Following on the theme of my last blog, I wanted to expound on the idea that time is the most important thing a tenant broker has control over.  I mentioned that only chasing clients with either set lease expirations or who are running out of space is a great way to ensure you don’t...
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For those of you running around with Alpharetta deals right now, this is going to be good news for you. The two buildings at Parkway 400 are back on the leasing market. To clarify, those buildings are right across the street from what will be the new Avalon development.
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As we venture towards the start of the the New Year (2013), I thought it would be fun to share with you my top 10 wishes for 2013. These wishes are focused on Atlanta primarily, but some reach further than that. So you know the structure, I will be sending out...
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Kudos is in order to Cousins Properties who at the beginning of the year had an empty office building in Atlanta’s Buckhead Office Market.  Now, Terminus 200 is 60% leased with the signing of another office tenant, Cedar Street Advisors.  The leasing team for Cousins deserves a lot of credit for landing several big...
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Buckhead Office Market at a Glance:  • Buckhead office absorption is up 32% from this time last year. Second quarter’s positive absorption can be mostly attributed to a number of small occupancies ranging between 7,000 to 13,000 square feet. The larger move-ins for the quarter mostly consisted of relocations within the submarket which in...
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Now for the average person in Atlanta, I am sure they are thinking; Buckhead, of course there are good deals in Buckhead.  That is a no brainer.    Truth be told, there is great opportunity in the Buckhead Office Market right now.   The market has over 25% vacancy; there are 4 brand new office towers, with the exception...
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BUCKHEAD AT A GLANCE:  The biggest news for Buckhead is the absence of construction activity.  Phipps Tower and 3630 Peachtree both delivered in the first quarter, combining for a total of 915,626 SF added to office inventory.  Buckhead office absorption was negative in the first quarter at (46,693) SF. Marsh & McLennan’s move into Two...
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A couple of weeks ago, I am across a landlord that is trying a new way to market its vacant office space in Buckhead.  This particular landlord is focusing on the “wow” factor of an office suite in an attempt to set its building apart from other office buildings.  Below is the explanation and actual...
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In the battle to land new office tenants in Atlanta’s Buckhead Office Market, Cousins Properties won a big victory for its office tower Terminus 200 with the signing of Miami-based law firm Greenberg Traurig LLP.  The law firm signed a roughly 100,000-square-foot-lease in the building a couple of days ago, and it was just announced in...
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There were a couple of signed office leases that were announced this week that are worth noting.  The first is IQ Interactive, an advertising agency who amongst other things came up with the white board ads for UPS.  They are also a Colliers International client.  IQ will be relocating its HQ to an office...
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