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Sterling Acquires Whole Foods-Anchored Shopping Center in Metro Atlanta for $93.2M

by John Nelson

MARIETTA, GA. — Sterling Properties has acquired Merchants Walk, a 271,992-square-foot shopping center in Marietta, a northern suburb of Atlanta. The West Palm Beach-based private equity real estate investment firm purchased the shopping center from Washington, D.C.-based mixed-use developer and operator EDENS for $93.2 million. Kevin Hurley and Matt Karempelis of CBRE’s National Retail Partners represented the buyer in the transaction. Situated on nearly 30 acres at the intersection of Roswell and Johnson Ferry roads in metro Atlanta’s East Cobb neighborhood, Merchants Walk was 90 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including Whole Foods Market, Marshalls, PetSmart, Old Navy, DSW, Ulta Beauty, Office Depot and Georgia Theater Company Stadium Cinemas, as well as boutique retailers, service retailers and restaurants. Kohl’s shadow-anchors the center.

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Radnor, Madrone to Break Ground on 793-Bed Student Housing Development in Atlanta

by John Nelson

ATLANTA — A joint venture between Radnor Property Group and the Madrone Community Development Foundation is set to break ground on a 793-bed student housing development located at 850 West End Ave. in Atlanta. The project, which is scheduled for completion in fall 2028, will serve students attending Morehouse and Spelman colleges. The community will offer 305 units in studio, one-, two- and four-bedroom configurations upon completion. Shared amenities are set to include a 24-hour staffed lobby, outdoor recreation space, a fitness center, community lounges, bike storage, dog park and study rooms. The partnership recently reached financial close for the project through the sale of $146.8 million in tax-exempt and taxable bonds issued by the Development Authority of Fulton County, which will loan the proceed of the bonds to Madrone-MS Student Housing, a subsidiary of the Madrone Community Development Foundation. West End Avenue P3 LLC — a joint venture between Morehouse and Spelman colleges — has entered into a 50-year lease agreement with Madrone as part of the transaction. The development team for the project includes Clark Construction, CD Moody Construction, Moody Nolan and Pape-Dawson. Raymond James and Loop Capital Markets served as underwriter for the bond financing. Brailsford & Dunlavey …

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Capstone Begins Construction on 270-Unit Gateway Apartments in Orlando

by John Nelson

ORLANDO, FLA. — Capstone Building Corp. has begun construction on The Gateway, a 270-unit luxury apartment community located at 7250 Shadowridge Drive in Orlando. The design-build team includes developer JBL Development LLC and architect Baker Barrios Architects. Located near Airport Lakes Park, the five-story, gated community features smart studio, junior one-bedroom, and one-, two- and three-bedroom floorplans. Amenities will include a heated saltwater pool with private cabanas, outdoor kitchens and fire pits, indoor and outdoor coworking lounges, a fitness center with outdoor fitness equipment, pickleball court, bark park, pet spa and a clubhouse featuring a restaurant and bar, market, tenant kitchen and leisure spaces. The development team expects to deliver The Gateway in late 2027.

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MMCC Arranges $6.8M Acquisition Loan for Office Property in Baltimore

by John Nelson

BALTIMORE — Marcus & Millichap Capital Corp. (MMCC) has arranged a $6.8 million acquisition loan for an office property located at 1520 S. Caton Ave. in Baltimore. Jared Cassidy of MMCC’s Washington, D.C., office secured the five-year loan with a regional bank on behalf of an unnamed, private client. Brightwood College formerly occupied the 37,200-square-foot, three-story office building. The property will be home to a regional aviation services company that will use the building as training grounds for aviation mechanics.

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Core Spaces Breaks Ground on 1,656-Bed Student Housing Development Near University of Georgia

by John Nelson

ATHENS, GA. — Core Spaces has broken ground on Hub Athens Dougherty, a 1,656-bed student housing development located near the University of Georgia campus in Athens. The community will offer 536 units in studio through five-bedroom configurations. Shared amenities will include study lounges, group study rooms, fitness and wellness areas and a resort-style rooftop pool. Core Spaces is partnering with Athens-Clarke County on several public benefit initiatives as part of the development, including a 400-space public parking deck; 16,000 square feet of retail space; the addition of water/sewer infrastructure that will facilitate new affordable housing development; enhanced streetscapes; the preservation and revitalization of the existing historic Foundry building; the relocation and reconstruction of the historic Hoyt House; and the addition of a new public plaza. The development team for the project — which is scheduled for completion in 2028 — includes Mallory & Evans, JNS Realty, Northworks Architects, Studio BNA and Harken Interiors. Construction is being led by a joint venture between Core Spaces and Juneau Construction Co. TSB Capital Partners arranged an undisclosed amount of construction financing for Core Spaces through Affinius Capital.

