Southeast

Cranes Inhabit Nashville Skies as Office Market Booms With New Projects

by John Nelson October 22, 2019

With more than 30 cranes in Nashville’s skies, it’s safe to say the Music City commercial real estate market is humming along. In fact, Davidson County approved $4.2 billion of commercial and residential construction permits in the 2018-2019 fiscal year, according to the Nashville Business Journal. Over the last three fiscal years, the county approved $11.4 billion in permits. While that’s an outstanding level of capital investment in a county with under 900,000 residents, it should be noted that Nashville’s MSA comprises 1.9 million residents encompassing 13 counties — all of which are experiencing record levels of construction permits. New companies coming to the city are driving the office market and construction demand, with several large announcements in the last year including Amazon, AllianceBernstein and Mitsubishi, and the city is continues to rapidly attract companies in the financial services, tech and healthcare industries. With a limited number of buildings available for adaptive reuse, most development taking place in the market is new construction. In fact, more than 460,000 square feet of Class A space was delivered in the third quarter of 2019. The majority of that figure was in Midtown and the Cool Springs/Franklin submarkets, with Aetna and Ramsey Solution’s …

October 22, 2019

Acquisitions District of Columbia Office Southeast

General Services Administration to Buy 1.9 MSF Office Building in D.C. for $760M

by Alex Tostado October 21, 2019

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The General Services Administration (GSA) exercised its purchase option to buy 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE in Washington D.C.’s Yards/Southeast Federal Center neighborhood for $760 million. The United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) fully occupies the 1.9 million-square-foot building. The sale is expected to close in March 2020, 19 months before USDOT’s lease expires, saving $99.8 million in rent costs. The USDOT employs 5,500 workers at the property. Amenities at the property include bike racks, access to the Walking Museum of Transportation, a loading dock and 13-foot ceilings. According to its website, GSA provides workplaces by constructing, managing and preserving government buildings and by leasing and managing commercial real estate.

October 21, 2019

Acquisitions North Carolina Office Southeast

Accesso, Partners Group Acquire Charlotte Office Park for $270M

by Alex Tostado October 21, 2019

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Accesso Partners and Partners Group have acquired Innovation Park, a 1.8 million-square-foot office campus in Charlotte. The sales price was not disclosed, but Charlotte Business Journal reports the sales price was $270 million. Innovation Park spans 202 acres and comprises 12 buildings that were 99 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including Allstate, AXA, Alight Solutions, Classic Graphics and Wells Fargo. The property is surrounded by Interstates 85, 485 and 77, and also has two stops along the Lynx Blue Line light rail. JLL represented both the seller and buyer in the transaction and arranged acquisition financing on behalf of the buyer. Brian Dawson represented the undisclosed seller, and Ryan Clutter, Scot Humphrey, Chris Lingerfelt and Zack Drozda represented the buyers. Susan Hill arranged acquisition financing through an undisclosed lender.

October 21, 2019

Acquisitions Development Florida Industrial Southeast

Foundry Commercial to Develop 320,000 SF Spec Industrial Building in Metro Miami

by Alex Tostado October 21, 2019

HIALEAH GARDENS, FLA. — Foundry Commercial has acquired an 18-acre site in Hialeah Gardens with plans to develop a speculative 320,000-square-foot industrial building. The site is situated on NW 107th Avenue between NW 144th and NW 146th streets, about 20 miles northwest of downtown Miami. Orlando-based Foundry Commercial plans to break ground in early 2020 and expects to deliver the asset by the end of 2020. Wayne Schuchts, David Spillers and Bobby Benton of Avison Young represented the buyer in the land acquisition and have been tapped to lease the building. Two undisclosed sellers sold the land to Foundry for an undisclosed price in the off-market transaction.

October 21, 2019

Acquisitions Multifamily South Carolina Southeast

Marcus & Millichap Arranges $29.4M Sale of Multifamily Property in Upstate South Carolina

by Alex Tostado October 21, 2019

SIMPSONVILLE, S.C. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $29.4 million sale of Garden District, a 223-unit multifamily community in Simpsonville. The property was delivered in 2008 and offers one- through three-bedroom floor plans. Communal amenities include barbecue areas, picnic areas, an internet café, fitness center, swimming pool, business center and a clubhouse. Garden District is located at 100 Garden District Drive, 15 miles southeast of downtown Greenville. Drew Babcock of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, an undisclosed Florida-based partnership, in the transaction. The buyer was a private investor based in Simpsonville.

