Highwoods and Brand Properties to Develop 2827 Peachtree in Atlanta

$79 Million Anticipated Total Investment, 135,000 Square Feet
62% Pre-Leased to Multiple Customers
Highwoods Owns 50% Interest in Joint Venture

RALEIGH, N.C., Jan. 06, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Highwoods Properties, Inc. (NYSE:HIW) and Brand Properties, LLC have formed a joint venture to construct 2827 Peachtree, a 135,000 square foot, multi-customer office building in Buckhead, one of Atlanta’s Best Business Districts (BBD). 2827 Peachtree, which is 62% pre-leased to multiple customers, has an anticipated total investment of $79 million. Highwoods owns a 50% interest in the joint venture.

2827 Peachtree has achieved meaningful pre-leasing from multiple customers and is attracting healthy interest from additional prospects due to its on-site amenities and several restaurants within a short walk, as well as its boutique design and attractive location in Buckhead.

Construction of 2827 Peachtree is projected to begin in the first quarter of 2022 with a scheduled completion date in the third quarter of 2023, and a pro forma stabilization date in the first quarter of 2025.

Ted Klinck, President and Chief Executive Officer of Highwoods, said, “We’re excited to partner with Brand Properties, a developer with an unmatched reputation who we have been working closely with to advance this unique project. The strong leasing reception at 2827 Peachtree is an endorsement of the property’s blend of a boutique yet efficiently designed office building with a wide array of amenities, both within the building and in the surrounding neighborhood.”

With the addition of 2827 Peachtree, Highwoods development pipeline has grown to $283 million comprising of 615,000 square feet that is 49% pre-leased.

About Highwoods
Highwoods Properties, Inc., headquartered in Raleigh, is a publicly-traded (NYSE:HIW) real estate investment trust (“REIT”) and a member of the S&P MidCap 400 Index. The Company is a fully-integrated office REIT that owns, develops, acquires, leases and manages properties primarily in the best business districts (BBDs) of Atlanta, Charlotte, Nashville, Orlando, Pittsburgh, Raleigh, Richmond and Tampa. For more information about Highwoods, please visit our website at www.highwoods.com.

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