SANTA ANA, CA/PRNewswire/ -- Grubb & Ellis Realty Investors, LLC has acquired 5200 Upper Metro Place, a three-story Class A office building in the Columbus-suburb of Dublin, Ohio, on behalf of tenant-in-common investors.
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Built in 1999 on nearly eight acres, 5200 Upper Metro Place is comprised of more than 96,000 rentable square feet and is 90 percent leased to multiple tenants, including Smith's Medical and CoreSource Inc.
"This asset is a high quality office building located in a strong market 
where we believe we can maintain a high occupancy rate and ensure reliable cash flow for our tenant-in-common investors," said Grubb & Ellis Realty Investors President and Chief Investment Officer Jeff Hanson.
where we believe we can maintain a high occupancy rate and ensure reliable cash flow for our tenant-in-common investors," said Grubb & Ellis Realty Investors President and Chief Investment Officer Jeff Hanson. "Additionally, the quality of this asset and the nature of the market indicate that we should be able to increase rental rates annually."
The property offers direct access to Route 33/161 and Interstate 270, the beltway that circles 
Greater Columbus, providing tenants with convenient access to Port Columbus International Airport (photo at left above) and the entire metropolitan region.
Greater Columbus, providing tenants with convenient access to Port Columbus International Airport (photo at left above) and the entire metropolitan region. An on-site surface parking lot provides space for 433 vehicles for a healthy ratio of 4.4 parking spaces per 1,000 square feet of rentable space. As of the fourth quarter of 2007, the Dublin submarket consisted of more than 6.9 million square feet of office product with an estimated vacancy rate of 10.3 percent, the second lowest in the Columbus area.
Columbus' central location in the Midwest provides convenient access to most of the major markets within the United States, making it an attractive corporate location.
Grubb & Ellis Realty Investors purchased 5200 Upper Metro Place from Upper Metro, LLC, which was represented by George Stecz of CB Richard Ellis. Financing was arranged by Jeff Morris with Morris, Smith & Feyh.
CONTACT:
Julia McCartney
of Grubb & Ellis Realty Investors, LLC,
+1-714-667-8252, ext. 230,
Web site: http://www.grubb-ellis.com/
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