BOSTON — Winslow, Evans & Crocker Inc. has signed a 23,088-square-foot office lease for its corporate headquarters at 175 Federal St. in Boston’s Financial District. The financial advisory firm, which occupies 16,376 square feet on the sixth floor, has taken an additional 6,712 square feet on the eighth floor. The landlord of the Class A, 227,365-square-foot office building, Equity Office Properties, was represented by Britton Derkac and Ryan Enright of Cresa. Rick Lowe and Brandon Leitner of Cresa represented Winslow, Evans & Crocker Inc. in the transaction. Barry Dubé and Mike Labonte of Cresa will oversee management activities for the project, which is slated for completion by this May.
DALLAS — Dallas-based Billingsley Co. plans to build a new, 150,000-square-foot office building and four-lane roadway at Cypress Waters, Billingsley's 1,000-acre mixed-use development in Dallas. The three-story property is Billingsley's first office building in Cypress Waters and will break ground in July. The project is slated for a July 2014 completion. Additionally, Phase I of Cypress Waters' multifamily communities will open this year. Scotch Creek and Parsons Green are scheduled to open this summer and Sycamore Park is expected to open in the fall.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Stream Realty Partners has sold the 185,500-square-foot Plaza 35, an office building located at 12234 N. Interstate 35 in Austin's North Central submarket, to Karlin Real Estate. Stream Realty purchased the foreclosed property in 2011 before bringing it to full occupancy. Plaza 35's tenants include Virtex Enterprises, Logisticare Solutions and Yodle Inc. A division of Dell once occupied the office building as a call center. Daniel Farrar and David Blackbird of Stream Realty executed the company's business plan for the property, including its purchase, lease up and sale. Farrar was offered an equity stake in the property as an incentive for sourcing the deal. Farrar moved from Austin to Charlotte, N.C., in January to lead Stream Realty's office there.
HOLLYWOOD, CALIF. — A 4,896-square-foot office building in Hollywood that is home to Sunset Edit has sold to a principal of the private editing firm for $2.2 million. It is located at 849 Seward Ave. Sunset Edit provides post-production services to film, TV and music videos.The building was previously occupied by FilmCore. Michael B. Rubinof NAI Capital’s Westlake Village office represented both the buyer and the seller in this transaction.
OMAHA — Q10 | DaisleyRuff Financial has arranged $2.8 million in acquisition financing for a 46,000-square-foot office building located at 440 Regency Parkway in the Regency Office Park in Omaha.The fixed-rate loan includes a 24-year amortization schedule and was arranged by Bob Chalupa, senior vice president, of Q10 | Daisley Ruff Financial.
NEW YORK CITY — Vitech Corp. has renewed and extended its 42,200-square-foot office lease at 401 Park Ave. South. Vitech Corp. signed a 10-year lease for two floors at the 12-story property. The corporation’s global headquarters are located in the 252,000-square-foot office building. Dennis Someck of Lee & Associates represented Vitech in the transaction, while Mark S. Stein and Jason Vacker of Meringoff Properties represented the building’s owner. Vitech is a worldwide provider of systems engineering and architecting software solutions.
FRISCO, TEXAS — Conifer Health Solutions has broken ground on its new corporate headquarters, located in the Duke Bridges Office Park at the intersection of the Dallas North Tollway and Warren Parkway in Frisco. Duke Realty is developing the four-story, 200,000-square-foot office building. Conifer currently leases office space in Hall Office Park. Conifer plans to eventually hire 500 employees to add to its existing 600 employees. Corgan, an architecture and interior design firm, is designing the new office space. Jones Lang LaSalle assisted Conifer in finding the site.
HOLLYWOOD, CALIF. — A 4,896-square-foot office building in Hollywood that is home to Sunset Edit has sold to a principal of the private editing firm for $2.2 million. It is located at 849 Seward Ave. Sunset Edit provides post-production services to film, TV and music videos. The building was previously occupied by FilmCore. Michael B. Rubin of NAI Capital’s Westlake Village office represented both the buyer and the seller in this transaction.
MIAMI — An investment group led by Miami-based Banyan Street Capital has acquired Brickell Bayview Centre, a 285,595-square-foot office tower in Miami, for $70 million. The buyers also included Boca Raton, Fla.-based Crocker Partners and Independencia, a Chilean investment fund. Brickell Bayview, located at 80 S.W. 8th St., is a landmark 33-story tower in the heart of Brickell's financial district. With 16 stories of structured parking below, the office space starts at the 17th floor. The property is 88 percent leased to 47 tenants. Christian Lee, Charles Foschini, Christopher Apone and Amy Julian of CBRE represented the seller in the transaction. No buyer's representative was involved in the deal.
ROCKVILLE, MD. — Washington Real Estate Investment Trust (WRIT) has sold The Atrium Building, an 80,000-square-foot office building in Rockville, for $15.7 million. The property, built in 1980 and acquired by WRIT in 2002, is located at 6101 Executive Blvd. The buyer plans to relocate its headquarters to the property. WRIT said the sale is consistent with the company's strategy of selling smaller, non-core assets in suburban markets. WRIT achieved a net gain of approximately $3.6 million and an unleveraged internal rate of return of 11 percent over the 10-year holding period.