ATLANTA — Peachtree Hotel Group has purchased the Canopy Atlanta Midtown, a 176-room hotel that opened in December 2018. A joint venture between Greystar, Concord Hospitality and Whitman Pearson sold the hotel to Peachtree Hotel Group for an undisclosed price. Lou Plasencia, Robert Wiemer, Nick Plasencia and Chris Plasencia of The Plasencia Group represented the seller in the transaction. The hotel opened at the same time as the adjacent Ascent Midtown Apartments, which was also developed by Greystar. Canopy Atlanta Midtown features an onsite restaurant, fitness center, business center and meeting rooms.
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ALEXANDRIA, VA. — Avison Young has brokered the $22 million sale of a 110,047-square-foot office building located at 5680 King Centre Drive in Alexandria. Jim Kornick and Bill Evans of Avison Young represented the buyer, Burke & Herbert Bank & Trust Co., in the transaction, and the undisclosed seller was self-represented. The bank plans to consolidate a large swath of its workforce in the LEED Gold-certified building but maintain its headquarters at 100 S. Fairfax St. in Old Town Alexandria.
MEBANE, N.C. — Blaze Capital Partners, a multifamily investment firm based in Charleston, has purchased Fieldstone Apartments, a 240-unit, garden-style community in Mebane. This deal marks the first in the Triangle market for the investment firm. The seller and sales price were not disclosed. Blaze Capital plans to invest $2.5 million in property improvements at Fieldstone, including select unit interior enhancements and upgrades to landscaping and community amenities. Fieldstone offers one-, two- and three-bedroom residences with granite countertops, stainless steel appliances and outdoor patios and balconies. Community amenities include a 24-hour fitness center, resort-style pool and sundeck, coffee bar, dog park and a playground.
ATLANTA — CTO Realty Growth, a retail REIT based in Daytona Beach, Fla., has purchased Madison Yards, a new retail development in Atlanta’s Inman Park district. The developer, locally based Fuqua Development, sold the 162,500-square-foot project to CTO Realty Growth for $80.2 million. Located at 905 Memorial Drive along the Atlanta Beltline’s Eastside Trail, Madison Yards was 98 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including anchors Publix and AMC Theatres. Other tenants include AT&T, First Watch and Orangetheory Fitness. Fuqua delivered the property in 2019, as well as an attached apartment community that was not part of the transaction.
Northridge Capital Purchases 18-Story Gateway Plaza Office Tower in Downtown Richmond
by John Nelson
RICHMOND, VA. — Northridge Capital LLC has purchased Gateway Plaza, an 18-story trophy office building located at 800 E. Canal St. in downtown Richmond. The Washington, D.C.-based investor acquired the 328,581-square-foot property from an affiliate of New York-based LXP Industrial Trust for an undisclosed price. Chris Lingerfelt, Daniel Flynn, Ryan Clutter and Andrew Weir of JLL represented the seller in the transaction. Additionally, the buyer has retained JLL for leasing and property management services. Built in 2015, Gateway Plaza was 97.6 percent leased at the time of sale to legal, banking, energy products, financial services, real estate and consulting firms, including anchor McGuireWoods.
Crescent Communities, KB Venture to Redevelop Historic Alpharetta School as 160,000 SF Office Campus
by John Nelson
ALPHARETTA, GA. — Crescent Communities and KB Venture Partners have formed a partnership for the adaptive reuse of the former Baily-Johnson School in Alpharetta. The duo will transform the formerly segregated school, which served black students in north Fulton County from its opening in 1950 to its closing in 1967, into a three-building office campus totaling 160,000 square feet. The office campus will include a new 120,000-square-foot mass timber office building, as well as the redevelopment of the main school building and gymnasium. The new campus, dubbed Garren, is named after the school’s namesakes, George Bailey and Warren Johnson. The 4.4-acre site was most recently used as a maintenance facility for Fulton County Schools. Once complete, tenants at Garren will be in close proximity to Avalon and downtown Alpharetta and have access to several amenities on the campus, including outdoor gathering areas, private tenant patios, a tenant lounge, fitness centers, locker room with showers and bike storage. John Zintak and Porter Henritze of Cushman & Wakefield are handling the leasing assignment. A construction timeline was not disclosed.
TAMPA, FLA. — JLL has provided a $76.7 million Freddie Mac loan for the refinancing of Hamilton Point on Egypt Lake, a 638-unit apartment community located at 6900 Concord Drive in west Tampa. Elliott Throne and Kenny Cutler of JLL originated the 10-year, floating-rate loan on behalf of the undisclosed borrower. Situated near several public beaches and Hyde Park Village, Hamilton Point on Egypt Lake features one-, two- and three-bedroom units that average 858 square feet in size. Amenities include two swimming pools, a lakefront sand volleyball court, clubhouse that can be reserved for events, fitness center, two tennis courts, reserved covered parking, a children’s playground and an onsite laundry facility.
LINCOLNTON, N.C. — A joint venture between Magma Equities and Prudent Growth Partners has purchased The Oaks Apartment Homes, a 111-unit multifamily community located in the Charlotte suburb of Lincolnton. The duo purchased the property from the undisclosed seller in an off-market transaction for $17.8 million. Built in 2002, The Oaks comprises one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments located on an 11.7-acre site. Community amenities include a fitness center, basketball court, grilling area, playground and a dog park. The community was 97 percent occupied at the time of sale.
BEND, ORE., AND CLARKSVILLE, TENN. — Invesco Real Estate Income Trust (INREIT) has acquired two self-storage portfolios in Bend and Clarksville for a combined purchase price of $42 million. The two-story, single-story, drive-up self-storage properties in Bend total 62,805 square feet across 674 units. The portfolio includes a 49,523-square-foot, 550-unit property that is 98.7 percent occupied, at 20230 Powers Road, as well as 345 Cleveland Ave., a 13,282-square-foot, 124-unit facility that is 100 percent occupied. Located in Clarksville, the three single-story, drive-up self-storage properties total 204,425 square feet across 1,347 units. The portfolio includes 1280 Parkway Place, a 67,350-square-foot, 505-unit facility that is 95.6 percent occupied; 4351 Guthrie Highway, an 80,275-square-foot, 471-unit facility that is 96.6 percent occupied; and 117 Old Excell Road, a 56,800-square-foot, 371-unit facility that is 97.8 occupied. The names of the sellers were not released.
First National Realty Acquires Brook Highland Plaza Shopping Center in Birmingham for $77M
by John Nelson
BIRMINGHAM, ALA. — First National Realty Partners has purchased Brook Highland Plaza, a 549,500-square-foot shopping center located in Birmingham. The seller and sales price were not disclosed, but the Birmingham Business Journal reports the property traded for $77 million. The transaction marks the Red Bank, N.J.-based investor’s second grocery-anchored center acquisition in Alabama. Brad Buchanan and Jim Hamilton of JLL’s Atlanta office represented the seller in the transaction. A 127,000-square-foot Lowe’s Home Improvement store and a 23,400-square-foot Sprouts Farmers Market anchor Brook Highland Plaza. Other tenants include Burlington, Best Buy, HomeGoods, Petco, Dollar Tree, Ulta Beauty, Five Below and Ashley Furniture. The property has about 11,650 square feet of space available, according to First National Realty Partners.