COLUMBUS AND MACON, GA. — Trillium Capital Resources has provided three loans totaling $10.5 million for two multifamily properties and a self-storage facility in Georgia. In Macon, Trillium provided a $1.6 million refinancing loan to a Valdosta, Ga.-based developer for an undisclosed 50-unit multifamily property. In Columbus, the locally based lender provided a $3.65 million refinancing loan for an undisclosed 80-unit community to a Phenix City, Ala.-based investor. The 10-year term loans featured fixed interest rates ranging from 3.14 percent to 3.57 percent. Also in Columbus, an undisclosed developer is building a 100,000-square-foot self-storage facility that is expected to deliver in summer 2021. Trillium provided the developer, which will own and manage the property upon completion, with a $5.26 million construction loan, featuring a fixed 3.77 percent interest rate.
ALPHARETTA, GA. — North American Properties (NAP), developer and manager of the 86-acre mixed-use property Avalon in Alpharetta, will host its inaugural Holiday Market at Avalon. The event will be a six-week, outdoor pop-up market that will share an intersection with Tesla, Rumi’s Kitchen and Apple. Holiday Market at Avalon will open Nov. 22 as part of Avalon’s 2020 Holiday Experience, which has been altered due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The holiday program will include Santa experiences and Avalon on Ice, the destination’s Rockefeller Center-sized ice-skating rink. Holiday Market at Avalon will be held at a 9,000-square-foot retail space at the intersection of Avalon Boulevard and 1st Street. The market will be open through Jan. 3. Participating businesses will have the opportunity to create their own retail experience in individual spaces ranging from 150 feet to 700 square feet.
ATLANTA — Firmspace will open a new 27,000-square-foot “proworking” space in Atlanta’s Buckhead district. Different from traditional coworking space, Firmspace Atlanta will offer members more privacy in the form of private offices, floor-to-ceiling walls and sound-masking technology. Firmspace is targeting individuals who aren’t satisfied working from home or with traditional coworking spaces. Firmspace Atlanta is equipped to address COVID-19 concerns, with common areas being electrostatically disinfected and members being required to wear masks. The space is located within the Sovereign Building at 3344 Peachtree Road NE, 10 miles north of downtown Atlanta. The office’s soft opening to members will be Tuesday, Sept. 8.
NORCROSS, GA. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the $126.6 million sale of Gwinnett Commons, a 16-building light industrial park in Norcross. The property comprises 1.2 million square feet and is situated at 1790 Corporate Drive, 22 miles northeast of downtown Atlanta and one mile from Interstate 85. At the time of sale, the property was 97 percent leased. Gwinnett Commons also includes two development sites that can accommodate 195,000 square feet of warehouse space. Stewart Calhoun and Casey Masters of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, a partnership between affiliates of Westmount Realty Capital and Quilvest Capital Partners, in the transaction. Brian Linnihan and Mike Ryan of Cushman & Wakefield arranged acquisition financing on behalf of the buyer, Irvine, Calif.-based CIP Real Estate.
MCDONOUGH, GA. — Cushman & Wakefield has negotiated the $80 million sale of Colton Creek, a 500-unit multifamily community in McDonough. Built in 2009, the property offers one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Communal amenities include a fitness center, spa, pool, playground, tennis court and a clubhouse. Colton Creek is located at 2014 Avalon Parkway, 30 miles southeast of downtown Atlanta. Mike Kemether, Alex Brown, Travis Presnell and Robert Stickel of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, Fairfield McDonough LLC, in the transaction. Newport News, Va.-based Chandler Residential acquired the property for $160,000 per unit.
DECATUR, GA. — Mill Creek Residential will develop Modera Decatur, a 194-unit multifamily community in Decatur. The Atlanta-based developer expects to immediately break ground with plans to open the community in fall 2022. Modera Decatur will be situated on 2.1 acres at 163 Clairemont Ave., six miles northeast of downtown Atlanta. Communal amenities will include a pool, clubroom, fitness center, rooftop lounge and a fire pit, as well as 24,500 square feet of retail space on the ground floor. Modera Decatur will be Mill Creek’s ninth community in Atlanta.
GAINESVILLE, GA. — Beacon Real Estate Group has acquired 53 West, a 266-unit multifamily community in Gainesville, for $53.2 million. The property, which was delivered in 2019, offers one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Communal amenities include a clubhouse, resident lounge, fitness center, pool and a dog park. The complex is located at 1000 Woodacres Road, 49 miles northeast of downtown Atlanta. The community was 99 percent occupied at the time of sale. Mitch Sinberg and Scott Wadler of Berkadia originated a Freddie Mac acquisition loan on behalf of the Coral Gables, Fla.-based buyer. Terms of the loan were not disclosed. Robert Stickel, Tyler Averitt and Alex Brown of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, Varden Capital Properties and Tellus Partners, in the transaction.
DECATUR, GA. — Starwood REIT has acquired The Baxter Decatur, a 290-unit multifamily community in Decatur, for $82 million. The property, which was formerly known as Solis Decatur, offers one-, two and three-bedroom floor plans. Communal amenities include a car charging station, fitness center, pool, sundeck, game room, bike storage and a pet washing area. The Baxter was 89 percent occupied at the time of sale. Additionally, the property features 20,000square feet of retail space on the ground floor leased to tenants such as Jason’s Deli, 100% Chiropractic, Club Pilates and F45. According to Terwilliger Pappas’ website, the Atlanta-based developer delivered the property in May 2019. The community is located at 1605 Church St., eight miles northeast of downtown Atlanta. The seller was not disclosed.
ATLANTA — Alliance Residential Co. will develop Broadstone at Pullman Yards, a planned 354-unit multifamily community in east Atlanta’s Kirkwood district. The developer expects to break ground this year and open the property in early 2022. The complex will offer studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans. Unit interiors will include two-toned custom cabinetry, tile backsplashes, veined quartz countertops, matte black fixtures and electronic locks. Communal amenities will include a two-story clubroom with a demonstrator kitchen, lounge space, fitness center and a saltwater pool. Brock Hudgins Architects designed the community, which will be situated at 105 Rogers St. NE, four miles east of downtown Atlanta. Local media outlets reported last year that Atomic Entertainment sold the site within its Pratt-Pullman Yard redevelopment to Phoenix-based Alliance Residential.
CANTON, GA. — JLL has arranged the $18.6 million sale of Hickory Flat Commons, a Kroger-anchored shopping center located along Hickory Flat Highway in Canton, about 34 miles north of downtown Atlanta. The 115,000-square-foot property was 97 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Anytime Fitness, Mathnasium, furniture store Phillips Trading, Great Clips and Platinum Cleaners. Jim Hamilton of JLL represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. Phillips Edison & Co. acquired the center as part of a 1031 tax exchange.