BELLEVUE, WASH. — Sharp Electronics Corporation has leased 13,472 square feet at Ridgewood Corporate Squareoffice complex in Bellevue. The seven-building, Class A park is located at 120th Avenue NE. Sharp was represented by Tom Wilson of Cushman and Wakefield. The seller, was represented by CBRE’s Scott Davis.
WEST PALM BEACH, FLA. — Taylor & Mathis has arranged a 12-year lease deal with Akerman Senterfitt LLC, Florida's largest law firm, for 40,000 square feet of office space in downtown West Palm Beach. In the $25 million deal, the law firm is leasing space for two-and-a-half floors at Phillips Point, a 500,000-square-foot office and retail complex located in West Palm Beach's central business district. Other notable tenants of Phillips Point include Global Capital Econometrix LLC, BMO Harris Bank, Goldman Sachs, Squire Sanders, Morgan Stanley and Greenberg Taurig. Brian Gale of Taylor & Mathis, along with Matt Cheezem of CRESA Partners, brokered the lease transaction.
DOWNERS GROVE, ILL. — The Alter Group has announced it will develop Corridors North, a 600,000-square-foot, four-building office campus in Downers Grove, a western suburb of Chicago. The buildings will feature all-surface parking, on-site food service and a fitness center. The Alter Group will seek LEED certification for the development. The development is located at the intersection of I-88 and I-355 expressways and is part of the 108-acre Corridors – Chicago office campus.
HOUSTON — HFF has brokered the sale of a 105,619-square-foot office building in Houston’s Energy Corridor. The asset, located at 15915 Katy Freeway and across from the 550-acre master-planned Park 10 mixed-use development, was 88 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants in various industries including engineering, technology, real estate, energy and healthcare. Dan Miller and Marty Hogan of HFF represented the seller, Downtown Properties, a real estate associate of Gaw Capital Partners. Dornin Investment Group purchased the building for an undisclosed amount, free and clear of debt.
BELLEVUE, WASH. — Sharp Electronics Corporation has leased 13,472 square feet at Ridgewood Corporate Square office complex in Bellevue. The seven-building, Class A park is located at 120th Avenue NE. Sharp was represented by Tom Wilson of Cushman and Wakefield. The seller, was represented by CBRE’s Scott Davis.
LAS VEGAS – The 41-year-old former Las Vegas City Hall has completed its transformation into the new Zappos headquarters. The online retailer will now be based at 400 E. Stewart Ave. in Downtown Las Vegas. Zappos purchased the building for $18 million. The company was formerly based in nearby Henderson after relocating to Nevada from San Francisco in 2004. The creative office space was designed to LEED-Gold specifications. The $60-million renovation began in August 2012. It was carried out by The PENTA Building Group.
NASHVILLE, TENN. — The CMT Building, an iconic office tower anchored by Country Music Television (CMT) in downtown Nashville, has sold for $11.2 million. Commerce Street Nashville Partnership purchased the 114,038-square-foot, Class A office tower, located at 330 Commerce St. CMT, a wholly owned subsidiary of Viacom, recently signed a seven-year lease renewal for its 86,000-square-foot stake in the building. Cushman & Wakefield | Cornerstone represented the seller, Wells Real Estate Funds, in the transaction.
STRATFORD, CONN. — Corporate Display Specialties (CDS) has relocated its offices, assembly and storage space to 60 Watson Blvd. in Stratford. The company, which is presently located in Stratford, will relocate to 8,074 square feet in the 81,000-square-foot building. Bruce Wettenstein, partner with Vidal/Wettenstein LLC, represented the owner, Blase Management, and CDS in the transaction. Since 1983, CDS has been a provider of trade show displays and exhibits.
HOUSTON — Cousins Properties, an Atlanta-based REIT, has closed a $189 million non-recourse mortgage for Post Oak Central, a Class A office complex in Houston’s Galleria submarket. Originally purchased by Cousins in February for $233 million, the property comprises three towers totaling 1.3 million square feet. The buildings are currently 94 percent occupied, up from 92 percent at the time of sale. The mortgage, which was announced in conjunction with another closed for an Atlanta-area Cousins property, entails a seven-year term and a fixed rate of 4.26 percent. HFF arranged the terms.
HOUSTON — Colliers International has brokered the sale of Oak Park Plaza, a three-story office building totaling 53,000 square feet in the master-planned Oak Park at Westchase development of Houston. Located at 6051 N. Course Drive and in close proximity to Beltway 8, the property is LEED Silver certified. David Carter and Jay Kyle of Colliers represented the seller, WYAK Investments LLC, in the transaction. The buyer was a financial institution that will also occupy part of the facility.