Georgia

SunTrust Provides $42.7M Construction Loan for Serta Simmons Bedding Headquarters in Metro Atlanta

by Camren Skelton August 1, 2017

DORAVILLE, GA. — SunTrust Commercial Real Estate has provided a $42.7 million construction loan to Holder Properties for the development of a new corporate headquarters for Serta Simmons Bedding. Located within Assembly, a 164-acre mixed-use urban renewal project in Doraville, roughly 15 miles north of Atlanta, the project will feature approximately 210,000 square feet of office, showroom and research and development space. The property will also include a 500-space parking deck. Upon completion in early 2019, Serta Simmons will consolidate its headquarters from three locations in the Atlanta area and one in Chicago, and bring roughly 500 jobs to the new development. The Atlanta-based company owns and manages two of the largest brands in the mattress industry, Serta and Beautyrest. The project is designed by Rule, Joy, Trammell + Rubio and DPR is the general contractor. Dom Wyant of JLL represented Serta Simmons in the lease transaction.

August 1, 2017

Georgia Multifamily Southeast Student Housing

FM Capital Purchases 528-Bed Student Housing Property Near Georgia Southern University

by Camren Skelton July 31, 2017

STATESBORO, GA. — FM Capital has acquired Campus Evolution Villages at Statesboro, a 528-bed student housing community near Georgia Southern University in Statesboro. FM Capital will rebrand the property as The Vault at Statesboro and install capital improvements including a new clubhouse and game room; new hot tub, cabanas, fire pits and grill stations by the pool; a dog park; new fitness center with video software; a computer room and two private study rooms. The sales price and seller were not disclosed.

July 31, 2017

Georgia Multifamily Southeast

Audubon Communities Acquires Multifamily Property in North Georgia for $22M

by Camren Skelton July 28, 2017

GAINESVILLE, GA. — Audubon Communities has purchased Lenox Park, a 292-unit apartment community in Gainesville, for $22 million. The Atlanta-based firm plans to invest approximately $3 million in renovations to the property, which will be renamed Peaks at Gainesville. Improvements will include upgrades to the leasing office, pool and other amenity areas; addition of a fitness center; renovation and expansion of the existing playground; new fiber-cement siding; new lighting, exterior paint, signage and landscaping. Constructed in 2000, the community includes two- and three-bedroom floor plans that average 1,100 square feet.

July 28, 2017

Georgia Office Southeast

PGIM Real Estate Acquires 502,846 SF Office Tower in Midtown Atlanta

by Camren Skelton July 27, 2017

ATLANTA — PGIM Real Estate, the real estate investment business of PGIM, has purchased Regions Plaza, a 23-story office tower located at the northwest corner of West Peachtree and 14th streets in Atlanta’s Midtown district. Jim Mehalso led the transaction internally for PGIM on behalf of its institutional investor clients. Constructed in 2001, the 502,846-square-foot Regions Plaza is LEED Gold- and Energy Star-certified and features valet parking, a conference facility, on-site Flywheel and FlyBarre Studio, dry cleaning services, dining and on-site banking facility. The sales price and seller were not disclosed. PGIM is the global investment management business of Prudential Financial Inc.

July 27, 2017

Georgia Office Southeast

Coyote to Occupy Nearly 50,000 SF of Office Space Within Atlanta’s Armour Yards Project

by Camren Skelton July 27, 2017

ATLANTA — Chicago-based Coyote, a logistics provider and subsidiary of UPS, has signed a lease for 47,986-square-feet of office space within Armour Yards, an adaptive reuse project situated between Atlanta’s Midtown and Buckhead districts. Coyote will lease the entire office portion at 255 Ottley, bringing the overall Armour Yards project to 86.4 percent leased. Gourmet coffee roaster East Pole Coffee Co. will also open at 255 Ottley later this month. Brooke Dewey of JLL represented the ownership group comprising Third and Urban and institutional investors advised by J.P Morgan Asset Management in the lease transaction. MB Real Estate’s David Burkards represented Coyote. The Armour Yards location will be the second Atlanta-area office for the logistics company and will create roughly 325 jobs. Coyote’s existing location is situated at 960 North Point Parkway in Alpharetta, roughly 25 miles north of Atlanta. Situated near the Atlanta BeltLine, Armour Yards comprises 28 buildings and is home to companies including Sweetwater Brewing Co., American Spirit Works, Atlanta Track Club and Fox Bros. Bar-B-Q. The project team includes Smith Dalia Architects and general contractor Gay Construction. Armour Yards’ loft-office portion is housed within four former industrial buildings totaling 190,000 square feet.

