MARIETTA, GA. — Walker & Dunlop has secured the conversion of a $24 million bridge loan to $34.1 million in Fannie Mae-insured financing for Ashford Retreat, a 654-unit multifamily community in the Atlanta suburb of Marietta. Jeff Lawrence and Matthew Baptiste led the Walker & Dunlop team in arranging the 10-year loan, which features three years of interest-only payments for the borrower, The RADCO Companies.
MARIETTA, GA. — Emma Capital Investments Inc. has purchased two apartment communities in Marietta, a northern suburb of Atlanta, for a combined $15.7 million. The two properties include the 144-unit Somerpoint Apartments located at 1788 Austell Road and the 100-unit Brix on Beech located at 16 Beech Road S.E. Emma Capital plans to invest in upgrades for the two properties. This is Emma Capital’s 17th and 18th acquisitions in the United States and brings its total units acquired to date to approximately 4,000.
ATLANTA — A joint venture between Banyan Street Capital and funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management LP have purchased Atlanta Plaza, a 631,808-square-foot office tower in Atlanta’s Buckhead district, for $137.5 million. The 32-story tower recently underwent $7.5 million of upgrades and renovations, which led to nearly 200,000 square feet of leasing activity over the past two years. Atlanta Plaza’s major tenants include the regional hub for Salesforce.com, Rubicon Global and the corporate headquarters for RentPath. Banyan Street and Oaktree are planning an additional $6 million in common area improvements to the main lobby, tenant elevator landings and corridors, elevator cabs, retail concourse and building signage. The joint venture has retained Chris Port, Nicole Goldsmith and Katherine Lynch of CBRE to lease the asset. Will Yowell, Justin Parsonnet, Jay O’Meara and Ryan Reethof of CBRE represented the seller in the transaction. Jeff Ackemann, Jonathan Rice and Porter McDonald of CBRE’s Debt & Structured Finance team sourced acquisition financing on behalf of Banyan Street and Oaktree. Banyan Street will manage the property directly.
PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh-based HFF has arranged $62 million in financing for a portfolio of seven retail centers totaling 805,803 square feet in North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Mississippi. The portfolio includes a Walmart Neighborhood Market located at 10635 Dorchester Road near Charleston in Summerville, S.C.; Poplar Springs Plaza, located at 2153 E. Main St. in Duncan, S.C.; Tire Kingdom & Starbucks Coffee, located at 1820 N. Highway 17 near Charleston in Mount Pleasant, S.C.; Albany Square, located at 2707 Dawson Road in Albany, Ga.; East-West Commons, located at 1757 East-West Connector in Austell, Ga.; Morganton Heights, located at 400 Henredon Road in Morganton, N.C.; and The Ridge at Turtle Creek, located in Hattiesburg, Miss. The portfolio’s tenants include Publix, Academy Sports + Outdoors, Dick’s Sporting Goods, T.J. Maxx, Ross Dress for Less, Hobby Lobby and Bealls. Kevin Mackenzie, Greg Brown and Cory Fowler of HFF worked on behalf of the borrower-sponsor, Cole Credit Property Trust IV Inc., to place the seven-year, fixed-rate loan through Voya Investment Management. HFF will service the loan.
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CA Ventures Delivers Eight Student Housing Communities for 2016/2017 School Year
CHICAGO — CA Student Living, the student housing investment and development division of Chicago-based CA Ventures, has completed eight student housing communities comprising nearly 4,000 beds across the U.S. Located in eight states, the properties are about 95 percent occupied and represent nearly 10 percent of the 47,700 off-campus student housing beds slated to deliver nationwide in 2016, according to the developer. Valued at more than $460 million, the new communities boost the size of CA Student Living’s portfolio to $1.5 billion. All offer fully furnished apartments with in-unit laundry and a 1:1 bed-to-bath ratio in most units. The newly delivered communities include: Uncommon Athens — Uncommon Athens is a five-story building located at 165 E. Dougherty St in Athens, Ga. It is within walking distance to both downtown Athens and the University of Georgia. The property’s 210 beds include a mix of one-, two- and four-bedroom floor plans, and the development contains 10,600 square feet of street-level retail space. Indoor amenities include a 24-hour fitness center, golf simulator, business center, study lounge, group meeting space, club room and coffee bar. Uncommon Charlottesville — Uncommon Charlottesville, a six-story building located at 1000 W. Main St. in Charlottesville, Va., is within …
SAVANNAH, GA. — Duke Realty Corp. plans to develop a 1.4 million-square-foot, build-to-suit distribution center in Savannah for Floor & Décor, an Atlanta-based retailer that sells hard-surface flooring, countertops, sinks and related accessories. Duke Realty will build the property on 90 acres located within Morgan Business Center between I-16 and I-95. The facility will have truck and rail access to Port of Savannah. Bill Sparks of CBRE represented Floor & Decor in the 1.4 million-square-foot lease transaction, while Duke Realty was represented internally by Brian Sutton. Duke Realty worked with the Savannah Economic Development Authority on the transaction, which represents one of the area’s largest development projects. Duke Realty plans to break ground in November, with Floor & Décor relocating to the new facility in early 2018.
