ATLANTA — Columbia Property Trust has sold One and Three Glenlake Parkway, a 711,000-square-foot office campus in Atlanta’s Central Perimeter submarket, for $227.5 million. Columbia recently completed renovations to the campus, which led to the leasing of 460,000 square feet since 2017. Columbia purchased One and Three Glenlake in 2003 and 2008, respectively. The campus is situated 15 miles north of downtown Atlanta. The buyer was an affiliate of Starwood Capital.
LOS ANGELES — CBRE has arranged the $90 million sale of 22 medical buildings in Florida, Georgia, Alabama and Illinois. The sale includes the Dermatology Solutions Group portfolio, an eight-building portfolio totaling 51,505 square feet in Alabama and Florida. The portfolio is fully occupied by Dermatology Solutions Group, which signed 10-year leases at each site at closing. Physician Group sold the properties to a public single-tenant REIT. A 47,936-square-foot building situated at 2061 Peachtree St. in Atlanta’s Buckhead district was included in the sale as well. The asset was built in 2013 and fully occupied by tenants including Georgia Hand, Shoulder & Elbow (GHSE), the largest hand and upper extremity practice in Georgia. Physician Group sold the building to a public healthcare REIT. The other 13 buildings total 197,385 square feet and are located in Chicago. The undisclosed developer sold the assets to Institutional Fund.
ATLANTA — Walker & Dunlop has arranged the $47 million sale of Westside Heights, a 282-unit multifamily community in West Midtown Atlanta. The asset was built in 2017 and is located near the Atlanta BeltLine. The property offers one- and two-bedroom floor plans and features community amenities such as a complimentary continental breakfast and coffee bar, swimming pool, clubhouse, fitness center, conference room, rooftop lounge and package receiving services. Pat Jones and Chris Goldsmith of Walker & Dunlop represented the buyer, Canadian-based Starlight U.S. Multi-Family, in the transaction. The seller was not disclosed. David Gahagan and Niki Perez, also with Walker & Dunlop, arranged acquisition financing through a life insurance company on behalf of the buyer.
ATLANTA — CommonGrounds Workspace has signed a 13-year, 49,506-square-foot office lease at 999 Peachtree St. in Midtown Atlanta. The coworking company will occupy two of the 28 floors and is expected to move in in early 2020. This marks CommonGrounds’ first signed lease in 2019 as part of its $100 million Series A expansion program. Five locations are already open around the country. Amenities at 999 Peachtree include Empire State South restaurant on the ground floor, The Peachtree Club and roof deck on the top floor, parking, a fitness center and a communal green space. Other tenants include AARP, Gensler, Akerman LLP, Ballard Spahr LLP, Meunier Carlin & Curfman LLC, Oxford Industries and Eversheds Sutherland. Charles Roach Jr. and Stephen Clifton of Madison Marquette represented the landlord, Franklin Street, in the lease transaction. Jim Sumber, Andrew Lechter and Matthew Barnes of Savills-Studley represented the tenant.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
