FLOWER MOUND, TEXAS — JLL has negotiated a 21,803-square-foot office lease for IntelliCentrics Inc. a healthcare network. The company’s new U.S. headquarters will be at Lakeside Commerce Center, located at 1420 Lakeside Parkway in Flower Mound. JLL’s Steve Thelen and Doug Carignan negotiated the lease on behalf of the tenant. Blake Kendrick of Stream Realty Partners represented the landlord, Exeter Lakeside I LP.
NORFOLK, VA. — Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer has brokered the $10.8 million sale of a 16-story, 230,316-square-foot office building located at 500 E. Main St. in Norfolk’s central business district. Richmond, Va.-based Riverstone Properties LLC purchased the asset from the undisclosed seller. The building was 59 percent leased at the time of sale to 32 tenants. BB&T anchors the property and operates a full-service bank branch on the ground floor. Other tenants include Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce, Hunton & Williams and Brown & Brown. Eric Robinson and John Duffy of Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer brokered the transaction.
EAST HAVEN, CONN. — O,R&L Commercial has arranged the sale of the former Connecticut Food Bank building, located at 150 Bradley St. in East Haven. Mario Luciani acquired the 28,712-square-foot industrial and office property for an undisclosed price. The buyer plans to use the building as headquarters for his ServPro franchises. Frank Hird and Tim McMahon of O,R&L Commercial represented the undisclosed seller, while Natuzza Dimasi of William Raveis Real Estate represented the buyer in the transaction.
ST. LOUIS — McGrath & Associates has completed construction of the $1.9 million expansion and renovation of the Pi Beta Phi Fraternity for Women international headquarters in St. Louis. The 4,200-square-foot, two-story expansion connects to Pi Beta Phi’s international headquarters building on Town and Country Commons Drive in West St. Louis County, which McGrath built in 2002. The expansion includes an enlarged break room, conference room and mailroom on the first floor, and office space and expanded archives on the second floor. HKW was the architect.
ATLANTA — A partnership between Banyan Street Capital and funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management has purchased 191 Peachtree Tower from Cousins Properties in downtown Atlanta. The partnership bought the 50-story office tower for $268 million. The 1.2 million-square-foot office tower was 93 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as the Robert W. Woodruff Foundation, Deloitte, Cooper Carry, Hall Booth Smith and The Commerce Club. The Metro Atlanta Chamber is also relocating to the LEED Silver-certified building later this year. “Downtown Atlanta is a premier destination for business and commerce, and 191 Peachtree is the market’s landmark office building,” says Rudy Touzet, CEO of Banyan Street Capital. “This acquisition is an important expansion of our Atlanta portfolio and demonstrates the demand for Class A office located within walkable urban centers.” 191 Peachtree offers direct access to the Ritz-Carlton Hotel, which features retail and restaurant tenants such as Alma Cucina, Bistro 191, The Bean Counter and Jos. A Bank. It is also located directly across from a MARTA transit station. The new ownership has selected Cushman & Wakefield to lease the office tower and plans to initiate select upgrades to 191 Peachtree in the near future. “191 …
CHICAGO — Mesa West Capital has provided a joint venture led by local development firm Sterling Bay with $82.6 million in debt to recapitalize 121 West Wacker Drive, a 41-story office building in downtown Chicago’s Central Loop. The financing included a first mortgage loan originated out of Mesa West’s open-ended Mesa West Core Lending Fund, and mezzanine debt provided by Pearlmark Real Estate on behalf of Pearlmark Mezzanine Realty Partners, IV, LP. The office tower recently underwent an extensive renovation, including a new lobby and retail level, updated building systems and a new tenant amenity floor overlooking the Chicago River.
UNIVERSITY CITY, MO. — Urban Sprouts, a local child development center, has acquired an office and warehouse space for $405,000 in University City, an inner-ring suburb of St. Louis. The property is located at 6757 Olive Blvd. The site was the former manufacturing space for McCarthy Spice & Blends. Renovation of the new Urban Sprouts building will take place in two phases and is slated for completion by August 2017. The first $2.2 million phase will include 11 classrooms with two art studio study rooms plus an interactive kitchen for cooking. The second $1.1 million phase will include classrooms for college-level courses that Urban Sprouts will host for St. Louis Community College. Additional renovations include a natural play area, as well as an outdoor garden. Brendan O’Brien of Hilliker Corp. represented the seller, Edward and Margaret McCarthy, in the transaction. Rome West Realty’s agent Susan Sauer represented the buyer.
SECAUCUS, N.J. — Harbor Group International has completed the sale of an office building located at 100 Plaza Drive in Secaucus. Howard Hershkovich, a private investor from Brooklyn, purchased the property as part of a 1031 exchange for $62 million. The four-story 264,973-square-foot office building is fully leased to a variety of tenants, including NBA Entertainment and Scholastic. Jeffrey Dunne, Kevin Welsh and Brian Schulz of CBRE Institutional Properties represented the seller in the deal.
STAMFORD, CONN. — Colliers International has brokered the sale of an office building located at 750 E. Main St. in Stamford. Darien, Conn.-based Forstone Capital acquired the 103,367-square-foot office property for an undisclosed sum in an off-market transaction. The 10-story building features six floors of office space and four levels of structured parking. On-site amenities include food services, a fitness center, conference facility and security. Al Gutierrez, Enzennio Mallozzi and Cynthia Foster of Colliers represented the undisclosed seller and procured the buyer in the transaction.
CARROLLTON, TEXAS — Bradford Commercial Real Estate has negotiated a 63,055-square-foot office lease in Carrollton. In a relocation and expansion of its headquarters, Revolution Retail Systems LLC has backfilled 63,055 square feet of a 99,524-square-foot office/warehouse space in Valwood Industrial Park. The property, known as Valwood 33, is located at 1400 Valwood Parkway and includes 40,000 square feet of built-out office space. Bradford’s Brian Pafford and Jason Miller represented the landlord, RCI Valwood LLC, in the transaction. Revolution Retail has expanded by 53,699 square feet with its relocation from 1400 Hutton Drive, which is located at the rear of its new headquarters office and distribution center. Bob Luttrell of Jackson Cooksey Inc. represented the tenant, which designs and builds hardware and software cash-management solutions.
