BUFORD, GA. — Locally based Hunter Hotel Advisors has brokered the sale of Fairfield Inn & Suites Atlanta Buford Mall of Georgia, a 96-room hotel located off I-85 in the Atlanta suburb of Buford. Woodvale acquired the property from Hotel Equities for an undisclosed price. Lee Hunter and David Perrin of Hunter Hotel Advisors facilitated the transaction. The hotel is situated in close proximity to its namesake mall, as well as other attractions including The Exchange & Gwinnett, which features a Topgolf, and Lake Lanier. Woodvale plans to fully renovate all guest rooms and public areas, including the hotel’s fitness center, meeting spaces and an indoor pool. Hotel Equities had owned the Fairfield Inn & Suites hotel for nine years.
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DACULA, GA. — Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors has arranged the $25 million sale of Publix at Harbins 316, a grocery-anchored shopping center located at 952 Harbins Road in Dacula, an Atlanta suburb in Gwinnett County. Built in 2023, the 69,807-square-foot shopping center is situated near the new Ga. Highway 316 and U.S. Highway 29 intersection. The property was fully leased at the time of sale to tenants including Publix, Great Clips, Starbucks Coffee, Jersey Mike’s Subs, Wingstop, The UPS Store and Heartland Dental. Ed Hanley and Kevin Fryman of Hanley, along with ParaSell Inc., represented the buyer, a 1031 exchange investor based in San Diego, in the transaction. Chris Decouflé, Kevin Hurley and Matt Karempelis of CBRE represented the seller, Atlanta-based Watkins Real Estate Group.
DC BLOX to Develop 68-Acre Data Center Campus in Metro Atlanta, Three New Data Centers Across Southeast
by John Nelson
ATLANTA — DC BLOX will develop four new data centers in the Southeastern United States. The company is currently underway on its 68-acre Atlanta East campus in Conyers, Ga., roughly 24 miles east of downtown Atlanta. The facility will consist of two buildings with more than 1 million square feet of data center space at full build-out. The campus will initially deliver 10 megawatts (MW) of power for an undisclosed hyperscale client, with an expansion capacity of up to 120 MW for additional clients. Data center power refers to the amount of energy required to operate all the components of the facility, including servers and related IT hardware, as well as the cooling systems. DC BLOX broke ground on the project in September 2024. Delivery is slated for the fourth quarter of 2025. “DC BLOX’s presence in Conyers is a transformative step for our region,” says Kevin Hanna, president of the development authority of Rockdale County through the Conyers Rockdale Economic Development Council. “Their collaboration with local stakeholders and commitment to innovation will be foundational for future tech investments in our community.” In conjunction with the Atlanta East data center, DC BLOX will build a network of fiber cables around …
Marcus & Millichap Brokers $8.2M Sale of Flex Industrial Property in Kennesaw, Georgia
by John Nelson
KENNESAW, GA. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $8.2 million sale of Noonday Business Center, a 66,000-square-foot flex industrial facility located at 771 Shallowford Road in Kennesaw, a northwest suburb of Atlanta. Ani Paulson and Mason Bierster of Marcus & Millichap marketed the property for sale and also procured the buyer in the transaction. Both parties requested anonymity. Paulson says the buyer’s winning bid was for $230,000 over the asking price and came in at a 5.12 percent cap rate. Built in 2001 near State Route 92 and I-575, Noonday Business Park was fully leased to a diverse tenant mix at the time of sale.
ATLANTA — CBRE has arranged a $171.4 million loan for the refinancing of an eight-property portfolio of grocery-anchored shopping centers in the Southeast. The portfolio totals nearly 1.2 million square feet and was 96.6 percent leased at the time of financing to 194 tenants, including Kroger, Publix and Whole Foods Market. PGIM provided the loan to the borrowers, Branch Properties and Corebridge Real Estate Investors (formerly AIG Global Real Estate). Richard Henry, Mike Ryan, Brian Linnihan and Taylor Crowder of CBRE arranged the loan, which refinanced the mortgages for shopping centers in Bradenton, Sarasota, Melbourne and Palm Coast, Fla.; Atlanta and Gainesville, Ga.; Lexington, Ky.; and Memphis and Knoxville, Tenn.
