NEW YORK CITY — Lee & Associates has negotiated a 5,962-square-foot lease for WiredScore in Lower Manhattan. WiredScore has leased the entire second floor of 155 Wooster Street for three years, starting in September 2019. The company is more than doubling its office size from its previous location at 494 Broadway, where it occupied 2,700 square feet. Dennis Someck, Justin Myers and Conor Krup of Lee & Associates represented WiredScore in the negotiations. Someck and Myers also represented the landlord, Centurion Realty.
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CALABASAS, CALIF. — Lee & Associates – LA North/Ventura has arranged the sale of an office building, located at 24151 Ventura Blvd. in Calabasas. An entity of Valley Crest sold the asset to an entity of Los Angeles-based 4M Investment Corp. for $24 million, or $314 per square foot. Constructed in 2004 as a build-to-suit for ValleyCrest Landscape Cos., the 76,496-square-foot building was designed by Nadel Architects and features 360-degree views of the Santa Monica mountains, an atrium and a 17-acre campus with outdoor seating areas. The buyer plans to convert the asset into a multi-tenant office building. BrightView currently occupies the property and will continue to do so until its lease expires at year’s end. Mike Tingus, Grant Fulkerson and Jonathan Bruce of Lee & Associates – LA North/Ventura represented the seller in the deal.
HOUSTON — Lee & Associates has negotiated a 46,950-square-foot industrial lease at 8700 Clay Road in Houston for Imperial Wholesale Inc., a provider of ceramic and tile products. According to LoopNet Inc., the property was built in 1980 and totals 160,275 square feet. Jim Autenreith and Sam Rayburn of Moody Rambin represented the building owner in the lease negotiations. Preston Yaggi of Lee & Associates represented Imperial Wholesale.
Lee & Associates Arranges $2.4M Acquisition of 11,971 SF Industrial Asset in Vista, California
by Amy Works
VISTA, CALIF. — Lee & Associates – North San Diego County has brokered the purchase of a net-leased investment property located at 1046-1050 La Mirada Court in Vista. Sterndahl Group 3 LLC acquired the asset from The San Diego 17 Trust for $2.4 million, or $205 per square foot. At the time of sale, the 11,971-square-foot building was leased to H2O Innovation USA on a long-term basis. The tenant specializes in water filtration, wastewater treatment and water reuse. Isaac Little, Marko Dragovic, TJ Donnelly and Matt Weaver of Lee & Associates – North San Diego County represented the buyer, while Rocket Glass represented the seller in the transaction.
E-commerce has been driving demand for industrial real estate for several years, but steadily increasing online sales coupled with growing consumer expectations for speedier delivery continues to put pressure on merchants to bridge the last mile to their customers. Considering that these projects are located in densely populated areas where land and available product are typically scarce, developers are increasingly converting obsolete warehouse and other properties into fulfillment centers. For space that matches their needs, tenants are less price-sensitive than they have been historically, says Kenneth Salzman, SIOR, executive managing director and principal for commercial real estate service provider Lee & Associates. But tenants are avoiding taking more space than they need just to have it available in the future, he adds. “It’s less a space race and more that businesses want to reach their customers more quickly,” explains Salzman, who is located in the company’s New York office. “And the demand is not just coming from Amazon and other online retailers — traditional companies want to be able to ship their products to their customers more quickly because they’re competing with online resources, as well.” Online retailers and shippers are typical tenants of the buildings — even the U.S. …
WARREN, N.J. — Lee & Associates has arranged a 35,000-square-foot office lease in Warren, about 30 miles west of New York City. The tenant, energy supplier Matheson Tri-Gas, will occupy the entire top floor at 3 Mountainview Road. Brian Lynch and Peter Rasmusson of Lee & Associates represented Matheson Tri-Gas in the lease negotiations. Jamie Drummond, Andrew Perrotti and Dan Reider of Newmark Knight Frank represented the landlord, KRE Group.
PLANO, TEXAS — Lee & Associates has negotiated a 66,467-square-foot industrial lease at 1001 Klein Road in Plano. According to LoopNet Inc., the property was built in 2004 and spans 114,195 square feet. George Tanghongs and Brett Lewis of Lee & Associates represented the landlord, Watanabe Plano LLC, in the lease negotiations. Tim Vogds of CBRE represented the tenant, electronics manufacturer Creation Technologies Texas LLC.
ATLANTA — Mark Hollan, executive vice president, principal and founding partner with the Atlanta office of Lee & Associates, died July 27 due to complications from cancer. Hollan was 61. In his 35-year commercial real estate career, Hollan racked up more than $300 million in transaction history. While at Lee & Associates in Atlanta, Hollan garnered the title of the firm’s top broker 12 times and finished in the top five 25 times. Hollan also earned numerous industry awards including Atlanta Commercial Board of Realtors (ACBR) Top Land Broker and an ACBR Million Dollar Club member (20-plus years). “Mark’s business acumen and work ethic were not only an integral part of the firm’s financial success, but also contributed to the achievements of many younger associates, and to the friendly and supportive culture of our corporate environment,” says Dick Bryant, president and CEO at Lee & Associates’ Atlanta office. “His legacy lives on at Lee & Associates — Atlanta.”
HOUSTON — Lee & Associates has brokered the sale of a 143,332-square-foot industrial property located at 9411 Alcorn St. in Houston. Mike Spears, Derek Riggleman and Robert LaCoure of Lee & Associates represented the seller in the transaction. Abbas Rajabi of Mohegan Capital LLC represented the buyer, Mohegan Alcorn LP.
TOTOWA, N.J. — Lee & Associates has negotiated a 60,000-square-foot medical office lease for St. Joseph’s Health in Totowa, located in northwestern New Jersey. The space is housed within a two-building, 120,000-square-foot Medical Arts Complex that CHA Partners is developing. The property is on the corner of Minnisink and Vreeland roads, in close proximity to state routes 80, 46 and 23. Construction is underway and the facility is slated to open in early 2021. Brian Lynch, Peter Rasmusson, Jason Lynch and Joe Torman of Lee & Associates represented St. Joseph’s in the transaction.