MCDONOUGH, GA. — Northmarq has arranged the sale of Towne Crest Village, a 20,053-square-foot retail center located in McDonough, approximately 30 miles south of Atlanta. Jeff Enck of Northmarq represented the private Florida-based buyer in the transaction. An individual Los Angeles-based investor sold the property for $5.7 million. Built in 2005, Towne Crest was 100 percent leased at the time of sale to a mix of local businesses including service retailers and restaurants.
DECATUR, GA. — JLL Capital Markets has brokered the $258 million sale of two five-story, wrap-style apartment communities located in the northeast Atlanta suburb of Decatur. Development and management company HHHunt acquired Abberly Skye for $163 million and Abberly Onyx for $95 million. Northwood Ravin was the seller for both transactions. The two communities are located on the same block around a newly built shopping center anchored by a Sprouts Farmers Market and across the street from a recently renovated shopping center anchored by a Walmart Supercenter. Both properties are approximately seven miles from Midtown Atlanta. Abberly Skye was developed in 2020. The community offers 450 studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Individual units include walk-in showers, glass-front kitchen cabinets, quartz countertops in kitchens and bathrooms, stainless steel appliances and balconies with walk-up patio options. Community amenities at Abberly Skye include a golf simulator, swimming pool, sauna, business center, podcasting room, fitness areas, TV lounge and gaming courtyard. Abberly Onyx was developed in 2017 and comprises 250 units. The building offers studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans, as well as community amenities such as a rooftop swimming pool, sauna, climbing gym, two-story outdoor lounge, indoor and outdoor game areas, …
MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. — Ziff Real Estate Partners has purchased six self-storage properties in the Southeast and Colorado totaling 2,750 climate- and non-climate-controlled units, including boat and RV rental spaces. The Mount Pleasant-based investor purchased the assets for an undisclosed price via its ZRP Storage Opportunity Fund. The assets in the portfolio include four existing properties: Morristown Self Storage in Morristown, Tenn.; J&S Self Storage in Fountain, Colo.; Mocks Hwy 20 Self Storage in Cumming, Ga.; and Atlas Business Center in Gainesville, Ga. The portfolio also includes two buildings in Roanoke, Va., and Waldorf, Md., that were acquired for conversion to self-storage properties branded under the StoreEase flag. Combined the six assets span 340,000 net rentable square feet. The sellers were not disclosed.
ATLANTA — Berkadia has arranged $87.8 million in acquisition financing for a 13-property affordable housing portfolio in Georgia and South Carolina. Jeff Lawrence of Berkadia’s Atlanta office arranged the two-year loan on behalf of the borrower, Georgia-based Infinity RE Impact. The portfolio comprises 12 Georgia properties, including Lake Forest Apartments in Gainesville; Forest Creek at Moultrie Apartments in Moultrie; Lakeview Apartments in Carrollton; Rolling Ridge Apartments in Athens; Shenandoah Forest Apartments in Newnan; Sunny Brook Apartments Road in Elberton; Briarwood Apartments in Jesup; Indian Oaks in Fort Valley; Shadowood in Augusta; The Cliffs in Dalton; Georgian Woods in Douglas; and Riverbend in Milledgeville. The lone South Carolina property in the portfolio is Crestview Village in Easley.
MCDONOUGH, GA. — Global cold storage developer and owner NewCold has released plans for a $333 million facility in McDonough, a southern Atlanta suburb in Henry County. The developer says the project will create 170 new jobs upon completion. No construction timeline was disclosed. NewCold’s automated storage and distribution facility will be situated within Midland Industrial Park, which sits about one mile from the I-75 and Ga. Highway 155 interchange. Project manager Cameron Barnhill represented the Georgia Department of Economic Development’s Global Commerce team on the NewCold project in partnership with the Henry County Development Authority, the Georgia Department of Transportation, Georgia Quick Start, Norfolk Southern and Georgia Power. NewCold’s investment represents the largest single investment in the history of Henry County, according to Carlotta Harrell, chair of the Henry County Board of Commissioners. “This highly automated facility will bring additional high-skilled jobs while also increasing Henry County’s already strong portfolio of foreign direct investment,” says Irv Culpepper, chairman of the Henry County Development Authority. Georgia is a prominent hub for food logistics companies. The state currently has more than 189 million cubic square feet of cold storage space, according to the governor’s office. Founded in the Netherlands and with …
ATLANTA — The City of Atlanta has received approval for $39 million in acquisition financing for the purchase of Two Peachtree Street, a 41-story office building located in downtown Atlanta. The city’s economic development authority, Invest Atlanta, will purchase the building, which the city plans to convert to a mixed-income, mixed-use development. Invest Atlanta is acquiring the property on behalf of the city and plans to hold the property until a redevelopment partner is selected. Built in 1968, the building is currently owned by the State of Georgia.
