Monday, December 30, 2019

Joint venture sells One Marina Park Drive in Boston


One Marina Park Drive, a 491,573-square-foot multi-tenant office tower with coveted street-level retail space in Boston, MA

BOSTON, MA – JLL announced  it has arranged the $482 million sale of One Marina Park Drive, a 491,573-square-foot multi-tenant office tower with coveted street-level retail space in Boston, Massachusetts.


Kerry Hawkins 
JLL exclusively represented the seller, a joint venture of The Fallon Company and Barings, on behalf of an institutional investor. JLL also procured the buyer, an affiliate of Clarion Partners, LLC. 

Designed by Elkus Manfredi, One Marina Park Drive is a stunning 18-story LEED® Gold trophy asset, perfectly positioned within Fan Pier — The Fallon Company’s three million-square-foot mixed-use development in the heart of Boston’s Seaport. Completed in 2010, the building is a towering focal point of the Boston skyline.


Coleman Benedict
Today the property is 100% leased to an all-star rent roll featuring prominent tenants like Fish & Richardson, Enel X, Intarcia Therapeutics, Gunderson Dettmer, Battery Ventures and Polaris Ventures.  

As such, this investment offers the unique combination of strong cash flow, near-term upside and long-term capital appreciation.

JLL’s Capital Markets team representing the seller was led by Coleman Benedict, Matthew Sherry, Kerry Hawkins and Ben Sayles. 

JLL Capital Markets is a full-service global provider of capital solutions for real estate investors and occupiers. 

The firm’s in-depth local market and global investor knowledge delivers the best-in-class solutions for clients — whether investment advisory, debt placement, equity placement or a recapitalization. 


Matthew Sherry
The firm has more than 3,700 Capital Markets specialists worldwide with offices in nearly 50 countries.

For more news, videos and research resources on JLL, please visit the firm’s U.S. media center Web page: U.S. newsroom.

About Barings:

Barings is a $335+ billion* global financial services firm dedicated to meeting the evolving investment and capital needs of its clients and customers. 


Ben Sayles
Through active asset management and direct origination, Barings provides innovative solutions and access to differentiated opportunities across public and private capital markets. 

A subsidiary of MassMutual, Barings maintains a strong global presence with business and investment professionals located across North America, Europe and Asia Pacific. 
*As of September 30, 2019

Barings Real Estate:

Barings Real Estate offers a broad range of global investment opportunities across the public and private debt and equity investment markets.


David P. Manfredi
 Barings invests in all major property sectors and offer a broad range of financing solutions to real estate borrowers.

 The firm also specializes in providing government and government-sponsored entity lending products through its wholly owned subsidiary, Barings Multifamily Capital. 

Contact: 

Kristen Murphy, 
JLL Director, Public Relations
Phone: +1 617 848 1572


The Dilweg Companies Inks Leases With Several Companies at 101 Marietta Street in Downtown Atlanta, GA


The new spec suites at 101 Marietta Street
will overlook the firm’s future 
Centennial Yards

 mixed-use development in The Gulch.

ATLANTA, GA – A California-based development firm overseeing the multi-billion dollar repositioning of The Gulch will have a bird’s eye view of the project after signing a long-term lease agreement at 101 Marietta Street in Downtown Atlanta.

The Dilweg Companies announced CIM Group and nine other companies have signed new lease agreements or extensions at the iconic 36-story Downtown office tower known for its trademark chevron silhouette. 

CIM Group will occupy two of the new spec suites at 101 Marietta Street that overlook the firm’s future Centennial Yards mixed-use development in The Gulch.

Jerry Banks
The new lease agreements represent over 45,000 square feet of new and expanded occupancy at the building.

“We are thrilled to welcome this dynamic group of tenants to 101 Marietta Street,” said Jerry Banks, Managing Director at the Dilweg Companies. 

“The building’s future-ready spec suites and dynamic community culture have proven to be hot commodities, and continue to attract some of the industry’s biggest names.

 "With all five of the NELSON Worldwide-designed spec suites totaling 23,000 square feet now fully leased, we will proceed with design and construction for the next batch of spec suite offerings as part of our ongoing commitment to craft a workplace environment that allows all of our tenants to flourish.”

CONTACT:

Aliya Seymour
Account Coordinator
1718 Peachtree St., Suite 1048 
 Atlanta, GA 30309
M: 678-477-3630