Office

Previous Year’s Challenges Shape 2024 Outlook for Cap Rates, Investment Activity, Distressed Properties

by Sarah Daniels January 25, 2024

If NAI Global president and CEO Jay Olshonsky had to use one word to sum up the 2023 commercial real estate market, it would be “inactive.” The interest rate-fueled bid-ask spread stifled investment sales of all property types, and in the office sector especially, tenants avoided making any space decisions if they didn’t have to. One month into 2024, not much has changed. From an investment sales perspective, Olshonsky still sees properties offered at capitalization rates between 4 and 5 percent while interest rates are 6 percent or higher, which is prolonging the disconnect between buyers and sellers. Meanwhile, robust job creation well beyond today’s levels is needed to create the leasing demand that will reverse the office sector’s troubles in the new era of hybrid work. But that’s not likely to happen in 2024 as the tech sector, in particular, continues to lay off workers. “I’ve been in the real estate business a long time, and this is a cycle unlike most others,” says Olshonsky. “The biggest problem we have right now is mainly record-high office vacancy just about everywhere — certainly in the large cities — which we’ve never really seen before. On the investment side, lenders cannot …

January 25, 2024

Leasing Activity Louisiana Office Retail Southeast

Feil Organization Signs New Tenant to 9,000 SF Office, Retail Lease in Metairie, Louisiana

by John Nelson January 24, 2024

METAIRIE, LA. — The Feil Organization has signed FastPass Tag and Title LLC to a 9,000-square-foot lease in Metairie, a suburb of New Orleans. The tenant will occupy two suites at 3445 North Causeway Boulevard, a 10-story, 127,858-square-foot office building. One suite will include a retail space where customers can obtain and renew their drivers’ licenses and IDs, while the second space will be dedicated to the company’s back-of-house and office operations. Scott Graf of Corporate Realty represented Feil Organization in the lease transaction.

January 24, 2024

Loans New York Northeast Office Retail

JLL Arranges $33M Loan for Refinancing of Manhattan Office, Retail Building

by Taylor Williams January 24, 2024

NEW YORK CITY — JLL has arranged a $33 million loan for the refinancing of 111 West 19th Street, an eight-story, 189,731-square-foot office and retail building in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood. The building was originally constructed in 1901 and comprises eight suites, according to StreetEasy.com. Aaron Niedermayer of JLL arranged the financing through Citigroup Inc. on behalf of the borrower, locally based investment firm The Kaufman Organization.

January 24, 2024

Leasing Activity New Jersey Northeast Office

Eikon Therapeutics Signs 36,284 SF Office Lease in Jersey City

by Taylor Williams January 24, 2024

JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Biotechnology firm Eikon Therapeutics has signed a 36,284-square-foot office lease at 3 Second Street, an 18-story, 600,000-square-foot building in Jersey City. The building boasts a redesigned lobby with concierge services, tenant lounge and multiple onsite dining options. David DeMatteis, Robert Rudin, Mina Shehata and Dirk Hrobsky of Cushman & Wakefield represented the landlord, funds managed by Ares Management, in the lease negotiations. Bill Hartman and James Gale of CBRE represented Eikon Therapeutics.

January 24, 2024

Leasing Activity Life Sciences Northeast Office Pennsylvania

Dow Inc. Signs 800,000 SF Office, Life Sciences Lease Extension in Collegeville, Pennsylvania

by Taylor Williams January 23, 2024

COLLEGEVILLE, PA. — Chemicals manufacturer Dow Inc. has signed an 800,000-square-foot lease extension at its office and life sciences campus in Collegeville, about 25 miles northwest of Philadelphia. A partnership between New York City-based David Werner Real Estate Investments and regional firm GreenBarn Investment Group purchased the 1.9 million-square-foot campus, which consists of 14 buildings on 340 acres, from Pfizer in August 2023. Newmark represented Dow Inc., which first moved to Collegeville in 2012, in the lease negotiations.

