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JLL Brokers $147M Sale of Seniors Housing Portfolio in Metro Atlanta

by John Nelson

ATLANTA — JLL’s National Seniors Housing Capital Markets team has brokered the $147 million sale of a five-property seniors housing portfolio in submarkets north of Atlanta. The properties include Brickmont at Woodstock in Woodstock, Brickmont at Acworth in Acworth, Brickmont at Johns Creek in Cumming, Brickmont at West Cobb in Marietta and Brickmont at Roswell in Alpharetta. The portfolio comprises 611 units and 701 beds of assisted living and memory care, as well as amenity packages including theaters, restaurant-style dining, bistros, bars, art studios, game rooms and landscaped courtyards. An institutional investor acquired the portfolio in an all-cash transaction from a joint venture between Centric Development and Sage Equities. Centric Development developed the properties between 2018 and 2022. Jay Wagner, Rick Swartz, Aaron Rosenzweig, Tim Hosmer, Erik Von Hamm, Anthony Fertitta, Joel Mendes and Peter Yorck of JLL represented the seller in the transaction. The new ownership has retained Claiborne Senior Living to continue to operate the communities post-acquisition.

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AcquisitionsIndustrialMarylandSoutheast

Sagard Acquires Distribution Facility in Baltimore County for $91M

by John Nelson

ROSEDALE, MD. — Sagard Real Estate has purchased a 621,144-square-foot distribution center located at 7001 Quad Ave. in Rosedale, a city in east Baltimore County. An undisclosed, California-based investor sold the industrial property to Sagard Real Estate, a subsidiary of Denver-based Sagard, for $91 million. Built in 2004, the cross-dock facility is situated on 32 acres approximately five miles from the Port of Baltimore’s Seagirt and Dundalk marine terminals and downtown Baltimore. The distribution center was fully leased at the time of sale to users in the food-and-beverage and third-party logistics sectors, including Goetze’s Candy and Southern Wine & Spirits, according to Baltimore Business Journal.

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DevelopmentMultifamilySoutheastTennessee

McShane Construction Delivers 332-Unit Ellison Cool Springs Apartments Near Nashville

by John Nelson

FRANKLIN, TENN. — McShane Construction Co. has delivered Ellison Cool Springs, a 332-unit apartment community located at 2000 Aspen Way in Franklin, a southern suburb of Nashville. The co-developers are Flournoy Development Group and National Healthcare Corp. (NHC). Designed by Dynamik Design, the property features a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments with monthly rental rates ranging from $1,760 to $4,305, according to Apartments.com. Amenities include a heated saltwater pool, an indoor-outdoor entertainment pavilion, outdoor courtyards, hammock garden, dog park, pet spa, fitness and wellness center, grab-and-go market, coworking lounge and a podcast/music recording studio. Ellison Cool Springs also offers 15 commercial units on the ground level, two concrete parking decks and five six-bay, standalone parking garages. McShane began construction on the apartment development in 2024.

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AcquisitionsIndustrialSoutheastTennessee

PCCP, Distribution Realty Purchase Industrial Facility in Spring Hill, Tennessee for $51M

by John Nelson

SPRING HILL, TENN. — A joint venture between PCCP and Distribution Realty Group has acquired a single-tenant industrial facility located at 4637 Port Royal Road in Spring Hill, about 38 miles south of Nashville via I-65. A private seller sold the 330,484-square-foot facility to the joint venture for $51 million. Built in 2001 and situated on 26 acres, the property is fully occupied by Prinova, a distributor of ingredients and nutrient premixes for the food-and-beverage industry. The Illinois-based company recently executed a 10-year lease extension at the facility.

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The office sector showed its strongest performance since COVID in the second quarter of 2026, according to the Lee & Associates’ 2026 Q2 North America Market Report.
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Lee & Associates’ Q2 Report: Office, Retail Markets Gain Momentum as Industrial, Multifamily Face Headwinds

by Sarah Daniels

The Lee & Associates’ 2026 Q2 North America Market Report finds that commercial real estate fundamentals are improving, but the pace of recovery varies significantly by property type and market. Office and retail sectors are showing renewed momentum, industrial demand continues to recover unevenly amid trade uncertainty and multifamily fundamentals are stabilizing as new supply begins to moderate. Across all sectors, investors and occupiers remain highly selective in an evolving market. Sponsored: Download Lee & Associates’ 2026 Q2 North America Market Report. Industrial Overview: Recovering Demand Is Uneven Amid Trade Tensions Demand for North American industrial space in the second quarter continued to recover from slowing caused by heightened trade uncertainties that began early last year. Modest tenant expansion in the United States remains well off pre-COVID average growth. In the United States, 44.4 million square feet of net absorption in the second quarter brought the mid-year total to 77.1 million square feet, about 30 percent less than the pre-pandemic five-year average. First-half deliveries fell to 93 million square feet, which included 44.4 million square feet in the first quarter — the least in seven years. Although supply additions have moderated, the pullback in tenant demand over the past three years …

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AcquisitionsMultifamilyNorth CarolinaSoutheast

