NEW YORK CITY — Civic Entertainment Group has signed a 12,180-square-foot office lease at 740 Broadway in Manhattan’s NoHo neighborhood. The marketing agency’s footprint in the submarket now totals 27,180 square feet, including its 15,180 square feet of existing space across the entire second floor at 440 Lafayette Street, an interconnected building. That lease was also extended by seven years. GFP Real Estate owns both buildings.
CHICAGO — Tishman Speyer has secured lease agreements with Rewards Network and CVS Health to occupy a total of 81,931 square feet at 525 West Monroe, its recently renovated, 900,000-square-foot office tower in Chicago’s West Loop neighborhood. Rewards Network, a restaurant rewards and loyalty program, will relocate its headquarters to the tower’s 40,956-square-foot sixth floor in September 2026. The fintech company will expand its footprint when it moves from 540 West Madison Street, where it occupies 25,000 square feet. CVS Health will bring together its Chicago-area workforce at 525 West Monroe in early 2026. The healthcare company’s new office will span the fifth floor for a total of 40,975 square feet. Tishman Speyer’s redevelopment of 525 West Monroe included a new outdoor plaza, entrances and lobby designed by Michaelis Boyd Associates and MDEAS. The Foyer, an all-day café concept that Tishman Speyer created in partnership with Infuse Hospitality, encompasses a bar and table service as well as outdoor patio seating. Tenants also have access to ZO Clubhouse, an amenity center and lounge on the 23rd floor. Tishman Speyer originally developed 525 West Monroe, which is located one block from Chicago Union Station. Ellen May and Stephen Golz represented Tishman Speyer …
LOS ANGELES — Kilroy Realty Corp. has acquired Maple Plaza, an office campus in the Beverly Hills submarket of Los Angeles, from Tishman Speyer for $205.3 million, or $707 per square foot. The transaction was funded with cash on hand and recent disposition proceeds. Stephen Somer and Brooke Silver of CBRE brokered the transaction. Renovated in 2017, Maple Plaza features 293,000 square feet of Class A office space at 345 N. Maple Drive. At the time of sale, the property was 75 percent leased to a mix of tenants across private equity, professional services, education and entertainment. For Tishman Speyer, this transaction completes a trio of dispositions in Beverly Hills. The firm originally acquired Maple Plaza in 2005 for $101 million and subsequently secured leases with a variety of of entertainment, financial services, lifestyle customers and retailers, including Goop Kitchen and Cafe Ruisseau. Last August, Tishman Speyer sold 407 North Maple Drive to Fashion Nova for $119.7 million, and in December, the firm sold 9242 Beverly to Envision and Faring for $90 million.
Richmond’s office market stands out as a resilient post-pandemic performer, with strong relocation activity, a notably low vacancy rate driven by steady return-to-office trends and dynamic development, including office-to-residential conversions that are reshaping both the office and retail landscapes. Relocations have outpaced renewals in 2025, accounting for 78 percent of leases signed so far this year — the highest ratio of new leases to renewals since before 2019. This marks an increase even over the past few years, which were already remarkably healthy. Richmond’s overall leasing activity remains stable, escaping the post-pandemic decline that crippled many other markets. The region has also recorded positive absorption for four consecutive quarters, signaling steadily increasing demand following occupancy losses from 2021 through 2023. Return-to-office initiatives have reignited space needs that have been put on hold for months, or even years. As a result, average daily employee attendance in downtown Richmond has risen from 2,200 in 2022 to more than 3,000 in 2025, according to Placer.ai data, analyzed by CBRE Research. While this still trails pre-COVID levels by about 43 percent, it reflects progress toward restoring a balanced office market. Class A and B properties have repeatedly shown positive net absorption when broken down …
NEW YORK CITY — Grammarly has signed a 23,038-square-foot office lease in Midtown Manhattan. The provider of AI-supported writing assistance services will occupy the entire eighth floor at 360 Park Avenue South, a 450,000-square-foot building that was recently repositioned. Justin Haber and Kyle Riker of JLL represented Grammarly in the lease negotiations. Peter Turchin, Gregg Rothkin, Ross Zimbalist, Arkady Smolyansky, Hayden Pascal and Trevor Larkin from CBRE represented the landlord, Boston Properties (BXP).
