Southeast

DAHLONEGA, GA. — The 264-bed Liberty Hall, a residence hall located at the North Georgia College & State University at 82 College Cir. in Dahlonega, has opened. The three-story, 65,343-square-foot building includes 84 suite-style units, a fully equipped kitchen, a computer lab, and a common space featuring gaming, television and areas designed for military unit assembly. The facility was developed through a turnkey design-build contract between Ambling University Development Group and the state of Georgia and was funded through tax-exempt bonds.

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GAINESVILLE, VA. — Calkain Cos. has arranged the approximately $3 million sale of a 7,440-square-foot retail property, located in Gainesville. Tenants include 7-Eleven and a local veterinarian. Jeff Bogart of Calkain Cos.' Reston, Va., office represented Buchanan Partners, the seller, in the transaction. Ui Chung of Annandale, Va.-based Hana Realty represented the buyer, a local investor.

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PEACHTREE CITY, GA. — Atlanta-based NorSouth Development has plans to break ground this summer on the $14.2 million, 96-unit HearthSide Peachtree City, an affordable rental community for seniors located in Kedron Village in Peachtree City. Foley Design Associates Architects designed the project to meet EarthCraft Communities standards. Amenities will include a walking path, a garden center with planting beds, covered golf cart parking spaces with charging stations, a community room with a bistro, a media room, a fitness center, an art studio and a sunroom. Completion is slated for mid-2013.

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COLUMBIA, MD. — Prologis has sold its 20-building office/flex portfolio totaling 588,009 square feet in three business parks. The portfolio, which is 93 percent leased, includes properties in Columbia Gateway Business Park, Columbia Business Center and Oakland Ridge. Jonathan Carpenter and James Wellschlager of Cassidy Turley's Baltimore office represented the seller in the transaction. The buyer was a New England-based institutional investor.

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ALPHARETTA, GA. — Atlanta-based OA Development has purchased two office buildings totaling 135,000 square feet, located at 2555 and 2573 Westside Pkwy. in Alpharetta, for $11.24 million. The buildings are currently 89 percent leased to tenants including ADP. American National Insurance Co. provided debt capital for the acquisition, and Tom Shafer of Atlanta-based Resource Real Estate Partners represented Sentinel Lakeview Realty, the seller, in the transaction.

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HOLLYWOOD AND FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. — Thomas D. Wood and Co. has secured two industrial loans totaling $9 million in Florida. Marshall Smith of Thomas D. Wood and Co.'s Coral Gables, Fla., office arranged $4 million on behalf of Port 95-1 Ltd. through Kansas City Life Insurance Co. for a 76,800-square-foot industrial complex, located at 3611-365 SW 30th Ave. in Hollywood. The 10-year loan has a 25-year amortization schedule. Steven Wood, also with the firm's Coral Gables office, negotiated $5 million for the 134,342-square-foot Merrill Industrial Center, located at 3400-3406 SW 26th Ter. in Fort Lauderdale. The 10-year loan has a 25-year amortization schedule and was provided by Symetra Life Insurance Co.

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