ATLANTA — Selig Enterprises has secured $340 million in construction financing for 1105 West Peachtree, its three-tower, mixed-use development in Midtown Atlanta. The project will feature a 675,000-square-foot office tower, a 64-unit condominium tower, and a 178-room Epicurean Hotel. The towers will also house 25,000 square feet of ground-floor retail. The Blackstone Group Inc. provided the construction loan, partially financing the $530 million project. “We have been fortunate enough to already garner the attention of some prominent tenants in the market including the signing of Smith, Gambrell & Russell for five floors [of the office tower],” says Chris Ahrenkiel, executive vice president of Selig Development. “The preleasing activity allowed for strong finance and equity options and also warranted an increase in the building size to over 675,000 square feet — the single largest tower to start construction in Atlanta in more than a decade.” Selig is partnering with Mainsail Lodging & Development to build The Epicurean Atlanta hotel, which will operate under the Marriott Autograph Collection banner. The hotel will offer 178 rooms, a full-service culinary program, conference and event facilities, and an outdoor terrace on the ninth floor. 40 West 12th will offer condos ranging from $600,000 to $2.2 million, in …
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RICHMOND, VA. — Bristol Development Group has sold 2000 West Creek, a 373-unit multifamily property that the company delivered in 2018. Richmond-based Capital Square acquired the asset for $103 million. The property is located at 2000 Broad Branch Road in Richmond’s West Creek neighborhood. The community offers one- and two-bedroom floor plans. Communal amenities include a swimming pool, outdoor courtyard, fitness center and a clubroom. Will Mathews, Charles Wentworth, G.S. Hankins, Rawles Wilcox, Victoria Pickett, Clay Ellis and Garrison Gore of Colliers International represented the seller in the transaction.
FORT MYERS, FLA. — Catalyst Asset Management has broken ground on West End at City Walk, a 318-unit apartment complex in downtown Fort Myers. The community will be part of Catalyst’s City Walk mixed-use development that will include 108,000 square feet of retail and office space and a hotel. West End at City Walk will offer studio to two-bedroom floor plans, as well as 15,000 square feet of office space. Communal amenities will include a heated saltwater swimming pool, multiple outdoor kitchens with barbecue grills, fitness center, yoga room, e-lounge, conference room, coworking spaces, pet spa, an entertainment kitchen with indoor and outdoor dining areas and a covered terrace on the fifth floor. Catalyst expects to deliver West End at City Walk in late 2020. Hancock Bank and Iberia Bank provided construction financing. PDS Architecture is West End’s designer, and Brooks and Freund is the general contractor. ZRS Management LLC will provide leasing and property management services with preleasing expected to begin in December 2020.
AUBURN, ALA. — CBRE has arranged the sale of The Connection at Auburn, a 900-bed student housing community located near Auburn University. The property comprises 13 three-story buildings offering two-, three- and four-bedroom units. Shared amenities include a 24-hour fitness center, swimming pools, heated spa, game room, picnic areas, sand volleyball court, computer lounge, clubroom, private study areas and a lighted basketball court. BCEG International Investment-US purchased the community for an undisclosed price. Jaclyn Fitts, William Vonderfecht, Casey Schaefer, Brett Kingman and Russ Oldham of CBRE arranged the transaction on behalf of the undisclosed seller. Ben Roelke and Ian Walker of CBRE originated a Freddie Mac Green Program acquisition loan on behalf of the buyer. The 10-year loan features a fixed 3.66 percent interest rate and five years of interest-only payments.
ACWORTH AND LITHONIA, GA. — JLL has negotiated the sale of two Publix-anchored shopping centers near Atlanta: Publix at Acworth and Centre at Panola in Lithonia. Publix at Acworth is located at 3507 Baker Road in Acworth, 30 miles northwest of downtown Atlanta. The 69,628-square-foot center was 98 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including CVS/pharmacy, WellStar, Domino’s Pizza, Coast Dental Services, Supercuts and Cricket Wireless. Centre at Panola is located at 3007 Panola Road, 15 miles east of downtown Atlanta. Centre at Panola was fully leased at the time of sale to tenants including Marco’s Pizza, Let’s Talk Therapy, Cricket Wireless and Benchmark Physical Therapy. Jim Hamilton, Mike Allison and Brad Buchanan of JLL represented the seller, an undisclosed publicly traded REIT, in the sale. Rothenberg-Rosenfield Inc. acquired both properties for an undisclosed price.
SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS — Dallas-based design-build firm ARCO/Murray has completed a 650-unit self-storage facility in Southlake, a northern suburb of Fort Worth. The three-story facility spans 104,000 square feet and includes a 1,300-square-foot office space and an interior loading area. The developer was The Jenkins Organization, a self-storage firm based in Houston.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — High Street Residential, the multifamily development arm of Trammell Crow Co., and Principal Real Estate Investors have sold Crestview Commons, a 353-unit apartment community in Austin. The property features one-, two- and three-bedroom units ranging in size from 642 to 1,405 square feet. Amenities include a pool, outdoor grilling areas, multiple courtyard spaces, a fitness center, entertainment kitchen and a resident lounge. Charles Cirar, Michael Wardlaw and Colin Cannata of CBRE brokered the deal on behalf of the sellers. The buyer was Verbena Road Holdings.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — CSA Realty Group has negotiated the sale of West Anderson Plaza, a 117,000-square-foot shopping center in north Austin. Tenants at the property include restaurants Bartlett’s, Hopdoddy Burger Bar and Jason’s Deli, as well as specialty retailers Precision Camera, Sun & Ski and Terra Toys. Grady Field and Andrew Creixell of CSA Realty Group represented the sellers in the transaction. Carr Development Inc. represented the buyers. Both sides requested anonymity.
GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS — The Multifamily Group, a Dallas-based firm, has arranged the sale of Cottonwood Park, a 170-unit community in Grand Prairie, roughly midway between Dallas and Fort Worth. The Class B community was built in 1981 and offers a pool, fitness center, clubhouse and onsite laundry facilities. Chibuzor Nnaji Jr. of The Multifamily Group represented the seller and procured the buyer, both of which requested anonymity, in the transaction.
LANCASTER, TEXAS — Lee & Associates has negotiated a 92,710-square-foot industrial lease at Park 20/35 in Lancaster, a southern suburb of Dallas. Becky Thompson of Lee & Associates represented the tenant, Motors & Armatures Inc., an HVAC component manufacturer, in the lease negotiations. Kacy Jones, John Hendricks and Trapper Graff of CBRE represented the landlord, CalSTRS.