ATLANTA — PGIM Real Estate has provided an $82.3 million, floating-rate loan for the refinancing of Mira at Midtown Union, a 26-story rental tower in the Midtown neighborhood of Atlanta. The borrower was joint venture between MetLife Investment Management and StreetLights Residential. Tom Goodsite of PGIM Real Estate arranged the financing. Delivered in 2022, the property offers 355 units in studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Apartments range from 496 to 1,743 square feet. Community amenities include a pool, resident lounge, sunset deck with fire pits and grills, pet …
ATLANTA — Columbia Residential has hired Robert Fink to the position of chief development officer. In this role, Fink will oversee all aspects of development operations for the company, including securing new affordable housing and community development opportunities. He will also oversee Columbia Residential’s business planning and manage the company’s financing structures. Fink will be based at Columbia Residential’s headquarters in Atlanta. Fink previously served as the vice president of development at Zimmerman Properties in Atlanta. Prior to this, he served as the director of housing finance and development at …
DULUTH, GA — Westplan has selected third party management firm RKW Residential to lease and manage Accent Suwanee Creek near Atlanta. The 253-unit property is made up of one-, two- and three-bedroom units. RKW also has hired Sean Shalpan, formerly a regional manager with Greystar, to support RKW’s growth throughout Georgia. RKW is headquartered in Charlotte with regional offices in Miami, Orlando, Florida, Atlanta and Raleigh, North Carolina. The company manages approximately 30,000 multifamily and build-to-rent units in eight states.
ATLANTA — When considering a single-family, build-to-rent (BTR) development or acquisition, the main priority of the developer or investor is to focus on finding a place where people want to live, said Zach Persky, vice president of acquisitions for Quinn Residences. Access to jobs, retail corridors and good school districts are all important factors for potential residents. Persky was one of the speakers on the BTR panel at the 15th annual InterFace Multifamily Southeast conference, which took place Wednesday, Dec. 4 at the Cobb Galleria Centre in Atlanta. Kyle Palmer, …
ATLANTA — There is nothing wrong with the new interest rate environment that currently governs capital markets activity in commercial real estate, and borrowers just need to adjust their expectations, put them into historical context and get back to making deals. This is the view of at least a couple veteran lenders who spoke at the InterFace Multifamily Southeast conference on Dec. 4 at the Cobb Galleria Centre in Atlanta. The event is now in its 15th year and continues to attract hundreds of multifamily developers, investors and lenders from …
Speakers on the investment sales panel at the annual InterFace Multifamily Southeast conference were overall bullish on the sector’s investment prospects in the new year. The event, now in its 15th year, was held on Wednesday, Dec. 4 at the Cobb Galleria Centre in Atlanta. To kick off the panel, moderator Paul Berry, president and COO of Mesa Capital Partners, discussed what a recovery could look like in terms of investment sales volume. Editor’s note: InterFace Conference Group, a division of France Media Inc., produces networking and educational conferences for commercial real …
UNION CITY, GA. — Woodfield Development has completed Union Green, a 295-unit project located at 4980 Stonewall Tell Road in Union City, about 18 miles southwest of Atlanta. The community offers a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom units, which average 741 to 1,573 square feet. Amenities include a pool with a sun lounge area, club lounge, demonstration kitchen, outdoor social commons with a grilling area, fitness studio and sky lounge. The development team for Union Green included general contractor CBG Building Co., architect of record Fifth Dimension Architecture and …
GAINESVILLE, GA. — Branch Properties has planned a redevelopment of Lakeshore Mall, a 492,798-square-foot retail property in Gainesville, about 55 miles northeast of Atlanta. Plans for the redevelopment include 652 apartments, as well as 305,444 square feet of retail space and 38,200 square feet of community green spaces. The mixed-use property will also have the capacity for the future development of a hotel and townhomes. Branch Properties, which acquired the property in 2022, will initiate the development of the regional impact process with the Georgia Department of Community Affairs imminently. Gainesville …
BRUNSWICK, GA. — Lockwood Cos., an affordable housing developer based in Southfield, Michigan, has opened a new office in Brunswick, about 80 miles south of Savannah, Georgia. According to Lockwood, the office will support the company’s development initiatives to create more affordable housing for families and seniors in the region. Lockwood’s first local project will be a 40-unit affordable housing community for seniors in Albany, a city in southwest Georgia. The company plans to break ground on the project in early 2025.
ATLANTA — FCP has sold Villas at Princeton Lakes, a 210-unit community located at 751 Fairburn Road SW in Atlanta. A partnership between Monday Properties and RSN Property Group purchased the asset for $36.8 million. Travis Presnell and James Wilber of Cushman & Wakefield represented FCP in the transaction. Villas at Princeton Lakes was constructed in 2004. The garden-style community offers one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. FCP originally acquired the property in late 2020 for $30 million, including the assumption of an existing mortgage, and implemented upgrades to the property’s …