ATLANTA — CP Group, an office owner and developer based in Boca Raton, Fla., has unveiled plans to redevelop Piedmont Center, a 2.2 million-square-foot office campus located off Piedmont Road in Atlanta’s Buckhead district. The firm acquired the property in June for $200 million, after the former owner, Ardent Cos., defaulted on its loan tied to Piedmont Center from Morgan Stanley. CP Group is expected to begin its overhaul of the 14-building property this year. “We’re not just updating an office park; we’re building a destination,” says Chris Eachus, founding partner of CP Group. “Piedmont Center is a perfect example of the high-value assets we target. The combination of this prime location and our reimagined master plan has already sparked immediate interest and strong leasing results.” The project team includes Atlanta-based architecture and design firms Smallwood and ASD|SKY, as well as Bethesda, Md.-based real estate consulting firm Of Place. One of the primary transformations planned for the redevelopment is a new street-level strip on Piedmont Road that is expected to include at least six restaurant concepts and various retail offerings. In the meantime, Piedmont Center has already opened LiveWire Coffee in Building 6 and has curated food truck programming options throughout …
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— By Sean Spellman of JLL — While Metro Phoenix’s best-of-the-best office submarkets are thriving, overall fundamentals are being shaped by our supply story. That narrative is one where new construction is metered and speculative development is expensive. The result is a lack of new inventory that could limit corporate location decisions, especially from tenants comparing top-tier availability across multiple markets. Today’s Metro Phoenix demand is definitively concentrated at the high end of the product spectrum. Downtown Tempe uniquely reflects this trend. During the pandemic — and on the heels of a flood of new office construction — this typically single-digit-vacancy office market skyrocketed to 30 percent vacancy. Fortunately for downtown Tempe, those new office deliveries were dominated by amenity-rich, Class A product. In the years since, a flight to quality has eased downtown Tempe’s office market vacancy back into the 5 percent range. Developments like Hayden Ferry Lakeside have absorbed almost all of the occupancy lost during the pandemic, and prospective tenants are actively competing for what Class A space remains. The highly amenitized Grove in the Camelback Corridor has enjoyed similar success. Along with the office space at Goodyear Civic Square, it’s one of the last speculative Class …
Corning to Develop Manufacturing Facility in Hickory, North Carolina as Part of $6B Meta Deal
by John Nelson
HICKORY, N.C. — Corning Inc. has announced plans to develop a new optical cable manufacturing facility in Hickory, about 58 miles northwest of Charlotte. The new plant is part of the New York-based tech manufacturing firm’s multi-year, up to $6 billion agreement with Meta Platforms Inc., the parent company of Facebook and Instagram. Meta will serve as the anchor client of the manufacturing facility. The agreement will help accelerate the build-out of advanced data centers to support Meta’s various apps and technologies, including its Llama AI platform. Under the agreement, Corning will supply Meta with “its newest innovations in optical fiber, cable and connectivity solutions.” The new factory and increased investment in Corning’s existing North Carolina footprint are expected to create 5,000 new jobs, including scientists, engineers and production teams. The initiative is expected to increase Corning’s employment in North Carolina by 15 to 20 percent. Back in October, Corning acquired 32.9 acres in Trivium Corporate Center, a 378-acre business park in Hickory, and agreed to invest $170 million to $267.9 million and create 132 jobs at the park.
MIAMI — A joint venture between Pebb Capital, Wharton Properties, Lane Capital Partners and Sabal Investment Holdings has purchased Design 41, a seven-story mixed-use building located at 112 N.E. 41st St. in Miami’s Design District. The partnership purchased the property from the privately held Norton family for $72.5 million. Tony Arellano and Devlin Marinoff of DWNTWN Realty Advisors brokered the deal, and 26North provided an undisclosed amount of acquisition financing. Design 41 comprises 40,000 square feet of Class A offices leased to financial firms, family offices, Foster + Partners and Bosch Appliances, which uses upper-level offices for its showroom. The property also features 10,000 square feet of ground-floor retail and showroom space leased to Missoni, Bond No. 9 and Breitling, as well as a 64-space parking garage and open-air terraces. Design 41 was fully leased at the time of sale.
