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AcquisitionsRetailSoutheastTennessee

Trader Joe’s Acquires New Grocery Store in Metro Nashville for $7.8M

by Abby Cox

MURFREESBORO, TENN. — Trader Joe’s has purchased a newly constructed retail property that it occupies in Murfreesboro, roughly 35 miles southeast of Nashville, for $7.8 million. Jordan Powell, Lisa Maki and Mike Jacobs of Avison Young represented the locally based seller, TDK Corp., in the transaction. Trader Joe’s acquired the property by exercising its right of first refusal. The 13,050-square-foot grocery store is situated on 2.3 acres and opened earlier this year. Trader Joe’s is an outparcel to TDK’s adjacent planned development project, which will include 250 multifamily units and 30,000 square feet of office space. Founded in 1967, Monrovia, Calif.-based Trader Joe’s operates 608 stores across 43 states.

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AcquisitionsIndustrialSouth CarolinaSoutheast

Colliers Facilitates Sale of 102,141 SF Flex Property in Columbia, South Carolina

by Abby Cox

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Colliers has facilitated the sale of Stephenson Center, a 102,141-square-foot flex/office portfolio located at 714 Betsy Drive and 720 Gracern Road in Columbia. FirstLight Investments acquired the property for an undisclosed price. Nolan Ashton, Tommy Whitmore, Henry Roe and Allen Wilkerson of Colliers represented the seller, RealOp Investments, in the transaction. Roe and Wilkerson will lead leasing efforts for the property on behalf of the new ownership. Stephenson Center comprises three flex/office buildings with approximately a half-acre of secured industrial outdoor storage (IOS). The portfolio is currently 91 percent leased to a mix of multi-purpose tenants, medical users and government agencies.

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Leasing ActivityNorth CarolinaOfficeSoutheast

CBRE Arranges 14 Office Leases at The Grove in West Raleigh Totaling 75,541 SF

by Abby Cox

RALEIGH, N.C. — CBRE has arranged 14 office leases totaling 75,541 square feet at The Grove, an office redevelopment project located in west Raleigh. Ed Pulliam and John Brewer of CBRE represented the landlord, Chartwell Property Group, in the lease negotiations. The recently signed leases bring the development’s occupancy to 90 percent, comprising nearly $25 million in combined value. The new tenants include Johnnie-O, Christina Valkanoff LLC, Hedrick Gardner Kincheloe & Garofalo LLP, Carr, Riggs & Ingram, Martin Marietta, Elder Research Inc., North Carolina Association of CPAs, W. M. Jordan Co. Inc., The Providence Group, JacobsWyper Architects, Proyco and Ark Royal Wealth Management LLC. Situated on 11.5 acres, The Grove’s office campus offers 29,000 square feet of indoor/outdoor amenity space, featuring a self-serve café and bar, library, lounge, golf simulator, conference rooms and workspaces, as well as a fitness center that includes CrossFit stations, an indoor pickleball court, sauna and massage room.

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GeorgiaLeasing ActivityMixed-UseRetailSoutheast

Three New Retailers to Join Star Metals District in West Midtown Atlanta

by Abby Cox

ATLANTA — Three new tenants have signed leases at Stella at Star Metals, the residential centerpiece of Allen Morris Co.’s $1.5 billion Star Metals mixed-use development in Atlanta’s West Midtown neighborhood. Skin care studio concept Skin Laundry, Atlanta-based health food chain Kale Me Crazy and med spa clinic Peachy are expected to open on the ground level of the apartment building later this year. The new tenant additions will accompany Michelin-recognized Italian eatery Füm and the second location of Ladybird Grove & Mess Hall, which fronts the complex. Stella at Star Metals includes 327 luxury apartments in studio, one- and two-bedroom floorplans, as well as penthouse suites, ranging in size from 414 square feet to 1,596 square feet, according to Apartments.com. The 22-story building features 25,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space, a 7,000-square foot pool deck with pergolas and an infinity pool, a 15-person screening room with surround sound and a two-story bar on the 17th floor.

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DevelopmentFloridaLeasing ActivityMixed-UseRetailSoutheast

Gateway Jax Signs Publix to Anchor $2B Pearl Square Mixed-Use Development in Jacksonville

by John Nelson

JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — Gateway Jax has signed a lease with Publix to anchor Pearl Square, a 1.5 million-square-foot mixed-use development underway in downtown Jacksonville. The new Publix will span 31,000 square feet in a building that will also include a 15-story residential tower with 250 apartment units and 400 parking spaces. Gateway Jax and Corner Lot are expected to begin construction on the grocery store in summer 2026. Matthew Clark of Colliers handles the retail leasing assignment at Pearl Square on behalf of Gateway Jax. Upon completion of Pearl Square, the $2 billion development will comprise 1,250 residential units, approximately 200,000 square feet of retailers and restaurants and a renovation of the 100-room Ambassador Hotel. The project will also include new public spaces and parks, widened and shaded sidewalks, as well as a curbless festival street with outdoor dining options. A timeline for completion has not been disclosed. Gateway Jax is a locally based real estate development firm sponsored by JWB Real Estate Capital and DLP Capital.

