BEDFORD, MASS. — A joint venture between San Francisco-based Shorenstein Investment Advisors and Boston-based investment firm Tritower has purchased The Xchange, a 480,000-square-foot office and life sciences campus in Bedford, located northwest of Boston. The site of the eight-building development is located along State Route 3 and adjacent to the interchange with State Route 128 and can support future expansion. At the time of sale, The Xchange was 99 percent leased to tenants in industries such as robotics, battery development, diagnostic instruments and advanced materials technology. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
WILMINGTON, DEL. — D2 Capital Advisors, a Philadelphia-based intermediary, has arranged a $26 million permanent loan for an 80,000-square-foot life sciences building in Wilmington. The building was completed in 2023 as part of the redevelopment of the 164-acre Chestnut Run Innovation & Science Park. The building was fully leased at the time of the loan closing to Prelude Therapeutics, which develops cancer treatment drugs. Jack Cortese, David Frankel and John Lightcap of D2 arranged the loan on behalf of the borrower, Pennsylvania-based developer MRA Group. The direct lender was not disclosed.
PARSIPPANY, N.J. — Signature Acquisitions has purchased a 100,010-square-foot office building in the Northern New Jersey community of Parsippany. Built on 8.5 acres in 2009, the building was fully leased at the time of sale to law firm Day Pitney, which is in the process of relocating. Jose Cruz, Jeremy Neuer, Ryan Robertson and Bradley Wachenfeld of JLL represented the seller, Office Properties Income Trust, in the transaction and procured Signature Acquisitions as the buyer.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Onward Investors has taken full ownership of 100 M Street SE, a 12-story, 240,500-square-foot office building in Washington, D.C.’s Navy Yard district. The Minneapolis-based investment firm acquired the property’s senior loan last April. The previous owner and terms of the transaction were not disclosed, but Washington Business Journal reported that Houston-based Lionstone Investments sold the property for nearly $54 million as part of its initiative to offload its $5.5 billion portfolio. Situated near the Navy Yard-BallPark Metro station, the office building is currently 78 percent leased and features about 16,000 square feet of contiguous availability, as well as newly installed amenities including a rooftop terrace, tenant lounge and conference center.
COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. — Revitalization Unlimited has purchased The DeGraff Building, a mixed-use property at 118 N. Tejon St. in Colorado Springs. Terms of the transaction were not released. The four-story, 34,160-square-foot building features 18 rental units, 16 of which are currently leased. For the past decade, Oskar Blues Grill & Brew has occupied the first floor and basement, while the upper floors are used as office space. Built in 1897, The DeGraff Building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
ATLANTA — Selig Enterprises has announced that Phase I of the office space at The Works, the developer’s 80-acre mixed-use development on Atlanta’s Upper Westside neighborhood, is now fully leased. New tenants joining the 125,000-square-foot office component include Babbit Bodner (communications and marketing); City of Atlanta (public safety); Google Fiber; Interior Environments (office furniture dealer and interior designer); and Narrative Content Group (advertising, branding and website design). Existing tenants include Uppercut (creative editorial shop); MacDermid Graphic Solutions (a photopolymer plate manufacturer); iHeart Media (radio conglomerate); and Atlanta Eats (local food-driven media company). Atlanta-based Selig Enterprises owns The Works and handles the project’s office leasing internally.
INDIANAPOLIS — Skender has completed interior construction on a new 15,370-square-foot office for advisory, tax and assurance firm Baker Tilly in Indianapolis. Located at 9229 Delegates Row within the 19-story Keystone Office Park, the workspace features a mix of private offices, open workstations, collaboration areas, conference rooms and a lounge/café. Notable elements include water vapor fireplaces accented by swinging lights, cutting-edge audio/visual technology and integrated security systems. Skender completed the build-out in 21 weeks. Partners by Design served as architect, a d a Design Associates provided design services, COFCO provided furniture, Automation Arts completed audio/visual technology and Southern Lighting designed the lighting.
WESTLAKE, OHIO — New tenants are opening and existing tenants are expanding at Crocker Park lifestyle center in Westlake, a western suburb of Cleveland. New tenants include Color Me Mine, Garage, Océanne, State & Liberty, Ten Seconds Yunnan Rice Noodle, Tradehome Shoes and Vera Bradley. Arhaus and Lucky Shoes are relocating to larger spaces. Additionally, CPL Architecture, Engineering & Planning will soon open an office, and Palmer Holland is expanding its footprint, now occupying a ground-floor space in addition to its third-floor office space. Crocker Park features more than 4.5 million square feet with over 130 local and national retailers and dining options as well as office buildings, luxury apartments and an event venue. Cleveland-based Stark Enterprises is the owner.
APPLETON, WIS. — NAI Pfefferle has negotiated the sale of a 14,185-square-foot office building in Appleton. The sales price was not disclosed, but the asking price was $2.2 million. Elizabeth Ringgold and Jonathan Glassco of NAI Pfefferle negotiated the sale. Buyer and seller information was not provided.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Foundry Commercial has facilitated a 31,392-square-foot office lease at The Edison, a new 125,000-square-foot office building located in Charlotte’s Airport submarket. The tenant, the National Board of Examiners in Optometry (NBEO), plans to move into its new headquarters space this summer. Meredith Ball, Karah Tanneberger and Eliza Gordon of Foundry represented the unnamed landlord in the lease negotiations. Brian Brtalik and Mike Dempsey, also with Foundry, represented NBEO. The new lease brings The Edison to 75 percent occupancy. Amenities at the office building include a high-end fitness facility, outdoor space with a food truck program and ample onsite parking.