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Seven New Tenants to Join Coal Mountain Shops in Cumming, Georgia

by Abby Cox

CUMMING, GA. — Seven new tenants have signed leases to join Coal Mountain Shops, a 19,805-square-foot shopping center undergoing redevelopment in the Coal Mountain neighborhood of Cumming. Sam Krueger and Kaitlyn Schoerner of Franklin Street handled leasing efforts on behalf of the landlord, FrostPoint Capital, which purchased the center last May. Phase I of the redevelopment is now fully leased, with the new tenants including PNC Bank, Wingstop, barre3, Kumon, Smoothie King, The Bagel Hole and Shape Nails. Details of Phase II of the redevelopment project were not disclosed.

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JLL Negotiates $30M Sale of Lake City Distribution Center in Metro Atlanta

by Abby Cox

LAKE CITY, GA. — JLL Capital Markets has negotiated the $30 million sale of Lake City Distribution Center, a 157,371-square-foot industrial facility located at 5380 Dixie Industrial Drive in Lake City, about 11 miles south of downtown Atlanta. Britton Burdette, Dennis Mitchell, Jim Freeman, Maggie Dominguez and Bobby Norwood of JLL represented the seller, InLight Real Estate Partners, in the transaction. Situated within Atlanta’s Airport submarket, Lake City Distribution Center was constructed in 2023 and features 32-foot clear heights, concrete tilt-wall construction, a rear-load configuration with 42 dock-high doors and two ramped drive-in doors. The property also offers 46 trailer parking spaces and 133 car parking spaces, along with 185-foot truck courts to accommodate large distribution operations. Maersk, a Danish shipping and logistics company, occupies roughly two-thirds of the building, while DB Schenker, a logistics and transportation provider, occupies the rest of the property.

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InterFace Panel: Seniors Housing Developers Can Cut Costs by Eliminating ‘Wasted Space’

by Kristin Harlow

ATLANTA — In today’s high-cost environment where obtaining development financing remains tricky, seniors housing builders are focused on cutting expenses — whether it be shrinking spaces or eliminating underutilized amenities altogether. That was the major takeaway from the development panel at the 12th annual InterFace Seniors Housing Southeast conference, which took place at the InterContinental Hotel in Atlanta on Wednesday, Aug. 27. The panel, which was titled “When Will Development Rebound? Outlook & Strategies for 2026,” included Richard Ackerman, managing partner of Big Rock Partners; Joe Jasmon, CEO of American Healthcare Management Group; Tod Petty, chief investment officer of Mainstay Senior Living; Leland Rice, president of QSL Management; Bear Mahon, president and CEO of Oaks Senior Living; and Alan Moise, chief investment officer of Thrive Senior Living. Editor’s note: InterFace Conference Group, a division of France Media Inc., produces networking and educational conferences for commercial real estate executives. To sign up for email announcements about specific events, visit www.interfaceconferencegroup.com/subscribe. Moise, the panel’s moderator, kicked off the discussion by asking participants for their definition of “rebound.” For Rice, the answer was a return to a mature market with stabilized assets selling at full price. “For a long time, we had seen …

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Coro Realty Sells Chick-fil-A-Occupied Restaurant in Atlanta’s Buckhead District

by John Nelson

ATLANTA — Coro Realty has sold a newly constructed restaurant located at 3234 Peachtree Road NE in Atlanta’s Buckhead district. Chick-fil-A occupies the property on a 15-year, corporate-guaranteed ground lease. The buyer and sales price were not disclosed. Chris Bosworth and Matt Karempelis of CBRE brokered the transaction. The 5,200-square-foot restaurant is situated on 1.4 acres near the intersection of Peachtree and Piedmont roads. The Chick-fil-A, which opened in May, serves as an outparcel at Buckhead Place, a mixed-use campus that houses Marshalls, LA Fitness, Five Below, Salon Studios Beauty Mall, Amalfi Pizza and Red Phone Booth. Upcoming components at Buckhead Place include the 20-story Tower on Piedmont apartments, 171-room Hyatt Place hotel, 186-room Hampton Inn hotel and the recently delivered, 291-unit Beverly by Alta apartment community that features a three-story parking deck.

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RaceTrac Agrees to Acquire Potbelly Sandwich Shop Chain for $566M

by Kristin Harlow

ATLANTA AND CHICAGO — Convenience retailer RaceTrac Inc. has entered into a definitive merger agreement to acquire all outstanding shares of fast-casual sandwich chain Potbelly Corp. (NASDAQ: PBPB) for $17.12 per share. The all-cash transaction is valued at roughly $566 million, representing a premium of approximately 47 percent to Potbelly’s 90-day volume-weighted average price as of Sept. 9. The acquisition is expected to close in the fourth quarter, subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals. Founded more than 40 years ago in Chicago, Potbelly sells toasted sandwiches, salads, soups and hand-dipped milkshakes. The sandwich shop chain currently maintains more than 445 company and franchise-owned locations across the United States, with a long-term goal of reaching 2,000 shops. “We have positioned Potbelly for accelerated franchise-led growth in recent years, and this transaction fortifies our path while delivering certain and immediate value to our shareholders,” says Bob Wright, president and CEO of Potbelly. Wright, a former Wendy’s executive, led a turnaround of Potbelly during the pandemic, according to Crain’s Chicago Business. Expanding the franchisee base was a major part of the strategy. Atlanta-based RaceTrac, one of the largest privately held companies in the United States, operates more than 800 convenience stores …