BIRMINGHAM, ALA. — Coro Realty has acquired a 239,370-square-foot industrial facility located at 3501 1st Ave. N in Birmingham’s Eastside submarket. Tripp Alexander and Will Canary of Colliers represented Coro Realty in the $13.8 million transaction. Jake Viverette and Will Redding with The Overton Group, along with Edwin Moss and Benjamin Bottcher of JH Berry, represented the undisclosed seller. Bobby Norwood of JLL arranged an undisclosed amount of acquisition financing on behalf of Coro Realty via Seacoast Bank. Originally built in 1965, the property was fully leased at the time of sale to tenants including the U.S. Postal Service, Division 7 Supply and Sara Sells. The infill facility is situated on a nine-acre site near downtown Birmingham and I-20 and features 20 dock-high doors, LED lighting and a rail spur with potential connectivity to an active Norfolk Southern line.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A partnership between Iconic Equities, Shoreline Capital, Overlook Ventures and LaSalle Investment Management has broken ground on Pineville Distribution Center, a 194,232-square-foot industrial facility in Charlotte’s Southwest submarket. The property is located on 15 acres at 10203 Pineville Distribution St. The ownership has tapped Bradley Dunn and Bill Wood of Trinity Partners to lease Pineville Distribution Center. The co-developers plan to deliver the facility in mid-to-late 2026. Physical features of the project were not released.
PARK CITY, UTAH — New York-based Extell Development Co. and Hilton have announced that Waldorf Astoria Deer Valley Resort and Residences will join Deer Valley East Village in Park City. Slated to debut in 2028, the ski-in, ski-out resort will be the first major public alpine ski resort to be developed in North America in more than 40 years. Waldorf Astoria Deer Valley Resort and Residences will feature 132 hotel keys and 105 one- to six-bedroom branded residences available for purchase ranging from 1,099 square feet to 5,155 square feet across two towers. The for-purchase units will include 56 hotel residences located above the hotel and 49 private residences in a standalone Waldorf Astoria Residences Deer Valley tower. Onsite amenities will include a 15,000-square-foot state-of-the-art spa with treatment rooms, thermal features and a snow room; fitness centers; ski valley and concierge services; a golf simulator; a kid’s room; a resident’s pool deck along the Green Monster, Deer Valley’s 4.8-mile ski run; an indoor lap pool; and an outdoor pool and hot tub cantilevered over the ski run below. The property will also feature numerous bars, restaurants and lounges, including Waldorf Astoria’s signature Peacock Alley; 11,300 square feet of meeting and event …
HSR, Haseko North America Close on Land, Secure Loan for 281-Unit Apartment Complex in Los Angeles
by Amy Works
LOS ANGELES — High Street Residential (HSR), the residential subsidiary of Trammell Crow Co., and joint venture partner Haseko North America have closed on the land and secured a loan for the development of Jules San Pedro, an apartment community in Los Angeles’ San Pedro Waterfront Arts District. The site was acquired on Jan. 13. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Situated waterfront at 155 W. 6th St., the eight-story multifamily property will feature 281 apartments and 1,276 square feet of ground-floor corner retail space. Jules San Pedro will occupy a 1.2-acre full city block and is directly adjacent to the new Piazza Miramere. Designed by KFA Architecture, Jules San Pedro will offer a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans. Community amenities will include a pool deck and courtyard with a sauna, spa and clubhouse, a central water-facing courtyard with indoor/outdoor fitness, a sky lounge and rooftop deck, multiple barbecue areas, a pet spa and an oversized coworking space with multiple conferences and work areas. The project will be Greenpoint Rated and feature sustainable elements, including electric vehicle charging stations and a rooftop, net-metered solar photovoltaic system. Groundbreaking is slated for later this quarter, with delivery scheduled for …
LOS ANGELES — PSRS has arranged $6.9 million in construction financing for AH Los Angeles, a multifamily development in Los Angeles. The ground-up project will feature 40 units dedicated entirely to affordable housing. Michael Warner of PSRS worked with a local bank to secure the loan, which features a 68 percent loan-to-cost ratio and interest-only payments for 24 months, on behalf of the repeat borrower.
HOUSTON — Fairstead, an affordable housing owner-operator based in New York City, has purchased Coolwood Oaks, a 168-unit affordable housing complex in East Houston, for $43.3 million. Built in 1984, the 10-building property houses units that are reserved for households earning 60 percent or less of the area median income. Fairstead plans to implement a $14 million renovation of the property and has tapped DNA Workshop as the architect and interior designer for the project. Financing for the acquisition and capital improvements included LIHTC equity and loans from a variety of sources, including PNC Bank, Houston Housing Finance Corp. (HHFC) and the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA). FTK Construction Services will be the general contractor for the renovation.