Tishman Speyer Acquires Berkshire Dilworth Apartments in Charlotte for $76.3M

by John Nelson

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — New York-based Tishman Speyer has purchased Berkshire Dilworth, a 296-unit apartment community located at 1351 E. Morehead St. in Charlotte. Berkshire Residential sold the property to Tishman Speyer’s TS Plus fund for $76.3 million, according to the Charlotte Business Journal. The community is Tishman Speyer’s first acquisition in the Charlotte area and its second in North Carolina this year following the company’s purchase of The Maggie in Raleigh in January. Built in 2016, Berkshire Dilworth features studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments, as well as ground-level retail space, a fitness center, outdoor pool, rooftop lounge, yoga room and private pet spa. The property was 97 percent occupied at the time of sale.

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Comstock Signs QTS to 77,000 SF Office Lease for New Corporate Headquarters in Northern Virginia

by John Nelson

RESTON, VA. — Comstock Holding Cos. Inc. has signed QTS Data Centers, a data center owner-operator owned by Blackstone, to a long-term office lease at Reston Station. QTS will occupy 77,000 square feet on the 11th, 12th and 13th floors at 1800 Reston Row Plaza, which serves as the company’s new corporate headquarters. Reston Station spans approximately 90 acres surrounding the Metro’s Wiehle-Reston East station. The campus features multiple office buildings housing tenants including Google, Booz Allen Hamilton and CARFAX, as well as two BLVD-branded apartment communities, stores, restaurants and a 28-story tower housing JW Marriott hotel and residences.

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Partnership Breaks Ground on 130-Unit Affordable Housing Community in Atlanta’s Buckhead District

by John Nelson

ATLANTA — A partnership between Pennrose, Radiant Development Partners and public partners including Atlanta Beltline Inc. has broken ground on Overlook at Garson, a 130-unit affordable housing community in Atlanta’s Buckhead district. The development is situated along the Beltline’s Northeast Trail at the intersection of Garson Drive and Piedmont Road, which is near the Lindbergh MARTA Station. Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens attended the groundbreaking ceremony on Tuesday, Aug. 4 along with the development partners. Atlanta Beltline Inc. purchased the development site in 2021 from Wells Fargo with plans to add more affordable housing on land in immediate vicinity of the popular urban trail. The development partners expect to deliver Overlook at Garson in 2028. The property will offer efficiency, one- and two-bedroom apartments reserved for households earning 50, 60 and 80 percent of the area median income (AMI). Capital sources for Overlook at Garson include Bank of America, Advantage Capital, Atlanta Housing, Atlanta Beltline Inc., Invest Atlanta, the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta and Merchants Capital. Public partners include Atlanta Beltline Inc., Invest Atlanta, Atlanta Housing and Georgia’s Department of Community Affairs. The design-build team includes Smith Dalia Architects, McShane Construction and Thompson Ehle Co.

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AcquisitionsRestaurantRetailSoutheastTennessee

Marcus & Millichap Brokers Sale of New Restaurant in Hixson, Tennessee Leased to Chick-fil-A

by John Nelson

HIXSON, TENN. — Marcus & Millichap’s Taylor McMinn Retail Group has brokered the sale of a newly built restaurant in Hixson, a northeast suburb of Chattanooga. Chick-fil-A occupies the property on a 15-year ground lease that features 10 percent rent increases in the initial term as well as extension options. Don McMinn and Andrew Koriwchak of Taylor McMinn represented the seller, a preferred developer for Chick-fil-A, in the transaction. RealSource Group and ParaSell Inc. represented the buyer, a high-net-worth individual based in Florida who is purchasing the restaurant all-cash in a 1031 exchange. The property sold for approximately $2.8 million. “This transaction achieved Tennessee’s lowest cap rate ever for a single-tenant Chick-fil-A, driven by its prime location, strong credit and low price point,” says McMinn.

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Partnership to Develop 382-Unit Luxury Apartment Tower in Charlotte

by Kristin Harlow

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A partnership between GMH Communities, AEW Capital Management and Wexford Science & Technology LLC has acquired land within The Pearl innovation district in Charlotte. The partners plan to develop ANOVA The Pearl, a 20-story, 382-unit luxury apartment tower. Completion is slated for summer 2028. ANOVA The Pearl will encompass 1.3 acres and feature luxury residential accommodations alongside 6,621 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Of the 382 units, 5 percent will be reserved for affordable housing. Amenities will include a fitness center, clubhouse, golf simulator, sauna and cryotherapy chambers. The developers say the project is designed to meet the growing demand for high-quality housing for professionals working in the life sciences, healthcare and technology industries. The Pearl innovation district, developed through a public-private partnership led by Atrium Health and Wexford Science & Technology, is anchored by Wake Forest University School of Medicine Charlotte, the city’s first four-year medical school. “We are attracted to locations that we believe benefit from strong institutional anchors and create opportunities for residents to live near major centers of employment and innovation. ANOVA The Pearl reflects these characteristics and represents a residential development within a unique and evolving district in Charlotte,” says Sara …

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