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HOUSTON — JLL has brokered the sale of Reserve at Westchase, a 194,919-square-foot office building in West Houston. Built in 1999, the four-story building has undergone significant renovations in recent years and offers amenities such as a tenant lounge and conference center. Kevin McConn led the JLL team that represented the seller, Transwestern Investment Group, in the transaction. Michael Johnson and Michael King, also with JLL, arranged acquisition financing through an undisclosed insurance company on behalf of the buyer, DML Capital. The building was 76 percent leased at the time of sale.

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NEW YORK CITY — CBRE has negotiated a 15,000-square-foot office lease expansion at 299 Park Avenue in Midtown Manhattan. The tenant, investment advisory firm One William Street Capital Management, now occupies about 45,000 square feet at the 1.2 million-square-foot building. Scott Gottlieb, Andrew Sussman, Ben Friedman and Lewis Gottlieb of CBRE represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. David Falk, Peter Shimkin, Andy Sachs and Eric Cagner of Newmark, along with internal agents Marc Packman and Clark Briffel, represented the landlord, Fisher Brothers.

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SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. — MIG Real Estate has sold Scottsdale Centre, a medical outpatient building in Scottsdale, to an Arizona-based commercial real estate investment company for $44.6 million. Located at 7373 N. Scottsdale Blvd., the 163,311-square-foot Scottsdale Centre is 78 percent leased, of which 66 percent was medical and 34 percent was office tenancy. Current tenants include Palo Verde Cancer Specialists, Prosano Health and various other healthcare providers. Originally constructed in 1984 and upgraded and converted from office to primary medical space post-pandemic, Scottsdale Centre is a two-story building situated on 8.7 acres. The property features 254 surface parking spaces and 466 subterranean parking spaces. Travis Ives, Gino Lollio and Tyler Moses of Cushman & Wakefield’s U.S. Healthcare Capital Markets represented the Newport Beach, Calif.-based seller in the deal. Sheila Bale, Erika Eckblad, Tom Weinhold, Tim Whittemore and Patrick Schrimsher of Cushman & Wakefield provided local market leasing advisory on the sale and have been retained by the buyer to continue handling leasing for the property.

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CHICAGO — Friedman Properties has completed renovations at the Reid Murdoch Building in Chicago’s River North neighborhood. The improvements included the construction of a 5,600-square-foot amenity suite with a new lounge and fitness center. Housed on the fourth floor, the lounge features a café with complimentary coffee drinks, an audiovisual system, refrigeration and warming drawers for larger events and multiple seating configurations to accommodate individuals or small groups. Two conference rooms are available with video conferencing technology. Other features include high-speed internet and a mural by artist Kate Lewis. The fitness center includes cardio equipment with integrated video content and streaming, Peloton bikes and free weights. Tenants have access to locker rooms with showers and towel service as well as a personal trainer. A first phase of renovations completed earlier this year included a 5,388-square-foot speculative office suite on the third floor that includes a lounge and collaboration space, two conference rooms, three private offices, 29 flexible workstations and an open kitchen. The lobby was also renovated. Originally constructed in 1914, the Reid Murdoch Building long served as the office, warehouse and manufacturing facilities for Reid, Murdoch & Co., one of the country’s largest wholesale grocers. The building hosted traffic …

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— By Charles Van Geel of Cushman & Wakefield — Despite broader economic headwinds, Southern Nevada’s commercial real estate market continues to showcase remarkable resilience – especially in the office sector. The demand for high-quality office space remains strong in the Southwest and Summerlin submarkets, underpinned by a flight to quality and shifting corporate priorities toward top-tier environments. The bulk of today’s office activity is concentrated along the critical Interstate 215 corridor, stretching from Green Valley to Summerlin parkways. This corridor has become the heartbeat of the region’s office market. However, within this high-demand stretch, the availability of true Class A product (particularly in the Southwest submarket) is diminishing. Small blocks of space are becoming increasingly rare, while sublease opportunities along this corridor are practically nonexistent. Adding pressure to this is the fact that new construction is largely stalled. Speculative development is not economically feasible with the current market dynamics. Lenders are unwilling to fund projects unless developers can demonstrate significant preleasing commitments, often north of 50 percent. This has been a challenge, as preleasing activity in the broader market remains minimal.  Still, the area has received a few recent high-profile deliveries. These include Downtown Summerlin’s 1700 Pavilion, Phase II of …

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NEW ORLEANS — Gayle Benson, owner of the NFL’s New Orleans Saints and NBA’s New Orleans Pelicans, plans to acquire 1515 Poydras, a 27-story office tower in downtown New Orleans’ central business district. Benson is under contract and the sale is expected to close in mid-July. The seller and sales price were not disclosed. Built in 1983, the tower comprises 529,000 rentable square feet of office space and a 494-space structured parking garage. The property occupies an entire city block bounded by Poydras, Perdido, LaSalle and Freret streets. Future development plans for 1515 Poydras were not disclosed, but Benson has shared she “has no plans” for the property to “compete in the traditional office tenant marketplace.” Benson has tapped Sue Tucker, formerly with JLL now with Corporate Realty Inc., to oversee property management at 1515 Poydras. Other New Orleans properties owned or once-owned by Benson include Dominion Tower (Benson Tower), the New Orleans Centre Mall (now Champions Square), the Mercedes-Benz Van Center of New Orleans and the 1,100-room Hyatt Regency Hotel.

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PLANO, TEXAS — Bradford Commercial Real Estate Services has arranged a 17,861-square-foot office lease at One Legacy Circle, located northeast of Dallas in Plano. The  214,110-square-foot building, which recently underwent capital improvements, is now fully leased. Jared Laake of Bradford represented the landlord, an out-of-state partnership managed by local investment firm Gildenson Real Estate, in the lease negotiations. Michael Griffin of Transwestern represented the tenant, mortgage services company ServiceLink of Texas, which plans to relocate in October.

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TUCSON, ARIZ. — Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR has arranged the sale of a 10,405-square-foot medical office building located at 2155 W. Orange Grove Road in Tucson. OGFP Building LLC sold the asset to The Kenneth M. Phrang & Cynthia L. Phrang Trust for $3.1 million. Richard Kleiner and Alexis Corona of Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR represented the seller, while Ryan Gonzales of Marcus & Millichap represented the buyer in the deal.

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MAYFIELD HEIGHTS, OHIO — Time Equities Inc. (TEI) and RHM Capital have acquired 6055 Parkland Boulevard, a 104,221-square-foot office building in the eastern Cleveland suburb of Mayfield Heights, for $3.5 million. The partnership plans to begin immediate renovations to the lobby and common areas and enhance the building’s existing amenities. The property features 35,000-square-foot floorplates, underground parking and direct visibility to I-271. CBRE represented the seller, Progressive Insurance. Jonathan Dulberg and Keaton Baum represented TEI on an internal basis, and Preston Hoge represented RHM internally.

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NEW YORK CITY — Foster Garvey PC has signed a 10-year, 11,445-square-foot office lease at One Seaport Plaza in Lower Manhattan. The law firm will relocate from 100 Wall Steet to the ninth floor of the 1.1 million-square-foot building, which is located at 199 Water St., beginning this fall. Nicholas Farmakis and Steve London of Savills represented Foster Garvey in the lease negotiations. John Cefaly, Ethan Silverstein, Stephen Bellwood and Rachel Rosenfeld of Cushman & Wakefield, along with internal agents Brett Greenberg and Adam Rappaport, represented the landlord, Jack Resnick & Sons.

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