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Shorenstein Properties Closes Purchase of Palisades Office Park in Atlanta,
Ga.
SAN
FRANCISCO, CA – August 28, 2007 -- Shorenstein Properties
LLC, a leading sponsor of private real estate investment funds, and
owner, developer and operator of office properties throughout the United
States, announced the purchase of Palisades Office Park, a 630,985
square foot office campus located in the Central Perimeter submarket
in Atlanta, Georgia. The seller, a joint venture between Tishman
Speyer and Lehman Brothers, was represented by Eastdil Secured. Terms
of the purchase were not disclosed.
The
property consists of four mid and high rise buildings on
23 acres in the heart of the popular Central Perimeter
submarket at the intersection of I-285 and Peachtree Dunwoody
Road. The Class A office buildings
were constructed between 1981 and 1999 and designed by Cooper Cary & Associates.
Palisades
Office Park is currently 86 percent leased. Tenants
include Experian Information Systems, Fitzgerald & Company, Initiative
Media Worldwide, IOW Atlanta and Swerdlin & Company.
Douglas
Shorenstein, CEO and Chairman, Shorenstein Properties,
said: “Palisades
is one of the top office projects in the Central Perimeter
market, and provides us with stable in-place cash flow through
its strong existing rent roll and also the opportunity to
add value through our strong leasing, management and development
expertise.”
The
purchase was made on behalf of one of Shorenstein’s closed
end real estate investment funds. Since the first of the year,
Shorenstein’s funds have acquired major assets in Burbank,
Calif., Washington, D.C., Boston, Portland, OR, and Bellevue,
WA.
About Shorenstein Properties LLC:
San Francisco-based Shorenstein Properties LLC (www.shorenstein.com)
is one of the oldest and most successful private real estate
investment companies active throughout the United States
in the acquisition, development, ownership and management
of office and mixed-use properties. Since
its beginning in 1924, the company has evolved from a regional real
estate operating company to an active national investor and manager of
commingled institutional capital. Since 1992, Shorenstein
has sponsored nine closed-end real estate investment funds. Shorenstein’s
broad access to transactions and extensive in-house investment
and operating expertise has positioned Shorenstein to produce
attractive investment results across multiple market cycles.
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Media Contacts:
Andrew Neilly
Gallen.Neilly & Associates
925.930.9848
andrew@gallen.com
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