The Ardent Companies Expands Leadership Team And Geographic Footprint
1/17/2020
The Ardent Companies, a $1.5B AUM real estate asset management and investment platform, announces the hiring of industry leader Christopher T. Kelly.
Read MoreBridge Lender Aims For Wider Reach
1/10/2020
Ardent Financial is taking steps to expand its bridge-lending program. The unit of Atlanta-based Ardent Cos. has traditionally pursued debt and preferred-equity investments in construction projects, redevelopments and transitional properties. But now the investment manager also wants to target value added, core-plus and opportunistic plays involving more stabilized properties, said newly hired managing director Christopher Kelly.
Read MoreInvestors Pour Millions Into Armour Yards District
8/26/2019
Investors continue buying in to the overhaul of Atlanta’s Armour Yards district. The Ardent Cos. purchased three industrial buildings in the project for $14.7 million, or about $129 per foot. Ardent bought the properties from DH Pace, the parent company of Overhead Door Co.
Read MoreLPC Secures 20K-SF Office Lease In Norcross
6/26/2019
Lincoln Property Company (LPC) secured a new office lease at Lakeside at Peachtree Corners, a three-building office park in Norcross. Cresa Partners’ Doug Wise represented the tenant, NanoLumens, in securing a 19,279-square-foot lease. LPC’s Matt Davis represented the landlord, The Ardent Cos.
Read MoreWayfair Joins Terrapin At Ardent’s Mixed-Use Development In Athens
6/26/2019
Wayfair Inc. is the latest company to bring new life back to the old General Time Corp. plant in Athens, Georgia. The Boston online retail giant known for household goods will occupy a new customer support center on the site of the former General Time plant, which shut down almost 20 years ago.
Read MoreHarrison Design Signs 25K-SF Office Lease At Piedmont Center
6/24/2019
Cushman & Wakefield and Tyler Real Estate Partners arranged a 25,000-square-foot lease with Harrison Design at Piedmont Center in Buckhead. Will Porter and Laura Power of Cushman & Wakefield represented the landlord, Ardent Cos., in the transaction. David C. Tyler Realty represented Harrison Design.
Read MoreThe Ardent Companies Buys Premier Multi-Tenant Office Building In Atlanta’s Buckhead Submarket For $58M
4/26/2019
The property is located at 3535 Piedmont Road within Piedmont Center, a multi-building office park containing 2.1 million square feet on 52 acres in the heart of Buckhead.
Read MoreArdent Cos. Buys Latest Piedmont Center Building, Becomes One Of Largest Buckhead Landlords
4/26/2019
The Ardent Cos. is becoming an even bigger player in Buckhead’s office market. The real estate investment firm recently acquired its latest piece of Piedmont Center, the sprawling office park at Piedmont Road and Georgia 400.
Read MoreTerrapin Brewery Breaks Ground On Athens 35-Acre Development, Music Venue
4/26/2019
Terrapin Beer Co. of Athens broke ground Thursday on an attractive mixed-use project that will build a big music venue, apartments and retail in Athens, Ga.
Read MoreAtlanta's High-Tech Buildings: Technology Powers Community At Piedmont Center
10/18/2018
Offering unmatched amenities and community in Buckhead, Piedmont Center affirms tech-forward offering with Wired Certification. The Ardent Companies’ recent renovations at Piedmont Center are bringing new life to all 9 buildings in Buckhead.
Read MoreThe Ardent Companies Buys Two Suburban Atlanta Business Parks For $41 Million
5/4/2018
A 21-building portfolio of suburban Atlanta business parks has traded hands for $41 million. The Ardent Companies acquired the 880,000 square feet of warehouse/flex properties. The two separate business park included nine buildings in Marietta’s Franklin Forest Business Park and another 12 in Norcross’ Northwoods Business Office Park.
Read MoreCan Smyrna Turn The Chattahoochee Riverfront Into A Destination?
1/19/2018
Way down yonder on the Chattahoochee, Smyrna officials are hoping a public park and hundreds of new homes will transform the waterfront from an industrial corridor into a flourishing attraction. While cities like San Antonio and Asheville have invested in their rivers with walkways, trails, restaurants and shops, the Chattahoochee remains largely undeveloped with limited accessibility. The ‘hooch is less of a meeting place than a border separating Cobb from Atlanta.
Read MoreAggressive Atlanta Buyer Strikes Its Biggest Downtown Deal Yet
1/19/2018
The Ardent Cos. paid $23 million for this five-story building at 150 Second Ave. N., home to BB King’s Blues Club and the national customer service operations of Lyft. A real estate investor from Atlanta that has paid record-setting prices for downtown Nashville real estate has cemented its largest purchase yet.
Read MoreHow A $144 Million Transaction Can Help Turn Piedmont Road Into A Tech Corridor
8/16/2017
Taking Buckhead’s Piedmont Road from traffic-choked cut-through to walkable, urban tech corridor is closer to reality. The Ardent Cos. announced today it has bought another set of buildings at Piedmont Center, where aging mid-rises and surface parking lots have stood since the 1970s as a reminder of Buckhead’s suburban past.
Read More73-Townhome Development Proposed In Brookhaven
5/16/2017
The Ardent Companies LLC is proposing 73 townhomes on the site of a 54-year-old apartment community just off Buford Highway in Brookhaven. A 54-year-old apartment complex just off Buford Highway in Brookhaven could make way for a brand new townhome development.
Read MoreRecord-Setting Investor Returns For Third Broadway Deal
6/1/2016
According to multiple sources, The Ardent Cos. is under contract to buy the three-story building on Lower Broadway where Tequila Cowboy and its sister company, WannaB’s Karaoke Bar, currently operate.
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