Georgia

Dilweg Cos. Acquires Office Building in Midtown Atlanta for $75M

by Camren Skelton March 6, 2018

ATLANTA — The Dilweg Cos. has acquired Pershing Point, a 409,579-square-foot office building located at 1375 Peachtree St. in Midtown Atlanta. The sales price was not disclosed, but the Atlanta Business Chronicle reports the building sold for $75 million, or $183 per square foot. Will Yowell, Justin Parsonnet, Jay O’Meara and Ryan Reethof of CBRE arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, CBRE Global Investors. CBRE Global Investors was the asset manager on behalf of the California State Teachers Retirement System, according to the Atlanta Business Chronicle. Dilweg plans to invest more than $10 million to improve the building’s exterior, mechanical systems, common areas and tenant amenities. At the time of sale, Pershing Point was 59 percent leased to tenants such as Kaiser Permanente, Huge, Echo Global and CMGRP. CBRE’s Chris Port and Nicole Goldsmith have been retained to handle the building’s leasing assignment.

March 6, 2018

Square Mile Provides $121.2M Refinancing for Office Asset in Atlanta’s Cumberland/Galleria Submarket

by Camren Skelton March 2, 2018

ATLANTA — Square Mile Capital Management LLC has provided a $121.2 million loan for the refinancing of Towers at Wildwood Plaza, a two-building, 719,000-square-foot office property located at 3200 Windy Hill Road S.E. in Atlanta’s Cumberland/Galleria submarket. Michael Ryan, Brian Linnihan and Richard Henry of Cushman & Wakefield arranged the loan on behalf of the borrower, an entity controlled by America’s Capital Partners, which acquired the property in 2014. Built in 1991, the property comprises two interconnected, 15-story towers that were designed by I.M. Pei. Towers at Wildwood Plaza features a 75-seat conference facility, 4,000-square-foot athletic club, bike storage room, Wi-Fi lounge and 2,200 parking spaces. The property was more than 89 percent leased at the time of sale.

March 2, 2018

Georgia Office Southeast

Allen Morris Buys Land in West Midtown Atlanta for $8.5M, Plans 14-Story Office Development

by Camren Skelton March 2, 2018

ATLANTA — The Allen Morris Co. has acquired a 1.7-acre parcel of land in Atlanta’s West Midtown district for $8.5 million, with plans to develop a new 220,000-square-foot office tower. The 14-story building located at 1041 Howell Mill Road will be known as Star Metals Offices. The building will offer 185,000 square feet of office space, 30,000 square feet of ground-floor retail and a 7,000-square-foot rooftop restaurant and bar. Amenities will include landscaped outdoor terraces, tenant collaboration areas, bike racks and shower facilities. Star Metals Offices is part of the 4.75-acre Star Metals Atlanta development, which includes 409 multifamily units located across Howell Mill Road from the site of the future office building. Jeff Bellamy of JLL is handling the office building’s leasing assignment. Allen Morris expects to begin demolition on the site later this year, with an anticipated completion in spring 2020.

March 2, 2018

Georgia Hospitality Southeast

Waramaug Acquires 97-Room Candlewood Suites Hotel in Athens, Georgia

by Camren Skelton February 28, 2018

ATHENS, GA. — Waramaug LS Hotels LLC has acquired a 97-room Candlewood Suites in Athens, located roughly six miles west of the University of Georgia campus. The name of the seller and sales price were not disclosed. Waramaug plans to renovate the property, which was constructed in 2009, with updated guest rooms, public spaces and exterior. Interstate Hotels & Resorts will manage the property. The hotel features free Wi-Fi, a fitness center, business center, on-site laundry service, outdoor gazebo, grill and picnic tables.

February 28, 2018

Georgia Loans Southeast

SunTrust Awarded $70M in Tax Credit Authority to Finance Community Development Projects

by Camren Skelton February 28, 2018

ATLANTA — Atlanta-based SunTrust Banks Inc. has been selected to receive $70 million in tax credit allocation authority from the U.S. Treasury Department’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund. The financing is part of the New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) program, which permits individual and corporate taxpayers to receive a credit against federal income taxes for making qualified equity investments in investment vehicles known as Community Development Entities (CDEs). The program is designed to attract private-sector capital investment into the nation’s urban and rural low-income areas to help finance community development projects, stimulate economic growth and create jobs. SunTrust’s subsidiary, SunTrust Community Development Enterprises, was one of 73 recipients to receive credit from the program. This is the ninth time SunTrust has been selected as a recipient, with awards totaling $578 million in allocation authority.

