COLUMBUS, GA. — Alliance Residential Co. has opened Prose Columbus, a 340-unit apartment community located at 6700 River Road in Columbus. Situated less than 80 miles southwest of Atlanta via I-85, the multifamily development features one- and two-bedroom floor plans averaging 960 square feet in size. Monthly rental rates begin at $1,470, according to the property website. Designed by architect Dynamik Design, amenities include a resort-style, saltwater pool with tanning shelves and in-pool loungers, two grilling stations and a resident clubroom with an entertainment kitchen. Additional features include a 24-hour fitness center with Precor equipment, mailroom with Luxor parcel lockers, business center with coworking space and a fenced dog park. Prose Columbus represents the fourth Prose-branded community to open in Georgia. Alliance Residential recently completed Prose LaGrange as well and is under construction on its sixth and seventh Prose developments in the state: Prose Gainesville and Prose McDonough.
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CBRE Arranges $41M Acquisition Loan for Metro Memphis Industrial Portfolio for Hillwood
by John Nelson
OLIVE BRANCH AND SOUTHAVEN, MISS. — CBRE has arranged a $41 million loan for Hillwood Investment Properties, a Perot company based in Dallas, to finance the acquisition of a three-building industrial portfolio in metro Memphis. Brian Linnihan, Mike Ryan, Richard Henry and Taylor Crowder of CBRE Capital Markets’ Debt & Structured Finance team in Atlanta arranged the financing through Thrivent. The properties, which span 893,458 square feet, are located in Olive Branch and Southaven and were fully occupied at the time of financing to five tenants, including three third-party logistics firms. All three assets were built between 2013 and 2022. The seller was not disclosed.
ATLANTA — Atlanta-based fast-casual brand Chick-fil-A will open four new restaurants in metro Miami. Chick-fil-A has broken ground on the first of the units, a Cutler Bay restaurant that will span 4,800 square feet. Dustin Griffiths of Chick-fil-A and David Emihovich of Katz & Associates represented Chick-fil-A in the lease negotiations. Michael Berkowitz of Berkowitz Development Group and Douglas Landsea of Landsea Development are the landlords. Development is scheduled to begin on three additional restaurants — which will be located in Miami Shores, Pinecrest and Princeton — later this year.
Hoffman & Associates Unveils Details of 400-Unit Apartment Development in Falls Church, Virginia
by John Nelson
FALLS CHURCH, VA. — Mid-Atlantic development firm Hoffman & Associates has announced new details and branding for an apartment community coming to West Falls, a new mixed-use neighborhood in metro Washington, D.C. Located at W. Falls Station Blvd. in Falls Church, The Alder will feature 400 apartments, ground-level retail space and 26,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor amenities, including a fitness center, library lounge, pet spa, outdoor TV lounge and a resort-style pool. In addition to the eight-story multifamily property, plans for the West Falls neighborhood will include the recently announced Experience Senior Living residence, The Reserve at Falls Church, and more than 120,000 square feet of shops and restaurants. The neighborhood is home to a Home2 Suites by Hilton hotel, The Oak Condominiums and The Wellness Center, a medical office building.
Portman Nears Completion of 319-Unit Vera at Savona Mill Apartments in West Charlotte
by John Nelson
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Atlanta-based Portman has announced it is nearing completion of Vera at Savona Mill, a 319-unit midrise apartment community in Charlotte’s West End. First units are set to deliver in July. Vera at Savona Mill will offer one-, two- and three-bedroom options, as well as studios, lofts and townhomes. Amenities will include a resort-style pool with cabanas, a pet spa and dog park, fitness center with a yoga studio, game room and a coworking lounge. Portman plans to launch preleasing later this month. The multifamily property is the latest component of a mixed-use, adaptive reuse of a 105-year-old former textile mill that also includes retail space, creative offices, a community plaza and the expansion of the Stewart Creek Greenway that is set to open soon. The second phase of residential at Savona Mill is anticipated to break ground next summer and include 279 multifamily units and 40 townhouses.
Greenebaum, St. John Properties Break Ground on Final Three Buildings at Maple Lawn in Fulton, Maryland
by John Nelson
FULTON, MD. — A joint venture between Greenebaum Enterprises and St. John Properties has broken ground on the final three commercial buildings at Maple Lawn, a 605-acre mixed-use development in Fulton, a city in the Baltimore-Washington corridor. The properties, all of which are being developed on a speculative basis, include two medical office buildings and an inline retail building cumulatively totaling 85,000 square feet. All three buildings are positioned along Maple Lawn’s northern entrance near Maple Lawn Boulevard and Johns Hopkins Road. Upon the expected delivery in late 2025, Maple Lawn will total 1.8 million square feet of Class A offices, industrial facilities, research-and-development space, medical offices, shops and restaurants, as well as 1,300 residences. Maple Lawn is home to a variety of businesses, including Cisco Systems, DataTribe, Johns Hopkins Medicine, KBR, Kennedy Krieger, New Day, Presidio, Raytheon and Window Nation.
STONE MOUNTAIN, GA. — JLL has arranged the sale of a three-building, 220,380-square-foot industrial property located at 4600-4680 Lewis Road in Stone Mountain, about 21 miles east of Atlanta. Dennis Mitchell, Britton Burdette, Matt Wirth and Jim Freeman of JLL represented the seller, Brennan Investment Group, and procured the buyer, Faropoint. The sales price was not disclosed. The property is located on 9.8 acres about a half-mile south of U.S. Highway 78 and 3.5 miles from I-285. New WinCup Holdings Inc., a manufacturer of foodservice products with more than 60 years in business, is the sole tenant.
WAYNESBORO, VA. — Legacy Realty Group Advisors has brokered the $3.9 million sale of Hopeman Shopping Center, a 46,872-square-foot retail center located in Waynesboro, about 96 miles west of Richmond. Food Lion anchors the property, which was 92 percent leased at the time of sale. Jacob Baruch and Ari Warshaw of Legacy Realty represented both the buyer and seller in the transaction. Both parties requested anonymity.
AUGUSTA, GA. — GF Casting Solutions AG, a manufacturer of lightweight metal components for the transportation and energy industries, has selected Augusta as the site for a new plant. The company, a division of Swiss company Georg Fischer AG, will invest more than $184 million into the new facility. GF Casting’s LEED-certified facility will be situated within Augusta Corporate Park, a Georgia Ready for Accelerated Development site, and will produce cast-aluminum parts for the automotive industry. Operations are expected to begin in 2027 and create 350 new jobs for Richmond County. Civic and utility partners on the project include Georgia Power, the Georgia Department of Economic Development Global Commerce, Augusta Economic Development Authority, State of Georgia Europe Office and Georgia Quick Start.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Alliance Residential Co. has opened Prose McCullough Station, a 279-unit apartment community located at 8424 N. Tyron St. in Charlotte’s University City neighborhood. The property is the second Prose-branded community to open in Charlotte and the third in North Carolina. Designed by architect Cline Design, Prose McCullough Station features one-bedroom layouts ranging in size from 663 to 854 square feet and two-bedroom layouts ranging from 950 to 1,206 square feet. Monthly rental rates start at $1,275, according to the property website. Amenities include a business center with private offices, fitness center featuring cardio and strength-training equipment, resident clubroom with an entertainment kitchen and an outdoor courtyard featuring a resort-style pool, grilling stations and a cabana with a TV and lounge seating. The community also features package lockers and a fenced pet park.