DECATUR, GA. — TerraCap Management has acquired 160 Clairemont, a 122,700-square-foot office building in Decatur. The property is situated six miles east of downtown Atlanta and offers amenities such as a fitness center, onsite café and a conference center. Samir Idris and Davide Meline of Cushman & Wakefield represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. Brian Linnihan and Richard Henry of Cushman & Wakefield worked on behalf of the buyer to arrange acquisition financing through Delta Community Credit Union. The sales price was not disclosed.
Southeast
ZEBULON, N.C. — Woda Cooper Cos. has cut the ribbon on Shepard Greene, a 50-unit affordable seniors housing community in Zebulon, approximately 20 miles east of Raleigh. The three-story community features age-in-place features and energy-efficient apartments for residents aged 55 years and older who earn 60 percent or less of the area median income. All units have emergency alert systems and six units are available with features for those with disabilities, such as roll-in showers. Two units are designed for those with hearing/sight impairments. Shepard Greene is located a half-mile from downtown Zebulon. An onsite manager oversees leasing and property maintenance and is available to assist residents in accessing transportation, Meals On Wheels and other resources and activities. Shepard Greene was financed in part through housing tax credits allocated by the North Carolina Housing Finance Agency. Bank of America Merrill Lynch was the equity investor for the tax credits and also provided construction financing. Bellwether Enterprise also facilitated a USDA Rural Development 538 loan.
ATLANTA AND SIOUX CITY, IOWA — Americold Realty Trust has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Cloverleaf Cold Storage from the company’s management and an investor group led by private equity funds managed by Blackstone. The purchase price was $1.24 billion. Atlanta-based Americold will acquire 22 cold storage facilities in nine states in the Midwest and Southeast, 21 of which are owned by Cloverleaf and one is managed by the company, totaling 5.2 million refrigerated square feet. Sioux City, Iowa-based Cloverleaf is the fifth largest cold storage provider in the United States. The company acquired competitor Zero Mountain in January. Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC are Americold’s financial advisors in the transaction, and King & Spalding LLP is its legal advisor. Wells Fargo Securities and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. are Cloverleaf and Blackstone’s financial advisors, and Kirkland & Ellis LLP is their legal advisor.
ATLANTA — Columbia Property Trust has sold One and Three Glenlake Parkway, a 711,000-square-foot office campus in Atlanta’s Central Perimeter submarket, for $227.5 million. Columbia recently completed renovations to the campus, which led to the leasing of 460,000 square feet since 2017. Columbia purchased One and Three Glenlake in 2003 and 2008, respectively. The campus is situated 15 miles north of downtown Atlanta. The buyer was an affiliate of Starwood Capital.
NASHVILLE, TENN. — GBT Realty has unveiled plans for 1221 Broadway, an office building in downtown Nashville. Brentwood, Tenn.-based GBT completed the demolition of the former Firestone at the site. The new Class A office building will range from 365,000 to 500,000 square feet depending on the needs of potential tenants. The building will rise between 23 and 27 stories. The asset will also include 7,000 square feet of ground-level retail space, a 10th floor amenity deck and café, and parking on the property. The design team includes architect Gresham Smith & Partners and general contractor Brasfield & Gorrie. Taylor Hillenmeyer, Janelle Gallagher, Frank Thomasson and Bryan Fort of CBRE will market handle leasing efforts for the property. A timeline for construction was not disclosed.
LOS ANGELES — CBRE has arranged the $90 million sale of 22 medical buildings in Florida, Georgia, Alabama and Illinois. The sale includes the Dermatology Solutions Group portfolio, an eight-building portfolio totaling 51,505 square feet in Alabama and Florida. The portfolio is fully occupied by Dermatology Solutions Group, which signed 10-year leases at each site at closing. Physician Group sold the properties to a public single-tenant REIT. A 47,936-square-foot building situated at 2061 Peachtree St. in Atlanta’s Buckhead district was included in the sale as well. The asset was built in 2013 and fully occupied by tenants including Georgia Hand, Shoulder & Elbow (GHSE), the largest hand and upper extremity practice in Georgia. Physician Group sold the building to a public healthcare REIT. The other 13 buildings total 197,385 square feet and are located in Chicago. The undisclosed developer sold the assets to Institutional Fund.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — Becovic Management Group (BMG) has acquired Lost Lake Resort Apartments, a 280-unit community, for $48.5 million. The property was built in 2014 and offers one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Community amenities include an indoor sports court, swimming pool, spa, clubhouse, fitness center, coffee bar, theater room, pet park and a car wash. HFF represented the Indiana-based buyer and the seller, Illinois-based Inland Investments.
RICHMOND, VA. — Dominion Realty Partners (DRP) and Amzak Capital Management have broken ground on Boulders Lakeside, a $47.6 million apartment project in Richmond. The 248-unit asset is situated on 24 acres within a Qualified Opportunity Zone. Boulders Lakeside is expected to open to its first residents in mid-2020 and be finalized in late 2020. Community amenities will include a swimming pool, green activity lawn, automated package delivery system, fitness center, designer club area and a game room. Interior amenities will feature lake views, large kitchen prep islands, oversized windows, sliding glass doors, private unit balconies, exterior storage and keyless unit entry. Roger Edwards and Justin Good of HFF arranged equity placement for the development, and Citizens Bank will provide construction financing. The design team includes architect Rule Joy Trammell + Rubio, general contractor Armada Hoffler Construction and civil engineer RK&K.
Walker & Dunlop Arranges $47M Sale of New Multifamily Community in Atlanta’s West Midtown
by Alex Tostado
ATLANTA — Walker & Dunlop has arranged the $47 million sale of Westside Heights, a 282-unit multifamily community in West Midtown Atlanta. The asset was built in 2017 and is located near the Atlanta BeltLine. The property offers one- and two-bedroom floor plans and features community amenities such as a complimentary continental breakfast and coffee bar, swimming pool, clubhouse, fitness center, conference room, rooftop lounge and package receiving services. Pat Jones and Chris Goldsmith of Walker & Dunlop represented the buyer, Canadian-based Starlight U.S. Multi-Family, in the transaction. The seller was not disclosed. David Gahagan and Niki Perez, also with Walker & Dunlop, arranged acquisition financing through a life insurance company on behalf of the buyer.
Aeroterm Begins Construction on 50,400 SF Industrial Facility at CVG Airport in Northern Kentucky
by Alex Tostado
HEBRON, KY. — Aeroterm, a developer and owner of airport cargo facilities, has broken ground on a 50,400-square-foot industrial facility at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG) in Hebron. FedEx will be the anchor tenant for the asset, and there is 12,000 square feet of available space for one or two additional tenants. The LEED-certified building offers insulated, pre-cast concrete panels and will be used for airside cargo operations. The facility can accommodate cargo, government users and other terminal support users such as flight kitchens or commissaries. Aeroterm expects to deliver the facility in November.