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ALPHARETTA, GA. — Magnolia Moon, Mountain High Outfitters, Perched, The Red Hound and Spirited Boutique have all either opened or plan to open new stores in Alpharetta City Center (ACC) by Black Friday. ACC is a 26-acre, mixed-use property located in Alpharetta, about 26 miles north of downtown Atlanta. The development opened in January 2015 in a public-private partnership between South City Partners, Morris & Fellows and the City of Alpharetta to expand the existing downtown area by six blocks. ACC features Alpharetta’s new City Hall, a Fulton County library, Brook Street Park, Town Green, a 445-car parking deck and single-family homes under development by Hedgewood Homes. Magnolia Moon is a women’s boutique that offers apparel and accessories. Mountain High Outfitters, which plans to open on Black Friday, offers products for outdoor activities, including backpacking, camping, fly fishing and biking. Perched is a women’s boutique that also carries some girl’s clothing and baby shower, wedding and birthday gifts. The Red Hound offers a variety of gifts for babies, kids, graduates and brides. Spirited Boutique has several locations around metro Atlanta and features boho-chic fashion and handmade jewelry. With the five newest retailers, ACC will have 17 retailers and restaurants.

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ATLANTA — LMC, a division of Miami-based Lennar Co., has topped out its Midtown Atlanta luxury apartment building, Vireo. The high-rise will feature 310 apartment homes, offering studio, one-and two-bedroom floor plans. Amenities will include a swimming pool, cabanas, clubroom and an outdoor lounge area. Vireo is located less than one mile from Piedmont Park. Hoar Construction completed the concrete structural frame exterior windows, façade, roofing and site work. LMC expects Vireo to be move-in ready in the spring.

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ATLANTA — EDENS and Crescent Communities have broken ground on Phase II of Moores Mill, a mixed-use development in Atlanta’s Upper Westside neighborhood. Charlotte-based Crescent Communities, a multifamily developer, will build 345 units across three buildings over five acres called NOVEL Upper Westside. The complex will total 300,000 square feet and offer one- , two- and three-bedroom options. Amenities are set to include a fitness center, pool, courtyard, refined rooftop lounge and a dog park. EDENS, a national retail real estate owner, will develop 15,000 square feet of retail. The Columbia, S.C.-based developer built the 45,000-square-foot Publix in Phase I of Moores Mill and has invested in green space renovation at nearby Sara Gonzalez Park. Completion of Phase II is expected in 2020.

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ATLANTA — HFF has arranged $278.4 million in financing for the redevelopment of Colony Square, an office/retail complex in Midtown Atlanta. The loan will go to Houston-based Lionstone Investments and Cincinnati-based North American Properties for the project, which is already underway. The loan will retire the existing financing and fund future redevelopment plans. Blackstone Mortgage Trust provided the capital. The new Colony Square will feature more 1 million square feet of office and retail space. It will also feature iPic, a movie theater with nine auditoriums and farm-to-glass cocktails. Anticipated completion is late 2020.

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LITHIA SPRINGS, GA. — Lincoln Property Co. Southeast and Crow Holdings Capital Real Estate have broken ground on a 251,466-square-foot speculative warehouse/distribution center called Factory Shoals Distribution Center in Lithia Springs. The site is located on Interstate 20, 15 miles west of downtown Atlanta. The center will feature a 185-foot deep truck court, 40 spaces for excess truck storage, 32-foot clear heights and motion-sensor lighting. The project is slated to be finished in summer 2019.

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STONE MOUNTAIN, GA. — Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta (CHOA) has leased 114,000 square feet within Stone Mountain Industrial Park in Stone Mountain. The landlord, Atlanta-based Ackerman & Co., acquired the 4.1 million-square-foot industrial park in December 2016. Brett Buckner, Jimmy Stevens and Major Martin represented Ackerman internally. Brandon Wallace of Cushman & Wakefield represented CHOA, which has transformed the space to replicate a hospital wing to test systems and procedures for doctors and nurses. The warehouse is located 10 miles from CHOA’s new North Druid Hills campus in Atlanta.

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ATLANTA — Atlanta-based Songy Highroads LLC, in partnership with Hyatt Hotels Corp., is developing Hyatt Place Centennial Park, located at 300 Luckie St. in downtown Atlanta. Construction has reached the fifth floor of the 11-story hotel, which is slated to open in August 2019. Situated one block north of Centennial Olympic Park and adjacent to the Georgia Aquarium, the hotel will feature 175 guestrooms, a pool, fitness center, on-site food service, parking deck, 2,100 square feet of meeting space and retail space fronting Luckie and Marietta streets. Reeves Young is serving as general contractor, and Wakefield Beasley is providing architectural services for the project.

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NORCROSS, GA. — Admiral Capital Group and Elite Street Capital have completed the disposition of The Fields Peachtree Corner, a multifamily property located on One Ashley Lakes Drive in Norcross, about 20 miles northeast of Atlanta in Gwinnett County. An undisclosed buyer acquired the 490-unit asset for $51.2 million. Through a joint venture, Admiral and Elite acquired the community in May 2016 for $36.3 million and implemented a repositioning and capital improvements program. Renovations included deferred maintenance, enhancing exteriors and upgrading interior units. Select improvements included fitness center, pool area and other amenity upgrades, replacement of wooden decks and landscaping improvements. Interior renovations included replacing countertops, modernizing kitchen cabinets, appliances and flooring and renovating bathrooms. Dan Phelan of Newmark Knight Frank handled the transaction.

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FORT OGLETHORPE, GA. — East Meadow, N.Y.-based United Properties has purchased Parkway Plaza, a retail center located at 125-234 Parkway Drive in Fort Oglethorpe. Chattanooga, Tenn.-based CBL Properties sold the asset for $16.5 million. Developed in 2015, the 134,047-square-foot retail center was fully leased at the time of sale to tenants including Hobby Lobby, Marshalls, Petco, Rack Room Shoes and Ross Dress for Less. Fred Victor of Transwestern handled the disposition and all-cash acquisition.

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BUFORD, GA., AND NORTHPORT, ALA. — Atlanta-based Watkins Real Estate Group has developed two Publix-anchored neighborhood retail centers in the suburbs of Atlanta and Tuscaloosa, Ala., totaling more than 126,000 square feet. Located in Buford, Holland Point is a 68,600-square-foot center along the city’s Quality Development Corridor on Hamilton Mill and Bogan roads. The property has nearly 20,000 square feet of inline space available, as well as three one-acre outparcels. Bristol Park, located at the intersection of Highway 69 and Mitt Lary Road in Northport, is a 56,800-square-foot center that features two available outparcels and 10,500 square feet of available shop space.

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