IRVING, TEXAS — Coldwell Banker Commercial (CBC) Alliance DFW has arranged a 10,525-square-foot office lease for Pegasus Info Tech Inc. in Irving. The larger single-story building, which was acquired and renovated over the past two years by Life Is A Skyway LLC, is located at 3001 N. Skyway Circle and includes 20,090 square feet. The tenant, a software company, will use the space as its new headquarters, relocating from 122 W. John Carpenter Freeway. Bret Messer of CBC Alliance DFW, who oversaw the recent upgrades, will continue to manage the property. Sharon Friedberg and Melanie Hughes of Bradford Commercial Real Estate represented Pegasus in the negotiations.
PLANTATION, FLA. — U.S. Capital Holdings Group has broken ground on the first phase of 321 North, a $300 million live-work-play development in Plantation. The first phase is the redevelopment of a seven-story, 160,000-square-foot office tower. The design team includes general contractor GHJ Construction Inc., a subsidiary of Beijing Construction Engineering Group International Co. Ltd. GHJ plans to finish construction in approximately one year. U.S. Capital Holdings has retained CBRE as leasing agent for the new office tower. The redevelopment is the first of five phases for 321 North, which is slated to finish construction in 2017.
MIRAMAR, FLA. — Spirit Airlines has signed a 70,819-square-foot lease renewal and expansion of its South Florida headquarters in the Miramar Park of Commerce. The Spirit Support Center is located at 2800 Executive Way in Miramar. The company’s expansion totals 14,625 square feet of office space at 2844 and 2854 Corporate Way. The airline employs approximately 1,300 people in South Florida, including its staff at the Spirit Support Center. Andrew Ansin and Maridee Bell of Sunbeam Properties represented the landlord in the lease deal. Chris Lovell, Greg Katz and Roy Abernathy of Studley Inc.’s Miami office represented Spirit Airlines.
BEAVERCREEK, OHIO — Los Angeles, Calif.-based Griffin Capital Corp., along with five single-purpose borrowing entities operated by Griffin Capital Essential Asset REIT, has acquired the Northrop Building in Beavercreek. The 99,246-square-foot property is occupied by Northrop Grumman Systems. The acquisition is part of a five-property office and industrial portfolio totaling 889,805 square feet in Ohio, New Jersey, North Carolina, Texas and Arizona. Kevin MacKenzie, John Chun, Stephen Skok and Tucker Knight of HFF arranged $110.6 million in financing for the portfolio acquisition. The portfolio includes the 210,524-square-foot Verizon Building in Warren, N.J., the 198,898-square-foot UTC Building in Charlotte, the 146,683-square-foot Schlumberger Building in Houston, and the 231,454-square-foot Avnet Building in Chandler, Ariz.
NEW YORK CITY — Developer Sam Chang has acquired a five-story, 25-foot-wide loft/office property at 11 West 37th St. in Midtown. Elvee Rosenberg Inc. sold the property for $8.25 million. Through McSam Hotel Group, the buyer plans to convert the property into a boutique hotel. The vacant property includes 15,000 square feet of unused air rights and a total of 25,000 buildable square feet. David Schechtman and Steven Zimmerman of Eastern Consolidated arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller. Alan Miller, also of Eastern Consolidated, represented the buyer.
BEDFORD, MASS. — Tremont Realty Capital has arranged a $14.5 million bridge loan for the redevelopment of an office building, located at 201 Burlington Rd. in Bedford. The two-building complex comprises 135,000 square feet. Dennis Walsh of Tremont Realty Capital’s Boston office arranged the non-recourse loan, which was funded by a regional bank.
HOUSTON — Finial Group has arranged a 15,000-square-foot office lease in Houston for Texan Bank. The tenant will occupy the majority of a two-story, Class A building located at 12941 Gulf Freeway and use the space as its corporate headquarters. The first floor of the LEED Platinum-certified structure will house a branch of the bank. Reed Vestal, Taylor Schmidt and Greg Marconi of Finial Group represented both the tenant and the undisclosed landlord in the lease negotiations.
DENVER — Griffin Capital Corporation has purchased a 430,000-square-foot office building in the northwest Denver suburb of Westminster for $92 million. The Class A building is located at 1300 W. 120th Ave. next to Interstate 25. Notable technology and aerospace companies in the area include Oracle, Level 3, Google, IBM and Ball Aerospace. The property is fully leased to the seller, Avaya, Inc., through June of next year. DigitalGlobe’s 15-year lease will commence the following day. The high-resolution earth observation and advanced geospatial solutions provider will use this space for its world headquarters. This is Griffin’s third acquisition in the Denver area. Griffin Capital purchased the asset on behalf of Griffin Capital Essential Asset REIT. The REIT represented itself in this transaction. Avaya was represented by David Tilton, Jason Addlesperger and David Lee of NGKF Capital Markets.
IRVINE, CALIF. – The construction and renovations surrounding Von Karman Tech office building are now complete. The office building is located at 16842 Von Karman Ave. in Irvine. It was originally built in 1980. The 100,603-square-foot building underwent extensive interior and exterior improvements. Much of the renovations focused around the building’s four interior lobbies. Their flooring, walls and color palettes were all enhanced during construction. The building is owned by HighBrook Investment Management. Construction was carried out by McShane Construction Company and architect Shlemmer Algaze Associates.
ONTARIO, CALIF. — Sedgwick Claims Management, a technology-enabled claims and productivity management solutions provider, has renewed and expanded at Empire Towers in Ontario. The company has leased more than 29,700 square feet at the property, which is located at 3633 Inland Empire Blvd. Sedgwick Claims was represented by Vindar Batoosingh of CBRE’s Ontario office. The landlord is CIP Real Estate. It owns the towers in partnership with a fund sponsored by Guggenheim Real Estate.