ATLANTA — Atlanta-based Regent Partners has arranged 80,000 square feet of new leases at Concourse Corporate Center, a 64-acre, 2.2 million-square-foot office campus in Atlanta’s Central Perimeter submarket. The owner, Building and Land Technology (BLT), tapped Regent Partners to manage and lease the campus, which includes the famous “King and Queen” buildings. The center’s new tenants include 35,000 square feet for Amtrak for its North American IT headquarters. Since purchasing Concourse in April, BLT has made capital improvements to the property, including enhancements to restrooms, common areas, lobbies and public spaces, as well as additional capital for spec suites and tenant improvements.
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ATHENS, GA. — The Elrod Group, a division of Coldwell Banker Commercial Upchurch Realty, has brokered the $2.9 million sale of Franklin House, a 21,000-square-foot mixed-use building located at 480 E. Broad St. in Athens. Built in 1845, the Franklin House encompasses 3,100 square feet of retail space, 5,700 square feet of office space and seven apartment residences. Brian Elrod and Daniel Bennett of The Elrod Group represented both the seller and the buyer in the transaction.
Miami is known for its spicy nightlife and beautiful beaches; but those are not the only things the international city has to offer. As the economy continues to surge, many now consider Miami the third major market within the United States following New York City and Los Angeles. Within the city, the retail market has always been attractive to owners and tenants alike, but over the past three years retail has rocketed to the forefront. One of the major factors of this evolution is Miami’s growth, both in population and in tourism. Between being an international vacation destination, a major cruise port, and the gateway to the Caribbean and Latin America, Miami is constantly growing. The weather and city also attracts growth. The population in Miami now is at 2.66 million and Miami Beach’s hotels reported having occupancy levels at or above 94 percent during President’s Day weekend. With this type of growth, Miami is experiencing strong consumer spending and an increase in demand for retail space. Retail vacancies are at an all-time low while rental rates are breaking records. Currently, Miami is considered to be under-supplied per capita in retail. Over the past few years, Miami has been increasing …
KANSAS CITY, MO. — The Marcus Corporation has agreed to sell the historic Hotel Phillips in Kansas City to an affiliate of Chicago-based Arbor Lodging Partners, a national owner and manager of hotels. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The Marcus Corporation has owned and managed the 217-room Hotel Phillips for 14 years. The hotel, which dates back to 1929, offers over 11,000 square feet of meeting and function space, as well as a restaurant and lounge. The official sale and transition of management will take place Sept. 1.
COON RAPIDS, MINN. — Fairbridge Properties has unveiled plans for the development of an 86,764-square-foot build-to-suite office and industrial building located at 8840 Evergreen Blvd. NW in Coon Rapids, approximately 15 miles north of Minneapolis. The project costs were undisclosed. The project will take place on the same property that is occupied by a 261,805-square-foot building that is 100 percent leased and owned by Fairbridge. Honeywell Aerospace and Boston Scientific are tenants of the existing property. The space is used for research, development and light manufacturing. The new building will be equipped with several 9-by-10-foot insulated loading dock doors and manual dock levelers and dock seals. Construction is scheduled to begin late this year. Dan Friedner and Jay Chmieleski of Colliers International’s Minneapolis-St. Paul office were retained to market the building to prospective tenants.
ELMHURST, ILL. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a net-leased 6,780-square-foot medical facility in Elmhurst, approximately 20 miles west of Chicago. Elmhurst Memorial Medical sold for $1.98 million, 97 percent of its original listing price, and is located at 429 N. York St. The recent merger of Elmhurst Memorial Healthcare and Edward Hospital & Health Services created one of Illinois’ largest integrated health systems with 50 locations. Combined, the health system’s total revenue equals $1 billion. In addition to the 50 locations, Elmhurst Medical has three hospitals, 7,700 employees and 1,680 staff physicians. Austin Weisenbeck, Sean Sharko and Adrian Mendoza of Marcus & Millichap’s Chicago office had the exclusive listing to market the property on behalf of the seller, a developer. The buyer, a private South Dakota-based investor, was also secured by Sharko, Weisenbeck and Mendoza.
MENOMONEE FALLS, WIS. — The Dickman Company Inc./CORFAC International has brokered the sale of a 52,820-square-foot building located at Megal Drive in Menomonee Falls, 20 miles northwest of Milwaukee. Terms of the transaction were undisclosed. Jablonka Investments LLP purchased the building from the Jerona LLC. Samuel Dickman Jr., Samuel Dickman and Nick Keys represented the seller. Trent Poole of CBRE represented the buyer in this transaction.
DEARBORN, MICH. — KJ Commercial Real Estate Advisors represented Real Estate 1000 LLC in the acquisition of a 13,433-square-foot mixed-use building located at 22085-22091 Michigan Ave. in Dearborn, a western suburb of Detroit. The seller was undisclosed. The property sold for $950,000 and was 100 percent occupied at the time of purchase. Tenants include Bailey’s Sports Grille, Salon West Dearborn, and a Don Yeyo Cigar Factory. Kevin Jappaya of KJ Commercial represented the buyer in the transaction.
HOUSTON — Boxer Property has concluded lease negotiations on a 67,504-square-foot lease with a financial services company. The property is located in the Northwest Commerce Building at 14405 Walters Road, which is owned and managed by Boxer Property. Brian Hines, Trey Miller and Alex Kakhnovets negotiated the agreement on behalf of Boxer Property. Brokers Rich Pancioli, Peter Livaditis and Ian Murphy represented the tenant on behalf of CBRE. In 2014, the ownership completed a capital investment campaign in the property to upgrade common areas and amenities including renovated lobbies, outdoor and indoor seating areas, Wi-Fi service, tenant conference facilities and bolstered security service
ODESSA, TEXAS — ARCO/Murray has begun construction on a 10,000-square-foot building addition for AmeriPride Services in Odessa. AmeriPride is taking on the project due to the rapid growth in Odessa and the surrounding market area. The expansion will provide space to accommodate additional production equipment as well as improve soil and clean docks for loading and unloading. ARCO/Murray is providing a complete design/build solution including architectural and engineering design, permitting and construction. ARCO/Murray’s Matt Drake is the project manager and Jason McLaughlin will serve as project executive. ARCO/Murray is a national design and construction firm specializing in commercial construction and real estate.