NEW YORK CITY — Savanna and Hornig Capital Partners has acquired a commercial loft building located at 2415 Third Ave. in the Mott Haven neighborhood of the Bronx for an undisclosed price. The eight-story, 172,000-square-foot building features 22,000-square-foot floor plates with 12-foot ceiling heights. The buyers plan to implement a $12 million capital improvement plan and re-brand the property. DY Realty Services represented the seller, Madhatters Realty, in the transaction. The acquisition was financed by CapitalSource, with Mission Capital as placement agent for the loan.
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LOWELL, MASS. — DTZ has brokered the sale of Connector Park, two office buildings located in Lowell. Hudson Advisors sold the 199,783-square-foot property for $14.6 million to KS Partners. The asset consists of 41 Wellman Street, which is 100 percent leased on a long-term basis to three tenants, and 59 Lowes Ways, which is a 66 percent leased multi-tenant office building. David Pergola and Brian Doherty of DTZ Boston represented the seller in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Boddewyn Gaynor Architects has designed a 60,000-square-foot facility for Amida Care Inc. in midtown Manhattan. Located at 14 Penn Plaza, the facility, which includes a data center, features a reception area, interview rooms, a 30-person boardroom, an executive office suite, offices, workstations, lunchroom, and copy and mail facilities, as well as meeting rooms with movable walls. Vanguard Construction & Development served as general contractor for the newly completed project.
CHICAGO — I.M. Construction Group will complete a 10,000-square-foot office renovation on behalf of the Belgravia Group Ltd. at 1101 W. Monroe in Chicago. IMCG was selected to complete the demolition and build-out of two complete floors at the property for Belgravia’s new offices. Belgravia Group develops residential, mixed-use and retail properties. The firm owns and manages 1101 W. Monroe and is relocating its offices from River North to this new location. Construction includes the addition of private offices, conference rooms, break rooms and open work areas. The new space will feature traditional loft styling including high ceilings with exposed timber and brick walls. Belgravia is expected to take occupancy of the new space in spring 2015. Bob Nomellini, president of IMCG, is the project executive leading the construction team. Len Corso is serving as the project superintendent. Hirsch Associates is providing architectural services for the project.
PLANO, TEXAS — NAI Robert Lynn represented Altair Global in a 13,960-square-foot expansion deal for its corporate headquarters. Altair Global is a global assignment and relocation management company offering mobility solutions. Located at 7800 N. Dallas Pkwy. in Plano, the Class A office building allows Altair Global to expand its headquarters’ presence in the area. The office building is in close proximity to the company’s original headquarters building located at 7500 N. Dallas Pkwy. The new office provides access to the Dallas North Tollway and also is a short drive to The Shops at Legacy. Dan Jardine III and Tom Lynn of NAI Robert Lynn represented Altair Global in the transaction.
Nashville is now an established growth leader regionally and nationally. The city was a national trailblazer as the U.S. economy recovered from the Great Recession. That head start positioned Nashville to take advantage of broader growth trends and stay ahead of the pack as the remainder of the region and country started to grow again. Moody’s Analytics places Nashville firmly in an expansion phase, with fourth quarter employment growth 330 basis points ahead of the prior year, in-migration driving single-family housing permits up 13 percent last year and accelerating wage growth. Quoting Moody’s, “With the commercial real estate market tightening quickly, the pace of hiring will soon be contingent on how quickly new offices can be built or renovated. Yet there is still a good chance office-using employment could beat expectations, especially after 2016.” Class A buildings continue to dominate growth. Overall absorption for 2014 totaled 666,639 square feet, while Class A absorption was 689,009 square feet. Absorption exceeded construction by over 200,000 square feet, and Class A vacancy dropped from 5 percent at the beginning of the year to 3.5 percent at year-end. Vacancy that low inhibits movement, as is obvious in Brentwood with only 45,000 square feet vacant, …
MADISON, WIS. — ALTUS Commercial Real Estate Inc. has arranged a 2,139-square-foot office lease in Madison. Wisconsin Newspaper Association will occupy the space located at 34 Schroeder Court, Suite 2. Chuck Polenz of ALTUS represented the tenant, and Jeff Jansen of ALTUS represented the landlord.
OAKBROOK TERRACE, ILL. — Zilber Property Group has opened a new Chicago regional office in Oakbrook Terrace. Lead by Todd Vezza, director of industrial investments, the office is focused on the expansion of Zilber’s Chicago industrial portfolio through acquisition and development. The new location is located at One Oakbrook Terrace Suite 510. Zilber owns and manages more than 5 million square feet of commercial space and operates corporate offices in Milwaukee and operations in Arizona, California, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Texas and Wisconsin.
THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS — Liberty Pipeline Services has expanded and relocated its offices from Spring to The Reserve at Sierra Pines in The Woodlands. Liberty increased the size of its space from 3,300 square feet to 9,313 square feet in the new Class A building, which is located at 1585 Sawdust Road. Ryan Dierker and Rob Banzhaf with Newcor Commercial Real Estate represented Liberty Pipeline Services in locating and negotiating the office space lease. Jarrod McQuain of Cushman and Wakefield represented the sub landlord.
MATAWAN, N.J. — Hudson Equities Management Corp. has acquired an office property located at 90 Matawan Road in Matawan. Vision Real Estate Partners sold the property, known as Parkway 120, for an undisclosed price. The five-story building features underground parking, a dual-sided atrium lobby, an onsite café and sundries shop and card-access security. Prior to the sale, Vision Real Estate Partners’ brought the 210,000-square-foot property to full occupancy. At the time of the sale, Vision Real Estate Partners negotiated an expansion for long-term tenant iCIMS, which now occupies 83,900 square feet. The buyer and management team plans to renovate the two-story lobby at Parkway 120. The renovations will include updated finishes, new lighting and carpeting and the addition of a seating area. Vision Management will continue to manage the property under the new ownership.