Georgia

Mid-America Apartment Communities to Acquire Post Properties in $4B Multifamily REIT Merger

by Nellie Day August 15, 2016

MEMPHIS, TENN., AND ATLANTA — Mid-America Apartment Communities (NYSE: MAA) has agreed to acquire Post Properties (NYSE: PPS) in an all-stock deal that values Post, a developer and operator of upscale multifamily communities, at nearly $4 billion. The merger will create a Sunbelt-focused, publicly traded multifamily REIT. The acquisition brings together two multifamily portfolios totaling approximately 105,000 multifamily units in 317 properties. The combined company plans to focus on urban and suburban locations in large and secondary markets within the Sunbelt region, which stretches from coast to coast along the southern United States. The combined company’s 10 largest markets by unit count will be Atlanta; Dallas, Fort Worth, Austin and Houston, Texas; Charlotte and Raleigh, N.C.; Orlando and Tampa, Fla.; and Washington, DC. Each share of Post common stock will be converted into 0.71 shares of newly issued MAA common stock, per the agreement. Former MAA equity holders will maintain about 67.7 percent of the combined company’s equity, while former Post equity holders will hold the remaining 32.3 percent on a pro-forma basis. The all-stock merger is intended to be a tax-deferred transaction. The combined company is expected to have a pro-forma equity market capitalization of about $12 billion, as …

August 15, 2016

Georgia Office Southeast

Pope & Land, Dilweg Sell 15-Acre Office Park in Metro Atlanta

by John Nelson August 12, 2016

KENNESAW, GA. — Pope & Land and The Dilweg Cos. have sold Barrett Summit, a 15-acre office park comprising three fully leased office buildings within the Barrett development in Kennesaw, roughly 25 miles north of Atlanta. Pope & Land developed the 182,000-square-foot portfolio in the early 2000s and brought on Dilweg Cos. as a joint venture partner in 2012, marking the company’s first acquisition in the Atlanta area. Justin Parsonnet, Will Yowell and Jay O’Meara of CBRE represented Pope & Land and Dilweg in the sale. Atlanta-based Brookwood Investment Group LLC purchased Barrett Summit for an undisclosed price.

August 12, 2016

Georgia Office Southeast

Franklin Street Properties Buys Pershing Park Plaza in Midtown Atlanta for $45.5M

by John Nelson August 11, 2016

ATLANTA — Franklin Street Properties Corp., a Wakefield, Mass.-based office REIT, has purchased Pershing Park Plaza in Midtown Atlanta for $45.5 million. The nine-story, 160,000-square-foot, Class A office building is located at 1420 Peachtree St. N.E. Franklin Street Properties plans to invest $1.8 million in capital improvements for Pershing Park Plaza, which is currently 97 percent leased to three tenants. International law firm Jones Day occupies roughly 88 percent of the office building’s rentable square footage. The acquisition brings Franklin Street Properties’ Midtown Atlanta office portfolio to more than 780,000 square feet.

August 11, 2016

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Georgia Industrial Southeast Top Stories

Adidas to Open Shoe Factory in Metro Atlanta, Move Production from Asia

by Haisten Willis August 10, 2016

ATLANTA — German sportswear brand Adidas has announced plans to open a new footwear production site in the Atlanta area in 2017, eventually bringing part of the company’s manufacturing from Asia to the United States. The facility, which will be known as adidas Speedfactory, is designed to allow the company to create products more quickly and closer to U.S. consumers using a highly automated process. The 74,000-square-foot facility will be located in Cherokee County, a suburban area roughly 30 miles northwest of Atlanta. It is scheduled to open in the second half of 2017 and will produce 50,000 pairs of shoes a year while employing 160. The U.S. factory will complement another Speedfactory facility operating in Germany. Adidas’ strategic partner Oechsler will operate both the U.S. and German facilities. Adidas is headquartered in a small town in Bavaria. The company is publicly traded on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange under the symbol ADS. Its parent company, Adidas Group, includes several other sports-goods brands such as Reebok and TaylorMade. — Haisten Willis

August 10, 2016

Georgia Mixed-Use Southeast

Coro Realty Advisors Sells Village Place Brookhaven

by John Nelson August 9, 2016

BROOKHAVEN, GA. — Atlanta-based Coro Realty Advisors LLC has sold Village Place Brookhaven, a mixed-use development located on Dresden Drive in Brookhaven. The fully occupied property features nearly 35,000 square feet of ground-level retail space with luxury residential and office condominiums above. Tenants include restaurants Kaleidoscope and Verde. Chris Decoufle and Kevin Reavey of CBRE represented Coro Realty in the sale. Westwood Financial purchased Village Place Brookhaven from Coro Realty for an undisclosed price.

