Southeast

Gaia Acquires New Apartment Community in Nashville for $76.4M

by Camren Skelton December 12, 2017

NASHVILLE, TENN. — Gaia Real Estate has acquired Carillon, a 306-unit apartment community in Nashville’s Germantown neighborhood. Embrey Partners, the project developer, sold the community to the private real estate investment firm for an undisclosed price, but the Nashville Business Journal reports the sales price was $76.4 million. Constructed in 2016, the community features a central courtyard, fire pit, swimming pool, fitness center, yoga room and bike storage. In addition, Gaia Real Estate recently acquired Station R, a 285-unit apartment community in Atlanta’s Reynoldstown neighborhood. The property was delivered this year, and features a rooftop deck, central courtyard, fire pit, swimming pool with cabanas and sundeck, fitness center, yoga and spinning studio and a bocce ball court. Greystar developed and sold the property. The sale price was not disclosed. Gaia Real Estate purchased both assets with its institutional partners Amitim Senior Pension Funds and Israeli-based Psagot Investment House.

December 12, 2017

Georgia Loans Multifamily Southeast Student Housing

SunTrust Provides $58.3M Construction Loan for 26-Story Student Housing Tower in Downtown Atlanta

by Camren Skelton December 12, 2017

ATLANTA — SunTrust Banks Inc. has provided a $58.3 million construction loan for the development of 120 Piedmont, a 685-bed student housing community located a half-mile from Georgia State University in downtown Atlanta. SunTrust originated the loan on behalf of the developer, South City Partners. The $90 million project will total 467,125 square feet, including 8,200 square feet of retail space. Community amenities will include a rooftop deck with an outdoor living room, grilling area and study space. In addition, the 26-story tower will feature a swimming pool, clubhouse, fitness center, on-site library and an internet café. The new community is expected to open in August 2019.

December 12, 2017

Alabama Georgia Mississippi Multifamily Southeast

Blue Magma, NCP Enterprise Acquire Multifamily Portfolio Across Southeast for $34M

by Camren Skelton December 12, 2017

ATLANTA — A joint venture between Tampa, Fla.-based Blue Magma Residential LLC and New York-based NCP Enterprise Funds has acquired a three-property multifamily portfolio located across Georgia, Mississippi and Alabama for a combined $34 million. The new owners will invest more than $5 million in capital improvements to the portfolio, which totals 565,282 square feet. The 188-unit Orchard Cove in Covington, Ga., roughly 35 miles southeast of Atlanta, was purchased for $15.2 million. The property will be rebranded as The Park at Arlington. The 232-unit Gardens of Canal in Robinsonville, Miss., was acquired for $11.6 million and will be renamed The Park at Brighton. Lastly, the 184-unit Madison Square, located in Dothan, Ala., was purchased for $7.8 million. The new owners will rename the property the Park at Ashburn. Cushman & Wakefield’s Atlanta office arranged the transaction, and Ladder Capital provided debt financing for the acquisition. The names of the sellers were not disclosed.

December 12, 2017

Georgia Healthcare Office Southeast

Halpern Enterprises Opens 30,000 SF Medical Office Building in Metro Atlanta

by Camren Skelton December 12, 2017

SMYRNA, GA. — Halpern Enterprises has opened Belmont Physicians Center, a 30,000-square-foot medical office building located within Belmont, a 48-acre mixed-use community in the Atlanta metro of Smyrna. Emory Healthcare anchors the center, which is located roughly 18 miles northwest of downtown Atlanta. Other tenants at Belmont Medical Center include Gentle Care Dentistry, Cobb Pediatric Associates and Smyrna Pediatric Dentistry. The two-story building was designed by Lyman Davidson Dooley Architects and constructed by Benning Construction. In addition to the new healthcare building, the Belmont mixed-use community features restaurants, retail, Smyrna Elementary School, a residential subdivision and a 274-unit apartment community. A second phase is planned that will include single-family homes, as well as an additional 12,000 square feet of retail space.

December 12, 2017

Hospitality North Carolina Southeast

Frampton Construction Completes Event Space at Omni Hotel in Asheville

by Camren Skelton December 12, 2017

ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Frampton Construction Co. LLC has completed construction on the 10,000-square-foot Seely Pavilion and event lawn at The Omni Grove Park Inn in Asheville. The hotel is located roughly four miles from the Biltmore Estate and less than three miles from downtown Asheville. The Seely Pavilion features a Douglas fir timber structure with indigenous dry-stack stone columns, polished concrete flooring, stone fireplace, full-height glass curtain walls and views of the Blue Ridge Mountains. The new space will be used for business and social events. Constructed in 1913, The Omni Grove Park Inn includes 513 rooms and features an 18-hole golf course, subterranean spa, indoor and outdoor tennis courts, fitness center and multiple casual and formal restaurants.

