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Texas Office Owners: Sell or Hold?

by Taylor Williams December 10, 2019

While rumors of a looming recession dot the mainstream media landscape and pervade conversations at bars and water coolers, Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) and Austin are humming along with the kind of healthy job growth that reduces that talk to little more than a whisper. Growth in office-using sectors like tech, finance, engineering and business services in both the state’s capital and largest metropolis continues to fuel demand for space, push rents to new levels and drive price appreciation on office assets. According to CoStar Group, the Dallas area has added about 90,000 new jobs over the last 12 months, and currently boasts a 3.4 percent unemployment rate, which is lower than both the state and national averages. And based on the most current data from the Austin Chamber of Commerce, payrolls in the state capital grew by about 23,000 between June 2018 and June 2019, while unemployment currently sits below 3 percent. While strong population growth is enough to jumpstart development and absorption in the multifamily, industrial and retail sectors, it’s pure job growth that drives the office space. So it’s not a bad time to be an owner of core properties in desirable submarkets in both cities. But these …

December 10, 2019

Development Georgia Mixed-Use Southeast

Granite, MetLife Break Ground on Midtown Union Mixed-Use Development, Including Invesco’s Headquarters

by Alex Tostado December 9, 2019

ATLANTA — MetLife Investment Management, MetLife Inc.’s institutional asset management business, and Granite Properties have broken ground on Midtown Union, a large mixed-use development in Midtown Atlanta. Designed by Cooper Carry, with Brasfield & Gorrie as the general contractor, the project at 1295 Spring St. consists of a 26-story, 606,000-square-foot office building; an 18-story, 355-unit residential tower atop eight levels of parking; a 12-story, 205-room hotel; 30,000 square feet of retail space and a 635,000-square-foot parking deck providing 1,909 parking spaces. Midtown Union is adjacent to Interstates 75 and 85 via the 17th Street Bridge. The development will feature a pedestrian-friendly extension of Arts Center Way and connect between Spring and West Peachtree streets. StreetLights Residential, in partnership with MetLife Investment Management, will develop the multifamily tower featuring studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom homes. The lobby will offer 24-hour concierge service, a coffee bar, conference lab and coworking space. Amenities will include resident storage, pet spa, fitness center, club room and an outdoor deck with pool, seating and grilling stations. Stormont Hospitality Group and The Allen Morris Co., in partnership with MetLife Investment Management, will develop the hotel with over 5,000 square feet of meeting space, a restaurant and a bar. Granite Properties and MetLife Investment Management will deliver the LEED-Certified …

December 9, 2019

Acquisitions Development Florida Industrial Southeast

Brennan Purchases 165 Acres in Lakeland, Florida for Industrial Development

by Alex Tostado December 9, 2019

LAKELAND, FLA. — Chicago-based Brennan Investment Group has purchased 164.9 acres in Lakeland, approximately 31 miles northeast of Tampa, for an undisclosed price. The site plan for a speculative industrial development, to be called CenterState Logistics Park East, has zoning approval for up to 1.5 million square feet. Edward Miller, Dee Seymour, Deborah Mickler and David Wilson of Colliers International’s Central Florida office represented Brennan in the land purchase. The seller was Ruthven I-4 LLC. Brennan will begin development of 1 million square feet of space at CenterState Logistics Park East this year, with completion expected by the end of 2020. Colliers will serve as the exclusive listing agent for the CenterState Logistics Park East development, which will feature a cross-dock warehouse with 40-foot clear heights and tractor parking. The site is located at Exit 38 on Interstate 4.

December 9, 2019

Acquisitions Multifamily North Carolina Southeast

CBRE Global Purchases 350-Unit Multifamily Property in Charlotte’s South End

by Alex Tostado December 9, 2019

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Los Angeles-based CBRE Global Investors has purchased The Penrose, a 350-unit multifamily property located in the South End neighborhood of Charlotte. The property is located at 327 West Tremont Ave., less than two miles from downtown Charlotte, and includes studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments. The 90-percent occupied complex features a pool, outdoor communal kitchens, athletic club, pet spa, art studio, two resident lounges and an entertainment center. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.

