Office

Cousins Properties Acquires RailYard Office Building, Adjacent Parcel in Charlotte’s South End for $229.1M

by Alex Tostado December 3, 2020

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Cousins Properties has acquired RailYard, a 328,985-square-foot office building, and an adjacent 3.4-acre plot for the development of a mixed-use project in Charlotte’s South End district. The Atlanta-based REIT paid $201 million for RailYard and $28.1 million for the land. Charlotte-based Beacon Partners delivered RailYard in 2019 and sold it to Cousins for approximately $611 per square foot. At the time of sale, the 296,392-square-foot office portion was 97 percent leased to tenants including Allstate, Parsons Corp., EY, Slalom Consulting and WeWork. RailYard also features 32,593 square feet of ground-level retail space. Patrick Gildea, Matt Smith, Will Yowell, Grayson Hawkins and Brandon McMenomy of CBRE represented Beacon Partners in the sale. Cousins Properties acquired the adjacent land, which features access to the Bland Street Metro Station, from an undisclosed seller. Cousins plans to develop a mixed-use project spanning up to 700,000 square feet that will include office and residential space.

December 3, 2020

Development Georgia Office Southeast

Boston Consulting Group to Expand Downtown Atlanta Office Footprint by 60,000 SF

by Alex Tostado December 3, 2020

ATLANTA — Boston Consulting Group (BCG) will invest $18 million in a 60,000-square-foot office expansion at 100 Peachtree Street NE in downtown Atlanta. The project will add 331 full-time jobs comprising administrative services, human resources, finance, information technology, operations and design. BCG opened its first Atlanta office in 1995 and expanded in 2017 to have 268 employees in the Peach State. The company also owns BrightHouse, an Atlanta-based global creative consultancy with a focus on brand strategy that is located in Ponce City Market in the Old Fourth Ward district. When this expansion in Atlanta is complete, BCG and BrightHouse will employ more than 900 Georgians across three metro Atlanta offices. A timeline for completion was not disclosed.

December 3, 2020

Acquisitions Northeast Office Pennsylvania

Sidra Capital Acquires 90 Percent Stake in 855,600 SF Office Campus in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania

by Taylor Williams December 3, 2020

BLUE BELL, PA. — Saudi Arabian investment firm Sidra Capital has acquired a 90 percent stake in Arborcrest Corporate Campus, an 855,600-square-foot office property located in the Philadelphia suburb of Blue Bell. The five-building campus was completed in two phases between 2015 and 2019 and maintains a sizable life sciences and biotechnology footprint. JLL brokered the deal between Sidra Capital and Spear Street Capital, which retains the other 10 percent ownership in the campus.

December 3, 2020

Loans Office Washington Western

McBride Capital Arranges $19M in Acquisition Financing for Tacoma Rhodes Center Office Complex in Tacoma

by Amy Works December 3, 2020

TACOMA, WASH. — McBride Capital has secured $19 million in bridge financing for the purchase of The Tacoma Rhodes Center, an office complex in Tacoma. The two-building property features 160,000 leasable square feet and a 538-stall parking garage. The three-year, non-recourse, floating-rate debt facility includes future funding for tenant improvements, leasing commissions and capital expenditures. Danny Natsch of McBride Capital placed the loan on behalf of an undisclosed buyer with a national bridge lender.

December 3, 2020

Development Maryland Office Southeast Top Stories

Armada Hoffler, Beatty Development to Build $250M Headquarters for T. Rowe Price in Baltimore

by Alex Tostado December 3, 2020

BALTIMORE — A joint venture between Armada Hoffler Properties and Beatty Development Group has unveiled plans for T. Rowe Price’s new office headquarters in Baltimore’s Harbor Point for $250 million. Plans call for the property to span 450,000 square feet and include ground-level retail space, parking and expanded green spaces. T. Rowe Price expects to move its 1,700 employees into the space in the first half of 2024. The initial lease is for 15 years. T. Rowe Price was founded in Baltimore in 1963 and has been headquartered at 100 E. Pratt St. in downtown Baltimore since 1975. According to the Baltimore Sun, T. Rowe Price signed a 10-year lease renewal at 100 E. Pratt in 2017. The newspaper cited T. Rowe Price’s concerns over safety and traffic as the main reasons for the global investment management firm’s move away from downtown. Harbor Point is situated along Patapsco River, two miles south of T. Rowe Price’s current headquarters. Other Armada Hoffler projects within Harbor Point include office buildings Wills Wharf and Thames Street Wharf, and 1405 Point Apartments. “T. Rowe Price further validates Harbor Point as a top-tier destination for world-class companies,” says Lou Haddad, president & CEO of Armada …