July 27, 2017

Georgia Hospitality Southeast

Woodbine Legacy Investments Purchases W Atlanta-Buckhead for $73M

by Camren Skelton July 26, 2017

ATLANTA — Woodbine Legacy Investments (WLI) has acquired W Atlanta-Buckhead, a 12-story, 291-room hotel in Atlanta’s Buckhead district. The sales price was not disclosed, but the Atlanta Business Chronicle reports the Texas-based private real estate fund, created by Woodbine Development Corp. in June, acquired the asset for $73 million. Mark Elliott and Todd Ratliff of Hodges Ward Elliott brokered the transaction. W Atlanta-Buckhead is home to Whiskey Blue, a rooftop bar and Cook Hall restaurant. The hotel also features a 24-hour fitness center, yoga and barre classes, an infinity pool and 11,000 square feet of flexible indoor and outdoor meeting and event space. W-Atlanta Buckhead marks the second acquisition for WLI.

July 26, 2017

Georgia Office Southeast

Simpson Organization, Harbert Management Sell Office Building in Midtown Atlanta for $35.3M

by Camren Skelton July 26, 2017

ATLANTA — A joint venture between The Simpson Organization and Harbert Management Corp. has sold 730 Midtown, an 11-story, Class A office building in Atlanta’s Midtown district, for $35.3 million. David Meline and Samir Idris of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, and Mike Ryan and Brian Linnihan of Cushman & Wakefield arranged acquisition financing on behalf of the buyer, Crestlight Capital. Located at 730 Peachtree Street N.E., the 217,090-square-foot office building features an outdoor courtyard, 55-seat conference center and on-site property management office. The property was 92 percent leased at the time of sale.

July 26, 2017

Georgia Industrial Southeast

BMW to Break Ground on Training Facility Near Atlanta Airport

by Camren Skelton July 25, 2017

COLLEGE PARK, GA. — BMW will develop a new technical training center on the Georgia International Convention Center (GICC) campus in College Park, roughly two miles from Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. The facility will span 4.1 acres and will bring approximately 10,000 BMW professionals annually for corporate training. The BMW training facility joins other new developments in College Park including ThePad on Harvard, a multifamily community; the expansion of the Federal Aviation Administration Region IV Headquarters; the creation of a multipurpose arena at the GICC that will become the future home of the Atlanta Hawks Development League team; and plans for expansion of the Chick-fil-A corporate headquarters.

July 25, 2017

Georgia Retail Southeast

Big V Capital Acquires 207,404 SF Shopping Center in South Atlanta

by Camren Skelton July 25, 2017

JONESBORO, GA. — Big V Capital LLC has purchased Crossroads South, a 207,404-square-foot shopping center located at 7965 Tara Blvd. in Jonesboro, roughly 17 miles south of Atlanta. The center was 91 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including Kroger, Badcock Furniture, Planet Fitness, Roses, Subway, UPS and H&R Block. Big V Properties, the property management affiliate of Big V Capital, will manage the retail center. The sales price and seller were not disclosed.

July 25, 2017

Georgia Retail Southeast

Ziff Properties Purchases Retail Center in Metro Atlanta for $8.7M

by Camren Skelton July 25, 2017

MARIETTA, GA. — Ziff Properties Inc. has acquired Burnt Hickory Village, a 56,640-square-foot retail center located in Marietta, roughly 20 miles north of Atlanta, for $8.7 million. Robby Pfeiffer of Marcus & Millichap facilitated the transaction. The seller was not disclosed. Chicken and the Egg, a farm-to-table restaurant, is housed in the center.

July 25, 2017

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