DULUTH, GA. — Emma Capital Investments Inc. has acquired Berkeley Landing Apartments, a 240-unit, garden-style apartment community located at 3700 Peachtree Industrial Blvd. in Duluth, a northeast suburb of Atlanta in Gwinnett County. Emma Capital purchased the asset for $21.5 million, bringing the Toronto-based investor’s total acquisitions to date over $150 million and more than 2,500 apartment units. This is Emma Capital’s 11th purchase in the United States and fifth in the metro Atlanta area. Berkeley Landing features terraced pools with a waterfall, two lighted tennis courts and a media room. The apartment units feature washer and dryer connections, large closets, wood-burning fireplaces (in some units) and fully equipped kitchens, as well as private sunrooms. Emma Capital plans to upgrade the property’s unit interiors, as all of the units feature original finishes.
DALLAS, GA. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $4.2 million sale of a 17,930-square-foot strip retail center located at the intersection of Seven Hills Boulevard and Cedarcrest Road in Dallas. CVS Health occupies roughly 70 percent of the center and has a 15-year corporate-guaranteed double-net lease for the store. Zach Taylor and Don McMinn of Marcus & Millichap’s Atlanta office represented the seller and procured the buyer, an all-cash 1031 investor, in the transaction. Taylor and McMinn are principals of Marcus & Millichap’s Taylor McMinn Team.
AUGUSTA, GA. — Furniture and specialty home goods retailer Conn’s Inc. has opened its first Georgia store at 270 Bobby Jones Expressway in Augusta. The 50,000-square-foot store has created roughly 30 local jobs. The new location is part of Conn’s national growth strategy to open nearly 20 stores during a 12-month period (February 2015 to February 2016). Conn’s, which has stores in 12 states, will open its 100th location next month. “Augusta is a great community and we are proud that it is the home of our first Georgia store,” said David Trahan, president of Conn’s retail division.
SUWANEE, GA. — South Coast Commercial has purchased Laurel Springs Village, a 21,710-square-foot shopping center located at 3590 and 3592 Old Atlanta Road in Suwanee. The South Carolina-based investor acquired the fully occupied asset from Laurel Springs Holdings for $4.1 million. Built in 2004, the property is anchored by Titan Team Sports and leased to nine other tenants. Kevin Markwordt and Fred Victor of Transwestern represented the seller in the transaction.
SAVANNAH, GA. — Savannah-based Dawson Architects has designed and renovated roughly 5,000 square feet of office space at 321 West Congress in downtown Savannah. The firm will also occupy the new space, which had been left virtually untouched since its construction circa 1850. Established in 2008, Dawson Architects has grown from just Neil Dawson to 17 employees as of this writing.
SMYRNA, GA. — Wood Partners has opened Alta Belmont, a new 274-unit apartment community in Smyrna, a northwest suburb of Atlanta. The luxury apartment community is the multifamily component of Belmont, a 48-acre mixed-use development that Halpern Enterprises is developing in Smyrna. Wood Residential Services, Wood Partners’ property management division, is managing the property. Alta Belmont is located within walking distance of The Shops at Belmont, the new Smyrna Elementary School and the Smyrna Community Center, which features indoor sports courts, a track, fitness area and game rooms. Alta Belmont features a saltwater aqua lounge, sun deck, grilling station, resident lounge and a fitness center. This project is Wood Partners’ 22nd multifamily community in Georgia, where the Atlanta-based national multifamily investment firm has added more than 6,500 units.
SANDY SPRINGS, GA. — Herndon, Va.-based SugarOak Holdings has purchased Roswell North, a 58,529-square-foot office building located at 8010 Roswell Road in Sandy Springs, a northern suburb of Atlanta. SugarOak purchased the asset from an unnamed private investor for $5.4 million. Built in 1986, the three-story office building was 94 percent leased at the time of sale. Kevin Markwordt and Todd Syprett of Transwestern represented the seller in the transaction.
SANDY SPRINGS, GA. — MidCity Real Estate Partners and Crocker Partners have formed a joint venture to co-develop NorthPlace, a 3.7-acre office campus located in Atlanta’s Central Perimeter office submarket at Barfield Road and Mount Vernon Highway in Sandy Springs. The campus will be visible from GA 400 and will be situated one block from Mercedes-Benz USA’s new headquarters and two blocks from the Sandy Springs MARTA station. Plans for NorthPlace include two towers spanning 250,000 square feet and 100,000 square feet. The site can also house build-to-suit opportunities ranging from 20,000 to 100,000 square feet for companies wanting to own their own property. MidCity will sell and lease the campus, and Roger White of MidCity will oversee day-to-day construction operations. Crocker Partners owns the site, and Crocker and MidCity have retained Warner Summers as the base building architect. In addition to office use, the site is also zoned for ground-floor retail space.
BRASELTON, GA. — Skyline Seven Real Estate has brokered the $5.1 million sale of Mulberry Walk, a 31,186-square-foot shopping center in Braselton, a northeast suburb of Atlanta. The property comprises three buildings located across from the Chateau Elan Winery and Resort. Elliott Kyle of Skyline Seven represented the seller, the shopping center’s developer, in the transaction. Franklin Adams of Adams Development Co., represented the buyer, a large private investor. Mulberry Walk was 97 percent leased at the time of sale.
JEFFERSON, GA. — Trammell Crow Co. (TCC) and Clarion Partners have formed a joint venture to purchase 122.5 acres of land along I-85 in Jefferson, roughly 60 miles northeast of Atlanta. The site will house Jefferson Mill Business Park, a new two-phase, Class A industrial park that will span nearly 1.8 million square feet. Phase I will feature an 822,257-square-foot bulk cross-dock warehouse and a 250,569-square-foot rear load distribution center. Construction will commence by the end of 2015 and be completed in 2016. Phase II of the park will be a 720,836-square-foot speculative or build-to-suit bulk cross-dock warehouse. Ben Logue and Price Weaver of Colliers International brokered the land sale and will also handle the leasing and marketing of the site on behalf of TCC and Clarion Partners.