Georgia

KENNESAW, GA. — Octave Holdings and Investments LLC, a privately held investment firm based in Alpharetta, Ga., has purchased Barrett Pavilion, a 369,971-square-foot shopping center in Kennesaw. Octave Holdings acquired the center from Stockbridge and Lincoln Property Co. via investment vehicle Octave Opportunity Fund LLC for $58.8 million. Situated near Town Center Mall and shadow-anchored by Target, Barrett Pavilion’s tenant roster includes Total Wine & More, REI, Ulta Beauty, Shoe Carnival, Old Navy, Best Buy Outlet, AMC Barrett Commons 24, Urban Air, buybuy Baby, Hudson Grill, Ted’s Montana Grill and Cold Stone Creamery. Octave’s operations affiliate Pinnacle Leasing and Management will manage the shopping center.

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ATLANTA — Bellwether Enterprise Real Estate Capital LLC has provided a $23.9 million HUD 221(d)(4) loan to finance the rehabilitation of Jewish Tower and Zaban Tower, two affordable housing communities for seniors located at 3156 and 3160 Howell Mill Road in Atlanta. Jeff Mion of Bellwether’s Duluth, Ga., office originated the loan on behalf of the borrower, The Jewish Home Tower Inc. Following completion of rehabilitation, Bellwether will convert the interest-only construction period loan to a permanent loan at the same interest rate (3.99 percent) for a period of 40 years. Jewish Tower is a 200‐unit, eight‐story building, and Zaban Tower is a 60‐unit, four‐story building. Both assets were delivered in the 1970s and provide affordable, independent living for seniors aged 62 and older. The two properties are situated on the same campus and are connected through a third building, the William Breman Jewish Home, which contains assisted living and nursing care units, as well as a full‐service dining room that is open to residents of all three buildings. The borrower plans to use the financing to upgrade handicap accessibility in common areas and resident units, replace the roof and windows and upgrade unit interiors. Building system improvements will include …

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ACWORTH AND SMYRNA, GA. — Hackney Real Estate Partners has sold two grocery-anchored shopping centers in metro Atlanta for $29 million. The assets include the 144,678-square-foot Cherokee Corners in Acworth and the 185,601-square-foot Concord Village in Smyrna. Brad Buchanan, Jim Hamilton and Andrew Kahn of JLL represented Hackney in the portfolio transaction. Both shopping centers are anchored by Food Depot, which has recently signed a 10-year renewal at both locations. Built in 1984 and renovated in 2016, Cherokee Corners was fully leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Woodstock Market, Dolce Furniture and Family Dollar. Concord Village was built in 1988 and renovated in 2016. The center was 99 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Goodwill, Citi Trends, Mega Furniture Outlet, Dollar General and CSL Plasma.

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KENNESAW, GA. — Fountain Residential Partners has sold 14 SixtyFive, a 241-bed student housing community near Kennesaw State University in metro Atlanta. The development was recently completed and offers two-, three-, four- and five-bedroom, fully furnished units with bed-to-bath parity. Community amenities include study spaces on every floor, a gaming room, 24-hour fitness center, outdoor kitchen, barbecue grills, resort-style swimming pool and a study lounge. The 52-unit property is situated one mile north of campus at 1465 Shiloh Road in Kennesaw. Teddy Leatherman, Stewart Hayes and Scott Clifton of JLL represented the seller in the disposition of the property to Nuveen Real Estate. The sales price was not disclosed.

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ALPHARETTA, GA. — Lincoln Property Co. Southeast (LPC Southeast) has negotiated several new leases, lease expansions and extensions at NorthWinds Office Park in Alpharetta totaling more than 90,000 square feet. Hunter Henritze, Michael Howell, Caroline Fisher and Robert deGolian of LPC Southeast represented the landlord, The Brookdale Group, in the lease negotiations. The tenants for these lease deals at the 1 million-square-foot, seven-building office park include: • Deposco (extending by 11,025 square feet); • Campbell & Brannon (extending by 17,425 square feet); • US Orthopedic Partners (new 10,445-square-foot lease); • Goldman Sachs (expansion/extension of 7,579 square feet); • Hanover Insurance Co. (new 7,119-square-foot lease); • Homrich Berg (new 6,992-square-foot lease); • Weissman P.C. (6,991-square-foot lease extension); • REP Perimeter Holdings (extended by 6,803 square feet); • CBIZ (6,514-square-foot lease extension); • Instant Financial (4,151 lease extension/expansion); • Adair & Baker (2,896-square-foot extension); and • H Clay Moore & Associates Inc. (new 2,762-square-foot lease) NorthWinds is located about 26 miles north of Atlanta and within one mile from Avalon and Ga. Highway 400. In addition to offices, the campus includes two hotels, two banks, nine restaurants, two complimentary fitness facilities, a daycare and learning facility and six free conference and training …

