Georgia

Fogelman Properties, Thackeray Acquire 111-Unit Multifamily Community in Carrollton, Georgia

by Amy Works June 1, 2022

CARROLLTON, GA. — A joint venture partnership between Memphis, Tenn.-based Fogelman Properties and Thackeray has purchased a 111-unit apartment property in Carrollton for an undisclosed price. The partnership has rebranded the community, formerly known as Renew at Carrollton, as Venue at Carrollton. Built in 1974, Venue at Carrollton features one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments ranging from 900 square feet to 1,200 square feet. At the time of sale, the property was 96 percent occupied. The partnership plans to renovate all of the unit interiors, pool, clubhouse and amenity areas.

June 1, 2022

Development Georgia Loans Multifamily Southeast

JLL Arranges Financing for 31-Story 1405 Spring Apartment Project in Midtown Atlanta

by John Nelson May 31, 2022

ATLANTA — JLL Capital Markets has arranged construction financing for 1405 Spring, a 326-unit high-rise apartment tower in Midtown Atlanta. Ed Coco, Matt Casey and Kelsey Bawcombe of JLL arranged the full capital stack for the project through Manulife Investment Management on behalf of the developer, a joint venture between JPX Works and Zeller. The 31-story 1405 Spring will offer studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units, as well as luxury penthouses. The building’s 21 residential levels will sit atop a ground-level lobby, eight-level parking garage and amenities. Features will include multiple indoor lounge areas, coworking spaces, a fitness center, yoga and meditation studio, pool, sundeck and covered outdoor lounge with firepits. 1405 Spring will be situated at the southeast corner of 18th and Spring streets, just blocks from the Arts Center MARTA station. The neighborhood is home to the Woodruff Arts Center, MODA and the Center for Puppetry Arts. The high-rise will replace a vacant, single-level commercial building that most recently served as The John Marshall Law School’s Blackburn Conference Center.

May 31, 2022

Acquisitions Georgia Net Lease Restaurant Southeast

Marcus & Millichap Brokers $3.5M Sale of Metro Atlanta Restaurant Site Leased to Chick-fil-A

by John Nelson May 31, 2022

SUWANEE, GA. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $3.5 million sale of a single-tenant, net-leased restaurant in metro Atlanta ground leased to Chick-fil-A. Built in 2007, the property is located on a 1.2-acre lot at 1035 Peachtree Industrial Blvd. in Suwanee. A locally based, privately held buyer purchased the restaurant through a 1031 exchange in an all-cash transaction. Don McMinn of Marcus & Millichap’s Taylor McMinn Retail Group brokered the deal. “This transaction demonstrates the strong demand for trophy net-lease assets and the peak pricing they are commanding despite inflation and interest rate hikes,” says McMinn.

May 31, 2022

Affordable Housing Development Georgia Multifamily Southeast

Wendover Housing Opens 131-Unit Hartland Station Affordable Housing Community in Atlanta

by John Nelson May 27, 2022

ATLANTA — Wendover Housing Partners has opened Hartland Station, a new affordable housing community in Atlanta. The 131-unit property is located at 2040 Fleet St., south of downtown Atlanta in the city’s Sylvan Hills neighborhood. The community aims to address the ongoing issue of available affordable housing in Atlanta, where there are approximately only 27 available affordable homes per 100 low-income renters, according to Wendover Housing. Hartland Station consists of one-, two- and three-bedroom units and features amenities such as a business center, fitness center, activity room with kitchen, splash pad and a playground. Rents start at $861 per month. The $28 million community was made possible with help from partners including the Georgia Department of Community Affairs with nearly $1 million in Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) equity, $1.5 million in bonds from Invest Atlanta (the city’s economic development authority) and $1.3 million in grant funding from the Metropolitan Parkway tax allocation district. Financing also included $18.8 million in tax-exempt bonds.

May 27, 2022

Georgia Industrial Leasing Activity Southeast

Automotive Distributor Signs 367,000 SF Industrial Lease in Metro Atlanta

by John Nelson May 27, 2022

HIRAM, GA. — Automann Inc., a global distributor of truck and trailer chassis and brake components, has signed a 367,000-square-foot industrial lease within Silver Comet Industrial Park in Hiram. The New Jersey-based firm is expected to bring 150 jobs to the Paulding County area, which sits west of Atlanta along U.S. Route 278 and State Route 92. Automann is occupying all of Building I, which is the first of six facilities planned at the 128-acre industrial complex. Silver Comet Industrial Park’s landlord is SK Commercial Realty, Goldenrod Cos. and Paulding County Economic Development. The ownership will break ground on the facility, which will feature 36-foot clear heights and 29 dock doors, in the coming months.

