MOUNT CLEMENS, MICH. — Neway Creative, a coworking facility in downtown Mount Clemens, is relocating to 75 N. Main St. on the third floor. The company’s new space totals 5,100 square feet. Neway Innovation Hub works to empower adolescents through the nonprofit arm Neway Works Inc., a 501(c)(3) organization that provides youth mentoring and development services. With this collaboration, Neway Creative is launching an art-therapy program in partnership with Neway Works supporting youth battling depression and anxiety. The new space also features private therapy space tailored for counseling professionals. Signature tenants of the Neway Innovation Hub include Analytic Healthcare Solutions, Jim DiFalco Farm Bureau, Neway Works, Renovations Now and SEO Plus CRO.
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By Stewart Lyman and Robby Davis of Stream Realty Partners Contrary to popular belief, the office market is not dying, particularly not in Nashville. While the market is facing headwinds from the interest rate environment and general economic uncertainty, Nashville has shown resiliency, bolstered by the city’s strong population growth, low unemployment rates, and a vibrant, diverse job market. However, while flight-to-quality has been experienced well before the COVID-19 pandemic, the positive performance of top-tier buildings compared to the rest of the market has accelerated coming out of COVID-19. In 2023, Class A Tier I buildings posted 1.17 million square feet of positive absorption compared to negative absorption of 141,900 square feet and negative 32,267 square feet in Class A Tier II and Class B assets, respectively. Top-tier buildings signed some of Nashville’s largest leases in the past year, such as Creative Artists Agency (CAA) for 75,000 square feet at Nashville Yards, Designed Conveyor Systems for 47,000 square feet at McEwen Northside and JE Dunn for 41,000 square feet at Neuhoff. In the urban core, two of the most high-profile new developments are Neuhoff (Germantown) and Nashville Yards (Downtown), both of which are elevating the tenant experience by delivering best-in-class …
HOUSTON — Accounting firm Abbott & Associates has signed a 4,848-square-foot office lease renewal in southeast Houston. According to LoopNet Inc., the building at 12600 N. Featherwood Drive was built in 1987 and totals 75,166 square feet. Ryan Hartsell of locally based brokerage firm Oxford Partners represented Abbott & Associates in the lease negotiations. Ryan Clark of The Mission Cos. represented the landlord.
WEST DES MOINES, IOWA — CBRE has opened a new 8,000-square-foot office on the second floor of 595 Tower, which is located at 595 S. 60th St. in West Des Moines. The firm has relocated from the Hubbell Realty Co. building at 6900 Westown Parkway. The new office is part of CBRE’s Workplace360 program, showcasing the company’s “Future of Work” space standards, including innovative technology and a wider variety of collaborative spaces designed to support hybrid working. CBRE launched its Workplace360 program in 2013 and has since opened more than 100 of these offices worldwide. A cornerstone of the model is the “free address” approach where there is no assigned seating. The Des Moines office is equipped with technology for chat and video applications, a large media display for company announcements and a RISE café. There are several pieces of artwork from local artists, Tom Gross and Candice Luten. The conference room names are based on the three local counties where CBRE is most active — Dallas, Jasper and Polk.
SOUTHFIELD, MICH. — Friedman Real Estate has negotiated the sale of a 60,000-square-foot office building in Southfield for an undisclosed price. The property at 19900 W. Nine Mile Road was formerly home to Specs Howard School of Media Arts. Dan Verderbar of Friedman represented the undisclosed seller. Life Skills Village, an outpatient mental health and rehabilitation facility, will occupy the building.
SECAUCUS, N.J. — Kids apparel retailer The Children’s Place has signed a 120,000-square-foot office lease renewal at 500 Plaza Drive in the Northern New Jersey community of Secaucus. The Children’s Place has been a longtime tenant at the 466,496-square-foot building, which is located within the 200-acre Harmon Meadow campus. David Stifelman and Timothy Greiner of JLL represented the landlord, Manulife Investment Management, in the lease negotiations. David Goldstein and Gregg Najarian of Savills represented the tenant.
TORRANCE, CALIF. — Gantry has secured a $28 million permanent loan to refinance Torrance Memorial Lundquist-Lurie Cardiovascular Center, located at 2841 Lomita Blvd. in Torrance, a southern suburb of Los Angeles. The three-story, 65,000-square-foot medical office building is fully occupied by physicians and technicians providing outpatient services on behalf of Torrance Memorial Medical Center, a full-service, Cedars Sinai-affiliated hospital. George Mitsanas, Braden Turnbull and Alicia Sabanero of Gantry’s Los Angeles (El Segundo) office secured the financing for the borrower, a private real estate company. The 10-year permanent loan was placed with one of Gantry’s correspondent insurance company lenders at a fixed rate with 30-year amortization and pre-payment flexibility after year seven.
DALLAS — Sidley Austin LLP has signed a 118,484-square-foot office lease at 23Springs in Uptown Dallas. The law firm will relocate from an 80,000-square-foot space at the nearby McKinny & Olive complex to four full floors and a partial fifth floor of the 26-story, 626,215-square-foot building in early 2026. Granite Properties is developing 23Springs, which is slated for a March 2025 completion. Craig Wilson, Randy Cooper, and Greg Biggs of Stream Realty Partners represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Robert Jimenez, Burson Holman and Elizabeth Fortado represented Granite Properties on an internal basis.
ATLANTA — Swinerton, a general contractor firm based in San Francisco, has opened its new office space at 251 Armour Drive in Atlanta. The 10,000-square-foot office is part of the Armour Yards adaptive reuse development and will house 70 Swinerton employees. JLL arranged the lease on behalf of the Armour Yards landlord, Northwoods Office. Designed by MurphyMeyers, the new space includes 22 private offices, 30 workstations, two flex rooms, two meeting rooms and a “preconstruction room.” Amenities include a fitness studio, wellness room and a working lounge with overhead doors, as well as direct access to the Atlanta BeltLine. The space also includes a mural, custom art pieces and the integration of mass timber into the overall aesthetic. Founded in 1888, Swinerton is 100 percent employee-owned and has 21 offices nationwide. Swinerton first opened its Atlanta office in 2017.
NEW YORK CITY — Financial technology firm MoneyLion Inc. (NYSE: ML) has subleased Twitter’s 35,384-square-foot former office space in Manhattan’s Chelsea area. The space encompasses the entire fourth floor of the 281,000-square-foot building at 245-249 W. 17th St., which was originally constructed in 1909 and renovated in 2014. William Iacovelli, Sacha Zarba, Lauren Crowley Corrinet, Elliot Bok and Connor DeSimone of CBRE represented X Corp. in the sublease negotiations. Eric Ladden of Cornerstone Realty and Jason Birk and Steve Marvin of Olmstead Properties represented MoneyLion. Columbia Property Trust owns the building.