Southeast

UNIZO Acquires Two Office Buildings in Washington, D.C. for $259M

by Kristin Harlow April 28, 2017

WASHINGTON, D.C. — UNIZO Holdings Co. Ltd. has acquired two Class A office buildings in Washington for $259 million. The buildings, 1325 and 1341 G St., total 440,419 square feet and are located two blocks from the White House. Built in 1969 and renovated in 2017, 1325 G. St. consists of 307,705 square feet. Originally built in 1903 and also known as The Colorado Building, 1341 G. St. consists of 132,714 square feet of office and retail space. Andrew Weir, Stephen Conley, Jim Meisel, Dek Potts and Matt Nicholson of HFF arranged the sale on behalf of the sellers, Westbrook Partners LLC and TIER REIT Inc. HFF also procured the buyer. In June 2015, HFF arranged the joint venture between Westbrook and TIER REIT. The partners repositioned the properties with a lobby renovation. Westbrook is a real estate investment management company with more than $14 billion of equity in over $50 billion of real estate transactions. TIER REIT (NYSE: TIER) is a real estate investment trust based in Dallas with a focus on owning quality office properties. With this sale, TIER REIT has announced its exit from the Washington, D.C. market. UNIZO is a real estate company based in Tokyo. …

April 28, 2017

Loans Office Southeast Tennessee

Allianz Provides $100M Loan for Office Tower in Downtown Nashville

by John Nelson April 27, 2017

NASHVILLE, TENN. — Allianz Real Estate of America has provided a $100 million loan for The Pinnacle at Symphony Place, a 28-story, 520,000-square-foot office tower located in downtown Nashville. Built in 2010, the LEED Gold-certified building was 99 percent leased to 20 tenants at closing. Bat Barber of Medalist Capital arranged the loan through Allianz on behalf of the borrower, Highwoods Properties, a Raleigh-based REIT that purchased the office building in 2013 for $152 million. The Pinnacle at Symphony Place represents the first commercial mortgage in Nashville for Allianz Real Estate of America, which manages a $10.7 billion debt portfolio. Allianz Real Estate of America is the U.S. real estate lending arm of Allianz Group, a global asset management firm based in Munich.

April 27, 2017

Loans Office South Carolina Southeast

Grandbridge Arranges $51M Refinancing for Office Building in Charleston

by John Nelson April 27, 2017

CHARLESTON, S.C. — Grandbridge Real Estate Capital has arranged the $51 million refinancing for Bank of America Place, a 144,000-square-foot, four-story office building along Meeting Street in Charleston. The office building features ground-floor retail space and an attached 355-space parking garage. Tenants include Bank of America, New York Life, Morgan Stanley, Wells Fargo Advisors, Parker Poe Law Firm and Resurgent Capital Services. Russ Balderson and Kevin French of Grandbridge arranged the loan through AIG Global Real Estate on behalf of Charleston Financial Center LLC, a subsidiary of Oceanside Resorts Inc., which purchased Bank of America Place in 2004.

April 27, 2017

Hospitality Southeast Tennessee

Paramount, BCDC Break Ground on $43M Dual-Branded Hotel in Knoxville

by John Nelson April 27, 2017

KNOXVILLE, TENN. — Paramount Hospitality Management LLC and Batson-Cook Development Co. have broken ground on a $43 million dual-branded hotel at the corner of Church and State streets in Knoxville. The property will include a 144-room Courtyard by Marriott and an 88-room Residence Inn. The 166,544-square-foot hotel will feature a rooftop lounge, a bar and café in the lobby and a three-level parking deck. Paramount and Batson-Cook plan to complete the hotel in the third quarter of 2018.

April 27, 2017

Florida Southeast

Partnership to Develop 100,000 SF Self-Storage Facility in West Palm Beach

by John Nelson April 27, 2017

WEST PALM BEACH, FLA. — A partnership between SROA Capital, MacArthur Holdings and Live Oak Capital Partners plans to develop a 100,000-square-foot self-storage facility at 1620 Congress Ave. in West Palm Beach. Situated at the entrance of the Land of Presidents and the Palm Beach Outlet Mall, the three-story property will feature 830 climate-controlled units, 1,200 square feet of ground-floor retail space and 24-hour camera surveillance. The partnership plans to deliver the facility in the first quarter of 2018.

