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NGKF Capital Markets announces the $23.75 million sale of the Stein Mart building, a 10-story, 197,000-square-foot office property located on the St. Johns River in downtown Jacksonville, Florida. Stein Mart (NASDAQ: SMRT) occupies more than half of the Class A asset, which serves as the retailer’s corporate headquarters. At the close of escrow, the building was 93 percent occupied by approximately 20 tenants including Marks Gray, PA, and TD Bank.
Michael Lapointe and Michael Lohmann of NGKF’s Capital Markets Group and Phoenix Realty Group’s Bryan Bartlett and Jim Sebesta represented the buyer in the transaction, Lingerfelt CommonWealth Partners LLC. The Virginia-based real estate investment management firm with offices in Nashville, Jacksonville, Tampa, Greensboro and Virginia Beach. Seller Parkway Properties, an Orlando-based real estate investment trust, originally purchased the asset in March 2005.
“The Stein Mart building represented a rare opportunity to acquire a long-term corporate headquarters on more than 1.6 acres in the city’s booming Southbank Central Business District,” said Lapointe. “It’s combination of long-term stable tenants and value-add potential is unique in today’s investment climate and ideal for core investors.”
Built in 1985, the property features base construction of pre-cast concrete panels with bronze-tinted, double-pane windows that form a dramatic four-story atrium overlooking the St. John’s River, a pedestrian plaza and entryway. It also features a six-story adjacent parking garage, full-service deli, laundromat with dry cleaning services, fitness center, conference room and banking facility.
“With this acquisition, Lingerfelt affirms it’s a dominant player in Jacksonville’s office market,” said Sebesta.
The Southbank area of Jacksonville’s core contains a diverse mix of high-rise office, residential, support retail and hotel properties.
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