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<\/p>\nBy Georgiana Mihaila, Associate Editor<\/p>\n
Boxer Property\u2014a Houston-based privately held commercial real estate firm\u2014recently acquired its first Atlanta property, the historic Hurt Building in downtown Atlanta.<\/p>\n
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Designed in 1913 by architect Joel Hurt, the building is one of Atlanta\u2019s oldest skyscrapers; the 18-story, 436,340-square-foot Hurt Building incorporates both classical architecture and modern amenities, and it has been awarded LEED Gold Certification by the U.S. Green Building Council. Located at 50 Hurt Plaza\u2014in the central business district of downtown Atlanta\u2014the property is easily accessible by Interstates 85, 75 and 20, as well as the MARTA commuter rail. The Government District, Georgia State University and other cultural and entertainment destinations are all within walking distance.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are excited our first building in Atlanta is such a historic icon in downtown, adjacent to Georgia State University,\u201d said Boxer\u2019s Acquisitions Director, David Kayle. \u201cWe have earmarked significant capital to enable the Hurt Building to aggressively pursue an accelerated lease-up. We hope this acquisition in Atlanta will be the first of many as we look to open up this new market,\u201d said Andre Pereira, Boxer\u2019s acquisitions director.<\/p>\n
Boxer Property represented itself in the purchase, while the seller was represented by Jay O\u2019Meara and Will Yowell of CBRE\u2019s Atlanta office. No financial details of the transaction have been released.<\/p>\n
Founded in 1992, Boxer Property is a privately held commercial real estate firm specializing in maximizing value of underperforming and challenged properties through aggressive leasing and hands-on management. Boxer Property currently manages and leases more than 15 million square feet of both office buildings and retail malls\u00a0across the United States.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
By Georgiana Mihaila, Associate Editor
\nBoxer Property\u2014a Houston-based privately held commercial real estate firm\u2014recently acquired its first Atlanta property, the historic Hurt Building in downtown Atlanta.<\/p>\n
Designed in 1913 by architect Joel Hurt, the building is one of Atlanta\u2019s oldest skyscrapers; the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":39,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1489,21742],"tags":[39387],"class_list":["post-1004051439","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-atlanta","category-latest","tag-atlanta"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n