December 9, 2019

Acquisitions Georgia Office Southeast

TerraCap Management Sells Office Portfolio in Northern Atlanta Suburb for $46.1M

by Alex Tostado December 9, 2019

KENNESAW, GA. — TerraCap Management LLC, a privately held investment firm based out of Estero, Fla., has sold Chastain Center to an undisclosed buyer for $46.1 million after completing capital improvements. The six-building, 303,000-square-foot, single-story office portfolio is located 25 miles northwest of Atlanta in Kennesaw. The office portfolio was 86 percent leased at the time of sale, with over seven years of remaining lease term in place. Tom Shafer and John Hinson of CBRE represented TerraCap in the sale. Lincoln Property Co. represented TerraCap on both leasing and management. TerraCap originally purchased the property for $30 million in January 2016.

December 9, 2019

Development Florida Loans Multifamily Southeast

Love Funding Secures $50.9M HUD Construction Loan for St. Petersburg Apartment Community

by Alex Tostado December 9, 2019

ST. PETERSBURG, FLA. — Love Funding has secured a $50.9 million loan for the construction and permanent financing of Phillips Sur Club, a proposed 296-unit apartment complex in St. Petersburg, 24 miles southwest of Tampa. The project, to be located at 3000 34th St S., was financed through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Section 221(d)(4) loan insurance program. The developer and borrower, Tampa-based Phillips Development & Realty, will have low-rate, non-recourse financing for the duration of construction and for a subsequent 40-year term. Atlanta-based Reese Vanderbilt & Associates is the design architect, and the general contractor is Birmingham-based Capstone Building Corp. Tampa-based Ovation Management will manage the property. Sur Club is located in St. Petersburg’s Skyway Marina district, five miles south of downtown St. Petersburg and adjacent to Interstates 275 and 375 and U.S. Route 19. The complex will feature an interior courtyard, two swimming pools and an attached parking garage.

December 9, 2019

Leasing Activity New York Northeast Office

Amazon Signs 335,408 SF Office Lease at 410 Tenth Avenue in Manhattan

by Alex Patton December 9, 2019

NEW YORK CITY — Amazon has signed a 335,408-square-foot office lease at 410 Tenth Avenue in Manhattan. Landlord SL Green is currently redeveloping the 638,000-square-foot building, which was previously known as the Master Printers Building, as a Class A office property at the intersection of Manhattan West and Hudson Yards. The redevelopment will include a redesign of the lobby as well as construction of an 8,000-square-foot roof deck and lounge. The timeline of construction and Amazon’s occupancy was not disclosed, but the building is now 96.2 percent leased.

December 9, 2019

Development Office Texas

CREA Breaks Ground on 172,000 SF Eastlake at Tillery Office Project in Austin

by Taylor Williams December 9, 2019

AUSTIN, TEXAS — Cypress Real Estate Advisors (CREA) has broken ground on Eastlake at Tillery, a 172,000-square-foot office project in East Austin. The development will consist of two three-story buildings and an adjacent parking structure. Amenities will include a fitness center, bike storage and rental space, a prep kitchen and rotating art installations. Delineate Studio is the project architect, and Harvey Cleary is the general contractor. Aquila Commercial will handle leasing of the project. CREA expects to begin tenant improvement work at Eastlake at Tillery in December 2020.

December 9, 2019

Development New Jersey Northeast Retail

Triple Five Group Launches 180,000 SF Big Snow Slope at American Dream in New Jersey

by Alex Patton December 9, 2019

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Triple Five Group has opened Big Snow, a 180,000-square-foot indoor snow slope within its American Dream entertainment and retail destination in East Rutherford, a western suburb of New York City. The 16-story vertical slope offers indoor skiing, snowboarding, sledding and other snow activities year-round. The facility will produce 4.4 tons of snow per hour, which will be kept at a constant temperature of 28 degrees with an average depth at 2 feet. Triple Five opened American Dream in late October with a Nickelodeon Universe theme park and an ice skating rink. The Dreamworks Water Park opened at American dream in late November, and future openings include a Legoland Discover Center, a Sea Life Aquarium and more than 100 retailers and restaurants.

December 9, 2019

Development Massachusetts Multifamily Northeast

Lotus Harvard Completes 16-Unit Apartment, Retail Project in Cambridge, Massachusetts

by Alex Patton December 9, 2019

CAMBRIDGE, MASS. — Lotus Harvard Enterprises LLC has completed development of 1699 Massachusetts Avenue, a 16-unit apartment building with 1,600 square feet of ground-floor retail space that is located adjacent to Harvard Law School in Cambridge. The property offers two studios, eight one-bedrooms, five two-bedrooms and three two-bedroom units, as well as an adjoining five-bedroom single-family home. Khalsa Design was the architect of the project and Nauset Construction was the general contractor.

December 9, 2019

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