Atlanta
NAP Closes on Alpharetta Site, Plans Mixed-Use Project
By Georgiana Mihaila, Associate Editor
North American Properties is moving ahead on plans for a mixed-use project on the 106-acre site of the stalled Prospect Park development in Alpharetta. The Atlanta-based company recently set the stage with its $22.8 million purchase of the […]
Construction Starts on $250M Emory Point Project
By Georgiana Mihaila, Associate Editor
Cousins Properties Inc. and Gables Residential have kicked off the $250 million Emory Point mixed-use development, the largest private development to start construction in Atlanta’s Perimeter in more than three years. Located in the Clifton Corridor, […]
Jamestown Seals City Hall East Sale; Morris, Manning & Martin Stays in Buckhead
By Georgiana Mihaila, Associate Editor
After months of negotiations, Jamestown Properties has sealed the deal on its acquisition of the massive City Hall East complex. A onetime center of commerce and largest brick building in the Southeast, the property fetched $27 million, according to the Atlanta Business Chronicle.
The […]
New Owner, New Name for The Equitable; 1400 Peachtree Follows
By Georgiana Mihaila, Associate Editor
Big changes are in store for the iconic Equitable building. The 622,000-square-foot skyscraper traded for $19 million this week, becoming Coconut Grove, Fla.-based America’s Capital Partners’ only Atlanta property. The 33-story building, constructed in the 1960s, […]
New CDC Energy-Efficient Building Supports Atlanta’s ‘Green’ Ranking
By Georgiana Mihaila, Associate Editor
Atlanta landed in 21st place on a list of greenest Canadian and U.S. cities produced by the Economist Intelligence Unit, part of a research study commissioned by Siemens. Atlanta has also been acknowledged as taking a major […]
Joint Venture Contracted to Build National Center for Civil, Human Rights
By Georgiana Mihaila, Associate Editor
The long-awaited National Center for Human Rights in downtown Atlanta is getting closer to being built. With an estimated total cost of $125 million, the 100,000-square-foot facility is now merely $10 million short of its groundbreaking […]
North American Properties Follows Atlantic Town Center Investment with Rebuilding Plans for Mixed-Use Alpharetta Project
By Georgiana Mihaila, Associate Editor
After the successful acquisition of Atlantic Town Center in December, for which North American Properties formed a joint venture with CB Richard Ellis Investors, NAP is strengthening its strategy of identifying and investing in Atlanta ‘blue […]
Piedmont, Levin Expand Atlanta Portfolios with Property Acquisitions
By Georgiana Mihaila, Associate Editor
Recent transactions seem to leave room for hope of recovery when it comes to Atlanta’s commercial real estate market.
Starting this week, the nearly vacant Medici Office Building, part of Buckhead’s Piazza at Paces–the high-end mixed-use office […]
Non-Profits to Provide Extra Care for People, Animals
By Georgiana Mihaila, Associate Editor
Atlanta’s oldest non-religious non-profit charitable organization has made public its plans of relocating from downtown, opting for the suburbs. The Atlanta Humane Society is now in possession of seven acres at 1565 Mansell Road in north […]
New Life in Downtown Atlanta?
By Georgiana Mihaila, Associate Editor
According to both local and national papers, Georgia State has been eyeing the inconic Equitable building downtown for its business school.
The 33-story skyscraper has been one of the most familiar office towers on the downtown Atlanta […]