May 27, 2022

Acquisitions Georgia Hospitality Southeast

Hodges Ward Elliott Arranges Sale of 112-Room Hampton Inn Hotel in Athens, Georgia

by John Nelson May 27, 2022

ATHENS, GA. — Hodges Ward Elliott (HWE) has arranged the sale of Hampton Inn Athens, a 112-room hotel located at 2220 W. Broad St. in Athens. Built in 1995, Hampton Inn Athens is situated about three miles west of the University of Georgia, downtown Athens and the Classic Center, the city’s premier convention center. The hotel features digital keys, pet-friendly rooms, an outdoor swimming pool, fitness center, business center and complimentary breakfast. Clint Hodges, B.J. Patel and Michael Brandes of HWE represented the seller, Germantown, Tenn.-based McNeill Hotel Co., in the negotiations. The undisclosed buyer purchased the hotel.

May 27, 2022

Acquisitions Georgia Retail Southeast

IPA Brokers $8.3M Sale of Food Lion-Anchored Shopping Center Near Port of Savannah

by John Nelson May 26, 2022

GARDEN CITY, GA. — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has brokered the $8.3 million sale of Garden Grove, a Food Lion-anchored shopping center located adjacent to the Port of Savannah in Garden City. The grocer, which has anchored the shopping center since 1990, recently extended its lease through 2031. Fletcher Bright Co. sold the 78,792-square-foot property to a private, North Carolina-based family office doing business as Berkshire-Hudson Capital XI. The seller recently replaced the shopping center’s roof and executed nine lease renewals in 2021, including Food Lion’s. Other tenants at Garden Grove include Concentra Health Urgent Care, Rent-a-Center, Hopxing Chinese Restaurant, X-Cell Communications, Suave House Barber, Jackson Hewitt Tax Service and RPM Coin Laundry. Zach Taylor of IPA represented Fletcher Bright in the transaction. “Garden Grove illustrated that demand for grocery centers in growing Southeast markets continues to drive record pricing despite recent interest rate increases,” says Taylor.

May 26, 2022

Acquisitions Georgia Multifamily Southeast

CBRE Investment Management Provides $85.3M Acquisition Loan for Multifamily Community in Metro Atlanta

by John Nelson May 24, 2022

DORAVILLE, GA. — A fund sponsored by CBRE Investment Management closed on an $85.3 million mortgage loan to finance Atlanta-based Carroll’s acquisition of the 592-unit Arium Winters Chapel apartment community in the Atlanta suburb of Doraville. The floating-rate loan has an initial term of three years with a two-year extension option. The loan features future funding to finance the sponsor’s business plan. Robert Kadoori of CBRE’s Debt & Structured Finance team in Atlanta arranged the loan on behalf of Carroll. Formerly known as Jasmine at Winters Chapel, Arium Winters Chapel is a garden-style property located at 4335 Winters Chapel Road and offers one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Units feature hardwood-style flooring, resurfaced cabinets, private balconies, tile backsplashes and washer/dryers in select units. Community amenities include a fitness center, two swimming pools, soccer field, picnic and grilling areas, two dog parks, playground, clubhouse, business center and controlled gated access.

May 24, 2022

Development Georgia Mixed-Use Office Southeast

Clarion, Westbridge Break Ground on 926 Brady Adaptive Reuse Offices in Atlanta

by John Nelson May 23, 2022

ATLANTA — Clarion Partners and Westbridge have broken ground on 926 Brady, an adaptive reuse project in Atlanta’s West Midtown district. The project will repurpose a 1930s-era warehouse into 36,000 square feet of creative office space, including a second-floor addition that gives the property a rooftop terrace. Architectural firm ai3 is the design lead for 926 Brady, and Gay Construction Co. is serving as the general contractor. The Transwestern team of Zach Wooten and Stephen Clifton is managing leasing. Construction is currently underway, with an estimated delivery in the second quarter of 2023. 926 Brady sits at the corner of 10th Street and Brady Avenue within Stockyards Atlanta, an adaptive reuse of the former stockyard and meatpacking plant called Miller Union Stockyards. Westbridge redeveloped the campus in 2017 and brought in a diverse tenant base, including Red Bull, Fitzco, Mannington Commercial, Painted Duck, Baffi Atlanta and Nick’s Westside.

May 23, 2022

Georgia Market Reports Multifamily Southeast Southeast Market Reports

Atlanta Multifamily Sales Market Downshifts from ‘White Hot’ to ‘Hot’

by John Nelson May 23, 2022

Like much of the rest of the country, the Atlanta multifamily market has been white-hot with strong occupancies and rent growth that is contributing to outsized returns for owners, investors and developers. Recent increases in financing costs does not mean the music is stopping, but the tempo is slowing a bit. Atlanta’s multifamily fundamentals are still outstanding. Occupancies are holding strong and rents are continuing to rise. According to Northmarq’s fourth-quarter 2021 research, occupancy improved by 90 basis points while asking rents spiked by 15.9 percent at year-end. The compelling story fueling investor interest — growing demand and limited supply of housing options — remains firmly in place. In addition, there is plenty of investor appetite and capital available for multifamily assets for both debt and equity financing. The big change that has occurred over the past several weeks is the increasing cost of debt that will likely take some of the edge off what has been an ultra-aggressive investment sales market. The 10-year Treasury was 1.73 percent on March 1, 2022. At the end of April, it was 2.91 percent, a 118-basis-point increase in less than two months. Additionally, lender spreads have widened over this same period — 30 …

May 23, 2022

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