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Cousins (CUZ) and Hines Ink Lease with Spaces at 8000 Avalon

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Cousins Properties Incorporated (CUZ - Free Report) and Hines announced that Spaces, Regus’ flexible workspace concept has inked a 34,000-square foot, 11-year lease at 8000 Avalon. Notably, 8000 Avalon is a 224,000 square foot Class A office development in Atlanta, GA. With the addition of Spaces, 8000 Avalon is now 40% leased.

Atlanta, GA-based Cousins Properties is a real estate investment trust (REIT) in the U.S. The company is engaged in the acquisition, ownership, development and management of upscale office and mixed-use properties throughout the Sunbelt markets of the U.S., with special focus on Georgia, Texas and North Carolina.

Hines is a global real estate investment firm with a presence in 182 cities in 20 countries. Hines and Cousins entered into a joint venture to develop 8000 Avalon, the $73 million project, which is currently under construction.

Spaces carries an innovative concept that emphasizes on the social aspect of the flexible workspace industry. It adds a unique aspect to 8000 Avalon and the entire mixed-use district by providing meeting rooms and co-working spaces for the business owners and entrepreneurs.

Currently, Cousins Properties carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).

Shares of Cousins Properties underperformed the Zacks categorized REIT and Equity Trust - Other industry in the last three months. During this time, shares of the company declined 1.2%, whereas the industry gained 0.7%.


Investors interested in the REIT space may consider stocks like Global Net Lease, Inc. (GNL - Free Report) , CoreSite Realty Corporation (COR - Free Report) and CorEnergy Infrastructure Trust, Inc. . Each of these stocks carries a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.

In the last 30 days, Global Net Lease’s FFO per share for first-quarter 2017 remained unchanged at 60 cents.

In the last 30 days, CoreSite Realty’s FFO per share for first-quarter 2017 increased 0.9% to $1.06.

CorEnergy Infrastructure Trust’s first-quarter 2017 FFO per share estimates moved up 6.5% to $1.14, in the last 30 days.

Note: FFO, a widely used metric to gauge the performance of REITs, is obtained after adding depreciation and amortization and other non-cash expenses to net income. All EPS numbers presented in this write up represent FFO per share.

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