PARSIPPANY, N.J. — Colliers International has arranged leases of more than 26,000 square feet of office space in northern and central New Jersey. The transactions include The Western Institutional Review Board leasing 7,048 square feet at 202 Carnegie Center in Princeton. Kevin Coleman of Colliers International represented the tenant, and Boston Properties represented the landlord, Princeton 202 Associates Limited Partnership. Bryn Cinque and James Bailey of Colliers represented HNTB Corp. in its 7,026-square-foot lease at 1 Gateway Center in Newark. Advance Realty is the landlord of the property. Cinque, Bailey and Jay Kyle of Colliers International represented Crown Castle USA Inc. in its 6,451-square-foot lease extension at 1200 MacArthur Blvd in Mahwah. MRH Real Estate Services represented the landlord, Marcon Mahwah LLC. Cinque, Baily and Leslie Meril of Colliers International represented the landlord, Normandy Real Estate Partners, in its lease deal with HealthLogix at 99 Cherry Hill Road in Parsippany. Harlan Hollander of Cushman & Wakefield represented the tenant in its 6,223-square-foot lease extension.
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AUSTIN — SouthStar Communities, a residential real estate development company, will relocate its corporate headquarters to Austin. The firm is known for master-planned communities throughout the Southern U.S., including Vintage Oaks in New Braunfels, the fastest-growing neighborhood in the 25-county South-Central Texas Hill Country region. SouthStar’s new office is located near the intersection of Highway 360 and Bee Cave Road.
PARK CITY, UTAH — Summit Center, an 83,000-square-foot retail and office complex in Park City, has sold to Kai’Ohu Summit for an undisclosed sum. This is Kai’Ohu’s first commercial acquisition in Utah. The six-building center is located at 2700 Rasmussen Road. It is home to tenants like EMC2, iSchool Campus, and CrossFit Park City. The transaction was executed by Bryce Blanchard of Newmark Grubb ACRES.
IRVING — Chambers Street Properties has acquired Carpenter Corporate Center I and II, a two-building office property totaling 226,822 square feet in the Las Colinas master-planned development of Irving, located 10 miles west of Dallas. The buildings, both leased to a subsidiary of a major healthcare company on a long-term lease, offer an on-site café, fitness center and parking for 1,107 vehicles. With the purchase, Chambers Street now holds three office assets in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex.
PARK CITY, UTAH — Summit Center, an 83,000-square-foot retail and office complex in Park City, has sold to Kai’Ohu Summit for an undisclosed sum. This is Kai’Ohu’s first commercial acquisition in Utah. The six-building center is located at 2700 Rasmussen Road. It is home to tenants like EMC2, iSchool Campus, and CrossFit Park City. The transaction was executed by Bryce Blanchard of Newmark Grubb ACRES.
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. – Construction has commenced on the third officebuilding at SkySong,the ASU Scottsdale Innovation Center. The 145,000-square-foot SkySong III will be located alongSkySong Boulevard. ArizonaState University (ASU) will lease one and a half of the building’s four floors.Existing tenant WebFilingswill also expand its presence at the property by leasing a full floor of the new building. Plaza Companies has also signed a lease at SkySong III. With these leases already in place, the new building has reached 65 percent occupancy before construction even began.The $32-million building is being developed by PlazaCompanies in partnershipwith the Arizona StateUniversity Foundation and the City of Scottsdale. Holualoa Companies has also partnered with Plaza Companies on this project. Financing is provided by Alliance Bank ofArizona.
PLANTATION, FLA. — Brookwood Financial Partners LLC, a Massachusetts-based real estate investment and asset management firm, has acquired Lakeside Office Center in Plantation. The Class A, 134,443-square-foot office building was constructed in 1986 and renovated in 2006. The property is located eight miles from downtown Fort Lauderdale and has 33,000 square feet available for lease. Brookwood plans to renovate the lobby, building entrance and common areas. CBRE represented the seller in the transaction, and Brookwood was self-represented.
ATLANTA — Lincoln Southeast LLC, a subsidiary of Dallas-based Lincoln Property Co. Southeast, has been named the court-appointed receiver for Buckhead West, a 110,000-square-foot office complex located near the intersection of Interstate 75 and Howell Mill Road in Atlanta. Buckhead West is suited to tech tenants and creative firms, and has recently become home for movie and television production companies. The complex is within walking distance of the Howell Mill Village retail center adjacent to Post's Collier Hill apartments. The property has already received interest from various groups for either loft office, medical office and multifamily potential.
NEW YORK CITY — In a two-part transaction, Colliers International has arranged the relocation of The Albert Ellis Institute, a nonprofit psychotherapy training institute, from the Upper East Side to Midtown South. In the first transaction, Colliers arranged the sale of The Albert Ellis Institute headquarters, a six-story townhouse located at 45 E. 65th St., to a private buyer. The building is located between Madison and Park avenues. In the second transaction, Colliers arranged an 8,000-square-foot sublease on behalf of the institute at 145 E. 32nd St., a 102,000-square-foot medical office building in Midtown South. Eric Meyer and Marty Meyer of Colliers International Tri-State own the office building. The institute sublet the entire ninth floor from Ameripath, a subsidiary of Quest Diagnostics. Keith Cody of CBRE represented Ameripath in the sublease.
LAREDO — Construction firm Brasfield & Gorrie has completed the South Texas Border Intelligence Center, a 7,300-square-foot facility that will provide administrative offices and communication services for about 20 U.S. and Mexican government agencies. The U.S. General Services Administration for U.S. Customs and Border Protection, a division of the Department of Homeland Security, funded the $3.5 million project. Local materials were used in the construction of the building in an effort to reduce shipping and transportation expenses, and sustainable features such as low-flow plumbing fixtures and high solar reflective roof have also been implemented.