Leasing Activity

NAIOP: Commercial Real Estate Industry Sentiment Up to 56 in September, Near Pre-Pandemic Level

by Julia Sanders October 14, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Commercial real estate professionals indicate conditions in the industry have returned to approximately where they were before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to The National Association of Industrial and Office Parks (NAIOP) Fall 2021 Commercial Real Estate Sentiment Index. The index for September 2021 came in at 56 out of 100, up slightly from 54 in April 2021 and identical to March 2019, a year before the pandemic began. At the pandemic’s worst point — March through September 2020 — the index sank to 45. The NAIOP Sentiment Index was created to predict general conditions in the commercial real estate industry over the following 12 months by asking industry professionals to predict conditions for their own projects and markets. The Fall 2021 report surveyed a total of 357 respondents from 263 distinct companies from Sept. 7 to 14. The index asks respondents questions about jobs, space markets, construction costs, capital markets and other conditions for real estate development. A sentiment index below 50 means many believe there will be unfavorable commercial real estate conditions over the next 12 months; 50 means little to no change in commercial real estate conditions are expected; and greater than …

October 14, 2021

Leasing Activity Office Southeast Virginia

Software Firm Signs 49,257 SF Office Lease at 3TWENTY3 in Charlottesville, Virginia

by Julia Sanders October 13, 2021

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA. — General Atomics Commonwealth Computer Research Inc., a locally based advanced analytics and software solutions firm, has signed a 49,257-square-foot office lease within the 3TWENTY3 building in Charlottesville. Totaling 120,000 square feet, 3TWENTY3 is a five-floor office building that was built on top of a four-story, 200-space parking structure. Building amenities include a pedestrian plaza/walkway, common lobby gathering space, LEVEL10 rooftop area with event and conference space, catering kitchen, patio, electric car charging stations and covered bike racks. Located at 323 2nd St. SE, the property will be located near downtown Charlottesville and is about 1 mile from the University of Virginia. Built in late 2020, the property is about 80 percent leased out to tenants including McGuireWoods, Williams Mullen and Manchester Capital. John Pritzlaff of Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer handled the lease negotiations on behalf of the landlord and developer, Charlotte-based Insite Properties. Robin Amato of REIII Commercial Properties represented the tenant.

October 13, 2021

Leasing Activity Midwest Office Ohio

Upstart Signs 240,000 SF Office Sublease in Columbus, Ohio

by Kristin Harlow October 13, 2021

COLUMBUS, OHIO — Artificial intelligence lending platform Upstart has signed a sublease for 240,000 square feet of Class A office space at 3075 Loyalty Circle in the Easton neighborhood of Columbus. The lease is in addition to a recent 54,000-square-foot expansion by Upstart at 711 N. High St. in the Short North neighborhood of Columbus. Through its expansion, Upstart plans to create an additional 500 jobs. The new spaces feature a combination of open offices, breakout rooms and collaboration areas. Upstart’s Short North office opened in early September and its Easton office is slated for completion in January. Clayton Davis and Jeff Carey of JLL represented Upstart.

October 13, 2021

Leasing Activity New York Northeast Office

Accounting Firm Signs 145,000 SF Office Lease at 200 Park Avenue in Manhattan

by Taylor Williams October 13, 2021

NEW YORK CITY — Accounting and advisory firm BDO USA has signed a 15-year, 145,000-square-foot office lease at 200 Park Avenue, a 58-story tower in Midtown Manhattan. In January 2024, the tenant will consolidate its three Manhattan offices to three entire floors, as well as a dedicated portion of the lobby of the 3.1 million-square-foot building. Mitti Liebersohn, Mark Robbins, Keith Caggiano, Jeff Lindenmeyer and Jeff Burger of Avison Young represented BDO USA in the lease negotiations. Gus Field and Megan Sheehan represented the landlord, Tishman Speyer, which owns the building in partnership with Irvine Co. Office Properties, on an internal basis.

October 13, 2021

Illinois Leasing Activity Midwest Restaurant Retail

Kindling, Foxtrot to Open at Willis Tower’s Catalog in Chicago

by Kristin Harlow October 12, 2021

CHICAGO — Chicago’s Fifty/50 Group will debut the first full-service restaurant at Willis Tower in downtown Chicago. Known as Kindling, the char-house restaurant will occupy a two-story space and outdoor terrace as part of Catalog, the five-story dining, retail and entertainment portion of Willis Tower. Kindling is slated to open in 2022. The restaurant will feature a large wood-burning grill and guests will enjoy entrees such as rotisserie chicken, brisket and halibut. Also joining Catalog in spring 2022 is the Chicago-based corner store, café and delivery market Foxtrot. The Catalog location will feature a coffee bar plus a selection of everyday essentials, locally sourced goods and grab-and-go offerings. Users of the Foxtrot app can order items for pickup or delivery. EQ Office owns Willis Tower, which is undergoing a $500 million renovation project. The Fifty/50 Group is a hospitality group that owns and operates 14 restaurants and bars across Chicago.

