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Piedmont Office Realty Trust Buys Two Office Towers in Atlanta’s Cumberland-Galleria Area for $231M

by John Nelson August 27, 2019

ATLANTA — Piedmont Office Realty Trust Inc. (NYSE: PDM) has purchased the remainder of Atlanta Galleria Office Park in northwest Atlanta. The $231 million acquisition consolidates Atlanta Galleria’s multi-tenant office buildings and 6,000-space structured parking facilities under a single owner for the first time. Situated in the city’s Cumberland-Galleria submarket near SunTrust Park and The Battery Atlanta, the acquisition comprises Galleria 400 and Galleria 600, two office towers totaling approximately 860,000 square feet. The purchase also included an adjacent 10.2-acre parcel entitled for 1 million square feet of additional development. The seller was undisclosed. “When we acquired Galleria 300 in 2015, we boldly imagined the environment a single owner could create adjacent to the unique amenity set evolving in The Battery,” says Brent Smith, president and CEO of Piedmont Office Realty Trust. “Today, the first step of that vision becomes a reality and marks the beginning of Piedmont’s transformation of this prominent Atlanta mixed-use development.” Piedmont Office Realty Trust purchased Galleria 100 and an additional 1.5-acre parcel in May for $95.1 million. The company’s total investment in The Galleria is just under $500 million. The 2.1 million square feet of office space within the master-planned development is spread across five …

August 27, 2019

Market Reports Office Texas Texas Market Reports

Dallas Office Market Grows Its Share of Tech Firms

by Taylor Williams August 27, 2019

While Austin is the Texas city that has become most synonymous with a tech-heavy office market over the last decade, the remarkable amount of overall job growth in the metroplex is allowing Dallas to slowly grab a larger piece of the tech pie. While some of the fastest-growing tech firms in the market right now — Google, Facebook, Indeed — have committed to larger office footprints in Austin, many of these firms still retain offices in Dallas due to its strong supply of qualified labor and relatively cheaper cost of doing business. However, in addition to having offices in Dallas, these firms have contributed to commercial real estate growth in the metroplex through build-to-suit data center developments and large colocation leases with established data center operators in the market. Facebook’s $1 billion data center development in Fort Worth is among the largest in the country, and construction recently began on Google’s $600 million data center campus in the southern suburb of Midlothian. IBM SoftLayer, Rackspace, and LinkedIn are other examples of technology firms taking large data center leases in the Dallas metroplex, North America’s third-largest data center market, according to 2019 figures from DataCenter Hawk. Outside of the context of …

August 27, 2019

Development Multifamily Texas

Cypressbrook Breaks Ground on 316-Unit Multifamily Project in Metro Houston

by Taylor Williams August 26, 2019

SPRING, TEXAS — Cypressbrook Development Co. has broken ground on Ariza Gosling, a 316-unit multifamily project that will be situated on 12.1 acres in the northern Houston suburb of Spring. The property will feature a pool, fitness center, game room, business center, dog park and walking trails. An expected construction completion date was not provided, but it is anticipated to coincide with the arrival of more than 5,000 new jobs in the nearby Springwoods Village development. Arroyo Energy Investors recently announced its relocation to Springwoods Village, the first office lease executed at the new property.

August 26, 2019

Acquisitions Multifamily Texas

ClearWorth Capital Acquires 299-Unit Apartment Community in Corpus Christi

by Taylor Williams August 26, 2019

CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS — Multifamily investment firm ClearWorth Capital has acquired The Palm on South Padre, a 299-unit apartment community in Corpus Christi. Built in 1973, the property features one-, two- and three-bedroom units and amenities such as two pools, dog park and outdoor grilling areas. ClearWorth will implement a value-add program that will deliver new flooring, cabinetry, backsplashes, lighting and plumbing to unit interiors, as well as upgraded signage and landscaping.

August 26, 2019

Industrial Leasing Activity Texas

Benjamin Moore Signs 237,926 SF Industrial Lease in Metro Dallas

by Taylor Williams August 26, 2019

LEWISVILLE, TEXAS — Paint supplier Benjamin Moore & Co. has signed a 237,926-square-foot industrial lease at 121 Lakepointe Crossing Building 1 in Lewisville. The property is located along State Highway 121 on the north side of the metroplex. Blake Kendrick and Mac Hall of Stream Realty Partners represented the landlord, Stockbridge Real Estate, in the lease negotiations. Mark Collins of Cushman & Wakefield represented Benjamin Moore.

