HOPKINS, MINN. — Tempus Realty Partners, an Arkansas-based real estate investment firm, has acquired Excelsior Crossings, a two-building office property totaling 546,548 square feet in Hopkins. The purchase price was $66 million. The campus is 98 percent leased and sits in the I-394 corridor. U.S. Bank fully occupies one building, accounting for 54 percent of the property’s square footage. The second building is home to Element Fleet Management Corp., Digi International Inc., Michael Foods Inc. and Sovos Compliance LLC. The seven-story buildings are LEED Gold certified and sit on more than 20 acres around a central lake with covered parking, heated sidewalks and more than $1.4 million in recent capital upgrades.
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CHICAGO — JLL represented Oil-Dri Corp. of America (NYSE: ODC) in a long-term lease renewal at the Wrigley Building, where the company has been headquartered since 1993. Oil-Dri will now relocate within the building to a newly built-out floor totaling 20,000 square feet. Oil-Dri was founded in Chicago in 1941 by Nick Jaffee and has grown from a local startup into a publicly traded consumer products company. Nicole Becker, Sarah Silva and Bess Cooney of JLL represented Oil-Dri in the lease. Erica Marshall and Katie Hull of Stream Realty Partners represented the landlord, Mansueto Properties. Global design firm Perkins&Will also recently renewed its lease at the property for 47,700 square feet through 2038. Holly Duran and Jeff Mulder of Colliers represented Perkins&Will.
DALLAS — JLL Capital Markets has arranged $406 million in CMBS financing for Trammell Crow Center, a more than 1.2 million-square-foot trophy office tower located in the Arts District of downtown Dallas. Greg Napper, Jordan Buck and Rett Daugbjerg of JLL secured the five-year, fixed-rate, single-asset single-borrower (SASB) loan through Wells Fargo and Morgan Stanley on behalf of Regent Properties LLC. Delivered in 1985, Trammell Crow Center rises 50 stories and is 92 percent leased to a mix of major tenants such as Goldman Sachs, Baker & Botts LLP, Vinson & Elkins LLP, Orix and Prudential, among others. In 2019, the property underwent a $185 million redevelopment completed by the previous owner, JPMorgan Asset Management. Renovations included the construction of a new parking structure, a complete lobby overhaul and the addition of 27,000 square feet of ground-floor retail, as well as a full suite of amenities like the TCC Athletic Club, a conference center, an outdoor pavilion and on-site dining options. Regent Properties acquired Trammell Crow Center in March 2022 for an estimated $600 million, according to several media sources. The company has owned, operated or sponsored more than $4 billion in real estate transactions, spanning 12 million square feet of …
DALLAS — PGIM has signed a 16,479-square-foot office lease in Uptown Dallas. The New Jersey-based asset manager is taking space on the 11th floor of 23Springs, a newly constructed, 26-story building, Rachel Gorney and Scott Hage of JLL represented PGIM, which plans to take occupancy next spring, in the lease negotiations. Robert Jimenez, Burson Holman and Elizabeth Fortado internally represented the landlord, Granite Properties, which owns the building in partnership with Highwoods Properties.
NEW YORK CITY — L&L Infinite Real Estate Partners, a development and investment firm with offices in New York City and West Palm Beach, has acquired 600 Third Avenue, a 42-story office building in Midtown Manhattan. L&L acquired the 575,254-square-foot building, which was originally constructed in 1970, in a joint venture with Mack Real Estate Group, BLDG Management and BD Blakely. The building was 92 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as law firm Polsinelli, Energy Impact Partners and global investment manager 3G Capital. The building’s retail space is home to Dunkin’, Shake Shack, Just Salad, PureGym and Chipotle Mexican Grill. Adam Spies and Josh King of Newmark represented the seller in the transaction. Bain Capital provided a $215 million acquisition loan for the deal.
ONTARIO, CALIF. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the sale of 901 Via Piemonte, a Class A office building in Ontario. MGR Real Estate purchased the asset from Greenlaw Partners LLC for $33.7 million. Built in 2008, 901 Via Piemonte is five-story, 122,602-square-foot building. Additionally, the building includes 1,000 onsite parking spaces, advanced security systems and energy-efficient infrastructure. Jeffrey Cole, Nico Napolitano, Kristen Schottmiller and Ted Terry of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, while Michael Rademaker and Tony Hermosillo of MGR Real Estate represented the buyer in the transaction.
WAYNE, PA. — BNY has signed a 42,000-square-foot office lease in Wayne, about 20 miles northwest of Philadelphia. The global financial services company will occupy the entire second floor of a three-story building within Chesterbrook, a 14-building office campus. Whit Hunter, Mike MacCrory and Doug Newbert of JLL represented the landlord, Rubenstein Partners, in the lease negotiations. JLL also represented BNY.
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. — Hines and Urban Street Development (USD) have signed two new office tenants to join T3 FAT Village, a mass-timber office building within the $500 million FAT Village mixed-use redevelopment project in Fort Lauderdale’s Flagler Village. GXO Logistics Inc. will open a new 35,000-square-foot office at the six-story, 180,000-square-foot office building, and workplace furniture provider CBI Workplace Solutions will move its Fort Lauderdale operation to the property from Las Olas Boulevard. The companies are the first committed tenants at T3 FAT Village and will open their offices next year. Blanca Commercial Real Estate handles the office leasing assignment at T3 FAT Village. Christina Jolley, Chris Harak and Kevin Carrasco of Blanca CRE represented GXO in the lease negotiations, while David Hillegas and A.J. Belt of Cushman & Wakefield represented CBI Workplace Solutions. Hines and USD plan to announce the property’s ground-level retail and restaurant tenants later this year.
DALLAS — King & Spalding has signed a 52,826-square-foot office lease in Uptown Dallas. The Atlanta-based law firm is taking the entire 12th and 13th floors of 23Springs, a newly constructed, 26-story building. John Izard, Carla Williams, Tom Sutherland and Ryan Hoopes of Cushman & Wakefield represented King & Spalding, which plans to take occupancy in the second quarter of next year, in the lease negotiations. Robert Jimenez, Burson Holman and Elizabeth Fortado internally represented the landlord, Granite Properties, which owns the building in partnership with Highwoods Properties.
Newmark Arranges Acquisition Financing for 1.7 MSF BRiC Office Campus in South Florida
by John Nelson
BOCA RATON, FLA. — Newmark has arranged an undisclosed amount of acquisition financing for Boca Raton Innovation Campus (BRiC), a 1.7 million-square-foot office and research-and-development campus located at 5000 T-Rex Ave. in Boca Raton. West Palm Beach, Fla.-based Related Ross purchased the 124-acre property for an undisclosed price. According to South Florida Business Journal, the selling entity comprised locally based CP Group, DRA Advisors, Las Olas Capital Advisors and Rialto. Jordan Roeschlaub, Nick Scribani, John Caraviello and Josh King of Newmark arranged the acquisition financing through Ares Real Estate funds. The BRiC site used to serve as the regional headquarters campus for IBM. In addition to offices and laboratory space, BRiC features two cafés, an 800-seat presentation hall, multiple event spaces, a gym and direct shuttle service to the Boca Raton Tri-Rail station. Tenants at the campus include D-Wave Quantum Inc., Modernizing Medicine, Cinch Home Services, Allstar Recruiting Locums LLC and Everglades University.