Office

Trademark Property Co. Completes WestBend 2 Office Building in Fort Worth

by Haisten Willis July 23, 2015

FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Trademark Property Co. has completed a 57,000-square-foot Class A office building, named WestBend 2, at its WestBend mixed-use development in Fort Worth. Located at 1701 River Run Road, the three-story building is situated on top of The Fresh Market grocery store and other retailers and restaurants opening at WestBend. The adjacent Trinity Trails provides access to walking or biking and allows for Trinity River views from all floors. Additional amenities include outdoor seating and meeting space, bicycle storage, onsite locker rooms with showers and garage parking separate from retail parking. Regus, a provider of flexible workspace, will outfit 15,000 square feet at WestBend. The new office building is part of the redevelopment efforts underway at WestBend, which upon completion in fall 2015 will include 278,000 square feet of retail, dining and office space. Current WestBend tenants include Zoë’s Kitchen, East Hampton Sandwich Co. and Silver Fox.

July 23, 2015

The Richland Cos. Acquires Office Building in Houston

by Haisten Willis July 23, 2015

HOUSTON — The Richland Cos. has acquired 550 Post Oak, an office property located in Houston’s West Loop submarket. The building will become Richland’s new corporate headquarters, replacing its previous location in Memorial Post Oak. The 53,872-square-foot, six-story building sits on one acre at the northeast corner of Post Oak Boulevard and Post Oak Park. The multi-tenant property offers tenants card-key access, on-site management and podium-style parking. Additional amenities will include a gym, car washing services, laundry and dry cleaning pickup, food trucks twice a week and multiple high-end services. Richland plans on taking occupancy in September, with the exterior transformation beginning shortly thereafter. 550 Post Oak becomes Richland’s 14th property in Houston, marking 1.7 million square feet of properties owned and managed by the company.

July 23, 2015

Office Texas

Davis Commercial Arranges Sale of Ground Lease for Historic Houston Building

by Haisten Willis July 23, 2015

HOUSTON — Davis Commercial has arranged the sale of leasehold interest for the historic Sweeney, Coombs & Fredericks building at 301 Main St. in Houston for an undisclosed price. Designed and built by George E. Dickey in 1889, 301 Main St. is one of the last remaining Victorian-style structures in the city. The building is owned by Harris County and a ground lease on the property was assigned to a third party in the early 1990s. Ashley Casterlin of Davis Commercial Real Estate represented the unnamed seller of the ground lease in the transaction. The buyer was also undisclosed. Blini Hoxha with the Salt N Pepper Group plans to open a new restaurant on the first floor. The Salt N Pepper Group is responsible for many Houston concepts, such as Beer Market Co., The Moonshiners, Crisp, Pub Fiction, Celtic Gardens, Shot Bar and Third Floor. The top two floors of the three-story building are being leased to attorneys.

July 23, 2015

Florida Office Southeast

HFF Arranges $12.5M Sale of REO Office Park in Metro Miami

by John Nelson July 23, 2015

WEST KENDALL, FLA. — HFF has closed the $12.5 million real estate owned (REO) sale of Lucky Start Executive Plaza, a two-building office park totaling 55,658 square feet at 8765 S.W. 165th Ave. in West Kendall, a suburb of Miami. The office park comprises two office buildings that are 54.1 percent leased to medical and office tenants, as well as a vacant pad site for the future development of a three-story, 89,000-square-foot office building. HFF marketed the property on behalf of a regional bank, which previously purchased the asset in a foreclosure auction. IMC Property Management Inc. was the buyer. Marty Busekrus, Jorge Portela and Manny de Zárraga of HFF brokered the transaction.

July 23, 2015

North Carolina Office Southeast

Lincoln Harris Arranges Two Leases Totaling 62,075 SF at Capitol Towers in Charlotte

by John Nelson July 23, 2015

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Lincoln Harris’ Charlotte office has arranged two leases totaling 62,075 square feet at Capitol Towers – South Tower, a 236,250-square-foot, Class A office tower located at 4350 Congress St. in Charlotte. Campbell Walker of Lincoln Harris’ Charlotte office represented the landlord, Capitol Towers LLC, in both lease transactions. The deals included Sterling Capital Management LLC leasing 22,075 square feet and Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP leasing 40,000 square feet. Jim Thorp of JLL represented Sterling, and Barney Earles of CBRE represented Dixon Hughes Goodman.

