Georgia

Midtown West Associates Sells Brickworks Mixed-Use Portfolio in Atlanta for $80M

by John Nelson January 28, 2020

ATLANTA — Midtown West Associates LLC, a real estate development and management firm based in Atlanta, has sold Brickworks, a portfolio of retail and office buildings in Atlanta’s West Midtown district. Charlotte-based Asana Partners purchased the portfolio for an undisclosed price, but Atlanta Business Chronicle reports Brickworks traded for nearly $80 million. Patterson Real Estate Advisory Group marketed the 194,000-square-foot portfolio for sale. Richard Martin, managing director of Midtown West Associates, previously redeveloped his family’s obsolete brick warehouses in the city’s former industrial district into an adaptive reuse campus that is now leased to tenants such as Octane Coffee, Hop City, Food Terminal, Earl’s Bike Shop, Five Seasons Brewing, Snap Fitness, Nouvelle Nail Spa, Lola West Salon, Bocado, and Carvana. Brickworks also features several art galleries and workspaces, home décor and apparel stores and offices, including a regional office for Facebook. Brickworks and Jamestown’s Westside Provisions District are widely considered the catalysts behind Atlanta’s West Midtown’s boom, attracting best in class restaurants, shops and offices, as well as spurring new development. Asana Partners has made several investments in Atlanta’s prime neighborhoods recently, including Krog Street Market, a food hall in Inman Park; the Plaza Theatre and Majestic Diner in Poncey-Highland; …

January 28, 2020

Acquisitions Georgia Multifamily Southeast

Nicol Investment Sells Multifamily Community in Atlanta’s Buckhead District for $46M

by John Nelson January 28, 2020

ATLANTA — Nicol Investment Co. has sold Evergreen Lenox Park, a 206-unit multifamily community in Atlanta’s Buckhead district, for $46 million. The Nashville-based company acquired the property in 2013 and invested $2.5 million to renovate unit interiors, exteriors, clubhouse and communal amenities. The property, which was originally built in 1995, is located at 100 Lenox Park Circle, 10 miles north of downtown Atlanta. The property offers one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans, as well as a clubhouse, business center, car wash area, pet washing station, fitness center, pool and a tennis court. An undisclosed pension fund based in New York City acquired the asset in an off-market transaction.

January 28, 2020

Acquisitions District of Columbia Georgia Hospitality Southeast

Pebblebrook Hotel Trust Agrees to Sell Two Hotels in Atlanta, D.C. for $331M

by Alex Tostado January 27, 2020

ATLANTA AND WASHINGTON, D.C. — Pebblebrook Hotel Trust has entered into agreements to sell both InterContinental Buckhead Atlanta and Sofitel Washington DC Lafayette Square for a combined $331 million. InterContinental Buckhead Atlanta is a 422-room hotel in Atlanta’s Buckhead district, situated 10 miles north of downtown Atlanta. The hotel sold at a 6.4 percent cap rate. Sofitel Washington DC Lafayette Square is a 237-room hotel situated a block north of The White House. The property sold at a 5.7 percent cap rate. An undisclosed third-party buyer will acquire both properties. Pebblebrook expects to close both sales by the end of the first quarter.

January 27, 2020

Development Georgia Office Southeast

NAP to Break Ground on Jones Day Office Building Within Colony Square in Midtown Atlanta

by Alex Tostado January 27, 2020

ATLANTA — North American Properties (NAP) will break ground Wednesday on Building 500, a six-story, 135,600-square-foot office building within Colony Square in Atlanta’s Midtown district. Jones Day, a Cleveland-based law firm, will lease the entire office component of the building, which will feature ground-level retail space and an outdoor terrace on the fourth floor overlooking Peachtree Street. Hoar Construction is the general contractor. A timeline for completion was not disclosed. NAP began vertical construction of Colony Square in April 2019. Colony Square at full buildout will include 912,000 square feet of Class A office space, 160,000 square feet of retail and restaurants, a 466-room W hotel, outdoor space and 262 luxury residences.

January 27, 2020

Georgia Loans Multifamily ORIX Southeast

Hunt Real Estate Provides $32.5M Acquisition Loan for Multifamily Property in Metro Atlanta

by Alex Tostado January 22, 2020

DORAVILLE, GA. — Hunt Real Estate Capital has provided a $32.5 million acquisition loan for Ashford Walk, a 306-unit multifamily property in Doraville. The loan term is two years, with three one-year extension options. The property was built in 1983 and renovated in 2015 and 2016. The undisclosed borrower will also invest $2 million for interior renovations. The property comprises 65 two-story buildings and one clubhouse. Ashford Walk was 93 percent occupied at the time of sale. Community amenities include a swimming pool, fitness center, tennis courts, sports court, new dog park, new playground, picnic and grilling areas, and laundry facilities. Ashford Walk is located at 3480 Morningside Village Lane, 17 miles northeast of downtown Atlanta.

