DETROIT — Law firm Jacobs & Diemer PC has signed a 5,286-square-foot office lease at 211 W. Fort St. in Detroit. The law firm has more than 70 years of experience as an appellate specialist in the state of Michigan. Andrew Bower of Friedman Real Estate represented the tenant, which is relocating from 500 Griswold St.
IRVING, TEXAS — Bradford Commercial Real Estate Services has negotiated a 3,527-square-foot lease at Skyview Centre Building 1, an industrial flex property in Irving. According to LoopNet Inc., the building was constructed in 1982 and spans 40,600 square feet. Leigh Richter of Bradford represented the tenant, High Value Signs, in the lease negotiations. Samantha Seelig Dewan and Troy Alexander Dewan of Harkinson Dewan Management LLC represented the landlord.
PRINCETON, N.J. — Galapagos, an international biotechnology company, has signed a 15,000-square-foot lease in Princeton. Galapagos will take space at Princeton Point, an office and life sciences complex located at 600 and 650 College Road E. Todd Elfand and Kevin Carton of Cushman & Wakefield represented the landlord, Nuveen Real Estate, in the lease negotiations. CBRE represented the tenant.
NEW YORK CITY — Savills has brokered a 27,761-square-foot office sublease at 250 Hudson St. in Manhattan’s Hudson Square area. The subtenant, EvolutionIQ, a platform that serves the insurance industry, is relocating from a 10,705-square-foot space at 27 W. 24th St. Zev Holzman, Christopher Foerch and Will Joumas of Savills represented EvolutionIQ in the lease negotiations. Holzman and Foerch also secured a subtenant for EvolutionIQ’s old space. Gabe Marans, Mitti Liebersohn and Maxine Rosen, also with Savills, represented the sublandlord, TMRW Life Sciences. Jack Resnick & Sons owns 250 Hudson Street.
FORT WAYNE, IND. — WaterFurnace International, a geothermal and water source heating and cooling solutions provider, has broken ground on a 173,000-square-foot expansion of its headquarters in Fort Wayne. The $14 million project will more than double the current size of the property. The entire facility will continue to be heated and cooled by WaterFurnace geothermal heat pumps that draw from the renewable energy of its existing pond. WaterFurnace says its expansion comes on the heels of two record-breaking years, driven by a growing demand for renewable energy technologies and the currently available 30 percent federal tax credit for geothermal systems.
MELVILLE, N.Y. — Resideo Technologies has extended its 100,000-square-foot office lease in the Long Island community of Melville. The provider of home automation solutions will remain at 2 Corporate Center, a 291,230-square-foot building that is currently undergoing a capital improvement program, for an undisclosed term. Phil D’Avanzo of Cushman & Wakefield represented the landlord, Princeton International Properties, in the lease negotiations. The tenant representative was not disclosed.
PHOENIX — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the sale of leasehold interest in Sky Harbor Center, an office campus on 37 acres in Phoenix. A private investment partnership acquired the asset for $44.3 million. Located at 825 Buckeye, Sky Harbor Center consists of five two- and three-story buildings offering a total of 534,849 square feet. The campus features a fully renovated café, coffee/juice bar, conference center and outdoor areas for seating and events, as well as surface and parking options. Bank of America has occupied the five office buildings since 1989. The ground lessor is the City of Phoenix. Steve Lindley and Alexandra Loye of Cushman & Wakefield, along with Will Strong and Molly Hunt of the firm’s National Industrial Advisory Group – Mountain West and Eric Wichterman and Mike Coover of the firm’s Private Capital Group, represented the seller in the transaction. Cushman & Wakefield’s Jerry Roberts and Pat Boyle provided leasing advisory for the property.
CHICAGO — A joint venture between The Prime Group Inc. and CRG, the development and investment management arm of Clayco, has acquired the 40-story historic Jewelers Building in Chicago. Located at 35 E. Wacker Drive, the Jewelers Building comprises 556,200 square feet of rentable office space. The building is currently 70 percent occupied. Designed by Giaver & Dinkelber, the Jewelers Building was originally built in 1926. At the time of its completion, it was the tallest building west of New York City. The building is recognized by the National Register of Historic Places. Chicago-based architecture firm Goettsch Partners recently renovated the lobby, main entry and storefronts at the property. The price was not disclosed. According to CoStar, the price was expected to be more than $70 per square foot, which would equate to approximately $39 million. However, those numbers were based on Prime’s original offer in November before CRG was brought in as a partner. The previous owner had defaulted on over $50 million in debt on the building, according to multiple sources, leading to the sale. Although Prime Group’s initial plans for the property in November called for a potential hotel conversion, that concept has apparently been sidelined. As an existing tenant …
DALLAS — Workbox, a provider of flexible workspaces and coworking solutions, has opened a 50,000-square-foot facility in the Victory Park area of Dallas. Members will have access to two floors of workspace, lounges, conference rooms, open kitchens and offices for teams ranging from one to 130 individuals. A new tenant-only fitness center and daytime lounge are also expected to be completed later this month. The location is the first in Dallas and ninth nationally for Workbox.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — National general contractor JT Magen has completed the renovation of the 8,000-square-foot office space of JBGoodwin Realtors in Austin. The space is located at 1613 S. Capital of Texas Highway in the city’s Westlake neighborhood. The project increased the flow of natural light via floor-to-ceiling windows and added a variety of functional spaces for staff training and client hosting, as well as additional desking areas. Seventh Spectrum Studios handled the interior design.
