ATLANTA — Salesforce (NYSE: CRM), a customer relationship software and services provider, is set to expand its regional headquarters in Atlanta. The company will grow its current footprint in The Atlanta Plaza, located in the city’s Buckhead district, which will now be known as Salesforce Tower Atlanta. The lobby, and each new floor set for occupancy by the company, will be renovated as part of the expansion. Salesforce currently occupies four floors of The Atlanta Plaza totaling 85,722 square feet. Following the expansion, the company will occupy seven floors and 158,163 square feet. The top floor of the building will also be transformed into an, “Ohana Floor,” which will offer an open hospitality space for Salesforce employees, customers and partners. The space will also be available for use by nonprofits and local education groups on weeknights and weekends at no cost. The expansion will allow the company to nearly double its Atlanta-based workforce of approximately 600 employees. Employees will begin moving into the newly renovated floors in 2019. “Atlanta is a fantastic market for world-class talent and we’re thrilled to grow our presence in the region,” says Warren Wick, executive vice president of commercial sales at Salesforce. “Many of our top customers call …
As e-commerce continues to grow, the number of consumers picking up online purchases in stores is increasing, according to a report by Colliers International. The share of consumers who say they regularly use “click and collect” purchasing has almost doubled over the past five years. According to the report, the percentage of consumers who say they regularly collect online orders from a physical store jumped from 17.2 percent in 2013 to 38.5 percent in 2018. There’s an additional bonus to this trend: More customers visiting stores means more incremental purchases. Colliers reports that the majority of consumers who pick up online orders from shops go on to make additional purchases in the store. On average, an additional $8.59 is spent. Across all transactions in 2017, this equated to an extra $1.14 billion spent in shops. The numbers Colliers analyzed come from the GlobalData Consumer Panel, which surveys 5,000 shoppers each year. A number of retailers, such as Walmart, have expanded their “click and collect” services in recent years, oftentimes offering customers discounts for picking up over having orders delivered. Retail On A Roll “The bad press about the nation’s shopping centers continues, but meanwhile, physical retail is on a bit of …
LONGVIEW, WASH. — Chicago-based Highlands REIT has completed the sale of Triangle Center, a community shopping center in Longview, approximately 50 miles north of Portland, Ore. A San Diego-based private buyer acquired the property for $38.3 million. Built in 2004, the 260,627-square-foot property was 98 percent leased at the time of sale. Tenants include Winco Foods (not included in the transaction), Ross Dress for Less, Bed Bath & Beyond, Michaels, Petco, Rite Aid, Ace Hardware, ULTA Beauty, Big 5, Office Depot, Five Guys Burgers & Fries, Great Clips and GameStop. The shopping center is situated on 36.9 acres of land at 1015 Ocean Beach Highway. Jimmy Slusher, Kirk Brummer, James Tyrell, Dino Christophilis, Alex Martinac and Philip Voorhees of CBRE represented the seller in the transaction. Additionally, CBRE’s Debt & Structured Finance team led by Shaun Moothart and Danielle Priore advised the buyer in procuring debt financing for the acquisition.
WESTMINSTER, COLO. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of San Marino Retirement Community, located at 5000 W. 75th Ave. in Westminster, a suburb of Denver. A Chicago-based private equity firm acquired the property from a private investor and owner-operator for $32.4 million. Tony Cassie and Sam Thompson of Marcus & Millichap’s Portland, Ore., office facilitated the transaction. Bob Kaplan of Marcus & Millichap’s Denver office is the firm’s broker of record in Colorado. Built in stages between 1987 and 1999, the five-building, 185,871-square-foot property is situated on 9.3 acres and offers independent living, assisted living and memory care residential options for seniors.
FOLSOM AND ROSEVILLE, CALIF. — NAI Horizon has arranged the sale of a two-property self-storage portfolio located in metro Sacramento. Rohnert Park-based L.P.G. Associates sold the properties to Salt Lake City-based Extra Space Properties Two LLC for $31.5 million. The portfolio includes Folsom Parkshore Self-Storage at 185 Parkshore Drive in Folsom, and All Size Self-Storage at 1011 Foothills Blvd. in Roseville. The two assets total 165,920 net rentable square feet and feature 1,109 units. Denise Nunez and David Loui of NAI Horizon Self-Storage Team represented the seller in the deal.
OREM, UTAH — Central Utah Water has purchased the former Xactware campus within Intermountain West in Orem for an undisclosed price. The two-building asset totals more than 92,042 square feet of Class A office space. Central Utah Water’s primary responsibility is to deliver clean, useable water to customers by managing the network of water facilities. The company manages three water treatment facilities in Utah Valley, Ashley Valley and Duchesne County, and administers the sale of water to its customers. Brandon Fugal and Cody Black of Colliers International | Utah brokered the transaction.
Charles Dunn Co. Negotiates $5.5M Acquisition of Del Taco-Occupied Property in San Pedro, California
SAN PEDRO, CALIF. — Charles Dunn Co. has arranged the acquisition of a newly developed, single-tenant restaurant property located at 359 S. Gaffey St. in San Pedro. A joint venture between Rich Development Enterprises and Paragon Commercial Group sold the property to a Los Angeles-based private investor for $5.5 million in a 1031 exchange. Del Taco occupies 2,420-square-foot property under a newly signed, 20-year, corporate-guaranteed, triple-net lease. Kyle Gulock of Charles Dunn CO. represented the buyer, while Highland Partners Corp. represented the seller in the deal.
AURORA, ILL. — Cunat Inc. has acquired Stone Crossing Apartments in the Chicago suburb of Aurora for an undisclosed price. The 258-unit apartment community is located at 1240 Nantucket Road. The property consists of three two-story townhome buildings with three-bedroom units and two three-story apartment buildings with one- and two-bedroom units. Cunat plans to completely upgrade, renovate and rebrand the community under the new name Arbor West. Cunat will renovate unit interiors, demolish community buildings and build a new leasing office, clubhouse and indoor pool. The community was 97 percent occupied at the time of sale. David Gaines and Sean Fogarty of HFF represented the seller, a partnership between Graycliff Capital Partners LLC, Buligo Capital Partners and The Ferndale Realty Group. Trent Niederberger and Jason Bond of HFF arranged a three-year, floating-rate acquisition loan through Bridge Debt Strategies Fund Manager LLC, a subsidiary of Bridge Investment Group LLC.
MEDINA, OHIO — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has arranged the $15.1 million sale of a single-tenant property net leased to Giant Eagle Supermarket in Medina, about 35 miles south of Cleveland. The 90,346-square-foot property is located at 870 N. Court St. Giant Eagle has operated at the site since 2006. The property underwent an expansion and renovation in 2010. Erin Patton, Scott Wiles and Craig Fuller of IPA marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a Chicago-based private REIT. A Miami-based private fund purchased the asset.
DAYTON, OHIO — Shaner Hotels has opened the 98-room Fairfield Inn & Suites in Dayton. Shaner operates and co-owns the select-service hotel in conjunction with Crawford Hoying. Located at 305 E. Monument Ave., the six-story hotel is situated between Fifth Third Field, home of the Class A minor league the Dayton Dragons, and Riverscape Metro Park. Hotel amenities include a fitness center, business center, on-site laundry facilities and complimentary Wi-Fi. Dining options include complimentary breakfast, a lobby bar and The Market, which offers snacks and drinks.