Georgia Department of Agriculture Signs 11,129 SF Lease at New Life Sciences Tower in Atlanta
by John Nelson
ATLANTA — The Georgia Department of Agriculture (GDA), via the Georgia State Properties Commission, has signed an 11,129-square-foot lease at Science Square Labs in Atlanta. The 13-story, 368,258-square-foot life sciences building is an anchor of Georgia Tech’s Science Square innovation district, a mixed-use development that spans 18 acres near campus and will include retail space and The Grace Residences apartment tower. Trammell Crow Co. delivered Science Square Labs, the first speculative life sciences building in the city’s history, in April 2024. The GDA will occupy pre-built lab and office space on the building’s 11th floor. Eric Ross, Jessica Doyle and Graham Little of CBRE represented the landlord in the lease negotiations, while Erik Weiss and Kari Downing with Savills represented the tenant. The organization joins national life sciences incubator Portal Innovations, which leased 33,000 square feet at Science Square Labs this past summer.
TUCKER, GA. — Baltimore-based Greenberg Gibbons has entered the Georgia market with its $17.3 million purchase of Northlake Square, an 82,578-square-foot shopping center in Tucker. Built in 1988 at the intersection of Lavista Road and I-285 in metro Atlanta, the shopping center was 98 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including longtime anchors Aldi and Best Buy. Greenberg Gibbons purchased Northlake Square via Greenberg Gibbons Real Estate Income Fund I, an investment vehicle whose other acquisitions include shopping centers in Tennessee, Florida, the Carolinas and Maryland.
Toro Development Obtains Construction Financing for $560M Mixed-Use Medley Development in Metro Atlanta
by John Nelson
JOHNS CREEK, GA. — Toro Development Co. has obtained construction financing for Medley, a $560 million planned mixed-use development in Johns Creek, an affluent northern suburb of Atlanta. The developer plans to break ground on the 43-acre project in December, with an anticipated opening in late 2026. The financing includes an undisclosed amount of equity from Ascentris, a Denver-based real estate private equity firm, and a $158 million construction loan from Mexico City-based Banco Inbursa. At full build-out, Medley will feature 150,000 square feet of retail, restaurant and entertainment space; a 175-room boutique hotel; 110,000 square feet of lifestyle offices; 750 multifamily residences and 133 townhomes; and an activated 25,000-square-foot plaza. Toro Development purchased a former suburban office park on Medley’s site in March for $44 million.
SAVANNAH, GA. — Mesa West Capital has provided a $50 million loan for the refinancing of Thompson Savannah, a 193-room upscale hotel in Savannah that opened in August 2021. The hotel sits on the southern bank of the Savannah River at 201 Port St. The borrower, a joint venture led by co-developers Regent Partners and Mariner Group, are using the five-year, non-recourse financing to take out the original construction loan. Hyatt Hotels operates Thompson Savannah, which features a signature restaurant, bakery, two bars, pool with private cabanas, fitness and wellness center and 11,000 square feet of meeting space. Russell Frahm, Pamir Niaz and Jacob Rosen led Mesa West Capital’s New York-based origination team for the financing. Jared Kelso, Steve Michels and Lauren Greenberg of Berkadia’s Hotel and Hospitality Group in New York arranged the financing on behalf of Regent and Mariner, which developed the hotel in partnership with Cadre.
ROSWELL, GA. — Sterling Organization has sold Roswell Village Shopping Center, a retail center located in Roswell, roughly 25 miles north of Atlanta. Denver-based Revesco Properties purchased the center for an undisclosed price. Tenants at the property, which was 94 percent leased at the time of sale, include Ross Dress for Less, Marshalls and Crunch Fitness. Sterling originally acquired the center in 2014 for $10.6 million when the center’s occupancy rate was 31 percent. Jim Hamilton of JLL brokered the sale on behalf of West Palm Beach, Fla.-based Sterling.
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