Georgia

LogistiCenter

DECATUR, GA. — Reno, Nev.-based Dermody Properties has completed LogistiCenterSM at Miller Road, a 154,440-square-foot distribution facility in Decatur. Located at 2800 Miller Road, LogistiCenterSM is situated 16.7 miles east of downtown Atlanta. The property features 32-foot clear heights, 150 car parking stalls, 23 trailer stalls, 35 dock-high doors, an ESFR fire protection system and build-to-suit office space. LogistiCenterSM, a nationally trademarked brand owned and developed by Dermody Properties, represents the company’s business philosophy of developing Class A distribution and logistics facilities that meet the supply chain requirements for companies. Matt Bentley of NAI Brannen Goddard is the leasing broker for the project. The building is immediately available for lease.

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Douglasville Marketplace

DOUGLASVILLE, GA. — SRS Real Estate Partners’ Investment Properties Group has brokered the sale of Douglasville Marketplace, an 86,166-square-foot shopping center located in Douglasville. The seller, a family office out of Dallas, sold the property for $11.6 million to Continental Property Group LLC. Kyle Stonis and Pierce Mayson of SRS represented the seller in the transaction, and the buyer was self-represented. Built in 2000 on 9.4 acres, Douglasville Marketplace was fully occupied at the time of sale to tenants including Kaiser Permanente, Ashley Homestore and Best Buy. The property is shadow-anchored by Lowe’s Home Improvement. Located at 775 Douglas Blvd., the property is situated 23.6 miles west from downtown Atlanta and 27.9 miles from the University of West Georgia. The property is also located close to Douglas County High School, Wellstar Douglas Hospital and the Douglas County Courthouse.

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Interlock

ATLANTA — Airbnb, a San Francisco-based lodging company, plans to open a new technical hub in the West Midtown neighborhood of Atlanta. Dubbed Atlanta Tech Hub, the new office will be situated within Encore, a 50,000-square-foot space inside SJC Ventures’ Interlock mixed-use project at the corner of 14th Street and Howell Mill Road. Situated about three miles from Georgia State University and one mile from Georgia Tech, Airbnb’s office space is scheduled to open later this year. Encore is a creative loft and mixed-use office space that is dedicated to technology startup growth and expansion. Airbnb’s initial office will be 5,000 square feet with eventual plans to move to a bigger space later on. Georgia Advanced Technology Ventures, an affiliate of the Georgia Tech, is managing Airbnb’s new offices. In the beginning of 2021, Airbnb first announced it was opening a new hub in Atlanta but did not disclose what part of the city. The lodging company says it hopes to add new high-skilled technical and non-technical jobs at the tech hub. According to research by Oxford Economics, in 2019, Airbnb guest spending in Atlanta supported 3,400 jobs, including 1,200 jobs in the restaurant business. The company also says it …

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Winnwood

ATLANTA — Cleveland, Ohio-based GBX Group LLC, in partnership with developer Atlanta-based Urban Landings, will rehabilitate Winnwood Apartments, a historical multifamily property in Midtown Atlanta that will be renovated into affordable housing. Construction on the project is expected to be complete by the fourth quarter. Winnwood is a 90-year-old, two-story property. When renovations are complete, the property will feature about 50 micro and one-bedroom units. Community amenities will include covered parking and a dog park. Located at 1460 W Peachtree St. NW, the property is situated within two miles from Georgia Tech, less than a mile from Atlantic Station, 1.5 miles from Tech Square and 4.4 miles from Georgia State University. Urban Landings helped secure Winnwood’s spot on the National Register of Historic Places in 2021, enabling access to historic tax credits. Simultaneously, the ownership group donated a facade easement to Easements Atlanta, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to accept qualified historic preservation easement donations of certified historic properties in Atlanta. This donation allows permanent protection for Winnwood’s exterior design and makes the project eligible for additional tax incentives.

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When I recently looked into a prime site in Atlanta’s bustling West Midtown district on behalf of one of my restaurant clients, I quickly realized that several restaurants were eyeing the space. There were six other restaurant groups interested in leasing the space, creating a bidding war at rental rates far higher than my client wanted to pay. Heated competition for available restaurant spaces is by no means unusual in the Atlanta market these days, particularly for intown Atlanta, or the portion of the city located within the Interstate 285 loop and containing some of the city’s most urban, in-demand neighborhoods including Old Fourth Ward, EAV (East Atlanta Village) and Poncey-Highland. It’s been a rollercoaster stretch for the retail and restaurant sectors since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Large decreases in sales at the outset were followed by a substantial recovery by early 2021, only to be followed by a setback in some markets over the summer caused by the more contagious Delta variant. Despite the challenging conditions, Davis said his clients have been forging ahead with their expansion plans. These clients have benefitted from their history of strong sales and the ability to adjust their service models (such …