October 12, 2021

Leasing Activity Office Southeast Tennessee

Law Firm Signs 180,000 SF Headquarters Lease at Office Tower in Downtown Nashville

by Julia Sanders October 12, 2021

NASHVILLE, TENN. — Bass, Berry & Sims PLC, a law firm with offices in Tennessee and Washington, D.C., has signed a lease for a 180,000-square-foot space within Nashville Yards, an 18-acre mixed-use project in downtown Nashville. The office space will serve as the law firm’s new corporate headquarters. Bass, Berry & Sims will occupy space in the top eight floors in the Nashville Yards’ first multi-tenant office building, a 35-story tower with 650,000 square feet of office space and an additional 28,000 square feet of retail space. The tower’s building amenities will include a dog-friendly campus, dog park, ample parking, office valet, executive car services and an enhanced HVAC system. The tower will also serve as the new headquarters for Pinnacle Financial Partners, a financial services company. Located at 201 Platform South, the tower will be situated adjacent to the 591-room Grand Hyatt Nashville and Amazon’s two office towers at Nashville Yards. The developer, Southwest Value Partners, broke ground on the office tower in September. Bert Mathews and Shane Douglas of Colliers International represented Bass, Berry & Sims in the lease transaction.

October 12, 2021

Industrial Leasing Activity Office Texas

Diab Americas Signs 265,248 SF Headquarters Lease in DeSoto, Texas

by Taylor Williams October 12, 2021

DESOTO, TEXAS — Diab Americas LP, a Swedish manufacturer of core products for the marine and aerospace industries, has signed a 265,248-square-foot headquarters lease at I-20 Corporate Center in the southern Dallas suburb of DeSoto. The headquarters location consists of 242,248 square feet of warehouse space and 23,000 square feet of office space. Kevin Santaularia, Michael Spain and Michael Grant of Bradford Commercial Real Estate Partners represented the locally based landlord, 220 E. Danieldale Partners, in the lease negotiations. The tenant plans to take occupancy of the space in November.

October 12, 2021

Leasing Activity New York Northeast Office

Orchard Technologies Signs 107,443 SF Office Lease at 195 Broadway in Manhattan

by Taylor Williams October 12, 2021

NEW YORK CITY — Real estate services firm Orchard Technologies Inc. has signed a 107,443-square-foot office lease at 195 Broadway, a 29-story building in Manhattan’s Financial District. Orchard will occupy part of the 24th floor, as well as the entire 25th and 26th floors of the 1.1 million-square-foot tower, which formerly housed the world headquarters of AT&T and is thus known locally as The Telegraph Building. Peter Trivelas and Gary Ceder of Cushman & Wakefield represented the tenant, which plans to take occupancy of the space early next year, in the lease negotiations. Andrew Wiener represented the landlord, L&L Holding Co., on an internal basis.

October 12, 2021

Development Leasing Activity Midwest Ohio Top Stories

Kroger, Ocado Announce Five New Customer Fulfillment Centers Around the Country

by John Nelson October 12, 2021

CINCINNATI — The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR), the largest grocery store chain in the country, has announced five new customer fulfillment centers (CFCs) that the company will operate along with UK-based delivery logistics partner Ocado Group. The new Kroger Delivery facilities include a distribution center in the Northeast, as well as two centers in Southern California and a pair of facilities in South Florida. The vertically integrated CFCs will utilize machine learning and robotics and serve both Kroger customers and regional stores. The locations, size and construction timelines for these fulfillment centers were not disclosed because Kroger’s team members are still in the site selection process, but the Northeast CFC will be the Cincinnati-based grocer’s first in the region. “We feel great about the momentum we’re experiencing with Kroger Delivery and our partnership with Ocado and are strategically leveraging our assets to expand our operations in existing regions, as well as enter new geographies on the East Coast that leverage facilities across a growing range of sizes,” says Rodney McMullen, chairman and CEO of Kroger. “Kroger Delivery is a thriving part of our dynamic ecosystem and is transforming grocery e-commerce and meeting a range of customer needs.” The Southern California …

October 12, 2021

Features Leasing Activity Office Southeast Southeast Feature Archive

Rise of Remote Workforce Creates Paradigm Shift in Office Sector

by John Nelson October 12, 2021

In September, President Joe Biden issued a federal edict for large employers (100 employees or more) to require vaccines against COVID-19, or requiring weekly COVID-19 testing. The latest reporting out of Washington, D.C., is that the mandate carried out by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) will be enforced with hefty fines for noncompliance. Several blue-chip companies such as Anthem, Delta Air Lines, Google, Microsoft, Salesforce, Twitter, Tyson Foods, ViacomCBS, The Walt Disney Co. and Walmart have already announced plans to get their workforce fully or close to fully vaccinated. Clinton McKellar, executive director of Cushman & Wakefield’s Atlanta office, says that in addition to protecting their employees’ health, a large-scale vaccine mandate could potentially facilitate a return to pre-pandemic norms for corporate America, thus more employees in the office. “Giving vaccinated employees the opportunity to safely return to the office allows for impromptu meetings and collaboration that is difficult to replicate in a remote environment,” says McKellar. “In Atlanta, what is proven out is that people, if given the choice, would rather work from home than come to the office and wear a mask.” Clients are telling brokers that their workers who are regularly in their office are …

October 12, 2021

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