Georgia

DULUTH, GA. — Banyan Street Capital has signed 109,963 square feet of office leases at Satellite Place, a 117-acre office park in Duluth, a northeast suburb of Atlanta. The 21 transactions include 13 new leases or expansions totaling 89,926 square feet and six renewals totaling 20,037 square feet. Eight of the leases (for 46,527 square feet) are tied to the electric vehicle (EV) industry, including a 17,808-square-foot lease with Hyundai Glovis. Situated near I-85, Satellite Place comprises 820,000 square feet of six-story office space. Banyan Street Capital has recently partnered with Greystar for a 328-unit multifamily development underway at Satellite Place. The property, known as Elan Satellite Place, is expected to deliver in early 2025.

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KENNESAW, GA. — Vesper Holdings has recapitalized West 22, an 850-bed student housing property located near the Kennesaw State University campus in metro Atlanta. Vesper owns the community through a joint venture partnership with an undisclosed investor. West 22 offers a mix of cottage and apartment units in one- through five-bedroom configurations. Shared amenities include a two-story fitness center, outdoor kitchen, basketball court, sand volleyball court, firepit and a hammock garden. The partnership plans to execute $3 million in capital improvements at the property over the next two years, including the addition of new flooring in units, lighting and cabinet upgrades, the addition of Nest thermostats and smart locks, and renovations to the clubhouse, gym and swimming pool. Jaclyn Fitts, William Vonderfecht and Casey Schaefer of CBRE’s National Student Housing team represented Vesper in the transaction, along with CBRE’s Kevin Geiger and Shea Campbell. Timothy Bradley and Austin Kinn of TSB Capital Advisors arranged the financing on behalf of the joint venture.

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FAYETTEVILLE, GA. — Alpharetta, Ga.-based Parkland Communities has secured zoning approval from the City of Fayetteville’s Planning & Zoning Commission for the development of Morgan Park, a 124-unit build-to-rent townhome community to be located between East Laier and Booker avenues. Situated on 9.3 acres roughly 22 miles outside of Atlanta, Morgan Park will feature two- and three-bedroom townhomes ranging from 1,636 to 1,958 square feet. Each townhome will feature a one-car garage and covered outdoor living space. Amenities at the property will include a clubhouse, pool, cabana and dedicated mail kiosk. Monthly rental rates at the community will begin at $2,400. A construction timeline was not disclosed.

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ALPHARETTA, GA. — X-Golf has opened a 6,800-square-foot golf simulator and sports bar venue at RocaPoint Partners’ $500 million Halcyon development in Alpharetta. Halcyon comprises 135 acres of mixed-use space roughly 30 miles northeast of Atlanta along Ga. 400. X-Golf occupies space on the ground-floor of Halcyon Grand, an apartment community located within the development. X-Golf’s venue features seven bays for group golf simulation, as well as a full bar serving beer, cocktails and appetizers. JLL represented RocaPoint in lease negotiations.

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NORCROSS, GA. — Locally based FIDES Development has delivered The Perry, a 160-unit, garden-style apartment community in the Atlanta suburb of Norcross. The gated development is situated at the intersection of Jimmy Carter and Peachtree Industrial boulevards. Ware Malcomb provided interior architecture and design services for the amenity spaces, which include a hospitality zone and lounge that comprises the pool and a lobby featuring custom specialty millwork, TVs, sofas and games. Other amenity spaces include a bike room, coworking space, office work rooms, mail room, pet spa area and a gym. Fortune-Johnson was the general contractor for The Perry, which commands rents beginning at $1,500 per month, according to Apartments.com.

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EVANS, GA. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the sale of Ansley at Town Center, a 358-unit apartment community in the Augusta suburb of Evans. The Shoptaw Group purchased the property from Spyglass Capital Partners for an undisclosed price. Taylor Bird, Nelson Abels, Laura Aylor and Jaime Slocumb of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller in the transaction. Built in 2009 and 2012, Ansley at Town Center features a clubhouse with billiards and a coffee bar, business center, fitness center, saltwater pool and sundeck, pet play area, Luxer package locker room and grilling stations.

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KENNESAW, GA. — Coro Realty has acquired Noonday Creek Crossing, a 153,486-square-foot shopping center located at 2911 George Busbee Parkway in Kennesaw, a northern suburb of Atlanta. An affiliate of Fletcher Bright Co. sold the retail center to Coro Realty for an undisclosed price. Situated on 15 acres adjacent to Kennesaw State University’s sports and entertainment complex, Noonday Creek Crossing was fully leased at the time of sale to tenants including Burlington, PGA Tour Superstore and Medici Medical Arts Center. The shopping center was built in 1996 and renovated in 2005. Zach Taylor of Institutional Property Advisors brokered the sale. Richard Henry, Mike Ryan, Brian Linnihan and J.P. Cordeiro of CBRE arranged an $8.6 million acquisition loan through Affinity Bank on behalf of Coro Realty.

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DOUGLASVILLE, GA. — Data center developer and operator DC Blox has broken ground on a $1.2 billion data center campus in Douglasville, about 22 miles west of Atlanta. Situated on a 55-acre site, the two-story data center campus will feature 12 data halls totaling 750,000 square feet. Tenants will have access to 180 megawatts of power and will be connected to DC Blox’s nearly 500-mile dark fiber route, which is slated for completion before the end of the year. The east-west fiber path will connect the company’s major hubs in Atlanta to its holdings in Augusta and on to its newly opened DC Blox Cable Landing Station in Myrtle Beach. Initial customer move-ins at the Douglasville campus is expected for third-quarter 2025. DC Blox is using tax incentives coordinated by Elevate Douglas Economic Partnership to help fund the development. The design-build team includes Evans General Contractors, DLB Associates, Bennett & Pless and Corgan, Thomas & Hutton.

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ATLANTA — A joint venture between LV Collective, Kayne Anderson Real Estate and Pacific Life is underway on a new student housing tower in Atlanta. Dubbed Rambler Atlanta, the property will house 798 student housing beds in 215 units comprising one-, two-, four-, five- and six-bedroom configurations. The 457,000-square-foot property will be located at 736 Peachtree St. NE in Midtown Atlanta, which is within the Tech Square neighborhood opposite the interstate from the Georgia Tech campus. Amenities at Rambler Atlanta will include the second location of the Daydreamer café, a “study mezzanine” with coworking space and private study rooms, a resident lounge, fitness center and a rooftop pool and hot tub. The joint venture plans to deliver Rambler Atlanta by fall 2025. Project partners include architect Niles Bolton Associates, general contractor JE Dunn, interior designer Archie Bolden, Michael Hsu Office of Architecture and landscape architect Ironwood DDG. TSB Capital Advisors consulted on the joint partnership and construction financing. Pacific Life is providing debt for the project. Earlier this year, LV Collective delivered the nearby Whistler, a 565-bed student housing community at 859 Spring St. NW.

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KENNESAW, GA. — Two new tenants have signed leases at Boone Centre, a shopping center located in Kennesaw, roughly 30 miles northwest of Atlanta. Backsmith Chiropractic and Axe Throwing Therapy will open at the property, which is situated at 2680 Cobb Parkway. Max Albers of Stratus Property Group represented both tenants in the lease negotiations. The landlord was not disclosed.

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