COLUMBUS — Mt. Carmel Health System has inked a 12,060-square-foot office lease at Arlingate Plaza, located at 4171 Arlingate Lane in Columbus. Doug Falor of Cassidy Turley represented the landlord, Time Equities, in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — The World Trade Center tower, constructed to replace the twin towers that were leveled on 9/11, has edged out the Empire State Building as the tallest building in New York City. On Monday, crews installed steel columns on top of the tower, which surpassed the 1,250-foot high Empire State Building. When finished, One World Trade Center will stand 1,776 feet tall. Completion is scheduled for the end of 2013. The property is being jointly developed by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and The Durst Organization. The building is expected to be the tallest in the western hemisphere. Burj Khalifa in Dubai remains the world's tallest building at 2,723 feet.
COLUMBUS, OHIO — Cott Systems has inked an office lease for 17,016 square feet at 2800 Corporate Exchange Dr. in Columbus. The company is a provider of public records management and storage systems. Todd Barcus of Cassidy Turley represented the tenant in the transaction. Wayne Harer and Ken Isenbarger of Continental Realty Ltd. represented the landlord, Corporate Exchange Building IV & V LP.
NEW YORK CITY — David Berley, chairman of brokerage firm Walter & Samuels, has purchased a boutique office building in the Flatiron District for $10 million. The 7-story building is located at 30 E. 20th St. and includes loft-like office space and two ground-level retail spaces. Ivan Hakiman of HPNY represented the seller in the transaction.
WATERTOWN, MASS. —Three new office tenants will move into the Riverworks complex, located at 480 Pleasant St. in Watertown. The Alzheimer's Association will relocate from Arsenal on the Charles in Watertown, Mass. and will use a portion of the second floor, totaling 18,737 square feet, as its regional headquarters and training facility. Sabre Hospitality Solutions will relocate from Netwon, Mass. into 11,583 square feet on the fourth floor. Education Resource Strategies (ERS) has signed a lease for 10,403 square feet on the second floor, and will relocate from One Brook Street in Watertown. Daniel Kollar, Brendan Cohn, Peter Bekarian and Keith Gurtler of Jones Lang LaSalle represented the owner, Farley White Interests, in the transaction. Robert Fitzgerald and Bill Crean represented the Alzheimer's Association. Keith Gurtler of Jones Lang LaSalle represented Saber, while Adam Meixner and Jeremy Fried of Boston Realty Advisor represented ERS.
HOUSTON — Avison Young has signed an agreement with Irvine, Calif.-based The Khoshbin Company to provide marketing and leasing services for two Houston office properties: the 213,777-square-foot 333 North Belt and the 181,647-square-foot Towerpark North. The North Belt property is located at 333 N. Sam Houston Pkwy. E. and Towerpark North is located at 10700 N. Freeway.
COLUMBUS, OHIO — Wilks Broadcasting has signed a 10-year lease for 10,600 square feet of office space at 2400 Corporate Exchange Dr. in Columbus. The company is national owner and operator of more than 21 radio stations including Q-FM 96 in Columbus. Christopher Potts and Benjamin Johnson of Colliers International represented the owner, Corex Partners, in the transaction. Andy Dutcher and Matt Gregory of NAI – Ohio Equities represented the tenant.
PHOENIX — Clocktower Corporate Centre, a 109,779-square-foot office property in Phoenix, has sold to Corporate Centre Limited Partnership for $2.95 million. The office is located at 7776 S. Pointe Parkway West. It was 37 percent occupied at the time of sale. The seller, Marketview Properties LLC, was represented by Eric Wichterman and Mike Coover with Cassidy Turley BRE Commercial’s Capital Markets Group.
SECAUCUS, N.J. — ZT Group International has signed a 23,451-square-foot office lease at 333 Meadowlands Parkway in Secaucus. ZT Group provides server solutions for large-scale data centers. With the transaction, the 138,000-square-foot office building is now 90 percent leased. Frank Lopriore of Colliers International represented the tenant in the transaction. The owner, Bergman Real Estate Group, was represented in-house.
PLANO — Trammell Crow Co. and a subsidiary of One Liberty Properties has formed a joint venture to develop Legacy Towers, a proposed office property featuring two Class A office buildings totaling approximately 533,500 square feet, located at the southeast corner of the Dallas North Tollway and Legacy Drive in Legacy Business Park in Plano. Phase I is slated to be an approximately 341,000-square-foot, 13-story office building featuring a landscaped drive-up lobby and courtyard. Phase I will be designed to achieve LEED Gold certification. Phase II will be a 192,500-square-foot, 7-story office building. Construction of Phase I is slated to begin in 2013.