INDUSTRIAL VET RETURNS. AGAIN.

Lathan Allen is doing what he does best. With a  new company. Again.
 
A year after moving over to JLL, Lathan, right, joined Denver-based Huntington Industrial Partners and opened its Atlanta office along with industry vet  David McDaniel, left. (Wanderlust is a powerful thing; we learned that when we ended up in a Dutch "correctional facility.") And the duo, in a partnership with Denver-based  private equity firm AmStar Group, bought two warehouses in the Southeast, including 3760 Southside Industrial, a 187k SF warehouse near the airport that is leased by Pratt Industries. Lathan wouldn't disclose the price, but says both warehouses were bought below replacement cost.
 
Here's the Atlanta warehouse, purchased from a local investor. The other one is a 188k SF warehouse at 1325 Heil Quaker Blvd in Nashville, bought from Eaton Vance. Lathan tells us they plan to look for other  value-add opportunities in the region: ?Our current strategy is to buy industrial buildings below replacement cost. We typically target assets that have problems with vacancy or deferred capex.? Also, new development may be in Huntington's future—even though the market's more conducive to acquisitions right now, he expects to get back in the game at some point. (You can take the development out of the market, but you can't take the builder out of the boy.)
 

Continue reading this story with a free account

Log in or register
Sign up for more articles like this
Subscribe to Bisnow's Atlanta Newsletters
Related Stories

How Will Opportunity Zones 2.0 Impact Seattle? One Expert Weighs In

After Departing Trump Admin, HUD's Former Philly Head Joins Local Planning Commission

Investors Anchor Big Capital Into Marinas, Betting On Shallow Supply

Developers Eyeing Dallas' 50-Mile Trails Loop For Uptown-Like Opportunities

Sandy Springs Shopping Center Gets Incentives For Major Overhaul: The Atlanta Deal Sheet

Large Commercial Real Estate Sales Up 30% Despite Economic Headwinds

EXCLUSIVE: Industrial Outdoor Storage Investor Continues Buying Spree In Metro Atlanta

Chetrit Group 'Being Dissolved' As Family Turmoil Spirals

Avison Young Plans Second Major Recapitalization Since 2024

Food And Beverage Increasingly Becoming Anchor In Mixed-Use Projects

Judge Approves $70M Sale Of Philly's Largest Office Complex

Kidder Mathews Establishes First Texas Office In DFW, Adds 6 New Brokers