NEW YORK CITY — BlueCrest Capital Management, a British-American hedge fund, has signed a 21,640-square-foot office lease at 450 Park Avenue in Midtown Manhattan. The lease term is 15 years, and the space encompasses the entire 30th and 31st floors of the 33-story building. Daniel Posy and Joe Messina of JLL represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Paul Amrich, Neil King, Alexander D’Amario and Maxwell Tarter of CBRE represented the landlord, SL Green.
GLEN ALLEN, VA. — PGA Tour Superstore plans to open a 30,000-square-foot store at Colonnades West, a neighborhood shopping center located at the corner of Cox Road and West Broad Street in Glen Allen. Set to open in early 2024, the store will be the first PGA Tour Superstore in the greater Richmond market. The retailer is backfilling a former Office Max and will be positioned between Ross Dress for Less and Marshalls within the shopping center. Larry Agnew of S.L. Nusbaum Realty Co. represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Harrison Hall and Peter Vick of Colliers represented the undisclosed landlord.
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Single-Family Rental, Built-to-Rent Investment Sales Outlook Remains Positive Despite Economic Challenges
The multifamily sector is under general disruption from a variety of factors, such as falling valuations, financing difficulties, questions about forward net operating income, shifts in regulations and more. Chris Town, who works in commercial sales and leasing at NAI Latter & Blum in Baton Rouge, La., is an expert in single-family rental (SFR) and built-to-rent (BTR) investment sales. Town says that there are challenges, but a solid future ahead for the sector. The overarching challenges take the form of the Federal Reserve interest rate hikes. “It’s the major factor behind the immediate slowdown of home construction and home buying,” Town explains. “Another factor, of course, is land. These are true whether you’re talking true multifamily or the submarkets of BTR and SFR.” A combination of factors has created a tug-of-war among incentives. High interest rates, with home prices at or near historical highs, mean millions of people need places to live. Many of these potential homeowners have families and want the ameliorations and amenities of a detached single-family housing. “Depending on the metric and organization’s research used, you could say the country is five to six million units short on single-family homes,” Town says. The Larger Economy’s Impact on …
IRVING, TEXAS — Challenge Manufacturing Co., a Michigan-based provider of automotive structures, has signed a 91,364-square-foot industrial lease renewal at 5101 Statesman Drive in Irving. According to commercialcafé.com, the building was constructed in 1984. Canon Shoults and Maddy Canty of Holt Lunsford Commercial represented the landlord, Oxford Properties, in the negotiations for the full-building lease. Nathan Orbin of JLL represented the tenant.
HOUSTON — CBRE has arranged a 34,000-square-foot industrial lease in southwest Houston. The tenant, industrial parts distributor Merit Brass, will occupy space at The Business Center at Five Corners, a five-building, 550,000-square-foot development. Nathan Wynne, Joseph Smith and Savannah Smith of CBRE represented the landlord, a partnership between locally based developer Levey Group and ANICO Eagle, in the lease negotiations. Reed Parker of Lee & Associates represented Merit Brass.
HOUSTON — Cushman & Wakefield has negotiated a 7,541-square-foot office lease at 1001 Fannin Street in downtown Houston. The 47-story, 1.3 million-square-foot building recently underwent a capital improvement program and features 25,000 square feet of retail and amenity space. Brad Beasley and Chip Colvill of Cushman & Wakefield represented the landlord, JMB Realty, in the lease negotiations. Joshua Brown and Kaitlyn Duffie of Newmark represented the tenant, law firm Hogan Thompson Schuelke.
NEW YORK CITY — Curtis + Ginsberg Architects has signed an 11-year, 12,602-square-foot office lease at One Battery Park Plaza in Lower Manhattan. The design firm is relocating its headquarters from 55 Broad St. to the 27th floor of the 35-story, 870,000-square-foot building. Ruth Colp-Haber of Wharton Property Advisors represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Kevin Daly internally represented the landlord, Rudin, which originally developed the building in 1971.
ST. CHARLES, MO. — Gabe’s has opened a 76,000-square-foot store at Mark Twain Village in the St. Louis suburb of St. Charles. First National Realty Partners (FNRP) owns the property. The lease marks the first Gabe’s location within FNRP’s portfolio and the first Gabe’s store in the state of Missouri. Gabe’s is an off-price retailer offering fashion and footwear, essentials, beauty, accessories and home merchandise. Gabe’s occupies the space formerly home to Gordman’s. The center is now 97 percent leased. Other tenants include Bass Pro Shops, Duluth Trading Co., Dungarees and Aldi.
CHICAGO — Meeting Tomorrow, an audiovisual equipment rental company, has signed a lease for a 20,300-square-foot warehouse located at 4848 W. Lawrence Ave. in Chicago. Marc Hale and Ali Nix of DarwinPW Realty/CORFAC International represented the undisclosed landlord. Constructed in 1962, the building has been well-maintained and is furnished with racking and office furniture. It features one dock door and two drive-in doors.
IRVING, TEXAS — JLL has negotiated a 523,260-square-foot industrial lease at DFW Park 161, a 197-acre development in Irving. The tenant, auto parts provider LKQ, will space at Logistics Center 12, a 707,940-square-foot building that features 40-foot clear heights, 60-foot loading bays and 190-foot truck court depths. Kurt Griffin and Nathan Orbin of JLL represented the landlord, a joint venture between Dallas-based Perot Development Co. and Atlanta-based Invesco Real Estate, in the lease negotiations. Jacob Bobek and Tim Vogds of CBRE represented LKQ.