SMYRNA, GA. — Berkadia Real Estate Advisors has brokered the $27 million sale of the 416-unit Mission Galleria Apartments in Smyrna, a suburb of Atlanta located in Cobb County. The property is located at 5000 S. Lincoln Trace Ave. N.E., near the site of SunTrust Park, the Atlanta Braves’ new ballpark that will open in 2017. Andrew Mays and Paul Vetter of Berkadia’s Atlanta office represented the buyer, RADCO Cos., in the transaction. David Oakley of Berkadia’s Birmingham office represented the seller, Mission Galleria LLC. Built in 1975 on more than 25 acres, Mission Galleria was 85 percent occupied at the time of sale.
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ATLANTA — Cousins Properties Inc. has signed Veritiv Corp. (NYSE: VRTV), a $9.5 billion Fortune 500 company, to a 68,315-square-foot office lease at Northpark Town Center in Atlanta. The business-to-business distribution firm plans to take occupancy at Northpark in the spring of 2015. With the addition of Veritiv, the office building in Atlanta’s Central Perimeter submarket is 91 percent leased. Sam Holmes, John Shlesinger and Ellen Stern of CBRE represented Veritiv in the lease transaction. Atlanta-based Cousins purchased Northpark in October 2014 from AEW Capital Management and the Bank of Ireland for $348 million.
AUSTELL, GA. — HFF has arranged $72.3 million in acquisition financing for Cobb West Business Park, a 16-property industrial campus totaling 1.7 million square feet in Austell, a western suburb of Atlanta. The financing was structured as a $61.3 million senior mortgage through SunTrust Bank and an $11 million mezzanine loan through Principal Global Investors. HFF arranged the financing on behalf of the borrowers, High Street Realty Co. LLC and an institutional joint venture partner. Brian Carlton and Gregg Shapiro led the HFF debt placement team in the deal.
KENNESAW, GA. — Steadfast Apartment REIT has purchased 1800 Barrett Lakes, a 500-unit apartment community in the northern Atlanta suburb of Kennesaw, for $49 million. The apartment community is located on a 68-acre site and offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units averaging 1,086 square feet. The units’ average rental rate is $827 per month. The property’s amenity offerings include two swimming pools, a sauna, lighted tennis courts, fitness center, clubhouse, playground and internet café. 1800 Barrett Lakes is Steadfast’s second acquisition in Georgia, following its purchase of the Residences at McGinnis Ferry in Suwanee in October.
CUMMING, GA. — Avison Young has brokered the $15 million sale of Brannon Crossing, a 60,780-square-foot shopping center located at 405-435 Peachtree Parkway in Cumming, roughly 35 miles northeast of Atlanta. Brannon Crossing’s tenant roster includes Starbucks Coffee and T-Mobile. AJ Belt III, Brian Mark and David Duckworth of Avison Young represented the seller, Brannon Crossing LLC, in the transaction.
ATLANTA — SG Property Services has acquired an eight-building medical office portfolio known as the Oak Hill Medical Portfolio for $14.5 million. The properties are located in the Atlanta suburbs of Peachtree City, Blairsville and Newnan. Spanning 70,000 square feet, the eight properties are located at 10 Eastbrook Bend in Peachtree City; 1294 Highway 515 E. in Blairsville; 39 Oak Hill Court Buildings A-D in Newnan; and 60 and 110 Oak Hill Blvd. in Newnan. Lee Asher of CBRE represented the undisclosed sellers in the transaction.
KENNESAW, GA. — Passco Cos. LLC has acquired the recently completed Twenty25 Barrett, a 238-unit apartment community, for $38.8 million. The LEED Gold-certified property is located at 2025 Barrett Lakes Blvd. in Kennesaw, a northern suburb of Atlanta. The property includes a clubhouse/business center, fitness center, executive club lounge, swimming pool with sunning shelf, dog park and lakefront trail. Developed by AMLI, the property’s units average 990 square feet.
ATLANTA — Institutional Property Advisors Capital Markets (IPA Capital Markets) has arranged $17.2 million in acquisition financing for The Waterford on Piedmont, a 153-unit high-rise apartment community in Atlanta. The residential tower is located at 530 Piedmont Ave. in Atlanta’s Midtown district. Jake Roberts and Anita Paryani of IPA Capital Markets’ West Los Angeles office arranged the 12-year loan with seven years of interest-only payments and a 30-year amortization schedule. The loan has a fixed interest rate of 4.04 percent.
ATLANTA — Paces Properties has opened its Krog Street Market (KSM), a 30,000-square-foot mixed-use development in Atlanta’s Inman Park neighborhood. KSM is located at 99 Krog St. at the southeast corner of the intersection between Krog and Irwin streets. The property is structured as a food hall and urban market with 16 food and retail market stalls, five chef-driven restaurants and two freestanding retail buildings. Retailers currently open for business include The Collective, a co-op local artist establishment; French Market Flowers; Krog Street Pet Works; Mama Bath + Body; The Spotted Trotter Charcuterie, a butcher and cheese shop; and Small Batch Chocolate. The food stalls include Grand Champion BBQ; Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams; Little Tart Bakeshop, which serves coffee from Octane; Fred’s Meat & Bread; and Yalla. Craft Izakaya and The Luminary, two chef-driven restaurants, have been open since August. Additional restaurants and food stalls are slated to open in the coming months. KSM also features bike racks, electric car charging stations, water stations for dogs and a communal dining area. Lily Heimburger of SRS Real Estate Partners handles KSM’s leasing responsibilities on behalf of Paces Properties.
ATLANTA — Brasfield & Gorrie has completed vertical construction on Cyan on Peachtree, a luxury multifamily development in Atlanta’s Buckhead district. The 23-story high-rise will offer 329 rental units with high-end finishes and amenities. Located on Peachtree Road, the community will also feature a seven-level parking structure with controlled access. Brasfield & Gorrie plans to deliver the property in 2015. The project team includes owner Monogram Residential Trust, developer Atlantic Realty Partners and architect Rafael A. Garcia and Associates.