Rendering of Trackside, development under construction near the Chamblee MARTA station.ATLANTA, GA—Cushman & Wakefield'sTranswesternTranswestern'sCushman& WakefieldKeith PierceKeithPierceTranswestern'sMARTACushman & Wakefield


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  • On the office side, roughly 61% of all new construction iswithin one-half mile of a MARTA station, and allthese projects are high-end, class A developments;
  • Average office rents within a half-mile of a transit stationtotaled $29.42 in the first quarter, up 5.1% year-over-year and24.8% higher than the overall Atlanta market;
  • Over the past decade, the number of new residential unitswithin the MARTA market was more than triple theinventory growth of non-MARTA market locations,and when demand is this strong, multifamily developments near railstations are able to achieve rents nearly 50% higher than thoseoutside the half-mile radius.
  • Finally, the research showed that effective 2018 rents withinthe MARTA market average $1.68 per square footcompared to non-MARTA market multifamily averageof $1.14 per square foot.
  • Today, new construction properties in the most active anddesired submarkets have reached above $2 per square foot, as theyare predominantly class A developments with exceptional amenitypackages and unit features.

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