STAMFORD, CONN. — Colliers has secured an 11,500-square-foot office lease at 1 Landmark Square in Stamford, located in the southern coastal part of the state. Jeffrey Williams and Hollis Pugh of Colliers represented the tenant, law firm Silver Golub & Teitell LLP, which will occupy the 15th floor of the 299,000-square-foot building, in the lease negotiations. Larry Kwiat of Reckson Associates Realty represented the landlord, SL Green.
LONG BEACH, CALIF. — Holland Partners has purchased Congressional Place, a two-story office building in Long Beach. ValueRock Partners sold the asset for $41 million. Situated on 2.5 acres at 6700 E. Pacific Coast Highway, the 73,769-square-foot will be redeveloped into a multifamily property. Chris Benton, Anthony Muhlstein, Kevin Shannon, Bill Bauman, Ken White and Seal Fulp of Newmark represented the seller in the deal.
PHOENIX — Phoenix-based ViaWest Group and New York-based Taconic Capital Advisors have completed the disposition of Concorde Commerce Center, a three-story office building in Phoenix. Idaho-based Stafford Holdings acquired the asset for $23 million. Located at 2222 W. Dunlap Ave., the 140,161-square-foot property features a two-story atrium lobby. At the time of sale, the building was 84 percent leased to Ciox/Datavant, a health data provider, and Kiewit, a construction and engineering company. Barry Gabel, Chris Marchildon, Geoff Turbow, Matt Pourcho, Anthony DeLorenzo and Gary Cornish of CBRE represented the seller in the transaction.
SEATTLE — German investment firm Deka Immobilien has acquired Lakefront Blocks, a 635,000-square-foot office complex in Seattle’s South Lake Union neighborhood, for $802 million. Tech giant Google is the anchor tenant. Completed in 2019 and designed by Graphite Design Group, the development spans two city blocks — Block 31 and Block 25 — offering four six-story office buildings. The property also includes two apartment towers, Helm and Mera, which were not included in the transaction. The office buildings on Block 31 are separated by a sky bridge and include retail space leased to Tapster, a self-serve beer and wine tasting bar, and 203 Degrees Fahrenheit coffeehouse. The buildings on Block 25 are separated by a public alley. Kevin Shannon, Alex Foshay, Nick Kucha, Ken White, Rob Hannan, Jesse Ottele and Michael Moll of Newmark brokered the transaction on behalf of the seller, Seattle-based Vulcan Real Estate. Kevin Smith, Gerry Casimir, Bill Burke, Nikki Lam and Tom Weber of Cushman & Wakefield advised the buyer in the transaction and will assist with ongoing management of the campus. “This project, in my opinion, was the best core office offering on the West Coast in 2021,” says Shannon. “The combination of credit, asset quality, ESG [environmental, social …
SAN DIEGO — Radius Investments has completed the sale of Chesapeake Corporate Center, a multi-tenant office building in San Diego. New York-based The Sason Organization acquired the property for an undisclosed price. Located at 9555 Chesapeake Drive on 3.2 acres, Chesapeake Corporate Center features 59,175 square feet of office space, three individual lobbies, stairwells, elevators and onsite parking. Originally built in 1984, the property has undergone $2.8 million in renovations to date. At the time of sale, the building was 66 percent leased to four tenants: Cobham Advanced Electronic Solutions, California Department of Health Care Services, The Packard Cos. and Workiz Inc. Kevin Shannon, Brunson Howard, Paul Jones, Sean Fulp, Kevin White, Ryan Plummer and Mark Schuessler of Newmark represented the seller in the transaction.
SAN DIEGO — Holland Partner Group, North America Sekisui House and Lowe have started construction of Courthouse Commons, a 37-story mixed-use project in San Diego. The $400 million project will feature 270,000 square feet of office space, 19,000 square feet of retail space and 431 apartments. Completion is slated for first-quarter 2024. Designed by Carrier Johnson + CULTURE, with Holland Construction serving as general contractor, the building will offer office spaces with 39,000-square-foot floor plates, floor-to-ceiling glass and outdoor balconies; a first-floor lobby with indoor/outdoor dining for tenants, ground-floor restaurants and retail shops; direct access to building parking; and tenant community engagement programs by onsite property manager Hospitality at Work. The ninth floor and roof decks offer panoramic views; indoor/outdoor meeting spaces; green roof space with outdoor seating and entertainment areas; private workspaces; conference rooms; flexible spaces to accommodate a variety of events; indoor/outdoor fitness facilities; and a dog run with pet turf, seating, shade and dog wash. Tony Russell and Richard Gonor of JLL are handling leasing for the office component.
ATLANTA — Boca Raton, Fla.-based CP Group and an affiliate of New York City-based Cohen & Steers Capital Management Inc. have purchased Buckhead Centre, a 169,000-square-foot office property in Atlanta’s Buckhead Village. The seller and sales price were not disclosed. CP Group will manage the building. Steve Devinney, Billy Graddy and Jack Teken with Stream Realty Partners will oversee leasing for the property. Buckhead Centre includes two office buildings: an eight-story tower and an adjacent seven-story tower. The structures are situated on two contiguous land parcels totaling over four acres, including an attached restaurant building and structured parking. CP Group plans to renovate the buildings. The property has boasted an average office occupancy of 95 percent over the past 30 years. Located at 2970 Peachtree Road, the office buildings are within Buckhead Village, which offers over 800,000 square feet of shops, dining, residences and office. Buckhead Village offers tenants including Dior, Veronica Beard and Warby Parker. The property is also situated 8.3 miles from downtown Atlanta.
WEST PALM BEACH, FLA. — A joint venture between Wexford Real Estate Investors, Related Cos. and Key International has acquired two office buildings in downtown West Palm Beach. The seller and sales price were not disclosed. The two buildings are each 60,000 square feet and have a half-acre auxiliary parking lot. Located at 400 and 450 S. Australian Ave., the office properties are located close to Interstate 95 and the proposed University of Florida graduate campus that is currently being planned. The two office buildings are also situated within one mile of The Square, the open-air shopping, dining and entertainment complex.
SAN ANTONIO — Welcome Group, a Houston-based investment firm, has purchased two office and lab buildings in San Antonio totaling 124,291 square feet. The first building spans 80,431 square feet, sits on an 11.9-acre site and is leased by KCI USA Inc., a provider of wound care services and treatments. The second facility totals 43,860 square feet and was built in phases between 1987 and 1995. Frost Bank provided an undisclosed amount of financing for both acquisitions. Ryan Wassaff of Welcome Realty Advisors, along with internal agents Cole Bercher and John Wilson, represented Welcome Group in the deals. John Taylor of JLL and Luis Garza of Transwestern respectively represented the sellers of the first and second buildings.
FORDS, N.J. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of King’s Road Office Center, a 37,135-square-foot building in Fords, located about 30 miles south of Manhattan. The property was 92 percent leased at the time of sale and fetched a price of roughly $4.3 million. Alan Cafiero and Brent Hyldahl of Marcus & Millichap brokered the deal on behalf of the seller, a limited liability company. Additional terms of sale were not disclosed.