Georgia

PointOne Holdings Buys Apartment Community in Metro Atlanta for $18.7M

by John Nelson October 31, 2014

LITHIA SPRINGS, GA. — PointOne Holdings has acquired Madison at Waterford Apartments, a 344-unit, Class B apartment community in Lithia Springs, for $18.7 million. PointOne Holdings will rebrand the community as Waterford Point. The apartment complex was 93 percent leased at the time of sale. The property’s amenity offerings include two swimming pools, two tennis courts, a fitness center, indoor racquetball court, car care center, detached garages, picnic areas and a walking trail. The apartment residences average 905 square feet. Walker & Dunlop arranged a $14.7 million acquisition loan through Freddie Mac on behalf of PointOne Holdings, which also plans to invest $2.4 million in capital improvements.

October 31, 2014

Georgia Multifamily Southeast

Middle Street Partners Acquires Apartment Community in Metro Atlanta

by John Nelson October 30, 2014

LAWRENCEVILLE, GA. — Middle Street Partners LLC, along with an undisclosed joint venture partner, has purchased The Overlook at Gwinnett Stadium, a 410-unit apartment community in Lawrenceville, a suburb east of Atlanta. Middle Street’s joint venture partner was a private family office. The property was built in 2012.

October 30, 2014

Georgia Loans Southeast

Grandbridge Arranges $7.1M Loan for Seniors Housing Property in South Georgia

by John Nelson October 29, 2014

QUITMAN, GA. — Grandbridge Real Estate Capital’s seniors housing and healthcare finance team in Atlanta has arranged a $7.1 million loan for the 204-bed Presbyterian Home and Retirement Community of Quitman in Quitman, a town near the Georgia-Florida border. BB&T referred Grandbridge to the transaction. Richard Thomas of Grandbridge originated the fully amortizing, 35-year refinance loan through FHA’s 232/223(a)(7) program.

October 29, 2014

Georgia Southeast

Rooker to Develop Movie Studio, 1.1M SF Distribution Center South of Atlanta

by John Nelson October 28, 2014

UNION CITY, GA. — Atlanta-based Rooker has partnered with 404 Studio Partners to develop a movie and television studio known as Atlanta Metro Studios. The 345,000-square-foot project will be located in Union City, 17 miles southwest of downtown Atlanta. Phase I of the studio will feature 130,500 square feet of soundstages, 60,000 square feet of office space and 50,000 square feet of construction/flex space. Rooker, which purchased the 90-acre property in February, will be the developer and general contractor of the studio complex. 404 Studio Partners, led by a team of film and television production professionals, will be the exclusive sales, marketing and operations management company for the studio facilities. The site of the studio complex is currently home to the former Shannon Mall, which is currently being demolished. Additionally, Rooker is developing a 1.1 million-square-foot distribution center at the site. The property will feature 36-foot clear heights, 60-foot-wide bay spacing, ESFR fire suppression and 900 parking spaces. Colliers International is the leasing agent for the distribution center. Vertical construction on both the studio facility and the distribution center will begin in March 2015 with completion expected in fourth-quarter 2015.

October 28, 2014

Georgia Retail Southeast

Crossman & Co. Brokers $21M Sale of Publix-Anchored Shopping Center in North Georgia

by John Nelson October 28, 2014

ROME, GA. — Crossman & Co. has brokered the $21 million sale of Charles Hight Square, a Publix-anchored shopping center located in Rome. The property’s tenant roster includes Wells Fargo, AT&T, Jimmy John’s and Mattress Firm. John Zielinski, Mark Thompson and Leah Harrington of Crossman & Co. represented the seller in the transaction.

October 28, 2014

Georgia Multifamily Southeast

Steadfast Apartment REIT Acquires 696 Multifamily Units in Metro Atlanta for $98.5M

by John Nelson October 24, 2014

SUWANNEE, GA. — Steadfast Apartment REIT has acquired 696 apartment units in Suwannee, a suburb in Atlanta’s North Gwinnett submarket, for $98.5 million. Steadfast will jointly operate the apartment residences, which were originally constructed as two standalone properties comprising 354 units and 342 units. The multifamily property will be known as The Residences on McGinnis Ferry, which is currently 97 percent occupied. The average in-place rental rate is $1,068, and the average square footage in each unit is 1,217 square feet. The property’s amenity offerings include two swimming pools, a dog park, playgrounds, children’s activity room, tennis courts, 24-hour fitness center, resident activity center and a walking and bicycle trail.

October 24, 2014

Georgia Industrial Southeast

Ridgeline Property, Hillwood to Develop 1.1M SF Industrial Building in Metro Atlanta

by John Nelson October 23, 2014

BRASELTON, GA. — Ridgeline Property Group and Hillwood Investment Properties will jointly develop a 1.1 million-square-foot distribution center in Braselton, a city in the I-85/Northeast submarket of Atlanta. The Braselton Commerce Center will have the largest available block of Class A distribution space in the Southeast, according to the developers. The property will be located less than one mile from the I-85/Highway 53 interchange. The building will feature 36-foot clear heights, 56-foot wide bay spacing, concrete truck courts, ESFR fire suppression and a 243-space parking section for trailers. The project will break ground in November and wrap up construction in the second quarter of 2015. Colliers International Atlanta will market and lease the asset.

October 23, 2014

Georgia Mixed-Use Southeast

Wood Partners Breaks Ground on $100M Mixed-Use Development in Midtown Atlanta

by John Nelson October 21, 2014

ATLANTA — Wood Partners has begun construction on 33 Peachtree Place, a $100 million mixed-use development on West Peachtree Street in Midtown Atlanta. The project will include a 21-story high-rise and mid-rise apartment building totaling 369 residential units (including five penthouse suites) and 20,000 square feet of ground-level retail space. The project will be Atlanta’s first multifamily property to utilize natural gas for heating, cooling, water and cooking. The property’s amenity offerings include a dog-friendly resident park, resort-style pool deck, club rooms, half-acre private park and courtyard space and more than 500 parking spaces. Prudential Real Estate Investors (PREI) was the seller of the site, a former parking lot for the 10 Peachtree Place building. PREI is also Wood Partners’ equity partner for 33 Peachtree Place. The general contractor, Balfour Beatty, expects to complete the project by the third quarter of 2016.

October 21, 2014

Georgia Hospitality Southeast

HREC Arranges Sale of Sheraton Atlanta Airport Hotel

by John Nelson October 20, 2014

ATLANTA — HREC Investment Advisors has brokered the sale of the Sheraton Atlanta Airport Hotel, a 395-room property located one mile from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. Monty Levy, Bill Murney and Scott Stephens of HREC represented the seller, FelCor Lodging Trust Inc., in the transaction. The buyer, an affiliate of Hotel Capital LLC, has selected Expotel Hospitality to manage the hotel.

October 20, 2014

Georgia Multifamily Southeast

The Griffin Fund Buys Lakefront Apartment Community for $8.4M

by John Nelson October 17, 2014

GAINESVILLE, GA. — The Griffin Fund, a private real estate investment firm, has acquired Edgewater on Lanier, a 180-unit multifamily community in Gainesville, for $8.4 million. The apartment property is located on Old Thompson Bridge Road on the shores of Lake Lanier. The Griffin Fund is planning a $2 million renovation plan for the property, including adding new gazebos, a barbecue area, lookout terrace, lakefront park, playground, fitness center, business center and dog park. The company also plans to refurbish the exterior of the property and upgrade the interiors with new flooring and new appliances for the kitchen area. The Griffin Fund has selected Stonemark Management to manage the apartment property.

October 17, 2014

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