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Atlanta Real Estate Forum Talks to Garry Sobel – FRIDAY’S PLAZA REDEVELOPED INTO MIXED-USE PROJECT
In June of 2021, Senior Vice President of Kaufman Capital Partners Garry Sobel was featured on the All About Real Estate segment of the Atlanta Real Estate Radio podcast talking about the revitalization of Friday’s Plaza. Sobel chats with co-hosts Carol Morgan and...
AJC: Doraville, developer reach agreement on $50M mixed-use project
A developer has officially signed on to invest $50 million in a mixed-use project that will replace an aging and largely empty Doraville shopping center. Kaufman Capital Partners will receive about $19 million in property tax abatements for its efforts, city officials...
The Truth Behind The Housing Shortage
Many people mistakenly think the pandemic is to blame for the current housing shortage and pricey market for both renting and buying. There is no doubt the pandemic has exacerbated the housing situation by intensifying the desire for personal space. In addition to...
Kaufman Capital Partners and Atlantic Residential Break Ground on a $65M Mixed-Use Redevelopment in Doraville
Lumen Doraville will replace the largely vacant Village at Tilly Mill Crossing shopping center formerly known as Friday’s Plaza Atlanta – December 16, 2020 – On December 8, 2020, Kaufman Capital Partners and Atlantic Residential broke ground on the $65M Lumen...
A Successful Exit Strategy for a Growing Real Estate Investment Trend
Last fall, I wrote about why single family rental (“SFR”) can be a sound investment strategy in an article titled Where’s the “Family” in Multi-Family? We like rental housing (both multi-family/apartments and single family rental) as an investment and continue to be...
Blighted Doraville shopping center to get $50M redevelopment, much-needed apartments – Atlanta Business Chronicle
A plan to revitalize a blighted 14-acre Doraville shopping center with new apartments and workforce housing will get a boost from almost $19 million in property tax abatements. Atlanta developer Kaufman Capital Partners won approval for the tax breaks, which will...
Implications of High Construction Costs
Is everyone just getting desensitized over the continued rise in construction costs? Despite a reported low overall inflation environment, it seems construction costs keep rising at extraordinary rates year after year. The continued cost increases exacerbate...
Where’s the “Family” in Multi-family? Why Single Family Rental (“SFR”) Can Be a Sound Investment Strategy
A healthy rental housing market is critical to meet the housing needs of a huge sector of our population. Multi-family properties, or apartments in layman’s terms, are an important sector of real estate. The multi-family sector provides housing flexibility for a...
Plaza redo could signal ‘It’s Doraville’s time’ – Atlanta Journal-Constitution
METRO AJC SUNDAY SPOTLIGHT THIS WEEK’S TOPIC: NORTHSIDE DEVELOPMENT The words used to describe this piece of land have not been kind: A “sea of asphalt.” “Desolate.” “A black hole.” It’s a bleak shopping center just outside the Perimeter in Doraville, but developers...
If Atlanta is Growing Based on Solid Fundamentals, Then Why am I Still Worried?
In the first part of my blog titled “Is Atlanta Growing Based on Solid Fundamentals? Why I’m Excited,” I described that I am seeing positive differences in the current real estate cycle versus past ones. Since 2010, the metro Atlanta area’s engine has been fueled by...