DALLAS — Rosemont Realty LLC, a commercial real estate investment company, has signed two local tenants to leases at 9400 NCX for a combined 11,621 square feet. Camden Homes and Insurance Designers of Dallas each have committed to new leases for their respective headquarters at the 9400 NCX building, located at 9400 N. Central Expressway in Dallas. Camden Homes has consolidated three locations into the new 8,065-square-foot office space. Insurance Designers of Dallas has secured 3,556 square feet. Camden Homes is a private homebuilder in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Insurance Designers of Dallas is part of an independent marketing organization. Stephen Holley with Jones Lang LaSalle represented the tenant in the transaction. The 16-story, 387,160-square-foot 9400 NCX building is currently undergoing a lobby and conference center renovation, to be completed this summer.
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BEAVERCREEK, OHIO — Shopoff Realty Investments has acquired Apple Valley Office Center, a three-building, 130,440-square-foot office campus in the Dayton suburb of Beavercreek. The acquisition was partially capitalized by Shopoff Strategic Income Fund, which closed to new investors on Dec. 31, 2014. Apple Valley Office Center includes a three-story, 55,024-square-foot building, a two-story, 29,916-square-foot building and a single-story, 45,500-square-foot building. The campus was built in 1985 on approximately six acres. Shopoff Realty Investments plans to make overall improvements to the property, including transforming vacant office suites into move-in ready speculative space for future tenants. Apple Valley Office Center’s anchor tenants include Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., a global defense and technology company, and MacAulay-Brown, a company that provides advanced engineering services and product solutions. The campus, which includes more than 500 parking spaces, is accessible via I-675, I-75 and I-70, as well as State Route 35.
ROSEVILLE, CALIF. – PCCP LLC has acquired Stoneview Plaza, a 108,354-square-foot office building in Roseville, for an undisclosed sum. The building is located at 3001 Lava Ridge Court. It is currently 72.5 percent occupied. The property will be managed by Basin Street Properties, while leasing efforts will be handled by Newmark Cornish and Carey.
Brookfield Property Partners Inks 50,000 SF Lease with Law Firm at 2001 M St. in D.C.
by John Nelson
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Brookfield Property Partners LP has signed law firm Bracewell & Giuliani LLP to a 50,000-square-foot lease at 2001 M St. N.W., an office building currently under construction in Washington, D.C. The trophy office asset is slated to be delivered in spring 2016 and will feature a two-story lobby, rooftop terrace and a fitness center. The law firm is 2001 M. St.’s first major tenant, according to Brookfield. Tim Relyea, Malcolm Marshall and Sherry Cushman of Cushman & Wakefield represented the law firm in the lease transaction. David Bevirt, Cy Kouhestani and Melanie Stehmer-Townsend were Brookfield’s internal representatives in the lease deal.
HOUSTON — HFF has secured refinancing for One City Centre, a 608,660-square-foot office tower in downtown Houston. The Class A, 32-story property includes two parking garages. HFF worked on behalf of the borrower, Accesso Partners, to secure the 10-year, fixed-rate loan through J.P Morgan Chase Bank. Loan proceeds were used to retire existing debt that was used to purchase the property in 2012. One City Centre is located at 1021 Main St. The property has direct access to the Metro Light Rail line and tunnel system in downtown Houston. Originally built in 1961, the property was most recently renovated in 2010 and is LEED EB Gold certified. Tenants at the tower, which is 86 percent leased, include Waste Management and Energy XXI. One City Centre also includes the 758-space One City Centre Garage and the 611-space Fannin Garage. Susan Hill and Michael Johnson led the HFF debt placement team representing the borrower. Accesso Partners is a commercial real estate investment manager, owner and operator.
SAN ANTONIO — San Antonio Commercial Advisors (SACA), a member of the Cushman & Wakefield Alliance, has arranged three new tenant leases at Quarry Village II, a 40,000-square-foot office and retail building located at 250 East Basse Road. Paul Fagan of SACA represented Quarry Village II in each transaction. The leases were arranged for: Northeast OB/GYN Associates, which will occupy 4,500 square feet; Central Texas Pain Center, which will occupy 3,500 square feet; and Eating Recovery Center, which will occupy 9,700 square feet.
DALLAS — Texas Digestive Disease Consultants has expanded its headquarters office in the Dallas Medical District. The Elmbrook Medical Plaza tenant has expanded to 16,576 square feet, of which 7,760 square feet is new space, and extended its term seven-plus years. Paul Richter and Leigh Richter of Dallas-based Bradford Commercial Real Estate Services represented the landlord, LoaLoa Partners LP. The tenant operates 23 offices throughout North Texas. The headquarters office, located at 8267 Elmbrook Drive, is a centralized location for the medical group, which hosts on-site monthly conferences for its physicians. The existing office and new space are located on the top floor of the two-story building.
COLUMBUS — Lee & Associates has opened its second office in Ohio. Lee & Associates — Columbus is a merger between commercial real estate firm Ruscilli Real Estate Services and Lee & Associates. Tim Kelton, Mike Spencer, Dax Hudson and Todd Spencer, founders and principals of Lee & Associates — Columbus, will lead the office. Combined, the team has 85 years of commercial real estate experience in Central Ohio. In the last 10 years, the team has leased or sold more than 22 million square feet of space and developed or sold more than 750 acres of office, industrial and retail assets. In July, Lee & Associates opened its first office in Ohio, Lee & Associates Cleveland, which was followed by new offices in Denver and Houston.
Crocker Partners Completes $15M Renovation of SunTrust International Center in Miami CBD
by John Nelson
MIAMI — Crocker Partners has completed a $15 million makeover of its 31-story SunTrust International Center, a 449,000-square-foot office tower in Miami’s central business district (CBD). The renovation includes a redesigned lobby and streetscape, 4,000-square-foot bayview sky terrace, complimentary tenant fitness center and a new conference facility. The renovation also includes 20,000 square feet devoted to fully finished office suites for companies new to the market and for growing start-ups. The building is LEED Silver-certified, has 11 high-speed elevators and on-site amenities including a restaurant, pharmacy and banking. Among recent leasing activity at SunTrust Center, the Daily Business Review, Marcum LLP, US Legal and BastAmron recently renewed and/or expanded their leases along with several other long-time tenants totaling approximately 72,000 square feet. SunTrust Center will have the largest contiguous block of space available in the CBD — 116,000 square feet — when Akerman LLP vacates later this year. Jon Blunk, Cristina Glaria and Laurel Oswald of Cushman & Wakefield are the leasing agents for the office tower.
TAMPA, FLA. — ANDA Global Co. Ltd. has partnered with Fairlead Commercial Real Estate to purchase Sabal VI, a two-story, 97,527-square-foot office building located at 3611 Queen Palm Drive in Tampa. The partnership purchased the Class A asset for an undisclosed price with equity from ANDA Global and Fairlead’s investment fund, Mandalay-FCRE Fund I. Dale Peterson, Courtney Decker and Donald Jennewein of CBRE represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The asset was fully leased at the time of sale. ANDA Global is an affiliate of South Korea-based ANDA Asset Management Co. Ltd.