ROSWELL, GA. — California-based developer Griffin Real Estate Management and investment firm Canyon Partners Real Estate, in partnership with operator Thrive Senior Living, have started construction of The Georgian Lakeside Assisted Living and Memory Care, a 95-unit community in the Atlanta suburb of Roswell. Thrive will operate the community — which comprises 70 assisted living units and 25 memory care units — when complete.
ALPHARETTA, GA. — North American Properties (NAP) has signed eight new retailers and restaurants to join the tenant mix at Avalon, an 86-acre, $600 million mixed-use development in Alpharetta, an affluent northern suburb of Atlanta. The new tenants include Madewell, Peter Millar, Branch and Barrel, AYA Med Spa, Café Intermezzo, Farm to Ladle, The Container Store and Parisian Nail Salon. Phase I of Avalon’s retail space is now 98.1 percent leased. Madewell has recently opened its new store and Peter Millar plans to open its store before the holiday season. The other retailers and restaurants are slated to open by spring 2016. Phase II of Avalon is expected to bring 80,000 additional square feet of retail, 500,000 additional square feet of office, 276 luxury multifamily units, a 325-room hotel and a 65,000-square-foot conference center.
KENNESAW, GA. — HFF has arranged a $41.4 million acquisition loan for TownPark Commons, a 349,635-square-foot office building located at 125 TownPark Drive in Kennesaw, a northwest suburb of Atlanta. Enercon anchors the property, which is located near I-75 and I-575 and was 99.6 percent leased at the time of financing. TSP Value and Income Fund, a value-add real estate fund managed by Transwestern Investment Group, purchased the office building. Brian Carlton and Gregg Shapiro of HFF arranged the five-year, fixed-rate loan through Ares Management. In addition to the purchase, the buyer will use the loan proceeds for tenant improvements and leasing commissions.
DULUTH, GA. — Passco Cos. LLC has purchased The Estates at Crossroads, a 344-unit apartment property located at 2620 N. Berkeley Lake Road in Duluth, a northeast suburb of Atlanta in Gwinnett County. Built in 2002, the property features one-, two- and three-bedroom units with 9-foot ceilings with crown molding, walk-in closets, ceramic tile flooring, full sized washer and dryer units, custom cabinetry, breakfast bars, garden tubs and a private patio or balcony. The property’s amenities include a resort-style pool with sundeck, clubhouse and cafe, fitness center, business center with Wi-Fi, detached garages and tennis facilities. The apartment complex was more than 97 percent occupied at the time of sale. Chris Black of KeyBank Real Estate Capital arranged an acquisition loan through Fannie Mae on behalf of Passco Cos. The sales price was undisclosed.
ATLANTA — Alliance Residential Co. has opened Broadstone Court, a six-story, 250-unit apartment community located in Atlanta’s Buckhead district. The property is situated on Maple Drive, roughly a block between Peachtree and Piedmont roads and within walking distance of the Buckhead MARTA station. The apartment community’s units feature 9-foot ceilings, walk-in closets, white quartz countertops, stainless steel appliances, full-size washers and dryers, private balconies and open floor plans for studio, one- and two-bedroom residences. Community amenities include a resort-style swimming pool, cabana, fireplace, sundeck, outdoor bar, entertainment kitchen, clubroom with nine TVs, dog spa and a fitness center with a yoga room and spin studio.
AUSTELL, GA. — Crossman & Co. has brokered the $5.5 million sale of the East West Shoppes, an 85,565-square-foot neighborhood retail center in Austell, a northwest suburb of Atlanta in Cobb County. The five-building property is situated on a 15.7-acre parcel at 1025 East-West Connector. The property was 75 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Starbucks Coffee, Discount Tires, American Family Insurance and Apex Animal Hospital. Brian Carolan, Bruce Lyons and John Zielinski of Crossman & Co. represented the seller, a Miami-based special servicer, in the transaction. The buyer, a private investor based in Boca Raton, Fla., has retained Crossman & Co. to lease and manage East West Shoppes.
NORCROSS, GA. — Sterling Organization has purchased Peachtree Parkway Plaza, a 95,509-square-foot shopping center located in Norcross, a northeast suburb of Atlanta in Gwinnett County. Sterling purchased the asset from DLC Management Corp. via the firm’s institutional fund Sterling Value Add Partners II LP for $12.3 million. Located at the intersection of Peachtree Parkway and Spalding Drive, the shopping center was 83 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Goodwill, Dollar General and Youfit Health Clubs. Peachtree Parkway Plaza was originally developed in 1986. A new Taco Bell restaurant was recently built at the property, and other national businesses at the property include Blimpie Subs & Salads, Wendy’s and Arby’s.
ATLANTA — The Atlanta Braves have revealed the name and several tenants of the new mixed-use development surrounding SunTrust Park, the team’s new ballpark set to open in Cobb County in 2017. The name of the project is The Battery Atlanta and the first wave of restaurants include Antico Pizza, Cru Food and Wine Bar, Tomahawk Taproom featuring Fox Bros. Bar-B-Q, Superica and a steak house concept with chef Linton Hopkins, the owner of Atlanta’s Holeman & Finch restaurants. In addition to restaurants and retail, The Battery Atlanta will be home to One Ballpark Center, Comcast’s regional office headquarters housing the new Innovation Lab. The Battery Atlanta is being developed by the Atlanta Braves along with retail partner Fuqua Development, office developer Pope & Land Enterprises and Pollack Shores Real Estate. The development will also house an Omni hotel and The Roxy Theatre, a 53,000-square-foot indoor entertainment venue co-developed by The Atlanta Braves and Live Nation.
JOHNS CREEK, GA. — The Shoptaw Group (TSG) has purchased St. Andrews Apartments, a 228-unit luxury multifamily community located in the affluent Atlanta suburb of Johns Creek. The company plans to renovate the property’s interior units upon completion of the purchase. Patterson Real Estate Advisory Group arranged a $27 million, floating rate acquisition loan through MetLife on behalf of TSG.
MARIETTA, GA. — Greystone has provided a $58 million bridge loan to recapitalize the ownership of Watermark at East Cobb, a 510-unit apartment property in Marietta, a northern suburb of Atlanta. The apartment community features two resort-style pools, tennis courts, an athletic center, playground, volleyball courts, outdoor kitchen, nature trail, fishing lake and a pet park. Keith Hires and Greg Krafcik of Greystone originated the three-year bridge loan on behalf of the borrower, Cortland Partners. Mike Galla and David Collie of iCap Realty Advisors arranged the loan, which Cortland Partners will use to repay current debt, recapitalize membership interests and position for permanent financing.