August 26, 2019

Development Office Texas

Cawley Partners to Develop 150,000 SF Office Building in Grand Prairie

by Taylor Williams August 26, 2019

GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS — Local office developer Cawley Partners will build a 150,000-square-foot office building at 161 Toll Road in Grand Prairie, located roughly midway between Dallas and Fort Worth. The property will be located within the Mayfield Groves mixed-use development. Construction is expected to begin in late 2020.

August 26, 2019

Leasing Activity Retail Texas

Fitness Connection Signs 55,606 SF Retail Lease at Denton’s Golden Triangle Mall

by Taylor Williams August 26, 2019

DENTON, TEXAS — Health club chain Fitness Connection has signed a 55,606-square-foot lease at Golden Triangle Mall, a 765,000-square-foot shopping and dining destination in Denton. GTM Development Ltd. has redeveloped the mall, which now houses anchors such as Macy’s, JC Penney, Dillard’s, Barnes & Noble and H&M. Steve Greenwood and Byron Howard of Weitzman represented building ownership in the lease negotiations. Susan Ridley and Sherman Hinkebein with The Retail Connection represented Fitness Connection, which will backfill a space currently occupied by Designer Shoe Warehouse, whose lease expires in September.

August 26, 2019

Leasing Activity Office South Carolina Southeast

Charleston Executive Offices Signs 21 Tenants to Occupy Space at Nexton Office Park in Charleston

by Alex Tostado August 26, 2019

CHARLESTON, S.C. — Charleston Executive Offices (CEO) has signed 21 tenants to occupy space at The Offices at Nexton. The office building is situated within Nexton, a 5,000-acre, master-planned community in Charleston that will offer more than 8 million square feet of commercial space. CEO is developing The Offices at Nexton, while North America Sekisui House LLC (NASH) and Newland are master co-developers of Nexton, which is located on Interstate 26, about 25 miles northwest of downtown Charleston. Some of the 21 tenants include Microsoft, Citizens One Home Loans, Curtiss-Wright Electro-Mechanical, Glenn Law Firm, Harvey & Vallini, IM Marketing Group, Global Software Inc., Predicate Logic Inc., Strategic Wealth Advisory Group and Velocity Data Systems.

August 26, 2019

Data Centers Industrial Loans Office Southeast Virginia

Phillips Realty Capital Arranges $67M Refinancing Loan for Data Center, Office Building in Northern Virginia

by Alex Tostado August 26, 2019

VIENNA, VA. — Phillips Realty Capital has arranged a $67 million refinancing loan for a 199,097-square-foot Tier III data center and office building in Vienna. The borrowers acquired the building in 2016 and immediately began renovations. The funds are being used to refinance the initial construction loan as well as add 130,000 square feet of raised floor, including an 8 MW expansion of critical power. The data center is categorized as a Tier III center due to having 99.982 percent operational time and not more than 1.6 hours of downtime per year, according to The Uptime Institute. The property also features a “N+1 configuration,” which gives the building 72-hour power outage protection. The building is located 17 miles west of Washington, D.C. William Lawson, Adam Bieber, and Harmon Handorf of Phillips Realty Capital arranged the loan through EagleBank on behalf of the borrowers, Element Critical, Safanad and Industry Capital.

August 26, 2019

Development Multifamily North Carolina Seniors Housing Southeast

Cambridge Village Breaks Ground on 205-Unit Active Adult Community in Raleigh

by Alex Tostado August 26, 2019

RALEIGH, N.C. — Cambridge Village Optimal Living has broken ground on The Cambridge at Brier Creek, a 205-unit active adult community in Raleigh. A sales office is scheduled to open in March 2020 in advance of a planned opening in late summer 2021. Phase I of the project is located on 6.4 acres of the 12.5-acre site, and will include the community’s publicly available wellness center, Cambridge Fitness. The property is five miles from the Raleigh-Durham International Airport and will be located across the street from WakeMed’s Brier Creek Emergency Care Unit. The developer plans to partner with WakeMed to provide physical, occupational and speech therapy at the community.

August 26, 2019

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