Alpharetta, Ga. — North American Properties (NAP), developer and manager of the 86-acre mixed-use property Avalon in Alpharetta, will host its inaugural Holiday Market at Avalon. The event will be a six-week, outdoor pop-up market that will share an intersection with Tesla, Rumi’s Kitchen and Apple. Holiday Market at Avalon will open Nov. 22 as part of Avalon’s 2020 Holiday Experience, which has been altered due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The holiday program will include Santa experiences and Avalon on Ice, the destination’s Rockefeller Center-sized ice-skating rink. Holiday Market at …
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Canton, Ga. — JLL has arranged the $18.6 million sale of Hickory Flat Commons, a Kroger-anchored shopping center located along Hickory Flat Highway in Canton, about 34 miles north of downtown Atlanta. The 115,000-square-foot property was 97 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Anytime Fitness, Mathnasium, furniture store Phillips Trading, Great Clips and Platinum Cleaners. Jim Hamilton of JLL represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. Phillips Edison & Co. acquired the center as part of a 1031 tax exchange.
Atlanta — The Home Depot released its second-quarter results, which revealed the home improvement retailer saw a 23.4 percent increase in sales on a year-over-year basis. Sales totaled $38.1 billion in the second quarter, which ended Aug. 3. Because of the coronavirus outbreak and The Home Depot’s status as an essential retailer, meaning the stores have remained open through the pandemic, the company invested approximately $480 million in benefits for its associates, including weekly bonuses for hourly associates in stores and distribution centers.
Gorjian Acquisitions Sells 500,000-Square-Foot Midwest Retail Portfolio for $25 Million
Great Neck, N.Y. — Gorjian Acquisitions has sold eight retail and mixed-use properties totaling more than 500,000 square feet for $25 million. The portfolio includes the following Midwest properties: Saint Clairsville Plaza in Saint Clairsville, Ohio; Bradley Square in Milwaukee; Cabool Center in Cabool, Mo.; a single-tenant Dunkin’ property in Gary, Ind.; and Lafayette Center in Indianapolis. The portfolio also includes a mixed-use building in Brooklyn, N.Y.; a single-tenant Family Dollar property in Danville, Va.; and Oglethorpe Plaza in Albany, Ga. Gorjian Acquisitions, based in Great Neck, N.Y., is led …
Atlanta — Ju-C Bar has opened its second location in metro Atlanta, joining the tenant lineup at Krog Street Market, a 30,000-square-foot food hall in Atlanta’s Inman Park neighborhood. Ju-C Bar is a family-owned restaurant specializing in made-order juices, smoothies, salads and wraps. Krog Street Market is situated along the Atlanta BeltLine’s Eastside Trail, two miles west of downtown Atlanta. Other tenants include Superica, Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams, Ticonderoga Club, Fred’s Meat & Bread, Watchman’s Seafood and Spirits, Hop City and The Little Tart Bake Shop, as well as retail …
Norcross, Ga. — Skyline Seven Real Estate has arranged the $7.1 million sale of Peachtree Corners Shopping Center, a 106,257-square-foot retail property in Norcross. The asset is situated at 7050 Jimmy Carter Blvd., 20 miles northeast of downtown Atlanta. The property was 44 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including Family Dollar, Beauty Mart, Arcadio Pizza, Lily Massage Spa and Island Chef Café, as well as an outparcel leased to Popeye’s and Dekra Emissions Check. Elliott Kyle, Chase Murphy and Reid Maynard of Skyline Seven represented the …
Loganville, Ga. — CIM Group has sold North Logan Commons, a 175,969-square-foot retail property in Loganville, for $15.6 million. The asset was 83 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including anchors TJ Maxx, Dick’s Sporting Goods, OfficeMax and PetSmart. Co-tenants include Five Guys Burgers & Fries, Anytime Fitness and Sally Beauty. North Logan Commons is situated at 4022 Atlanta Highway, 37 miles east of downtown Atlanta. Fred Victor of Transwestern represented the Los Angeles-based seller in the transaction. New York City-based Big V Group acquired the property.
Branch Properties to Develop 83,000-Square-Foot Publix-Anchored Shopping Center in Metro Atlanta
Tucker, Ga. — Branch Properties will develop Hugh Howell, an 83,000-square-foot, Publix-anchored shopping center in Tucker. Publix will occupy 48,000 square feet, and Branch Properties will develop an additional 35,000 square feet of space across three buildings and two outparcels. The $19 million project will span 14 acres at the northeast corner of Hugh Howell Road and Mountain Industrial Boulevard, 15 miles northeast of downtown Atlanta. Publix will relocate from an existing site less than one mile away. Phillips Partnership is the architect of the project, and Contineo Group is …
Branch Properties to Develop $29 Million Publix-Anchored Shopping Center in Metro Atlanta
Dunwoody, Ga. — Branch Properties will develop Perimeter Marketplace, a planned 39,150-square-foot shopping center in Dunwoody. A 25,147-square-foot Publix will anchor the property. The developer expects to deliver the project in fall 2021. The 10-acre plot is located just north of Perimeter Mall, 17 miles north of downtown Atlanta. Young Contracting is the general contractor for the project, Phillips Partnership is the architect and Contineo Group is the civil engineer.
Ackerman, MDH Partners to Develop $85M Mixed-Use Expansion at Lee + White Project in Atlanta
Atlanta — A partnership of local developer Ackerman & Co. and MDH Partners will soon begin construction of an $85 million multifamily, office and retail expansion to the Lee + White retail property in Atlanta’s West End neighborhood. The partnership acquired the 11-building, 433,204-square-foot property from Stream Realty Partners in September 2019 and began redeveloping the former industrial property as a mixed-use dining and beverage destination. Atlanta-based Smith Dalia Architects is the master designer of the project. Development plans include the ground-up construction of a two-story glass structure featuring a …