Georgia
Pierce Education Now Owns Gainesville Student Housing
Pierce Education Properties acquired the Pavilion on 62nd, an off-campus student-housing property in Gainesville, FL serving the University of Florida… Read more
$217M InterContinental Hotel Advances on San Diego’s Waterfront
Construction is underway on a new 18-story InterContinental hotel near San Diego’s waterfront, scheduled to open in the fall of 2018. The… Read more
High Water Mark Reached with $300M El Segundo Buy?
Boston-based Intercontinental Real Estate Corp. acquired Apollo at Rosecrans, a four-building creative office campus in El Segundo, CA. Atlanta-based Invesco… Read more
Sparta Takes Over GA-Based Rheem Building
HVAC duct liner insulation manufacturer Sparta Industries will establish a new plant at the former Rheem manufacturing plant in Milledgeville,… Read more
Oakley Leaves Ontario For Atlanta
Sunglasses and sportswear maker Oakley Inc. will close its distribution operation in Ontario, moving it to Atlanta as part of… Read more
Panama Papers Reveal Americans Tied to Fraud
The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists and other media partners have identified companies tied to at least 36 Americans accused… Read more
Dollar General Readies for $85M Facility in GA
Dollar General Corp. has acquired land in Jackson, GA, which will serve as the discount retailer’s 15th distribution facility. The… Read more
Athens GA’s Older Buildings Becoming Student Housing
Owners of downtown Athens, GA’s older buildings, which have plentiful retail at the ground level, are looking toward converting upper-level… Read more
Ivy Residences Goes to Passco for $54M
Passco Cos. LLC snagged the newly constructed Ivy Residences at Health Village, a 248-unit multifamily property in Orlando’s Florida Health… Read more
Savannah, GA Port Industrial Inventory Low
Developers and logistics operators have been scrambling to find industrial real estate near the Port of Savannah in Garden City,… Read more
Dallas-Based Ashford Trust to Sell 1,393-Key Portfolio
Ashford Hospitality Trust has entered into an agreement to sell a five-hotel, 1,393-room portfolio of select-service hotels to Noble Investment… Read more
Capital One Secures $60.6M Refi for SF Office Tower
Capital One Bank’s Commercial Real Estate Group provided a $60.6-million, seven-year, interest-only loan to refinance Rialto on New Montgomery, a… Read more
Initial Phase Opens on $375M Waterfront Project
A dual-branded, 400-unit, 19-story hotel opened its doors this week on San Diego’s downtown waterfront. The new Marriott SpringHill Suites/Residence… Read more
$210M Star Metals MXU On Tap for Atlanta
Coral Gables, FL-based Allen Morris Co. has announced plans for Star Metals, a $210-million, mixed-use project to be built in… Read more
Industrial: Scarce Space in Top Markets
Dwindling warehouse and distribution center space is becoming more the rule than the exception, in and around the top 12… Read more
HFF Secures $43M Refi for Atlanta Office
Holliday Fenoglio Fowler (HFF) secured a $43.3 million loan for 100 Peachtree, a 625,424-square-foot, Class A office tower in Atlanta,… Read more
Carlyle’s 196-Unit Oakland Project Moves Forward
Carlyle Group is backing Wood Partners’ in a 196-unit residential project in Oakland’s Broadway-Valdez district. The Washington, DC-based private equity… Read more
CONNECT RETAIL: Nordstrom Targets Millennials With Festival Pop Ups
Connect Retail is our weekly column on the sector, authored by veteran CRE writer Ian Ritter. If there are any… Read more