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JLL Arranges Sale of 2.4 MSF Industrial Portfolio in Florida, Georgia

by John Nelson

MIAMI — JLL has arranged the sale of a three-property industrial portfolio spanning 2.4 million square feet in Florida and Georgia. EQT Real Estate purchased the portfolio from the undisclosed seller. The sales price was also not disclosed. The properties in the portfolio include a 605,412-square-foot facility in Lakeland, Fla., an 817,680-square-foot property in Jacksonville and a 1 million-square-foot building in Pooler, Ga., a suburb of Savannah. Built in 2015 on average, the fully leased properties feature 34-foot average clear heights and a variety of dock configurations. John Huguenard, Trent Agnew, Will McCormack, Cole Johnston, Tara Hagerty, Britton Burdette, Luis Castillo, Pete Pittroff, Jim Freeman, Cody Brais and Dave Andrews of JLL represented the seller in the transaction.

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IPA Brokers $23.1M Sale of Publix-Anchored Shopping Center in Alexander City, Alabama

by John Nelson

ALEXANDER CITY, ALA. — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has brokered the $23.1 million sale of The Gateway at Lake Martin, a grocery-anchored shopping center in east-central Alabama. Built in 2024, the 93,352-square-foot center is situated on a 22-acre site at the intersection of U.S Highway 280 and Ala. Highway 63 in Alexander City. The Gateway at Lake Martin’s tenant roster includes Publix, Marshalls, Starbucks, Rack Room Shoes and Five Below, as well as four outparcels that were not part of the transaction. Zach Taylor of IPA’s Atlanta office, along with Robby Pfeiffer and Eric Abbott of Marcus & Millichap, represented the seller, a repeat developer of Publix-anchored shopping centers, in the transaction. Eddie Greenhalgh served as Marcus & Millichap’s broker of record in Alabama. Anita Paryani and David Fierroz of IPA Capital Markets arranged an undisclosed amount of acquisition financing for the buyer, an entity doing business as Calhoun Shores LLC, which purchased the center along with a grocery store in Naples, Fla., leased to Sprouts Farmers Market. David Weinberg, Jacob Keith, Greenhalgh and Ryan Nee of Marcus & Millichap procured the buyer along with Scott Sutphin of Jet Properties.

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Northmarq Negotiates $5.6M Sale of Multifamily Community in Lexington, South Carolina

by John Nelson

LEXINGTON, S.C. — Northmarq has negotiated the $5.6 million sale of Sweetbriar Apartments, a 48-unit community located at 200 Libby Lane in Lexington, a suburb of Columbia, S.C. The garden-style property was built in 1988 and includes one- and two-bedroom layouts. Charis Capital purchased the property from InterMark Management Corp. Dane Lozier, Ron Corrao, Eric Liebich, Scott Fuller and Matthew Weinstein led the Northmarq team in representing the seller in the transaction.

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Resilient Demand in Key Regions Supports Multifamily Through Midyear Challenges

by Sarah Daniels

By Ann Atkinson, Regions Real Estate Capital Markets Midway through 2026, the multifamily industry appears to be holding steady. By many accounts, fundamentals are weathering uncertainties across the economy, job markets and geopolitical arenas. While some key metrics have softened, the overall health of the apartments sector demonstrates how essential this class of real estate is. Simply stated, everyone needs a safe place to call home. Sustained demand for rental units remains central to the sector’s health, and conditions in the for-sale market continue to shape that demand directly. For many households, homeownership has become increasingly out of reach. Affordability has eroded sharply over the past decade, driven by land use restrictions, constrained housing supply and a widening gap between mortgage costs and income, according to an October Goldman Sachs’ U.S. outlook for housing supply and affordability. Elevated interest rates in recent years have only added to the strain. Together, these factors are keeping many Americans in rentals far longer than they might have planned. Even with strong demand, the apartments market isn’t without challenges. The industry is still working through the surge in new unit supply that hit the market over the past few years. As a result, rents …

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Woodfield Development Breaks Ground on $100M Apartment Community in Cary, North Carolina

by Abby Cox

CARY, N.C. — Woodfield Development has broken ground on a 330-unit apartment community located across from the Tryon Village shopping center at 2818 Macedonia Road in Cary, a suburb of Raleigh. Eagle Realty Group is serving as equity partner and capital provider for the $100 million project. The unnamed, five-story residential complex will feature studios, one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments in a five-story building that will wrap around a parking deck. The complex will feature more than 13,500 square feet of interior amenity space that will include a leasing office with a conference room and outdoor patio; coworking center with private business stations and conference rooms; coffee and gaming lounge with a coffee bar, grab-and-go market and golf simulator; resident clubhouse with a full kitchen, game area, maker’s room and library; two-story fitness center with a dedicated group fitness studio; dog spa; and a sky lounge with indoor/outdoor entertaining space overlooking the city. Outdoor amenities, which will span more than 40,000 square feet across three landscaped courtyards, will include a resort-style swimming pool with cabanas; grilling stations; gathering areas; fire pits; artificial turf recreation spaces; an outdoor fitness area, sauna and cold plunge; as well as a dog park with …

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