SAVANNAH, GA. — Jaguar Land Rover Classic will open a new operations hub in Savannah, creating 75 new jobs, Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal announced Wednesday. The industrial facility —the British automobile company’s first outside of Europe — will be located near Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport and the Port of Savannah. The new facility will house a range of authentic Jaguar and Land Rover Classic cars, as well as offer services, parts and guest experiences. In addition, the facility will include a 42-bay workshop for vehicle health checks, service and repairs for all Jaguar and Land Rover vehicles out of production for a decade or more. The investment in the new facility will be more than $10 million and is expected to generate more than $45 million in revenue, according to the Atlanta Business Chronicle. Construction on the operations hub is scheduled to begin in fall 2019.
ATLANTA — The City of Atlanta and Atlanta BeltLine Inc. (ABI) have acquired 1.8 miles of former railroad corridor from freight rail operator CSX on Atlanta’s Westside to expand the city’s BeltLine urban trail. Upon full build-out in 2030, the 22-mile loop trail will connect 45 intown neighborhoods. The $6.3 million acquisition of the stretch of track formerly known as “the Kudzu Line” represents the final purchase of inactive rail corridor in the Atlanta BeltLine loop. The purchase will provide points of contact for potential spur trails that would connect the neighborhoods of Bankhead, English Avenue, Knight Park and Howell Station. In addition, the corridor will allow access to the Bankhead MARTA station, Maddox Park, the future Westside Park at Bellwood Quarry and the newly opened Proctor Creek Greenway. The funds to pay for the land came from TSPLOST, a transportation sales tax Atlanta voters approved in 2016. Under the purchase agreement, the City of Atlanta and ABI control approximately 80 percent of the corridor needed to construct the BeltLine trail and transit loop. The other 20 percent includes railroad and non-railroad properties. Over the next six months, CSX will remove the rails. ABI also recently acquired 2.5 acres at …
ATLANTA — Bridge Office Fund Manager LLC, a subsidiary of Salt Lake City-based Bridge Investment Group, has acquired Lenox Park, a 32-acre office campus located in Atlanta’s Buckhead district. The 1 million-square-foot development includes five buildings and serves as the corporate hub for AT&T. The seller and sales price were not disclosed, but the Atlanta Business Chronicle reports Bridge acquired the campus from an affiliate of Fortress Investment Group for at least $225 per square foot, or up to $225 million. Bridge plans to renovate the recently vacated 1277 Lenox Park Blvd., a seven-story, 153,093-square-foot building located on the site. David Tennery of JLL arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller. Kevin Lott, Kim Caswell and Stewart Thrash of Bridge Commercial Real Estate — the office operating subsidiary of Bridge Investment Group — will handle Lenox Park’s leasing assignment.
KENNESAW, GA. — NKF Capital Markets has brokered the $73.3 million sale of TownPark Commons, a 350,000-square-foot office campus in Kennesaw, located roughly 27 miles northwest of Atlanta. Matt Tritschler of NKF Capital Markets arranged the transaction on behalf of the buyer, Adventus Opportunity Fund. Eastdil Secured represented the seller, TSP TownPark LLC. TownPark Commons includes four, four-story buildings located within the TownPark mixed-use development. The buildings were constructed in 1997 and 1998. TownPark Commons was 99 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Enercon Services, INVISTA and HCC Life Insurance Co.
ATLANTA — Braves Development Co. (BDC), in partnership with Encore Hospitality LLC, has unveiled plans to construct a 140-room Aloft Hotel at The Battery Atlanta, a 1.5 million-square-foot mixed-use development in Cobb County. BDC owns and operates the development, which is home to retail, restaurants, an Omni Hotel, The Coca-Cola Roxy concert venue, multifamily residences and a Comcast office tower. The mixed-use village surrounds SunTrust Park, the new home ballpark of the Atlanta Braves. Aloft is a contemporary hotel brand that operates under the Marriott International Inc. flag. Construction on the new hotel should start this fall, with completion scheduled for third-quarter 2020, according to the Atlanta Business Chronicle. The hotel development comes on the heels of the recently announced Silverspot Cinema and Savi Provisions, a market that will be located on the ground floor of Aloft. In July, German elevator maker Thyssenkrupp announced plans to build its 420-foot-tall headquarters complex at The Battery. Combined, BDC and its partners have provided approximately $850 million in private investment across the total development.
