ATLANTA — McKibbon Hospitality has teamed up with Coro Realty Advisors to develop a new 186-room Hampton Inn & Suites by Hilton in Atlanta’s Buckhead district. The 108,659-square-foot hotel will be situated on Piedmont Road within Buckhead Place, Coro Realty’s mixed-use center that features an LA Fitness, Marshall’s, Pier One, Hyatt Place and the 05 Buckhead apartment tower. McKibbon Hospitality has selected Sarasota, Fla.-based Kellogg & Kimsey as the general contractor. The development team expects to break ground on the hotel in September.
Georgia
NAI Brannen Goddard Brokers $14M Sale of 230,000 SF Industrial Complex in Metro Atlanta
by John Nelson
DULUTH, GA. — NAI Brannen Goddard has brokered the $14 million sale of a three-building, 230,000-square-foot industrial complex situated within Northmont Business Center in Duluth, a northeastern suburb of Atlanta in Gwinnett County. Situated on 28 acres along Satellite Boulevard, the single-story complex offers both warehouse and office space and features 24-foot clear heights, 120-foot truck courts and ample parking. Exeter Property Group purchased the complex from the undisclosed seller. Jack Haden, Mike Chambers and Bradley Pope of NAI Brannen Goddard represented the seller in the transaction. Exeter Property Group has retained the NAI Brannen Goddard team to lease the project.
ATLANTA — The Atlanta Falcons organization has received $850 million in permanent financing for the team’s new $1.2 billion Mercedes-Benz Stadium, scheduled to open next year. Bank of America, SunTrust Banks and 18 institutional investors provided the financing, which will convert the stadium’s construction loans to long-term financing, according to reports by The Atlanta Journal Constitution. The Falcons will repay the institutional investors — which provided roughly two-thirds of the financing — over 26 years, with the banks receiving payment over a shorter term. The 2 million-square-foot development — designed through a collaboration between HOK, tvsdesign, Goode Van Slyke Architecture and Stanley Beaman & Sears — will have the capacity to seat up to 71,000 for NFL games. The stadium will also be home to the city’s new MLS soccer team, Atlanta United. The Mercedes-Benz Stadium will feature a retractable roof designed in the shape of a Falcon’s wing; a 360-degree, HD halo video board built into the stadium’s roof; a technology lounge; a 100-yard bar; an exterior fan plaza; and a floor-to-ceiling window offering views of downtown Atlanta. Developers are seeking LEED Platinum certification for the project. — Katie Sloan
SAVANNAH, GA. — CenterPoint Properties plans to develop a 492,492-square-foot spec industrial facility within CenterPoint Intermodal Center in Savannah. Situated on 32 acres about four miles from the Port of Savannah’s main gate, the facility will feature Norfolk Southern rail service and the ability to be subdivided based on tenant requirements. Danny Chase and John Neely of Colliers International are marketing the facility on behalf of CenterPoint Properties. The Class A, cross-dock warehouse is expandable up to roughly 780,000 square feet and will feature 32-foot clear heights, 80 dock doors, four drive-in ramps, 176 trailer parking positions and 182 car parking spots. CenterPoint Properties expects to deliver the facility in summer 2017.
ATLANTA — NXT Capital has provided a $13.6 million acquisition loan for the purchase of Northridge Plaza, a six-story, Class B office building in Atlanta. The 128,000-square-foot property is located at the intersection of GA 400 and Northridge Road.
ATLANTA — Brasfield & Gorrie has completed the construction of Sixty 11th, a 20-story high-rise apartment tower located on the corner of 11th Street and Crescent Avenue in Midtown Atlanta. The 320-unit property is the fourth phase of 12th and Midtown, a master-planned, mixed-use development owned by a joint venture between Daniel Corp., Selig Enterprises and MetLife. Sixty 11th features a five-level parking deck, 28,000-square-foot elevated amenity and pool deck and 17,000 square feet of ground-level retail space. Architect Rule Joy Trammel + Rubio designed the property to achieve LEED certification.
CANTON, GA. — South Coast Commercial has acquired Riverstone Mill, a 43,350-square-foot shopping center located in the Atlanta suburb of Canton, for $5.7 million. ALDI anchors the 87 percent occupied center, which was developed in 2002. Fred Victor of Transwestern represented the seller, Coro Realty Advisors LLC, in the transaction.
ATLANTA AND DULUTH, GA. — Atlanta Property Group (APG), an Atlanta-based real estate investment firm, has acquired two office buildings in metro Atlanta totaling 151,000 square feet. The sales price was not disclosed. The projects include the 65,000-square-foot 5871 Glenridge Building in Atlanta’s Central Perimeter submarket and the 86,000-square-foot Waterford Centre building located at 5555 Triangle Parkway in Duluth’s Peachtree Corners submarket. Both assets span four stories and were built in 1985. Waterford Centre was 88 percent leased at the time of sale, and 5871 Glenridge was 61 percent leased. David Meline, Stewart Calhoun, Samir Idris and Casey Masters of Cushman & Wakefield represented the single seller in the transaction. These acquisitions bring APG’s total portfolio of owned and third-party assignments to 12 properties spanning over 3.3 million square feet.
ROSWELL, GA. — The Integral Group has selected a joint venture between McShane Construction Co. and IBG Construction to build The Veranda at Groveway, a 102-unit affordable seniors housing community in the Atlanta suburb of Roswell. The four-story. 109,714-square-foot apartment building is under construction on a three-acre site. The Integral Group, which is developing the project, is aiming for a July 2017 opening. Each unit will include an emergency call system. Amenities at the property will include a wellness center, fitness center, yoga/aerobics room, business center, game room, sunroom and a rooftop deck. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Georgia Department of Community Affairs are partially funding the construction. REES Architects is providing the architectural services. This is the second affordable community in the Atlanta area for which Integral, McShane and IBG have partnered.
LITHIA SPRINGS, GA. — PointOne Holdings has purchased Crestmark Apartments, a 334-unit garden-style apartment community in Lithia Springs, a suburb of Atlanta. The South Florida investor purchased the asset for $29.1 million. Built in two phases in 1993 and 1997 along Thornton Road, Crestmark Apartments was 97 percent occupied at the time of sale. The property’s apartment units average 1,079 square feet and feature garden tubs, a laundry/utility room with washer/dryer connections, patio/balcony, bay windows and walk-in closets. Community amenities include two swimming pools, a resort-style clubhouse and business center, fitness center, outdoor kitchens, sports court, children’s playground and a walking trail. PointOne Holdings plans to invest $1.4 million in capital improvements to the property, including upgrades to unit interiors and adding a children’s playground, dog park and outdoor barbecue grills to the second pool area. PointOne Holdings assumed an existing Freddie Mac loan and obtained a supplemental loan from Freddie Mac to complete the acquisition.