Friday, December 14, 2012

Single Tenant Net Leased JP Morgan Office Property in Columbus, Ohio Sale Arranged by The Boulder Group





The Boulder Group, a net leased investment brokerage firm specializing in single tenant assets, has completed the sale of a net leased JP Morgan Chase office property located at 3401 Morse Crossing Road, Columbus, Ohio for $8,928,000.

The 84,000 square foot JP Morgan Chase property was built in 1994 and renovated in 2004. The building is located just west of Interstate 270 and less than three miles north of the Columbus airport. The building is part of a 580,000 square foot JP Morgan Chase regional campus. The property is located near the Easton Town Center, a 1.7 million square foot lifestyle center which features retailers Nordstrom, Macy’s and AMC Theaters. The building is fully leased to JP Morgan Chase on a net lease basis with approximately two years of lease term remaining. JP Morgan Chase is an investment grade rated company with a Standard & Poor’s rating of A+ and has over 5,500 locations nationwide.

Randy Blankstein and Jimmy Goodman of The Boulder Group represented the seller in the transaction; a private Chicago based partnership. The buyer was an East Coast based institution.

JP Morgan Chase has approximately two years of lease term remaining. JP Morgan Chase is a publicly traded company on the New York Stock Exchange (JPM), with a market capitalization of $151 billion. JP Morgan Chase is an investment grade rated company with a Standard & Poor’s rating of A+ and has over 5,500 locations nationwide.

“The market for single tenant office buildings leased to investment grade rated tenants remains robust as these assets are in high demand among investors.” said Randy Blankstein, President of The Boulder Group.  Jimmy Goodman, Partner of The Boulder Group, added, “Despite the shorter lease term of this asset, the transaction was fulfilled due to the credit quality of the tenant and its prime location in a major market.”

About The Boulder Group

The Boulder Group is a boutique investment real estate service firm specializing in net lease properties. The firm provides a full range of brokerage, advisory, and financing services nationwide to a substantial and diversified client base, which includes high net worth individuals, developers, REITs, partnerships and institutional investment funds. Founded in 1997, the firm has arranged the acquisition and disposition of more than $1.4 billion of net lease real estate transactions through several real estate cycles. The Boulder Group is headquartered in suburban Chicago. The company’s website address is www.bouldergroup.com

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Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Net Lease Dollar Store Report Released





The Boulder Group’s Research Department has released a new research report providing comprehensive numbers and analysis of the activity in the National Net Lease Dollar Store Market.