ATLANTA — A multi-million dollar expansion to the Emory Conference Center Hotel, which will add 127 guest rooms and 6,000 square feet of meeting space to the existing property, is slated to deliver in May. The five-story addition to the Atlanta hotel has been constructed to Silver LEED specifications. Features in the new building include a six-lane bowling alley, a ballroom and a seminar room. When completed, the Emory hotel will encompass 325 rooms, six suites and 32,000 square feet of meeting space.
CLERMONT, FLA. — Deerfield Beach, Fla.-based SIKON Construction Corp. is eyeing a May completion of a 110,000-square-foot BJ’s Wholesale Club in Clermont. The property is located at 2577 S. Highway 27. Syracuse, N.Y.-based Dalpos Architects designed the store.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — The Jamie Johnston Trust has sold a nine-unit, 10,000-square-foot shopping center to MGML for $1.1 million. The center is located at 6043 and 6055 St. Augustine Rd. in Jacksonville. The property, which has space for one tenant, has housed La Tienda Jewelry & Pawn and Hollis Barber Shop for more than 35 years. Henry Rogers of Coldwell Banker Commercial Benchmark’s Jacksonville office represented the seller, and the firm’s James Rose represented the buyer.
DORAVILLE, GA. — Reliable Tire Co. has leased an additional 56,000 square feet of warehouse space from Sealy Button Gwinnett. The property is located at 2351 Button Gwinnett Dr. in Doraville. John Crawford and Ray Dankberg of Grubb & Ellis’ Atlanta office represented the tenant.
CLEARWATER, FLA. — Clearwater-based general contractor The Murray Co. has broken ground on the second phase of Hallmark Development of Florida’s 7.4-acre Offices at Park Place. The Gold LEED-certified project is located at 83 Park Place Blvd. in Clearwater. Half of the building has already been leased. Collman and Karsky Architects provided design services; Gulf Coast Engineering has also been assigned to the project. Environmentally friendly features include energy-efficient fixtures, green-certified building materials and an efficient irrigation system.
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. — Fort Lauderdale-based Miller Construction Co. has begun an interior and exterior renovation of the 35,000-square-foot Imperial Point Shopping Center. Located at the intersection of Federal Highway and Cypress Creek Road in Fort Lauderdale, the center will receive new mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems. Exterior upgrades include new paint and extending the existing covered walkways. The center, owned by A.M. Davis Mercantile Co., was formerly occupied by Publix. Bruegger’s Bagels recently signed a 2,000-square-foot lease for space in the property.
FORT MYERS, FLA. — Cortland Realty Partners IV has purchased the 84-unit Vogue Apartments from Wells Fargo Bank C/O Sovereign Bank for $1.5 million. The Fort Myers property is less than 40 percent occupied and is in need of renovations. John Stone and Jason Stanton of Colliers Arnold’s Clearwater, Fla., office and Jim Garinger and Andrew Falde from the firm’s Fort Myers office brokered the transaction.
CONYERS, GA. — The flooring product manufacturer Amtico International has leased a 60,000-square-foot warehouse from Ranwal Properties for an undisclosed amount. The space, located at 2000 Sarasota Parkway in the Sarasota Business Park in Conyers, will be used as a customizing and finishing facility. The warehouse features 54,000 square feet of warehouse space and 6,000 square feet of office space. Atlanta-based Lavista Associates’ Bobby Mayson represented the landlord.
ORLANDO, FLA. — Marcus & Millichap Real Estate Investment Services has brokered the sale of a 2,227-square-foot Burger King between two undisclosed parties for $1.23 million. The property is located at 728 S. Alafaya Trail in Orlando. Marcus & Millichap’s Orlando office, along with Glen Kunofsky of the firm’s New York City office, represented the buyer and seller.
ORLANDO, FLA. — Orlando-based Tilt-Con Corp. has broken ground on the $11.5 million Florida District 9 Medical Examiner’s Office. The property is located at 2350 E. Michigan St. in Orlando and encompasses a morgue, a classroom, offices and training areas. Sanford, Fla.-based Wharton-Smith is serving as construction manager of the LEED-certified project, which was designed by Orlando-based MRI Architectural Group. Delivery is expected in September.