ATLANTA — CP Group, an office owner and developer based in Boca Raton, Fla., has unveiled plans to redevelop Piedmont Center, a 2.2 million-square-foot office campus located off Piedmont Road in Atlanta’s Buckhead district. The firm acquired the property in June for $200 million, after the former owner, Ardent Cos., defaulted on its loan tied to Piedmont Center from Morgan Stanley. CP Group is expected to begin its overhaul of the 14-building property this year. “We’re not just updating an office park; we’re building a destination,” says Chris Eachus, founding partner of CP Group. “Piedmont Center is a perfect example of the high-value assets we target. The combination of this prime location and our reimagined master plan has already sparked immediate interest and strong leasing results.” The project team includes Atlanta-based architecture and design firms Smallwood and ASD|SKY, as well as Bethesda, Md.-based real estate consulting firm Of Place. One of the primary transformations planned for the redevelopment is a new street-level strip on Piedmont Road that is expected to include at least six restaurant concepts and various retail offerings. In the meantime, Piedmont Center has already opened LiveWire Coffee in Building 6 and has curated food truck programming options throughout …
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CANTON, GA. — The Milestone Group has purchased Legends at Laurel Canyon, a 266-unit, garden-style apartment community located at 100 Legends Drive in Canton, about 43 miles north of Atlanta. The seller and sales price were not disclosed. Built in 2020, Legends at Laurel Canyon offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units averaging 1,227 square feet in size. Amenities include a clubhouse, fitness center, resort-style saltwater pool, gated access, Amazon Hub Lockers, car care center, bike racks and a pet park and spa.
Essential Growth Properties Acquires Publix-Anchored Shopping Center in Mulberry, Georgia for $13.4M
by Abby Cox
MULBERRY, GA. — Essential Growth Properties has acquired Mulberry Village, a 75,200-square-foot shopping center located in Mulberry, approximately 50 miles northeast of Atlanta, for $13.5 million. Built in 2008 on about 17 acres, Mulberry Village is anchored by a newly renovated Publix. Additional tenants at the center, which was 94 percent occupied at the time of sale, include Taco Bell, Maria’s Tex Mex, State Farm, Capital Nails, Spice Wing and Peking Chinese. The property also features four undeveloped outparcels for future use. Jim Hamilton, Brad Buchanan, Andrew Michols and Charlie Merrigan of JLL represented the seller, Watkins Real Estate Group, in the transaction.
TDC Selects Mainsail Lodging as Hotel Development Partner at Medley Project in Johns Creek, Georgia
by Abby Cox
ATLANTA — Toro Development Co. (TDC) has selected Mainsail Lodging & Development as the development partner and operator for the hotel component at Medley, a 43-acre mixed-use development under construction in the north Atlanta suburb of Johns Creek. The 150-room hotel will be integrated within the mixed-use development and will front the 25,000-square-foot greenspace at the property. The hotel, which is slated to open in 2028, will feature modern guestrooms, a signature restaurant and approximately 5,000 square feet of meeting and event space that connects to the green space and lobby. Along with the new hospitality component, Medley includes 164,000 square feet of retail, restaurant and entertainment space; 883 luxury apartments; and 110,000 square feet of office space. Medley will officially open on Oct. 29.
ATLANTA — Hodges Ward Elliott (HWE) has brokered the sale of the Springhill Suites by Marriott Atlanta Buckhead hotel, a 220-room, select-service hotel located at 3459 Buckhead Loop NE in the city’s Buckhead district. HWE, now part of Franklin Street’s platform, represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The sales price and buyer were also not disclosed, but the Atlanta Business Chronicle reports that Blueleaf Capital and 3VP purchased the hotel for approximately $19.3 million. Spanning 11 floors, the pet-friendly hotel features a mix of amenities, including a swimming pool, onsite restaurant, 24/7 fitness center, complimentary breakfast, laundry facilities, gift shop and roughly 2,200 square feet of conference space. The Atlanta Business Chronicle reports that the new owners plan to invest $9 million to renovate the hotel. The property will continue to be affiliated with SpringHill Suites by Marriott, according to HWE.
