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Third & Urban, HighBrook Investors Acquire Corporate Square in Atlanta, Plan $605M Mixed-Use Redevelopment

by Abby Cox

ATLANTA — A partnership between locally based real estate company Third & Urban and HighBrook Investors has acquired Corporate Square, a 30-acre office park in the Brookhaven area of Atlanta, with plans to redevelop the property into a $605 million mixed-use district. Patterson Real Estate Advisory Group arranged the financing for the acquisition. The project, dubbed Northbend, is moving forward after the partnership received approval to rezone the site as a master-planned development. Third & Urban is currently in the process of securing partnerships for the initial phases of vertical construction. Construction of Northbend, which is situated between Buford Highway and I-85 near the newly opened Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Arthur M. Blank Hospital, is scheduled to commence in summer 2026. Eight obsolete office buildings will be demolished to allow for new infrastructure and improved road networks. According to the development team, Northbend is expected to generate $8.2 million in annual tax revenue for the city upon completion, while creating more than 400 construction jobs and over 300 permanent jobs. “Northbend will transform an outdated, underutilized office park into a vibrant gathering place for the Brookhaven community and beyond,” says Hank Farmer, partner at Third & Urban. “This redevelopment is a catalyst for …

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Trader Joe’s Opens New Store at The Avenue Peachtree City in Metro Atlanta

by John Nelson

PEACHTREE CITY, GA. — Trader Joe’s has opened a new 13,750-square-foot grocery store at The Avenue Peachtree City, an open-air shopping center located in Peachtree City, a southern suburb of Atlanta. The store is located at 258 City Circle and represents the first location in the city for the California-based grocer. JLL manages The Avenue Peachtree City on behalf of the owner, Memphis-based Poag Development Group. Other retailers operating at the property include Arhaus, Beignets & Brew, High Country Outfitters, HOBNOB Neighborhood Tavern, Kendra Scott, Lovesac, Moe’s Southwest Grill, Motivate Studios, Rack Room Shoes, Sephora, Ted’s Montana Grill, Warby Parker and 9292 Korean BBQ.

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Atlantic Cos. to Build Hillrose Market Mixed-Use Development in Roswell, Georgia

by John Nelson

ROSWELL, GA. — The Atlantic Cos. has received approval from the City of Roswell to build Hillrose Market, a mixed-use development in the northern Atlanta suburb of Roswell. Adjacent to City Hall with walkable trail connection to the Canton Street Historic District, Hillrose Market will transform a 7-acre site fronting Hill Street between Atlanta and Ellis streets. Plans call for a six-building, 75,000-square-foot retail village; an office building; the adaptive reuse of the former Roswell Police Department into a mixed-use hub with ground-floor retail space and second-floor workspace; 143 luxury rental apartments; 16 for-sale brownstones; abundant surface and structured parking; and pedestrian access to downtown Roswell and surrounding trails. Atlantic Cos. is developing Hillrose Market in a public-private partnership with the City of Roswell. ASD | SKY is leading design efforts, and The Providence Group is developing the brownstones. Westbridge is serving as commercial consultant, advising on the adaptive reuse and retail components. New South Construction Co. is the general contractor, and Kimley-Horn is the project engineer. Crosby Design Group is leading interior design services. Construction is slated to begin next year, with completion of the first phases anticipated in 2027.

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Colliers Arranges 26,285 SF Office Lease in Alpharetta, Georgia

by John Nelson

ALPHARETTA, GA. — Colliers has arranged a 26,285-square-foot lease at Preston Ridge III, a six-story office building located at 3460 Preston Ridge Road in Alpharetta, a northern suburb of Atlanta. The undisclosed tenant has previously subleased space at Preston Ridge III. Deming Fish of Colliers represented the landlord, Hobbs Brook Real Estate (HBRE), in the lease transaction. Preston Ridge III is a newly renovated, 146,000-square-foot office property situated off Ga. Highway 400. New touches to the office building include collaborative areas, fitness center with lockers, a refreshed lobby, common areas and EV charging stations.

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Mesa Capital Partners Breaks Ground on 290-Unit Sutton Row Apartment Community in Metro Atlanta

by Abby Cox

WOODSTOCK, GA. — Mesa Capital Partners has broken ground on Sutton Row, a 290-unit apartment community located in the Atlanta suburb of Woodstock. Cadence Bank and Atlantic Union Bank are providing construction financing for the development. The project team comprises Focus Design Interiors (interior designer), English & Associates (architect) and Tri-Bridge Residential (general contractor). Amenities at Sutton Row will include a multi-story clubhouse with a resident coffee bar and market, coworking lounge with private conference space and a fitness center that features a yoga studio and spin room. Residents will also have the chance to enjoy various outdoor spaces such as a resort-style swimming pool, covered pavilion with grilling stations and direct access to the future Cherokee County multiuse trail. Leasing is expected to begin in late 2026, with full completion scheduled for 2027.

