NEW YORK CITY — The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and The Durst Organization have announced that One World Trade Center is ending the year by reaching a major milestone of leasing 2 million square feet of Class A office space. The 1,776-foot tall tower reached this milestone with the signing of two new leases for pre-built space on the property’s 84th floor: a 12,000-square-foot transaction with SHVO, an international developer of luxury residential, hospitality and mixed-use projects; and a 10,000-square-foot lease with Juno Lab, a sharing economy venture. One World Trade Center now includes a roster of 24 tenants in a variety of business sectors, including media, technology, financial services and advertising. The landlord, The Durst Organization, was represented in-house by Karen Kuznick, along with Tara Stacom, Justin Royce, Barry Zeller, Connor Daugstrup and Peter Trivelas of Cushman & Wakefield. Elliott Warren of the Kaufman Organization represented Juno Lab in the transaction, while SHVO was represented in-house.
DALLAS — Jim Turano of Henry S. Miller Brokerage’s office division represented Park Tree North in the sale of their 46,000-square-foot office building in Dallas. The building is located at 17311 Dallas Parkway, just south of Trinity Mills Road. MYCON General Contractors purchased the building with plans to remodel and use it for their new headquarters. Nora Hogan of Transwestern represented the buyer in the transaction.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Lone Star Transmission has purchased Building 2 within the New Mesa Oaks Professional Development in southwest Austin. Building 2 consists of 18,500 square feet and is part of a 120,000-square-foot development project. The sale brings the project to 62 percent occupancy, with two new 18,000-square-foot buildings delivering in the coming months available for lease and sale. Jerry Frey with CBRE represented the buyer and Matt Levin and Patrick Ley with Equitable Commercial Realty (ECR) represented the seller.
In what was the most dynamic quarter since the dot-com boom in 2000, tenants in Greater Boston absorbed 2 million square feet of office space in the second quarter of 2015. The activity was driven by a number of high-profile construction completions throughout both the urban and suburban areas of the market. The Boston CBD experienced its ninth straight strong quarter with 861,000 square feet absorbed. Notably the activity occurred mostly outside of the boundaries of the “Big 3” Boston submarkets of Back Bay, Seaport District and Financial District (though the latter did absorb 290,000 square feet in its own right). North Station saw a major bump in occupancy with the completion of Converse’s 230,000-square-foot headquarters, causing the submarket’s largest quarterly absorption number on record. Move-ins by Sonos and Safari Books Online added 200,000 square feet of absorption in Midtown, where vacancy has dropped to nearly half of what it was a year ago after State Street’s departure. And development continues at Boston Landing, where the 245,000-square-foot second phase is currently under construction and is already partially pre-leased to the Boston Bruins. Space continues to be scarce in Cambridge, where vacancy is just 5.8 percent and availability is at an …
LAKE FOREST, ILL. — JLL has brokered the sale of a 17,000-square-foot industrial and office property in Lake Forest, approximately 30 miles north of Chicago. North American Herb and Spice Co. purchased the property from Rothbart LLC for an undisclosed price. Technique Engineering formerly occupied the space but will relocate to a 9,600-square-foot space at 968-972 Northpoint Blvd. in Waukegan. The property that North American Herb and Spice Co. purchased is located at 13950 Polo Drive and features 19-foot clear heights and 800 amps of power. Francesca DeAmicis of JLL represented the landlord, Rothbart LLC. North American Herb and Spice Co. was self-represented in the transaction, and Paine-Wetzel TCN Worldwide represented Technique Engineering.
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. — NGKF Capital Markets has brokered the $13.8 million sale of a Class B office building located at 1100 W. McNab Road in Fort Lauderdale. The location will remain the headquarters of ChildNet, the community-based care lead agency for Broward and Palm Beach counties, which is the sole occupant of the property. Clark-Ohio Associates Inc. purchased the two-story, 82,854-square-foot building from Case Holding Co. Inc. Adam Greenberg, Michael Lapointe and Michael Lohmann of NGKF represented the seller in the transaction.
CARY, N.C. — CBRE | Raleigh has brokered the sale of One Harrison Park, a three-story, 56,933-square-foot office building located in Cary, a suburb of Raleigh. Houston-based Griffin Partners purchased the property from Rosemont Realty LLC for an undisclosed price. Ben Kilgore of CBRE | Raleigh represented the seller in the transaction. The office building’s tenant roster includes Biosignia Inc.; Keyes, Fox & Wiedman LLP; and Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Ed Pulliam and John Brewer of CBRE | Raleigh will continue leasing services for the building.
SAN JOSE, CALIF. — Boston Properties has sold Innovation Place, a 574,000-square-foot office campus in San Jose, for $207 million. The campus is located at 3100-3130 Zanker Road. The buyer was Broadcom. The 26-acre property includes four buildings, three of which are vacant. The property also includes land that supports an additional 537,000 square feet of office/R&D development and two parking structures with a total of 3,000 parking spaces.
LAWRENCE, N.J. — Colliers International has arranged the sale of an office building located at 134 Franklin Corner Road in Lawrence. David Lerner Associates purchased the 25,000-square-foot property for an undisclosed price. The buyer, a privately held securities broker/dealer, plans to relocate its current offices in Princeton to 8,600 square feet on the second story of the the newly acquired two-story building, which was the former Trenton Savings Bank headquarters. Vinny Di Meglio of Colliers represented the buyer, while Thomas Romano and Tim Norris of Colliers represented the seller in the transaction. Colliers is actively marketing the remaining 12,000 square feet of the available space at the building.
WICHITA, KAN. — Newmark Grubb Knight Frank (NGKF) has brokered the $11.5 million sale of The Epic Center Office Tower tower in Wichita. The building is 325 feet tall and has been the tallest building in the state since it was constructed in 1987. Ruffin Epic LLC purchased the 298,154-square-foot building from BACM 2005-3 Woodlawn LLC. The facility sits on 3.3 acres and is located at 301 N. Main St. Tenants at the office tower include the FBI, Secret Service, U.S. Attorney, Hinkle Law Firm, AGH and Viega NA Inc. Chris Wilkinson, Michael VanBuskirk and Chris Robertson of NGKF represented the seller in the transaction.