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Blue Cross Blue Shield Georgia Columbus

COLUMBUS, GA. — Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Georgia (BCBSGa), Georgia’s largest health solutions company, has opened its new office building in the Muscogee Technology Park in Columbus. The new 235,000-square-foot facility will house approximately 1,500 employees and will be BCBSGa’s main hub for servicing its nearly 3 million members. The new three-story facility will replace an existing property that BCBSGa has owned since 1958 and a smaller leased facility in the Muscogee Technology Park. The new property brings together the largest collection of BCBSGa employees of any single location in Georgia. The building has two wings connected by an atrium and features an outdoor patio, fitness center and a 1.2-mile walking path. Public partners on this project included Columbus Consolidated Government, the Development Authority of Columbus and the Greater Columbus Chamber of Commerce. The development team includes developer The Molasky Group, general contractor Batson-Cook Construction and architect Hecht Burdeshaw Architects. More than 150 construction workers were employed at the peak of construction, the vast majority of which through subcontractors from the Columbus area and the state of Georgia.

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Retreat at Acadian Point Lafayette

LAFAYETTE, LA. — Stirling Properties has purchased the Retreat at Acadian Point, a 384-unit apartment community located in Lafayette. Formerly known as South Point Apartments, the 80s-era property will begin upgrades including washer and dryers in all units, new appliances and flooring, electronically activated vehicular access gates, new roofs, new landscaping and a new fitness center. With the acquisition, Stirling’s portfolio spans 1,512 multifamily units. Des Moines, Iowa-based BH Management Services is the primary management firm for Stirling’s multifamily portfolio.

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Old Norcross Plaza Lawrenceville

LAWRENCEVILLE, GA. — Shane Investment Property Group has brokered the $4.9 million sale of Old Norcross Plaza, a 38,800-square-foot, unanchored shopping center located in Lawrenceville, a northeastern suburb of Atlanta. Comprising two recently built buildings, Old Norcross Plaza was 80 percent leased at the time of sale to local tenants. Jeff Enck of Shane Investment Property Group represented the seller, a private investor based in California, in the transaction. The buyer was an unnamed private fund based in Atlanta.

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700 Buffington Road Spartanburg

SPARTANBURG, S.C. — Binswanger has arranged a 101,959-square-foot industrial lease at 700 Buffington Road in Spartanburg. The warehouse facility fronts the I-85 Business Loop and features 31-foot clear heights, four tailgate loading docks and T-5 fluorescent lighting. The owner, Covington Group Inc., is planning to add office space, restrooms and more dock doors, as well as install an ESFR sprinkler system. Shaun Kirchin of Binswanger’s Columbia, S.C., office represented Covington Group in the lease transaction. The tenant, Kimura Inc., a supplier of steel containers and racks, plans to use the space to provide third-party logistics services for one of its customers.

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Highland Oaks I Tampa

TAMPA, FLA. — CBRE has arranged the $111 million sale of a portfolio of five Class A office properties within Highland Oaks office park in Tampa. The properties total 575,852 square feet and include Highland Oaks I, Highland Oaks II, Highland Oaks III, Highland Oaks IV and Highland Oaks V. Located off of I-75 one exit south of the I-4 interchange, Highland Oaks comprises eight office buildings totaling 1 million square feet and a 150-room Hilton Garden Inn hotel. The other three office properties in Highland Oaks are owned by J.P. Morgan Chase. Originally developed by Duke Realty between 1999 and 2008, the portfolio was 96 percent leased at the time of sale to 46 tenants, including Cognizant, McDonald’s, Mosaic, ConAgra, J.M. Smucker Co., First American Title and John Deere. Dale Peterson, Christian Lee, Amy Julian, Charles Foschini, Jose Lobon and Chris Apone of CBRE represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer was undisclosed, but industry sources are saying Prudential Real Estate Investors acquired the portfolio.

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11 Dupont Circle Washington D.C.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — HFF has arranged a $66.8 million acquisition loan for 11 Dupont Circle, a 155,713-square-foot office building located in Washington, D.C.’s Dupont Circle neighborhood. Sue Carras and Dan McIntyre of HFF led the debt placement team in securing the 15-year, fixed-rate loan on behalf of the borrower, First Potomac Realty Trust. The loan was placed through an insurance company advised by an affiliate of Walton Street Real Estate Debt in conjunction with KeyBank Real Estate Capital. Renovated in 2004, 11 Dupont Circle was 96 percent leased at the time of financing.

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AUGUSTA, GA. — Multi Housing Advisors (MHA) has brokered the $19.9 million sale of Century Hills, a 200-unit apartment community located in Augusta. Kole Management Co. purchased the property from an undisclosed seller. Built in 2000, Century Hills is located on Alexander Drive within two miles of Costco, Whole Foods Market, Publix, Kroger, The Fresh Market and Starbucks Coffee. Robert Stickel of MHA represented the seller in the transaction.

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Venture Pointe Duluth Atlanta

DULUTH, GA. — The Southeast investment sales team at SRS has brokered the $15.7 million sale of Venture Pointe, a 335,151-square-foot regional power center situated at the northwest corner of Venture Drive and Steve Reynolds Boulevard in Duluth, a northeast suburb of Atlanta. The power center is located at 3855 Venture Drive near Gwinnett Place Mall and I-85. Venture Pointe’s tenant roster includes anchors Kohl’s, Big Lots and Golfsmith. The seller, Situs Holdings LLC, sold the property via Auction.com. Kyle Stonis and Pierce Mayson of the SRS Atlanta office, along with Tony Bartlett and Chip Sipple of Lincoln Property Co., represented Situs in the sale. The undisclosed buyer was represented internally.

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DURHAM, N.C. — Grubb Properties, in partnership with an affiliate of Blue Vista Real Estate Partners IV, has purchased two mid-rise office buildings in Durham for a combined $6.6 million. The companies plan to renovate and reposition the buildings, including new lobbies and bathrooms, resurfaced parking and extensive landscaping. The buildings are located at 2222 and 2224 N.C. 54 and total 147,471 square feet. The properties are situated on 16 acres off I-40 and directly adjacent to the Research Triangle Park.

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Gwinnett Panel

ATLANTA — Gwinnett County in metro Atlanta is flush with opportunity for commercial real estate investors and developers. The county boasts the most diversified demographic makeup in the entire Southeast and is one of the 20 most populous counties in the United States, with 890,000 residents. The county has grown by 250,000 in the past 10 years. Within the county is Gwinnett Place, a district situated off Pleasant Hill and I-85 that supports 2.5 million square feet of Class A office space, 15.7 million square feet of industrial space and 7.7 million square feet of retail space. Anchored by the once-bustling Gwinnett Place Mall, the district’s retail market has a 93 percent occupancy rate. The mall was recently taken out of receivership and the new owner — Moonbeam Capital — is positioning the mall for a major turnaround. The office market’s occupancy rate currently hovers at 81 percent, but the county is home to two companies in the Fortune 500 — AGCO Corp. and Asbury Automotive — as well as regional mainstays like Waffle House. NCR Corp. is still headquartered in Duluth, but the tech firm, also in the Fortune 500, announced its plans in January to move its headquarters …

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