KENNESAW, GA. — TireHub, the Atlanta-based national tire distributor cofounded by Bridgestone Americas Inc. and The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., has opened its new TireHub Logistics Center in Kennesaw. Relocated from Lawrenceville to Chastain Road, the Kennesaw TireHub Logistics Center will serve as a distribution center for the company. The relocation to Kennesaw will allow TireHub to reach customers in west Atlanta and surrounding areas, while the Norcross and Chattanooga logistics centers are meant to take care of customers in north Georgia. The Kennesaw location will hold 65,000 tires and employ 20 logistics specialists. TireHub operates 71 logistics centers in the United States offering full passenger and light truck tire product lines from the Goodyear and Bridgestone companies.
CHEVY CHASE, MD. — FCP, a Chevy Chase, Md.-based real estate investment firm, has purchased three metro Atlanta apartment communities for $116 million. The three properties are Springdale Glen, Sierra Forest and Hawthorne at Sugarloaf apartment communities in Clarkston, Mableton and Lawrenceville, respectively. Shelton McNally Real Estate Partners was the seller for Springdale Glen apartments and MSC Investments was the seller for Sierra Forest. The seller for Hawthorne at Sugarloaf was not disclosed. Built in 1973, Springdale Glen features 276 one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Located at 3800 Brockett Trail in Clarkston, the garden-style and workforce community is located about 2.9 miles from Interstate 285. Community amenities include a pool, playground and a dog park. The property was about 92 percent occupied at the time of sale. Located at 6660 Mableton Parkway SE in Mableton, Sierra Forest includes 272 one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments just off Interstate 20. Built in 1973, the workforce housing property is situated close to the Fulton Industrial Corridor and is 12.6 miles from downtown Atlanta. Community amenities include a grilling area, playground and a property manager onsite. The property was roughly 91 percent occupied at the time of sale. Built in 2007, Hawthorne at Sugarloaf …
Berkadia Secures $51.2M Financing for Affordable Housing Acquisition, Redevelopment in Metro Atlanta
JONESBORO, GA. — Berkadia has secured $51.2 million in financing for the redevelopment of Riverwood Townhouses, a 282-unit affordable housing development in Jonesboro, about 18.3 miles south of downtown Atlanta. Vitus, a national developer and owner of affordable housing, recently acquired the property for $30.5 million from an entity doing business as RWood Holdings LLC. Tim Leonhard of Berkadia secured both $25.9 million in acquisition bridge financing and $25.3 million in permanent financing used to rehabilitate the property. The bridge loan had a 4.3 percent adjustable interest rate and was provided through Berkadia’s proprietary bridge lending platform. The permanent loan was provided through Freddie Mac’s affordable housing program. Located at 681 Flint River Road, Riverwood Townhouses features one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom units. All the units are rent restricted to 60 percent of area median income. Community amenities include a business center and computer lab, clubhouse, community room, playground and picnic area. The property will be undergoing interior and exterior renovations as part of the redevelopment.
ATLANTA — Seniors housing operators have been grappling the past 18 months with how to maintain their properties and keep occupancy high while also protecting their staff and residents, who are the most vulnerable population for infections and death from the COVID-19 outbreak. With the rise of the Delta variant in recent weeks, owners and operators are having to make tough decisions to care for their residents, although now they have built some muscle memory on how to operate effectively amid the pandemic. “We are better at dealing with COVID-19 now than before,” said Joe Jasmon, CEO and managing partner of American Healthcare Management. Jasmon added that alleviating the fear of COVID-19 and the Delta variant is a big part of an operator’s job, and bringing residents into their social programs is a major point of emphasis, even if it can only be done virtually. “There’s been a huge insurgence of Zoom calls,” said Jasmon. “Before it was once in a blue moon, and it would be a son or daughter who lived in Belize or somewhere. Now the entire family and friends are calling in. We have to cultivate that activity and encourage it.” Jasmon’s comments came during the …
CHARLESTON, S.C. AND AUGUSTA, GA. — PMZ Realty Capital LLC has arranged $70 million in joint venture equity and debt financing to recapitalize two hotels in Charleston and Augusta. The properties include the Holiday Inn Express Charleston Downtown – Medical Center in Charleston and The Partridge Inn Augusta Curio Collection by Hilton in Augusta. Rio Partners is the owner of the properties, and the firm plans to use the proceeds from the two separate transactions to pay off existing debt and upgrade the properties. The 150-room Holiday Inn Express is located close to Charleston Farmer’s Market, Folly Beach, The Citadel – Johnson Hagood Stadium, Boone Hall Plantation and Gardens and the South Carolina Aquarium. Located at 250 Spring St., the hotel is only 12 miles from Charleston International Airport. Hotel amenities include a pool, breakfast provided for guests, complimentary Wi-Fi and a fitness center. Located at 2110 Walton Way, the 153-room Partridge Inn Augusta is situated less than two miles from Daniel Field Private Airport, 10 miles from Augusta Regional Airport and about 4 miles from the Augusta National Golf Club. Hotel amenities include complimentary Wi-Fi, an onsite restaurant, outdoor pool, fitness center, room service, business center and meeting rooms.
