LOUISVILLE, KY. — Papa John’s International Inc. has announced it will open a new global headquarters in metro Atlanta by summer 2021. The Louisville, Ky.-based pizza chain is in the process of picking an office space and expects to have a location finalized by the end of this year. Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp’s office says the move is expected to bring 200 jobs to the area. Papa John’s will move its menu innovation; marketing; customer experience; human resources; diversity, equity and inclusion; communications; and development departments to Georgia. IT, supply chain and legal teams will remain in Louisville. The Louisville Courier-Journal reports that Papa John’s will keep its corporate headquarters in Louisville as well as a majority of its 750 jobs in Kentucky.
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. — Ram Realty Advisors has delivered CURV, a 243-unit multifamily community in Fort Lauderdale. The property offers one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans ranging from 748 to 1,603 square feet with rents starting at $2,010 per month. Communal amenities include a pool, private cabanas, outdoor kitchen with grills and a TV, fitness center, yoga studio, pet grooming salon and electric car chargers. CURV is situated at 410 SE 16th Court, two miles south of downtown Fort Lauderdale. Bozzuto manages and heads leasing for the eight-story asset. Virtual leasing is underway at CURV, which is named for its curved facade reminiscent of Miami decor in the 1950s and 1960s. The City of Fort Lauderdale issued the developer a temporary certificate of occupancy Aug. 26.
NASHVILLE, TENN. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the sale of phases I and II of Airport Logistics Park, a 397,981-square-foot industrial park in Nashville. The first two phases of development span 52.7 acres and include six buildings that were leased to 14 tenants at the time of sale. The property is located at 1922 Old Murfreesboro Pike, four miles southeast of Nashville International Airport. Stewart Calhoun, Casey Masters, David McGahren and Ronnie Wenzler of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, Holladay Properties, in the transaction. Starwood Real Estate Income Trust acquired the asset for an undisclosed price. Holladay is still developing Phase III of the park, which will include five buildings totaling 328,500 square feet. The first building of Phase III is expected to be delivered in the first quarter of 2021. When Phase III is complete, the park will comprise 95 acres.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC) reported that 86.2 percent of apartment households paid September rent as of Sept. 13. NMHC surveyed its network of 11.4 million professionally managed units as part of its Rent Payment Tracker metric. The number of households paying rent this month compares similarly to Aug. 13, when 86.9 percent of renters made a full or partial payment. September’s tally, though, is behind Sept. 13, 2019, when 88.6 percent of renters made payments. “While it remains clear that many apartment residents continue to prioritize their housing obligations and that apartment owners and operators remain committed to meeting them halfway with creative and nuanced approaches, the reality is that the second week of September figures shows ongoing deterioration of rent payment figures, representing hundreds of thousands of households who are increasingly at risk,” says Doug Bibby, president of NMHC. On Sept. 1, the Trump Administration, with the guidance of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), issued an executive order halting evictions through the end of 2020. The NMHC released a statement expressing its “disappointment” in the order. NMHC releases the survey with the help of partners RealPage, ResMan, Yardi, Entrata and MRI …
CHICAGO — Oxford Hotels & Resorts LLC, the Chicago-based hotel management affiliate of Oxford Capital Group LLC, has opened Hotel Audrey at 166 E. Superior St. within Chicago’s Magnificent Mile shopping district. Oxford worked with Fillmore Capital Partners to reposition the 29-story hotel, which was originally developed as The Barclay Hotel. Each of the 216 guestrooms and suites includes an executive desk, ergonomic chair, 55-inch flatscreen TV, coffeemaker and complimentary Wi-Fi. The suites include a separate living area with a sleeper sofa. Rooms start at $159 per night. The fitness center is equipped with ellipticals, treadmills and other workout machines. Due to COVID-19, all areas of the hotel are sanitized at an increased frequency with approved disinfecting products. The rooftop bar, café and meeting spaces will not open until 2021.
CHICAGO — McShane Construction Co. and UJAMAA Construction have completed 4400 Grove, an 84-unit apartment complex in Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood. Brinshore Development and the Michaels Organization are the developers for the four-story project, which features commercial space on the ground floor. Of the property’s 84 units, 21 are reserved for Chicago Housing Authority residents, 38 are affordable at 60 percent of the area median income and 25 are market rate. Amenities include a lounge, bike room, fitness center, mailroom and conference rooms. Pappageorge Haymes Partners was the architect.
ST. PAUL, MINN. — Ackerberg has acquired land at 337 W. 7th St. in downtown St. Paul with plans to develop The Alvera, a 192-unit apartment project. Northland Real Estate Group will serve as co-developer. Plans call for the demolition of an existing building to make way for the seven-story project, which will feature studios, one- and two-bedroom units as well as 1,400 square feet of retail space and 110 covered parking stalls. Amenities will include a penthouse clubroom with a kitchen and bar, an outdoor deck with fireplace and grills, a fitness center, bike room, package center and storage lockers. Construction is scheduled to begin later this month with completion slated for fall 2021. Opus Design Build will serve as general contractor and Rise Modular will provide modular units. DJR Architecture and E. Christen Design make up the design team. Bridgewater Bank is providing construction financing.
COLUMBUS, OHIO — Grandbridge Real Estate Capital has provided a $10 million Freddie Mac loan for the refinancing of Worthington Commons in Columbus. Built in 1973, the multifamily property is home to 156 rental townhome units. Ted Schmidt of Grandbridge arranged the fixed-rate, nonrecourse loan. It features a 10-year term and 30-year amortization.
DOUGLAS, MICH. — Jaqua Realtors has merged with Shoreline Realtors and continues the expansion of its presence in West Michigan. Shoreline has served the Saugatuck and Douglas communities for the past 26 years as a real estate and vacation rental company and maintains offices in St. Joseph and South Haven. Jaqua, a 45-year-old brokerage focusing on residential and commercial real estate as well as vacation rentals and property management, occupies an office at 202 Center St. in Douglas.
NEWARK, N.J. — A partnership led by New Jersey-based investment firm Onyx Equities has acquired a 10-building, 1.5 million-square-foot office portfolio in Morris County, New Jersey, from Mack-Cali Corp. The portfolio consists of nine buildings in Parsippany and one in Madison. Onyx Equities, which acquired the portfolio in partnership with Taconic Capital Advisors LP, Axonic Capital LLC and Machine Investment Group, will implement a capital improvement plan. JLL brokered the deal.