NEW YORK CITY — Elara Caring Group, a provider of home-based care services, has signed a 14,039-square-foot office lease in The Fordham area of The Bronx. The tenant will occupy space at The Poe Building on Grand Concourse, which was originally constructed in 1929 and renovated in 1989. The lease term is seven years. Kathy Zamechansky of KZA Realty Group represented the landlord, Poe Affiliates LP, in the lease negotiations. Alex Foley of Swearington Realty Group represented the tenant.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Newmark has arranged the sale of Universal North and South, two Class B office buildings encompassing an entire city block near Dupont Circle in downtown Washington, D.C. Bethesda, Md.-based JBG Smith sold the assets to Philadelphia-based Post Brothers for $228 million. Totaling 659,459 square feet, the two-building office complex is located at 1825 and 1875 Connecticut Ave. NW. Universal North is a 12-story, 368,071-square-foot, value-add property, which was 40 percent leased at the time. Universal South is a 10-story, 291,387-square-foot, cash-flowing asset that was 98 percent leased at the time of sale. The project can accommodate an additional 73,428 square feet. Jud Ryan and James Cassidy of Newmark represented the seller in the deal.
COLUMBUS, OHIO — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of an 82,428-square-foot office building in Columbus for $4.2 million. Located at 6161 Busch Blvd., the property was 36 percent vacant at the time of sale. The undisclosed buyer plans to extensively renovate the building. Nathan Pealer of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a limited liability company.
PHOENIX — Vancouver, Canada-based Talia Jevan Properties has completed the sale of Optum Center, a Class A multi-tenant office and medical building located at 20414 N. 27th Ave. in Phoenix. Cleveland-based Woodside Health Development acquired the property for $20 million. Built in 2008, the 81,907-square-foot Optum Center also includes a five-and-a-half level parking garage. At the time of sale, the property was 94 percent leased. The building features an extensive glass curtain wall and ribbon windows. Eric Wichterman, Mike Coover, Alexandra Loye and Steve Lindley of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Law firm Cullen & Dykman has signed a 28,307-square-foot office lease at One Battery Park Plaza, a 35-story, 870,000-square-foot tower in Lower Manhattan. Ken Rapp, David Hollander and Andrew Sussman of CBRE represented the tenant, which is relocating from 44 Wall Street, in the lease negotiations. Kevin Daly and Tom Keating represented the landlord, The Rudin Family, on an internal basis.
ARVADA, COLO. — Stan Johnson Co. has facilitated the sale of a Class B office building located at 6850 W. 52nd Ave. in Arvada. A Louisiana-based private investor acquired the property from a Washington-based individual investor for $3 million. Built in 1998 on 2.6 acres, the two-story, 28,492-square-foot property is occupied by multiple tenants, including HomeGuard Services and Venture Financial. At the time of sale, the asset was 91 percent leased. Craig Tomlinson of Stan Johnson Co. represented the buyer in the deal.
PALO ALTO, CALIF. — Newmark has arranged the sale of 250 Cambridge, a three-story, transit-oriented office property in Palo Alto. Tarlton Properties sold the asset to an entity doing business as 250 Cambridge LP for $39.3 million. The new ownership plans to renovate the building. Steven Golubchik, Seth McKinnon, Jonathan Schaefler and Darren Hollak of Newmark brokered the transaction. Ramsey Daya and Chris Mortiz, also with Newmark, arranged the acquisition financing for the buyer through a regional bank. The property features 34,558 square feet of office space along with a 29-stall onsite parking garage and is located near Stanford Research Park, a life sciences development that houses tenants such as VMWare, Guardant Health, Kodiak Bioscience, Tesla and SAP.
NEW YORK CITY — Global private equity firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice has signed an office lease renewal and expansion at The Seagram Building, a 38-story tower located at 375 Park Ave. in Manhattan. The company now occupies 70,000 square feet across four floors. Andrew Sachs and Ben Shapiro of Newmark represented the tenant, which has been headquartered at the building for nearly three decades, in the lease negotiations. A.J. Camhi and Paul Milunec internally represented the landlord, locally based investment firm RFR.
MINNEAPOLIS — The local Minneapolis firm of Northwestern Mutual will relocate within Capella Tower in downtown Minneapolis. The firm will swap its space on the 29th and 30th floors for newly designed space on the 44th and 45th floors spanning 34,000 square feet. Larissa Bodine and Ann Rinde of CBRE represented ownership, Shorenstein Properties, while Emily Nicoll and Erin Hoeg of CBRE represented the tenant. Shorenstein recently upgraded the 53-story Capella Tower to include a 5,500-square-foot sky deck, first-floor lounge, Mother Dough coffee, wine bar, health club, conference facilities and updates to both security and indoor air quality. More improvements are scheduled in the near future, but no details were provided regarding specific plans. Northwestern Mutual has occupied space at Capella Tower for the past 12 years.
CHICAGO — ScalpTrade, a proprietary trading firm, has signed a 13,000-square-foot office lease at 425 S. Financial Place in Chicago’s Central Loop. The company will occupy space on the 36th floor for its corporate headquarters. CIM Group owns the 40-story, 1 million-square-foot office property, which underwent renovations in 2015 and is certified LEED Gold. In addition to a cafeteria, conference centers, concierge services, tenant lounge and outdoor terrace, the property also houses the Buckingham.AC, a private social and athletic club, and the 21-room Buckingham Hotel.