October 21, 2019

Leasing Activity Office Southeast Virginia

Rolls-Royce North America to Occupy 17,000 SF for Corporate Headquarters in Northern Virginia

by Alex Tostado October 21, 2019

RESTON, VA. — Rolls-Royce North America will relocate its corporate headquarters to the fourth floor of Reston Station in early 2020. Rolls-Royce North America designs, develops, manufactures and tests jet engines for the U.S. Department of Defense and commercial aerospace markets. The company will occupy 17,000 square feet of the 16-story glass building, located at 1900 Reston Metro Plaza in Reston, 20 miles west of downtown Washington, D.C. The office tower offers amenities including multiple rooftop event and social spaces with catering kitchens, a fitness facility, multi-room conference facility and a two-story lobby on the Metro Plaza.

October 21, 2019

Florida Market Reports Office Southeast Southeast Market Reports

Office-Using Employment Growth Reaches Record Levels in Orlando

by Alex Tostado October 21, 2019

The end of the second quarter of 2019 marked 120 consecutive months of U.S. economic growth, the longest on record. The steady climb in investment sales over the past few years has been fueled by record amounts of institutional capital and private equity, and office-using employment has reached an all-time high. By the end of March of this year, Florida’s private sector businesses had created over 208,000 jobs over the trailing 12-month period, and Orlando had reached 48 straight months as the state’s top location for job growth. Additionally, the U.S. Census Bureau’s latest figures indicate that three of the top 10 fastest growing cities in Florida are in the Orlando area (Kissimmee, St. Cloud and the city of Orlando itself). Altogether, there is $3.6 billion in multifamily construction underway or planned in metro Orlando, and all of this growth is fueling the need for improved transportation and logistics networks, as well as the corresponding commercial development taking place throughout the market. Finally, world-famous as a vacation destination, Orlando’s $70 billion tourism and travel industry continues to thrive with 75 million visitors during 2018 alone. Urban core grows Downtown Orlando’s renaissance continues, with a total of $2 billion in new …

October 21, 2019

Development District of Columbia Mixed-Use Southeast

Community Three Breaks Ground on $45M Mixed-Use Redevelopment of Historic School in D.C.

by Alex Tostado October 18, 2019

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Community Three has broken ground on a $45 million redevelopment of the historic Grimke School in Washington, D.C., as part of the 9 1/2 Street initiative. Community Three plans for the 133,000-square-foot development to include office space, a new home for the African American Civil War Museum and residential units with ground-floor retail. The first phase, scheduled to deliver in fall 2020, includes renovating the 132-year-old Grimke School to include about 65,000 square feet of office and arts space that will house the 12,000-square-foot museum. Torti Gallas + Partners, the architect for the entire 9 1/2 Street Initiative effort, will move its international headquarters to the location. About 24,000 square feet of office space will be available for lease. The property is located on 9 1/2 Street near Vermont Avenue and U Street, a mile north of downtown D.C. Phase II, scheduled to break ground in 2021-22, will transform the Grimke School’s 1920s-era gymnasium into 40 residential units, 11 of which will be reserved for households earning less than 80 percent of median family income. The entire project is privately financed and Eagle Bank is the primary lender.

October 18, 2019

Development North Carolina Office Southeast

Crescent Communities to Construct 158,000 SF Office Building in Charlotte’s University Research Park

by Alex Tostado October 18, 2019

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Crescent Communities will construct Escent Research Park, a four-story, 158,000-square-foot office building within Charlotte’s University Research Park submarket. The site spans 20 acres and is located near the intersection of West Mallard Creek Church Road and David Taylor Drive, a mile from Interstate 85. BB+M Architecture is the project architect, ColeJenest & Stone is the civil engineer and Choate Construction is the general contractor. Crescent expects to deliver the property in early 2021.

October 18, 2019

Acquisitions Florida Office Southeast

RealOp Investments Sells Eight-Building Office Campus in Tampa for $26.7M

by Alex Tostado October 18, 2019

TAMPA, FLA. — RealOp Investments has sold Bay West Commerce Park, an eight-building, 195,558-square-foot office campus in Tampa’s Westshore submarket, for $26.7 million. RealOp acquired the property in 2017 and invested $1.5 million in renovations during its ownership. The campus, located six miles west of downtown Tampa, was 86 percent leased at the time of sale. Dale Peterson of CBRE represented the seller in the transaction. The buyer was not disclosed.

October 18, 2019

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