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New Blueprint Partners, Rabina Acquire 700,000 SF Vancouver Technology Center in Washington

by Amy Works November 6, 2020

VANCOUVER, WASH. — New Blueprint Partners and Rabina have purchased The Vancouver Technology Center located at 18110 SE 34th St. in East Vancouver. Terms of the transaction were not released. The new owners have renamed the 700,000-square-foot campus Vancouver Innovation Center and plan to implement a multi-million-dollar repositioning program to transform the property into a best-in-class office/industrial flex campus. Built in 1980, the current campus features six buildings with office, flex and light manufacturing space; an exterior courtyard; community garden; park area; and basketball and volleyball courts. The new owners plan to create new building entrances, new common areas, indoor and outdoor amenities and energy-efficient building systems. The partnership’s long-term plan includes the addition of new uses to the campus that will create a live-work-play environment that connects residential, office, manufacturing and retail uses with a network of public pathways, parks and common spaces. Once complete, the campus will be part of a connected community with all components within a 20-minute walk. Evan Pariser, Marko Kazanjian, Nicco Lupo and Casey Davidson of JLL Capital Markets arranged acquisition financing for the buyers.

November 6, 2020

Acquisitions Colorado Office Western

CapRidge Partners Sells DTC Collection Office Portfolio in Southeast Denver for $28.7M

by Amy Works November 6, 2020

DENVER — CapRidge Partners has completed the disposition of The DTC Collection, a Class A office portfolio located in southeast Denver. TerraCap Management purchased the property for $28.7 million. Totaling 181,763 square feet, the two-building portfolio includes Terrace at Orchard Station, a three-story, 115,050-square-foot building at 5575 DTC Parkway, and a six-story, 66,713-square-foot building located at 4949 S. Syracuse St. Built in 1982 and renovated in 2008 and 2015, Terrace at Orchard Station features a conference center, locker rooms and showers, a structured parking deck and web-based service request system. The property on South Syracuse Street, which was also built in 1982, features a two-story atrium and an attached parking structure. Tim Richey, Charley Will, Jenny Knowlton and Chad Flynn of CBRE Capital Markets, Institutional Properties, represented the seller in the transaction. C.J. Kelly, Brady O’Donnell and Jeff Halsey of CBRE Capital Markets’ Debt & Structured Finance arranged acquisition financing for the buyer.

November 6, 2020

Acquisitions Industrial Office Washington Western

Harsch Investment Buys Four-Building Business Park in Washington for $14.7M

by Amy Works November 6, 2020

AUBURN, WASH. — Harsch Investment Properties has purchased 30th & B Street Business Park in Auburn for $14.7 million. A partnership between Accord Business Park, D&E Enterprises, Green Valley Ridge Partners and LLC & TDW Auburn previously owned the property. Jim Honan of Neil Walter Co. presented the off-market deal to Harsch. The four-building property features 101,460 square feet of rentable space. At the time of acquisition, the property was fully leased to 19 manufacturing tenants in spaces between 1,500 square feet to 18,000 square feet.

November 6, 2020

Development Healthcare Life Sciences Massachusetts Northeast Office

King Street Breaks Ground on $170M Life Sciences Project in Boston

by Taylor Williams November 5, 2020

BOSTON — Locally based developer King Street Properties has broken ground on 101 Cambridgepark, a $170 million life sciences project located in the Cambridge area of Boston. King Street is partnering with California-based Healthpeak Properties on the 160,000-square-foot project, which will feature both traditional office and laboratory space within a five-story building. The property will also include 3,000 square feet of street-level retail space with outdoor seating. Completion is slated for the third quarter of 2022. Newmark is leasing the project.

November 5, 2020

Acquisitions New Jersey Northeast Office

JLL Negotiates $50M Sale of Office Building in Morristown, New Jersey

by Taylor Williams November 5, 2020

MORRISTOWN, N.J. — JLL has negotiated the $50 million sale of a 232,000-square-foot office building located at 44 Whippany Road in the Northern New Jersey city of Morristown. The property spans 20 acres and features a fitness center, café, outdoor patio and picnic area and access to walking trails. Jose Cruz, Kevin O’Hearn, Steve Simonelli and Michael Oliver of JLL represented the seller, an affiliate of Marcus Partners, in the transaction. The team also procured the buyer, Liberty Properties LLC. The three-story building also recently underwent an $18 million capital improvement program.

