ATLANTA — Columbia Property Trust has sold One and Three Glenlake Parkway, a 711,000-square-foot office campus in Atlanta’s Central Perimeter submarket, for $227.5 million. Columbia recently completed renovations to the campus, which led to the leasing of 460,000 square feet since 2017. Columbia purchased One and Three Glenlake in 2003 and 2008, respectively. The campus is situated 15 miles north of downtown Atlanta. The buyer was an affiliate of Starwood Capital.
NASHVILLE, TENN. — GBT Realty has unveiled plans for 1221 Broadway, an office building in downtown Nashville. Brentwood, Tenn.-based GBT completed the demolition of the former Firestone at the site. The new Class A office building will range from 365,000 to 500,000 square feet depending on the needs of potential tenants. The building will rise between 23 and 27 stories. The asset will also include 7,000 square feet of ground-level retail space, a 10th floor amenity deck and café, and parking on the property. The design team includes architect Gresham Smith & Partners and general contractor Brasfield & Gorrie. Taylor Hillenmeyer, Janelle Gallagher, Frank Thomasson and Bryan Fort of CBRE will market handle leasing efforts for the property. A timeline for construction was not disclosed.
LOS ANGELES — CBRE has arranged the $90 million sale of 22 medical buildings in Florida, Georgia, Alabama and Illinois. The sale includes the Dermatology Solutions Group portfolio, an eight-building portfolio totaling 51,505 square feet in Alabama and Florida. The portfolio is fully occupied by Dermatology Solutions Group, which signed 10-year leases at each site at closing. Physician Group sold the properties to a public single-tenant REIT. A 47,936-square-foot building situated at 2061 Peachtree St. in Atlanta’s Buckhead district was included in the sale as well. The asset was built in 2013 and fully occupied by tenants including Georgia Hand, Shoulder & Elbow (GHSE), the largest hand and upper extremity practice in Georgia. Physician Group sold the building to a public healthcare REIT. The other 13 buildings total 197,385 square feet and are located in Chicago. The undisclosed developer sold the assets to Institutional Fund.
RICHARDSON, TEXAS — General contractor Hill & Wilkinson has entered into an agreement with landlord Pillar Commercial to extend and expand its office space in Richardson, a northeastern suburb of Dallas. The company will now occupy 58,000 square feet at 2703 Telecom Parkway. James Cooksey, Garrison Efird and Adam Faulk of Newmark Knight Frank represented Hill & Wilkinson in the lease negotiations.
PITTSBURGH — CBRE has arranged a 112,481-square-foot, full-building office lease at Park Place Corporate Center Two in Pittsburgh on behalf of the owner, FAC Park Place Two LLC. Located at 2000 Commerce Drive, the property was fully renovated in 2010. Nick Francic of JLL represented the tenant, energy company Williams Field Services Group, in the transaction.
Managing fixed expenses is the best way to ensure the long-term profitability of investment properties, especially in a flat market. The largest continuing expense for most commercial properties is the property tax bill, and in a market with skyline-defining properties and headline-grabbing sales prices, tax assessors have multi-tenant office properties in the crosshairs. Any reduction in tax burden can drastically improve an investment’s profitability, competitiveness and tenant retention. As another assessment season begins across the Midwest, understanding tax assessors’ common errors can equip property managers and owners with the tools necessary to review the accuracy and reasonableness of the assessments on their office properties and, when appropriate, challenge those assessments. Know the relevant market To an outsider, the office market can appear monolithic. To such people, rent, occupancy and other income characteristics of office properties are consistent throughout the market. But pulling data from the wrong market can lead assessors to an incorrect result. For example, assessors may assume that Class A downtown office towers are the best-performing assets in the market, and value them accordingly. Contrary to this perception, though, Class A properties may not outperform all Class B or Class C properties, and downtown may not be the …
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. — BDO has signed a 35,000-square-foot office lease in Grand Rapids. The firm, which delivers assurance, tax and financial advisory services to its clients, will occupy space within 5300 Patterson Ave., a newly renovated office building. Owner Franklin Partners upgraded the lobby and common areas, which include a café, bank, fitness center and shared collaborative spaces. Mary Ann Wisinski of NAI Wisinski of West Michigan, along with Justin Decker and Mark Robbins of Avison Young, represented BDO in the lease transaction. Duke Suwyn of Colliers International represented Franklin Partners. As a result of BDO’s lease, the 140,000-square-foot building is 95 percent occupied. Other tenants include Kellogg Global Service Center, Kellogg Community Credit Union, Maxim Healthcare and Varipro.
BURBANK, CALIF. — Entertainment and media giant Warner Bros. has inked a deal to purchase a portion of The Burbank Studios, a new 35-acre film, TV, broadcast media and new media campus in Burbank formerly known as NBC Studios. The purchase includes office space, eight soundstages, a mill building and a commissary. The seller is Worthe Rea Estate Group, a Los Angeles-based office developer. Additionally, Warner Bros. inked a lease to be the sole and long-term tenant of a planned two-building office campus adjacent to The Burbank Studios. The Los Angeles Times is reporting the combined value of the studio acquisition and new office space exceeds $1 billion. The co-developers of the office campus are Worthe and San Francisco-based Stockbridge Real Estate, which plan to break ground on the project this fall. The office development will be known as the Second Century Project, named in honor of Warner Bros.’ 100th anniversary in 2023, which is the expected completion date of the design and construction phases. Second Century will include a seven-story building spanning 355,000 square feet and a nine-story building spanning 445,000 square feet. “This is an opportunity to reimagine not only our workspace but our future,” says Kim Williams, …
HOUSTON — HFF has negotiated the sale of Ashford on the Bayou, a 126,811-square-foot office building located in between Houston’s Energy Corridor and Westchase submarkets. The five-story property was 55 percent leased at the time of sale. Dan Miller and Johnny Kight of HFF represented the seller, RPD Catalyst LLC, in the transaction. Susan Hill and Steve Heldenfels of HFF arranged fixed-rate acquisition financing through RGA Reinsurance Co. on behalf of the buyer, Hartman Income REIT.
LISLE, ILL. — Briar Meads Capital LLC has purchased a 300,000-square-foot office property located at 2441 and 2443 Warrenville Road in Lisle. The purchase price was not disclosed. Briar Meads plans to rebrand the property as The Westwood and work with Wright Heerema Architects to update amenities. Plans call for upgrades and expansions to the café, fitness center, conference center, lounges and outdoor areas in addition to renovations of the lobby and common area spaces. The asset consists of two office towers built in 1991 and 1997. Currently, 157,426 square feet of space is available for lease. Dan Svachula, Michael Simpson, Adam Showalter and Allyson Yates of Cushman & Wakefield will market the property for lease. NAI Hiffman will manage the property.