January 23, 2024

Leasing Activity North Carolina Office Southeast

CBRE Negotiates 40,000 SF Office Lease in Uptown Charlotte for IWG

by Hayden Spiess January 23, 2024

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — CBRE has arranged a 40,000-square-foot lease at First Citizens Bank Plaza, a 23-story office building in Uptown Charlotte. International coworking company IWG will occupy the 18th and 19th floors of the building beginning in February, with plans to expand its SPACES brand. Located at 128 S. Tryon St., the property was recently renovated and features a new lobby, a boutique fitness center, tenant amenity hub with lockers and showers, bicycle parking and storage, upgraded restrooms and a 5,000-square-foot ground-floor restaurant and bar space, currently occupied by MOA Korean BBQ. Kris Westmoreland, Stephanie Spivey and Joe Franco of CBRE represented the landlord, Dornin Investment Group, in the lease negotiations.

January 23, 2024

Acquisitions Colorado Office Western

Confluent Development, Ascentris Buy 161,000 SF ParkRidge Six Office Building in Lone Tree, Colorado

by Amy Works January 22, 2024

LONE PINE, COLO. — A joint venture between Confluent Development and Denver-based Ascentris has acquired ParkRidge Six, a five-story, Class A office building in Lone Tree, approximately 15 miles south of Denver. Terms of the transaction were not released. At the time of sale, the 161,000-square-foot building was fully leased. The property features a generous parking ratio, a third-party-operated cafeteria, large-format training rooms, a fitness center, small breakout rooms and outdoor amenity space. This acquisition is the first collaboration between Confluent Development and Ascentris. CBRE facilitated the acquisition.

January 22, 2024

Development Illinois Midwest Office

Farbman Group Opens New Amenity Space at Chicago Office Building

by Kristin Harlow January 22, 2024

CHICAGO — Farbman Group has opened “The LookOut,” an amenity space within its 100 N. LaSalle office building in Chicago. The space was formerly a 26th-floor penthouse suite. Key features of The LookOut include a lounge and dining space, views of downtown Chicago, a workout facility and artwork. Farbman partnered with Michigan-based Soul Studio, an art program and gallery by nonprofit Friendship Circle that provides adults with special needs a safe space to create and connect through art. Farbman commissioned a piece entitled “Rhythmic Grid Space” by Aislinn Wendrow as a mural for the amenity space.

January 22, 2024

Acquisitions Office Texas

Newmark Arranges Sale of 153,238 SF Office Building in Plano

by Taylor Williams January 22, 2024

PLANO, TEXAS — Newmark has arranged the sale of Parkway Centre IV, a 153,238-square-foot office building in the northern Dallas suburb of Plano. The six-story building, which was constructed in 2006 and underwent a $2 million renovation in 2021, sits on a 6.6-acre site at 2701 Dallas Parkway. Chris Murphy, Robert Hill and Gary Carr of Newmark represented the seller, an affiliate of Goldman Sachs, in the disposition of the property to a California-based BH Properties. Both parties requested anonymity. Parkway Centre IV was 82 percent leased at the time of sale.

January 22, 2024

Leasing Activity Office Texas

Deloitte Signs Office Lease for Four Floors at 23Springs in Uptown Dallas

by Taylor Williams January 22, 2024

DALLAS — Accounting giant Deloitte has signed an office lease at 23Springs, a 626,215-square-foot building in Uptown Dallas. The square footage was not disclosed, but the space encompasses four full floors. The deal, along with a 110,029-square-foot lease signed by Bank OZK, which also financed the building’s construction, in spring 2022 brings 23Springs to 34 percent occupancy. Robert Jimenez, Burson Holman and Elizabeth Fortado represented the landlord, Granite Properties, in the lease negotiations on an internal basis. Deloitte plans to relocate from Dallas Arts Tower to its new offices in spring 2026.

January 22, 2024

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