ATLANTA — Master developers Majestic Realty Co. and Carter have announced plans for a $350 million mixed-use project at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. Phase I of the project will include an 11-story, 440-room hotel that features a restaurant in the lobby, 80,000 square feet of conference/meeting space, a skybar on the 10th floor that overlooks the airport’s runway, 750 parking spaces and an additional 60,000 square feet of Class A office space. Visitors and hotel guests will have direct access to MARTA and the airport’s SkyTrain service. Majestic Realty and Carter are currently in discussions with InterContinental Hotels Group to serve as the operator of the four-star facility, which will be situated directly west of the domestic terminal. The hotel will be connected to the domestic terminal via a new plaza. Phase II of the project will feature two additional hotels built on 13 acres just west of Phase I. The design stage is expected to begin in 2017 with construction slated to start by early 2018. In 2015, Majestic Realty and Carter signed a 50-year lease for the 26.5-acre site with the city of Atlanta. The master development is part of the airport’s $6 billion ATLNext Initiative.
Georgia
Skanska USA Tops Out Class A Office Building in Atlanta’s Cumberland/Galleria Submarket
by John Nelson
ATLANTA — Skanska USA has topped out the vertical construction of 3400 Overton, a 175,000-square-foot, Class A office building in Atlanta’s Cumberland/Galleria office submarket. Skanska USA is constructing the property on behalf of the developers, TPA Group and USAA Real Estate Co. Situated at the corner of Akers Mill Road and Cumberland Boulevard, the seven-story building will overlook SunTrust Park and the Battery Atlanta, which are both set to open in April 2017. Heery International Design designed 3400 Overton to feature open floor plates and floor-to-ceiling glass. Skanska USA is on track to deliver the office building in June 2017.
NEWNAN, GA. — Westminster Memory Care has planned a new, $10 million memory care community in the Atlanta suburb of Newnan. The Coweta Community Board of Commissioners approved a rezoning of the plot to allow the memory care development to proceed. Developer James Deupree plans to break ground on the community in early 2017 for completion in early 2018. Deupree, of Birmingham, Ala., recently opened a Westminster Memory Care community in nearby Dallas, Ga. He is planning eight more communities for Georgia and South Carolina. Riverwood Retirement Management, a Florida-based operator, will manage all Westminster communities.
ATLANTA — United Parcel Service (UPS) has unveiled plans for a new 1.5 million square-foot distribution center in Atlanta. California-based Majestic Realty Co. will develop the project on a 250-acre industrial site west of the city’s downtown. The facility will be the largest in the UPS global network and will process 100,000 packages per hour. Development costs will total $400 million. The site’s location near Fulton County Airport-Brown Field, otherwise known as Charlie Brown Airport, offers easy access from I-285, I-20 and Fulton Industrial Boulevard. Majestic Realty will also provide additional infrastructure for the airport, including up to 20 new hangars and a new $1.1 million operations center. UPS expects the facility to be fully operational on Nov. 1, 2017. Majestic Realty, InvestAtlanta, the City of Atlanta, the State of Georgia, Fulton County and UPS make up the public/private partnership. Majestic Realty recently completed a five-year entitlement process for Fulton County Airport, and signed a 50-year ground lease with Fulton County. Majestic Realty is the largest privately held developer and owner of master-planned business parks in the United States. — Kristin Hiller
LAWRENCEVILLE, GA. — Emma Capital Investments Inc. has purchased 3400 Club Apartments, a 300-unit, garden-style apartment community located at 3400 Club Lake Parkway in Lawrenceville, a northeast suburb of Atlanta in Gwinnett County. Emma Capital acquired the asset for $25.7 million. Built in 1984, 3400 Club features six different floor plans averaging 1,140 square feet. Community amenities include a swimming pool and tennis court. Emma Capital plans to renovate the interiors of a majority of the units, as well as expand tenant amenities with features such as outdoor fitness equipment and enhancements to the clubhouse. This is Emma Capital’s 19th purchase in the United States and brings Emma Capital’s total acquisitions to date to more than $300 million and over 4,500 apartment units.