July 23, 2015

Office Southeast Tennessee

Liberty Tower, Law Firm in Chattanooga Earn LEED Gold Certification

by John Nelson July 23, 2015

CHATTANOOGA, TENN. — The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has awarded Liberty Tower, a 214,000-square-foot office building in Chattanooga, LEED Gold certification, making it the largest LEED Gold-certified core and shell project in Tennessee. Additionally, the USGBC has awarded Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel PC LEED Gold certification for its commercial interiors. The company is the only law firm in Tennessee to have earned LEED Gold certification. Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel PC is a tenant at Liberty Tower, making the pair the only project to achieve dual LEED certification in Chattanooga. The law firm’s sustainable features include Energy Star-rated equipment, an open office layout, reuse of 60 percent of its furniture and low VOC paints and carpet tiles. Liberty Tower’s sustainable features include bike racks and showers, new LED light fixtures, low-flow toilets and faucets, solar controlled windows and modern HVAC equipment.

July 23, 2015

Arizona Office Western

Lowe Enterprises Investors Buys Three Buildings at Phoenix Gateway Center

by Nellie Day July 23, 2015

PHOENIX — Lowe Enterprises Investors (LEI) has purchased three office buildings at the Phoenix Gateway Center office complex for an undisclosed sum. The properties are located in the North Airport/44th Street corridor area of Phoenix. The transaction included the 107,755-square-foot Gateway I; the 107,963-square-foot Gateway II; and the 221,885-square-foot Gateway III buildings. LEI plans to improve the properties’ common areas and public spaces. The overall occupancy at the buildings is 94 percent. Peter Morgan led LEI’s acquisition team. CBRE’s Barry Gable and Kevin Shannon represented the seller, a partnership of Pearlmark/Transwestern and Oaktree Capital.

July 23, 2015

California Office Western

West Ridge Rentals Buys Manhattan Beach Medical Office Complex for $15.6M

by Nellie Day July 23, 2015

MANHATTAN BEACH, CALIF. — West Ridge Rentals LLC has purchased a 35,911-square-foot medical office complex in Manhattan Beach for $15.6 million. The three-building complex is located at 500 S. Sepulveda Blvd. The buildings include small retail elements that house related businesses. The complex was built in 1976. Eric Lastition and Geoff Ludwig of Colliers International represented the seller, Manhattan Beach Mall LP.

July 23, 2015

Illinois Industrial Midwest Office

Podolsky|Circle CORFAC International Founder Milton Podolsky Passes Away at Age 94

by Jonathan Mehall July 22, 2015

RIVERWOODS, ILL. — Milton Podolsky, founder of Podolsky|Circle CORFAC International, passed away this past weekend at the age of 94. Born in 1921, Podolsky attended DePaul University and studied at John Marshall Law School before serving in the U.S. Army from 1943 to 1946. He first considered a career in commercial real estate in 1957 when a frequent customer of his family’s drug store encouraged him to do so. Over the next five years, he worked at two commercial real estate firms in the Chicago market doing primarily industrial brokerage. Then he began developing and managing buildings in what later became known as the O’Hare market. In 1962, Podolsky co-founded his first entrepreneurial firm. In 1971, he established Podolsky and Associates Ltd., which evolved into the company now known as Podolsky|Circle CORFAC International based in Riverwoods. His accomplishments include the development of seven industrial parks and myriad individual industrial and office buildings, as well as Westbrook Corporate Center, a 1.1 million-square-foot office complex in Westchester, Ill. He is survived by his wife, Lois; his brother, Jerry; his three children, Steven, Bonnie and Randy; and seven grandchildren and four great grandchildren.

July 22, 2015

New York Northeast Office

Savanna Sells 100 Wall Street to Cornerstone Real Estate Advisers

by Amy Works July 22, 2015

NEW YORK CITY — Savanna, a New York-based real estate private equity and asset management firm, has completed the disposition of 100 Wall Street to Cornerstone Real Estate Advisers, acting on behalf of a Cornerstone-managed fund. The 29-story, 520,000-square-foot office building is 97 percent occupied by tenants, including Lester Schwab Katz and Dwyer, Loeb Holding Corp., Crenshaw Associates and Pcubed. Savanna acquired the property in 2011 and completed $25 million in capital improvements during its ownership period, including a successful prebuild program and future resiliency improvements following Hurricane Sandy in 2012. Douglas Harmon, Adam Spies, Joshua King and Adam Doneger of Eastdil Secured represented Savanna, while Carl Schwartz, Laurie Grasso, Susan Saslow, Larissa Kravanja, Ian Group and Barbara Lau of Hunton & Williams served as legal counsel in the transaction. The sales price was not released.

July 22, 2015

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