November 5, 2020

California Development Industrial Office Restaurant Retail Western

Wonderful Real Estate Begins Construction of Amenity, Training Center at Industrial Park in Shafter, California

by Amy Works November 5, 2020

SHAFTER, CALIF. — Wonderful Real Estate Development has started construction of a new corporate office building, conference center, wellness center, amenity center and vocational school at Wonderful Industrial Park (WIP) in Shafter. Spanning 98,000 square feet, the logistics park is slated for completion in first-quarter 2022. The development will include a 61,000-square-foot corporate office component, a 37,200-square-foot vocational training center and an 8,500-square-foot restaurant café space. The corporate office space will be home to more than 200 Central Valley employees, including those working for Wonderful Citrus, Wonderful Pistachios and Almonds, Suterra, Pom Wonderful and Wonderful Real Estate Development. Additionally, the office space will provide large meeting rooms that will be available to companies within WIP and the community at-large. The development’s Wonderful Wellness Center will include a gym, exercise classes, healthy awareness programs and access to a mobile clinic. In addition to Wonderful Company’s developments, Walmart Inc. is nearing the completion of a 630,000-square-foot distribution facility at WIP. The highly automated property is optimized for handling, packaging and shipping food. The facility is located on 65 acres that Walmart acquired from WIP in 2018. The facility is slated to be fully operational by spring 2021.

November 5, 2020

Market Reports Midwest Midwest Market Reports Nebraska Office Retail

Key Leasing Considerations for Commercial Landlords in the Age of Coronavirus

by Kristin Harlow November 5, 2020

By Addison Fairchild, Baird Holm At its onset nearly nine months ago, the novel coronavirus forced federal, state and local leaders to consider measures necessary to prevent the virus’s inevitable spread. Those leaders imposed measures they calculated to balance minimizing the spread and harm of coronavirus to the national and local economies. Whether those measures were effective in achieving those goals is a question for another day. However, now that coronavirus is currently a part of daily life, businesses have been considering what measures they must take. Like political leaders, they must also consider balancing the potential liability they may face for the spread of the coronavirus or other illness, the harm to their patrons and clients, and the harm to their bottom lines. Commercial landlords are not exempt from considering the coronavirus or other pandemics in future leasing. It is unlikely a court would find a commercial landlord liable for the spread of a pandemic in their leased properties, except in rare circumstances. However, tenants may require landlords to provide upgrades to properties to ensure the safety of the leased premises. This article considers whether landlords may be liable for the spread of a pandemic in their leased premises. …

November 5, 2020

Acquisitions Colorado Industrial Office Western

CBRE Arranges Sale of 811,817 SF Rocky Mountain Center for Innovation and Technology in Loveland, Colorado

by Amy Works November 4, 2020

LOVELAND, COLO. — CBRE has brokered the sale of Rocky Mountain Center for Innovation and Technology (RMCIT) in Loveland. Bowling Green, Ky.-based Cumberland & Western Resources sold the asset to RMCIT LLC for $15.5 million. Located at 815 14th St. SW, the four-building campus features 811,817 square feet of office and flex industrial space on 177 acres. At the time of sale, the property was leased to a variety of tenants, including Lighting eMotors (formerly Lightning Systems). The property features on-site fiber optic cabling and up to eight megawatts or power capacity. Additional features include secured fencing with controlled access points, ample parking, common and recreational areas, and trucking access on both upper and lower levels. The facility is equipped for both large- and small-scale shipping and receiving operations. Mike Eyer, Mike Camp, Julius Taber and Greg Haynes of CBRE represented the seller in the deal.

November 4, 2020

Acquisitions Industrial NAI Office Texas

NAI Partners Arranges Sale of 153,000 SF Office, Cold Storage Facility in Metro Houston

by Taylor Williams November 4, 2020

SUGAR LAND, TEXAS — NAI Partners has arranged the sale of a 153,000-square-foot office, cold storage and food processing facility located at 10631 Corporate Drive in the southwestern Houston suburb of Sugar Land. Zane Carman and Clay Pritchett of NAI Partners represented the buyer, an unnamed national food manufacturing company, in the transaction. Jarret Venghaus, David Buescher and Jordan Raney of JLL represented the seller, Midway Corp. Partners LP.

November 4, 2020

Illinois Leasing Activity Midwest Office Retail

Two Tenants Sign Leases at Bell Works Chicagoland in Hoffman Estates

by Kristin Harlow November 4, 2020

HOFFMAN ESTATES, ILL. — The first two tenants have signed leases at Bell Works Chicagoland in Hoffman Estates. CPA Group Advisors is the first office tenant and Fairgrounds Craft Coffee and Tea is the first retail tenant. Bell Works Chicagoland is the redevelopment of the 1.6 million-square-foot former AT&T headquarters from developer Somerset Development. Fairgrounds will operate a kiosk at Bell Works beginning in December with plans to open a permanent location with a full cocktail bar in early 2022. Boutique full-service accounting firm CPA Advisors will occupy one of the property’s “ready-to-wear” office spaces. These pre-built office suites offer immediate occupancy for small- to medium-sized businesses. The $200 million Bell Works Chicagoland mirrors Somerset’s Bell Works New Jersey. Plans call for 1.2 million square feet of office space; 60,000 square feet of conference facilities, storage and amenities; and 60,000 square feet of restaurant and retail space. Despite COVID-19, interior renovations remain on schedule and construction is slated for completion this week. Colliers International and The Garibaldi Group are the leasing teams marketing office space at the property.

November 4, 2020

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