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The Crest

ROSWELL, GA. — New York-based Eastern Union has secured a $71.3 million acquisition loan for Crest at Riverside, a 396-unit multifamily property in Roswell. Michael Muller of Eastern Union arranged the loan through New York-based Arbor Realty on behalf of the buyer, Atlanta-based MSC Properties. With a full sale price of $87.5 million, the transaction’s loan-to-cost ratio equaled 81 percent. The non-recourse loan carries a three-year term with options for two one-year extensions, and repayment is interest-only over its full term. Built in 1965 and renovated in 2016, The Crest at Riverside was rebranded to Grace Apartment Homes Roswell. The property offers one-, two- and three-bedroom floorplans with 18 one-bedroom units that are 882 square feet in size; 247 two-bedroom units that range from 1,258 to 1,408 square feet in size and 131 three-bedroom units that range from 1,290 to 1,408 square feet in size. Unit features include white or stainless steel appliances, laminate or solid surface counters, wood cabinets and tile backsplashes. Community amenities include two pools, business center, fitness center, playground, grills and a pet park. The property was 96 percent occupied at the time of sale. Located at 100 Chattahoochee Circle, the 518,460-square-foot property is situated 20.4 …

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222 Mitchell Street

ATLANTA — Newport RE has received $75 million in debt financing in order to redevelop 222 Mitchell, a 330,000-square-foot mixed-use campus in downtown Atlanta. JLL Capital Markets arranged the financing through Miami-based BridgeInvest on behalf of Newport. General contractor Balfour Beatty has started construction for 222 Mitchell, which is slated for completion in the first quarter of 2023. 222 Mitchell, which will include office and retail space, is a redevelopment of a brick building built in 1909, as well as two mid-century modern buildings spanning a full city block. The property will include a new park and a 27,000-square-foot rooftop. Newport plans to keep the historical elements of the property while redeveloping the buildings to make it more modern. Some planned tenants for the development include Pins Mechanical, an Ohio-based arcade and game bar, as well as an Atlanta-based Slater Hospitality that will be designed as a modern diner with a cocktail lounge.Some planned tenants for the development include Pins Mechanical, an Ohio-based arcade and game bar, as well as an Atlanta-based Slater Hospitality that will be designed as a modern diner with a cocktail lounge. Brooke Dewey and David Horne of JLL are leading the preleasing of the 250,000-square-foot …

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Park at Abernathy Square

SANDY SPRINGS, GA. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the sale of Park at Abernathy Square, a 484-unit apartment community located in Sandy Springs, about 16.4 miles north of downtown Atlanta. The sales price was $132.6 million, or more than $274,000 per unit. Mike Kemether, Travis Presnell and James Wilber of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, Atlanta-based Clark Ventures, in the transaction. San Francisco-based Stockbridge Capital Group acquired the property. Built in 1977 and renovated in 2019, Park at Abernathy Square offers one-, two- and three-bedroom floorplans with an average unit size of more than 1,100 square feet. Unit features include walk-in closets, patios and balconies, granite countertops, stainless steel appliances, pantries, dishwashers and washer and dryer hookups. Community amenities include a clubhouse, pool, laundry facilities, tennis court, picnic area, fitness center, business center, playground and a car charging station. Located at 6925 Roswell Road, the property is located off Ga. Highway 400 and is situated close to Buckhead, Roswell and Alpharetta. The apartment community is also 5.9 miles from Georgia Perimeter College and 3.1 miles from the Art Institute of Atlanta.

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ATHENS, GA. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a property located at 795 Oglethorpe Ave. in Athens that is leased to CVS/pharmacy. An undisclosed buyer purchased the 14,781-square-foot property for $9.1 million. Don McMinn of Marcus & Millichap’s Taylor McMinn Retail Group represented the undisclosed seller. “This CVS traded at list price for $600,000 more than what the sellers paid for it seven years ago, in addition to $3 million they collected in rent. This transaction is another example of the current peak demand for quality net lease inventory in the market today,” says McMinn. “Due to this demand and current supply constraints, we are still seeing cap rate compression and historic pricing for our sellers. There is no better time to be a seller than the present.”

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The Cubes

ELLABELL, GA. — CRG has broken ground on Building E at The Cubes at Interstate Centre II, a 463,250-square-foot spec industrial facility in Ellabell, about 23 miles west of Savannah. CRG is slated to deliver the facility in July. JLL is overseeing the leasing at the project. Located on Interstate Centre Boulevard, The Cubes at Interstate Centre II is situated 1.5 miles from Interstate 16, approximately 15 miles from Interstate 95 and within 25 miles of the Port of Savannah and Savannah-Hilton Head International Airport. Upon full buildout, the Cubes at Interstate Centre II will offer approximately 4.3 million square feet of Class A industrial space. Building E will offer features such as 36-foot clear heights, an ESFR sprinkler system, 80 dock doors and four drive-in doors. The project will also provide truck courts with 185-foot depths, 131 trailer spaces and 225 auto spaces. CRG’s parent company Clayco is the builder for the project, while Lamar Johnson Collaborative is the architect. Building E will be the second facility CRG has built within the 300-acre Interstate Centre II. The first facility was Building A, a 700,000-square-foot building located on 56.3 acres that was fully leased to McKesson Medical-Surgical, a medical supplies …

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