ATLANTA — Atlanta-based Home Depot (NYSE: HD) reported a drop of 5.8 percent in customer transactions in its fiscal second quarter that ended in August 2021, but the average ticket of customer sales was 11.3 percent larger than last year. As people go back to working in an office after working from home since the beginning of the pandemic, fewer shoppers visited Home Depot during the fiscal second quarter due to less interest in do-it-yourself projects, according to CNBC. The home improvement retailer reported $41.1 billion in sales during its fiscal second quarter, which was 8.1 percent higher than the same period in 2020. Last year, the retailer’s revenue was approximately $38.05 billion. According to a Refinitiv survey, the retailer’s second-quarter revenue was higher than what Wall Street expected at $40.79 billion. Additionally, Home Depot’s earnings per share was $4.53, which was higher than the $4.44 expected by Wall Street. Home Depot’s same-store sales are up 3.4 percent from the second quarter of 2020 to the second quarter of 2021 but it’s less than the 25 percent jump from the second quarter of 2019 to the same period in 2020. Home Depot’s stock price closed on Wednesday, Aug. 18 at …
ATLANTA — CGI+ Real Estate Strategies has acquired a two-property multifamily portfolio in Atlanta from an affiliate of FPA Multifamily for $144.8 million. The 712-unit portfolio includes The Mille Brookhaven, a 359-unit community built in 2014, and TwentyNine 24 Brookhaven, a 353-unit community built in 2009. The two properties are located adjacent from each other in the Atlanta submarket of Brookhaven, which currently has a new $2.5 billion medical district under development by Emory University and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. Located at 1000 Barone Ave. NE, The Mille Brookhaven features a business center, pool, fitness center, playground and clubhouse. Mille Brookhaven, which is being rebranded as The Haven, was 97 percent leased at the time of sale. Located at 2924 Clairmont Road, TwentyNine24 offers a pool, fitness center, clubhouse, private patio and poolside grills. TwentyNine24, which is being rebranded as The Hendrix, was 94 percent leased at the time of sale. Both properties offer a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. The units in both apartment communities include vaulted ceilings, kitchens with stainless steel appliances, quartz countertops, in-unit washers and dryers, built-in workspaces and wraparound balconies and terraces. CGI+ Real Estate Investment Strategies is a Los Angeles-based multifamily …
JOHNS CREEK, GA. — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has arranged the sale of Abbotts Bridge Station, an 83,391-square-foot, H-Mart-anchored shopping center in the Atlanta suburb of Johns Creek. Zach Taylor and Andrew Margulies of IPA brokered the sale. Westwood Financial sold the property for $18.9 million. The buyer was not disclosed. Located at 10820 Abbotts Bridge Road, Abbotts Bridge Station is 30.3 miles from downtown Atlanta and about 40.8 miles from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. The shopping center’s tenant roster includes Snow Mountain, Hong Kong Café, AT&T, Joy Pizza N Joy Chicken and White Windmill Bakery. “This transaction illustrates the high demand for Grocery Anchored Centers. We fielded 15 offers from both private and institutional investors and sold it above list price with non-refundable earnest money upon contract execution,” says Taylor.
SAVANNAH, GA. — JLL has brokered the $18 million sale of Summer Breeze, a 79-unit independent living, assisted living and memory care seniors housing community on Savannah’s Wilmington Island. Mike Garbers, Cody Tremper and Michael Sivewright of JLL represented the seller, Salt Lake City, Utah-based Bridge Investment Group. An unnamed investor acquired the property in a 1031 exchange. Summer Breeze offers 28 independent living units, 39 assisted living units and 12 memory care units. Community amenities include a full-service salon, community library, occupational and speech therapies, an activity program, scheduled transportation, restaurant-style dining and weekly housekeeping services. The community was 95 percent occupied at the time of sale. Located at 351 Wilmington Island Road, approximately 10 miles southeast of downtown Savannah, Summer Breeze is adjacent to the Wilmington Island Club and the Sail Harbor Marina and Boatyard.
ATLANTA — RangeWater Real Estate and its equity partner, ParkProperty Capital, have broken ground on The Vivan, a 325-unit apartment project along the Atlanta BeltLine’s Westside Trail. The apartment development marks RangeWater’s third project along the Atlanta BeltLine and ParkProperty’s second investment in Atlanta. The first apartment units are slated for completion in late 2022 with the total project slated to be complete by summer 2023. The Vivan will have three-, four- and five-story buildings offering studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments. Rents at The Vivan will start at $1,200 per month, with 20 percent of units priced at attainable rents, per the City of Atlanta’s specifications for new BeltLine projects. Community amenities will include a dog park, clubroom, pool and a fitness center. The property will be located in the Capitol View neighborhood, with two entry points to the Westside Trail. Located at 1246 Allene Ave. S.W., the 8.5-acre site formerly was the Exide Technologies battery plant. RangeWater is an Atlanta-based multifamily real estate company. RangeWater’s other projects along the Atlanta BeltLine include Maverick, an apartment and townhome project at 72 Milton Ave., and Skylark Apartments located at 1099 Boulevard S.E., both along the Atlanta BeltLine Southside Trail.
