DADELAND, FLA. — JLL has arranged $51.5 million for the refinancing of Dadeland Centre I and II, two office buildings within the Dadeland Centre complex in metro Miami. Paul Stasaitis led the JLL team in arranging the 10-year, fixed-rate loan through Goldman Sachs on behalf of the borrowers, The Green Cos. and an entity doing business as Dadeland Centre. Built in 2003 and 2008 by The Green Cos., the office properties span 242,598 square feet, with Dadeland Centre I rising 18 stories and Dadeland Centre II rising 15 stories. The office buildings are subject to long-term ground leases with Miami-Dade County and each include multiple levels of structured parking. The properties were 93 percent leased at the time of financing to tenants including Cole Scott & Kissane, Steel Group LLC and Field & Howell.
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Parkside, MDH Add Tenants at Oakhurst Commons Redevelopment Project in East Charlotte
by John Nelson
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Co-owners Parkside Partners and MDH Partners have opened or signed a new round of office and retail tenants at Oakhurst Commons, a 10-acre mixed-use redevelopment underway in Charlotte’s Oakhurst neighborhood on the city’s east side. Thrift Commercial Real Estate Services is leading the leasing assignment for both the office and retail components at Oakhurst Commons. The new concepts joining include Brunches (opening in August), The Health Club (open), Ilios Crafted Greek (open), DreamMaker Bath & Kitchen (no opening date announced), Wildlands Engineering (no opening date announced), Switchyards (open), Made2Move (open) and Moodhouse (open).
NEW YORK CITY — Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani (GRSM) has signed an 11-year, 22,409-square-foot office lease renewal in Lower Manhattan. The law firm will remain on the 28th floor at One Battery Park Plaza, a 35-story, 870,000-square-foot building that was originally constructed in 1971. Chris Mongeluzo, Hal Stein and Adam Weinblatt of Newmark represented GRSM in the lease negotiations. Thomas Keating and Kevin Daly represented the landlord, Rudin, on an internal basis.
DETROIT — Friedman Real Estate has brokered the $9.2 million auction sale of the 600 Tower of the Renaissance Center in Detroit. The 21-story office building totals 334,000 square feet. Friedman utilized auction partner Ten-X. The buyer was Dr. Mahmoud Al-Hadidi, an internal medicine specialist that also runs a real estate investment firm, according to Crain’s Detroit Business. The news outlet reports that the 600 Tower had been owned by a joint venture between F&F Capital Group and Friedman Real Estate. The building is one of the shorter RenCen towers and is not owned by General Motors Co., which is working on a redevelopment plan for the five towers it owns.
ST. LOUIS — MAP Property Holdings has unveiled plans for the renovation of key common areas as part of a reintroduction to the market of One US Bank Plaza, a 36-story, 658,000-square-foot office building in downtown St. Louis. Renovations will begin this spring, with Greiner Construction as general contractor and Trivers as architect. Plans call for updated finishes throughout the common areas on the first and second floor, an in-building lunchtime food operator, two outdoor patio options, varied third workspace options, an enhanced security focus and a refresh of outdoor plaza areas. MAP’s $8.7 million investment stimulated more than 210,000 square feet of lease renewals. Additionally, US Bank recently relocated 300 employees from another location to the downtown office tower. Minneapolis-based MAP acquired the building in 2021. Cushman & Wakefield provides leasing and property management services at US Bank Tower, with Danielle Grubbs and Jim Mosby leading leasing efforts.
WALTHAM, MASS. — Locally based owner-operator Hobbs Brook Real Estate is underway on the renovation of a 384,841-square-foot office and life sciences facility located at 404 Wyman St. in the western Boston suburb of Waltham. The building is part of an 11-building campus that is home to tenants such as Dassault Systems, FM Global, Commonwealth Financial Network and ZoomInfo. Renovations will include the addition of a new fitness center, a remodeling of lobby and upgrading of the conference center and café. In addition, Hobbs Brook will develop expansive outdoor spaces with seating areas, fire pits and new landscaping. Completion is slated for early next year.
NEW YORK CITY — Skarzynski Marick & Black has signed a five-year, 28,307-square-foot office lease renewal in Lower Manhattan. The insurance law firm will remain the sole occupant of the 32nd floor at One Battery Park Plaza, a 35-story, 870,000-square-foot building that was originally constructed in 1971. Andrew Peretz of Newmark represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Thomas Keating and Kevin Daly represented the landlord, Rudin, on an internal basis.
Roche to Invest $50B for U.S. Expansion, Including New Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Facilities
by John Nelson
INDIANAPOLIS — Roche, a Swiss biotechnology company whose U.S. headquarters is in Indianapolis, has announced its intention to invest $50 billion in the United States over the next five years. The investment will include new and expanded life sciences facilities across the country, as well as a new 900,000-square-foot manufacturing facility, the location of which will be announced soon. This project will be a manufacturing facility for Roche’s portfolio of next-generation weight loss medicines. The other new developments will include a gene therapy manufacturing facility in Pennsylvania, a new plant in Indiana for continuous glucose monitoring and a new research-and-development (R&D) center in Massachusetts. Roche will also expand and upgrade its existing pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities in Kentucky, Indiana, New Jersey, Oregon and Pennsylvania as part of the investment, as well as expand R&D centers in Arizona, California and Indiana. Roche’s investment is expected to create more than 12,000 new jobs, including nearly 6,500 construction jobs and 1,000 permanent jobs at the new and expanded facilities. The construction timeline for these projects was not announced. Once Roche’s new and expanded facilities come on line, the firm says it will be able to export more medicines from the United States than it …
ARCADIA, CALIF. — NAI Capital Commercial has arranged the sale of a multi-tenant office building located at 225 E. Santa Clara St. in Arcadia. Los Angeles District Church of the Nazarene sold the property to an undisclosed buyer for $7.4 million, or $341 per square foot. At the time of sale, the 21,673-square-foot building was fully occupied and offers abundant parking. The buyer plans to eventually occupy a portion of the property. Marie Taylor of NAI Capital Commercial represented the seller in the deal.
DENVER — Newmark has negotiated the purchase of a 7,804-square-foot office property located at 1660 17th St. in Denver. 11th Avenue Residential LLC acquired the asset from Struby Warehouse First Floor LLC for $3.4 million. Reed Mclaughlin, Thomas Lee and Jonathan Tilton of Newmark represented the buyer, while Kentwood Commercial represented the seller in the transaction.