NEW YORK CITY — Synthesia, a generative artificial intelligence platform, has signed a 13,600-square-foot office lease at 245 Fifth Avenue, a 24-story, 316,495-square-foot building in Midtown Manhattan. The lease term is five years. Dennis Someck and Justin Myers of Lee & Associates represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Scott Klau, Erik Harris, Zach Weil, Cole Gendels and Ben Klau of Newmark represented the landlord, The Moinian Group.
SAN DIEGO — Lincoln Property Co. has purchased AMP&RSAND at 350 Camino De La Reina in San Diego from CIM Group for $92 million. Matt Carlson and Hunter Rowe of CBRE facilitated the sale, and Scott Peterson, Michael Kolcum and Colby Matzke of CBRE secured financing for the acquisition. Originally the home of the San Diego Union-Tribune for more than 40 years, the 13-acre site has been renovated into a Class A creative office campus. The property includes a five-story building and a three-story building totaling 343,202 square feet and connected by a 65-foot steel pedestrian bridge. The campus includes a fitness center, café, large outdoor patios and flexible conferencing spaces.
SAN MATEO, CALIF. — Harvest Properties, in partnership with Stockbridge, has purchased Clearview Business Park in San Mateo in an off-market transaction. The partnership plans to re-entitle the 22-acre property as a for-sale residential community, which will include affordable housing. Located at 3000-3155 Clearview Way, the property currently includes six office buildings, surface and structured parking and is partially leased to GoPro through 2026. Originally constructed in 1973, the campus previously served as Visa International’s headquarters before transitioning to GoPro in 2011. The redevelopment plan includes up to 225 townhomes and single-family homes with 15 percent designated as affordable. The project is expected to provide homes for up to 700 residents spanning multiple income levels.
NEW YORK CITY — JTC Group has signed a 15,926-square-foot office lease in Midtown Manhattan. The global fund administration services company will relocate from Rockefeller Center to the entire 20th floor of 575 Madison Avenue, a 25-story, 385,347-square-foot building. David Hollander, Gregg Rothkin, Brad Auerbach, Maxwell Tarter and William Hooks of CBRE represented the landlord, Steinberg and Pokoik Management Co., in the lease negotiations. John Nugent and Joe D’Apice, also with CBRE, represented the tenant.
HOUSTON — JLL has arranged an undisclosed amount of acquisition financing for 3555 Timmons, a 227,064-square-foot office building located in the Greenway Plaza area of Houston. Built in 1982 and renovated in both 2017 and 2024, the building was 95 percent leased at the time of sale, with the Houston-Galveston Area Council serving as the anchor tenant. Michael Johnson, Michael King, Scot Sarlin and James Lovell of JLL arranged the fixed-rate debt through an undisclosed insurance company on behalf of the borrower, DML Capital.
PHOENIX, CHANDLER, TEMPE AND SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. — City Office REIT has completed the disposition of six office buildings totaling 1.2 million square feet in the Phoenix area to Southwest Value Partners for $266 million. Ben Geelan, Will Mast and Charlie von Arenstschildt of JLL Capital Markets represented the seller. Sher Hafeez, Michael Leggett, Dan Freeze and Josh Lieberman of JLL provided advisory services. The portfolio includes:– Block 23, a 307,000-square-foot property at 101 E. Washington St. in downtown Phoenix;– 5090 N. 40th Street, a 173,000-square-foot asset at 5090 N. 40th St. in Phoenix’s Camelback corridor;– SanTan, a 267,000-square-foot asset in Chandler;– Papago Tech, a 163,000-square-foot property at 1600-1700 N. Desert Drive in Tempe;– The Quad, a 163,000-square-foot building at 6200-6390 E. Thomas Road in Scottsdale;– Camelback Square, a 174,000-square-foot building at 6991 E. Camelback Road in Scottsdale.
SAN FRANCISCO — TMG Partners and Bridges Capital have purchased 149 New Montgomery Street, an office building in San Francisco’s South Financial District. The partnership acquired the mortgage loan from U.S. Bank as trustee in August and has now acquired the property through a deed in lieu of foreclosure. Originally built in 1907, the property offers 80,000 square feet of office and ground-floor retail space, including Café Madeleine. The new owners plan to renovate the building.
NASHVILLE, TENN. — Avison Young has negotiated the $4.5 million sale of a 7,203-square-foot boutique office building located at 107 Kenner Ave. in Nashville. Mike Jacobs, Lisa Maki and Jordan Powell of Avison Young represented the seller, Jim Jacobs of SilverPine Investments and Chapman Capital, in the transaction. Crews Johnson of Cushman & Wakefield represented the buyer, an accounting firm that will occupy the office building. The two-story property features two conferences rooms, three work rooms, collaborative spaces, a break room, reception area and 23 parking spaces. The freestanding property was built in 1979, according to LoopNet Inc.
NAPERVILLE, ILL. — Greenstone Partners has arranged the $6.1 million sale of 1952 McDowell Road, a 55,000-square-foot medical and office building in the Chicago suburb of Naperville. The anchor tenant is Advanced Behavioral Health Services, which occupies the entire third floor and recently extended its lease through 2029. The asset was 86 percent leased at the time of sale. Jason St. John and AJ Patel of Greenstone represented the seller, a Naperville-based office operator. An outside broker represented the buyer, a local investor.
PLYMOUTH TOWNSHIP, MICH. — Bernard Financial Group (BFG) has secured a $1.5 million loan for the refinancing of a 53,314-square-foot office property in Plymouth Township. Adam Ferguson of BFG arranged the loan on behalf of the borrower, Plymouth Commerce Center LP. A life insurance company provided the loan.