TAMPA, FLA. — Colliers International has brokered the $55 million sale of 10 single-tenant retail properties in Florida and Georgia that are net-leased to Walgreens. Mike Milano, Sean Glickman, Donald Jennewein, Nathan Lynch and Tara Paronto of Colliers arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, Olympia Development Group. A California-based real estate investment company acquired six of the locations, while private investors purchased the other four locations as part of a 1031 exchange. The sales prices ranged from $2.7 million to $8.2 million. Two of the Walgreens stores are located in Naples, and the other Florida locations are in Sarasota, Temple Terrace, Bradenton, Merritt Island, Seminole, Dunedin and Oldsmar. The one Georgia property is located in Lawrenceville. Each building ranges between 15,000 and 17,000 square feet.
ALPHARETTA, GA. — Pollack Shores Real Estate Group has acquired AMLI Northwinds, an 800-unit apartment community in Alpharetta, roughly 25 miles north of Atlanta. The name of the seller and sales price were not disclosed. Pollack Shores will rename the community Avery at Northwinds and will invest more than $13 million in property upgrades and amenity improvements. Project plans call for new appliances, countertops and light fixtures for all residential units. Amenity upgrades will include renovations to the property’s three pools, a new fitness center and the conversion of two-thirds of the tennis courts into “The Hub.” The new area will provide a green space to host special events for residents. Atlanta-based Pollack Shores acquired the property in partnership with an account advised by UBS Asset Management. Matrix Residential, a subsidiary of Pollack Shores, will manage the community.
DULUTH, GA. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the $52.1 million sale of The Marquis on Berkeley, a 323-unit apartment community in Duluth, approximately 30 miles northeast of Atlanta in Gwinnett County. Mike Kemether, Travis Presnell and Josh Goldfarb of Cushman & Wakefield arranged the transaction on behalf of the undisclosed seller. A local private operator acquired the property. The Marquis on Berkeley includes a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Community amenities include a playground, sundeck, fitness center, garages, lighted tennis courts and a resort-style pool.
ATLANTA — The pace of seniors housing development has accelerated sharply in recent years. Approximately 396 seniors housing properties came online or opened in the top 100 metro areas in the country from the fourth quarter of 2016 to the fourth quarter of 2017, according to data from Plante Moran Living Forward, a senior living development consulting firm. During the two years prior, about 596 communities opened. What’s more, approximately 65 percent of those newly added properties were from operators that only had two or fewer properties, according to Dana Wollschlager, practice leader for the firm and moderator of the development panel at the 2018 InterFace Seniors Housing Southeast conference. The significant number of developments and new entrants to the seniors housing space were major discussion points for the panel, which took place on Wednesday, Aug. 29 at the Westin Buckhead in Atlanta. The one-day conference drew nearly 520 developers, lenders, investors and operators in the senior living space. Joining Wollschlager on the panel were Richard Ackerman, managing partner of Big Rock Partners; Jeff Arnold, chief operating officer of United Group of Cos.; Blanding Beatty, chief investment officer of Traditions Senior Living; Andy Isakson, managing partner of Isakson Living; and …
COLLEGE PARK, GA. — Trinity Street Capital Partners (TSCP) has provided a $28.5 million construction loan for the development of a 222-room AC Marriott hotel in College Park, roughly 10 miles south of downtown Atlanta . The three-year loan featured a 75 percent loan-to-cost ratio, with two, one-year extension options. The hotel will be located along Roosevelt Highway within walking distance to the Georgia International Convention Center and the ATL Skytrain, with a two-minute ride to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. AC Hotels by Marriott, part of Marriott International, owns and operates a chain of hotels worldwide. Amenities include onsite dining, corporate programs, meeting and conference rooms and facilities for weddings.
ATLANTA — Phoenix-based Alliance Residential Co. has opened Broadstone Yards, a 251-unit apartment community located at 1084 Howell Mill Road N.W. in Atlanta’s West Midtown district. The community includes a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom units with stainless steel appliances, gas-powered stoves, French-door refrigerators and built-in wine coolers in select units. Community amenities include coworking space; a conference room with video capability; fitness center with a Peloton bike, climbing rope and peg boards; bike storage with repair station; rooftop lounge with bar; outdoor TV, games and grills; resort-style, saltwater pool; dog spa; and a courtyard with a fire pit and fountain. Monthly rental rates range from $1,485 for a studio to $2,610 for a two-bedroom.
ATLANTA — Atlanta-based Paces Properties has signed Three Taverns Brewery to its Atlanta Dairies redevelopment, a planned mixed-use project in East Atlanta’s Reynoldstown neighborhood. The new brewery, dubbed Imaginarium, is set to open in summer 2019. The new location is an extension of Three Tavern’s flagship brewery in nearby Decatur. Imaginarium will serve four to five of Three Tavern’s core beers on tap, as well as a rotating list of 20 to 25 experimental beers. New brews will include juicy and hazy India Pale Ales (IPAs) and, in keeping with the Dairies theme, craft styles like milk stouts, fruit and cream sours and milkshake IPAs. Square Feet Studios is designing the new space, which will draw inspiration from laboratories and apothecaries of centuries’ past. Three Taverns will join other announced tenants at Atlanta Dairies including a café from THRIVE Farmers, Collier’s Department Store, a music venue with a rooftop bar and a diner and barbecue restaurant, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. The project will also feature The Yard, a one-acre outdoor gathering area. The Atlanta Dairies redevelopment is expected to open in spring 2019.
ATLANTA — Square Mile Capital LLC has provided a $60 million loan for the refinancing of 1355 Peachtree, a 20-story office building in Atlanta’s Midtown district. Chris Campbell and Daniel Allman of Eastdil Secured arranged the loan on behalf of the borrower, a partnership between Oaktree Capital Management LP and Banyan Street Capital LLC affiliates. The 345,254-square-foot building is located within walking distance to the Arts Center MARTA station, Colony Square and other retail and cultural destinations. On-site amenities include a conference facility, concierge services, fitness center and an underground parking facility.
SANDY SPRINGS, GA. — NorthMarq Capital has arranged a $23.5 million loan for the acquisition of The Celebration at Sandy Springs, a 250-unit apartment community located at 7000 Roswell Road in Sandy Springs, roughly 16 miles north of downtown Atlanta. Brett Hood and Jeff Frankel of NorthMarq arranged the 10-year, floating-rate loan with five years of interest-only payments and a 30-year amortization schedule. A Chicago-based multifamily operator acquired the property. The Celebration at Sandy Springs features a fitness center, swimming pool, dog park, laundry facilities, business center, clubhouse and a playground.
ROSWELL, GA. — NKF Capital Markets has arranged the $13.6 million sale of a two-building office portfolio located at 1544 Old Alabama Road and 900 Holcomb Woods Parkway in Roswell, roughly 24 miles north of Atlanta. Eva Horton of NKF Capital Markets arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, LNR Partners LLC. RD Sharma acquired the assets, which are located on either side of Holcomb Woods Parkway. The three-story, 70,000-square-foot building on Old Alabama Road is fully leased to McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce LLC, a residential and commercial real estate legal services firm. RD Sharma recently sold the two-story, 20,000-square-foot building on Holcomb Woods Parkway to a corporate user.