August 9, 2016

Georgia Multifamily Southeast

Franklin Street Arranges $4.2M Sale of Apartment Community in Metro Atlanta

by John Nelson August 8, 2016

MORROW, GA. — Franklin Street has brokered the $4.2 million sale of Regal Forest Apartments, a 116-unit, Class C multifamily complex located in Morrow, roughly 15 miles south of Atlanta. Built in 1971, Regal Forest Apartments features a playground and laundry facility and is within walking distance of Clayton State University. Jake Reid and Ricky Jones of Franklin Street represented the seller, a local entity, in the transaction. Minnesota-based Regal Forest Apartments LLC was the buyer.

August 8, 2016

Georgia Industrial Loans North Carolina Retail Southeast

AloStar Funds Three Acquisition Loans Totaling $20.5M for Industrial, Retail Assets

by John Nelson August 5, 2016

ATLANTA — AloStar has provided three loans totaling $20.5 million for the acquisition of industrial and retail assets in North Carolina and Georgia. AloStar funded a $9 million loan to ColumbusNova for the purchase of a 159,810-square-foot manufacturing facility in Mooresville, N.C. The property will be leased to a specialty beverage producer. AloStar also funded a $7.3 million loan to a joint venture for the purchase and renovation of a 272,396-square-foot industrial asset in Durham. The joint venture was between Trinity Capital Advisors and SilverCap Partners. AloStar also provided a $4.2 million loan to SunCap Opportunity Fund for the purchase of Uptown Square, a 72,277-square-foot shopping center in Fayetteville, Ga. The asset is anchored by Goodwill and Harbor Freights Tools. AloStar is headquartered in Birmingham, Ala., and its commercial office is located in Atlanta.

August 5, 2016

Georgia Multifamily Southeast

RADCO Buys Apartment Community in Metro Atlanta for $23.3M

by John Nelson August 4, 2016

ACWORTH, GA. — The RADCO Cos. has purchased Stanton Place Apartments, a 240-unit, Class A multifamily community located one mile from I-75 in Acworth, for $23.3 million. Atlanta-based RADCO has renamed the asset The Landing at Acworth and plans to invest $3 million to modernize and upgrade the property. Built in 2001, The Landing at Acworth’s amenities include a standalone fitness center, swimming pool, nature trail, tennis court, dog park, playground, business center, car wash and detached garages. Units average 960 square feet and include one- and two-bedroom floor plans. RADCO financed the acquisition using a loan from First Tennessee Bank and $8.4 million in private capital. The Landing at Acworth is RADCO’s third property in northern Cobb County and its eighth transaction of the year. RADCO Residential will manage the apartment community once the transaction is finalized.

August 4, 2016

Georgia Hospitality Southeast

Condor Hospitality Trust, Three Wall Capital Acquire Aloft Atlanta Downtown for $43.6M

by John Nelson August 3, 2016

ATLANTA — Condor Hospitality Trust, a hospitality REIT based in Bethesda, Md., and Three Wall Capital have entered into a joint venture agreement to acquire Aloft Atlanta Downtown, a 254-room hotel located at 300 Spring St. N.W. in downtown Atlanta. The joint venture purchased the hotel for $43.6 million. The property includes dry cleaning services, a splash outdoor pool, fitness center, valet and self-parking and free Wi-Fi access. Aloft Atlanta Downtown is within walking distance to Centennial Olympic Park, World of Coca-Cola, the Georgia Aquarium and the Children’s Museum of Atlanta. Condor Hospitality will own 80 percent of the joint venture and Three Wall Capital will own the remaining 20 percent. The joint venture has selected Boast Hotel Management Co. LLC, an affiliate of Three Wall Capital, to manage Aloft Atlanta Downtown once the off-market transaction is finalized, which is expected to occur in the third quarter.

August 3, 2016

Georgia Healthcare Loans Southeast

Love Funding Secures $74.4M HUD Refinancing of Georgia Hospital

by John Nelson August 2, 2016

VIDALIA, GA. — Love Funding has secured a $74.4 million loan through HUD’s 242/223(a)(7) loan insurance program for the refinancing of Meadows Regional Medical Center, a 22-acre hospital in Vidalia. The hospital’s owners, Toombs County Hospital Authority, used the refinancing to cut the interest rate by more than half, saving more than $1.5 million a year in debt-service costs, or more than $30 million over the life of the loan. Originally constructed in 1963, the hospital was expanded in 2011 to include a 194,000-square-foot healthcare facility. Meadows Regional offers 64 private patient suites, 20 emergency treatment rooms and six surgical suites, along with a cardiovascular lab. In the past five years, HUD’s 242 program has insured financing for $2.2 billion of hospital projects across the country.

August 2, 2016

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