February 28, 2018

Georgia Retail Southeast

FCA Signs Two New Tenants at 44,500 SF Shopping Center in Atlanta’s Buckhead District

by Camren Skelton February 27, 2018

ATLANTA — Charlotte-based FCA Partners has inked leases with two new tenants at The Exchange, a 44,500-square-foot shopping center located on Peachtree Road in Atlanta’s Buckhead district. Tootsie’s, a Houston-based women’s apparel and accessories retailer, relocated from Buckhead’s Shops Around Lenox to a new 7,000-square-foot location at The Exchange on Feb. 7. OVME Aesthetics, a skincare boutique, will open a 2,500-square-foot location at the center on March 1. The new-to-market concept offers services including Botox, Dysport, dermal fillers and volumizers, microneedling, CoolScuplting, hormone replacement therapy and laser hair removal. Stephanie McCall of The Shopping Center Group arranged the lease transactions on behalf of FCA. The new tenants join The Exchange’s existing retailers including Sephora, SculptHouse, Storico Fresco Alimentari, Kohler, Kale Me Crazy, Posh Nails and Cherry Blow Dry Bar. Dancing Goats Coffee Bar is expected to open at The Exchange this spring, and a restaurant concept from the creator of Yeah! Burger and Upbeet is expected to resume construction this spring. The Exchange is currently 83 percent leased.

February 27, 2018

Georgia Industrial Southeast

Colliers Brokers $11.4M Sale of Three-Building Industrial Portfolio in Metro Atlanta

by Camren Skelton February 26, 2018

CONYERS AND COVINGTON, GA. — Colliers International has brokered the $11.4 million sale of the I-20 East Portfolio, a three-building industrial portfolio located in Conyers and Covington. Two of the buildings are located at 1665 and 1715 Dogwood Drive in Conyers, roughly 25 miles east of Atlanta, and the third building is located at 11236 Harland Drive in Covington, roughly 35 miles southeast of Atlanta. Dennis Mitchell and Matt Wirth of Colliers arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, First Industrial Realty Trust. Plymouth Industrial REIT acquired the buildings. The single-tenant portfolio was fully leased at the time of sale to three long-standing tenants: Bio-Lab Inc., Diversitech Corp. and Clarion Metals Corp.

February 26, 2018

Affordable Housing Georgia Loans Multifamily Southeast

Hunt Provides $5.4M Freddie Mac Loan for New Affordable Housing Project in Metro Atlanta

by Camren Skelton February 26, 2018

MABLETON, GA. — Hunt Mortgage Group has provided a $5.4 million Freddie Mac loan for the development of Wisteria Place at Mableton, a 104-unit affordable housing community in Mableton, roughly 15 miles northwest of Atlanta. The loan is an 18-month Unfunded Forward Commitment that will include two six-month extension options. Following the construction phase, the loan will convert to a 16-year permanent loan with a 35-year amortization schedule. The loan was arranged on behalf of the borrower, BJS Floyd Wisteria LP. The Unfunded Forward Commitment loan provides construction-to-permanent financing for multifamily properties that are eligible for 9 percent low income housing tax credits (LIHTC). Wisteria Place of Mableton will be an age-restricted (55 and older) community with 21 of the units reserved for those earning 50 percent of the area median income (AMI), 62 reserved for those earning 61 percent of the AMI and 21 units at market rate. Missouri-based Sterling Bank is providing construction financing for the project. The community will feature a picnic area, koi pond, vegetable gardens, butterfly garden, gas grill area, covered gazebo, computer lab, theater, beauty salon and a classroom.

February 26, 2018

Georgia Healthcare Southeast

Grover Corlew Sells Medical Office Buildings, Adjacent Land South of Atlanta for $16.3M

by Camren Skelton February 23, 2018

FAYETTEVILLE, GA. — Grover Corlew has sold Fayette Surgical Building, Fayette Medical Building and a parcel of undeveloped land in Fayetteville, roughly 22 miles south of Atlanta, for $16.3 million. The Florida-based real estate investment group developed the 17,500-square-foot Fayette Medical Building approximately 10 years ago, and completed the 30,195-square-foot Fayette Surgical Building in October. Resurgens Fayette Surgery Center occupies 16,644 square feet in the Fayette Surgical Building, and Resurgens Orthopaedics and Spine Center occupies 13,551 square feet. The Fayette Medical Building is also leased to Resurgens Orthopaedics.

February 23, 2018

Georgia Mixed-Use Office Southeast

KDC, Partners to Develop Eight Acres of Office Space at $400M Mixed-Use Project in Metro Atlanta

by Camren Skelton February 21, 2018

ALPHARETTA, GA. — KDC, in conjunction with Worthington Hyde Partners and Transwestern, has unveiled plans to develop eight acres of build-to-suit office space at Windward Park, a $400 million mixed-use development in the north Atlanta metro of Alpharetta. The site is zoned for two 250,000-square-foot, Class A office buildings. The 48-acre Windward Park development is located at the corner of Windward Parkway and GA 400 in Atlanta’s North Fulton submarket. Worthington Hyde acquired the site from Prudential Financial Inc. (now PGIM Real Estate) in 2007, and began developing the project in 2015. At completion, Windward Park will feature Class A office space with structured parking; a 249-room Hilton-branded hotel; Caravelle at Windward Park, which will include 200 condominiums and 190 townhomes marketed and developed by Lennar Corp.; a 31,000-square-foot retail village; and a two-acre park. In addition, Windward Park will provide direct access to MARTA’s Windward Park and Ride, which provides a bus service to and from the North Springs MARTA station. The Hilton hotel is scheduled to break ground this summer, and the residential units are currently under construction. A construction timeline was not released for the office portion.

February 21, 2018

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