Georgia

Fairlead Purchases Embassy Row Office Campus in Atlanta’s Central Perimeter Submarket

by John Nelson June 9, 2015

SANDY SPRINGS, GA. — Atlanta-based Fairlead Commercial Real Estate has purchased Embassy Row, a four-building office campus in Atlanta’s Central Perimeter office submarket, for an undisclosed price. Located on Peachtree Dunwoody Road in Sandy Springs, the 37-acre, 551,515-square-foot campus fronts GA 400 near Abernathy Road. Fairlead partnered with Bridge Investment Group Partners, manager of the ROC Funds, to purchase the office campus from ARES Management LLC. Embassy Row’s Building 100, which is occupied by the Art Institute of Atlanta, is not part of the transaction. Fairlead and Bridge Investment plan to invest $10 million to upgrade the buildings’ operating systems, common areas and tenant amenities. Will Yowell and Justin Parsonnet of CBRE represented ARES in the transaction.

June 9, 2015

Georgia Industrial Southeast

Lincoln Property Arranges Three Leases at South Atlanta Industrial Property

by John Nelson June 8, 2015

MCDONOUGH, GA. — Lincoln Property Co. Southeast has arranged three leases totaling nearly 72,000 square feet at Westridge Logistics Center, a two-building industrial campus totaling 324,112 square feet. Westridge is located in the South Atlanta industrial submarket of McDonough. Denton Shamburger of Lincoln represented the landlord in all three transactions. The deals included Thom Sawyer Logistics Solutions signing for 26,286 square feet, Legacy Commissary Services signing for 15,172 square feet and an unnamed tenant signing for 30,343 square feet. Rusty Epperson of Wilson, Hull & Neal Real Estate represented Thom Sawyer Logistics Solutions, and Bob Robers of Transwestern represented Legacy Commissary Services in their lease transactions.

June 8, 2015

Starr’s Mill Academy Preschool and Childcare Senoia

Georgia Loans Southeast

Walker & Dunlop Closes $2.6M Loan for Preschool in Metro Atlanta

by John Nelson June 8, 2015

SENOIA, GA. — Walker & Dunlop Inc. has originated a $2.6 million loan for Starr’s Mill Academy Preschool and Childcare in Senoia, roughly 35 miles south of Atlanta. Warren Factor led Walker & Dunlop’s team to originate the refinancing through Wells Fargo’s U.S. Small Business Administration 7A loan program. The 25-year loan was structured at 85 percent loan-to-value and features a fixed 5.05 percent interest rate.

June 8, 2015

Georgia Market Reports Retail Southeast Southeast Market Reports Uncategorized

Corporate Relocations to Atlanta Prove the City is a Destination Market

by John Nelson June 8, 2015

Atlanta is experiencing an influx of human capital, corporate relocations and development of distribution networks that are combining to create a robust expansionary cycle in our real estate markets. One of the most positive elements of this expansion is that it appears the underlying structure of the growth is creating stability for our city and state well into the future. It is the structure of the growth that will be a long-term difference maker. CNBC annually conducts a study and ranks the top states for doing business. These rankings are a result of assessing various criteria, including but not limited to the cost of doing business, workforce quality, access to capital and business friendliness. CNBC’s results in 2014 were very telling. Four of the top 10 states are located in the south. The South’s top 10 finalists in CNBC’s study were Georgia (1), Texas (2), North Carolina (5) and Virginia (8). In addition to these empirical studies, major corporations are voting as well. The verdict is that many organizations are choosing to relocate corporate headquarters to Atlanta. Recently, marquee brands such as Mercedes-Benz USA and State Farm all have made plans to open or expand major corporate centers in our …

