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Swinerton Debuts New Office at Armour Yards in Atlanta

by John Nelson

ATLANTA — Swinerton, a general contractor firm based in San Francisco, has opened its new office space at 251 Armour Drive in Atlanta. The 10,000-square-foot office is part of the Armour Yards adaptive reuse development and will house 70 Swinerton employees. JLL arranged the lease on behalf of the Armour Yards landlord, Northwoods Office. Designed by MurphyMeyers, the new space includes 22 private offices, 30 workstations, two flex rooms, two meeting rooms and a “preconstruction room.” Amenities include a fitness studio, wellness room and a working lounge with overhead doors, as well as direct access to the Atlanta BeltLine. The space also includes a mural, custom art pieces and the integration of mass timber into the overall aesthetic. Founded in 1888, Swinerton is 100 percent employee-owned and has 21 offices nationwide. Swinerton first opened its Atlanta office in 2017.

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Chick-fil-A, Five Guys, Chase Bank to Open at $500M Halcyon Development in Metro Atlanta

by John Nelson

ALPHARETTA, GA. — Chick-fil-A will open a 5,300-square-foot restaurant this spring at Halcyon, a $500 million mixed-use development located in Alpharetta, a northern suburb of Atlanta. Currently under construction, the building will be situated within Halcyon’s Phase III. RocaPoint Partners is the developer and landlord of the project, and JLL manages retail leasing at the property. Five Guys and Chase Bank have also signed leases at the development and will occupy 2,400 and 3,500 square feet, respectively, within a 13,000-square-foot building adjacent to Chick-fil-A. Phase III of Halcyon will also feature a grocery anchor, to be announced later this year.

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Marcus & Millichap Brokers $9.2M Sale of Office Depot-Leased Retail Property in Miami Springs, Florida

by John Nelson

MIAMI SPRINGS, FLA. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $9.2 million sale of single-tenant retail property located at 3600 S. Le Jeune Road in Miami Springs. Office Depot occupies the building on a triple-net-lease basis. Scott Sandelin of Marcus & Millichap represented the undisclosed seller, which acquired the property in 2012, in the transaction. Jorge Ruiz of Platinum Properties represented the undisclosed buyer.

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FrostPoint Capital Acquires 46,767 SF Shopping Center in Metro Atlanta

by John Nelson

KENNESAW, GA. — FrostPoint Capital has acquired The Shops at Shiloh Crossing, a 40,767-square-foot shopping center located in Kennesaw, roughly 30 miles northwest of Atlanta. Conor Sweeney of Foundry Commercial represented both the buyer and undisclosed seller in the $6.9 million transaction. FrostPoint plans to implement a complete renovation of the property.

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GeorgiaIndustrialLeasing ActivitySoutheast

AA Heritage Solutions Signs 111,000 SF Industrial Lease Near Savannah

by John Nelson

POOLER, GA. — AA Heritage Solutions has signed a 111,000-square-foot industrial lease in Pooler, roughly 10 miles outside Savannah. The 219,480-square-foot building is now fully occupied. Situated at 101 Coleman Blvd., the building is part of the Coleman Industrial Portfolio, which Denholtz Properties acquired in 2022. The portfolio totals 358,884 square feet across three buildings. David Sink and Sebastian Findlay of Colliers represented Denholtz in the lease negotiations. Rex Benton and Jeff Goldman of NAI Mopper|Benton represented the tenant, which provides logistics and shipping services to retailers including Costco.

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CBRE Arranges 101,000 SF Industrial Lease in Palm Beach, Florida

by John Nelson

PALM BEACH, FLA. — CBRE has arranged a 101,000-square-foot lease at Turnpike Logistics Center in Palm Beach, a city in South Florida’s Palm Beach County. National Millwork — a door, hardware and millwork company serving the multifamily residential construction market — will relocate its headquarters to a portion of Building 2, located at 1715 Meathe Drive, this summer. Kirk Nelson, Robert Smith and Jeff Kelly of CBRE represented the developer and landlord, Dalfen Industrial, in the lease negotiations.