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Logistics Property Co. Breaks Ground on Second Phase of 1 MSF Industrial Park in Gainesville, Georgia

by John Nelson

GAINESVILLE, GA. — Logistics Property Co. has broken ground on Phase II of Gainesville 85 Business Center, a 1 million-square-foot, four-building industrial park in Gainesville. Phase II will comprise two buildings, 1800 and 1850 Fulenwider, that span 326,040 square feet. The project is situated along I-985 in Atlanta’s Northeast 85 industrial submarket and offers access to U.S. Route 129, I-85 and the upcoming Northeast Georgia Inland Port that will connect to the Port of Savannah via rail. Building 1800 will total 126,360 square feet with 32-foot clear heights and Building 1850 will span 199,680 square feet with 36-foot clear heights. The design-build team includes general contractor FCL Builders, architect POH+W Architects and civil and structural engineer Haines Gipson & Associates. Todd Barton, Joanna Blaesing, Mark Hawks and Matt Higgins of CBRE are marketing Gainesville 85 Business Center on behalf of the developer. The park is Logistics Property’s third development in the metro Atlanta area, joining Covington Commerce Center and Oakwood 985 Business Park. The developer plans to deliver Phase II of Gainesville 85 in second-quarter 2026.

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BJ’s Wholesale Club to Open 104,170 SF Grocery Store in Warner Robins, Georgia

by John Nelson

WARNER ROBINS, GA. — BJ’s Wholesale Club plans to open a new grocery store and BJ’s Gas station at 6201 Watson Blvd. in Warner Robins, nearly 100 miles south of Atlanta via I-75. The Telegraph reports that the 21-acre site will house the 104,170-square-foot grocery store and 582 parking spaces, as well as a 2,204-square-foot gas station with eight pumps that opened in late August. The new BJ’s Wholesale Club store is set to open on Friday, Sept. 12. The property represents the first BJ’s Wholesale Club store in middle Georgia and its seventh in the state, according to The Telegraph.

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JS Link America to Invest $223M for Permanent Magnet Manufacturing Facility in Columbus, Georgia

by Abby Cox

COLUMBUS, GA. — JS Link America, a wholly owned U.S. subsidiary of the Korean biotechnology company JS Link, will invest $223 million for the construction of a new permanent magnet manufacturing facility in Columbus. Permanent magnets are materials that create their own persistent magnetic field and aren’t dependent on external power sources to attract or repel other magnetic materials. Permanent magnets are often used in wind turbines, elevators, home appliances, data centers, consumer electronics, Urban Air Mobility (UAM), defense systems and within the medical and automobile industries. Situated within Muscogee Technology Park, the facility is expected to create more than 520 engineering, production, construction, administrative and management jobs. Operations for the 130,000-square-foot facility are expected to begin in late 2027 with an annual production capacity of 3,000 tons. Jacob Lee, in partnership with the Development Authority of Columbus, Georgia Quick Start and Georgia Power, internally represented the Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) Global Commerce team in the JS Link America deal. JS Link is also nearing completion on a similar permanent magnet facility in Yesan, Korea, with an anticipated pilot production run this month and an annual capacity of 1,000 tons.

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CIM Group, Centennial Yards Unveil 304-Unit Mitchell Apartment Tower in Downtown Atlanta

by Abby Cox

ATLANTA — CIM Group and Centennial Yards Co. have unveiled The Mitchell, a 304-unit residential tower within the $5 billion Centennial Yards mixed-use development underway in downtown Atlanta. The 19-story luxury apartment building comprises apartments ranging from studio to three-bedroom floorplans. Select units offer walk-in closets, balconies and floor-to-ceiling windows with panoramic views. Rental rates for a 512-square-foot studio apartment begin at $1,450, according to Apartments.com. Amenities at The Mitchell include a community pool, fitness center, coworking space with office suites, multiple outdoor gathering areas and indoor event spaces with a catering kitchen, as well as a dedicated pet area with a pet spa and 16,000 square feet of ground-floor retail and restaurant space. Khao Thai Isan, a Thai tapas concept introduced by 26 Thai, will occupy 4,730 square feet. Additional retail and dining operators will be announced in the coming months. The Mitchell will join The Lofts at Centennial Yards South, which features 162 units located above the Georgia-based brewery Wild Leap. Meanwhile, the 292-room Hotel Phoenix is scheduled for completion later this year, and Cosm’s immersive sporting experience is planned for 2026. A 5,300-seat Live Nation venue was also announced earlier this year, with an anticipated opening in 2027. …

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ECI Group Breaks Ground on $60M Mixed-Use Development in Metro Savannah

by Abby Cox

RICHMOND HILL, GA. — ECI Group has broken ground on The Avery Richmond Hill, a $60 million mixed-use development located in Richmond Hill, approximately 15miles south of Savannah. ECI Construction is the general contractor, and Synovus Bank and CIBC are providing construction financing for the project. A timeline for completion for the overall development was not released, but the retail pad sites are scheduled for delivery in the first quarter of 2026. Ashley Smith and Tyler Mouchet of Colliers | Savannah will market the 3.5 acres of retail space for ground lease tenants.  The Avery Richmond Hill will also include 291 residential units comprising 243 one-, two- and three-bedroom floorplans, along with 48 three-bedroom townhomes that feature two-car garages. A mix of amenities will be available for residents such as an 8,400-square-foot clubhouse, fitness center, coworking spaces, automated package facilities, two courtyards, swimming pool and a dog park.

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