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Air Realty, H.J. Russell to Open Phase I of $80M Mixed-Use Project Near College Park MARTA Station

by John Nelson December 6, 2016

COLLEGE PARK, GA. — Air Realty LLC and H.J. Russell & Co. are set to open Phase I of ThePad On Harvard, an $80 million mixed-use development within 400 feet from the College Park MARTA Station. Phase I will feature 109 apartment residences and will open at the end of the month. ThePad On Harvard’s multifamily component is the first new apartment development in College Park in 40 years. Situated at 1777 Harvard Ave. two blocks from downtown College Park, the transit-oriented development will be built in four phases. Upon completion, the project will feature multifamily residences, retail space and an Aloft hotel. Phase II is the Aloft hotel and will break ground in the first quarter of 2017. Rod Mullice, co-founder and managing partner of Air Realty, will be honored by the College Park Business and Industrial Development Authority as its New Business Developer of the Year this Thursday at College Park City Hall.

December 6, 2016

Conference Coverage Features Georgia Multifamily Southeast Top Stories

Multifamily Industry Needs to Adapt to the Sharing Economy, Say InterFace Panelists

by John Nelson December 6, 2016

How are apartment communities adapting to the sharing economy? That’s the central question that multifamily developers need to ask themselves going forward, according to Wes Taubel, co-founder and managing partner of TWO Capital Partners, a private multifamily developer and investor based in Atlanta. The sharing economy is a term given to the online-driven practices of consumers shopping and ordering food online, renting out their apartment or house via AirBNB and uploading their experiences via social media. “From a development perspective, the biggest thing is a holistic assessment of how you design your community to incorporate the renters’ lifestyle. We’re working with hotel and office interior designers to think about how do we authentically design our amenity and community offerings that work with how this group lives their lives,” said Taubel, who spoke at the seventh-annual InterFace Multifamily Southeast conference on Thursday, Dec. 1 at the Westin Buckhead. Taubel served as a speaker on the development panel entitled “Walking the Tightrope: Will New Development Stay in Balance or Is There Too Much Supply Coming? An Overview of Today’s Development Environment,” which was moderated by Ron Cameron, senior vice president and principal of Colliers International. The sharing economy also includes co-working office …

December 6, 2016

Georgia Office Southeast

Stein Investment Purchases Two Office Assets in Metro Atlanta for $18M

by John Nelson November 30, 2016

SANDY SPRINGS AND MARIETTA, GA. — Stein Investment Group has purchased two office properties in metro Atlanta for a combined $18 million. The Atlanta-based buyer purchased both properties from Baltimore-based Alex Brown Realty. The assets include the 120,000-square-foot Northside Tower located at 6065 Roswell Road in Sandy Springs and the five-building, 60,000-square-foot East Cobb Office Complex located at 1000 Johnson Ferry Road in Marietta. Northside Tower was 95 percent leased at the time of sale to 70 tenants, including Signature Bank. East Cobb Office Complex was 80 percent leased to office and healthcare tenants such as Atlanta Falcons Physical Therapy Centers, Allstate Insurance, Sheffrin Men’s Health and Creative Dentistry. Stein Investment plans to invest $2 million to upgrade Northside Tower and $1 million to update East Cobb Office Complex.

November 30, 2016

Georgia Healthcare Southeast

Avison Young Brokers $5.6M Sale-Leaseback of Medical Office Building in Metro Atlanta

by John Nelson November 30, 2016

DUNWOODY, GA. — Avison Young has arranged the $5.6 million sale-leaseback of a 16,500-square-foot medical office building located at 4646 N. Shallowford Road in Dunwoody, a northeast suburb of Atlanta. The property features 12 examination rooms and features a rehabilitation center on-site. The seller, Progressive Medical, a medical clinic specializing in both traditional and holistic forms of medicine, has occupied the building since 1998 and has recently signed a 12-year lease with the new owner as part of the transaction. Art Waldrop and Sean Moynihan of Avison Young brokered the deal.

November 30, 2016

Georgia Loans Southeast

PMZ Capital Realty Secures $12.8M Loan for Hilton Garden Inn Kennesaw in Metro Atlanta

by John Nelson November 28, 2016

KENNESAW, GA. — PMZ Realty Capital LLC has arranged a $12.8 million loan for Hilton Garden Inn Kennesaw, a 123-room hotel located one mile from Town Center Mall in Kennesaw, a northern suburb of Atlanta. The undisclosed borrower will use the loan to refinance an existing CMBS loan that was coming due. The hotel features complimentary Wi-Fi, a 24-hour business center, fitness center, restaurant and 3,300 square feet of meeting space.