ATLANTA — Legacy Ventures has completed Phase I of the $9 million renovation underway at the Embassy Suites Atlanta by Hilton at Centennial Olympic Park, a 321-room hotel in downtown Atlanta. Phase I of the renovations included an upgrade of all suites, including new case goods, window treatments, lighting, artwork, wall coverings and new bathroom tile and mirrors. The corridors also received new carpet, wall covering, paint and lighting, and the lobby and atrium received new furniture. Additionally, the hotel’s restaurant, Ruth’s Chris Steak House, was updated with a reconfigured bar with more seating, and a new Starbucks Coffee was built at the hotel. Phase II, which will focus on upgrading the hotel’s meeting and pre-function rooms, is slated to begin later this year and will include new carpet, paint, lighting and wall coverings, as well as a new bar in the atrium. Legacy Ventures developed and manages the hotel, which opened in June 1999 as the first new-build hotel in downtown Atlanta in 15 years. Situated adjacent to Centennial Olympic Park, the hotel is within walking distance of the Georgia World Congress Center, the Georgia Aquarium, the World of Coca Cola Museum, the CNN Center, the College Football Hall …
AUGUSTA, GA. — Avison Young has arranged the $13 million sale of Enterprise Mill, a 179,122-square-foot mixed-use development located on nine acres at 1450 Greene St. in downtown Augusta. The project features 118,928 square feet of office and retail space and 60 loft-style apartment residences. Enterprise Mill was approximately 90 percent occupied at the time of sale. AJ Belt III and David Duckworth of Avison Young represented the seller, Melaver/Enterprise Mill LLC, in the transaction. The buyer was Enterprise Mill LLC, a private investment group based in Coral Gables, Fla.
Mill Creek Residential Breaks Ground on Phase II of Modera by Mill Creek-Morningside in Atlanta
by John Nelson
ATLANTA — Mill Creek Residential has started construction on Phase II of Modera by Mill Creek-Morningside, which will add 21 apartment residences to the existing 300-unit community in Atlanta’s Morningside neighborhood. Phase II will face Piedmont Avenue and will also include 4,700 square feet of ground-floor retail space, which will add to the development’s 32,500 square feet of existing retail space anchored by a 26,755-square-foot Sprouts Farmers Market. Phase II will feature loft-style residences with 12-foot ceilings and a private patio or rooftop terrace featuring outdoor lighting, woven wood trellises and planters. The two phases of Modera by Mill Creek-Morningside will be connected via a pedestrian bridge.
ATLANTA — Pacolet Milliken Enterprises Inc. has purchased The Haynes House, a 186-unit luxury apartment community in Atlanta’s Buckhead district. The company bought the Class A asset from a partnership between AIG Global Real Estate Investment Corp. and Alliance Residential Co. for $50.5 million. Built in 2015, The Haynes House is located on a 2.5-acre site on Peachtree Road near Peachtree Battle Avenue at the entrance to Atlanta’s historic Haynes Manor neighborhood. The property features a clubhouse, resort-style swimming pool, fitness studio, library and a lounge. Greg Engler and Kris Mikkelsen led Walker & Dunlop’s investment sales team in representing the sellers in the transaction. Pacolet Milliken was self-represented. Haynes House was more than 90 percent occupied at the time of sale.
ATLANTA — Manhattan-based Gamma Real Estate and Atlanta-based Meltzer Properties have teamed up to purchase the historic Hurt Building, an 18-story, 436,337-square-foot office building in downtown Atlanta. Boxer Properties sold the asset to Gamma and Meltzer for $33.6 million. Built in 1913, the Hurt Building was renovated in 2013 and achieved LEED-EB Platinum certification in 2014. The property has been on the National Registry of Historic Places since 1977. The Hurt Building is situated at the southeast corner of Edgewood and Peachtree Center avenues within walking distance of three MARTA stations. The asset features a marble lobby and entrance, 12 elevators, a nine-story parking garage with 618 on-site parking spaces, after-hours card access, two restaurants, a Starbucks Coffee and an on-site Post Office substation.