Inland Atlantic Signs 42,000 Square-Foot Lease with LA Fitness Near Atlanta
ATLANTA--(Business Wire)-- Inland Atlantic Development Corporation today announced the signing of a 42,000 square-foot, 15-year lease with LA Fitness at Old National Market Place, a planned 300,000 square-foot power center in College Park, Georgia, located 10 miles southwest of downtown Atlanta. "We are excited to welcome LA Fitness to Old National Market Place," said John DiGiovanni, president of Inland Atlantic. "Old National is located in an up-and-coming area of metropolitan Atlanta, and retailers, specifically value-based retailers, are excited about the opportunity to break into a highly underserved area with strong demographics." LA Fitness International, LLC, operating over 300 sports clubs in the U.S. and Canada, is scheduled to open its new location in 2010. LA Fitness was represented in the transaction by The Shopping Center Group, based in Atlanta. "The demographics of College Park are similar to the demographics surrounding our other 27 successful Atlanta-area clubs," said Bill Horner, senior vice president and chief real estate officer for LA Fitness International. "The location of Old National Market Place, on the busy section of Old National Highway, just south of Flat Shoals Road, meets one of our main objectives, placing our clubs for member convenience, right on their normal path of travel." In addition to Old National Market Place, Inland Atlantic is developing Seminole Commons, an 81,000 square-foot neighborhood center located in Sanford, Florida, a suburb of Orlando. HH Gregg, a national electronics retailer, is the center`s anchor. Inland Atlantic is currently in lease negotiations with soft-goods retailers and is actively pursuing strong national, regional and local tenants at each of its projects. About Inland Atlantic Development Corporation Inland Atlantic Development Corporation (www.inlandatlantic.com) specializes in new and redevelopment projects, focusing on neighborhood retail and mixed-use centers in the Southeast. Inland Atlantic Development Corporation, with offices in Atlanta and Oak Brook, Ill., is part of The Inland Real Estate Group of Companies, Inc. (www.inlandgroup.com). Headquartered in Oak Brook, Ill., The Inland Real Estate Group of Companies, Inc. is one of the nation`s largest commercial real estate and finance groups, with over 40 years of experience, 112 million square feet under management and managed assets in excess of $25 billion nationwide. Lindsey Ignace, Inland Communications, Inc. (630) 218-2887 or ignace@inlandgroup.com Copyright Business Wire 2009
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