PITTSBURGH, PA. — Vorys, Sater, Seymour & Pease LLP has signed a 4.5-year sublease for office space in the BNY Mellon Center in downtown Pittsburgh. The firm plans to move this spring to the approximately 11,200-square-foot space on the building’s 49th floor. Vorys opened a temporary office at Foster Plaza XI in October 2013 while the firm searched for permanent space with the assistance of Robert Geiger, a principal at Cushman & Wakefield Grant Street Associates Inc. Tim Goetz, a principal with Cushman & Wakefield Grant Street Associates Inc., had been marketing the sublease opportunity on behalf of Pepper Hamilton LLP for about four months before Vorys became interested in the space.
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THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS — The J. Beard Real Estate Company LP has arranged a 10,000-square-foot lease for Conversio Health LLC at Research Forest Lakeside in The Woodlands. The tenant, a service provider for patients with chronic conditions, will occupy part of Building 4 in the larger 10-building mixed-use complex, located on 77 acres overlooking Lake Woodlands and in close proximity to The Woodlands Mall and Interstate 45.Lindsey McKean of J. Beard represented Conversio in the negotiations. James Warmack of Warmack Investments represented the Research Forest Lakeside.
SPRING, TEXAS — Newcor Commercial Real Estate has arranged a 8,700-square-foot office lease for James Construction Group in the Houston suburb of Spring. The single-tenant property is located on 1.35 acres at 21755 Interstate 45 North, in close proximity to the interchange of I-45 and Grand Parkway, as well as the new Exxon Mobil campus. Rob Banzhaf of Newcor represented the landlord, Jefferson Bank Trust, and also negotiated a lease termination on behalf of the existing tenant, Terminix. Joe Gallini of the Gallini Group represented the James Construction Group.
PHOENIX — Creative Touch Interiors (CTI) has signed a three-year lease for 36,540 square feet of office space in Phoenix. The new space is located at 1002 E. University Drive. The 73,080-square-foot building is also leased to two other tenants. It is part of a three-building project that totals 177,000 square feet. CTI will be relocating from its facility near Sky Harbor International Airport. The tenant was represented by Pat Feeney of CBRE and Chris Gadrix of CBRE Atlanta Global Corporate Services Inc. Jackie Orcutt, John Grady and Jim Wilson of Cushman & Wakefield assisted with the transaction. The landlord is EastGroup Properties.
RICHMOND, VA. — CBRE | Richmond has brokered the sale of the Surry Building, a Class B, 33,578-square-foot office building at 1601 Rolling Hills Drive in Richmond. Surry Building Associates LC, an entity managed by Robinson Development Group Inc. (RDG), sold the asset for approximately $1.8 million. Will Bradley and David Wilkins of CBRE | Richmond represented RDG in the transaction.
CHICAGO — Equus Capital Partners Ltd. has sold 200 S. Michigan Ave., a 357,777-square-foot office building in Chicago for $69 million. The building was 89 percent occupied at the time of sale. Bruce Miller and Nooshin Felsenthal of Jones Lang LaSalle represented the seller in the transaction. Current tenants at the 22-story building include RTKL Associates, Howard & Howard Attorneys and Johnson Publishing Co., Starbucks Coffee, Potbelly Sandwich Works and Panda Express.
BELVIDERE,ILL. — Technical Maintenance Inc. (TMI) has signed a 6,400-square-foot lease at 3248-3250 Forest View in Belvidere, located about 13 miles east of Rockford, Ill. TMI is a full-service laboratory that calibrates and repairs test and measurement equipment. The company is adding its Rockford office to service its customers in Chicago and the surrounding areas. AJFC Inc. is the landlord. Karen Walsh, vice president at CBRE, represented TMI in the transaction.
SADDLE BROOK, N.J. — CBRE Group Inc. has arranged $38 million in refinancing for a fully leased office building in Parsippany. James Gunning, Donna Falzarano and Evan Kleppe of CBRE secured a 10-year loan at a 5 percent interest rate through Relius Financial on behalf of the borrower, Jeffroad Green LLC. The loan was secured by a 206,155-square-foot suburban office building located at 399 Jefferson Road.
LIVINGSTON, N.J. — A new five-story parking garage is nearing completion at Eisenhower Corporate Campus and Conference Center in Livingston. The new structure will provide 600 additional parking spaces for tenants and guests at the 380,000-square-foot, Class A office complex. Eastman Cos. and its joint venture partner Long Wharf Real Estate Partners owns and manages Eisenhower Corporate Campus. The new parking structure will offer LED lighting and enhanced security features, according to Michael Schofel, co-managing partner at Eastman Cos.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Investment firm CIM Group and Seaholm Power LLC have leased 103,000 square feet of office space at the Seaholm Power Plant in Austin to athenahealth. The tenant, a provider of cloud-based services for the healthcare industry, will fully occupy the office portion of the property, which is being repurposed as part of a mixed-use development. Renovations to the space for athenahealth are slated for completion in mid-2014, with construction of additional elements of the project extending into 2015. The Seaholm Power Plant redevelopment site is bounded by Cesar Chavez Street, West Avenue, 3rd Street and the A&NW rail line in downtown Austin.