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CHANDLER, ARIZ. — YMC Arizona Properties, a private investment group based in Los Angeles, has purchased Portico Place I and II, a two-building office property located at 2121 and 2195 W. Chandler Blvd. in Chandler. Milwaukee-based Irgens sold the complex for $21.7 million. Situated in the South East Valley, Portico Place I and II offers 89,182 square feet of office space, with lease rates ranging from the high $20s to low $30s per square foot. Erik Marsh of Kidder Mathews represented the buyer in the deal.

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By Claire Blevins and Collin Devaney, NAI Brannen Goddard We’ve all seen the depressing commercial real estate news stories about the state of the office market, with words like “bleak,” “hazy” or “obsolete” in the headlines. Questions surround every major market, including Atlanta — a metro market known for its dependable economy and robust demand. Admittedly, Atlanta has had its struggles during the pandemic, like slow leasing activity and rising rental rates, but not everything is doom and gloom. New City Properties, in the middle of breaking ground on Mailchimp’s new headquarters, announced it was upping the budget to prepare for future pandemics, including setting money aside for technology that is not even available yet. Other developers are choosing to prioritize private green space over expensive machinery. Midtown’s new Norfolk Southern headquarters, opening by the third quarter of 2021, takes advantage of its 3.4-acre lot by developing a campus-style hub filled with parks and a rooftop garden. Employees who utilize these outdoor spaces decrease the risk of airborne transmissions, as well as promote healthy habits. Not every office building has the room for large outdoor forums, so other owners are doing away with cubicles and building out private offices. Or …

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Commercial real estate sentiment has returned to pre-pandemic levels, according to NAIOP’s fall 2021 survey. Those views are good news for the commercial real estate industry generally, and the metro Atlanta office market is helping to provide some impressive specifics behind the rising optimism. At 2 million square feet of office space, Atlanta led the country in positive absorption in third-quarter 2021, approximately 700,000 square feet ahead of No. 3 market New York City, according to Colliers International research. Atlanta’s relatively low costs, attractive weather, growing demographics and educated labor force are big advantages for the city’s economy and office market. Metro Atlanta ranked No. 8 for year-over-year job growth in August among the largest U.S. metro areas with an increase of 124,300 new jobs, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Atlanta recorded an unemployment rate of 3.1 percent that month for the market, 210 basis points lower the national figure. Atlanta also ranks No. 8 nationally for tech talent, according to CBRE, with total tech occupations having increased 15.2 percent from 2015 to 2020. Savills cited Atlanta’s highest growth rate for technology-related graduates in the country, a big draw for innovative companies looking to relocate to or …

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HOUSTON — Younan Properties Inc., a Los Angeles-based subsidiary of global private equity firm Younan Co., has acquired Two Westlake Park, a 455,000-square-foot office building located in Houston’s Energy Corridor. The building was constructed on 5.4 acres in 1982 and is situated within Westlake Park, an office development that spans more than 2.8 million square feet across 58 acres. Dan Miller and Marty Hogan of JLL represented the seller, PIMCO, in the transaction. Younan Properties was self-represented.

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CHANDLER, ARIZ. — VanTrust Real Estate has completed the construction of Phase II at Chandler Corporate Center in Chandler. Situated on 12 acres at 4100 W. Chandler Blvd., the 118,000-square-foot speculative office building complements the property that was developed in the first phase. The first-phase building was leased to Allstate Insurance and subsequently sold to Strategic Office Partners in 2019. Designed by Butler Design Group of Phoenix, the building features a two-story glass entrance, 58,000-square-foot floor plates and an abundance of glass. Stevens-Leinweber Construction served as general contractor for the project, which Colliers International is marketing for lease.

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BOULDER, COLO. — Tritower Financial Group has completed the disposition of 3200 Walnut, a four-building interconnected campus located at 1825, 1865, 1885 33rd St. and 3200 Walnut St. in Boulder. Invesco Real Estate acquired the asset for an undisclosed price. The tenant — formerly Array BioPharma, which Pfizer acquired in 2019 — has occupied the 151,384-square-foot campus for 19 years. John Jugl of Newmark represented the seller in the deal.

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TUCSON, ARIZ. — Meridian, in partnership with an institutional investor, has acquired El Dorado Medical Plaza for an undisclosed price. Located at 1400 N. Wilmot Road, the three-story property features 187,690 square feet of Class B medical office space, plus surgery and hospital services. Meridian plans to implement a renovation program for the property, with completion slated for the end of 2021. Ben Tashakorian, David Benjamin, Trent Carvolth, Bradley Peters and Kelly O’Dea of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, Houston-based Clarion Properties. Meridian was self-represented in the deal.

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PEORIA, ARIZ. — Newmark has negotiated the sale of Adelante Healthcare Plaza, a two-tenant medical and retail building located at 15525 N. 83rd Ave. in Peoria. A 1031 exchange investor acquired the asset from a private seller for $4.8 million. Adelante Healthcare and MacMedia occupy the 15,566-square-foot property, with Adelante Healthcare as the anchor tenant. Newmark describes the property as medtail, a term for traditional retail centers that include a heavy mix of medical tenants. Steve Julius, Jesse Goldsmith and Chase Dorsett of Newmark represented the seller, while Geoffrey Turbow of CBRE represented the buyer.

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BOSTON — Jamestown LP has sold a 50 percent interest in The Innovation & Design Building, a 1.4 million-square-foot office and life sciences property in Boston’s Seaport District. Jamestown originally purchased the building in 2013 and has since invested more than $200 million in its revitalization, with construction of additional office and lab space scheduled to begin later this year. The property now serves as a business hub for companies including Reebok and Autodesk, as well as life sciences users like Ginkgo Bioworks and Living Proof. The buyer was Related Fund Management, the investment management affiliate of Related Cos. and its Boston office, Related Beal. Robert Griffin, Edward Maher, Samantha Hallowell and Dominick Romano of Newmark brokered the deal, which represents a $710 million recapitalization.

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NEW YORK CITY — Three apparel companies have signed office leases totaling 35,458 square feet at 463 Seventh Ave., a 22-story building in Manhattan’s Garment District. Sensual Inc. signed a lease for 23,785 square feet, A.W. Chang Corp. renewed its lease for 8,936 square feet and Blue Duck Trading Ltd. signed a 2,737-square-foot renewal. David Levy of Adams & Co. Real Estate represented the landlord, Arsenal Co., in all three sets of lease negotiations. Built in 1925, 463 Seventh Ave. is located within Penn Plaza and recently underwent a multimillion-dollar renovation.

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