CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A fund sponsored by CBRE Investment Management has purchased The Line, a newly built, 16-story office tower in Charlotte’s South End district. The 314,221-square-foot property is located at 2151 Hawkins St. and features shared workspaces, sky lobby, amenity terrace, open-air plaza, lawn, outdoor decks, bike rooms, lockers, showers, covered parking and 24,000 square feet of retail space. The CBRE Strategic Partners U.S. Value 9 fund acquired The Line in a joint venture with Atlanta-based Portman Holdings, which co-developed the property with Washington, D.C.-based National Real Estate Advisors LLC. Mike McDonald and Jonathan Napper of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller in the transaction. The sales price was not disclosed.
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RICHARDSON, TEXAS — Mapletree, a global real estate developer based in Singapore, is underway on the renovation of a 215,394-square-foot office building located within the Galatyn Commons complex in the northern Dallas suburb of Richardson. Galatyn Commons comprises four buildings totaling 800,000 square feet. Amenities include a food hall with 300-seat dining area, coffee shop and grab-and-go food service, as well as a 10,000-square-foot fitness and wellness center, an outdoor kitchen with grill stations, bocce ball courts and an outdoor amphitheater with 1,000-seat capacity. Cushman & Wakefield is marketing the five-story building for lease. Renovations are expected to be complete next summer.
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — CBRE has negotiated the $24.5 million sale of a two-building, 132,737-square-foot office complex in the Northern New Jersey community of Florham Park. Jeffrey Dunne, Jeremy Neuer, Steve Bardsley, David Gavin, Fahri Ozturk, Rich Gatto, Travis Langer and Daniel Blumenkrantz of CBRE represented the seller, The Silverman Group, in the transaction. The team also procured the undisclosed buyer. The complex was fully leased at the time of sale.
PARSIPPANY, N.J. — Colliers has relocated its office in the Northern New Jersey community of Parsippany. The space spans 7,500 square feet and is located within Northpoint, a 225,000-square-foot development that is owned by Vision Real Estate Partners. The building underwent a multimillion-dollar renovation program in 2020. Colliers employs some 50 brokers and 25 dozen support team members across its four New Jersey offices.
PMG, Greybrook Realty Partners Break Ground on 31-Story Mixed-Use Development in Midtown Atlanta
by Amy Works
ATLANTA — PMG and Toronto-based Greybrook Realty Partners have broken ground on Society Atlanta, a 31-story mixed-use development at 811 Peachtree St. in Midtown Atlanta. Designed by Cooper Carry, the mixed-use property will feature 460 residential units, 81,000 square feet of office space and 16,500 square feet of retail space. Juneau Construction Co. is serving as general contractor for project, which is slated to open in late 2024. Society Atlanta will offer traditional layouts alongside “rent-by-bedroom” (also known as co-living) options. Community amenities will include a rooftop pool and restaurant, a coworking lab with private conference rooms, a gym and a fitness studio. The property is the first of PMG’s Society Living multifamily platform to enter the Atlanta market.
CHICAGO — Boston Consulting Group (BCG) has signed a 15-year lease for roughly 250,000 square feet of office space at 360 North Green, an office and retail development planned for Chicago’s Fulton Market district. BCG will move 1,000 of its Chicago-based employees to the new office space and expects to take occupancy in 2025. Sterling Bay and J.P. Morgan Global Alternatives are the developers of the 24-story, 500,000-square-foot building, which was designed by Gensler. Construction of the building is expected to begin this summer. Nancy Pacher, Lisa Konieczka and Meredith Bell Frese of CBRE represented the tenant, while Russ Cora and Jess Brown represented ownership on an internal basis.
Marcus & Millichap Brokers $9.1M Acquisition of Plantation Village Retail/Office Property in Macon, Georgia
by Amy Works
MACON, GA. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the purchase of Plantation Village, a retail and office property located at 6255 Zebulon Road in Macon. A limited liability company acquired the 18-suite property from an undisclosed seller for $9.1 million. Jared Kaye and Sonny Molly of Marcus & Millichap represented the buyer in the deal. Built in 2005 on 7.9 acres, Plantation Village features 52,228 square feet of retail and office space. Current tenants include Moe’s Southwest Grill, Goodwill, Great Clips and T-Mobile.
KANSAS CITY, MO. — Academy Bank is relocating its corporate headquarters from Town Pavilion to 1201 Walnut in Kansas City. The bank’s new space will span 50,000 square feet across the building’s 10th, 11th and 12th floors. There will also a first-floor bank branch in the lobby. The family-owned community bank plans to make the move this fall. Ryan Biery of Copaken Brooks represented the landlord on an internal basis. Bryan Johnson of Colliers represented Academy Bank.
MILWAUKEE — The Barry Co. has brokered the sale of a historic office building spanning 5,950 square feet in the Prospect Avenue Mansions Historic District of Milwaukee. Built in 1905, the property is located at 1429 N. Prospect Ave. Nick Zurich of Barry Co. represented the seller, LDG Investments LLC. James and Lauren Groh purchased the asset for an undisclosed price.
NEW YORK CITY — NYC Office Suites, a provider of flexible workspace solutions, has signed a 31,433-square-foot lease at The Chanin Building, a 56-story tower located at 122 E. 42nd St. in Manhattan. The building was originally constructed in the late 1920s. Arkady Smolyansky and Roger Griswold of CBRE represented the tenant, which will occupy the entire fourth floor of the 56-story tower, in the lease negotiations. The name and representative of the landlord were not disclosed.