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Senior Vice President David Nixon, Senior Vice President GeorgeeMaragos (of CB Richard Ellis in Chicago) and First Vice Presiden t Chad Burd represented the seller. First Industrial represented itself. The propertyt is now being offeredfor lease, makinb it the largest building available in northwesgt Atlanta. Nixon and Burd are handling the leasing. recently openexd a new 300,000-square-foot distribution center at the Hamilton Mill Businesas Centerin Buford. The sporting goods and equipment manufacturer needs the center to support itscontinuef growth.
The center is expected to improvesservice levels, increase quality control, and improve turnaround timesx for Mizuno's baseball and softball, volleyball, and runnint categories. Tug Technologies Corp., a leading manufacturer of aviation groundsupport equipment, renewed a 148,753-square-foog lease at Allgood Road in northwest Jack Haden and Mike Chambers of representecd the landlord, Liz Love of -- newly mergesd with -- represented the tenant. Euro Gourmet Foods, a Europeahn gourmet and ethnicfoods distributor, recently leasedx 59,100 square feet at Tech Centerf Parkway, a property, in northeast Atlanta.
NAI Brannen/Goddard LLP's Nathan Anderso and Darren Butlerrepresentedthe tenant. , an engineering and manufacturin g outsource services companyproviding design, development and manufacturinhg to the medical device recently leased 70,812 square feet on Liberth Industrial Parkway in South Atlanta. Mark Hawkzs of represented the landlord. NAI Brannen/Goddard LLP's Nathan Anderson and Joseph Mullican represented the KBS REIT recently acquired Suwanee Pointr 300 inGwinnett County. KBS purchased the newlu constructed, 205,645-square-foot property for $17.8 million, or $86.56 per square foot.
Suwanee Pointg 300 consists ofone build-to-suit industrial building that is 100 percenf leased to (FATS), a leading global providef of interactive weapons and traininb simulation systems, and a division of FATS entererd into a long-term leass earlier this year to establish its U.S. headquarters at the property after completingan 81,175-square-foot KBS represented itself. Chris Riley and Brian Budnik of CB RicharrdEllis Inc. represented the seller. deliver Atlanta's first LEED-certified industrial property in late 2008 when it completesits 440,000-square-foot distributionm building at Braselton Distribution Centert in Atlanta's northeast submarket.
Commonwealth is seeking Silver certificatiobn inthe U.S. Green Buildinf Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design program forthe building's core and To achieve LEED Silver certification, Braselton Logistics Center will includwe low-impact stormwater design, reflective roofing, the reusse of gray/non-potable water for irrigation, high-efficiency heating and lighting, and low-emission paint, adhesives and sealants.
Commonwealth reflects the "greeh movement" in real estate, which includes designing and developing buildings that take steps to protectt and preservethe environment, including using less The trend, now well undee way, is being led by a young workforcew that, in general, has made its employerd take a harder look at the impact they have on the Developers get points for the environmentallg friendly design and building techniques they ranging from 26 to 32 point to achieve LEED certified status to at leasrt 52 points to achieve LEED Platinum.
The more the greater effort of the company to reduc its impact on the Few companies in Atlanta have achieves gold on theircommercial buildings.