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ATLANTA — Selig Enterprises has unveiled plans for the renovation and rebranding of Lenox Marketplace in Atlanta, now known as The Block at Phipps. Located in the Buckhead neighborhood at the confluence of Peachtree Road, Wieuca Road, Oak Valley Road and Prichard Way, the property comprises 9.4 acres. Renovations are scheduled to begin in the second quarter of this year. Capital improvements will include the addition of a 30-foot, open-air corridor to connect the sidewalk along Peachtree Road and the parking deck. Selig, which acquired the property with an investment partner in 2020, also plans to transform the space along Peachtree and Oak Valley roads with new façades, landscaping, programming and enhanced walkways. ASD|SKY is providing architecture and environmental design services for the project.

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MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — ACRE and partner ARK Residential have announced plans for The Springs at Arcadia, a 150-unit single-family-rental (SFR) community in Myrtle Beach. Located within the master-planned Arcadia community, the development will offer three- and four-bedroom detached homes ranging in size from 1,500 to 2,300 square feet. Residents will have access to Arcadia’s amenities, which include a clubhouse, pickleball courts and a pool. Construction, which is currently underway, is scheduled for completion in the first quarter of 2024. Preleasing began in January of this year, and Elmington Property Management will manage the community. John Alascio, Chuck Kohaut, T.J. Sullivan and John Spreitzer of Cushman & Wakefield arranged $37 million in financing through Arbor Realty Trust Inc. for the project.

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CHARLESTON, S.C. —JLL Capital Markets has arranged the sale of Sagebrook Home Distribution Center, a 430,920-square-foot facility located at 574 Trade Center Parkway within the Charleston Trade Center. Completed in 2021, the property was fully leased at the time of sale to Sagebrook Home, a home décor company with showrooms in Atlanta, Las Vegas, Los Angeles and High Point, N.C. Stockbridge acquired the asset for an undisclosed price. Dave Andrews, Pete Pittroff, Patrick Nally and Josh McArdle of JLL represented the seller, Lightstone Group, in the transaction.

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GREENVILLE, SPARTANBURG AND COLUMBIA, S.C. — Greystone Affordable Development is serving as development manager four affordable housing properties totaling 855 units in South Carolina. The three properties include: The Park at Sondrio in Greenville, which comprises 271 one- and two-bedroom units. Greystone acquired the property for $38.1 million. The Park at Vietti in Spartanburg, which comprises 204 units. Greystone acquired the property for $26.9 million. According to Apartments.com, the property was originally built in 1986, and offers one- and two-bedroom floor plans. Windsor Shores in Columbia, comprising 176 units, which Greystone acquired for $22.4 million. The Ivy in Greenville, comprising 212 units, was acquired for $30.5 million. For the fourth transaction, Greystone’s Adam Lipkin originated a financing solution through GHI. Greystone Affordable Development will serve as the developer on this renovation project at that property as well. Two nonprofit entities recently acquired the portfolio — Greenville Housing Fund acquired The Ivy and Opportunity South Carolina acquired the other three. The acquisition price was $118 million. Greystone Housing Impact Investors LP (GHI) provided financing for the acquisition and rehabilitation development transactions. Cushman & Wakefield, with which Greystone has a strategic joint venture, provided multifamily investment sales advisement on the transactions. The teams …

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AUBURN, ALA. — Birmingham, Ala.-based HPM has completed construction of the Tony and Libba Rane Culinary Science Center at Auburn University. The dual-purpose, 142,000-square-foot property houses learning environments for culinary students, as well as a boutique hotel, the 1856 teaching restaurant, brewery and a food hall. HPM served as program manager on the project and provided project management support for Auburn University Facilities Management during the pre-construction and construction phases. Auburn alumnus and board of trustees member Jimmy Rane helped kickstart the project with a $12 million gift dedicated to the building’s construction. The board later approved naming the facility in honor of his parents, Tony and Libba Rane. The property is situated at the corner of East Thach Avenue and South College Street in downtown Auburn. HPM also oversaw the construction of a $10 million, six-story parking garage nearby before breaking ground on the culinary facility in 2019. The design-build team for the property include architect Cooper Carry, facility operator Ithaka Hospitality Partners, the Auburn University Facilities Management department and general contractor Bailey-Harris Construction.

