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 …
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Charleston Executive Offices Signs 21 Tenants to Occupy Space at Nexton Office Park in Charleston
by Alex Tostado
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.
Phillips Realty Capital Arranges $67M Refinancing Loan for Data Center, Office Building in Northern Virginia
by Alex Tostado
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.
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.
MARIETTA, GA. — Wilkinson Corp. and Torchlight Investors have acquired The Arbors at East Cobb, a 454-unit apartment community in Marietta. The value-add property offers one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. The Arbors, previously known as The Crawford at East Cobb, was originally built in 1975. The new ownership plans to upgrade the interiors and exteriors of the property. Communal amenities include two swimming pools, a sports court, tennis court, outdoor lounge with fireplace, fitness center with yoga and spinning studio, pet care center, cybercafé and a business center. Cushman & Wakefield represented the undisclosed sellers in the transaction.
Marcus & Millichap Negotiates $2.8M Sale of New Tallahassee Retail Building Leased to Mavis Discount Tire
by Alex Tostado
TALLAHASSEE, FLA. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $2.8 million sale of a 7,403-square-foot retail building in Tallahassee leased to Mavis Discount Tire. The building is located at 205 Magnolia Drive, two miles from downtown Tallahassee. The building was constructed in May 2018. Don McMinn of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, Palmetto Tallahassee-Magnolia DR LLC, in the transaction. Steve Savlov of Salov Properties LLC represented the buyer, Roebling Investment Co. Inc.
RALEIGH, N.C. — The Fallon Company, a Boston-based developer specializing in urban mixed-use projects, has unveiled plans for Raleigh Crossing, a new development spanning 1.8 acres in the state capital. Named for its location at the convergence of four city districts, Raleigh Crossing will feature four distinct uses. Preliminary plans call for 280,000 square feet of Class A office space, 18,000 square feet of retail space, a 165-room hotel and a 135-unit apartment community. The project will also include an outdoor amenity terrace with space for communal events. Sidewalks will also be expanded to accommodate a heavier volume of foot traffic. Fallon expects to break ground in September on Phase I of the project, which will deliver a commercial tower at 301 Hillsborough St. That building will house the 280,000 square feet of office space, as well as 12,500 square feet of retail space and a fitness center. The hotel and residential components, as well as the remaining 7,000 square feet of retail space, will comprise Phase II. Duda | Paine Architects is designing the project. CBRE is handling preleasing of the retail space, which is underway. Pendo, a provider of cloud and software solutions, plans to relocate its corporate …
Community Involvement is Necessary for Successful Mixed-Use Projects, Says InterFace Panel
by John Nelson
It’s not just a good idea for real estate developers to engage the surrounding community as part of their due diligence: It’s essential. While on stage at the close of the InterFace Southeast Mixed-Use conference, some of the Southeast’s most prolific mixed-use developers and owners say community involvement can be the difference between success and failure. “Nowadays, if you want a successful mixed-use project, you have to get in deep with the community and all the stakeholders — whether it’s adjacent landowners, homeowners associations, NPUs [neighborhood planning units] or local architecture committees,” said Jeff Garrison, development partner at S.J. Collins Enterprises, an Atlanta-based commercial real estate developer. “We conducted 50 meetings for The Interlock project before we even submitted for zoning. It’s overboard, but that’s what makes it successful.” The Interlock is an upcoming $450 million mixed-use development in Atlanta’s popular West Midtown district. S.J. Collins recently inked WeWork to lease three stories of its office tower, which will also have Georgia Tech as an anchor. Garrison says that the project’s 145-room Marriott Tribute Portfolio hotel was a direct result of feedback that his team heard from the community. “We didn’t have a hotel in our original design,” said Garrison. …
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — TerraCap Management LLC has acquired Resource Square I, II and V for $59.3 million. The three properties are located within the Resource Square office campus and total 337,611 square feet. The property is located near Interstates 85, 77 and 485, as well as Charlotte’s LYNX Light Rail Blue Line. Patrick Gildea of CBRE represented the seller, The Dilweg Cos., in the transaction. IberiaBank provided TerraCap with an undisclosed amount of acquisition financing for the deal.
American Commercial Realty Purchases 198,741 SF Shopping Center in Hampton Roads Region
by Alex Tostado
CHESAPEAKE, VA. — American Commercial Realty Corp. (ACR) has purchased Crossroads at Chesapeake Square, a 198,741-square-foot shopping center in Chesapeake. Ross Dress for Less, Aldi, Best Buy and Old Navy anchor the center. The Hampton Roads property was built in 1991 with Walmart as its anchor. Walmart relocated in 2005, making room for a new tenant mix. This is ACR’s first purchase in Virginia. Virginia Beach-based Divaris Real Estate will manage the leasing for the center.