HOUSTON — General contractor Benchmark Houston Builders has broken ground on a 30,000-square-foot office headquarters project within East River, Midway’s 150-acre mixed-use development. The project is a build-to-suit for the U.S. subsidiary of Australian firm Anton Paar USA, which provides laboratory instruments and measuring systems. Powers Brown Architecture is designing the space. Completion is slated for next summer.
CHICAGO — Mavrek and ACRES Commercial Realty Corp. have received financing for the conversion of 65 E Wacker Place, an historic office building in Chicago, into apartments. The development will be named Wacker Place. With the issuance of the full building permit, interior construction is poised to begin. The property will be redeveloped into a 252-unit luxury apartment complex. The project team includes McHugh Construction and architect Pappageorge Haymes Partners. Chris Knight of JLL represented the development team in the placement of debt. The financing includes a $62.4 million senior loan from Derby Lane Partners and an $11 million loan from Hoyne Savings Bank. The project’s capital stack includes more than $17 million in federal and Illinois state historic tax credits, which were monetized through PNC Bank. Wacker Place will offer a mix of studios, one- and two-bedroom units. Amenities will include a coworking lounge, fitness center and rooftop deck. Morton’s The Steakhouse will continue its tenancy on the ground floor. The property was originally constructed as the Millinery Mart Building and later served as the home of the Esquire offices.
GRANDVIEW HEIGHTS, OHIO — VIUM Capital, a seniors housing and healthcare commercial real estate finance firm, has leased 14,808 square feet of new headquarters space at 995 Yard Street within Grandview Yard in Grandview Heights, just north of Columbus. Clayton Davis of JLL represented the tenant. Grandview Yard is a 125-acre mixed-use development featuring more than 1.2 million square feet of office space, 1,500 residences, hospitality, retail and restaurant uses. The neighborhood is home to businesses such as Nationwide Insurance, OhioHealth, Ernst & Young, Willis, Ineos and Acrisure. The office at 995 Yard St. consists of two connected four-story buildings totaling 245,000 square feet. Amenities include Crossings Café, a fitness center and conference facility. Construction on VIUM’s space is underway, with occupancy slated for the first quarter of 2026.
NEW YORK CITY — Rithm Capital Corp., a global alternative asset manager, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Paramount Group Inc. (NYSE: PGRE), a vertically integrated real estate investment trust (REIT) that owns, operates, manages and redevelops Class A office properties in New York City and San Francisco. The purchase price is approximately $1.6 billion. New York City-based Paramount’s portfolio includes 13 owned and four managed office assets totaling more than 13.1 million square feet, 85.4 percent of which was leased as of June 30. Under the terms of the agreement, which has been approved by the boards of directors of both companies, Rithm will acquire all outstanding shares of Paramount common stock for $6.60 per fully diluted share. Paramount’s stock price closed at $7.38 per share Tuesday, Sept. 16, up from $5.08 per share one year ago, a more than 45 percent increase. Rithm expects to fund the transaction with a combination of cash and liquidity from its balance sheet and potential opportunities from co-investors. New York City-based Rithm says the addition of the Paramount portfolio will create new opportunities for investors to access its real estate platform and bolster its asset management business. “We believe the …
SOUTH JORDAN, UTAH — Fort Street Partners has purchased Daybreak Corporate Center, a multi-tenant office building in South Jordan. Situated within the 4,000-acre master-planned Daybreak community, Daybreak Corporate Center offers 177,000 square feet of office space. Built in 2008, the asset features a 512-stall structured parking garage, a rooftop patio and walkable access to restaurants, retail, trails and the Daybreak Beach Club. At the time of sale, the property was 95.4 percent occupied. Current tenants include Rio Tinto, Travelpass Group and Enova. Fort Street Partners plans to renovate and lease the remaining space within the building.