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RALEIGH, N.C. — Commercial real estate owner and operator KBS has completed the disposition of Park Central Apartments, a luxury high-rise multifamily property located in Raleigh. San Diego-based Fairfield Residential acquired the asset for $132.5 million.  KBS developed Park Central Apartments in a joint venture with locally based Kane Realty Corp. Construction on the project began in 2015 and was completed in 2017.  Totaling 286 apartments, the building also features 36,000 square feet of retail space. Current tenants at the property include food-and-beverage concept Happy + Hale, fitness studios Midtown Yoga and Orangetheory, ice cream shop Kilwins and Jabala Coffee.  Amenities at the community include a sky deck with a saltwater pool, clubhouse, sauna, dog spa, fitness center, conference center and a dedicated parking garage.  Situated in the North Hills district, the property features access to I-440 and walkability to a grocery store, multiple fitness concepts and dozens of restaurants, entertainment venues and retailers. Park Central Apartments is also located in proximity to downtown Raleigh and North Carolina State University.  “Each project we’ve developed in North Hills has outperformed our underwriting, reinforcing our conviction to this live-work hub and our strategy,” says Allen Aldridge senior vice president at KBS and asset …

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ATHENS, GA. — Atlanta-based Mallory & Evans has plans to develop The Shoals, a mixed-use development located near University of Georgia in Athens. The $95 million Phase I will feature 285 residences, 456 parking spaces (garage and street), green spaces and more than 20,000 square feet of retail and commercial space. Residences will come in studio to four-bedroom configurations in multiple formats — townhomes, duplexes, cottages, live/work units and single-family homes — and are expected to deliver in 2027. Phase I will span 22 acres of the 90-acre site, which will interface with the Athens Firefly & Greenway Trail system. Ultimately, The Shoals will feature more than 600 residences and commercial space across four connected pocket neighborhoods.

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JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — American Landmark Apartments has acquired Rosemont St. Johns, a 420-unit apartment community located at 12310 Seacrest Lane in Jacksonville’s Southside neighborhood. Built in 2007, the property features a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments. Amenities include a resort-style swimming pool with a sundeck, clubhouse with resident lounge and entertainment kitchen, 24-hour fitness center, outdoor grilling and picnic areas and a dog park. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.

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SAVANNAH, GA. — Atlantic Capital Partners has negotiated the $38.9 million sale of Twelve Oaks, a grocery-anchored shopping center located at 5500 Abercorn St. in Savannah. Publix has anchored the 104,915-square-foot center since 1992. Fred Victor of Atlantic Capital represented the buyer and seller in the transaction. Both parties requested anonymity. Twelve Oaks was 99 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including Bonefish Grill, J. Parker Ltd., LensCrafters, Five Guys and Starbucks Coffee.

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PEMBROKE PINES, FLA. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $25 million sale of Palm Square, a 77,621-square-foot shopping center located in Pembroke Pines, a city in South Florida’s Broward County. Kirk Olson and Drew Kristol of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, Galium Capital, and procured the buyer, an affiliate of JBL Asset Management, in the transaction. Palm Square was 94 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including Atlantic Montessori School, Goldfish Swim School, Smile Experts Dentistry, Florida Health Care and Fordham Fitness, as well as outparcels leased to Sherwin-Williams, Dunkin’ and KFC. Built in 1987, the shopping center last sold in 2019 for nearly $20.5 million, according to Olson.

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STONE MOUNTAIN, GA. — Netherworld Haunted House has opened in Stone Mountain for its 29th season of operation. Situated at 1313 Netherworld Way on the outskirts of Stone Mountain Park, Netherworld comprises a rotation of haunted experiences, with this year’s themes including “Monster’s Attack” and “Oblivion: Return of the Mangler,” the latter of which features a “haunt within a haunt” called “Grendel’s Feast.” Beyond the self-guided haunted attractions, Netherworld features a carnival-style courtyard called Halloween Midway that features concessions, seating areas, a gift shop, interactive games, Halloween-themed décor and photo opportunities, as well as meet and greets with some of the park’s horror characters. Additionally, the park offers five year-round escape rooms and the House of Creeps Monster Museum, which displays props, artifacts and memorabilia used in horror and science fiction movies and TV shows. Netherworld first opened in 1997 off Jimmy Carter Boulevard before relocating to its 10-acre Stone Mountain complex in 2017.

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LAGRANGE, GA. — Selig Enterprises has sold 45 acres at Sola, the Atlanta-based company’s 180-acre mixed-use campus in LaGrange. The buyer, the founders of DAS Cricket Academy and NJ Blackcaps in New Jersey, plan to develop Georgia’s first professional cricket stadium on the site. The LaGrange Cricket Stadium will be the first privately owned cricket stadium in the United States and the fourth cricket stadium in the country. The open-air stadium will break ground this fall and is slated to be completed in the first quarter of 2027. The project will have 10,500 seats, expandable to 25,000, and be designed to International Cricket Council regulations. The stadium will also have a FIFA-regulated soccer field and host various events. Additionally, a hotel with a sports-focused food-and-beverage program is planned on the 45-acre site, complementing the Marriott hotel currently under construction within Sola that Noble Investment Group is developing, as well as the Great Wolf Lodge resort that is situated on the northern end of the Sola campus. Selig plans to add offices, apartments, single-family homes and 150,000 square feet of retail at the Sola development in the near future.

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ATLANTA — Shriners Children’s, a global pediatric healthcare system, has signed a multi-floor lease for research-and-development space at Science Square Labs, a 368,213-square-foot laboratory and office tower in Midtown Atlanta. The project, owned and developed by Trammell Crow Co., is part of Georgia Tech’s 18-acre Science Square innovation district. Shriners Children’s Research Institute will feature next-generation laboratories, modern collaborative workspaces and advanced technology infrastructure. The move is expected to bring more than 470 jobs to Atlanta. With Shriners Children’s new lease, Science Square Labs is now 83 percent leased to tenants including Duracell, Georgia Tech & Emory BioMedical Engineering faculty labs, the Georgia Department of Agriculture, Portal Innovations and Osmose. Eric Ross, Jessica Doyle and Graham Little of CBRE represented Trammell Crow Co. in the lease negotiations.

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MIAMI — Blanca Commercial Real Estate (Blanca CRE) has arranged a 78,315-square-foot office lease at Waterford Business District in Miami. ADP, a global HR and payroll solutions provider, will relocate its current Miami office at 10200 Sunset Drive to the Waterford campus at 65th Avenue and 7th Street, adjacent to Miami International Airport. Juan Ruiz, Andres del Corral, Jack Davidson, Tere Blanca and Jessy Aguila of Blanca CRE represented the undisclosed landlord in the lease negotiations. Other recent leases executed at the 250-acre Waterford campus include Carnival Corp., Assurant and Verizon, among other major firms.

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WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CALIF. — LTC Properties has completed the acquisition of two seniors housing communities located in Kentucky. An undisclosed seller sold the properties for $40 million. Opened in 2023, the properties together total 158 units and feature assisted living and memory care residences. Charter Senior Living manages the communities, the locations of which were not disclosed. California-based LTC plans to execute an additional $195 million in seniors housing operating portfolio acquisitions by mid-October and an additional $90 million by the end of the year.

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