LOWELL, MASS. — Anchor Line Partners and Farallon Capital Management have renewed the lease of its long-term tenant, ARRIS, at CrossPoint in Lowell. The provider of entertainment and communications solutions has signed a 10-year lease renewal for 143,594 square feet of space in Tower 3 at CrossPoint. The new term will expire in 2026. Farrallon Capital Management and Anchor Line Partners have invested more than $11 million to create a modern workspace at CrossPoint with flexible work environments, easy access and a rich amenity campus.
SAN RAFAEL, CALIF. — Marin County officials have broken ground on MGH 2.0, the $535 million replacement for Marin General Hospital in the Greenbrae submarket of San Rafael, just across the Golden Gate Bridge from San Francisco. The original hospital opened in 1952. It will continue to operate throughout the construction process. Phase I of MGH 2.0 will include two new towers that house 114 private rooms, an expanded emergency department and six new operating/procedural suites. The buildings will feature rooftop gardens, balconies and natural light in every patient room to support a healing environment for patients and families. The new facilities are scheduled to open to patients in mid-2020. Once Phase I is complete, work will commence on a five-story, 100,000-square-foot ambulatory services building and a second parking structure. The project team has already completed MGH 2.0’s first parking facility, a five-level structure with rooftop solar panels that will be functional for both the current and future hospitals. McCarthy Building Cos. is building the hospital, which Perkins Eastman designed. The hospital is represented by Vertran Associates, which specializes in healthcare capital projects and provides project management. — Nellie Day
FARMERS BRANCH, TEXAS — NAI Partners and NAI Robert Lynn represented Geico in the sale of its former regional headquarters, a 240,000-square-foot office building located at 4201 Spring Valley Road in the Dallas suburb of Farmers Branch. Griff Bandy of NAI Partners, along with Tom Lynn and Nick Lee of NAI Robert Lynn, represented Geico during the negotiations. Kent Smith of NAI Robert Lynn represented the buyer, JP Partners. The same NAI team represented Geico in the relocation and leasing of the company’s regional office in August 2015.
NEW YORK CITY — Related Companies and Oxford Properties Group have announced the $2 billion full capitalization of 35 Hudson Yards, the 1.1 million-square-foot tower on the corner of 33rd Street and 11th Avenue in New York City. The tower’s full capitalization includes $1.2 billion in debt financing led by the Children’s Investment Fund. Set to open in 2019, 35 Hudson Yards will contain an Equinox-branded luxury hotel with 200 rooms and a 60,000-square-foot Equinox fitness club and spa, as well as office, residential and retail spaces. The property is being designed by David Childs and Skidmore Owings & Merrill.
HACKENSACK, N.J. — The Hampshire Companies has completed the sale of an industrial and office complex located at 86-110 Orchard St. in Hackensack. A private buyer acquired the property for an undisclosed sum. Situated on 5.2 acres, the 125,000-square-foot property features 110,000 square feet of warehouse space and 15,000 square feet of office space. The warehouse space is broken into 11 independent and fully demised industrial units with ceiling heights ranging from 14 feet to 25 feet. Additionally, the complex features 12 external docks, 10 drive-ins and 109 on-site parking spaces. Renovated in 2013, the property was 96 percent leased at the time of sale. Jeffrey DeMagistris, Thomas Vetter and Gregory James of NAI James E. Hanson represented The Hampshire Companies in the deal.
MORRISTOWN, N.J. — NorthMarq Capital has arranged $7.2 million in refinancing for The Governor Morris Center, an office and medical complex located at 25 Lindsley Drive in Morristown. Malvern Federal Bank provided the five-year fixed-rate loan for the 76,308-square-foot complex. The current owner, Lindsley Drive Associates, acquired the property in 2005. Gregory Nalbandian and Robert Delitsky of NorthMarq Capital secured the financing for the borrowers.
TOPEKA, KAN. — McPherson Contractors Inc. has broken ground on a $30 million, 96,000-square-foot headquarters building for Federal Home Loan Bank in Topeka. The three-story building will feature 265 parking spaces, walking trails, outdoor terraces, a café and 3,400 square feet of amenity space. The LEED Gold design is expected to reduce energy use by 65 percent compared with a conventional design. HOK and Schwerdt Design Group are the architects of record. Construction is slated for completion in December 2017.
OAKBROOK TERRACE, ILL. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged an 18,044-square-foot office lease in Oakbrook Terrace, approximately 20 miles west of Chicago. Hyundai Motor America is relocating the office portion of its central regional offices to the top floor of TransAm Plaza Two. Hyundai’s service training center and parts distribution subsidiary, Mobis, will remain at an industrial facility located at 1705 Sequoia Ave. in Aurora, Ill. JBS Commercial represented the landlord, American Landmark Properties, in the transaction.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — NGKF Capital Markets has brokered the $23.8 million sale of the Stein Mart Building, a 10-story, Class A office property situated along the St. Johns River in downtown Jacksonville. Retailer Stein Mart occupies more than half of the 197,000-square-foot building, which was 93 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Marks Gray PA and TD Bank. Built in 1985, the asset features a four-story atrium, pedestrian plaza, adjacent six-story parking garage, deli, laundromat, fitness center, conference room and banking facility. Lingerfelt CommonWealth Partners LLC purchased the property from Parkway Properties, which has owned the building since 2005. Michael Lapointe and Michael Lohmann of NGKF, along with Bryan Bartlett and Jim Sebesta of Phoenix Realty Group, represented Lingerfelt CommonWealth Partners in the transaction.
DENVER — A joint venture between Schnitzer West and J.P. Morgan Asset Management will develop Civica Cherry Creek, a boutique office building in Denver. The seven-story building will feature 100,500 square feet of office space and 11,500 square feet of retail atop a four‐story underground parking garage. The developers broke ground this month with a scheduled completion of December 2017. The building will include amenities including a rooftop terrace with outdoor meeting space, private library, concierge services, conference center, outdoor lounge at street level and locker rooms.