NEW YORK CITY — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged a 13,671-square-foot office lease at 300 Park Avenue South in Midtown Manhattan. Rockrose Development owns the 14-story building, which was originally constructed in 1910. Josh Kuriloff, Matthias Li, Drew Braver, Remy Liebersohn and Heather Thomas of Cushman & Wakefield, along with internal agent Rob Fink, represented the landlord in the lease negotiations. Greg Wang, Christine Colley and Thomas Swartz of JLL represented the tenant, e-commerce firm 1stDibs.
HOUSTON — Houston-based Silver Star Properties REIT has received $135 million in financing to facilitate the liquidation of its 4.2 million-square-foot portfolio of office assets in Texas. Silver Star intends to sell all 27 properties in the portfolio, which includes two industrial assets and one retail asset, and to use the proceeds to exclusively acquire self-storage facilities. The financing consists of a $120 million floating-rate senior loan from New York City-based Benefit Street Partners and a $15 million co-terminus second mortgage loan from California-based boutique lender RWBC. Raymond James Financial advised Silver Star, which has already sold the 139,069-square-foot Bent Treen Green office building in North Dallas, on the transaction.
DALLAS — GSR Andrade Architects has signed a 10,491-square-foot office lease at the historic Oilwell Supply Building in the West End district of Dallas. The five-story, 73,384-square-foot building is located at 2001 N. Lamar St. and was originally constructed in 1923. Nate Hruby and Demian Salmon of Stream Realty Partners represented GSR Andrade, which is relocating from the Exposition Park area, in the lease negotiations. A partnership between The Deal Co. and Scarlet Capital owns the building.
NEW YORK CITY — Avison Young has negotiated a seven-year, 7,364-square-foot office lease at 551 Fifth Avenue in Midtown Manhattan. The Feil Organization owns the property, which was originally built in 1927 and is known locally as The Fred F. French Building. Martin Cottingham, Patrick Steffens and Alexis Odgers of Avison Young represented the tenant, BOND Civil & Utility Construction, in the lease negotiations. Andrew Wiener, Kevin Driscoll and Henry Korzec represented Feil on an internal basis.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Shorenstein Properties, an investment firm with offices in San Francisco and New York City, has sold a 248,000-square-foot office building in Austin’s Mueller district. The Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS) purchased the six-story complex, which is known as The Bravo Building, with plans to relocate its headquarters to the facility. The sale included an 845-space parking garage. TRS sold its former headquarters building at 1000 Red River St. in downtown Austin in fall 2022.
DALLAS — Bradford Cos. has purchased Bent Tree Green, a 139,069-square-foot office building in North Dallas, with plans to invest about $9.6 million in capital improvements. Bent Tree Green is a three-story building that overlooks the 190-acre country club of the same name. Bradford plans to add a fitness center, outdoor tenant lounge, putting green and speculative suites to the property. JLL represented the seller, Silver Star Properties REIT, in the transaction.
DigitalBridge Signs 79,141 SF Corporate Headquarters Lease at Sundy Village in Delray Beach, Florida
DELRAY BEACH, FLA. — DigitalBridge, a digital infrastructure investment firm active in data centers and cell towers, has signed a 79,141-square-foot office lease at Sundy Village, a mixed-use development located at 100 S.E. 1st Ave. in Delray Beach. The South Florida property will serve as the new corporate headquarters for DigitalBridge, which is relocating from nearby Boca Raton. The company plans to move its 300 employees to Sundy Village in the third quarter. The development’s other office tenants will include the developer, Pebb Capital, as well as Vertical Bridge. Joe Freitas and John Criddle of CBRE oversee office leasing at Sundy Village, which also features retail space, structured and subterranean parking and green spaces.
NEW YORK CITY — Clune Construction will relocate its Manhattan headquarters office from 405 Lexington Avenue to 655 Third Avenue. The national general contracting firm will occupy the entire third floor of the building via a 23,437-square-foot lease. John Mambrino and Nicholas Farmakis of Savills represented Clune in the lease negotiations. Tom Bow, Ashlea Aaron and Bailey Caliban represented the landlord, The Durst Organization, on an internal basis. The deal brings the building to 85 percent occupancy. A timeline for occupancy was not disclosed.
OMAHA, NEB. — Turner Construction has signed a 6,132-square-foot office lease at Farnam Executive Center in Omaha. The property, located at 10810 Farnam Drive and recently purchased by White Lotus Group, rises four stories and totals 92,242 square feet. Lease opportunities remain available for users looking for 4,000 to 79,644 square feet. Chris Mensinger, Justin Spooner and Lizzie Mensinger of Colliers represented the landlord in the lease with Turner.
SAN DIEGO — Voit Real Estate Services has arranged the sale of a two-story office building in San Diego’s Kearny Mesa submarket. The asset traded for $17 million, or $315 per square foot. Located at 9573 and 9577 Chesapeake Drive, the building features 54,000 square feet of office space. At the time of sale, the property was fully leased. Randy LaChance and Brandon Keith of Voit’s San Diego office represented the undisclosed buyer and undisclosed seller in the deal.