Washington, D.C. – May 20, 2016 – CBRE’s National Retail Investment Group (“NRIG”) and CBRE’s Washington, D.C. Multifamily Investment Properties Team announce the sale of Market Common Clarendon, in Arlington, VA. This award-winning, mixed-use destination features 300 Class A apartments, nearly 300,000 sq. ft. of retail and a 97,173 sq. ft. office building with future redevelopment potential.
The asset was acquired from TIAA Global Asset Management by Regency Centers and AvalonBay Communities for $406,000,000.
Market Common Clarendon is situated in the epicenter of one of the D.C. metro’s most prime urban submarkets, Clarendon, just minutes outside The District. The property serves as the major retail destination for the market, with its critical mass of “best-in-class” retail tenants including Whole Foods Market, Apple, Crate & Barrel, The Container Store, Pottery Barn and Williams-Sonoma. The Residences at Market Common represent the premier 24/7 “Live, Work, Play” community of the greater Arlington market, located just steps from the Clarendon Metro Station. The property caters perfectly to a burgeoning high-income millennial population who seek the best amenities in the best location.
“Market Common Clarendon promises to deliver long-term value enhancement with its combination of growing rents and high historical occupancy. The opportunity to repurpose the office component will provide additional value enhancement for this outstanding urban mixed-use property,” said R. William Kent Executive Vice President of CBRE.
“We began acquiring the assets that comprise Market Common almost 15 years ago and are proud to have created one of the most successful, mixed-use projects in the Washington, D.C., area,” said Lynette Pineda, Senior Director of Dispositions, TIAA Global Asset Management. “We have significantly improved these assets and the sale allows us to rebalance of our portfolio and reinvest in the D.C. market, which has proven to be one of the most durable throughout economic cycles.”
R. William Kent, Chris Decouflé, and Ryan Sciullo of CBRE’s National Retail Investment Group with William Roohan, Andrew Boyer, Michael Muldowney and Jonathan Greenberg of CBRE’s Washington, D.C. Multifamily Investment Properties Team represented TIAA Global Asset Management in this transaction.
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