Georgia

Palomar Group Brokers $2.8M Sale of Augusta Restaurant Leased to Steak N Shake

by John Nelson January 12, 2023

AUGUSTA, GA. — The Palomar Group has brokered the $2.8 million sale of a 3,512-square-foot restaurant located at 4329 Belair Frontage Road in Augusta. The property is triple-net-leased to Steak N Shake, a diner chain that serves burgers, fries and milkshakes. Steak N Shake has approximately 15 years remaining on its lease term, which features a 10 percent rental increase every five years. The restaurant is situated at a signalized intersection off I-20 and near Fort Gordon Army Base. An investment firm based in New Britain, Conn., purchased the restaurant from an entity based in Aiken, S.C. Both parties requested anonymity.

January 12, 2023

Development Georgia Industrial Southeast Top Stories

South Korea’s Hanwha Solutions to Invest $2.5B in Solar Panel Supply Chain in Georgia

by Katie Sloan January 12, 2023

CARTERSVILLE, GA. — Hanwha Solutions, through its clean energy subsidiary Qcells, has announced plans to invest more than $2.5 billion to develop a complete solar energy supply chain across the northern part of the state of Georgia. According to the company, this will represent the largest investment ever in solar panel production in the U.S. and make Qcells the only company in the country with a complete and sustainable solar supply chain. Qcells plans to break ground on a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Cartersville, roughly 43 miles northwest of downtown Atlanta, by the end of March. The plant will manufacture solar ingots, wafers and cells — the elements that make up solar panels — as well as finished panels. That facility is scheduled for completion in late 2024. The company also plans to expand solar panel production at its existing facility in Dalton, approximately 45 miles north of Cartersville, which opened in 2019. The company will hire an additional 535 employees at that facility. “As demand for clean energy continues to grow nationally, we’re ready to put thousands of people to work creating fully American-made and sustainable solar solutions, from raw material to finished panels,” says Justin Lee, CEO of Qcells. …

January 12, 2023

Acquisitions Georgia Retail Southeast

Northmarq Brokers $7.3M Sale of Retail Strip Center Near Savannah

by John Nelson January 10, 2023

POOLER, GA. — Northmarq has brokered the $7.3 million sale of Shops at Tanger Parkway, a 15,600-square-foot retail strip center located at 240 Tanger Outlets Blvd. in Pooler, a suburb of Savannah. David Annett and Anne Perrault of Northmarq’s Tulsa office represented the seller, a Utah-based developer, in the transaction. Mark Lovering of Northmarq’s Chicago office represented the buyer, a private equity firm based in Mexico City. Built in 2020, Shops at Tanger Parkway was fully leased at the time of sale to Tropical Smoothie Café, Tin Drum Asian Kitchen, LAX, T-Swirl Crepe, Wayback Burgers, Which Wich?, America’s Best Contacts & Glasses and Pita Mediterranean Street Food. The property is shadow-anchored by Tanger Outlets Savannah, an open-air outlet mall developed in 2015.

January 10, 2023

Acquisitions Georgia Multifamily Southeast

GREA Arranges Sale of 66-Unit Cielo at Lanier Apartment Community Near Atlanta

by John Nelson January 9, 2023

GAINESVILLE, GA. — Global Real Estate Advisors (GREA) has brokered the $9.1 million sale of Cielo at Lanier Apartments, a multifamily community located at 3656 Browns Bridge Road in Gainesville, roughly 50 miles northeast of Atlanta. Built in 1985, the property features 66 units in one- and two-bedroom layouts. Taylor Brown and John A. Topping Jr. of GREA represented the seller, Zavala Capital, in the transaction. Ryan Haase of Magnitude CRE Capital Advisory acquired the property and plans to continue interior renovations.

January 9, 2023

Development Georgia Industrial Southeast

Stonemont Financial to Develop 903,200 SF Industrial Park in Locust Grove, Georgia

by John Nelson January 5, 2023

LOCUST GROVE, GA. — Stonemont Financial Group has purchased an infill, 113-acre site in Locust Grove with plans to develop a 903,200-square-foot industrial park. The development will break ground in the first quarter, with an expected completion of first-quarter 2024. Called Stonemont Park 75 South, the development will include three rear-load speculative warehouses ranging in sizes from 124,800 square feet to 538,720 square feet. Clear heights will vary from 32 feet to 40 feet, and the property will also include 316 trailer parking stalls and 612 car parking stalls, as well as 2,000 linear feet of frontage along I-75. Stonemont Park 75 South will sit along Highway 42 within Atlanta’s I-75 South industrial submarket. The design-build team will include Ware Malcomb (architect), Eberly & Associates (civil engineer) and Alston Construction (general contractor). Wilson Hull & Neal will serve as the leasing agent for the park on behalf of Stonemont Financial.

