NEW YORK CITY — Thompson Coburn LLP has signed a 46,000-square-foot office lease renewal in Midtown Manhattan. The national law firm will continue to occupy the entire 14th and 15th floors of 488 Madison Avenue, a 447,000-square-foot building, where it has been a tenant since 2002. Andrew Wiener, Tim Parlante and Kyle Young represented the landlord, The Feil Organization, in the lease negotiations on an internal basis. Joe Learner and Jarod Stern of Savills, along with Chris Kraus of JLL, represented Thompson Coburn, which will undertake a full redesign of its spaces as part of the deal.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — CBRE has arranged nearly $178 million in refinancing for 110 East, a 23-story office tower located in Charlotte’s South End district. J.P. Cordeiro, Mike Ryan, Richard Henry and Blake Cohen of CBRE arranged the loan through AllianceBernstein on behalf of the ownership group, Shorenstein and Stiles. Delivered in 2024, the 389,954-square-foot office property has direct access to the LYNX Blue Line’s East/West light rail station and features an 11th floor sky lobby, outdoor terrace and a fitness center. 110 East is currently 92.6 percent leased to various tenants such as Coinbase and First Horizon Corp.
SPRING, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Cypresswood Crossing, a 107,185-square-foot retail and office complex in the northern Houston suburb of Spring. Cypresswood Crossing consists of two buildings on a 5.6-acre site: a 90,818-square-foot multi-tenant building with both retail and office space and a 16,367-square-foot retail center. Chris Gainey and Philip Levy of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a Dallas-based private investment firm, in the transaction. Levy and Scott Abeel procured the buyer, a Houston-based private equity firm. Both parties requested anonymity.
SAN DIEGO — Golden Columbia, a real estate investment platform sponsored by locally based GANMI Corp., has completed the acquisition of two Class A office properties in downtown San Diego. Together, the buildings total 707,623 square feet. The sales price was not disclosed, but The San Diego Union-Tribune reports the properties traded for $103.5 million. The newspaper also reports that the seller, Regent Properties, purchased the two buildings for a combined $223.5 million in June 2021. The properties include One Columbia Place, a 27-story office tower located at 401 W. A St., and Two Columbia Place, a 12-story office building located at 1230 Columbia St. One Columbia Place comprises 556,943 square feet, and Two Columbia Place spans 150,680 square feet. According to a statement issued by GANMI Corp., long-term plans for One and Two Columbia Place include repositioning the properties into an “experience-driven workplace destination designed to support tenants, employees and the broader downtown ecosystem.” Enhancements at the buildings will be implemented in phases. “People don’t come back to the office for desks alone — they come back for energy, community and convenience,” says Casey Gan, CFO of GANMI Corp. “Our mission at Columbia Place is to build a complete workplace experience by …
NEW YORK CITY — Bushburg has received $78 million in financing for an office-to-residential conversion project in Manhattan. The locally based development and investment firm will use the proceeds to acquire the 21-story building at 100 William St. in the Financial District and fund predevelopment costs. Bushburg plans to convert the building into an approximately 400-unit complex in which 25 percent of the units will be reserved as affordable housing. Bridge lender Oak Funding and OakNorth Bank co-provided the financing. A tentative completion date was not disclosed.
COSTA MESA, CALIF. — Newmark has brokered the sale of 1901 Newport Boulevard, a three-story office property in Costa Mesa. A private, high-net-worth investor acquired the asset from an undisclosed seller for $24.4 million. Paul Jones, Ryan Plummer, Brandon White, Kevin Shannon and Ken White of Newmark represented the seller in the deal. Originally developed in 1985 and renovated in 2001, the 134,387-square-foot asset features a three-style atrium, custom marble flooring, open-air courtyards and seven fountains. Situated on 4 acres, the building is currently 85 percent occupied by a variety of tenants, including medical offices, traditional office users and retail.
CHICAGO — Carr Workplaces, a provider of flexible office solutions, has opened Carr Workplaces – The Loop at 20 North Clark Street in downtown Chicago. Located within walking distance of City Hall, government administration buildings, courthouses and public transportation, the workspace offers private offices, dedicated workstations, four meeting rooms, phone rooms and rentable lockers. Members also enjoy access to in-building amenities such as a fitness center, conference center, lounge and 24/7 building security.
INDIANA — International Workplace Group (IWG), a coworking platform with brands including Spaces and Regus, has unveiled plans to open eight flexible workspaces in Indiana. The expansion brings the company’s footprint to 30 locations across the state. IWG’s network now comprises thousands of locations in 120 countries. The Indiana locations will provide space for established firms and start-ups across a range of the state’s top industries, including business and finance operations, healthcare support, management and more. IWG’s Design Your Own Office service allows companies to tailor their space entirely to their requirements. The new Regus, HQ and Spaces facilities will include private offices, meeting rooms, coworking and creative spaces, and are slated to open in the first and second quarters of this year. One HQ facility in Merrillville has already opened. The other locations will be in Martinsville, Valparaiso, Fort Wayne, South Bend and Indianapolis. IWG predicts that 30 percent of all commercial real estate will be flexible workspace by 2030.
GREEN BAY, WIS. — NAI Pfefferle has brokered the sale of a 13,500-square-foot office building located at 3450 Packerland Drive in Green Bay. The sales price was not disclosed, but the asking price was $2.9 million. Adam Meyers of NAI Pfefferle brokered the sale.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Cousins Properties has purchased 300 South Tryon, a 638,000-square-foot office building in Uptown Charlotte, for $317.5 million. Barings, a global asset management firm and subsidiary of MassMutual, sold the 25-story tower to the Atlanta-based REIT. The Spectrum Cos. developed the office building in 2017 as the global headquarters for Barings. Cousins is funding the acquisition with proceeds from non-core asset sales, debt financing and the settlement of common shares. 300 South Tryon was fully leased at the time of sale with a weighted average lease term (WALT) of six years.