ATLANTA — The Ardent Cos. has executed five new leases, 11 renewals and one expansion at Piedmont Center, a 2 million-square-foot office campus located in the Buckhead neighborhood of Atlanta. New tenants at Piedmont Center, which will absorb 35,650 square feet of space, include Emory Investment Management, Harry Norman, Maxis, Findling Law and Relatient. Chad Koenig and Katelyn Fabien of Cushman & Wakefield represented Emory Investment Management, John Winter of Cushman & Wakefield represented Harry Norman, Jill Goldberg of Goldberg O’Malley and Steve Barton of CBRE represented Maxis, and Relatient was represented by Joey Kline of JLL in the lease negotiations. Hudson Lambert Parrott Walker LLC added 4,426 square feet of space to its occupancy of Tower 15 at the campus. The lease renewals and expansion account for 42,359 square feet. JLL and Cushman & Wakefield handle leasing for Piedmont Center on behalf of Ardent Cos.
DUNWOODY, GA. — Dallas-based corporate development and investment firm KDC has acquired two office buildings totaling more than 1.6 million square feet in Park Center, a 17-acre master-planned, transit-oriented project in the northern Atlanta suburb of Dunwoody. Park Center Buildings 2 and 3 were acquired in a sale-leaseback deal with insurance giant State Farm, along with approximately 40,000 square feet of retail space, a parking structure with more than 4,000 parking spaces and a 2.6-acre parcel for future development. The price was not disclosed. Park Center Building 2 was completed in 2020 and comprises 621,000 square feet, including 39,000 square feet of retail space. Park Center Building 3 is a 440,000-square-foot office tower completed in 2021. KDC described the properties as “a state-of-the-arm, Class A office project.” KDC was the original developer of Park Center. The company purchased the property with its internal capitalization established with an investment by Cadillac Fairview in 2021, along with ongoing ownership and funding from KDC and Compatriot Capital. Northmarq’s Dallas debt and equity team, including Phillip Askew, Ronald Reese and Charlie Robinson, arranged financing for KDC’s acquisition through its life insurance company relationships. KDC has begun planning for future phases of Park Center. According …
MCDONOUGH AND JONESBORO, GA. — A partnership between Birmingham, Ala.-based Growth Capital Partners (GCP) and AEW Capital Management LP has purchased a 2.9 million-square-foot industrial portfolio in Atlanta’s I-75 South industrial submarket. The seller and sales price were not disclosed. The portfolio comprises three Class A facilities in McDonough and Jonesboro that house four tenants, including Whirlpool Corp. and Caterpillar. The assets include 195 King Mill Road in McDonough, 150 Greenwood in McDonough and 9250 S. Main St. in Jonesboro. GCP’s existing portfolio spans 6.7 million square feet in Sun Belt markets such as Atlanta, Nashville, Houston, San Antonio, Charlotte and Jacksonville.
BRUNSWICK, GA. — Big V Property Group, in partnership with Equity Street Capital, has acquired Glynn Isles, a 193,039-square-foot retail center located in the coastal Georgia city of Brunswick. Shadow-anchored by Target and Lowe’s Home Improvement, the center has averaged 98 percent occupancy. Tenants include Dick’s Sporting Goods, PetSmart, Ross Dress for Less, Michaels, Ulta Beauty and Old Navy. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
