NEW YORK CITY — Colliers International has arranged an 11,000-square-foot sublease for iLevel Solutions at 2 Penn Plaza in New York City. The software company will sublease a portion of Forest Electric’s space on the fourth floor. Built in 1967, 2 Penn Plaza is a 29-story commerical building located on Seventh Avenue between 31st and 33rd streets. Mark Mandel of Cushman & Wakefield represented the sub-tenant, iLevel Solutions, in the transaction. iLevel Solutions provides private equity firms with cloud-based platforms. Forest Electric, a subsidiary of EMCOR Group Inc., provides commercial electrical contracting services to end-users, building owners and construction companies.
LOS ANGELES — Water's Edge, a 6.5-acre creative office campus in the Los Angeles submarket of Playa Vista, has received a $105-million recapitalization loan. The funds will be used for tenant improvements and leasing commissions for the remaining space. Water's Edge currently includes two buildings totalling 260,000 square feet. It is also entitled for an additional 180,000-square-foot Phase II building, which will commence construction once preleasing is completed. A full-court basketball, sand volleyball court and outdoor swimming pool will open on the campus this summer. Financing was arranged by Rob Verrone of Iron Hound Management on behalf of Maguire Investments. Leasing efforts will be handled by Chris Strickfaden, Anthony Gatti, Brian Niehausand Jaclyn Ward of Jones Lang LaSalle.
RESTON, VA. — CBRE Capital Markets has arranged $98.2 million in debt financing for Reston Executive Center, three Class A office buildings totaling 494,264 square feet in Reston. Joe Donato and Matthew Williams of CBRE worked on behalf of an entity controlled by The JBG Cos. to arrange the five-year bridge loan through Wells Fargo Bank. The property is located at 12100, 12110 and 12120 Sunset Hills Road. The owner purchased the property in late 2012, when it was 77.5 percent leased. The owner plans to upgrade the property and begin an aggressive leasing plan to increase occupancy in the next 12 to 18 months.
PHILADELPHIA — Rosemont Realty LLC has acquired 2000 Market Street, a 665,659-square-foot office property in Philadelphia, from a fund controlled by CBRE Global Investors. The sales price was not disclosed, but the Philadelphia Business Journal reports that the building traded for an estimated $110 million. The 29-story building was built in 1972 and was renovated in 2012. The 2000 Market Street complex was 95 percent occupied at the time of sale. Tenants include Marshall Dennehey, Fox Rothschild LLP, The Board of Pensions of the Presbyterian Church, Zurich American Insurance, Weber Gallagher, Hamburg Sud Group, Francis Cauffman and Duff & Phelps. CBRE will continue to provide property management and leasing services for the building. Robert Fahey of CBRE brokered the transaction.
PHOENIX —AAA Northern California, Nevada & Utah Insurance Exchange has signed a 40-month lease for 41,752 square feet at Black Canyon Corporate Center in Phoenix. The building is located at 16404 N. Black Canyon Highway. It is now fully occupied. AAA was represented by Wally Hale and Kevin Mechelke of Jones Lang LaSalle. Black Canyon’s landlord, Parallel Capital Partners, was represented by John Bonnell and Brett Abramson, also of Jones Lang LaSalle.
PHOENIX –Allstate Insurance Company has signed an eight-year lease renewal and expansion for 35,560 square feet at Mesa Corporate Center in Phoenix. The 105,168-square-foot office building is located at 1001 W. Southern Ave. Allstate was represented by James Robinson with Phoenix Realty Advisors. The landlord, Parkway Properties, L.P., was represented by Matt Nebeker of Cassidy Turley Arizona’s Office group.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The American Hospital Association (AHA), a national non-profit organization, has signed a lease for 42,000 square feet of office space in the CityCenterDC development in downtown Washington, D.C. Hines and TFI US Real Estate Fund are developing the property, which is now more than 83 percent leased. The AHA plans to move into the space in September 2014. AHA represents more than 5,000 hospitals, health care systems and networks, and provides education for health care leaders. Studley represented the tenant in the transaction.
WALTHAM, MASS. — Equus Capital Partners, formerly BPG Properties Ltd., has sold Totten Pond Office Park, a three-building office park, for $47 million. The 297,603-square-foot office park is located at 400 and 410 Totten Pond Road in Waltham, a western suburb of Boston. Tenants at Totten Pond Office Park include Lewtan Technologies Inc., Mass Electric Construction and Milestones Inc. At the time of the sale, the office park was 83 percent occupied. Rob Griffin, Edward Maher and Matt Pullen of Cushman & Wakefield represented Equus in the transaction.
BERNARDS TOWNSHIP, N.J. — Hitachi Power Systems America Ltd. has renewed its lease for 50,000 square feet at Liberty Corner Executive Center in Bernards Township, about 25 miles west of Newark. Liberty Corner Executive Center, a three-story, 86,000-square-foot Class A office building, is located at the intersection of Route 78 and Martinsville and Liberty Corner roads. Murray Construction recently completed a renovation, which included a new central chiller, new roof, facade work and upgrades to common areas. Merrill Roth of Newmark Grubb Knight Frank represented Hitachi, which has occupied the space since 2005, in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Sher Tremonte LLP, a litigation firm, has signed an office lease at 80 Broad St. in New York City for 3,822 square feet. The firm will occupy the 13th floor of the office building for five years. Sher Tremonte specializes in commercial litigation as well as trust and estate litigation. Hal Stein, Adam Leshowitz and Todd Stracci of Newmark Grubb Knight Frank represented the landlord, an affiliate of Savanna, while Seth Hecht of Colliers International represented the tenant in this transaction.