ATLANTA — MDH Partners has acquired 1500 Marietta Blvd., a 48,975-square-foot industrial building located in Atlanta’s Upper Westside. The transaction is a sale-leaseback deal with the tenant, Ideation. The sales price was $6.2 million. Ideation, a wholesale bakery based in Atlanta that was previously known as H&F Bread Co. signed a three-year lease with MDH at the Class B, infill industrial facility. The property is located close to Interstate 75 and the Interstate 285 loop. The facility also sits adjacent to Tilford Yard, where TPA Group is set to develop 77 acres on behalf of Amazon, including a 220,000-square-foot delivery station. Ideation provides research, development, manufacturing and packaging solutions for restaurants, hotels, grocers and caterers. MDH Partners is an Atlanta-based real estate investment company.
ATLANTA — Cousins Properties has signed Visa to a long-term, 123,000-square-foot lease at 1200 Peachtree St. in Midtown Atlanta. Visa, a multinational financial company based in Foster City, Calif., is expected to create about 1,000 new jobs in the region over the next several years as the company establishes a permanent office in Atlanta. Visa is slated to occupy the property by the fourth quarter of 2022. Atlanta-based real estate investment trust Cousins Properties acquired 1200 Peachtree in 2019 from Norfolk Southern Corp. When Norfolk Southern moves out of 1200 Peachtree and into its new building at the end of this year, Cousins Properties will redevelop the property for multi-tenant use. The redevelopment project will include renovations of the ground floor to create both indoor and outdoor amenities.
ATLANTA — Crestlight Capital, a Detroit- and New York-based private equity real estate investment firm, and institutional investors advised by J.P. Morgan Global Alternatives have acquired two adaptive reuse projects, Inland Tract and COMPLEX, in an off-market transaction. The buyers also acquired two other properties, Puritan Mill and Ellsworth. The total sales price for all four properties was $114 million. In 2018, Third & Urban and Granite Properties formed a joint venture to transform Inland Tract and COMPLEX from warehouses into creative office and flex/showroom space prior to this sale. Urban Realty Partners sold Puritan Mill. Origin Investments sold Ellsworth. The four projects are expected to retain their individual names, but will be rebranded as the Westside Collective portfolio. Located at 1218 and 1236 Menlo Drive, Inland Tract included two warehouses totaling 79,000 square feet and features a natural light, high ceilings and outdoor workspaces. COMPLEX was redeveloped by Third & Urban and recapitalized into the partnership with Granite Properties. Located at 1175 Chattahoochee Ave., the property offers 110,000 square feet of space positioned for retail, showroom and creative office use. Puritan Mill totals 83,000 square feet of creative office space with brick and timber interiors and is connected to …
PALMETTO, GA. — Lee & Associates brokered the sale of 30.2 acres in Palmetto. Lee & Associates represented the buyer, a fund managed by a subsidiary of Ares Management Corp. The seller and price were not disclosed. On the purchased land, Ares Management Corp. plans to build Wilkerson Mill Logistics Center, a Class A industrial distribution facility totaling approximately 375,000 square feet. Wilkerson Mill Logistics Center will be a rear-loading facility with features including 36-foot minimum ceiling clear height, ample car and onsite trailer parking, ESFR sprinkler systems, LED lighting with motion sensors and dock packages. Located in Fulton County, the site is 3.5 miles from the CSX Fairburn Intermodal facility and 15.6 miles from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. Construction for the project is slated for completion by the third quarter of 2022.
ATLANTA — Miami and New York-based PMG and Toronto-based Greybrook Realty Partners, in a joint venture, have acquired 811 Peachtree St. N.E. with plans to develop Society Atlanta, a 460-unit mixed-use project within the PMG’s Society Living multifamily brand. Mark Lindenbaum of JLL brokered the transaction. The land price was $20.3 million. The seller was not disclosed. Designed by Atlanta-based architecture firm Cooper Carry, Society Atlanta will feature 70,000 square feet of office space and 16,000 square feet of retail space. Slated for delivery in the first quarter of 2024, the 33-story development will include traditional apartment units and “rent-by-bedroom” or co-living options. Community amenities at Society Atlanta will include a pool deck, fitness center and co-working facilities. Society Atlanta will continue the expansion of PMG’s national Society Living portfolio, which was created to address demand for reasonable rents close to urban areas. Other Society Living developments include Society Las Olas in downtown Fort Lauderdale, Fla., which opened in May 2020; Society Biscayne in downtown Miami, slated to open in early 2022; Society Orlando, currently under construction in downtown Orlando; and Society Wynwood, under construction in Miami’s Wynwood Arts District. Additionally, Society Denver was announced in August.
