LOS ANGELES — Covington Capital Management has renewed its lease for 17,122 square feet of office space in downtown Los Angeles. The space is located at 601 S. Figueroa St., within the Figueroa at Wilshire building. The property was built in 1990. The renewal was for 10 years. Jonathan Larsen, Eric Moore and Chandler Larsen of Avison Young represented the wealth management firm. The landlord, Brookfield Office Properties, was represented in-house by John Barganski and Marin Turney.
GAITHERSBURG, MD. — Columbia Property Trust Inc. has sold an office property at 800 N. Frederick Ave. in Gaithersburg for $48 million. The buyer, SunCap Property Group, plans to redevelop the asset as a distribution center. The 40-acre property includes a 393,000-square-foot office building that formerly housed an IBM data center. Columbia Property Trust plans to use the proceeds from the transaction to reduce borrowings on its revolving credit facility.
The Lehigh Valley has seen no shortage of success stories in recent months when it comes to the region’s office sector. The third-largest metropolitan area in Pennsylvania, the Lehigh Valley is located 60 miles north of Philadelphia and 90 miles west of New York City. The region consists of 62 municipalities within Lehigh and Northampton counties, including the cities of Allentown, Bethlehem, and Easton. Last year, Guardian Life Insurance, one of the nation’s largest mutual life providers, announced it would establish a three-story corporate office building in Hanover Township, Northampton County. That 281,680-square-foot facility is expected to be completed by late 2016 and will house 1,500 employees. In March, Paychex Inc., a provider of payroll, human resources, retirement, and insurance services, announced it will undertake a $1.3 million expansion of its facility in South Whitehall Township, Lehigh County. That project will nearly double the company’s square footage and will create 100 new jobs. Many economic factors have contributed to the growth in Lehigh Valley’s office sector. These include its central location, well-developed transportation infrastructure, availability of suitable office space, high relative broadband rank, access to markets, and strong workforce. All these factors led Atlanta-based Garner Economics to identify high-value business …
COPPELL, TEXAS — Addison-based Biel Partners has brokered a 19,000-square-foot office/warehouse lease for Triathlon Battery Solutions Inc. The company is a United States incorporated entity with investment backing from its German parent, Triathlon Batterien GmbH. The new location will be Triathlon’s headquarters within the United States. Triathlon supplies clients with lead-acid and lithium-ion batteries powering equipment such as electric forklifts and pallet jacks, electric industrial trucks and mobile lifting platforms. Triathlon occupied its new space at 631 Southwestern Blvd., Suite 140 in Coppell earlier this month and will hold a grand opening ceremony in October. Jeremy Kelly of Stream Realty Partners represented the landlord, ML Realty, in the lease deal.
RICHARDSON, TEXAS — Aprima Medical Software Inc., a provider of electronic health records, practice management and revenue cycle management solutions for medical practices, has signed a lease for its 55,000-square-foot corporate headquarters at 1010 E. Arapaho Road in Richardson. The facility will house 250 Aprima employees, who will be relocating from other north Texas facilities, including the company’s current headquarters in Carrollton. Aprima expects to occupy the new facility beginning in August. The new headquarters will house Aprima’s corporate administrative functions, product development, customer support, training and project management and revenue cycle management operations. John Roper of CBRE represented the tenant in lease negotiations. Momentum Commercial Realty’s Roy Greenberg and Bryan Lurie handled negotiations on behalf of the property owner. Dallas-based Momentum Commercial Realty recently acquired the three-story office building known as 1010 Arapaho, in which Aprima’s new headquarters will be based.
STAMFORD, CONN. — Choyce Peterson Inc. has brokered a 24,000-square-foot office lease on behalf of Cara Therapeutics Inc. The company plans to relocate its headquarters to the new space at 107 Elm St. within Stamford Plaza in Stamford. On-site amenities of the property include a cafeteria, conference facility, fitness center, sundries shop, dry cleaner, plus a car wash and detailing service. Cara Therapeutics relocated from One Parrot Drive in Shelton, Conn. John Hannigan and Adam Cognetta of Choyce Peterson represented the tenant in the transaction. The landlord, RFR Realty LLC, was represented in-house by Margaret Carlson, Steve Lash and Ed Wissell.
NORTHFIELD, ILL. — Reed Construction will complete a 545,000-square-foot renovation and build-out for Medline Industries Inc. in Northfield, approximately 20 miles northwest of Chicago. Medline, a global medical supply manufacturer and distributer, will relocate its headquarters to the facility, which was the former headquarters for Kraft Foods. Medline’s current headquarters in Mundelein, Ill., will stay open for the next several years. The renovation will include interior demolition and a rebuild of the existing space, followed by construction of new offices, meeting rooms, break areas and more. The construction is slated for completion this November. Partners by Design is providing architectural services, and MB Real Estate is representing the owner.
PEWAUKEE, WIS. — The Dickman Company Inc./CORFAC International has arranged a 20,242-square-foot office and industrial lease in Pewaukee, approximately 20 miles west of Milwaukee. TF Final Mile LLC will occupy Suite 200 in the building, which is located at W233 N2800 Roundy Circle W. Byrne Family Limited Partnership & 3RP LLC is the landlord. Samuel M. Dickman Jr. and Samuel D. Dickman of The Dickman Company represented the landlord in the transaction. Bill Langhoff of Colliers International represented the tenant.
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — American Realty Advisors has acquired 30 Montgomery Street, a 16-story boutique office tower located in the Hudson Waterfront submarket of Jersey City. Rubenstein Partners and Onyx Equities sold the 315,385-square-foot building for $101 million. At the time of sale, the building was 71.6 percent leased to 46 tenants. David Bernhaut, Andrew Merin and Gary Gabriel of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller.
TEWKSBURY, MASS. — Rubenstein Partners has received $28.1 million in refinancing for the Center at Innovation Drive in Tewksbury. The recently rebranded property, formerly known as 495 Business Center, comprises four conjoined buildings located at 200, 300, 400 and 500 Innovation Drive. The complex features 706,000 square feet of office, manufacturing and warehouse space. Cambridge Savings Bank provided the financing. The facility is currently undergoing an interior and exterior renovation and capital improvement plan, which is slated for completion later this year. The redevelopment will transform the facility into a creative office complex.