STAMFORD, CONN. — Deloitte has taken occupancy of its new offices at BLT Financial Centre at 200 Elm St. in downtown Stamford. The 117,700-square-foot space was tailored to accommodate Deloitte’s Next Generation Workplace, a collaborative environment with flexible workstations. BLT Financial Centre recently underwent a comprehensive renovation and repositioning program. The property comprises two six-story interconnected buildings and features a four-story glass atrium main lobby and 1,400 covered parking spaces. Building and Land Technology owns the 594,000-square-foot property, which it acquired in 2011.
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ALLEN, TEXAS — Allen Economic Development Corp. and Sentinel Capital have broken ground on the first phase of AllenPlace. The 22.5-acre, 700,000-square-foot, five-building, Class A office park is located on the east side of North Central Expressway between Millennium Drive and Butler Drive in Allen. KONE, an elevator and escalator company, announced earlier this year it would be the lead tenant with more than 200 company employees in the $26-million first phase of AllenPlace. In addition to office space, KONE’s commitment includes light manufacturing and test facilities in the first phase of development. Jeff Patman, senior vice president of Site Selection Group, represented KONE in their site selection. Ben Appleby with Paladin Partners represented the landlord, Sentinel Capital, in the transaction. Paladin Partners will be responsible for the leasing at AllenPlace. Houston-based Sentinel Capital LLC is developing AllenPlace in partnership with Centra Partners LLC and Triad Real Estate.
SAN FRANCISCO — Jamestown has acquired a 92,023-square-foot office building in San Francisco for a reported $65.2 million. The historic creative office property is located at 731 Market Street. The building is situated on the south side of Market Street, between Third and Fourth streets, near the convergence of the SOMA, Mid-Market, Union Square and Financial District neighborhoods. The six-story property is fully leased to eight tenants, including Stitch Fix, ConnectSolutions and Liftopia. It also contains 12,067 square feet of ground-floor retail that is occupied by CVS. The building was constructed in 1908, when it was known as the Bancroft Building. It recently received an extensive renovation that included upgrades to the building systems and lobby. The asset was acquired by the Jamestown Premier Property Fund, the firm’s flagship core and core-plus investment vehicle for institutional investors. The fund also owns 799 Market Street, a neighboring creative office and retail asset that is fully occupied by technology tenants, in addition to Ghirardelli Square, Waterfront Plaza and Alameda South Shore Center. The seller, Harvest Properties, was represented by JLL.
NCR Corp. to Build World Headquarters in Midtown Atlanta, Satellite Campus in North Atlanta
by John Nelson
ATLANTA — NCR Corp., a consumer transaction technologies company with approximately 29,000 employees worldwide, has entered into an agreement to build a new world headquarters campus in Midtown Atlanta. NCR also plans to maintain its presence in the northern suburbs of Atlanta with a second campus. The new headquarters will be located at Centergy North at Technology Square on Spring Street. The new campus will be ready late in 2017 or early in 2018. The location for the campus in the northern suburbs is yet to be finalized, but it is expected to open during a similar timeframe, according to NCR Corp. “Technology is a critical sector for our local economy and we are honored to have NCR locate its global headquarters in Atlanta,” says Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed. “Every day, businesses are voting with their feet and choosing the city of Atlanta as the place to bring their dreams and build their businesses. The best companies in the world are building their brands here, strengthening our economy and confirming Atlanta’s place as a leading city for business.”
GARDEN GROVE, CALIF. – Rescare Workforce Services has leased 19,718 square feet of office space in Garden Grove. The space is located at 7077 Orangewood Ave. Rescare was represented by CBRE. The landlord, Burke Investment Grove LP, was represented by Shaun McCullough and Say Jeon of Lee & Associates.
IRVING, TEXAS — CBRE Capital Markets’ debt and structured finance group has arranged financing for Regent Center I and II in Irving. CBRE worked on behalf of Founders Properties LLC to obtain a $13.7 million non-recourse loan. The seven-year, fixed-rate loan was secured through Woodmen of the World Insurance Society. The Regent Center Portfolio consists of two office buildings totaling 150,625 square feet that are 100 percent leased by tenants including Devry University, Pulte Group, Staples Inc. and Aramark Educational Services Inc. The Regent Center buildings are situated less than a mile west of I-625 and two miles north of US Highway 114. Greg Greene, Scott Lewis and Matt Ballard of CBRE’s Dallas debt and finance group originated and secured financing on behalf of the borrower.
HOUSTON — NAI Partners has negotiated the sale of the an office property located at 4201 FM 1960 West known as One Northchase Park near Torrey Chase Boulevard. Jaguar Investors Ltd. was the seller of the glass-clad, six-story, multi-tenant office property totaling 85,213 square feet. Doug Pack of NAI Partners facilitated the transaction. The buyer was not named.
WAYZATA, MINN. — NorthMarq Capital has arranged the $18.4 million refinancing of Marquee Place, a 72,000-square-foot retail/office property Wayzata, a suburb 11 miles west of Minneapolis. The property is located at 641-681 Lake St. E. The mixed-use property features unobstructed lake views. The 12-year loan incudes a 25-year amortization schedule. NorthMarq arranged financing for the undisclosed borrower through its correspondent relationship with a life insurance company.
NORTHBROOK, ILL. — Millennium Properties R/E has brokered the sale of seven office condominiums totaling 19,567 square feet in the Sky Harbor Business Park in Northbrook, a suburb of Chicago. The units were part of a recently developed two-story office building located at 304 Wainwright St., which included nine properties totaling 23,958 square feet. A medical user purchased the office condos for an undisclosed sales price. The new owner plans to occupy several units and lease the rest of the space. The seven units range from vanilla-box condition to move-in ready with two units leased at the time of sale. The Sky Harbor Business Park is located near Edens Expressway Spur (I-94) and the Tri-State Tollway (I-294).
NEW YORK CITY — Fosun Property Holdings has rebranded One Chase Manhattan Plaza as 28 Liberty effective immediately as part of a comprehensive repositioning program for the property. Designed by Gordon Bunshaft, the 60-story, 2.2-million-square-foot office tower will undergo a renovation, including upgrades to the lobby, elevators, critical infrastructure and plaza. When complete, the redeveloped property will offer 1 million square feet of modern office space and more than 200,000 square feet of high-end retailers. Forsun acquired the property in December 2013. JLL has been tapped as the leasing agent for the building.