SANTA MONICA, CALIF. — PGIM Real Estate has provided $250 million in fixed-rate debt to Santa Monica-based GLP Capital Partners LP. The funds will be used to acquire a five-property core logistics portfolio located across Atlanta, Dallas-Fort Worth, Chicago, Memphis and California’s Central Valley. All five of the properties were acquired on behalf of GLP Capital Partners IV, a closed-end, discretionary private equity fund. The portfolio is fully leased to four nationally recognized companies, all of which are investment grade credit tenants, according to PGIM. The seller and price were not disclosed. The five properties total 3.2 million square feet and are located within an average of one mile from each region’s primary transportation arteries.
SANDY SPRINGS, GA. — First National Realty Partners (FNRP) has acquired City Center Crossing, a grocery-anchored shopping center located at 6331 Roswell Road in Sandy Springs, a northern suburb of Atlanta. City Center Crossing is a 98,408-square-foot asset that is 77 percent occupied. A 27,858-square-foot Lidl Supermarket that opened in May 2020 anchors the property. The seller and price were not disclosed. “We are extremely excited to not only acquire our first asset in the Atlanta Market but to also add Lidl to our portfolio, one of the most rapidly growing grocers in the country,” says Matt Annibale, senior director of acquisitions at First National Realty Partners. “The remaining vacancy in the center will provide significant upside for our investors.”
DECATUR, GA. — CBRE has arranged the sale of North Dekalb Mall in Decatur, about 8.6 miles east from downtown Atlanta. West Palm Beach, Fla.-based Sterling Organization sold the property for an undisclosed price. The buyer, Edens, who has a headquarters office in Washington, D.C., plans to redevelop the mall into a mixed-use property, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Located at 2050 Lawrenceville Highway, North Dekalb Mall is located on 76.7 acres at the intersection of Lawrenceville Highway and North Druid Hills Road. The property is situated less than 1.5 miles west of Interstate 285. The enclosed mall’s tenants include AMC Theatres, Dollar Tree, Burlington and Marshalls. AMC Theatres has a maximum of six years left on its lease term at the location.
UNION CITY, GA. — Crown Bay Group LLC, an Atlanta-based multifamily real estate investment firm, has purchased The Park at Netherley, a 294-unit workforce housing community in Union City. The sales price was $31.1 million, or nearly $106,000 per unit. The seller was Blue Magma. Built in 1988, The Park at Netherley offers one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments. Community amenities include a business center, clubhouse, playground, swimming pool and a fitness center. The property was 93 percent occupied at the time of sale. Located at 6770 Buffington Road, The Park at Netherley is located about 13.4 miles from the Atlanta Metropolitan State College and 15.2 miles from Clayton State University. Additionally, the property is about 7.8 miles from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. Since 2019, more than $1 million of capital improvements have been completed at the apartment complex in order to enhance curb appeal, upgrade interiors, improve exteriors and common area amenities. As the new owner, Crown Bay plans to launch an interior renovation program to enhance unit interiors. Crown Bay Management, the firm’s property management division, will manage the residential community.
ATLANTA — Puttshack, a mini golf and entertainment provider, has signed a second lease in Atlanta at High Street, a $2 billion, 36-acre mixed-use property in Perimeter Center Parkway on the northside of Atlanta. National real estate developer, owner and operator GID Development Group is developing High Street and inked the lease with Puttshack. Puttshack is the first anchor tenant to be announced for High Street. The mini golf retailer will have more than 26,000 square feet of space and will feature four custom-made, tech-driven mini golf courses. The property will also feature ‘Trackaball’ technology, which includes automated scoring, bonus points opportunities and interactive games at each hole. The entertainment venue will also have a dining menu and full cocktail bar. The first phase of the project will break ground this year and is slated to open by 2023. The project will include 150,000 square feet of entertainment-driven retail and restaurants, approximately 600 rental apartments, 90,000 square feet of loft offices and 222,000 square feet of existing office space. Located at 211 Perimeter Center Parkway, High Street is situated at the intersection of Perimeter Center Parkway and Hammond Drive. The project is also located close to the Dunwoody MARTA Station, …