June 8, 2015

Alabama Georgia Multifamily Southeast

Steadfast Apartment REIT Buys Two Apartment Communities in Alabama, Georgia for $88.5M

by John Nelson June 5, 2015

HOOVER, ALA. AND MARIETTA, GA. — Steadfast Apartment REIT has acquired two apartment communities in Alabama and Georgia in two separate transactions totaling a combined $88.5 million. The two properties total 900 apartment units and include the 720-unit Ridge Crossings Apartments in Hoover and the 180-unit Rosemont at East Cobb in Marietta, a northern suburb of Atlanta. The REIT purchased Ridge Crossings for $72 million, making it the company’s first acquisition in Alabama. The property’s units average 1,107 square feet with average in-place rents of $862 per month. Ridge Crossings’ amenities include two swimming pools, a tennis court, playground, fitness center, laundry center, car wash area, pet park and walking trail. The property is currently 94 percent leased. Steadfast purchased Rosemont at East Cobb for $16.5 million, making it the company’s fourth acquisition in Georgia. The property is currently 96 percent occupied with in-place rents averaging $824 per month and unit sizes averaging 1,056 square feet. The property’s amenity package includes a fitness center, business center, tennis court, volleyball court, swimming pool and barbecue area. Steadfast is planning to extensively renovate both properties in the near future.

June 5, 2015

Georgia Retail Southeast

Newly Opened Dollar General in Georgia Marks Company’s 12,000th Store

by John Nelson June 4, 2015

JULIETTE, GA. — Goodlettsville, Tenn.-based Dollar General Corp. has opened its 12,000th store in the small, historic town of Juliette. Dollar General anticipates opening 730 new stores in 2015 and plans to remodel or relocate an additional 875 stores. “It is exciting to open our 12,000th store and move into new communities where we can serve customers with everyday low prices, convenience and great service,” says Rick Dreiling, Dollar General’s chairman and CEO. With 12,000 stores in 43 states, Dollar General has more retail locations than any retailer in America.

June 4, 2015

Georgia Office Southeast

NorthMarq Capital Arranges Loan for Office Building in Atlanta

by John Nelson June 4, 2015

ATLANTA — NorthMarq Capital has arranged permanent debt financing for Intellicenter, a 150,000-square-foot, LEED Silver-certified office property located at 2531 Sever Road in Atlanta. Warren Hitchcock of NorthMarq’s Houston office arranged the 12-year loan with a 30-year amortization schedule through an undisclosed life insurance company on behalf of the borrower, Susquehanna Holdings Ltd. The office building was fully leased at the time of the loan transaction.

June 4, 2015

Georgia Loans Retail Southeast

Grandbridge Arranges $10M Acquisition Loan for Metro Atlanta Shopping Center

by John Nelson June 3, 2015

JOHNS CREEK, GA. — Grandbridge Real Estate Capital has arranged a $10 million acquisition loan for a 109,586-square-foot shopping center in Johns Creek, an affluent northern suburb of Atlanta. Publix anchors the shopping center and has roughly five years remaining on its lease. Gerry Robbins of Grandbridge originated the loan through an unnamed insurance company lender on behalf of the undisclosed buyer, which purchased the lender-owned asset at auction.

June 3, 2015

Georgia Hospitality Southeast

HOS Management Breaks Ground on Hotel, Parking Garage in Downtown Savannah

by John Nelson May 26, 2015

SAVANNAH, GA. — HOS Management has begun construction on the new Fairfield Inn & Suites-Historic Savannah at 135 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. in downtown Savannah. The Savannah-based developer has also begun building a public parking garage located adjacent to the hotel. The hotel will feature 140 guest rooms and meeting space that can accommodate up to 385 people. HOS Management expects to deliver the hotel and parking garage in July 2016. The company is also in the design/development stage for a new Aloft hotel in Savannah’s Historic District and has a future hotel in the pipeline at 321 Montgomery St. in Savannah.

May 26, 2015

Georgia Seniors Housing Southeast

Juneau Begins Final Phase of Construction on CCRC in Georgia

by John Nelson May 26, 2015

CUMMING, GA. — Atlanta-based contractor Juneau Construction Co. has entered the final phase of construction for The Villas at Canterfield in Cumming, which includes a 146,000-square-foot independent living apartment facility. The structure under construction is a four-story building housing 76 residential units, plus a pool, exercise facilities, multi-purpose activity rooms, a club area, country store, fully equipped communal kitchen, restaurant-style dining area and an outdoor courtyard. Juneau expects to complete construction of The Villas at Canterfield by November. The developer is Medical Development Corp., and the architect and engineer is The Corcoran Ota Group.

May 26, 2015

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