November 28, 2016

District of Columbia Georgia Seniors Housing Southeast

Arcapita Acquires Three-Property Seniors Housing Portfolio in Atlanta, D.C. for $110M

by John Nelson November 23, 2016

ATLANTA AND WASHINGTON, D.C. — Arcapita, a global investment management firm based in Bahrain, has acquired a portfolio of three senior living communities near Atlanta and Washington, D.C., for $110 million. The Arbor Co. will operate the three communities following the sale. Although Arcapita did not disclose details on the properties, CBRE recently arranged Arcapita’s purchase of two Atlanta-area properties — Arbor Terrace Peachtree City and Arbor Terrace at East Cobb. Combined with an $87 million portfolio purchase in Colorado earlier this year, Arcapita has invested nearly $200 million in U.S. seniors housing in 2016, totaling six properties and 506 units of independent living, assisted living and memory care.

November 23, 2016

Georgia Loans Multifamily Southeast Student Housing

HFF Secures $33.5M Loan for Student Housing Community Near Georgia Southern University

by John Nelson November 23, 2016

STATESBORO, GA. — HFF has arranged a $33.5 million permanent loan for The Hamptons, a recently built, 668-bed student housing community located within walking distance of Georgia Southern University in Statesboro. Delivered in fall 2015, The Hamptons features 117 Tudor-style cottages with a mix of two-, three-, four- and five-bedroom floor plans, as well as 120 one- and two-bedroom residential flats. Community amenities include a 10,000-square-foot clubhouse with a café, business center, study room, fitness center, steam rooms, cardio room, game room, bicycle rentals and tanning beds. Other amenities include a resort-style swimming pool with an 80-yard lazy river, sand volleyball court, bocce ball court, two dog parks and a separate study lounge. Jeremy Sain led HFF’s debt placement team in arranging the 10-year, fixed-rate loan through a national bank on behalf of the borrower, IMS Development.

November 23, 2016

Georgia Multifamily Southeast

Emma Capital Buys Two Apartment Communities in Metro Atlanta for $15.7M

by John Nelson November 22, 2016

MARIETTA, GA. — Emma Capital has purchased two apartment communities in the Atlanta suburb of Marietta for a total of $15.7 million. KENCO Apartment Communities sold both Georgian Arms and Somerpoint to Emma Capital. Georgian Arms is located at 16 Beech Road, and the 144-unit Somerpoint is located at 1788 Austell Road. Josh Goldfarb, Tyler Averitt and Robbie O’Bryan of Cushman & Wakefield represented KENCO in the transaction.

November 22, 2016

Georgia Multifamily Southeast

PointOne Holdings, Biscayne Atlantic Sell Metro Atlanta Apartment Community for $26M

by John Nelson November 21, 2016

NORCROSS, GA. — A joint venture between PointOne Holdings and Biscayne Atlantic has sold Steeple Chase Apartments, a 306-unit, garden-style multifamily community in Norcross, for $26 million. The joint venture originally purchased the property in March 2013 for $13.3 million. During the joint venture’s ownership, the companies invested roughly $1.8 million in capital improvements at Steeple Chase to upgrade interiors, improve the infrastructure and enhance curb appeal. During that time occupancy increased from 92 percent to 97 percent and average effective rental rates increased by 29 percent from $673 to $868 monthly. Monthly net operating income jumped 75 percent during that time frame from $82,100 to $143,900. The name of the buyer was undisclosed.

November 21, 2016

Georgia Retail Southeast

The Shopping Center Group Brokers $7.9M Sale of New Retail Center in Gwinnett County

by John Nelson November 18, 2016

LAWRENCEVILLE, GA. — The Shopping Center Group has arranged the $7.9 million sale of Duluth Highway Shops, a 17,500-square-foot, unanchored retail center located on eight acres at State Route 120 and Lawrenceville-Suwanee Road in Lawrenceville. The Gwinnett County property was fully leased prior to construction to tenants such as Jason’s Deli, Pacific Dental Services, Willy’s Mexican Grill, AT&T Wireless, Penn Station East Coast Subs, Sport Clips Haircuts and BurgerFi. Neal Pringle and the late Mark Cooley of The Shopping Center Group secured the buyer, a private, West Coast-based investor. The seller was NLA Lawrenceville Inc. The Shopping Center Group also secured construction and equity financing for Duluth Highway Shops.

November 18, 2016

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