WASHINGTON, D.C. — BXP has acquired 2100 M Street, a 300,000-square-foot office building located in the West End of Washington, D.C., for $55 million. The publicly traded, Boston-based office REIT plans to demolish the existing building and develop a new 320,000-square-foot office tower. BXP expects to commence construction of the project in 2028. Eastdil Secured represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. Additionally, Sidley Austin LLP has signed a 240,000-square-foot lease to anchor the future trophy property, occupying 75 percent of the building. The global law firm will be situated on the fourth through 10th floors and is scheduled to move into its new space in 2031. Lou Christopher and Jordan Brainard of CBRE represented Sidley Austin in the lease transaction.
SPRING, TEXAS — Tetra Technologies has signed a 61,975-square-foot office headquarters lease in Spring, a northern suburb of Houston. The energy services company will occupy space at 10000 Energy Drive, a two-building, 563,716-square-foot complex that was completed in 2014. David Baker, Elliott Hirshfeld and Kristen Baker of Newmark represented the landlord, Spear Street Capital, in the lease negotiations. Caleb Lawson of Flatrock Commercial Real Estate Group represented the tenant.
TEMPE, ARIZ. — Home photographer Rocket Lister has acquired a two-story office building, located at 4625 S. Wendler Drive in Tempe, from Batch Leads for $5.7 million. Rocket Lister will use a portion of the 46,804-square-foot building for its headquarters and lease the remaining space. Kurt Kerner and Connor Maloney of Kidder Matthews represented Rocket Lister in the transaction and will manage leasing of the property.
NEEDHAM, MASS. — Newmark has negotiated the $132 million sale of 140 Kendrick Street, a 400,00-square-foot office property in Needham, located southwest of Boston. Wellington Management anchors the property, which comprises three interconnected buildings that are also home to tenants such as Clarks, CyberArk and Focus Partners Wealth. Robert Griffin, Edward Maher, Matthew Pullen, James Tribble, Samantha Hallowell and William Sleeper of Newmark represented the seller, BXP (formerly known as Boston Properties), in the transaction. The team also procured the buyer, a partnership between Cross Ocean Partners and Lincoln Property Co.
LUBBOCK, TEXAS —SIMFLO, a locally based provider of vertical and submersible turbine pumps, has opened a 30,000-square-foot industrial and office facility in the West Texas city of Lubbock. The facility functions as a quality control center for conducting inspections on all components not manufactured in-house and is part of SIMFLO’s existing corporate campus. The facility is expected to be fully operational by early to mid-January.
NEW YORK CITY — Walker & Dunlop has arranged a $163.4 million loan for the refinancing of 122 Fifth Avenue, a 278,000-square-foot office building in Manhattan’s Flatiron District. Microsoft and Chime anchor the building, which recently underwent a $107 million capital improvement program, under long-term leases. Aaron Appel, Jonathan Schwartz, Keith Kurland, Adam Schwartz, Jordan Casella, Christopher de Raet and Jack Krentzman of Walker & Dunlop arranged the fixed-rate, interest-only financing through Helaba Bank and Deka-Bank. The borrower is Bromley Cos.
BURLINGTON, MASS. — Newmark has arranged the $84.5 million sale of the 431,233-square-foot campus of Keurig Dr Pepper in Burlington, located north of Boston. The two-building campus was constructed in 2014 and consists of a 280,560-square-foot office building and a 150,673-square-foot research-and-development/manufacturing facility. Robert Griffin, Edward Maher, Matthew Pullen, James Tribble, Samantha Hallowell and William Sleeper of Newmark represented the seller, Peakstone Realty Trust, in the transaction. The team also procured the buyer, Montana Avenue Capital Partners.
NEW YORK CITY — Bloomberg LP has signed an 11-year, 495,753-square-foot office lease extension at 120 Park Avenue, a 26-story building in Midtown Manhattan. The business media giant, which has been a tenant at 120 Park Avenue since 2011, has committed to occupying 20 floors, as well as lower-level spaces, through 2040. Howard Fiddle, Chris Mansfield and Zachary Weil of CBRE represented Bloomberg in the lease negotiations. Paul Glickman and Diana Biasotti of JLL, along with internal agents Chris Roth, Craig Panzirer and Alex Radmin, represented the landlord, Global Holdings.
NEW YORK CITY — McGuireWoods has extended and expanded its office lease in Midtown Manhattan. The national law firm now occupies 75,000 square feet across the 20th and 21st floors at 1251 Avenue of the Americas, a 54-story tower that recently underwent a repositioning. David Falk, Pete Shimkin, Eric Cagner and Claire Koeppel of Newmark represented the landlord, Mitsui Fudosan America Inc., in lease negotiations. McGuireWoods was self-represented.
KANSAS CITY, MO. — Block & Co. Inc. Realtors has arranged the sale of a 100,000-square-foot, six-story office building located at 1734 E. 63rd St. in Kansas City. The buyer, A to Z Theatrical Supply and Service Inc., is adding to its existing location at 800 E. Meyer Blvd. in Kansas City. The company offers costumes, lighting, props and production design. Dakota Grizzle and Garrett Cohoon of Block & Co. represented the Omaha, Neb.-based seller.
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