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HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. — Terwilliger Pappas plans to break ground this September on Solis Birkdale, a 210-unit apartment community in the Charlotte suburb of Huntersville. The property will serve as the multifamily component of Birkdale Place, a mixed-use development by Gustafson Partners that will also feature a 140-room hotel and conference center and 45,000 square feet of shops and restaurants. Terwilliger Pappas plans to complete Solis Birkdale in the second quarter of 2025. The property will have studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments and townhomes, as well as a resort-style pool, fitness center with yoga studio, coworking offices, game and lounge areas and a pet spa. The project team includes general contractor Clancy & Theys, architectural firm BB+M and landscape architect and civil engineer Bolton & Menck. Also in the Carolinas, Terwilliger Pappas recently sold Solis Nexton in the Charleston suburb of Summerville, S.C., to Boston-based West Shore. The sales price was not disclosed.

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BIRMINGHAM, ALA. — A joint venture between Coro Realty and H2RE Capital has purchased Airport Highway Park, a 319,413-square-foot industrial campus in Birmingham. The sales price and seller were not disclosed. The seven-building park is situated along Messer Airport Highway near Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport. The seven warehouses were fully leased at the time of sale. Tripp Alexander of Colliers brokered the transaction. Coro and H2RE Capital plan to make capital improvements to Airport Highway Park during their ownership period.

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Stream Realty Partners has brokered the sale of 36 & NoDa, a 26,447-square-foot retail center located at 501-517 E. 36th St. in Charlotte’s North Davidson (NoDa) neighborhood. AJ Capital Partners purchased the center from Charlotte-based Ascent Real Estate Capital for $10.3 million. Jared Londry and Alex Olofson of Stream Realty represented the seller in the transaction. 36 & NoDa was fully leased at the time of sale to tenants including Salud Cerveceria and Neighborhood Theatre.

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WASHINGTON, D.C., AND ROCKLEDGE, MD. — KLNB has acquired Edge Commercial Real Estate, a Rockledge-based brokerage with offices in Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C. The move increases the size of the Washington, D.C.-based commercial real estate brokerage firm by 20 percent and serves as KLNB’s entry into the multifamily brokerage arena. KLNB is adding 32 total employees, 18 of which are brokers who specialize in multiple facets of office, industrial, tenant representation and multifamily investment sales. Six of the brokers will be immediately installed as principal partners at KLNB. “The acquisition of Edge fits perfectly in our timeline for smart and disciplined progression,” says Marc Menick, president of KLNB. “By acquiring Edge, we will be able to do virtually everything we’re already known for, but at an even higher level and a wider reach. And in the case of multifamily, this opportunity brings the KLNB customer experience to a whole new sector that we have wanted to approach for some time.” Additionally, KLNB will fold Edge’s property management division, which oversees a 1 million-square-foot portfolio, into its KLNB Asset Services platform, a joint venture between KLNB and Divaris Real Estate. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

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RINCON, GA. — Sewon America, a subsidiary of Korean-based automotive supplier Sewon Precision Industry Co., plans to invest $300 million for a new manufacturing facility in Rincon. Situated within the Grande View industrial park, the project is expected to support 740 new jobs in the Effingham County area. Sewon America’s new manufacturing location will produce electric vehicle body parts for automotive manufacturers, including Hyundai. Operations are expected to begin in 2025. The company opened a manufacturing facility in LaGrange, Ga., in 2008, which has since doubled in size. The Sewon America development is the latest in a string of automotive suppliers announcing projects around the Hyundai Metaplant in Bryan County, representing roughly $1.8 billion in investment to-date. This announcement fulfills Hyundai’s commitment to create jobs and investment in all four of the Savannah Harbor Interstate-16 Joint Development Authority (JDA) counties.

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