December 12, 2017

Conference Coverage Features Georgia Multifamily Southeast Top Stories

Talent, Technology Are Top Priorities for Multifamily Operators Today, Says InterFace Panel

by John Nelson December 12, 2017

ATLANTA — Apartment management is a people-intensive industry that requires dedicated team members at multiple levels. Finding talented and driven individuals is priority No. 1 for multifamily operators. But seasoned executives are the first to admit that hiring is difficult in an expanding economy where recent graduates have multiple career paths at their choosing. Property management firms are recruiting prospects who are working in outside industries, which has been a reliable tactic. “We’ve had to go out and look at hospitality, restaurants and other industries that complement multifamily to find talent,” said Chris Burns, senior vice president of Lincoln Property Co. During the operators panel at the InterFace Multifamily Southeast conference held on Tuesday, Nov. 28 at the Westin Buckhead in Atlanta, Burns and his fellow panelists discussed the opportunities and challenges facing the industry today. The eighth annual conference drew 402 professionals. The panel agreed that finding talent was difficult, but that retaining and training that talent is just as big a challenge. “Retaining talent is just like leasing — it’s important to get a lease but it’s more important to get a renewal,” said Greg Mark, senior vice president of operations at Pinnacle, a national multifamily property management …

December 12, 2017

Office Southeast Tennessee

Home Improvement Distributor to Move 92,000 SF World Headquarters to Metro Memphis

by Camren Skelton December 11, 2017

COLLIERVILLE, TENN. — Orgill Inc., a wholesale distribution and retail services provider for the home improvement industry, will relocate its new world headquarters from Germantown, Tenn., to Collierville later this month. The company will move 265 employees into its new 92,000-square-foot facility, a new building located roughly 30 miles southeast of Memphis. The $21 million facility is expected to create 115 new jobs by 2022.

December 11, 2017

Industrial North Carolina Southeast

Meritex to Deliver 79,420 SF Industrial Facility Near Charlotte Douglas International Airport

by Camren Skelton December 11, 2017

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Meritex has broken ground on a 79,420-square-foot industrial building located next to CLT Logistics Center, an 11-building industrial campus located roughly four miles south of Charlotte Douglas International Airport. Meritex acquired CLT Logistics Center in 2016 for $46.3 million, with plans to develop on the adjacent land site. The new building will feature 32-foot clear heights, a 60-foot speed bay, store fronts with timber panel finishes and additional trailer storage. The project is the first phase of a larger plan to develop three distribution buildings on the site, which will accommodate approximately 220,000 square feet. The first phase is expected to deliver by spring 2018. Foundry Commercial will manage the project and handle the property’s leasing assignment.

December 11, 2017

Maryland Multifamily Seniors Housing Southeast

Capitol Seniors Housing Breaks Ground on $27.5M Assisted Living Community in Maryland

by Camren Skelton December 11, 2017

FULTON, MD. — Capitol Seniors Housing has broken ground on Arbor Terrace Maple Lawn, an assisted living and memory care community in Fulton, approximately midway between Baltimore and Washington, D.C. The $27.5 million, 73,000-square-foot community will feature 86 apartments. Baltimore-based BCT Architects designed the structure, while Dallas-based Faulkner Design Group designed the interiors. The Arbor Co. will operate the community upon completion, which is scheduled for fourth-quarter 2018. Capitol Seniors Housing is a D.C.-based, private equity-backed acquisition, development and investment management firm. The company has acquired or developed more than 90 seniors housing communities since its inception in 2003.

December 11, 2017

Georgia Retail Southeast

Phillips Edison Acquires Kroger-Anchored Retail Center in Metro Atlanta for $13.9M

by Camren Skelton December 11, 2017

DACULA, GA. — Phillips Edison & Co. has acquired Mountain Crossing, a 96,606-square-foot shopping center in Dacula, 38 miles northeast of Atlanta in Gwinnett County, for $13.9 million. The name of the seller was not disclosed. Kroger anchors the center, which is also home to a UPS Store, Great Clips, Allstate Insurance and Chevron. Cincinnati-based Phillips Edison manages a portfolio of more than 345 shopping centers — 236 of which it owns directly — located in 32 states.

December 11, 2017

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