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Spear Street Capital Buys Lower Manhattan Office, Retail Building for $50.5M

by Taylor Williams July 13, 2026

NEW YORK CITY — San Francisco-based investment firm Spear Street Capital has purchased 76 Eighth Avenue, a 10-story office and retail building in Lower Manhattan, for $50.5 million. The 35,620-square-foot building was completed in 2022 and was fully leased at the time of sale, with Wells Fargo occupying the retail space. Andrew Scandalios, David Giancola, Vickram Jambu, Drew Isaacson and Jennifer Zelko of JLL represented the seller, G4 Capital Partners, in the transaction. Aaron Niedermayer, Peter Rotchford and Christopher Pratt, also with JLL, arranged $27.7 million in acquisition financing for the deal through DekaBank.

July 13, 2026

Leasing Activity New York Northeast Office

Energy Capital Partners Signs Office Lease Expansion in Lower Manhattan

by Taylor Williams July 13, 2026

NEW YORK CITY — Energy Capital Partners has signed an office lease expansion in Lower Manhattan. The infrastructure investment firm previously occupied the entire 58th floor of One World Trade Center and has now taken the entire 59th floor, yielding a total footprint of 70,425 square feet. Eric Zemachson and Corey Borg of Newmark represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. David Falk, Peter Shimkin, Hal Stein, Nathan Kropp and Paige Raisides, also with Newmark, along with internal agents Eric Engelhardt, Karen Rose and Sayo Kamara, represented the landlord, The Durst Organization, which developed One World Trade Center in partnership with The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey

July 13, 2026

The growing presence of first-time and out-of-market buyers throughout Texas suggests that investor confidence is beginning to return.

Content Partner Multifamily Office Texas

Why Texas’ Market Recalibration is Creating New Opportunities for Commercial Real Estate Investors

by Jaime Lackey July 13, 2026

For much of the past several years, Texas commercial real estate markets have been characterized by a disconnect between buyer expectations and seller pricing. As interest rates increased and capital became more selective, transaction activity slowed while many property owners remained reluctant to adjust valuations. Today, that dynamic is changing. Across Texas, commercial real estate markets are undergoing a period of recalibration. While conditions vary by asset class and market, pricing expectations, capital availability and investor sentiment are gradually moving toward a new equilibrium. As that process unfolds, transaction activity is increasing and new opportunities are emerging for investors willing to take a long-term view. Transaction Activity is Beginning to Accelerate One of the clearest signs of improving market conditions is the return of transaction activity. As buyers and sellers become more aligned on pricing, more assets are trading and a broader range of investors are entering the market. Local investors remain active, while out-of-state capital continues to target Texas opportunities. In addition, many first-time buyers are pursuing acquisitions in markets and asset classes that may have seemed out of reach during previous market cycles. This increase in participation is helping restore liquidity and creating a healthier transaction environment. Rather …

July 13, 2026

Acquisitions California Office Retail Western

NAI Capital Arranges $10.8M Sale of 24,670 SF Educational Facility in Irvine, California

by Amy Works July 13, 2026

IRVINE, CALIF. — NAI Capital Commercial has arranged the $10.8 million sale of 17872 Cowan, an educational facility in Irvine. Orange County Music & Dance (OCMD) acquired the property for $438 per square foot. The 24,670-square-foot facility will nearly double the nonprofit performing arts school’s instructional space, which includes OCMD’s existing campus at 17620 Fitch. Slated to open in November, the Cowan campus will feature five dance and rehearsal studios, 10 teaching studios, six music rehearsal rooms, a keyboard lab, advanced music production studio and flexible recital and performance spaces. The expansion will also support new early childhood, conservatory, world music and adult education programs. John Bosko of NAI Capital Commercial’s Investment Services Group represented the buyer in the deal. The name of the seller was not released.

July 13, 2026

Leasing Activity Maryland Office Southeast

CP Group Signs 35,000 SF of Leases at CapRock Office Campus in Bethesda, Maryland

by Abby Cox July 13, 2026

BETHESDA, MD. — CP Group, along with a fund managed by DRA Advisors, has signed six leases over the past three months at CapRock, a 709,313-square foot office property located in Bethesda. Totaling approximately 35,000 square feet, the new tenants include nonprofit mechanical contractors’ organization MCA of Metropolitan Washington (12,295 square feet); coworking and private office provider Pioneer Office Suites (8,905 square feet); business management consultancy firm mPower Inc. (4,610 square feet); IMC Construction (3,478 square feet); satellite communications company Commcrete (3,807 square feet); and Haverford Construction Co. (2,780 square feet). Tenants were represented by agents from KLNB, Clarefield Partners, CBRE and TTA. Bernie McCarthy, Amanda Davis, Danny Sheridan and Patrick Hall of JLL represented CP Group in all transactions. Formerly known as Democracy Center, CapRock is a three-building, 10-acre campus that comprises two nine-story towers and one 15-story tower. CP Group recently completed renovations at CapRock’s 6903 building, including the rollout of its “worCPlaces” spec suite program, an entire seventh floor of move-in ready workspaces with shared amenities, such as a tenant lounge and break room. To date, CP Group has delivered more than 50,000 square feet of move-in-ready suites at CapRock across two phases. With nearly all the existing suites …