STONE MOUNTAIN, GA. — Berkadia has arranged the $62.2 million sale of Lakeview I and II, a 540-unit apartment property in the Atlanta suburb of Stone Mountain. Judy MacManus, Paul Vetter, Andrew Mays and Matt White of Berkadia represented the seller, California-based Praxis Capital, in the transaction. Bethesda, Md.-based Acento Real Estate Partners was the buyer. Lakeview previously operated as two properties and is now combined into one property. Located at 200 Summit Lake Drive, Lakeview I and II has one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. The property features fully equipped kitchens and patios or balconies. Praxis Capital previously renovated 32 of the units so the transaction represents a value-add opportunity for Acento. Community amenities include two swimming pools, two playgrounds, an outdoor area with grilling stations and a laundry facility. The property is located about 1.5 miles from Stone Mountain Industrial Park and is also situated close to the Atlanta Media Campus, Amazon’s new robotic distribution facility and Assembly Yards.
DOUGLASVILLE, GA. — AHS Residential has obtained construction financing for AHS Tributary, a 433-unit mixed-use residential community located in Douglasville, a suburb approximately 20 miles west of Atlanta. PNC Bank provided the $46.5 million construction loan to AHS Residential, which broke ground on the project in late June. The community is slated for a first-quarter 2023 delivery. AHS Tributary will offer studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans in seven five-story buildings. Apartments will feature stainless steel appliances and in-unit laundry. Community amenities include assigned parking, a business center and a multipurpose clubhouse featuring a swimming pool and fitness center. In addition, the community will feature a two-story, 22,000-square-foot commercial building with a 9,000-square-foot retail space on the first floor and 13 one-bedroom lofts available for lease on the second floor. The property will also include a 5,000-square-foot freestanding retail building.
POOLER, GA. — SunCap Property Group has broken ground on SunPort 95, a speculative industrial project situated on 123 acres in Pooler, about 10.2 miles from Savannah and 7.3 miles from the Port of Savannah. SunPort 95 is located off Coleman Boulevard near the intersection of Highway 80 and Interstate 95. The project’s first building will be a 944,260-square-foot, cross-dock facility meant for warehouse and distribution users. The building will accommodate a single user or multiple tenants and will feature 40-foot clear heights. At full buildout, the project can accommodate 1.8 million square feet. Building One is slated for completion in September 2022. Bill Sparks of CBRE will handle leasing for the project. Ware Malcomb designed Building One, and Evans General Contractors has been selected as its general contractor.
ATLANTA — JLL’s Capital Markets group has arranged a $421.8 million refinancing for Piedmont Center in Atlanta. The 2.2 million square foot, 14-building, Class A office complex is located on Piedmont Road NE in Atlanta’s Buckhead submarket. Proceeds from the loan were used to purchase four additional office buildings within the complex and to refinance the debt of Ardent’s existing holdings within Piedmont Center. The tenant roster includes technology, healthcare and professional services companies. The area is served by a MARTA Station that provides transportation throughout the city of Atlanta, as well as several thoroughfares such as Georgia 400 and Peachtree, Roswell and Lenox roads. The office space is located four miles north of Midtown, which offers amenities from museums to shopping to recreation. JLL’s Capital Markets team represented the borrower, The Ardent Cos., in the transaction to secure the floating-rate loan from a bank lender. Matt Casey and Ed Coco led the JLL Capital Markets team, while JLL’s brokerage team of David Horne and Jeff Taylor won the assignment to lease buildings five through eight. “Through its consolidation of ownership within Piedmont Center, Ardent has created a huge opportunity to reinvent the office campus into a more dynamic workplace …
BUFORD, GA. — Seefried Industrial Properties, along with an unnamed institutional partner, has purchased 53 acres in Buford for the development of a new speculative industrial project near Interstate 85. Stuart Bracey of Hughes Commercial represented Atlanta-based Seefried Industrial in the land acquisition. The two-building development, known as Gravel 85 Distribution Center, will span 626,616 square feet and include 384 parking spaces, 108 trailer spaces and 135- to 180-foot truck courts. The development team includes civil engineer Eberly & Associates and Randall Paulson Architects. Construction is set to begin in October.