ground on Authentix Cartersville, a 240-unit multifamily development located in the northwest Atlanta suburb of Cartersville. McShane is building the property on behalf of the developer, Continental Properties. Authentix Cartersville is McShane’s 23rd project for Continental. Completion is slated for February 2023. Designed by Excel Engineering, Authentix Carterville will feature two-story, garden-style buildings with townhome-style studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units and private, ground-floor entrances. Each unit will include modern kitchen appliances, washer/dryers and natural light. Community amenities will include a clubhouse with a coffee bar, 24-hour fitness center, swimming pool, outdoor barbeque area and a dog park with a pet spa. Situated on a 25-acre site at 5000 Canton Highway, Authentix Cartersville will be located adjacent to Georgia Highlands Cartersville Campus, about 25.5 miles from Lake Allatoona and 45.4 miles from downtown Atlanta.

October 5, 2021

Acquisitions Georgia Retail Southeast

Stan Johnson Co. Brokers $3.3M Sale of Thomson Plaza Shopping Center Near Augusta, Georgia

by Julia Sanders October 5, 2021

THOMSON, GA. — Stan Johnson Co. has brokered the sale of Thomson Plaza, a 96,495-square-foot retail center located at 308-324 W. Hill St. in Thomson, about 33 miles west of Augusta. Doug Clyburn and Julie Clyburn of Stan Johnson Co. represented the seller, an entity doing business as Thomson Plaza LLLP, which had owned the grocery-anchored property for over 49 years. A private 1031 exchange buyer from Statham, Ga., purchased the shopping center for approximately $3.3 million. Thomson Plaza is a KJ’s Market-anchored community center situated on more than 10.5 acres. The retail center was 98 percent leased at the time of sale to 13 tenants including Bealls Outlet, Family Dollar, Aaron’s and Subway. Built in 1972, the property had renovations done in 1990.

October 5, 2021

Acquisitions Georgia Retail Southeast

JLL Arranges $16 Million Sale of Kroger-Anchored Retail Center in Metro Atlanta

by Julia Sanders October 4, 2021

ATLANTA — JLL Capital Markets has arranged the $16 million sale of Main Street South Fulton, a 129,449-square-foot, Kroger-anchored shopping center in the Atlanta neighborhood of South Fulton. Main Street South Fulton is fully leased to retailers including Dollar Tree, Rainbow USA, Pizza Hut and Subway. Located at 6055 Old National Highway, the shopping center is approximately three miles south of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. Brad Buchanan, Jim Hamilton and Andrew Kahn of JLL represented the seller, Atlanta-based M&P Shopping Centers, in the transaction. Benjamin Bruner of the Bruner Group represented the buyer, New York City-based Irgang Group Inc.

October 4, 2021

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