Q3 2010 | NORTHEAST ATLANTA
ATLANTA
SUBMARKET REPORT
TRENDS & HIGHLIGHTS NEW SUPPLY, ABSORPTION AND VACANCY RATES
Total SF
300,000
24%
Vacancy Rate
200,000
22% 20%
100,000 18%
18,930,595 21.6%
YTD Net Absorption
165,733
YTD Deliveries
127,226
0 3Q09
4Q09
1Q10
2Q10
3Q10
16%
(100,000)
14%
(200,000)
12% Absorption
Deliveries
Under Construction
64,162
Avg. Class A Rate
$19.77
Source: CoStar Property
Vacancy
MARKET INDICATORS Q3 2010
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UPDATE Recent Transactions in the Market SALES ACTIVITY
VACANCY NET ABSORPTION
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CONSTRUCTION RENTAL RATE
PROPERTY ADDRESS
SALE PRICE
SIZE SF
PRICE / SF
BUYER
Suwanee Gateway
$7,700,000
142,427
$54.06
SDM Partners
Loganville Medical Ctr.
$5,275,000
15,242
$346.08
RiverOak Investment
1854 Shackleford Ct.
$3,530,000
94,677
$37.28
Roberts Commercial RE
400 Pinnacle Way
$1,180,000
46,316
$25.48
Omega Bio Tek
Northeast
LEASING ACTIVITY
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TENANT
PROPERTY ADDRESS
SIZE SF
TYPE
Ashworth Univserity
6625 The Corners Pkwy.
29,877
Class A Lease
Liberty Mutual
2530 Sever Rd.
26,165
Class A Lease
NCS Pearson
4365 River Green Pkwy.
23,354
Class B Renewal
Westfield Insurance
1960 Satellite Blvd.
19,178
Class A Lease
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A few significant move-outs affected third quarter absorption in the Northeast Atlanta submarket. Occupancy dropped over 100,000 SF thanks to vacancies placed on the market by Reynolds & Reynolds, Sprint Store and PC Group Holdings.
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If not for NCR’s move into Satellite Place at the beginning of the year, Northeast Atlanta’s year-todate absorption would not be positive.
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Despite a small uptick in third quarter leasing activity, not much is expected to change for the submarket in the near term. Northeast Atlanta remains a niche market for certain tenants. The largest prospects active in the market are looking for more up-to-date, urban space options.
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Northeast Atlanta’s average rental rate is virtually unchanged from two years ago.
MARKET REPORT | Q3 2010 | ATLANTA OFFICE | NORTHEAST ATLANTA
IN THE NEWS
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• HOT
lane project launched along I-85: Georgia transportation agencies have officially kicked off the new high-occupancy toll lane project along Interstate 85 which aims to allow motorists the ability to avoid the heaviest congestion along I-85 during peak hours. These lanes will be a new experiment for metro Atlanta. They are designed to charge a toll to drivers wishing to escape rush hour traffic congestion along I-85. The electronic toll will fluctuate depending on the level of congestion on the highway at the time the motorist enters the lane. The goal for the project is to ensure one lane of traffic is moving at least 45 miles per hour during the busiest times of the day. Work on the lanes is expected to be completed sometime next summer. One HOT lane on each side of the highway will stretch 15-miles from Chamblee-Tucker Road to Old Peachtree Road. deal shows some return to market: Suwanee Gateway, a five-story 142,427 SF recently sold to SDM Partners for $7.7 million. The transaction shows one of the type of properties investors are most interested in currently: distressed assets. The other would be core properties usually identified as well-leased, well-located, prime assets. Suwanee Gateway was developed and delivered by Opus South in 2008. The tough leasing market kept the property vacant, which it remains today. Subsequently, the lender foreclosed on the property and put it up for sale. SDM Partners beat out a dozen other offers to win the bidding for the property.
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• Gwinnett
AT A GLANCE | NCR opens new home in Duluth •
NCR moved into 104,787 SF of office space at 700 Satellite Place in the first quarter of 2010.
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The move was a relocation from the company’s longtime headquarters in Dayton, Ohio.
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NCR says it will create 3,000 new jobs in Georgia within five years.
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Over $100 million in incentives were offered to NCR to relocated to the metro Atlanta area.
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