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Leasing ActivityNew YorkNortheastOffice

Colliers Secures 132,000 SF Office Lease Expansion, Extension in Manhattan

by Taylor Williams

NEW YORK CITY — Colliers has secured a 132,000-square-foot office lease expansion and extension in Manhattan’s Flatiron District. The tenant, automated financing platform Ramp, is taking an additional 66,000 square feet of space across the entire fourth floor at 28-40 West 23rd Street, a two-building, 561,000-square-foot complex. Ramp is simultaneously extending its lease of the same square footage across the entire second floor. Mac Roos, Andrew Roos, Michael Cohen and Jessica Verdi of Colliers represented the landlord, Williams Equities, in the lease negotiations. Michael Mathias and R.J. Johns of Cushman & Wakefield represented the tenant.

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LoansNew YorkNortheastOffice

ERG Commercial Arranges $4.6M Loan for Refinancing of Midtown Manhattan Office Building

by Taylor Williams

NEW YORK CITY — New York City-based ERG Commercial Real Estate has arranged a $4.6 million loan for the refinancing of 150 West 36th Street, a 13,000-square-foot office building in Midtown Manhattan’s Garment District. The five-story building includes ground-floor retail space. Mary Guarino of ERG Commercial originated the loan, which was structured with a five-year term and multiple extension options, through an undisclosed local bank. The borrower was also not disclosed.

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Leasing ActivityNew YorkNortheastOffice

Labor Union Signs 20,778 SF Office Lease at 620 Avenue of the Americas in Midtown Manhattan

by Taylor Williams

NEW YORK CITY — Labor union SEIU Local 32BJ has signed a 20,778-square-foot office lease at 620 Avenue of the Americas in Midtown Manhattan. The space is located on the ground floor of the building, which was originally constructed in 1896. Mark Weiss of Cushman and Wakefield represented the union, which has more than 175,000 members, in the lease negotiations. Daniel Birney represented the landlord, RXR, on an internal basis.

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AcquisitionsCaliforniaOfficeWestern

Harbor Associates, F&F Capital Buy 211,000 SF Highlands Corporate Center in San Diego

by Amy Works

SAN DIEGO — A joint venture between Harbor Associates and F&F Capital Group has purchased Highlands Corporate Center, a Class A office campus in San Diego’s Del Mar Heights, for an undisclosed price. Located at 12730-12780 High Bluff Drive, Highlands Corporate Center offers 211,000 square feet of office space spread across five buildings. The recently renovated campus features new lobby finishes, a new conference center, fitness facilities, tenant lounge and an outdoor pavilion, as well as electric vehicle charging stations and private balconies on several of the upper-floor tenant suites. Adam Edwards, Justin Shepherd and Bailey Bland of Eastdil Secured represented the undisclosed seller in the deal. At the time of sale, Highlands Corporate Center was 90 percent leased.

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FeaturesMultifamilyOffice

Lower Property Tax Assessments Are Achievable for Office-to-Residential Conversions

by Katie Sloan

The conversion of obsolete office buildings to new uses is a growing trend in many markets, especially in dense urban centers. Unfortunately, properties under reconstruction can continue to incur hefty property tax bills, even when the asset lacks a rent stream to help offset the owner’s costs. The right arguments can help these taxpayers reduce their property tax liability during a building conversion, however, and set the stage for an accurate, fair assessment of the asset’s adjusted market value under its new use. The taxpayer’s challenge is to understand how reconstruction affects market value and to show assessors how those forces affect taxable value. Obsolescence and opportunity Demand for office space was already faltering when the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated occupancy declines. Since then, remote work and space sharing among office workers has further reduced the amount of offices companies need, with many tenants returning space to property owners as leases mature.  Normally, appraisers value multitenant office buildings under an income approach, attributing rental income per square foot as a starting point for valuation. When the space loses market viability, the per-square-foot rent variable declines and lowers the net valuation for tax purposes. Expanding this result over an entire central business …

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Swinerton Breaks Ground on 45,384 SF Mass Timber Office Project in East Austin

by Taylor Williams

AUSTIN, TEXAS — General contractor Swinerton has broken ground on WORKBENCH, an 45,384-square-foot mass timber office project in East Austin. Designed by locally based architecture firm Dick Clark & Associates, the four-story building will include retail showroom and restaurant space as well as underground parking. Lindgren Development owns WORKBENCH, which is 75 percent preleased to tenants including Beck-Reit Commercial Real Estate, Legacy Lighting and Art + Artisans, as well as Swinerton. All of these groups are also partners on the project. Completion is slated for early 2026.

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Leasing ActivityOfficeTexas

Shield Engineering Group Signs 16,608 SF Office Lease Renewal, Expansion in Fort Worth

by Taylor Williams

FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Shield Engineering Group has signed a 16,608-square-foot office lease renewal and expansion in Fort Worth. The space is located within First Cash Plaza, a nine-story, 155,125-square-foot building located near the downtown area. Alex Bryant of Street Realty Partners represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Jake Neal and Matt Carthey of Holt Lunsford Commercial represented the landlord, First Cash Inc., a pawn store operator with more than 3,000 retail locations in North and South America. 

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IndustrialLeasing ActivityMassachusettsNortheastOffice

Cushman & Wakefield Negotiates 113,382 SF Headquarters Lease in Ayer, Massachusetts

by Taylor Williams

AYER, MASS. — Cushman & Wakefield has negotiated a 113,382-square-foot headquarters lease in Ayer, located northwest of Boston. The industrial building at 3 Nemco Way features 20 tailboard loading docks, high-bay distribution warehouse capabilities and office space. Nick Bruha, Blake Baldwin and Shayne O’Neil of Cushman & Wakefield represented the tenant, laboratory equipment supplier CELLTREAT Scientific Products, in the lease negotiations. The name and representative of the landlord were not disclosed.

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AcquisitionsCaliforniaOfficeWestern

Drawbridge Realty Acquires 225,773 SF Headquarters Office Building in Santa Monica

by Amy Works

SANTA MONICA, CALIF. — Drawbridge Realty has purchased 2220 Colorado Avenue, a six-story, Class A office building in Santa Monica, from Clarion Partners for an undisclosed price. Universal Music Group (UMG) fully occupies the 225,773-square-foot building on a long-term, net-lease basis. The Netherlands-based company uses the property as its operational headquarters. 2220 Colorado Avenues has two UMG-operated recording studios, several upscale conference facilities, secure parking with direct elevator access, an onsite food commissary and coffee bar, collaboration areas and outdoor decks. Kevin Shannon, Alex Foshay, Ken White, Rob Hannan, Laura Stumm and Michael Moll of Newmark represented the seller in the transaction.

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PROCON Breaks Ground on 57,000 SF Industrial Flex Project in Milford, New Hampshire

by Taylor Williams

MILFORD, N.H. — Locally based design-build firm PROCON has broken ground on a 57,000-square-foot industrial flex project in Milford, located near the Massachusetts-New Hampshire border. The project is a build-to-suit for Hitchiner, a provider of casting-based components and assemblies for the aerospace and automotive industries, and will serve as a “shared services operations” center on the company’s existing campus. Completion is scheduled for fall 2025.  

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