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Colliers Arranges 80,000 SF Office Lease in Kennesaw, Georgia

by Abby Cox

KENNESAW, GA. — Colliers has arranged an 80,000-square-foot office lease at 3074 Chastain Meadows in Kennesaw, a northwest suburb of Atlanta. According to third-quarter research from Lee & Associates, print media services provider Heidelberg USA Inc., the North American subsidiary of the German company Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG, will fully occupy the single-story building. Deming Fish, Emily Richardson and Mark Maggard of Colliers secured the lease on behalf of the owner, Orion Properties.

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JLL Signs Four New Tenants to Join The Collection at Forsyth in Cumming, Georgia

by Abby Cox

CUMMING, GA. — JLL has signed four new tenants to join The Collection at Forsyth, a 565,000-square-foot, open-air mixed-use lifestyle center located in Cumming, a northern suburb of Atlanta. Build-A-Bear Workshop is already open at the property, while Rocket Fizz Soda Pop & Candy Shop is set to open by Halloween. Pickleball membership club The Picklr is scheduled to open in November. Meanwhile, children’s interactive play concept Giggle Town recently signed a 7,118-square-foot lease to open its own space at the center. Existing tenant Dermani Medspa has relocated to a larger 3,142-square-foot space at the center while Dental Town, a pediatric dentist, also plans to expand its footprint at the property. Sherri Wilson of JLL led leasing negotiations on behalf of the landlord, CTO Realty Growth Inc. Situated at the intersection of Ga. Highway 400 and Peachtree Parkway, The Collection at Forsyth features a variety of national and local retailers, restaurants and a movie theater, including Academy Sports + Outdoors, Barnes & Noble, Victoria’s Secret, AMC Theatres, J. Crew Factory, Pandora and Sephora. JLL has handled leasing and repositioning at the property since 2023.

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IPA Negotiates Sale of Two-Property Southeast Student Housing Portfolio Totaling 1,188 Beds

by John Nelson

ATHENS, GA. AND BATON ROUGE, LA. — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has negotiated the sale of a two-property student housing portfolio totaling 1,188 beds in Georgia and Louisiana. The transaction included The Lodge of Athens, a 480-bed property serving students attending the University of Georgia; and Wildwood Baton Rouge, a 708-bed community located near Louisiana State University. Peter Katz of IPA — in association with Steve Greer and John Leonard of Marcus & Millichap — represented the seller, a joint venture between Alden Street Capital and an undisclosed institutional partner, and procured the buyer, Pumphouse Residential Group, in the transaction.

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Wellstar Receives State Approval to Build $1B Hospital in Acworth, Georgia

by John Nelson

ACWORTH, GA. — Wellstar Health System, an owner and operator of hospitals and healthcare clinics in Georgia, has received state approval to develop a new $1 billion hospital in Acworth, a northwest suburb of Atlanta in Cobb County. The construction timeline was not disclosed, but The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported that Wellstar officials said the hospital could open to patients by 2031. The AJC also reported that competing hospitals have the right to appeal the Georgia Department of Community Health’s decision. In June, Wellstar filed for a certificate of need, a formal document that is necessary in the construction for new hospitals. The Marietta, Ga.-based health system plans to develop a 230-bed hospital spanning 675,000 square feet across Cobb Parkway from the existing Wellstar Acworth Health Park. In addition to the new Acworth hospital, Wellstar is underway on $1.4 billion in major construction projects, including expanding its flagship Wellstar Kennestone hospital in Marietta with a new tower and a $300 million expansion of Wellstar Paulding Medical Center in Hiram, Ga., with a new tower totaling 112 beds across two phases.

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JLL Arranges $820M Refinancing for 6.1 MSF Industrial Portfolio Across Six Markets

by Kristin Harlow

IRVINE, CALIF. — JLL Capital Markets has arranged an $820 million refinancing for a 6.1 million-square-foot industrial portfolio comprising 42 shallow-bay properties across six markets. JLL arranged the CMBS financing on behalf of the borrower, a joint venture between affiliates of CIP Real Estate LLC and Almanac Realty Investors. Wells Fargo led the floating-rate, single-asset single-borrower (SASB) refinancing, with J.P. Morgan and Goldman Sachs also originating portions of the loan. The properties span major industrial markets, including Atlanta, Dallas-Fort Worth, Charlotte, Tampa and California’s East Bay and Inland Empire. As of September, the portfolio was 91 percent leased to more than 950 tenants. The buildings feature average clear heights of 19 feet, an average office finish of 33 percent and range in size from 16,176 to 944,655 square feet. The average property size is 145,925 square feet. Many tenants are logistics, e-commerce and distribution users, including last-mile operators and small- to medium-sized businesses. CIP plans to continue its growth strategy in the shallow-bay industrial sector, where it sees opportunity to serve the evolving needs of logistics, e-commerce and distribution tenants, according to CEO Eric Smyth. JLL’s Kevin MacKenzie, Peter Thompson, Christopher Pratt, Kyle White, Anthony Scaglione and Nick Englhard led …

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