HACKMAN CAPITAL BUYS OHIO INDUSTRIAL REAL ESTATE PORTFOLIO

COLUMBUS, OHIO — Privately held real estate investment firm Hackman Capital Partners LLC has acquired a 28-building industrial portfolio totaling 2.5 million square feet. The portfolio includes multi-tenant buildings throughout Ohio. Five of the properties are located in Columbus totaling 611,578 square feet, and 16 properties are located in Cleveland totaling 1.5 million square feet. The remaining seven properties are located in Cincinnati and total 394,072 square feet. Two land parcels in Columbus, totaling 23.5 acres, are also included in the portfolio. The multi-tenant buildings include 108 tenant spaces ranging from 2,400 to 219,600 square feet. As of closing, 73 percent of the space is occupied. Deutsche Bank provided first mortgage financing in connection with the transaction, and affiliates of New York-based Square Mile Capital Management LLC supplied an additional $25 million of capital. In addition to Hackman Capital’s internal team, the company has retained leasing agents for the new Ohio portfolio from Jones Lang LaSalle, CBRE, Newmark Grubb Knight Frank, RG Boll and Colliers International. Hackman Capital also retained Colliers International as property managers of the portfolio.