SANDY SPRINGS, GA. — The Ardent Cos. has acquired Perimeter Pointe, a 360,000-square-foot retail property located in Atlanta’s Central Perimeter submarket of Sandy Springs. The locally based owner plans to transform the property into a mixed-use development. Renovations will include the prioritization of walkability and accessibility, an improved tenant lineup, the lease-up of vacant space and remerchandising the existing tenant mix. The redevelopment will also feature the addition of a multifamily component to the property. Current tenants at Perimeter Pointe include Five Below, Office Depot, Dick’s Sporting Goods and HomeGoods. Located at the corner of Mount Vernon Highway and Abernathy Road, the shopping center features immediate proximity to Ga. Highway 400 and onsite connection to the Sandy Springs MARTA station.
ALPHARETTA, GA. — Matthews has negotiated the sale of the final retail parcel at East Village, a recently completed, 268,000-square-foot mixed-use redevelopment located in Alpharetta, a northern suburb of Atlanta. Jeff Enck, Pierce Mayson, Kyle Stonis and Boris Shilkrot of Matthews represented the seller, The Ardent Cos., in the transaction. The buyer was not disclosed. Situated at the entrance of the East Village mixed-used development, the 24,674-square-foot retail center features a mix of tenants such as Panda Express, Palm Beach Tan, Dollar Tree and Sally Beauty, as well as two outparcel pads. The property was fully leased at the time of sale. East Village comprises a 336-unit luxury apartment community, a 74-unit townhome rental community and 75,000 square feet of retail space, including the acquired center.
TAMPA, FLA. AND ATLANTA — Tampa-based commercial real estate services firm Franklin Street has acquired Hodges Ward Elliott (HWE), a global hospitality brokerage firm based in Atlanta with offices in London, New York City, Miami, Tampa and Dallas. HWE will continue to provide its services under its current name and brand and will keep its leadership and brokerage teams intact. “HWE’s experience with executing institutional deals will benefit Franklin Street as we expand our reach and market share,” says Tony DeSisto, president and chief operating officer at Franklin Street. The company opened offices in Nashville and Dallas last year and recently hired a new regional managing director in Miami. HWE will join the Franklin Street platform and have access to the company’s multiple business verticals, including insurance, project management, capital advisory, leasing and property management. HWE team members have joined existing Franklin Street offices in Atlanta, Dallas, Nashville, Orlando and Tampa. Over the past five years, HWE has completed $17 billion in closed transactions, with 30 deals exceeding $100 million. In 2025, the firm closed $1.5 billion in transactions, including the sale of W London and Viewline Resort Snowmass, Autograph Collection in Colorado.
ATLANTA — Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP has renewed its 148,000-square-foot lease at 1100 Peachtree, a 28-story office tower in Midtown Atlanta. The global law firm has leased space at the property since 1992 and has recommitted to a 15-year term. 1100 Peachtree is currently 76 percent leased. Sam Hollis, John Izard, Ken Ashley and Christian Taylor of Cushman & Wakefield represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Brooke Dewey and Alexis Vondersaar of JLL serve as the primary leasing agents for 1100 Peachtree on behalf of ownership, Spear Street, which acquired the 584,066-square-foot office tower in May 2025. The owner is underway on a full refresh of the building’s conference and fitness centers. Completion of the renovation is scheduled for this quarter. Along with the renovation, Spear Street will also welcome two new food-and-beverage concepts — Dos Cominos and Paris Baguette — to the tower’s street-level retail component this year.
ATLANTA — McShane Construction Co. has completed Ashley Scholars Landing II, a mixed-income apartment complex located in Atlanta. Designed by JHP Architecture, the three- and four-story complex is situated within the larger master-planned community of Ashley Scholars Landing. The Integral Group was the developer. Ashley Scholars Landing II offers 212 affordable housing and market-rate apartments, as well as a swimming pool with cabanas, a clubroom, fitness center, activity space, micro-offices and a walking park, as well as 254 parking spaces. The property is located near the Atlanta University Center Consortium (AUC), a consortium of four historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) including Morehouse College and Spelman College.
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