ATLANTA — A joint venture between Portman Residential and National Real Estate Advisors LLC has broken ground on 10th and Spring, a 29-story multifamily project in Atlanta’s Midtown district. Portman Residential secured a $117 million construction loan for the project, according to the Atlanta Business Chronicle. Located at the corner of Spring Street and 10th Street NW, 10th and Spring will include 370 residential units, as well as 11,000 square feet of retail space. Community amenities will include a pool, fitness center and a clubroom. The project will serve as the first phase of a 4.1-acre master-planned mixed-use development led by Portman Residential. The larger development plan will also feature a 525,000-square-foot, Class A office building; about 20,000 square feet of event space; and a hotel that will feature at least 225 guest rooms. As part of the project, the historic site of H.M. Patterson & Son’s Spring Hill Chapel will be transformed into a venue with food and beverage options, as well as the new hotel. Atlanta-based Cooper Carry will be the architectural firm for the project. Fogarty Finger will do the interior design for the development, and JE Dunn will oversee construction services. National Real Estate Advisors LLC …
ATLANTA — Flournoy Development Group has broken ground on a 298-unit apartment community located along Windy Ridge Parkway in Atlanta’s Cumberland-Galleria submarket. The site is adjacent to Battery Atlanta, a mixed-use village with retail, residential, dining and entertainment options that surrounds Truist Park, home ballpark of the Atlanta Braves. The yet-to-be-named apartment community will feature studios, as well as one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Community amenities will include a rooftop club and gaming terrace, swimming pool, private structured parking, fitness center and a dog park. The four-acre land parcel will include a rooftop terrace with views overlooking Battery Atlanta, approximately 7,500 square feet of retail space and a public greenspace and plaza. Construction is underway with completion scheduled for late fall 2022. Dynamik Design, Kimley-Horn, b+c Studio, Mitsch Design and contractor Flournoy Construction Group comprise the development team.
BUFORD, GA. — Hanley Investment Group has arranged the sale of Holland Point, a 68,187-square-foot, Publix-anchored neighborhood shopping center in Buford. Ed Hanley and Kevin Fryman of Hanley Investment Group, along with ParaSell Inc., represented the 1031 exchange buyer, a private investor based in Norco, Calif. Chris Decouflé, Kevin Hurley and Matt Karempelis of CBRE represented the seller, Atlanta-based Watkins Real Estate Group, which sold the property for $20.1 million. Located on a 16-acre site at 4108 Hamilton Mill Road, Holland Point was built in 2020 at the intersection of Hamilton Mill and Bogan roads near Interstate 985. Publix takes up 48,387 square feet at Holland Point and includes a drive-thru pharmacy. The fully leased property’s other tenants include Great Clips, Buford Smile Dental Care, Mathnasium of Buford, City Nail & Spa, Bravos Cantina Grill, Nagoya Restaurant, Johnny’s New York Style Pizza and Express Vets. Hanley Investment Group recently worked with the buyer to acquire two other grocery-anchored shopping centers in the Atlanta metro area, including Alpharetta Commons, a 94,500-square-foot, Publix-anchored shopping center in Alpharetta, and Cofer Crossing, a 136,139-square-foot shopping center anchored by Kroger and HomeGoods in Tucker.
UNION CITY, GA. — SRS Real Estate Partners has arranged the sale of Shannon Crossing, a 101,174-square-foot, Kroger-anchored shopping center located in Union City, about 17.9 miles south of downtown Atlanta. Forge Real Estate Partners III LP, a joint venture between Rancho Sante Fe, Calif.-based Forge Capital Partners and St. Petersburg, Fla.-based The Sembler Co., sold the property for $19.4 million to an Atlanta-based entity doing business as Flesh and Soul Enterprises LLC. Kyle Stonis and Pierce Mayson of SRS represented the seller in the transaction. The buyer was self-represented. Located at 4550 Jonesboro Road, the property is situated adjacent to Interstate 85. Kroger has anchored Shannon Crossing for over 41 years. About 97 percent occupied at the time of sale, Shannon Crossing has a tenant roster that includes Advance Auto Parts, Chase Bank, T-Mobile, The UPS Store, Papa John’s and J.R. Crickets.
EVANS, GA. — The Palomar Group has brokered the $2.3 million sale of a Starbucks-occupied retail property located at 3104 William Few Parkway in Evans. The buyer was an investor based in Aiken, S.C., and the seller was an investor based in Augusta, Ga. The Palomar Group was the only broker involved in the transaction. Built in 2021, the retail property spans 2,500 square feet. Starbucks has a 10-year lease and no termination clause at the property. The store is an outparcel of a Publix-anchored shopping center and is located next to a CVS/pharmacy and Mi Rancho Mexican restaurant.