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DECATUR, GA. — Resia, formerly known as AHS Residential, has obtained $60 million in construction financing for a 476-unit apartment development in metro Atlanta. Located at 4151 Memorial Drive in Decatur, the community will feature five seven-story midrise buildings comprising one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Twenty percent of the units will have income restrictions, according to Resia. Amenities will include assigned parking, a business center, fitness center and a swimming pool. Bank of America provided the loan to Resia, which broke ground on the unnamed community in the first quarter of 2022 and expects to deliver the asset in the third quarter of 2023. The project is the developer’s third property in the metro Atlanta area.

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ATLANTA — SJC Ventures has signed several new tenants to join Phase II of The Interlock, a $750 million mixed-use development underway in Atlanta’s West Midtown district. New concepts joining include Starbucks, Kura Revolving Sushi Bar, Salon Lofts and Five Guys. SJC Ventures expects to announce a new round of tenants in the near future. In addition to the newly announced restaurants and salon, the second phase of The Interlock will be anchored by a 42,000-square-foot Publix grocery store, 670 student housing units for Georgia Tech students, 275,000 square feet of commercial space and limited restaurant opportunities. Construction on Phase II began in May 2021, and SJC Ventures plans to fully open the second phase in 2024. Phase II of The Interlock will be connected to Phase I, which is anchored by a Puttshack, the Bellyard hotel and Rooftop L.O.A., via a one-acre public park.

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ALPHARETTA, GA. — Northland, a private equity investor based in Newton, Mass., has purchased Emblem Alpharetta, a 210-unit active adult community in the north Atlanta suburb of Alpharetta. Situated on seven acres, the property was fully occupied at the time of sale and represents the fourth Georgia acquisition for Northland this year but the first active adult acquisition in its portfolio. The seller and sales price were not disclosed. Emblem Alpharetta comprises one- and two-bedroom apartments in a four-story building that centers around a resort-style pool and sundeck. Units are reserved for households age 55 and older. Amenities include a fitness center, bocce ball court and outdoor entertaining spaces. Northland plans to invest $3 million in capital improvements at Emblem Alpharetta over the next four years.

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ATHENS, GA. AND ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES — Landmark Properties has announced a $2 billion joint venture with a wholly owned subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA). The partnership will be focused on developing and operating student housing properties in targeted markets throughout the United States. The new build-to-core joint venture follows the $1 billion value-add student housing platform formed by Landmark and ADIA announced in March 2022. “We remain disciplined in our strategy of growing the highest quality student housing portfolio in the country,” says Wes Rogers, president and CEO of Athens, Ga.-based Landmark. “Student housing continues to demonstrate, in all market cycles, a resilient asset class with strong fundamentals, and we continue to see compelling opportunities for development throughout the U.S.,” adds Rogers. “This latest joint venture offers the opportunity to expand our relationship with ADIA, one of the world’s leading institutional real estate investors.”

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ATLANTA — CP Group, a Boca Raton, Fla.-based office real estate investment firm, has debuted its “worCPlaces” flexible office program within its Atlanta portfolio. The concept is now available for occupancy within Lakeside Office Park and One and Two Ravinia, office properties that are located in the city’s Central Perimeter office submarket. Eric Ross, Sabrina Gibson and Stewart Thrash of CBRE will serve as leasing agents for the new worCPlaces on behalf of CP Group, which is the second-largest office landlord in the state of Georgia. Designed by Gensler and ASD|Sky, worCPlaces are amenitized workspaces that are move-in ready for office tenants. Within the Atlanta portfolio, the new spaces that have come on line include 12 individual spec suites ranging from 1,800 to 9,700 square feet on the fifth, ninth and 11th floors at One and Two Ravinia. Several of the suites include new furniture while others can be furnished by worCPlaces. Additionally, 10 spec suites ranging from 1,400 square feet to 4,600 square feet and a newly completed coworking space are all contained within a standalone, two-story building at Lakeside Office Park, a five-building, 406,000-square foot office development. The coworking spaces at Lakeside also include available furnishings; in-building, digitally …

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