MCDONOUGH, GA. — Halpern Enterprises has completed a 6,486-square-foot, multi-tenant retail strip center located at 5905 E. Lake Parkway in McDonough, a southern suburb of Atlanta. The three-tenant property is part of the 20-acre North McDonough Village mixed-use development. The property features a 2,486-square-foot Starbucks Coffee with a drive-thru, a 2,000-square-foot available space and a 2,000-square-foot dentist’s office. Starbucks recently opened for business at the center on a 10-year lease. Brad Oppenheimer led the project on behalf of Halpern and secured the lease with Starbucks. Palmer Bayless of Emerge Real Estate Services represented Starbucks in the lease negotiations.
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Atlanta Braves Holdings Acquires 763,465 SF Pennant Park Office Complex Adjacent to Truist Park
by John Nelson
ATLANTA — Atlanta Braves Holdings Inc., owner and operator of the Atlanta Braves MLB team, The Battery Atlanta mixed-use development and Truist Park in Cobb County, has purchased an adjacent 763,465-square-foot office complex. The property, called Pennant Park, is situated on approximately 34 acres and comprises six office buildings and more than 2,700 parking spaces. The seller, Rubenstein Partners, has owned Pennant Park since 2017, the year that the Braves began playing at nearby Truist Park (formerly SunTrust Park). The sales price was not disclosed. The campus was more than 80 percent leased at the time of sale to 24 tenants, including The Home Depot, Juneau Construction Co. and TK Elevator. The acquisition expands the Atlanta Braves Holdings’ real estate portfolio by 30 percent. Pennant Park comprises two components: Pennant Commons (four buildings and a communal plaza known as The Quad) and Pennant View (two buildings). Amenities at the office park include 24-hour security, onsite engineering, a 48-person conference center, two fitness centers, onsite car detailing services, two cafés, Social Kitchen tenant lounge and cafe, a bocce ball court, putting green, multi-sport game court, helipad, lake with jogging trail and a Cobb Community Transit System bus stop.
DOUGLASVILLE, GA. — Lee & Associates has arranged an 88,300-square-foot industrial lease at 9850 Commerce Way in Douglasville, roughly 22 miles west of Atlanta. Joseph Mullican and Lee Steed of Lee & Associates’ Atlanta office represented the tenant, Peco Fasteners, a distributor of industrial fasteners and electrical products, in the lease negotiations. The landlord was Ridgeland, Miss.-based EastGroup Properties and the deal totaled $10.7 million, according to Lee & Associates.
PORT WENTWORTH, GA. — A joint venture between PCCP LLC and Advenir Azora has secured a 28-acre site in Port Wentworth for the ground-up development of a 250-unit build-to-rent (BTR) residential community. Located at 1100 Meinhard Road, the site is less than 10 miles from the Port of Savannah. The community will feature one- and two-bedroom duplexes, two-bedroom cottages and two- and three-bedroom townhomes with an average size of 1,081 square feet. Amenities at the complex will include a 3,000-square-foot clubhouse and leasing center with a conference room, coffee bar and an Olympic-style pool with gazebos and lounge chairs, as well as a 1,460-square-foot fitness center with a turfed exterior. Additionally, there will be shared green spaces that will comprise pocket parks and playgrounds, a pickleball court and walking trails. The first homes are expected to be delivered in June 2026. This project marks PCCP and Advenir Azora’s second joint venture, following the ground-up development of Leo at Wendell in Raleigh, which is slated for completion in December.
ACWORTH, GA. — A partnership between Novare Group, Batson-Cook Development Co. (BCDC) and PointOne Holdings has completed The Parker, a luxury apartment community in Acworth, approximately 26 miles northwest of Midtown Atlanta. The community totals 330 one-, two- and three-bedroom units, including 20 carriage homes with private garages. Amenities at the property include a resort-style swimming pool and sun deck, fitness center, outdoor entertainment pavilion with grilling stations, clubhouse, coworking spaces, coffee bar and a centralized green space designed for community events and recreation. Monthly rental rates for The Parker begin at $1,499, according to Apartments.com.
Logistics Property Co. Signs Three Industrial Leases Totaling 373,000 SF in Covington, Georgia
by John Nelson
COVINGTON, GA. — Logistics Property Co. LLC has signed three industrial leases totaling 373,000 square feet at Covington Commerce Center, a two-building industrial park in Covington, a city in Atlanta’s I-20 East submarket. The tenants were not disclosed, but Logistics Property Co. says the new users include both manufacturing and assembly tenants. The deals include a full-building lease at Building 100 and two deals at Building 200, where about 97,000 square feet remains available for lease. Myles Thomas of JLL represented the tenant in the Building 100 deal. Nathan Anderson and Matt Bentley of NAI Brannen Goddard represented the landlord in the lease deals. Civic partners at Covington Commerce Center include City of Covington, Newton County Economic Development and the Georgia Department of Economic Development.
SAVANNAH, GA. — Charleston-based Woodfield Development has completed EmmaJames at Savannah Harbor, a 280-unit luxury apartment community located in the larger Savannah Harbor mixed-use development. The project team includes architectural firm Housing Studio, general contractor Samet Corp. and interior designer Cindy Munn of S. Wilkins. Situated at 101 Cay Plaza, the development offers a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom floorplans ranging in size from 682 square feet to 1,732 square feet. Additionally, the complex also features one- and two-bedroom townhomes that measure up to 2,064 square feet. Monthly rental prices for the property begin at $1,555. Amenities at the property include a rooftop pool deck, 24/7 fitness center, yoga studio, piano room, pet park and spa, business and coworking spaces, self-serve tap lounge and an outdoor lawn with grilling and fire pit areas.
BRUNSWICK, GA. — ARK Homes For Rent has completed Walker Point, a 237-unit build-to-rent (BTR) residential community located at 1101 Walker Point Way in Brunswick, about 70 miles south of Savannah. Situated on 25 acres, the property features townhomes ranging up to 1,800 square feet that come in two-, three- and four-bedroom floorplans. Amenities include a clubhouse, fitness center, yoga room, swimming pool, outdoor lounge with grilling and dining areas and a dog park. Walker Point is now available for lease, with monthly rental rates beginning at $1,649. ARK Homes held a ribbon cutting on Friday, March 21.
CORNELIA, GA. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the sale of Habersham Village, a 146,544-square-foot shopping center located in Cornelia, about 25 miles northeast of Gainesville, Ga. Morrison Group acquired the property for an undisclosed price. Habersham Village was recently redeveloped to accommodate four anchor tenants, including T.J. Maxx, Michaels, Planet Fitness and Bealls. Margaret Jones and Lane Breedlove of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, an affiliate of Atlanta-based Vanguard Associates, Inc., in the transaction.
ATLANTA — Online retailer Wayfair will open a 150,000-square-foot store within The District at Howell Mill in Atlanta’s West Midtown district. Located at 1801 Howell Mill Road NW, the new Wayfair store will offer a range of furniture, home décor, housewares, appliances and home improvement products. This venue will mark Wayfair’s second large-format location — as well as its second physical retail store overall — following its first store in Wilmette, Ill., that opened in May 2024. JLL Income Property Trust, a division of LaSalle Investment Management, and Atlanta-based Selig Enterprises, own The District at Howell Mill shopping center. Fraser Gough and Benton Green of Retail Planning Corp. led lease negotiations in the transaction.