INDIANAPOLIS — Skender has moved into a larger Indiana office, located in the Keystone area of North Indianapolis, and more than doubled its workforce in the state to support a host of new projects under construction and in the planning stages. The Chicago-based general contractor’s presence in the region began in early 2020 when Indiana University Health (IU Health) hired Skender to assist with significant expansion and upgrades to IU Health facilities in Indianapolis and around the state. Skender’s Brian Simons relocated to central Indiana to head up local operations with a focus on expanding relationships with clients, architects, brokers and trade partners. Skender now has more than 1 million square feet of construction projects across Indiana, and the firm’s Indiana office is projecting more than 400 percent annual revenue growth in 2023. Projects span the healthcare, municipal, office and industrial sectors.
DES PLAINES, ILL. — Granite Construction has signed a 12,925-square-foot office lease at the O’Hare Offices in the Chicago suburb of Des Plaines. The transaction marks the fourth lease of the year signed at the property, which received earlier commitments from Big Mouth Media, Elara Caring and United Airlines totaling 25,525 square feet. Tony Russo and Ryan Freed of Lee & Associates are the leasing agents for the property on behalf of the landlord, Siete 7 LLC. O’Hare Offices rises five stories and totals 171,000 square feet. Amenities include a fitness center, access to food service and fully customizable office spaces. The landlord recently began a lobby renovation that will wrap up this summer. Granite Construction specializes in the transportation, water infrastructure and mineral exploration markets.
BETHESDA, MD. — JBG Smith, the developer behind Amazon’s HQ2 campus in Arlington, Va., has sold an 80 percent stake for its corporate headquarters at 4747 Bethesda Ave. in Bethesda. An undisclosed investor purchased the interest for $196 million, according to several media outlets. Built in 2019, the LEED Gold-certified building spans 300,508 square feet and was 98 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including JBG Smith. The property, which is located adjacent to the popular Bethesda Row destination, features a rooftop lounge, modern fitness facility and a penthouse conference room with floor-to-ceiling glass windows. Jim Meisel, Matt Nicholson, Andrew Weir, Dave Baker and Kevin Byrd of JLL represented JBG Smith in the transaction.
NASHVILLE, TENN. — Atlanta-based Portman and locally based Creed Investment Co. have delivered The Moore Building, a 16-story, Class A office building in Nashville’s Music Row district. Legal advertising firm Whitehardt and Boston-based Albany Road Real Estate Partners are the building’s first announced tenants, both of which are expected to move into the building this summer. J.T. Martin of CBRE handles office leasing on behalf of Portman and Creed Investment. The Moore Building, which comprises 236,000 square feet of office space and 8,500 square feet of ground-floor retail space, is named after Scotty Moore, Elvis Presley’s longtime guitarist. The building is located on the site of the former Music City Recorders studio where Elvis and Moore recorded music. The Moore features a sky lobby on the eighth floor that leads to a 4,000-square-foot amenity deck that offers views of Midtown Nashville and Vanderbilt University. The project team includes general contractor Hoar Construction and Nashville-based architect Greshman Smith. U.S. Bank provided construction financing for the project.
CHICAGO — This summer, Vornado Realty Trust will debut new amenities at THE MART office building that it owns in Chicago. Gensler designed the revitalization project. The South Lobby now features new lounge seating with furnishings sourced exclusively from design showrooms at THE MART. An amenity space on the second floor features a 23,000-square-foot health club with state-of-the-art equipment, studios offering a full range of classes and a juice bar. A tenant-exclusive speakeasy lounge overlooks the river and new retail offerings focus on beauty, health and well-being. There is also a 21,000-square-foot conference center and workspace with meeting rooms, lounge areas, flexible programming space and a private café. Additionally, the River Park public space now includes a plaza for pedestrian traffic and gathering as well as a central lawn for community events. The outdoor space features new food and beverage offerings and new landscaping completed by Hoerr Schaudt. Totaling 4.2 million square feet, THE MART is the largest privately held commercial building in the U.S., according to Vornado. The owner also completed a round of improvements in 2016 that included the “Grand Staircase,” as well as dining destination Marshall’s Landing, a food hall and a reception and information desk.
WEST DES MOINES, IOWA — Co-op Solutions, a southern California-based financial services company, has signed a 99,700-square-foot office lease at the Palisade Building in West Des Moines. The new office will become a flagship center for Co-op to serve its credit union clients. R&R Realty Group owns the property, which has received new brick stain and other exterior enhancements. The Palisade Building will also undergo tenant improvements and other renovations.
PRINCETON, N.J. — JLL has negotiated the $12.7 million sale of a 71,550-square-foot office building in Princeton. Built in 2001, the three-story building sits on 7.6 acres at 150 College Road W and was 69 percent leased at the time of sale. Jeremy Neuer, Jose Cruz, Kevin O’Hearn, Tom Romano and Alexander Alfier of JLL represented the seller, Nessel Development, in the transaction. The buyer was New Jersey-based Strategic Funding Alternatives.
HOUSTON — Developers Milton Allen and Bobby Ferguson are underway on construction of an 83,750-square-foot office condo project in West Houston. Suites will come in a variety of sizes, and the condos will also include flexible workspaces. The project will deliver three properties that will all be marketed for sale upon completion, a tentative date for which was not disclosed.
DALLAS — Capital Institutional Services has signed a 24,106-square-foot office lease renewal at 1700 Pacific Ave. in downtown Dallas. The 49-story building totals approximately 1.3 million square feet and offers a food court, fitness center and conference facilities. Natalie Bode, John Pelletier and Darren Woodson of Cresa represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. The owner, Memphis-based development and investment firm Olymbec, was self-represented.
IRVING, TEXAS — Lawn & Garden, a provider of lawncare products and equipment, has relocated its corporate headquarters from the northern-central metroplex city of Coppell to Esters 114 Business Center in Irving. Clint Madison, John Fancher and Randy Wood of Cushman & Wakefield represented the landlord, Stanton Road Capital, in the lease negotiations. Bill Buntyn and Dylan Smith of Colliers represented Lawn & Garden, which will occupy 11,409 square feet at Esters 114.