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ATLANTA — Morning Calm Office Finance, a joint venture between Morning Calm Management and an unnamed global investment manager, has originated a $59 million loan for the refinancing of 8West, a new creative office building in Atlanta’s West Midtown district. Completed in 2020, the 193,000-square, nine-story building is located at 889 Howell Mill Road. The borrower, The Atlantic Cos., is using the loan to refinance the maturing construction debt on the property. The property features a fitness facility, rooftop deck and catering kitchen, common collaborative spaces and conference facilities and an outdoor public plaza. Ford Motor Co. is a major tenant at 8West.

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ATLANTA — Core Spaces has opened Hub Atlanta, a 792-bed student housing community located near the Georgia Tech campus in Atlanta’s Midtown neighborhood. The 19-story property offers 292 units in studio through six-bedroom configurations. Amenities include a fitness center, coworking spaces, private study lounges, a rooftop pool deck with a hot tub, dog park, 6,990 square feet of ground-floor retail space and a four-story parking garage. New Here Coffee operates a coffee shop. Curioso provided interior design services alongside Core’s in-house design team. Hartshorne Plunkard Architecture served as the architect, and Juneau Construction Co. was the general contractor. Core Spaces is managing the community. Residents recently moved in for the 2023-2024 school year, and leasing is now open for next year. Core Spaces focuses on developing, buying and managing student housing and build-to-rent communities. The firm maintains offices in Austin and Chicago. — Kristin Harlow and Katie Sloan

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SAVANNAH, GA. — Terra Alma has begun leasing the retail space at a master-planned development currently underway in Savannah. Totaling 11,000 square feet, the space is situated within the EmmaJames at Savannah Harbor property along the Savannah River on Hutchinson Island, which also features apartments and townhomes. Amenities at the development will include a marina and outdoor concert theater. An undisclosed seafood concept has signed the first retail lease. 

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ATLANTA — Greystar has begun leasing the first available units at Nomia, a 33-story high-rise apartment tower that will be located at 17th and Peachtree streets in Midtown Atlanta. The Charleston-based developer plans to officially open the 281-unit property this fall. Nomia will feature one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments, as well as penthouses with large floor-to-ceiling windows. Amenities will include a rooftop pool and terrace, spa, TULU luxury vending service, a fitness center and structured parking with electric vehicle charging stations, as well as street-level retail space. Nearby attractions include the High Museum, Museum of Design Atlanta (MODA) and Woodruff Arts Center, and global employers including NCR, PwC, Coca-Cola, Google, Norfolk Southern and AT&T have regional campuses in close proximity to Nomia.

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ATLANTA — Global Real Estate Advisors (GREA) has arranged the $11.4 million sale of Westside Crossing, a multifamily community located at 2265 Perry Blvd. in Atlanta’s Upper Westside neighborhood. Built in 1962, the community features 112 units in studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Taylor Brown, Chandler Brown and Mack Leath of GREA arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, Greenleaf Partners. Zavala Capital acquired the property.

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PEACHTREE CORNERS, GA. — Waramaug Hospitality has acquired Atlanta Marriott Peachtree Corners, a 222-room hotel located at 475 Technology Parkway in Peachtree Corners. The seller and sales price were not disclosed. Situated within the 500-acre Technology Park, the hotel features a fitness center, indoor pool and an outdoor fire pit seating area, as well as more than 5,000 square feet of meeting space across nine rooms. Waramaug Hospitality has selected Aimbridge Hospitality to manage the hotel, which underwent a multimillion-dollar renovation in 2018, according to multiple media outlets.

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ATLANTA — Ackerman & Co. has completed the acquisition of a 395,269-square-foot industrial property adjacent to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. Situated at 4099 Old Dixie Highway in Atlanta, the property comprises two distribution facilities within the three-building Henry Ford Distribution Center. Building 1 totals 165,365 square feet, and Building 2 spans 229,904 square feet. Tenants at the facilities, which were fully leased at the time of sale, include Delta Air Lines, Morrison Express, Aviation Inflatables, Restoration Sleep, Tara Plastics and Mile Marker Logistics. The seller and sales price were not disclosed. 

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SAVANNAH, GA. — Pennsylvania-based EQT Exeter has purchased Southeast Gateway, a 1.2 million-square-foot, two-building industrial park located at 400 and 450 Fort Argyle Road in Savannah. The seller, Conor Commercial Real Estate, sold the property for an undisclosed price. Conor Commercial owned the asset with William Harris Investors and tapped Colliers to lease Southeast Gateway. JLL represented the seller in the transaction. Both buildings were fully leased at the time to single tenants. Swiss Madison, a manufacturer of bath products, occupies the 184,080-square-foot Building 1, and Maersk Warehousing and Distribution Services occupies the 1 million-square-foot Building 2. Situated on a 137-acre site, Southeast Gateway is located one mile from I-95, six miles from I-16 and 15 miles from the Port of Savannah.

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ATLANTA — Trammell Crow Co. and partner Georgia Advanced Technology Ventures (GATV) have topped out Science Square Labs, a 13-story research-and-development (R&D) facility located adjacent to the Georgia Tech campus in Atlanta. GATV is a cooperative organization of Georgia Tech. The 368,258-square-foot building is part of the first phase of Science Square, an 18-acre mixed-use development that will offer laboratory, R&D offices, dining options and residences. Brasfield & Gorrie is the general contractor on Phase I of Science Square. Also part of the first phase is a 280-unit residential tower by High Street Residential, an affiliate of Trammell Crow Co. The developers aim to deliver Phase I in the first quarter of 2024. Designed by Perkins & Will, Science Square Labs will feature wet and dry laboratories, collaborative spaces, food-and-beverage outlets, a fitness center, interactive conference rooms, indoor/outdoor lounge, catering kitchen and six “graduator” speculative lab/office suites that will accommodate growing life sciences firms. Additionally, Cherry Street Energy is installing a 38,000-square-foot solar panel array atop the parking garage. The design-build team is aiming for Science Square to achieve LEED Gold and WELL certifications. In addition to the topping out, the ownership group has signed the first tenant at Science …

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ATLANTA — Mill Creek Residential has broken ground on Modera Westside Trail, a 373-unit luxury apartment community in Atlanta’s West Midtown neighborhood. The site is located at 576 Northside Drive, which is adjacent to the western boundary of the Georgia Tech campus and one block south of the new Echo Street West mixed-use development. Modera Westside Trail will comprise studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units, as well as 37 residences under Mill Creek’s proprietary Premium Collection brand that will feature upgraded finishes. The property will feature immediate access to the Atlanta BeltLine’s Westside Trail, as well as a resort-inspired swimming pool, rooftop deck with fire pit and grilling areas, steam room, coworking space, resident clubhouse with shuffleboard, onsite dog park and pet spa and a fitness center with cardio equipment, yoga studio, TRX system and Peloton bikes. Other amenities will include digital package lockers, controlled-access garage parking, EV charging stations, loaner bikes, bike repair station, bike storage and additional storage space. Mill Creek is anticipating first move-ins for fall 2025. 

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