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Georgetown, RocaPoint Provide Updates for Campus 244 Mixed-Use Development in Atlanta’s Central Perimeter District

by John Nelson

DUNWOODY, GA. — The Georgetown Co. and RocaPoint Partners have provided updates for Campus 244, a 1.3 million-square-foot mixed-use development underway in Atlanta’s Central Perimeter submarket. Situated adjacent to the Dunwoody MARTA station, Campus 244 will feature the redeveloped Palladium office building, the Element by Westin Atlanta Perimeter hotel and several dining options. The developers recently welcomed Insight Global and Beon to the Palladium building and topped off the hotel, which will open this fall along with its dining concepts The Spruce Social House and Stäge Kitchen & Bar. The duo also plans to open CT Cantina & Taqueria at Campus 244 this summer. Additionally, Georgetown and RocaPoint have announced Phase II of the development — a six-story office building dubbed The Stacks. The 300,000-square-foot property is designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill to feature oversized windows and private outdoor space on all six levels. The construction timeline for Phase II was not disclosed. Aileen Almassy, Will Porter and Rob Kuppersmith of Cushman & Wakefield handle office leasing efforts at Campus 244, and Steve Yenser with Yenser Co. manages retail leasing.

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Toll Brothers, CanAm Capital Complete 1,086-Bed Student Housing Community Near Florida International University

by John Nelson

MIAMI — A joint venture between Toll Brothers Campus Living and CanAm Capital Partners has completed Lapis, a 1,086-bed student housing development located adjacent to the Florida International University campus in Miami. The 20-story community spans more than 763,500 square feet and offers units in one-, two-, three-, four- and five-bedroom configurations. Shared amenities include a club room, indoor/outdoor fitness center, saltwater swimming pool, coffee bar, private study and group meeting rooms and a rooftop amenity deck with a Jumbotron and grilling stations. The design team for the development included Mary Cook Associates and Humphreys & Partners Architects. The community welcomed first residents in fall 2023.

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Lovett Industrial, Heitman Acquire 720,000 SF Industrial Park in Norfolk

by John Nelson

NORFOLK, VA. — Houston-based Lovett Industrial and Chicago-based Heitman LLC have acquired Diamond Hill Distribution Center, a four-building industrial park in Norfolk spanning 720,000 square feet. The seller and sales price were not disclosed. Cushman & Wakefield brokered the transaction, and John Alascio of Cushman & Wakefield arranged an undisclosed amount of acquisition financing through Voya Financial on behalf of the buyers. Located on State Route 168 with adjacent access to I-64 and I-464, Diamond Hill is situated near Chesapeake and Virginia Beach, as well as the Port of Virginia’s Norfolk International Terminal and Virginia International Gateway port terminals. The park’s four buildings all have rail spurs that are activable for Norfolk Southern’s main line. The property was fully leased at the time of sale to four tenants and features a combined 96 loading positions, additional trailer parking, over 520 auto parking stalls and 27- to 29-foot clear heights. Lovett Industrial and Heitman have tapped Charles Dickinson of Harvey Lindsey Commercial Real Estate to lease and market Diamond Hill.

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Urban Story Ventures to Redevelop 160,000 SF Shopping Center in Metro Chattanooga

by John Nelson

EAST RIDGE, TENN. — Urban Story Ventures will redevelop a 160,000-square-foot shopping center located at 3715 Ringgold Road in East Ridge, roughly 10 miles outside Chattanooga. The developer purchased the 13-acre property — which features a 38,000-square-foot space formerly occupied by Food City, five retail outlet buildings and parking — last year. A roster of food-and-beverage, professional services and apparel retailers currently occupy a portion of the center. Plans call for a combination of renovations to existing suites, as well as new construction. Urban Story Ventures will reposition the property as a mixed-use development and plans to sign leases with retail, office and medical office tenants throughout the redevelopment.

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