AUSTIN, TEXAS — Law firm Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP has signed a 28,000-square-foot office lease in downtown Austin. The firm, which primarily represents clients in the tech industry, is taking the entire 32nd floor at The Republic, a 48-story building that is under construction in the downtown area. Mark Miller and Seth Johnston of Lincoln Property Co., which owns the property in partnership with Phoenix Property Co. and DivcoWest, internally represented the landlord in the lease negotiations. John Gump and Marc Vanderslice of CBRE represented the tenant.
NEW YORK CITY — Locally based investment firm AmTrust RE has acquired a 260,000-square-foot office building located at 360 Lexington Ave. in Midtown Manhattan for $65.5 million. Constructed in 1959, the 24-story building has received significant renovations in the past few years, including a new lobby and upgraded elevators and common areas. AmTrust plans to implement further capital improvements by adding several new amenities, including conference rooms and lounges. Adam Spies, Adam Doneger, Joshua King and Marcella Fasulo of Newmark represented both AmTrust RE and the undisclosed seller in the transaction.
LOS ANGELES — A joint venture between Lendlease and Aware Super has topped out the six-story office building and 12-story multifamily building at Habitat, the joint venture’s mixed-use development in Los Angeles. Located at 3401 S. La Cienega Blvd., Habitat will feature a 253,000-square-foot office building, a 260-unit multifamily building and 2,900 square feet of retail and restaurant space, along with an integrated acre of open space. The project is slated for completion in early 2026. Designed by SHoP Architects, with commercial interiors by A+I and Steinberg Hart as executive architect, Habitat’s 50,000-square-foot floor plates feature 14-foot floor-to-floor heights and terraces. Office amenities include a lobby with niches for gathering, fitness center, hospitality-inspired locker rooms with showers and end-of-trip facilities for cyclist commuters. The residential building will offer 260 studio, one- and two-bedroom layouts with access to outdoor space along with hospitality- and wellness-inspired amenities. Expected to be net zero carbon in construction and operations, Habitat will include an integrated 125kW solar array, 64 dedicated electric vehicle parking spots, 222 secured bike parking spots, natural ventilation and lower-carbon concrete. Los Angeles-based RELM designed Habitat’s network of parks and walking paths, which offer a mix of secluded seating clusters and communal gathering …
PHOENIX — U-Haul International, a Phoenix-based moving and self-storage company, has acquired 20 E Thomas, a 25-story office tower at 20 E. Thomas Road in Phoenix’s Midtown submarket, from an entity controlled by Bank of America for $23.7 million. The 548,938-square-foot asset is part of a 10.5-acre mixed-use development containing 1.5 million square feet of office space, 30,500 square feet of retail space, a 242-room Embassy Suites hotel and an 11-story parking garage immediately adjacent to 20 E. Thomas Road. The sale also included 49 E Thomas, a 1.1-acre excess land parcel for additional parking. U-Haul intends to occupy most of the building, in what will be a real estate expansion for the company. U-Haul plans to consolidate its team members from other nearby buildings it currently owns. The company will continue to lease approximately 16 percent of space at the building to existing tenants. Eric Wichterman, Chris Toci and Mike Coover of Cushman & Wakefield represented a Bank of America entity in the sale after foreclosing on the property in summer 2024, several months after leases covering more than two-thirds of the building expired. Cushman & Wakefield’s Jerry Roberts and Pat Boyle also provided leasing advisory services. Ryan Eustice of …
DENVER — Tom Saurey, manager of Centerpoint Holdings LLC and founder and CEO of Tuff Shed, has purchased Centerpoint I and II, two office buildings located at 3900 E. Mexico Ave. and 1777 S. Harrison St. in Denver, from TerraCap Management LLC for $23 million. At the time of sale, the properties were 70 percent leased. Totaling 373,916 square feet, Centerpoint I and II offer a renovated, modern lobby and tenant lounge, a new conference facility and new full-service deli/café. The property has also undergone updates to the elevators and mechanical systems. The new ownership plans to complete some amenities and fitness upgrades. Tuff Shed recently renewed its 29,087-square-foot, long-term lease in the building at 1777 S. Harrison St., which includes a large indoor showroom and sales center on the first level, as well as two floors of office space. Tributary Real Estate brokered the sale, and Dunton Commercial will manage the property for the new owner.
CLAYTON, MO. — Sansone Group, the leasing and property management team for PNC Center, has unveiled a new 11,435-square-foot amenities center at the 18-story office tower in the St. Louis suburb of Clayton. Named The Clayton Club, the project features a training center that can accommodate up to 64 participants, alongside two additional conference rooms and three huddle rooms for smaller meetings. The center also boasts a fully equipped fitness facility, complete with towel service, personal training and a dedicated movement room. Additional upgraded amenities include a micro-mart, putting green, pool table and various relaxation areas. The Clayton Club provides whiskey and wine lockers for an after-work experience. Sansone Group’s property management team oversaw every aspect from design collaboration to contractor selection and project execution. The property is owned by Clayton Central Owner LLC. Local architect Domash DesignSource and Los Angeles-based David Netto Design were the architects. Two new tenants have signed leases at the building totaling over 15,000 square feet.
SAN DIEGO — Encinitas, Calif.-based Ambient Communities has acquired 530 B Street, a 24-story office tower in downtown San Diego. An undisclosed seller sold the building for $27.5 million. At the time of sale, the 250,181-square-foot tower was 76.8 percent occupied, with US Bank as a major tenant occupying 77,414 square feet. Ambient Communities plans to eventually convert the office building to primarily residential units. Mickey Morera of Kidder Mathews represented the buyer in the deal. Mary Blagg of Kidder Mathews is overseeing management of the building.
COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. — Marcus & Millichap Capital Corp. (MMCC) has arranged a $4.7 million loan for the refinancing of a medical office building located at 2860 S. Circle Drive in Colorado Springs. Tenants at the medical office include a mental health clinic, a counseling clinic, an esthetic clinic, an acupuncture clinic and a treatment center. Garrett Fierstein of MMCC secured the financing with a local credit union on behalf of a private client. Terms of the 10-year loan include a 6.75 percent fixed interest rate with a 25 year-amortization schedule and a loan-to-value ratio of 65 percent.
LIBERTYVILLE, ILL. — BWE has arranged a $20 million loan for the acquisition of Innovation Park, a 1 million-square-foot mixed-use office and research laboratory campus in the Chicago suburb of Libertyville. Originally constructed in the 1990s to serve as an R&D facility for the Motorola Corp., Innovation Park spans 83 acres. The property was 71 percent leased at the time of loan closing. Anchor tenants include Valent BioSciences, Medline Industries and Juno Therapeutics. Daniel Rosenberg, Chris Caroll, Logan Petersmeyer and Max Miller of BWE arranged the loan through a depository institution on behalf of the borrowers, a joint venture between Chicago-based developer R2 and Chicago-based JDI Realty. The five-year loan features multiple years of interest-only payments and structured flexibility.
TEANECK, N.J. — Interstate Waste Services has signed a 30,000-square-foot office lease expansion at Glenpointe, a 670,000-square-foot, four-building mixed-use development in the Northern New Jersey community of Teaneck. The deal brings the company’s total footprint at Glenpointe to 47,545 square feet. Jeff Schotz, Dan Reider, Peter Kasparian and David Simson of Newmark represented the landlord, Alfred Sanzari Enterprises, in the lease negotiations. Andrew Zezas of Real Estate Strategies Corp. represented the tenant.