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AcquisitionsDevelopmentGeorgiaRetailSoutheast

Gwinnett County to Acquire Former Sears at Gwinnett Place Mall in Metro Atlanta

by John Nelson

DULUTH, GA. — The Urban Redevelopment Agency of Gwinnett County has approved the purchase of a former Sears department store at Gwinnett Place Mall, a struggling shopping mall situated off Pleasant Hill Road near the I-85 exit in metro Atlanta. Northwood Ravin will sell the 11.5-acre site to the county for $11.5 million, the same price the Charlotte-based multifamily developer paid for the property in 2018. With the Sears acquisition, Gwinnett County now owns a combined 87.5 acres at Gwinnett Place Mall. Plans for the mall redevelopment include a mixed-use destination that is “green and walkable.” The county and the mall’s redevelopment consultant, CBRE, will release a nationwide request for proposal (RFP) to developers later this month. The mall redevelopment will include the Gwinnett Place Transit Center, which the county’s board of commissioners approved in March and is funded largely by the Federal Transit Administration. The project will expand transit connection throughout the county and is projected to be completed in 2032.

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ArkansasDevelopmentHealthcareSoutheast

McCarthy Delivers $185M Expansion of Mercy Hospital Fort Smith in Arkansas

by John Nelson

FORT SMITH, ARK. — McCarthy Building Cos. Inc. has delivered the new addition for Mercy Hospital Fort Smith, a hospital situated off Rogers Avenue in Fort Smith. The five-story addition spans 162,000 square feet and represents a $185 million expansion for the hospital, which opened in 1975. The expansion allows Mercy to accommodate approximately 25,000 more patients annually. Construction began in 2022 and increased the number of emergency rooms from 29 to 50, added six new trauma rooms and expanded the number of ICU beds from 36 to 64. Infrastructural upgrades include enhancements to the hospital’s mechanical penthouse, helipad and parking decks, along with an expanded central utility plant and the addition of a 22-bed observation unit in the former ICU space. The design-build team for the expansion project included ENFRA (mechanical engineer), HKS Architects, Olsson Associates (civil engineer) and Northstar Management (program manager). Mercy is one of the 15 largest health systems in the United States and serves patients in Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma.

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DevelopmentGeorgiaIndustrialSoutheast

Joint Venture Breaks Ground on 686,400 SF Industrial Park in Buford, Georgia

by John Nelson

BUFORD, GA. — A joint venture between Trammell Crow Co. and a consortium led by CBRE Japan has broken ground on Buford Creek Business Center, a three-building, 686,400-square-foot industrial park in metro Atlanta. Situated at the northeast corner of Lanier Islands Parkway and Big Creek Road in Buford, the park will sit three miles from I-985 and 30 miles northeast of Atlanta. The developers plan to deliver Buford Creek Business Center by third-quarter 2026. The design-build team includes architect Atlas Collaborative and general contractor The Conlan Co. CBRE is leasing the park, which will comprise Building 100, a 349,440-square-foot cross-dock warehouse with 40-foot clear heights, and Buildings 200 and 300, two identically sized rear-load buildings spanning 168,400 square feet each.

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AcquisitionsIndustrialLeasing ActivityMississippiSoutheast

Cushman & Wakefield | Commercial Advisors Arranges Sale-Leaseback of Industrial Portfolio in Jackson, Detroit

by John Nelson

JACKSON, MISS. AND DETROIT — Cushman & Wakefield | Commercial Advisors has arranged the sale-leaseback of a five-property light-manufacturing industrial portfolio totaling 169,043 square feet. Four of the five assets are located in metro Jackson and one facility is located in metro Detroit. Landon Williams and Katie Hargett of Cushman & Wakefield | Commercial, along with Pratt Rogers of Kerioth Corp., represented the seller, an entity doing business as Multicraft Real Estate LLC. The buyer, an entity doing business as Harrison Cayden Holdings LLC, purchased the portfolio and leased it back on a 15-year term to Multicraft, which specializes in manufacturing equipment for the automotive, power tool and HVAC industries. Other terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

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AlabamaLoansRetailSoutheast

Burton, Peaceable Street Capital Close $123M Recapitalization of Alabama Shopping Center Portfolio

by John Nelson

MOBILE, ALA. — Mobile-based Burton Property Group and Peaceable Street Capital have closed the $123 million recapitalization of a four-property shopping center portfolio in Alabama. The properties include Riviera Square and Foley Square in Foley, Jubilee Square in Daphne and Westwood Plaza in Mobile. The 785,000-square-foot portfolio was 98 percent leased at the time of the recapitalization, details of which were not disclosed. Jim Hamilton, Brad Buchanan and Andrew Michols of JLL arranged the financing on behalf of Burton Property Group, which will use its newfound capital flexibility on its mixed-use projects including the 1,300-acre South Alabama Logistics Park and River Walk Plaza, both in Mobile.

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