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.
NEW YORK CITY — GFI Realty Services has brokered the sale of two office properties located at 40 W. 38th St. and 144 W. 37th St. in Manhattan’s Garment District. An undisclosed buyer purchased the properties for $37.3 million, or $1,400 per square foot. The properties total approximately 27,000 square feet and include an additional 18,000 square feet of buildable space. Jermaine Pugh of GFI Realty represented the buyer, while Sylvia Spielman, also of GFI Realty, represented the seller in the deal.
DALLAS — JLL has negotiated a new 20,200-square-foot lease with movie theater company Studio Movie Grill. The Dallas-based company will be relocating its corporate headquarters to Hidden Grove at 12404 Park Central Drive. JLL’s Jeff Eckert, James Esquivel and Ahnie Gampper negotiated the lease on behalf of the landlord, Red River Asset Management. John Beach with Jackson & Cooksey represented the tenant. Established in 2000, Studio Movie Grill has grown to 24 theatres in 10 states. The company is known for combining a full-service dining experience with first-run movie screenings.
DEARBORN, MICH. — Ford Motor Co. has unveiled plans for a 10-year, $1.2 billion renovation of its Dearborn campus, roughly 10 miles west of Detroit, according to The Architect’s Newspaper, a New York-based print and web publication. The project will combine 30,000 employees from 70 buildings into two primary locations — a product campus and a world headquarters campus. Over 7.5 million square feet will be rebuilt and upgraded into more modern, green and high-tech space. The product campus will feature trails and walkways, autonomous vehicles, on-demand shuttles and eBikes. The world headquarters will feature a Ford credit facility. Both campuses will also include new employee services and heightened wireless connectivity. At the heart of the product campus will be a 700,000-square-foot design center, which will include new design studios and an outdoor design courtyard. Construction of the product campus is expected to be complete by 2023. Work on the world headquarters campus begins in 2021 and is expected to be complete in 2026.