ATLANTA — A joint venture between PCCP LLC, Irinda Capital Management LLC and Lyon Living has purchased AMLI at North Briarcliff in Atlanta for $73.5 million. The joint venture purchased the 537-unit, Class A property from Amli Residential. The community is located at 2500 Shallowford Road on a 20.7-acre lot. Built in two phases in 2002 and 2006, the property features 58 studio, 244 one-bedroom, 232 two-bedroom and three three-bedroom apartment residences. Community amenities include gated access, a clubhouse/leasing center, on-site car wash, three swimming pools and two fitness centers. The new ownership plans to upgrade the property’s exterior lighting, redesign the clubhouse and double the size of the primary fitness center.
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STOCKBRIDGE, GA. — Omega Communities has unveiled plans for Lake Vista at Eagle’s Landing, a 150-unit continuing care retirement community (CCRC) in Stockbridge, approximately 20 miles southeast of Atlanta. Construction on the $45 million project is scheduled to begin in the fourth quarter of 2016 on a 10-acre plot. The CCRC will be located adjacent to Eagle’s Landing First Baptist Church. The new development is part of the church’s plan to create a “ministry village” on its property, which will include the Pregnancy Resource Center of Henry County, Eagle’s Landing Christian Counseling Center and Uniting Hope for Children, a foster and adoption ministry. Partners on the project include Greenbrier Development, Greenbrier Senior Living and three: living architecture. The developers expect to open the CCRC in the fourth quarter of 2017. Omega, a faith-based, luxury CCRC developer based in Alabama, currently has three other communities under development, all of which are in Florida.
MACON, GA. — Equus Capital Partners Ltd. has sold Madison River Place, a 240-unit apartment community in Macon, for $14.5 million. Mullberry Properties LLC purchased the property, which was 95 percent occupied at the time of sale. Built in 1988, the community features a resort-style swimming pool, fitness center, tennis and sand volleyball courts and a playground. Robert Stickel of Multi Housing Advisors represented the seller in the transaction. Greg Curci of Equus oversaw the company’s disposition of Madison River Place.
ATLANTA — Post Properties has announced it will develop Post Centennial Park, a 438-unit, midrise apartment community located in Atlanta’s central business district. Development costs are expected to total $96 million. The luxury apartment project will be located adjacent to Centennial Park and within walking distance of the MARTA Civic Center and Peachtree Center rail stations and the Atlanta Streetcar. The community will include a mix of studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments averaging 808 square feet. Post Properties forecasts market rents to average approximately $1,620 per month. Ten percent of the planned units will be designated as workforce housing, with rents forecast to average approximately $1,090 per month. Atlanta-based Post Properties currently has 2,290 units in six apartment communities under construction with a total estimated development cost of $478.6 million. The company expects to complete Post Centennial Park in mid-2018.
KENNESAW, GA. — TerraCap Management LLC has purchased Bailey Park, a five-building, 198,475-square-foot industrial/flex park located in Kennesaw, a northern suburb of Atlanta. The private equity fund manager purchased the asset for $18.3 million, marking the first time the company has acquired a property outside of Florida. The park features 12-, 14- and 18-foot clear heights; grade-level and dock-high loading; surface parking and well-maintained landscaping. TerraCap has retained Lincoln Property Co. to provide leasing and management services to the park, which is currently 80 percent leased. Tom Shafer of CBRE represented the seller, J.W. Richardson Enterprises Inc., in the transaction.
MCDONOUGH, GA. — PointOne Holdings has purchased Bridge Mill Vista, a 276-unit garden-style apartment community in McDonough, for $18.1 million. The company will rebrand the complex Hampton Point Apartments. PointOne assumed an existing Freddie Mac loan and obtained an acquisition loan from Freddie Mac to complete the purchase. Built in three phases between 1991 and 2000, Hampton Point was 93 percent occupied at the time of sale. The community’s residences average 1,130 square feet and feature security alarm panels, entry foyers, patio/balconies, large closet space and full-size washer/dryer connections. PointOne plans to invest $2 million to upgrade the unit interiors and the leasing and resident centers, as well as modernizing the community amenities including a new dog park, children’s playground, fitness center, cyber café, outdoor kitchens and fireplaces, new signage and a gazebo with picnic tables and outdoor grilling stations.
ATLANTA — WP Glimcher, a publicly traded retail REIT based in Columbus, Ohio, has sold Northlake Mall, a nearly 1 million-square-foot regional mall located at 4800 Briarcliff Road N.E. in Atlanta. The REIT sold the mall and Forest Mall in Fond Du Lac, Wisc., for a combined $30 million. The buyers were undisclosed private real estate investors. Built in 1971 and formerly owned by Simon Property Group, Northlake Mall’s tenant roster includes Kohl’s, Macy’s, JC Penney and Sears. WP Glimcher received approximately $10 million in cash at closing for the two malls and provided $20 million in short-term seller financing.
ATHENS, GA. — Monument Capital Management has purchased Legacy of Athens, a 240-unit apartment community located at 100 Ashley Circle in Athens, for $13.5 million. Built in 1970, the apartment community features a clubhouse, pool, playground, picnic area and a tennis court. The property is the third acquisition for Monument Capital’s recently launched Monument Opportunity Fund III. Monument Capital’s sister company, Monument Real Estate Services, will manage the property. Robert Stickel of Multi Housing Advisors’ coastal Georgia team represented the sellers, Hawthorne Residential Partners and IBUS USA Inc., in the transaction.
ATLANTA — Grady Health Systems has expanded its lease by 23,970 square feet at Hurt Building, a 17-story, 436,340-square-foot office building located at 50 Hurt Plaza in downtown Atlanta. Grady’s footprint at Hurt Building totals more than 80,000 square feet. Grady Health System consists of the 953-bed Grady Hospital, six neighborhood health centers, Crestview Health & Rehabilitation Center and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta at Hughes Spalding, which is operated as a Children’s affiliate. David Barry and Adam Blue of Boxer Property represented Grady in the lease transaction.
KENNESAW, GA. — Avison Young has arranged the $30.1 million sale of Chastain Center, a 303,000-square-foot office building located on Chastain Boulevard in Kennesaw’s Town Center submarket. Matt Tritschler, Steve Morgan and Stephanie Marion of Avison Young represented the seller, Parthenon Realty, in the transaction. The buyer was TerraCap Management LLC. Built in 1987, Chastain Center was 67 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Aaron’s Inc., Applied Global Technologies, First Arkansas Bank & Trust/Card Assets and Markem-Imaje.