BEDFORD, MASS. — A joint venture between Anchor Line Partners and Alloy Properties has refinanced The Core at Crosby, a 615,305-square-foot office and life sciences campus in Bedford, a northwestern suburb of Boston. Berlin Hyp, the commercial real estate finance arm of LBBW, provided the debt for the nine-building campus, which is anchored by software provider AspenTech. Robert Griffin, David Douvadjian Sr., David Douvadjian Jr., Timothy O’Donnell, Edward Maher and Matthew Pullen of Newmark arranged the debt on behalf of the joint venture.
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PARSIPPANY, N.J. — Locally based brokerage firm The Kislak Co. Inc. has negotiated the $10 million sale of a 131,346-square-foot office building in the Northern New Jersey community of Parsippany. The building sits on an eight-acre site at 959 U.S. Route 46. Tom Scatuorchio and Matt Weilheimer of Kislak represented the buyer and seller, both of which requested anonymity, in the transaction.
Roadside Development, Hudson Bay Capital Acquire 600,000 SF Office Complex in Bethesda, Maryland
by John Nelson
BETHESDA, MD. — Development and investment firm Roadside Development and global alternative asset manager Hudson Bay Capital have acquired Bethesda Towers, an office campus situated in downtown Bethesda. The sales price was not disclosed, but the Washington Business Journal reports that the complex had an assessed property value of roughly $86 million, according to records with the State of Maryland. Moore & Associates sold the property and will continue to oversee property management on behalf of the new ownership. Moore & Associates acquired Bethesda Towers, which was originally built in the 1970s, in 2005. Totaling roughly 600,000 square feet, the campus comprises three office buildings and is walkable to attractions including Bethesda Row, the Capital Crescent Trail and the Bethesda Metro Station. The buyers plan to reposition the development over time but did not release any specific plans. “The Bethesda Towers campus presents a large-scale parcel with the potential to become a unique and transformative place at the gateway to Bethesda,” says Jeff Edelstein, president of Roadside. “We’ve had our eye on the property for quite some time, and it will be a great collaboration with our partners at Hudson Bay Capital.” Mychael Cohn of Cohn Property Group represented Roadside in the …
Moonwater Capital Breaks Ground on 220,000 SF Halo Tower Office Property in Southwest Las Vegas
by Amy Works
LAS VEGAS — Developer Moonwater Capital has broken ground on Halo Tower, an eight-story Class A office property in southwest Las Vegas. Completion and occupancy is planned for third-quarter 2028. Situated on Sunset Road adjacent to the 215 Beltway, Halo Tower will feature 220,000 square feet of office space with 28,571-square-foot floor plates, 15- to 17-foot lobby heights and an indoor-outdoor rooftop boardroom and amenity deck with panoramic views of the Las Vegas Valley. Martin-Harris Construction is serving as general contractor for the project. Brad Peterson, Tanner Peterson, Justin Witt and Grace Ordonez of CBRE will handle marketing and leasing for the property.
PHOENIX — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the sale of Fairmount Place, an 87,030-square-foot office property in Tucson. First & Center LLC sold the asset to Albuquerque SNF LLC for $11.5 million. Located at 4001 N. 3rd St., the four-story building is divided into 31 suites. At the time of sale, the property was 92 percent occupied by multiple tenants. Eric Wichterman and Chris Toci of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller in the deal.
SAN GABRIEL, CALIF. — Chinatown Service Center, a nonprofit, has purchased an office building located at 526 W. Las Tunas Drive in San Gabriel from 211 LA for $8.2 million. Mark Shaffer, Anthony DeLorenzo and Dylan Rutigliano of CBRE represented the seller, while Natalie Bazarevitsch and Jackie Benavidez of CBRE represented the buyer in the deal. Originally developed in 1955 as a regional bank branch, the two-story, elevator-served building features 25,320 square feet of office space, as well as a basement and drive-around surface parking. The building has been consistently maintained and upgraded, including a new roof, a backup diesel generator, a three-stop hydraulic elevator installed in 2021 and lighting largely retrofitted to LED.
FRISCO, TEXAS — HALL Group will develop a 200,000-square-foot office building at its flagship campus in Frisco, located north of Dallas, that is in the midst of a $7 billion redevelopment. Terraces Hall Park will be a 10-story building with wellness-themed amenities, including a fitness center, as well as a 1,300-space parking garage. The Beck Group is the architect and general contractor for the project, construction of which is scheduled to begin this month and to be complete in 2028. HALL Group is simultaneously working with the City of Frisco on a $14 million expansion of Kaleidoscope Park that will deliver additional landscaped areas, an enhanced performance lawn, water features and an outdoor video screen and performance stage.
Washington Trust Provides $47.6M in Financing for Worcester Office-to-Residential Conversion Project
WORCESTER, MASS. — Washington Trust Co. has provided $47.6 million in financing for an office-to-residential conversion project in Worcester. The project will convert the former Fallon Community Health Plan headquarters at 10 Chestnut St. into a 198-unit, market-rate apartment complex. Units will come in studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans, and amenities will include a pool, fitness center and a rooftop deck. Construction began last year and is expected to be complete this fall. MassDevelopment also provided $3.6 million in financing for the project.
NEW YORK CITY — Trexquant has signed a 23,000-square-foot office lease in Midtown Manhattan. The quantitative finance firm is taking the entire 10th floor at 360 Park Avenue South, a 450,000-square-foot building. Peter Turchin, Gregg Rothkin, Hayden Pascal, Arkady Smolyansky, Ross Zimbalist and Trevor Larkin of CBRE, along with internal agents Andrew Levin and Will Stark, represented the landlord, BXP, in the lease negotiations.
SANDY SPRINGS, GA. — Omnissa, a Mountain View, Calif.-based enterprise software company, has signed on as the first major tenant at The Barfield, a two-building, 236,191-square-foot office complex in the Atlanta suburb of Sandy Springs. Beginning next summer, Omnissa will occupy the entire 56,202-square-foot third floor at the former IBM campus. Drawbridge Realty has owned the campus since 2015. Originally a build‑to‑suit development for an IBM subsidiary, the property has never been available for lease since it was developed. The Barfield is undergoing a $10 million repositioning program. Earlier this year, Drawbridge completed the first phase, which included Wi‑Fi‑enabled terrace lounges, outdoor basketball and pickleball courts, a bee sanctuary and a redesigned entry plaza with collaborative seating. The design team at ASD|Sky has created a second phase of interior improvements that features a grand staircase connecting the lobby to a café, social lounge, gaming area and a fitness center, as well as a yoga studio, locker rooms and showers. Along with a connected six-story parking garage, the campus also includes a 50,400-square-foot building leased to Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta and Aspen University. Jeff Bellamy of JLL represented Drawbridge Realty in the lease negotiations. Nima Ghomghani and Paul Holmes of CBRE represented …