SAVANNAH, GA — Bethesda, Md.-based Greysteel has arranged construction financing for a dual-branded, 146-room SpringHill Suites and TownePlace Suites Marriott hotel in Savannah. Greysteel secured the loan on behalf of Arya Hospitality, a Savannah-based developer. An Atlanta-based regional bank provided financing for the project. Further details of the transaction were not disclosed, but a source familiar with the transaction said the loan amount was north of $15 million.
ATLANTA — Partners Capital, the investment arm of Houston-based Partners Real Estate, has acquired Powers Ferry Business Park, a five-building flex park in Atlanta’s Cumberland-Galleria submarket. Built in 1982, the 261,949-square-foot campus sits on 26 acres within two miles of Battery Atlanta and Truist Park, home of the Atlanta Braves. Partners Capital purchased Powers Ferry Business Park through Opportunity Fund VI, its newly launched investment vehicle. The seller and sales price were not disclosed, but the Atlanta Business Chronicle reports the property traded for $46.1 million in an off-market transaction. The park was 91 percent leased at the time of sale to 36 tenants. Partners Capital plans to make capital improvements to Powers Ferry Business Park over the course of its ownership.
UNION CITY, GA. — Grady Health System has announced plans for the development of a new campus in Union City, roughly 20 miles southwest of Atlanta. Project costs for the development are expected to total more than $1 billion. Scheduled to open in phases, the campus will feature a medical office building and an acute care hospital. The two buildings will be situated near a freestanding emergency department that is currently under construction. Grady plans to open that facility in June and integrate it into the larger campus in the future. The hospital will feature 200 critical care, intermediate care and acute care beds. Grady expects that the hospital will serve as a Level 3 verified trauma center, equipped to perform emergency surgery, resuscitate and stabilize patients with serious injuries. The medical office building will offer imaging services, a surgery center, specialty clinics, pharmacy services, rehabilitation and pediatric care. Construction on the medical office building is scheduled for completion in early 2028, with the hospital planned to open in 2031. Financing for the project includes $300 million in Fulton County bond funding and funds raised through a multi-year capital campaign. “We are proud of this latest partnership with Grady,” said …
ALPHARETTA, GA. — Onward Investors, an alternative investment firm based in Minneapolis, has recently taken ownership of a 306,000-square-foot office property in Alpharetta, a northern suburb of Atlanta. The buildings include 800 and 900 North Point Parkway, which sit north of the Ga. Highway 400 and Old Milton Parkway interchange. Onward Investors acquired the senior loan secured by the property last October. 800 and 900 North Point Parkway were 45 percent leased at the time of sale and include a recently reimagined courtyard, tenant lounge and conference center.
CUMMING, GA. — Toro Development Co. has broken ground on Overlook, a 301-unit apartment community situated within Cumming City Center, a 75-acre mixed-use district in the northeast Atlanta suburb of Cumming. Overlook will complement the other components of Cumming City Center, which will include an amphitheater, shops, restaurants, walking trails, green space and a new municipal building. Community amenities at Overlook will include a resort-style pool, fitness center, courtyards, sky lounge, micro-offices and a dog park. First units are set to deliver in 2027, according to Toro Development.
ATLANTA — Sage, an accounting, HR and finance tech firm, has expanded its office footprint at 619 Ponce, a four-story, mass-timber loft office building at Ponce City Market. The newly built office building is part of the expansion of Ponce City Market, a large mixed-use redevelopment campus in Atlanta’ s Old Fourth Ward district that reimagined the historic, 2.1 million-square-foot Sears Roebuck building that reopened in 2014. Sage has expanded its lease at 619 Ponce by 32,000 square feet, bringing the firm’s total footprint to 89,000 square feet across three floors. Sage expects to occupy its new space in the fall, bringing in an additional 200 employees to join the 450 associates already working at the office building. Cushman & Wakefield represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. CBRE represented the landlord, locally based Jamestown. Delivered in 2024, 619 Ponce is now fully leased.
VIRGINIA BEACH AND NORFOLK, VA. — AH Realty Trust (NYSE: AHRT), a Virginia Beach-based real estate investment trust (REIT) that changed its name from Armada Hoffler two weeks ago, has agreed to sell 11 of its 14 apartment properties to Norfolk-based Harbor Group International LLC for $562 million in an all-cash transaction. The deal marks an effort by AH Realty to pivot away from the multifamily sector. Harbor Group has provided a $15 million nonrefundable deposit for the transaction, which the companies say is not contingent on financing. The portfolio sale is expected to close in mid‑2026, subject to customary closing conditions. “HGI is acquiring a strong, stable portfolio that has served our company well,” says Shawn Tibbetts, chairman, president and CEO of AH Realty Trust. “By realizing the value of these assets, AH Realty Trust is able to simplify our business, strengthen our balance sheet and continue executing our strategy with clarity and purpose.” According to multiple media outlets, including the Baltimore Business Journal, the assets in the portfolio include: AH Realty Trust will retain Smith’s Landing, a five-story, 284-unit property in Blacksburg, Va. The firm will also keep The Everly and Solis Gainesville in Gainesville, Ga., with the intention …
FLOWERY BRANCH, GA. — The Taylor McMinn Retail Group, a retail investment sales team within Marcus & Millichap, has brokered the sale of a restaurant in Flowery Branch leased to 7 Brew, a drive-thru coffee concept based in Arkansas. Don McMinn and Andrew Koriwchak of Taylor McMinn represented the seller, a repeat developer for the 7 Brew chain, and the all-cash local buyer, in the transaction. Both parties requested anonymity. 7 Brew has 14 years remaining on its ground lease, which features rental increases in the initial term, as well as extension options. “This marks our second sale within the multi-parcel development in Flowery Branch,” says McMinn. “The property traded at 99 percent of the asking price after receiving an accepted offer within one week of listing. The transaction highlights the continued investor demand for lower rent and lower price-point assets, as well as the momentum behind the drive-thru coffee kiosk concept.”
Mixed-use development across the Southeast continues to change and evolve. What was once as straightforward as building residential apartments located above a street-level retail component has become something far more sophisticated and intentional. Today’s mixed-use communities offer integrated, experience-driven environments where all elements of living, working, shopping, dining and recreation are thoughtfully curated, with connectivity as a primary focus. The North Georgia region, located approximately 40 miles north of Atlanta, is where residential demand is rising, incomes are growing and consumer preferences are changing. As these trends converge, developers seek the opportunity to create true neighborhood hubs in the area. The Crossing at Coal Mountain, located in Forsyth County, is a new 140-acre mixed-use destination by Atlantic Residential that reflects how development strategies are evolving in response to these market shifts. The project will feature walkable streets, activated green spaces, local dining, daily lifestyle services and a carefully programmed retail plaza alongside luxury homes being developed in partnership with national homebuilder Toll Brothers. Each of the project’s planned elements is designed to support a true live-work-play environment. Phase I of the project’s retail district is on track to open this year, positioning the development to contribute to the region’s broader …
ORLANDO, FLA. — Foundry Commercial, a commercial real estate services firm, developer and investor based in Orlando, has acquired five seniors housing communities in Georgia and Florida. Totaling 320 units, the portfolio comprises two communities in Warner Robins and Boynton Ridge, Ga., and three communities in Jacksonville, Titusville and Plant City, Fla. Allegro Living Management, an affiliate of Foundry, will operate the portfolio under the Alto brand. Each community features 44 assisted living units and 20 memory care units and has an average vintage age below five years, according to Foundry. Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors represented the undisclosed seller, a regional development firm, in the transaction. The sales price was also not disclosed.
