SNELLVILLE, GA. — A public-private partnership (PPP) between the City of Snellville and developers CASTO and MidCity Real Estate Partners, will develop The Grove at Towne Center, a planned mixed-use development in downtown Snellville. The City of Snellville unanimously approved the project on Monday, Aug. 26 in a 6-0 vote. The PPP will break ground on the $85 million Phase I in 2020 and expects the first deliveries in 2021. Phase I will comprise more than 50,000 square feet of retail, restaurant, office and entertainment space, and about 250 multifamily units. The Market Center building will serve as the project anchor. CASTO and MidCity are working with the City of Snellville to customize the overall design and uses within the building. Early ideas include a brew pub on the first floor and event space on the second floor. The Grove Apartments will offer amenities such as a fitness center, swimming pool, grilling area, parking deck and business center. The Commons area will allow the City to host many of the community’s festivals and activities in one centrally located space.
DULUTH, GA. — PPD Holdings Investment Group and The Residential Group have sold District at Duluth, a 370-unit multifamily community in metro Atlanta’s Gwinnett County, for $83 million. The partnership designed and built the community. The property offers studio through two-bedroom floor plans, 11 townhomes, one-bedroom penthouses and 15,000 square feet of commercial space. Communal amenities include a 24-hour fitness center, pet park, pet spa, saltwater swimming pool and a game room. Principal Real Estate Investors acquired the property.
NEWNAN, GA. — Atlanta-based Bull Realty has arranged the $14.8 million sale of 1825 Summit, a 100,000-square-foot office building in Newnan. Delta Community Credit Union sold the building, which was 56 percent leased at the time of sale. The financial community will continue to operate within the asset. MBRE acquired the property for $147.50 per square foot. 1825 Summit is located 37 miles southwest of downtown Atlanta and immediately adjacent to Summit Family YMCA and Georgia Bone & Joint medical office building.
MIAMI BEACH, FLA. — Integra Investments and Constellation Group have purchased a 31,270-square-foot office building located at 1674 Meridian Ave. in Miami Beach for $10.1 million. The asset also includes 5,500 square feet of ground-level retail space. The partnership will market the office space to small- and medium-sized tenants. New ownership is planning a multimillion-dollar renovation that includes upgrading the lobby and common areas, as well as adding a new roof and floor-to-ceiling windows. Ivy MBT Realty was the seller.
HANAHAN, S.C. — Avison Young has negotiated a 101,823-square-foot industrial lease on behalf of W.W. Williams Co. at 5801 N. Rhett Ave. in Hanahan. W.W. Williams specializes in fleet management and logistics services. Situated about 11 miles from Port of Charleston, 5801 N. Rhett Ave. is a 300,000-square-foot building that features 18 dock doors. Alan Bolduc, Courtney Marous and Kathleen Isola of Avison Young represented the tenant in the lease transaction. Charleston-based Bridge Commercial represented the landlord, CenterPoint Properties Trust.
HOUSTON — Los Angeles-based investment firm Regent Properties has acquired Park Towers, a 545,242-square-foot office complex in Uptown Houston, for $89.5 million. Built in the 1970s, redeveloped in 2000 and renovated in 2017, Park Towers comprises two 18-story towers over a shared parking structure at the northeast corner of Interstate 610/West Loop and Post Oak Boulevard. Amenities include a fitness center and a conference center. The seller was not disclosed.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — A partnership between Starwood Capital Group and Vanderbilt Partners has purchased the Campus at Arboretum, a 319,000-square-foot office property in northwest Austin. The campus offers proximity to The Domain, one of Austin’s premier shopping and dining destinations, as well as picnic areas, a volleyball court and a basketball court.
RICHMOND, TEXAS — CBRE has arranged a $34.1 million loan to refinance The Delaney at Parkway Lakes, a 207-unit independent living, assisted living and memory care community in Richmond, approximately 25 miles southwest of downtown Houston. The borrower was a joint venture between Blue Moon Capital Partners and LCS Real Estate. The community is situated on more than 10 acres and construction was recently completed. Aron Will and Austin Sacco of CBRE National Senior Housing arranged the five-year, floating-rate loan with 36 months of interest-only payments. A national bank provided the funds.
BELLAIRE, TEXAS — Jacob White Construction has broken ground on Bissonnet Medical Plaza, a 52,000-square-foot healthcare project in Bellaire, a southwestern suburb of Houston. Building features will include a patient drop-off area, gurney-sized elevators and both surface level and garage parking. Completion is slated for the fourth quarter of 2020. JLL will handle leasing of the property.
INDIANA, MICHIGAN, OHIO AND WEST VIRGINIA — Albanese Cormier Holdings has acquired nine shopping centers totaling 758,983 square feet in Indiana, Michigan, Ohio and West Virginia. The purchase prices were undisclosed. ShopOne Centers REIT was the seller. Representatives from May Real Estate, Cooper Commercial Investment Group, Marcus & Millichap and JLL brokered the sales. The average occupancy of the properties is 92 percent. The properties include: Pine Lake Shopping Center (147,017 square feet) in LaPorte, Ind.; Forest Park Plaza (104,231 square feet) in Brazil, Ind.; Phoenix Square (47,415 square feet) in South Haven, Mich.; Amberwood Center (34,553 square feet ) in Ashland, Ohio; Barberton Shopping Center (105,313 square feet ) in Barberton, Ohio; DeVeaux Village Shopping Center (72,050 square feet) in West Toledo, Ohio; Perrysburg Marketplace (101,859 square feet ) in Perrysburg, Ohio; Reynolds Plaza (110,479 square feet ) in South Toledo, Ohio; and Huntington Mall (36,066 square feet ) in Barboursville, W.Va.