PENSACOLA, FLA. — Pensacola-based Catalyst Healthcare Real Estate (Catalyst HRE) has acquired a 21-property healthcare portfolio for $150 million. Of the properties, 17 were purchased directly from Physicians Realty Trust. The portfolio is located across eight states and totals 530,182 square feet. Florida has the most significant square footage of buildings at 149,824, and Tennessee has the largest number of buildings at six. The rest of the properties are located in Georgia, Texas, Virginia, Illinois, Indiana and North Carolina. Regional and hospital orthopaedic, oncology, neurology and surgical practices represent 40 percent of the portfolio’s leased space; primary care and internal medicine practices of regional and hospital tenants represent 33 percent; and women’s health and gastroenterology combined represent 10 percent of the leased space. The remainder of the portfolio is leased to physical therapy, imaging, behavioral health and pain management providers. Capital One provided senior debt financing for the acquisition.
POOLER, GA. — JLL has brokered the $49.8 million sale of Two Addison Place, a 325-unit apartment community in Pooler, roughly 14 miles west of Savannah. David Gutting, Derrick Bloom, Jim Sewell and Andrew Howard of JLL arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, New York-based Wharton Realty, which originally acquired the property in 2016. Montgomery, Ala.-based B&M Management Co. LLC purchased the asset. Two Addison Place includes a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom apartment units. The gated community is located less than five miles from the Tanger Outlets and features a saltwater pool, dog park, fitness center with a yoga room and a cyber café.
ATLANTA — Shorenstein Properties LLC has signed three tenants totaling 37,399 square feet to Bank of America Plaza in Atlanta’s Midtown district. The 55-story office tower, the tallest in the Southeast, recently underwent a $10 million renovation to the building’s west wing that delivered new workspaces and a food hall. Revel Systems, a San Francisco-based technology firm, signed a 25,547-square-foot, full-floor lease on the building’s 38th floor. The company will move into upgraded, loft-style offices that are part of the tower’s expanding spec suite program. The spec suites include open floor plans, creative lounge space and tech-enabled amenities. The next block of spec suite space, which totals approximately 15,000 square feet, is scheduled to come on line in the fall. Also as part of the spec suite program, Shorenstein signed Groundfloor, a real estate lending marketplace, to 7,746 square feet at the building. The landlord also signed Florence Healthcare, a company focused on improving clinical trial data flow to advance cures through software, to 4,106 square feet. Bank of America Plaza is home to tenants such as Anthem Inc., Display Data, Featurespace and Riskalyze. The tower is located adjacent to the North Avenue MARTA station and within five blocks of …
ATLANTA — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the sales of three multifamily communities in metro Atlanta for a combined $70.5 million. In Cumming, roughly 40 miles northeast of Atlanta, AMF Fountains of Kelly Mill LLC sold the 46-unit Fountains at Kelly Mill for $10.7 million. Constructed in 2017, the property features townhome-style units with 1,620-square-foot floor plans. ALA Sugar Hill LLC sold Sugar Hill Overlook, located 38 miles northeast of Atlanta in Sugar Hill, for $25.8 million. The 131-unit community was completed in 2018 and features townhome-style units with an average size of 1,500 square feet. Nathan Swenson of Cushman & Wakefield arranged the transactions on behalf of the sellers, and Audubon Communities acquired both assets. In Lithia Springs, Cushman & Wakefield arranged the $34 million sale of Sweetwater Creek, a 240-unit community located roughly 18 miles west of Atlanta. Josh Goldfarb, Mike Kemether and Travis Presnell of Cushman & Wakefield arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, a joint venture between M. Banks Realty Partners and Sage Equities. InterCapital Partners acquired the property. Constructed in 2002, Sweetwater Creek features a car care center, clubhouse, fitness center, laundry facility, business center, swimming pool, lighted tennis court and a walking/jogging trail.
ATLANTA — Gateway Ventures and Atlantic Capital Partners have unveiled plans to develop 8West, a mixed-use project located at the corner of Howell Mill Road and 8th Street in Atlanta’s West Midtown district. The project will include 175,000 square feet of office space, 10,000 square feet of retail developed in collaboration with Cartel Properties, 264 apartment units developed by Trammell Crow Residential and a 680-space parking garage. Existing retailers fronting 8West will be integrated into the project, including Bocado, Bartaco, Arden’s Garden and A Ma Maniere. In addition, the project will feature a 4,000-square-foot, west-facing art wall. The project developers will partner with Hathaway Gallery to engage local artists through an outreach program for both public art and building artwork. The nine-story development will feature outdoor terraces with 360-degree views of the city, a fitness center, bike storage, common collaborative spaces and conference facilities, an outdoor public plaza and podcast recording rooms. Harvest Capital Group and Ellis, McQuary & Stanley are the project’s equity investors. BL Harbert International is the general contractor, and MSTSD and ASD/Sky are the architects. Stephen Clifton and Zach Wooten of PMRG are handling the project’s leasing assignment. Gateway and Atlantic Capital expect to wrap up …