NEW YORK CITY — HDR has signed a 74,500-square-foot office lease at 7 Penn Plaza in Midtown Manhattan. The architecture and engineering firm will occupy the 15th, 16th and 17th floors of the 18-story, 357,000-square-foot building, which is located at 370 Seventh Ave. Andrew Wiener and Kyle Young represented the landlord, The Feil Organization, in the lease negotiations on an internal basis.
NEW YORK CITY — Walker & Dunlop has arranged a $228.9 million loan for the refinancing of the Textile Building, a 19-story, 707,181-square-foot office building located at 295 Fifth Ave. in the Midtown South submarket of Manhattan. Dustin Stolly, Aaron Appel, Jonathan Schwartz, Keith Kurland, Adam Schwartz, Sean Reimer, Michael Brown, Christopher de Raet and Jack Krentzman of Walker & Dunlop Capital Markets Institutional Advisory arranged the financing on behalf of the owners, a joint venture between PGIM, Tribeca Investment Group and Meadow Partners. A joint venture between Rialto Capital Management LLC and Hines provided the floating-rate, interest-only bridge loan. The Textile Building is more than 100 years old and was originally the heart of New York City’s textile district. In 2019, the building was purchased by the joint venture of PGIM, Tribeca Investment Group and Meadow Partners, which then invested approximately $350 million to convert it into an office building. The redevelopment included adding new 40,000-square-foot flexible floor plates, renovating the lobby, inserting an additional five elevators while modernizing the existing 10, placing a two-story penthouse on top of the original 17 stories and integrating amenities such as a coffee bar, fitness center and bike parking. The Textile Building reopened in 2023 and has since …
RICHMOND, VA. — CoStar Group has opened Foundry Park, its newly expanded, $460 million corporate office campus located along the James River in downtown Richmond. The expansion added 750,000 square feet of office and retail space to the riverfront. The now 1 million-square-foot, three-building campus integrates a 26-story office tower, an entry pavilion and a six-story, multi-functional building with a food hall, collaborative workspaces, fitness and wellness amenities and LEED Platinum certification. In addition, the property features approximately three acres of landscaped open space, 50,000 square feet of rooftop terraces and a new riverfront-facing outdoor amphitheater that connects the workplace to the river and the surrounding community. Foundry Park is designed to accommodate more than 3,000 employees working in software development, research, marketing, sales and operations. The project team included Cushman & Wakefield (development manager), Kendall/Heaton Associates (architect of record), Whiting-Turner (general contractor) and Pickard Chilton (design architect).
NEW YORK CITY — Investment management firm Axonic Capital has arranged a $72 million senior loan for the refinancing of the leasehold interest of 430 Park Avenue, a 19-story office building in Midtown Manhattan. The floating-rate loan was funded through Axonic’s affiliated insurance business. The 295,000-square-foot building occupies a full city block between 55th and 56th streets and was 99 percent leased at the time of the loan closing. Ackman-Ziff Real Estate Group arranged the debt on behalf of the borrower, a joint venture between Oestreicher Properties, Midwood Investment & Development and Marx Realty. Ownership will use a portion of the proceeds to fund future tenant rollover and repositioning costs and renovate the lobby.
SKOKIE, ILL. AND MUNSTER, IND. — Bradford Allen has negotiated two leases on behalf of Illinois Retina in the Chicago market. The medical services provider signed a 16,228-square-foot lease in Skokie, Ill., as well as an 8,728-square-foot lease in Munster, Ind., about 30 miles southeast of Chicago. Craig Nadborne of Bradford Allen negotiated the leases for Illinois Retina. Nadborne has completed more than a dozen renewals, relocations, expansions and renegotiations on behalf of the tenant over the past 20 years. The Skokie office is at Concourse Office Plaza. The long-term transaction marked a renewal and expansion from approximately 3,000 square feet. The property comprises two 12-story medical office buildings. Illinois Retina’s Munster office relocated from a smaller facility to 9200 Calumet Ave., a single-story medical office complex.
The story in Charlotte’s office market today is a continuation of what began to take shape last year — only now, the activity behind it is real and measurable. The tenants that were cautiously exploring the market in 2024 have re-engaged, and many are now making decisions with greater clarity around their long-term space needs. Leasing volume reflects that shift. Activity reached roughly 1.4 million square feet in the first quarter of 2026, a significant increase year-over-year, with the majority of deals driven by new leases and expansions. That’s been the biggest change over the past 12 months: groups that were once on the sidelines are now moving forward, and deal velocity is picking up across multiple industries. At the same time, demand remains highly focused on quality. Class A buildings continue to capture most of the leasing activity, accounting for nearly 70 percent of total volume and leading overall absorption, which approached 400,000 square feet in first-quarter 2026. The best-performing assets in Uptown, Midtown and South Park are seeing steady occupancy gains, with rents at the top of the market pushing into the high-$50s per square foot. That said, the conversation around quality is becoming more nuanced. While top-tier …
CHICAGO — Swanson, Martin & Bell LLP has signed a long-term headquarters lease restructure and renewal at 330 N. Wabash Ave. in Chicago. The 52-story riverside office tower is the last building in the U.S. designed by renowned architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. The property features 35,000-square-foot floor plates, floor-to-ceiling windows, 12-foot ceilings and panoramic views of the city. Dan Arends, Dougal Jeppe, Corby Marx, Joe Stevens and John Arends of Colliers represented the tenant, which is known nationally for its extensive jury trial experience. In addition to its Chicago headquarters, the law firm maintains six offices throughout the Midwest. The firm has grown from 13 lawyers in 1992 to over 140 lawyers in 30 practice areas today.
COLUMBUS, OHIO — Caddell Construction has opened a new corporate office in Columbus within Grandview Yard. Despite launching its first corporate office in the state, the company is not new to Ohio — its first job dates back to 1989. The move comes as Caddell continues to experience significant growth across Ohio and the Midwest, driven by increasing demand for mission-critical, advanced manufacturing, education and complex commercial projects. Vice President Justin Spafford will lead the Columbus office, which features gathering spaces at the front of the building. The expansion is supported by Caddell executive and longtime Columbus construction leader Bob Cunningham, who joined Caddell in early 2025. Alabama-based Caddell is a full-service general contractor with more than $24 billion in projects across 38 countries.
MIDDLEBOROUGH, MASS. — INDUS, a locally based roadway rehabilitation and pavement preservation contractor, will open a 75,000-square-foot headquarters facility in Middleborough, located south of Boston. INDUS purchased a parcel within The Campus at Canopy Drive, an approximately 700,000-square-foot development owned by VMD Cos., earlier this year for $11.6 million. Design work is underway on the facility, which will include 7 acres of outdoor storage space and will also function as a consolidated hub of field operations, bringing 20 permanent new jobs to Middleborough. CBRE is the leasing agent for The Campus at Canopy Drive.
Slatt Capital Arranges $12M in Acquisition Financing for Office Property in Rohnert Park, California
ROHNERT PARK, CALIF. — Slatt Capital has arranged $12 million in acquisition financing for a multi-tenant, 68,094-square-foot office building in Northern California. Located at 5900 State Farm Drive, the property was built in 1973. The Standard, a life insurance company lender, provided the nonrecourse loan, which features a structured staggered term and a 30-year amortization schedule. Sarah Armstrong and Daniel Friedeberg of Slatt Capital led the transaction, while Jonathan Siewert served as analyst.
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