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NGKF Capital Markets announces the sale of the Hancock Center, a 96,646-square-foot Class A property in Panama City, FL. Michael Lapointe and Scott Gordon with the Miami Capital Markets group along with Senior Managing Director Scott Ford represented the seller in the transaction. The property was bought by Royal American Development Inc. for $6.6 million.
The Hancock Center is one of the only Class A office towers within the submarket. The building is currently 64.1% leased with current building tenants including Merrill Lynch, Hancock Bank, TGI Friday’s and IAP. The asset is being delivered free of any debt. Three new leases were negotiated during the sale process, adding additional value for the new owner and yielding the optimal price and terms for the seller.
“The property is one of few Class A office assets within the submarket,” said Lapointe, “The building has an excellent base tenant roster with value add potential for new ownership.”
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