Accesso, Torchlight Acquire 10 Office Buildings in Triangle for $108.1M

DURHAM, N.C. — Florida-based Accesso Partners LLC, along with capital partner Torchlight Investors, has acquired 10 office buildings totaling 690,520 square feet within Meridian Corporate Center, a 270-acre office park in Durham. The campus is located adjacent to Research Triangle Park. The sales prices were not disclosed, but the Triangle Business Journal reports Accesso acquired a nine-building portfolio within Meridian Corporate Center from New York-based Investcorp for $95.7 million. The portfolio was 91 percent leased at the time of sale. In addition, Accesso acquired another 74,072-square-foot building on the campus from Origin Investments for $12.4 million. Ryan Clutter, Scot Humphrey and Chris Norvell of HFF arranged the transactions on behalf of the sellers. Susan Hill of HFF arranged acquisition financing through J.P. Morgan Chase Bank on behalf of the buyers. The new ownership plans to enhance the office campus with a conference center, tenant lounge, collaborative areas, fitness center and exterior landscaping. The majority of tenants at the park are in the software, technology and life science fields, including NVDIA, Parexel, EBSCO Information System’s NoveList division, Spoonflower and Avaya. In addition to office space, Meridian Corporate Center is also home to a 332-unit apartment community (The Heights at Meridian) and a 303-room Doubletree Hotel by Hilton. Accesso Services, a subsidiary of Accesso Partners, will manage the portfolio. Dennis Hurley, Hillman Duncan, Patti Autry and Kiley Buchanan of Cushman & Wakefield will handle the leasing assignment.