LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles-based PCCP LLC has provided a $102 million acquisition loan to Stoltz Real Estate Partners, a real estate fund manager based in Bala Cynwyd, Pa., for a five-property industrial portfolio in the Southeastern United States. John Alascio, Alex Hernandez, Chris Meloni, T.J. Sullivan and Mitch Rothstein of Cushman & Wakefield arranged the financing on behalf of Stoltz. The 1.6 million-square-foot portfolio is located within the Atlanta, Charleston, Charlotte, Louisville and Nashville MSAs. The properties were fully leased at the time of financing to seven tenants that had a weighted average lease term (WALT) remaining of 4.6 years. All five properties were developed between 2018 and 2023 and range in size from 157,000 to 636,000 square feet. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
Atlanta’s industrial sector and its historically strong performance have fortified the city as a strategic Southeast location and gateway market nationwide. Activity, which has decreased since peak demand during the COVID-19 pandemic, is now returning to normalized levels. The net new requirement pipeline remains robust primarily due to the influx of manufacturing, advanced manufacturing, life sciences, automotive, alternative energy and data center projects. How owners and tenants invest in industrial properties has also shifted. Owners are seeking properties with short weighted average lease terms and investments below replacement cost. Meanwhile, occupiers are making moves to crisis-proof their networks with onshoring and nearshoring of production that was previously conducted overseas, and they’re adjusting their overall supply chain and logistics strategies to diversify and avoid dependence on one region or vendor. Players in the market remain cautiously optimistic, which has subdued demand, but that is expected to be short-lived once macro-economic conditions stabilize. High inflation and rising interest rates over the past 12 to 18 months have significantly contributed to decreased demand in Atlanta. However, with continued population growth and Atlanta’s central location in the Southeast, the metro area’s compressed demand will be short-lived. With that said, Atlanta’s industrial market remains strong …
PEACHTREE CITY, GA. — Nuveen Real Estate has acquired Peachtree Crossing, an 80,748-square-foot shopping center located in Peachtree City, roughly 30 miles outside Atlanta. Harbour Real Estate Partners sold the property for an undisclosed price. Brad Buchanan, Jim Hamilton and Andrew Michols of JLL represented the seller in the transaction. Built in 1978 and renovated in 2011, the center was fully leased at the time of sale to tenants including The Fresh Market, Peachtree City Eye Center, Bintelli Golf Carts, Heirloom Market, Mina’s Hallmark, Hollywood Feed, Campanile’s Home Inside & Out, Georgia Shrimp Co. and W. Daly Salon. Situated at 100 N. Peachtree Parkway, the center is located approximately 15 miles south of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
ALPHARETTA, GA. — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the $14.5 million sale of Woodside Terrace, a four-story office building located at 3755 Mansell Road in Alpharetta, a northern suburb of Atlanta. The vacant property spans 123,982 square feet and is situated on a 9.9-acre site. Bob Johnson and Paul Johnson of Marcus & Millichap’s Atlanta office represented the seller, Ravi Zacharias International Ministries (RZIM), in the transaction. The buyer is Free Chapel Worship Center. The office building features an onsite café, fitness center, lakeside patio area and a fully operational TV and recording studio. Marcus & Millichap also represented RZIM when the company purchased the asset in 2016.
CARROLLTON, GA. — Matthews Real Estate Investment Services has brokered the $5.9 million sale of The Cottages UWG, a 26-unit student housing community located at 324 Brumbelow Road near the University of West Georgia (UWG) campus in Carrollton. Developed in 2013, the property spans 37,760 square feet and was 98 percent occupied at the time of sale. Austin Graham of Matthews represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer, a Florida-based investor, has development rights to add 42 beds to the property.
BRUNSWICK, GA. — Buc-ee’s will develop a 74,000-square-foot travel center in Brunswick, a coastal Georgia city midway between Savannah and Jacksonville along I-95. Construction is scheduled to begin Jan. 29. Upon completion, the property will feature 120 fueling stations, as well as a store offering snack, meal and drink options. Buc-ee’s currently operates 47 stores throughout its home state of Texas, as well as Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, South Carolina, Missouri and Tennessee. The company is also underway on two travel centers in Virginia — one near Richmond along I-64 and another near Harrisonburg along I-81.
SMYRNA, GA. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the sale of Harlow, a newly constructed, 303-unit multifamily community located in Smyrna, roughly 15 miles northwest of Atlanta. RA Capital Partners acquired the property from the developer, South City Partners, for an undisclosed price. Situated in proximity to The Battery and Truist Park, home stadium of the MLB’s Atlanta Braves, the community features 6,000 square feet of activity and amenity space. Robert Stickel, Alex Brown, Ashlyn Warren, Michael Kay and Sim Patrick of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller in the transaction.
ATLANTA — Innova Solutions has acquired 1455 Lincoln Parkway, a 186,846-square-foot office building in Atlanta. The global talent and IT solution company plans to relocate its headquarters to the property and occupy two floors totaling 50,010 square feet. Florida-based Parmenter Realty Partners, which acquired the property in 2015, sold the building for an undisclosed price. Built in 1986, the building features an onsite café, conference center and a fitness center with shower and locker facilities. Innova Solutions will bring the property to 82 percent occupancy. Brian Howell and Jack Arnold of Bridger Properties will continue to manage leasing at the property on behalf of Innova Solutions. Jay O’Meara, Nima Ghomghani and Paul Holmes of CBRE represented the buyer in the transaction.
ATLANTA — Hilton Worldwide Holdings (NYSE: HLT) has opened Signia by Hilton Atlanta in the city’s downtown district. At 976 rooms and 1.3 million square feet, the project represents the largest hotel development in the city in at least 40 years, according to Hilton. The property is also the first new-build hotel for the company’s Signia brand, as well as the first Signia property in Georgia. The Georgia World Congress Center Authority (GWCCA), which owns and operates the adjacent Georgia World Congress Center, is the owner of the Signia hotel. Development costs were not disclosed, but the Atlanta Business Chronicle reports that the project cost roughly $450 million to develop. Built on the grounds of the former Georgia Dome, a sports and concert arena that was demolished in November 2017, the 42-story hotel is the lodging component of the GWCCA’s “Championship Campus,” which is self-described as “North America’s largest combined convention, sports and entertainment destination.” The campus also includes Georgia World Congress Center, Centennial Olympic Park and Mercedes-Benz Stadium, which is the home arena of the NFL’s Atlanta Falcons and MLS’s Atlanta United. The hotel is also adjacent to State Farm Arena, home of the NBA’s Atlanta Hawks, and Centennial …
In recent years, Atlanta has become a top choice for corporate relocations, causing double-digit multifamily rental rate growth, an increase in pricing and a general benefit to the industry as a whole. In 2021, rental rates rose at an average of 11.7 percent and last year that number reached 16.8 percent. As a result, from 2021 through much of 2022 the metropolitan area experienced a record amount of investment activity, with $20.8 billion and $14.8 billion trading hands, respectively. During the first six months of 2023, however, transaction activity slowed and began returning to more typical levels, dropping approximately 82 percent year-over-year from those highs. Much of the decline in transaction activity experienced today can be accredited to the Federal Reserve’s sizable interest rate hikes over the past 18 months, resulting in a significant expansion in cap rates and a divide between buyer and seller pricing expectations. During the first half of 2023, approximately 54 transactions occurred, compared to 172 recorded for the same period last year for assets valued at $5 million or more. Much of this activity was driven by smaller deal sizes and private capital as institutional investors embrace a “wait and see” agenda in hopes of …