December 3, 2020

Development District of Columbia Office Southeast

Marx Realty Breaks Ground on $41M Redevelopment of Hospitality-Themed Office Building in D.C.

by Alex Tostado December 2, 2020

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Marx Realty has broken ground on The Herald, a 114,000-square-foot office building in Washington, D.C. The New York-based developer is investing $41 million to redevelop the property into a hospitality-themed office building. The lobby will feature 22-foot ceilings, a doorman, European-style café, 8,800-square-foot lounge, a fitness center, historical art and several seating areas, similar to a hotel lobby. The asset was originally built in 1923 as the printing press and offices for the Washington Herald Examiner. Marx Realty will update the entrance to the lobby to include floor-to-ceiling copper and glass walls inspired by linotype printing machines. Marx Realty expects construction to be completed in the spring. David Burns of Studios Architecture designed the asset.

December 2, 2020

Acquisitions Louisiana Office Southeast

EdgePWR Acquires 712,000 SF Office Park in Baton Rouge

by Alex Tostado December 2, 2020

BATON ROUGE, LA. — EdgePWR has acquired Bon Carre Technology Center, a 712,000-square-foot office and technology park in Baton Rouge. The property is situated at 7337 Florida Blvd., five miles east of downtown Baton Rouge. Tenants at the time of sale included Cox Media, software firm CRIF ACTion, Pixel Dash Studios and data company Venyu. Bon Carre was originally developed in the 1960s as Bon Marche Mall before being redeveloped into an office park more than 20 years ago. Bill Sanders and Jessie Babcock of Beau Box Commercial Real Estate, along with JLL, represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. South Carolina-based EdgePWR has retained Sanders and Babcock to handle leasing at Bon Carré and Beau Box Property Management to manage the property.

December 2, 2020

Acquisitions Arizona Office Western

Lincoln Property Co. Sells Grand2 Office Building in Tempe to Apex Capital for $187.5M

by Amy Works December 2, 2020

TEMPE, ARIZ. — Lincoln Property Co. (LPC) has completed the disposition of Grand2, an office building located at 1033 W. Roosevelt Way in Tempe. Apex Capital Investments Corp. acquired the property for a reported $187.5 million. Developed in late 2019 by LPC Desert West and Goldman Sachs MBD Real Estate, the nine-story building features 358,000 square feet of Class AA office space. Grand2 offers a 13,000-square-foot indoor/outdoor lobby and amenity lounge with a television viewing area, collaborative spaces, conference facilities and an on-site fitness facility with Peloton and Mirror equipment. Additionally, the building features a 13,000-square-foot rooftop deck with shaded seating and subterranean and structured parking. The development team included DAVIS as architect and Whiting-Turner as general contractor. San Francisco-based food delivery app DoorDash has occupied the property with a full-building, long-term commitment since its completion. CJ Osbrink, Kevin Shannon, Ken White, Brunson Howard, Paul Jones and Rick Stumm of Newmark represented LPC, while Apex Capital was self-represented in the sale. Grand2 is part of the 1.8 million square feet slated for development by LPC at The Grand at Papago Park Center, which is master planned for 3.2 million square feet of office, multifamily, hotel, retail and restaurant space within …

December 2, 2020

Acquisitions Industrial Office Texas

JLL Negotiates Sale of 149,893 SF Westchase Commons Flex Property in Houston

by Taylor Williams December 2, 2020

HOUSTON — JLL has negotiated the sale of Westchase Commons, a three-building, 149,893-square-foot flex property in Houston. The 14-acre Westchase Commons was built in 2001 and was 77 percent leased at the time of sale. Kevin McConn and Trent Agnew of JLL represented the undisclosed seller and procured Houston-based Mission Cos. as the buyer. John Ream and Michael Johnson of JLL arranged acquisition financing through Woodforest National Bank.

December 2, 2020

Leasing Activity Office Texas

Bell Textron Signs 109,187 SF Office Lease in Fort Worth

by Taylor Williams December 2, 2020

FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Aerospace manufacturer Bell Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) has signed a 109,187-square-foot office lease at 4151 Amon Carter Blvd. in Fort Worth. The four-story building is part of the 40-acre former American Airlines campus that was purchased by Capital Commercial Investments (CCI) earlier this year. Duane Henley and Nathan Durham of Transwestern represented CCI in the lease negotiations. Todd Burnette and Matt Montague of JLL represented Bell Textron, which also recently opened a 140,000-square-foot manufacturing technology center in Fort Worth.

December 2, 2020

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