January 22, 2020

Acquisitions Georgia Office Southeast

RealOp Investments Purchases Office Building in Atlanta’s Cumberland-Galleria Area for $19.7M

by Alex Tostado January 22, 2020

ATLANTA — RealOp Investments has purchased Parkwood Plaza, a 216,600-square-foot office building in Atlanta’s Cumberland/Galleria submarket, for $19.7 million. The five-story building was delivered in 1989. RealOp plans to immediately invest $4 million to add a new lounge and café, new conference and training facilities, new fitness center, modernized restrooms, lobby updates, and upgrades to the elevators and outdoor patio. The property is located at 1300 Parkwood Cirlce SE, one mile from Battery Atlanta and Truist Park and 14 miles northwest of downtown Atlanta. Foundry Commercial will lead leasing efforts on behalf of Greenville, S.C.-based RealOp. The seller was not disclosed.

January 22, 2020

Development Georgia Retail Southeast

Elevator City Partners Unveils Plans for $400M West End Mall Redevelopment in Atlanta

by Alex Tostado January 21, 2020

ATLANTA — Elevator City Partners (ECP) has unveiled plans for its $400 million West End Mall redevelopment project in Atlanta’s historic West End neighborhood. The announcement follows months of public and private strategic meetings with community leaders and stakeholders, including nearby historic black colleges Spelman, Morehouse, Clark Atlanta University and Morehouse School of Medicine. The redevelopment of West End Mall will feature retail, restaurants, offices and housing delivered in two phases. The City of Atlanta provided a $2 million predevelopment loan to locally based-ECP to secure the site, perform due diligence work, begin preliminary designs with architectural firm Gensler and conduct feasibility studies with Alexander Babbage and Noell Consulting Group. The loan comes with affordable housing reserves for any future housing on the site. ECP seeks to raise $400 million from multiple types of public and private investors that could be interested in the project’s opportunity zone offerings. ECP says the project has attracted the interest of large banks, family offices and foundations and that one family office has brought a national hotel developer to the project. Atlanta BeltLine originator Ryan Gravel and venture capitalist Donray Von co-founded ECP. The firm will launch a $15 million fund to support minority-owned …

January 21, 2020

Development Georgia Retail Southeast

MAB American to Break Ground on $80M Monroe Pavilion Shopping Center in Metro Atlanta

by Alex Tostado January 21, 2020

MONROE, GA. — MAB American Management plans to break ground in the first quarter on Monroe Pavilion, an $80 million shopping center situated on a 100-acre site in Monroe, an Atlanta suburb in Walton County. The property’s leasing agent, Retail Specialists, has signed several retailers to join the tenant roster of the 350,000-square-foot project, including Publix, Ross Dress for Less, Ulta Beauty, Marshalls, Rack Room Shoes and Five Below. Beau Young of Retail Specialists is also targeting restaurants and service-based retailers for the shopping center and its outparcels. MAB American Management, the U.S. affiliate firm of Australian-based developer MAB Corp., expects to deliver Monroe Pavilion in summer 2021.

January 21, 2020

Acquisitions Georgia Multifamily South Carolina Southeast

Cushman & Wakefield Brokers $169M Multifamily Portfolio Sale in Georgia, South Carolina

by Alex Tostado January 20, 2020

ATLANTA — Cushman & Wakefield’s Multifamily Advisory Group has brokered the $169 million sale of an eight-property multifamily portfolio totaling 1,544 units in Georgia and South Carolina. The portfolio comprises two properties in each Macon, Augusta and Warner Robbins, Ga.; and two properties in Aiken, S.C. The average age of the portfolio is 30 years old and was 94 percent occupied at the time of sale. Capital Square 1031, a national real estate firm specializing in tax-advantaged real estate investments, acquired the portfolio. Taylor Bird, Robert Stickel and Nelson Abels of Cushman & Wakefield’s Atlanta office represented the seller, a joint venture between McDowell Properties and Angelo, Gordon & Co. LP, in the transaction.

January 20, 2020

Acquisitions Georgia Loans Multifamily Southeast

KeyBank Provides $64M Acquisition Loan for Apartment Complex in Metro Atlanta

by Alex Tostado January 20, 2020

MARIETTA, GA. — KeyBank Real Estate Capital (KBREC) has provided a $64 million acquisition loan for The Park on Windy Hill, a 654-unit apartment complex in Marietta. The property was built in 1970 and has recently undergone renovations to approximately half of the unit interiors. The buyer, Bridge Investment Group, plans to complete the upgrades and extensively renovate the exteriors. The garden-style apartment complex comprises 26 three-story buildings on 42 acres at 2121 Windy Hill Road, 15 miles northwest of downtown Atlanta and two miles west of Truist Park, home of the Atlanta Braves. The seller was not disclosed, although Wilkinson Corp. acquired the property in late 2017. Brian Caudel and Jennifer Seamons of KBREC structured the financing.

January 20, 2020

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