DALLAS — Dallas-based Harwood International has inked a lease renewal with Jones Day, a global law firm, for 133,200 square feet of office space in the Jones Day Building in the HARWOOD district in Dallas. Harwood International was self-represented by Jihane Boury and David Roehm in the lease transaction. Russell Cosby, Brad Selner, Jon McNeil and Rachel Brown of Jones Lang LaSalle represented the tenant. Additionally, Jones Day was self-represented by Patricia Villareal, David Lowery and Mike Davitt. The office building is set to undergo renovations by Gensler, an architectural firm.
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YORBA LINDA, CALIF. – A 34,972-square-foot, multi-use building in Yorba Linda has sold to BSKO, LLC for $3.8 million. The property is located at 22895 Eastpark Drive within the master-planned community of Savi Ranch. The space will serve as BSKO’s new headquarters. The company was represented by Seth Davenport of Voit Real Estate Services. The seller, Eastpark Drive LLC, was represented by Zach Niles, Garrett McClellandand Steve Wagnerof Jones Lang LaSalle Orange County.
SAN FRANCISCO — Boston Properties has purchased a development site at 535 Mission Street in San Francisco for $71 million. It plans to erect a $215-million, Class A office tower on the site. Construction is scheduled to commence in mid-February, with completion set for fall 2014. The 27-story tower will strive for a LEED-Gold rating. It will also contain some retail space. Boston Properties has also agreed to purchase the last remaining land parcel inside the city’s Reston Town Center for $27 million. The parcel is zoned for 250,000 square feet of office space. Boston Properties is looking into potential mixed-use opportunities on this site. This sale is expected to close in the first quarter of 2013.
PLEASANT PRAIRE, WIS. — Good Food Groups LLC has purchased a 56,642-square-foot production facility in Pleasant Prairie for its new headquarters. The LLC is moving from its 9,000-square-foot facility in Chicago. The building was listed for $3.8 million on LoopNet. Nick Walby, Brian Bocci and Dan Benassi of Entre Commercial Realty represented the seller and Jason Lev of CB Richard Ellis represented the buyer in the deal.
CHICAGO — Construction is under way for Teach for America’s new corporate headquarters in the historic 300 W. Adams building in Chicago’s West Loop. The building is 7,000 square feet with a majority of the space featuring an open office area with an exposed concrete deck and mechanical systems. Summit Design + Build is constructing the new headquarters. Fitzgerald Earles Architects and Associates is the project architect. Construction is slated for completion by the end of the first quarter. Teach for America is a nonprofit organization that enlists recent college graduates to teach for at least two years in low-income communities throughout the U.S.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Newport Beach, Calif.-based MIG Real Estate has purchased the 99,404-square-foot Barton Oaks Plaza, a Class A office building located at 901 S. Mopac Expressway in Austin. The office building is currently 96 percent leased to tenants such as Everbank, Texas Gas and Strategic Partnerships. MIG Real Estate was self-represented in the transaction. J. Todd Mills and Casey Knust of CBRE represented the seller.
IRVING, TEXAS — Jones Lang LaSalle has arranged Lehigh Hanson Inc.'s corporate headquarters consolidation at The Point at Las Colinas, a Class A office building located at 300 E. John Carpenter Freeway in the Las Colinas submarket of Irving. Lehigh Hanson, a construction materials firm, leased 211,121 square feet of office space in the building, where it previously leased 156,897 square feet. The 18-story office building is LEED certified and features a full-service deli, on-site fitness facility, 24-hour security and concierge service. Steve Thelen, Jeff Staubach, Russell Cosby, Vice Burt and Torrey Littlejohn of Jones Lang LaSalle represented the tenant in the lease transaction. John Fancher of CBRE represented the landlord, CBRE Global Investors – Strategic Partners.
SAN FRANCISCO — Boston Properties has purchased a development site at 535 Mission Street in San Francisco for $71 million. It plans to erect a $215-million, Class A office tower on the site. Construction is scheduled to commence in mid-February, with completion set for fall 2014. The 27-story tower will strive for a LEED-Gold rating. It will also contain some retail space. Boston Properties has also agreed to purchase the last remaining land parcel inside the city’s Reston Town Center for $27 million. The parcel is zoned for 250,000 square feet of office space. Boston Properties is looking into potential mixed-use opportunities on this site. This sale is expected to close in the first quarter of 2013.
LOS ANGELES — The Refinery has leased 19,200 square feet at a 30,662-square-foot office building in the Los Angeles submarket of Sherman Oaks. The advertising agency will occupy two full floors of the three-story building. The firm plans to consolidate and relocate to the space in April. The Refinery was represented by Stacy Vierheilig-Fraser of Charles Dunn Company’s Sherman Oaks office. The landlord, a private family trust, was represented by Scott Silverstein and Tom Specker of Lee & Associates.
OAKLAND, CALIF. – Cerexa has expanded and extended its lease at 2100 Franklin in Oakland. The biopharmaceutical company has leased an additional 12,000 square feet on the building’s 8th floor. It now occupies the entire 8th and 9th floors of the nine-story tower, which resides within the Lake Merritt district. The building is owned by CIM Group.