Georgia

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

Features Georgia Office Southeast Southeast Feature Archive

Atlanta Office Vacancies Tumble Toward Pre-Recession Levels

by Scott Reid October 14, 2014

The Atlanta office market’s decline in vacancies continued in the third quarter of 2014, with the quarter ending at 17.9 percent, according to a report by Cushman & Wakefield. This rate is the first drop below 18 percent since the first quarter of 2009. These gains in office occupancy represent a 130 basis point decrease in vacancy from the end of 2013 and a 150 basis point decrease year-over-year. The research presented by Cushman & Wakefield showed healthy absorption totaling more than 450,000 square feet during the third quarter of 2014, giving the Atlanta market 11 consecutive quarters of net occupancy gains. This quarterly absorption brings the total year-to-date to 1.7 million square feet, an increase of 54 percent compared to the pace during the same period in 2013. “Atlanta is seeing consistent momentum in terms of tenant activity and absorption,” says Logan Menne, the research manager of Cushman & Wakefield. “As vacancy continues to tighten, the supply of existing available options is becoming more and more limited. Additionally, due to the increased demand from tenants in the Atlanta market, many landlords are beginning to increase asking rents, particularly in high-demand submarkets like Buckhead and Central Perimeter.” Several large lease …

October 14, 2014

Georgia Market Reports Office Southeast Southeast Market Reports

Continued Job Growth, Limited Development Boost Atlanta Office Market’s Fundamentals

by John Nelson October 13, 2014

Atlanta is the economic engine of the Southeast, which is the fastest growing region in the country. With a population of 5.5 million across the 28-county metro area, the city is the ninth-largest metro nationally and is projected to be the sixth most populated by 2020. Atlanta’s high quality of life and low cost of living make it an ideal destination for young and educated talent around the region, as well as growing companies. Atlanta is home to 16 Fortune 500 companies and the busiest airport in the world — the recipe for a business boom and hot office real estate sector. According to Georgia State University’s Economic Forecasting Center, Atlanta is projected to add 305,000 new jobs between 2010 and 2016, with a drop in the unemployment rate to 5.7 percent in the same timeframe from the current rate of 7.5. That is a 13.5 percent increase in job growth over six years. The technology, homebuilding and service sectors are returning to health, if not climbing to new heights. According to CBRE’s U.S. Tech-Twenty research report, tech employment in Atlanta rose nearly 11 percent between 2011 and 2013. CBRE Research also finds that Atlanta’s recovery is underpinned by an …

October 13, 2014

Georgia Loans Southeast

Capital One Provides $8.6M HUD Loan for Seniors Facility in Metro Atlanta

by John Nelson October 10, 2014

UNION CITY, GA. — Capital One Multifamily Finance has provided an $8.6 million HUD 221(d)(4) loan for the construction of Providence at Parkway Village, a 150-unit affordable rental community for seniors. The age-restricted property will be located in Union City, part of the Atlanta MSA. Carolyn Whatley of Capital One originated the transaction on behalf of the developer, The Benoit Group. John Rucker at Merchant Capital was the bond underwriter for the loan, which features a construction period of 16 months and a 40-year amortization schedule. Providence at Parkway Village is Phase III of the master-planned Parkway Village, which includes two other multifamily properties delivered in 2009 and 2011. In addition to the HUD loan, the project is being financed through tax-exempt bonds, a tax credit equity investment facilitated by Raymond James and the Low Income Housing Tax Credit, a HOME loan from the Georgia Department of Community Affairs and a loan from the Housing Authority of Fulton County.

October 10, 2014

Georgia Office Southeast

Columbia Property Trust Sells AT&T Lenox Park Campus in Atlanta for $290M

by John Nelson October 8, 2014

ATLANTA — Columbia Property Trust, one of the largest office REITs in the nation, has completed the sale of a five-building, 1 million-square-foot office campus in Atlanta for $290 million. The campus, which is fully leased to AT&T Services Inc., is located at 1025, 1055, 1057 and 1277 Lenox Park Blvd. and 2180 Lake Blvd. in the Lenox Park office complex in the Buckhead office submarket. The buyer was undisclosed.

October 8, 2014

Georgia Retail Southeast

Colliers Brokers Sale of Two Metro Atlanta Shopping Centers Totaling $14.4M

by John Nelson October 8, 2014

MARIETTA, GA. — Colliers International’s Southeast retail investment sales team has brokered the sale of two shopping centers in the Atlanta suburb of Marietta totaling $14.4 million. The two assets include the 88,369-square-foot Home Center Village and the 206,828-square-foot Marietta Plaza. Home Center Village is 90 percent leased to tenants such as Dollar Tree and Anna’s Linens and includes Walmart Supercenter as a shadow anchor. The Geneva Group purchased Home Center Village from Mimms Enterprises for roughly $6.9 million. Marietta Plaza is anchored by Burlington Coat Factory. The Simpson Organization purchased the asset for roughly $7.5 million. Joe Montgomery and Tony D’Ambrosio of Colliers International represented the sellers in both transactions.

October 8, 2014

Georgia Retail Southeast

Sterling Acquires Roswell Village Shopping Center for $10.6M

by John Nelson October 6, 2014

ROSWELL, GA. — Sterling Organization has purchased Roswell Village Shopping Center, a 145,082-square-foot shopping center located at the southwest corner of Highway 9 and Holcomb Bridge Road in Roswell, roughly 20 miles north of downtown Atlanta. Sterling purchased the asset for approximately $10.6 million in an off-market transaction via its institutional fund Sterling Value Add Partners II LP. The property is currently 31 percent leased to tenants such as Goodyear, Pizza Hut, Jersey Mike’s and Curves.

October 6, 2014

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