The Boulder Group, a net leased investment
brokerage firm, has completed the sale of a single
tenant new construction Chick-Fil-A ground lease located at 1100 Northside
Drive in Atlanta, GA for $4,750,000. This transaction represents the highest
priced single tenant Chick-Fil-A property ever sold according to CoStar.
The brand new Chick-Fil-A
property is strategically located along Northside Drive, the main north-south
thoroughfare in Atlanta’s West Midtown neighborhood. The West Midtown submarket
is experiencing tremendous growth with 10% population growth, 12.7% rise in
total households and a daytime population in excess of 290,000 people. The
property is positioned approximately one-half mile from the Georgia Tech campus
which has a total enrollment in excess of 25,000 students. There are over
150,000 people living within a three mile radius of the property. The
Chick-Fil-A is benefitted by its close proximity to Atlanta’s only IKEA
location.
Randy Blankstein
and Zach Wright of The Boulder Group represented the purchaser in the
transaction; a Midwest based real estate development firm in a 1031 Exchange.
The seller was Southeast based partnership.
The brand new Chick-Fil-A
ground lease is for twenty years and features rental escalations every five
years throughout the primary term and renewal option periods. The ground lease
features no landlord responsibilities and seven 5-year renewal option periods.
Chick-Fil-A is a privately owned company with over 1,900 locations and was founded
in 1946. Chick-Fil-A is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.
“The
market for long term ground leases located in top MSAs remains active as these
assets are highly sought after amongst private investors” said Randy
Blankstein, President of The Boulder Group.
Zach Wright of The Boulder Group, added, “Due to their limited supply,
new construction Chick-Fil-A ground leases are highly sought after amongst the
investment community.”
The Boulder Group is a boutique investment real estate service firm specializing in single tenant 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 over $3 billion of single tenant net lease real estate transactions. From 2010-2015, the firm was ranked in the top 10 companies in the nation for single tenant retail transactions by both Real Capital Analytics and CoStar. The Boulder Group is headquartered in suburban Chicago. www.bouldergroup.com
