NEWNAN, GA. — Atlanta-based Bull Realty has arranged the $14.8 million sale of 1825 Summit, a 100,000-square-foot office building in Newnan. Delta Community Credit Union sold the building, which was 56 percent leased at the time of sale. The financial community will continue to operate within the asset. MBRE acquired the property for $147.50 per square foot. 1825 Summit is located 37 miles southwest of downtown Atlanta and immediately adjacent to Summit Family YMCA and Georgia Bone & Joint medical office building.
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Integra Investments, Constellation Group Purchase Office Building in Miami Beach for $10.1M
by Alex Tostado
MIAMI BEACH, FLA. — Integra Investments and Constellation Group have purchased a 31,270-square-foot office building located at 1674 Meridian Ave. in Miami Beach for $10.1 million. The asset also includes 5,500 square feet of ground-level retail space. The partnership will market the office space to small- and medium-sized tenants. New ownership is planning a multimillion-dollar renovation that includes upgrading the lobby and common areas, as well as adding a new roof and floor-to-ceiling windows. Ivy MBT Realty was the seller.
HANAHAN, S.C. — Avison Young has negotiated a 101,823-square-foot industrial lease on behalf of W.W. Williams Co. at 5801 N. Rhett Ave. in Hanahan. W.W. Williams specializes in fleet management and logistics services. Situated about 11 miles from Port of Charleston, 5801 N. Rhett Ave. is a 300,000-square-foot building that features 18 dock doors. Alan Bolduc, Courtney Marous and Kathleen Isola of Avison Young represented the tenant in the lease transaction. Charleston-based Bridge Commercial represented the landlord, CenterPoint Properties Trust.
Piedmont Office Realty Trust Buys Two Office Towers in Atlanta’s Cumberland-Galleria Area for $231M
by John Nelson
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 …
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 …