April 27, 2017

Kentucky Office Southeast

In-Rel Purchases Office Tower in Downtown Louisville from Torchlight Investors for $32M

by John Nelson April 27, 2017

LOUISVILLE, KY. — In-Rel Properties has acquired Meidinger Tower, a 26-story, 331,172-square-foot office tower located at 462 S. 4th St. in downtown Louisville. In-Rel purchased the asset from New York City-based Torchlight Investors for $32 million. Ralph Smalley and John Merrill of HFF, along with Mark Wardlaw and Lenisa Alvey of NAI Fortis Group, represented Torchlight in the sale. Renovated in 2006, Meidinger Tower was 97 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Computershare, Mountjoy Chilton Medley, Cotiviti, River Road Asset Management, Seiller Waterman, Northwestern Mutual and TQL.

April 27, 2017

Florida Multifamily Southeast

Related Development Sells Multifamily Property in Broward County for $87M

by John Nelson April 26, 2017

PEMBROKE PINES, FLA. — Related Development has sold the recently completed Town at Pembroke Pines, a 356-unit apartment community located at 10700 City Center Blvd. in Pembroke Pines, a city in South Florida’s Broward County. Rockpoint Group, a Boston-based real estate private equity firm, purchased the property from the Miami-based developer for $87 million. Built in 2016, Town at Pembroke Pines features 33 units per acre and community amenities such as a resort-style pool deck with personal cabanas and daybeds, outdoor dining area, demonstration kitchen, game room, private movie theater, eight courtyards, dog park, children’s playground and volleyball, tennis and racquetball courts. Over the past 18 months, Related Development has sold three completed multifamily projects totaling over $290 million, not including Town at Pembroke Pines.

April 26, 2017

Georgia Southeast

City of Atlanta Unveils Plans for $48M Grant Park Gateway Near Zoo Atlanta

by John Nelson April 26, 2017

ATLANTA — The City of Atlanta has unveiled plans for Grant Park Gateway, a $48 million underground parking and mobility facility located at an existing eight-acre surface parking lot adjacent to Zoo Atlanta in the city’s Grant Park district. The new LEED-certified property will feature a park on the roof of the facility with green infrastructure elements and a restaurant offering regional cuisine, as well as approximately 1,000 parking spaces. The overall project will complement Zoo Atlanta’s “Grand New View” project that will repurpose the former Cyclorama building to a multi-use, special events facility and expand the zoo’s entry plaza to the Boulevard Avenue entrance. The City of Atlanta will fund the project through a revenue bond and supplement it with additional sources, including the Department of Parks and Recreation’s park improvement funds. The Department of Parks and Recreation awarded the Grant Park Gateway bid to Winter Johnson Group, a joint venture between general contractors Winter Construction and Johnson Construction Services. In the coming months the Parks Department will issue the restaurant request for proposal and host community meetings to solicit additional ideas and concerns from residents as the Grant Park Gateway project moves toward its expected completion in late …

April 26, 2017

Georgia Industrial Southeast

Variety Wholesalers Leases 1.4 MSF for Distribution Center in Newnan, Georgia

by John Nelson April 26, 2017

NEWNAN, GA. — Variety Wholesalers has signed a 20-year, 1.4 million-square-foot lease for its new distribution center at 60 Herring Road in Newnan. LRC Properties owns and manages the property, which is a former Kmart distribution center. LRC purchased the building last August and made improvements to the facility’s roof and parking lots, as well as refit the building to accommodate multiple tenants. Variety Wholesalers, which is the first tenant to move into the space, operates nearly 400 stores in 17 different states, primarily under the brand names of Roses Discount Store and Roses Express. The company will employ more than 300 full-time employees at the facility and process more than 100 million units of product annually.

April 26, 2017

North Carolina Office Southeast

Grubb Properties Reveals Design for Renovated Office Building in Charlotte

by John Nelson April 26, 2017

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Grubb Properties has unveiled the design for a 10-story office building the company is renovating on Mockingbird Lane in Charlotte’s Montford Park submarket. Known as 1515 Montford Park, the updated office building will feature a full glass façade with expansive windows, high ceilings, open floor plans, an outdoor terrace and an amenities lounge on the fifth floor featuring table games, bar top, lounge seating, big-screen TV and a stocked kitchen area. Office tenants will have access to a full-service fitness center and bike room at the adjacent 4601 Park Road building. Pfeiffer University Charlotte has pre-leased space at 1515 Montford Park. Space for lease on floors three through six will be available for near-term delivery, with a start on floors seven through 10 projected for the beginning of 2018.

April 26, 2017

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