ALPHARETTA, GA. — Rubenstein Partners LP, along with a minority equity partner, has purchased Sanctuary Park, a 1.6 million-square-foot office park complex located in the northern Atlanta suburb of Alpharetta, for $265 million. The joint venture purchased the asset from J.P. Morgan. (NYSE: JPM), according to the Atlanta Business Chronicle. Sanctuary Park has been institutionally owned, developed and maintained for nearly 20 years. The property comprises nine mid-rise buildings within a 152-acre, master-planned campus, which features three zoned development sites that can accommodate an additional 750,000 square feet of build-to-suit office space. Sanctuary Park is currently 96 percent leased to tenants that include Delta Dental Insurance, Coca-Cola, Ernst & Young, Ciena Corp., LeasePlan and Verizon Wireless. Verizon is expected to vacate its office space at the campus in the near future, which will lower Sanctuary Park’s occupancy to approximately 75 percent. “Sanctuary Park is exactly the kind of unique value-add opportunity Rubenstein Partners seeks out,” said Taylor Smith, regional director of the Southeast for Rubenstein Partners. “The Class A property is generally regarded as the top office park in North Fulton, and we are thrilled to complete the acquisition of this asset. We believe Verizon’s departure created an opportunity for …
ATLANTA — Mill Creek Residential plans to develop Modera by Mill Creek – Buckhead, a 21-story multifamily high-rise located at 3005 Peachtree Road N.E. in Atlanta’s Buckhead district. Situated at the corner of Peachtree and Pharr roads adjacent to Buckhead Atlanta, the community will feature 400 luxury apartment homes and more than 21,000 square feet of high-end retail space. Mill Creek is developing the property in a joint venture with Elite International Investment Fund, a real estate investment platform backed by Asian capital. Community amenities will include two outdoor terraces with swimming pools, a rooftop terrace, rooftop dog park, destination sky bar, demonstration kitchen, indoor spa, steam room, yoga studio, juice bar, fitness center and an open-air social lounge. Mill Creek expects pre-leasing and initial move-ins at the high-rise for summer 2018.
ATLANTA — NCR Corp., a global finance technology firm, plans to expand its new world headquarters campus currently under construction in Midtown Atlanta. The $145 million expansion will add a 14-story tower, which will be connected to a 20-story office tower that is set to open in the first quarter of 2018. The second tower is scheduled to be ready for occupancy in the first quarter of 2019. Currently headquartered in Duluth, Ga., NCR will bring more than 1,800 employees to the headquarters campus, which will feature amenities such as eateries with outdoor seating, a coffee bar, gym, informal gathering places and a large lecture space. NCR and Cousins Properties entered into a long-term, build-to-suit lease for the second tower, which will be owned and developed by Cousins, as is the first tower. NCR, the Georgia Department of Economic Development and Invest Atlanta have agreed on additional incentives for the new tower.
WARNER ROBINS, GA. — Eastern Union Funding has arranged a $30.3 million acquisition loan for the purchase of Amber Place, a 392-unit multifamily apartment building located at 6080 Lakeview Road in Warner Robins. Built in 2007, Amber Place comprises one- to three-bedroom rental apartments averaging 1,215 square feet. Community amenities include a clubhouse, movie theater, sauna, two pools and detached garages. The borrower is CiTYR Group, an Israeli-based property investor with offices in London and New Jersey. Michael Muller and Mike Orlik of Eastern Union placed the 12-year, fixed-rate loan through Arbor Commercial Mortgage. The loan features three years of interest-only payments, followed by a 30-year amortization schedule.