Georgia

ATLANTA — Developer Cousins Properties has tapped Pickard Chilton to design Norfolk Southern’s 1 million-square-foot headquarters in Midtown Atlanta. The railroad company announced in December that it is relocating its headquarters from Norfolk, Va. Norfolk Southern will combine employees from Virginia, Atlanta and its nine divisions across the Southeast to work in the new space, which will be located at 650 W. Peachtree St. in Atlanta’s Technology Square district. The building is expected to be delivered in the third quarter of 2021. Amenities will include a dining facility, rooftop garden, fitness center, conference space, child care and a private greenspace. New Haven, Conn.-based Pickard Chilton has designed more than 6.7 million square feet of commercial space for prominent developers in downtown Atlanta over the past 20 years.

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NEW YORK CITY — Eyzenberg & Co. has arranged a $35.4 million refinancing loan for a three-property multifamily portfolio across the Southeast. The portfolio includes the 188-unit Park at Arlington in Covington, Ga.; the 232-unit Park at Brighton in Robinsonville, Miss.; and the 184-unit Park at Ashburn in Dothan, Ala. A joint venture between Blue Magma Residential LLC and NCP Enterprise Funds acquired the portfolio in December 2017. New York City-based Jeff Conti and Mila Babenko of Eyzenberg & Co. arranged the loan through Greystone on behalf of the borrowers.

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BRASELTON, GA. — Chateau Elan Winery & Resort will undergo a $25 million renovation, which is scheduled for completion in November. Atlanta-based Blur Workshop will lead the transformation, which will introduce a modern design while delivering a Southern concept with French undertones. The renovation will overhaul 251 guestrooms, 24 suites, the resort lobby, winery and four new food and beverage vendors. An affiliate of Connecticut-based Wheelock Street Capital bought the winery in January 2018. Chateau Elan is situated 46 miles northeast of Atlanta and offers guests 40,000 square feet of meeting space, a 35,000-square-foot spa, 45 holes of golf and a tennis center.

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NEWNAN, GA. AND ORLANDO, FLA. — Industrial Outdoor Ventures (IOV) has acquired two industrial facilities, one located in Newnan and the other in Orlando. IOV purchased the metro Atlanta property from Spancrete for $5.5 million. The vacant former concrete facility sits on 41.3 acres and will be fully redeveloped into a transportation and heavy equipment storage facility. The site is located at 95 Newnan South Industrial Drive, three miles from Interstate 85 and 42 miles southwest of downtown Atlanta. The Orlando asset was bought for $3.4 million from a private seller. Sitting on 6.5 acres at 3732 Bryn Mawr St., the property offers 63 dock-high doors and three drive-thru bays. The facility is fully leased to ABF Freight System Inc.

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DOUGLASVILLE, GA. — Cole Credit Property Trust IV Inc. has sold Village at Chapel Hill, a 62,719-square-foot, LA Fitness-anchored retail center in Douglasville, about 20 miles west of downtown Atlanta. The asset was built in 2009 and was 97 percent leased at the time of the sale. The property is shadow-anchored by Aldi and includes other tenants such as Yogli Mogli, One Main Financial, Chapel Hill Dentistry and Blue Agave Mexican Restaurant. Jim Hamilton, Brad Buchanan, Mike Allison and Andrew Kahn of HFF represented the seller in the transaction. LBX Investments bought the retail center. The sales price was not disclosed.

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ATLANTA — Berkadia has brokered the $26 million sale of The Preserve at Collier Ridge, a 419-unit multifamily complex in west Atlanta. The property offers one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, playground and a picnic area. The buyer, Montreal-based Frankforter Group, plans to upgrade the fitness center and add a business center and community room. Andrew Mays, Paul Vetter, Judy MacManus and Matthew White of Berkadia represented the seller, Atlanta-based DRI Legacy LLC, in the transaction.

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STONE MOUNTAIN, GA. — Arbor Realty Trust Inc. has provided a $47 million refinancing loan for 13Ten Apartment Homes, a 977-unit multifamily complex in Stone Mountain. The 12-year, fixed-rate Fannie Mae loan includes six years of interest-only payments. Stephen York of Arbor originated the loan on behalf of the undisclosed borrower. The asset, which is situated about 15 miles east of downtown Atlanta, was built in 1988 and renovated earlier this year. Community amenities include a fitness center, indoor and outdoor pools, business center, dog park, car-care center and a gazebo with a fishing pier. Local media outlets reported in April 2018 that there was a fire that destroyed 12 units within the apartment community. No details were provided if the refinancing is connected with the fire damage.

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SUWANEE, GA. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the sale of Brookwood Marketplace, a 199,594-square-foot retail center in Suwanee shadow-anchored by Super Target. The property is located at 2615-2635 Peachtree Parkway, about 34 miles north of downtown Atlanta in Gwinnett County. Brookwood Marketplace was 98 percent leased at the time of the sale to tenants including The Home Depot, Bed Bath & Beyond and OfficeMax. Fain Hicks and Mark Gilbert of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, Weingarten Realty, in the transaction. A private individual acquired the asset for an undisclosed price.

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ROSWELL, GA. AND LELAND, N.C. — Branch Properties has acquired two grocery-anchored shopping centers in the Southeast. The first, Roswell Market Place, is a 95,522-square-foot shopping center anchored by Sprouts Farmers Market. Branch Properties bought the asset for $32 million. The center, which is located at 10800 Alpharetta Highway, 24 miles north of downtown Atlanta, was built in 1986 and renovated two years ago. Roswell Market Place was 88 percent leased at the time of the sale. The second property is Waterford Village, a 108,249-square-foot shopping center anchored by Harris Teeter that was purchased for $25 million. Waterford Village sits on 15.8 acres at 2013 Olde Waterford Way in Leland, nine miles west of downtown Wilmington. The asset was 90 percent leased at the time of the sale.

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ATLANTA — FleetCor Technologies Inc. will move its headquarters to Atlanta’s Buckhead District by the end of the year. Currently occupying 100,000 square feet in Norcross, Ga., FleetCor will move into a 46,000-square-foot space within Terminus 100 formerly occupied by Bain & Co. Terminus 100 is a 27-story, 660,000-square-foot office tower situated 10 miles north of downtown Atlanta. Kevin Carroll of CBRE represented FleetCor in the lease negotiations.

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