July 13, 2026

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Western North Carolina Is Changed, But Not Broken, Following Hurricane Helene

by John Nelson July 13, 2026

Hurricane Helene was not a modest disruption. It was a disaster of historic scale. The North Carolina Office of State Budget and Management estimated total damage and recovery needs at $59.6 billion as of Dec. 2024, including damage to more than 73,000 homes, more than 100 confirmed deaths in North Carolina and a federal disaster declaration covering 39 counties. As a broker in Western North Carolina (WNC), I am often asked why the commercial real estate market has remained as strong as it has. The answer is not that the market avoided pain. It did not. The answer is that a tightly supplied market behaves very differently from a soft market after a disaster. In WNC, Hurricane Helene did not expose oversupply. It exposed scarcity. Before Helene, the Asheville-area commercial market already had very little slack. In NAI Beverly-Hanks’ second-quarter 2024 Asheville MSA commercial market report, CoStar Group-derived vacancy stood at 5.3 percent for industrial, 2.8 percent for office and 1.6 percent for retail. Earlier 2024 reporting from the same source showed similarly constrained conditions, reinforcing the same point: this was already a tight market before the storm arrived. A familiar recovery pattern That pre-storm scarcity shaped the recovery pattern. …

July 13, 2026

Leasing Activity New York Northeast Office

Ralph Lauren Signs 22,000 SF Office Lease Expansion in Manhattan’s West Chelsea District

by Taylor Williams July 10, 2026

NEW YORK CITY — Ralph Lauren has signed a 22,000-square-foot office lease expansion in Manhattan’s West Chelsea district. The lease term is 13 years, and the fashion designer now occupies 280,000 square feet across portions of four different floors within the building at 601 W. 26th St., which is known locally as the Starrett-Lehigh Building. Eric Deutsch of CBRE represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Daniel Birney and Denise Rivera represented the landlord, RXR, on an internal basis.

July 10, 2026

Acquisitions Office Texas

Newmark Arranges Sale of 120,923 SF Office Building in North Dallas

by Taylor Williams July 9, 2026

DALLAS — Newmark has arranged the sale of 8020 Park Lane, a 120,923-square-foot office building located within The Shops at Park Lane mixed-use district in North Dallas. Built in 2015, the five-story building was fully leased at the time of sale to Energy Transfer LP. Chris Murphy, Gary Carr, Robert Hill and Austin Sheahan of Newmark represented the seller, Northwood Investors, in the transaction. Andrew Porteous, Clint Frease, Chris McColpin and Josh Francis, also with Newmark, arranged acquisition financing on behalf of the buyer, DFW Land.

July 9, 2026

Loans New York Northeast Office

JLL Arranges $352M Loan for Refinancing of Midtown Manhattan Office Building

by Taylor Williams July 9, 2026

NEW YORK CITY — JLL has arranged a $352 million loan for the refinancing of 425 Lexington Avenue, a 750,000-square-foot office building in Midtown Manhattan. The 31-story building occupies a full city block between 43rd and 44th streets and was 99 percent leased at the time of the loan closing. Law firm Simpson Thacher & Bartlett is the long-time anchor tenant at the building, which also recently received $35 million in capital improvements, including a new amenity center. Christopher Peck, Drew Isaacson, Christopher Pratt and Jennifer Zelko of JLL arranged the floating-rate loan, which was pre-placed entirely with funds and accounts managed by BlackRock, through Goldman Sachs. The borrower is Vanbarton Group.

July 9, 2026

Leasing Activity New York Northeast Office

Robinson + Cole Signs 48,451 SF Office Lease in Midtown Manhattan

by Taylor Williams July 9, 2026

NEW YORK CITY — Robinson + Cole has signed a 48,451-square-foot office lease in Midtown Manhattan. The law firm has committed to the entire 16th and 17th floors at 100 Park Avenue for the next 15 years. Greg Taubin of Savills represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Harry Blair, Barry Zeller, Justin Royce and Pierce Hance of Cushman & Wakefield represented the landlord, SL Green. The building is now fully leased.

July 9, 2026

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