January 5, 2023

Acquisitions Georgia Industrial Southeast

Brennan, Global Gate Purchase 522,410 SF Industrial Portfolio in Dalton, Georgia

by John Nelson January 4, 2023

DALTON, GA. — A joint venture between Brennan Investment Group LLC and Global Gate Capital has purchased Greenpoint Industrial Park Buildings 1-3, a portfolio of newly built industrial assets in the northwest Atlanta suburb of Dalton totaling 522,410 square feet. An entity doing business as Dossche Holdings LLC sold the portfolio for an undisclosed price. Dennis Mitchell, Britton Burdette, Matt Wirth, Mitchell Townsend and Bo Osgood of JLL represented the seller in the transaction. Completed in 2022, the buildings were 100 percent preleased during construction to The Recreational Group, which designs, manufactures and installs recreational surfacing products, including synthetic turf and composite modular tile. Situated 24 miles from Appalachian Regional Port, the three-property portfolio along Duckworth Road makes up the first phase of the master-planned Greenpoint Industrial Park, the second phase of which will add an additional 1.2 million square feet. Austin Kriz and Tom Cromartie of JLL handle leasing at the park and led efforts to finalize the stabilization of Phase I.

January 4, 2023

Development Georgia Leasing Activity Mixed-Use Office Southeast

MARTA Signs 130,000 SF Office Lease at Uptown Atlanta’s East Tower

by John Nelson January 4, 2023

ATLANTA — The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) has signed a 130,000-square-foot office lease at Uptown Atlanta, a 47-acre mixed-use development in Atlanta’s Lindbergh neighborhood. Rubenstein Partners is redeveloping Uptown Atlanta, which is anchored by the Lindbergh Center MARTA Station and home to MARTA’s headquarters. MARTA is moving its Capital Programs, Expansion and Innovation (CPEI) Group to the project’s East Tower. About 540 MARTA employees are relocating to occupy four floors at Uptown Atlanta from 2400 Piedmont Road. Uptown Atlanta features 100,000 square feet of street-level retail space, greenspace and art, as well as 1 million square feet of Class A office space. Rubenstein recently completed the reimagination of the 35,000-square-foot office atrium to include modern amenities and collaborative spaces. Skillshot Media, an esports provider, recently relocated its headquarters to the project and regularly activates the high-tech atrium with global esports events. Rubenstein plans to complete the redevelopment this fall.

January 4, 2023

Acquisitions Georgia Multifamily Southeast

Fogelman Acquires 204-Unit Columns at Timothy Woods Apartments in Athens, Georgia

by John Nelson December 23, 2022

ATHENS, GA. — Fogelman Properties has acquired The Columns at Timothy Woods, a 204-unit apartment community located in Athens, roughly 70 miles northeast of Atlanta. Fogelman acquired the property for an undisclosed price from ECI Group, which acquired the community in 2019 and completed improvements to the property’s interiors and amenities. Originally built in 1996, the community features units in one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts. Kevin Geiger of CBRE represented ECI in the transaction.

December 23, 2022

Development Georgia Loans Mixed-Use Multifamily Southeast

Middle Street, AECOM-Canyon Obtain $245M Construction Financing for Midtown Atlanta Multifamily Project

by John Nelson December 20, 2022

ATLANTA — A joint venture between developers Middle Street Partners and AECOM-Canyon Partners has obtained $245 million in construction financing for its two-tower multifamily project situated a block from Piedmont Park in Midtown Atlanta. Eastdil Secured arranged the financing through Bank OZK and Related Fund Management on behalf of the developers. Cody Kirkpatrick, Noam Franklin and Chinmay Bhatt of Berkadia advised Middle Street in the transaction. The unnamed development will occupy a full city block on Juniper Street between 11th and 12th streets. The project will include a north tower and south tower totaling 487 apartments, and each tower will feature an undisclosed amount of ground-floor retail space. The developers plan to break ground immediately. The project team includes general contractor Brasfield & Gorrie, architect Brock Hudgins and interior designer CID Design Group.

December 20, 2022

Acquisitions Georgia Retail Southeast

SRS Brokers Sale of 143,081 SF Blackwell Plaza Shopping Center in Marietta, Georgia

by Jeff Shaw December 19, 2022

MARIETTA, GA. — SRS’ Investment Properties Group has arranged the sale of Blackwell Plaza, a 143,081-square-foot shopping center in Marietta, approximately 20 miles northwest of Atlanta. An entity doing business as RCG-Marietta VII LLC acquired the property from Stebri Enterprises for $10 million. Kyle Stonis and Pierce Mayson of SRS represented Stebri in the transaction. Sitting on 17 acres at the intersection of Canton Road and Piedmont Road, the property features tenants including Old Time Pottery and America’s Thrift Store.

December 19, 2022

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