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CBRE Global Investors Acquires Office Tower in Charlotte for $222M

CBRE Global Investors acquired 615 South College, a recently constructed, 375,865-square-foot trophy office tower in Charlotte, NC, on behalf CalSTRS for a reported $222 million. Developed by Atlanta-based Portman Holdings in 2017, the 84%-leased property was sold by a partnership that included Portman, Los Angeles-based PCCP, and Chinese investment firm China Orient Summit Capital Co., Ltd.

The 18-story property is located at the center of Uptown’s Stonewall Corridor, near the Charlotte Convention Center, and is is connected to the area’s largest hotel, The Westin. The site offers direct access to I-277 and the LYNX light rail line.

CBRE Global Investors’ Tom Kirby says, “We believe strongly in the Charlotte region, in particular the robust and growing Central Business District. 615 South College’s building design offers an urban office environment that caters to today’s modern users, and the property fits perfectly into our client’s investment strategy of owning high-quality, core assets in A+ locations in growth markets.”

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Dennis Kaiser is Vice President of Public Relations and Communications for Connect Creative. Dennis is a communications leader with more than 40 years of experience including as a journalist and in corporate and agency marketing communications roles. He is responsible for Connect Creative’s agency client services and is involved in a range of initiatives ranging from public relations and content strategy, communications and message development, copywriting, media relations, social media and content marketing services. Prior to joining Connect Media in 2015, his most recent corporate communications roles involved leading a regional public relations effort across Southern California for CBRE, playing a key marketing role on JLL’s national retail team, and directing the global public relations effort at ValleyCrest (BrightView), the nation’s largest commercial landscape services company. He has worked on marketing communications assignments for such CRE companies as Blackstone/Equity Office, Carlyle, Caruso, Disney Resorts, GE Capital, Irvine Company, Hines, Howard Hughes Corp., Jeffries, Lennar, MGM, Marcus & Millichap, Prologis, Raleigh Studios, Simon, Starwood, Trammell Crow Company, Transamerica, UBS and Wynn Resorts. Dennis has also worked on communications and launch strategies for a number of consumer electronic, media and tech brands including SlingMedia, Channel Master, Deluxe Media Entertainment, BeIn Sports, EchoStar and Sprint. Dennis’s agency background included firms such as Off Madison Ave., Idea Hall and Macy + Associates. He has earned an outstanding reputation with organization leaders as a trusted advisor, strategic program implementer, consensus builder and exceptional collaborator. Dennis has developed and managed national communications programs for Fortune 500 companies to start-ups, both public and private. He’s successfully worked with journalists across the globe representing clients involved in major-breaking news stories, product launches, media tours, and company news announcements. Dennis has been involved in a host of charitable and community organizations including the American Cancer Society, Easter Seals, Boy Scouts, Chrysalis Foundation, Freedom For Life, HOLA, L.A.’s BEST, Reach Out and Read, Super Bowl Host Committee, and the Thunderbirds Charities.

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