MIDDLEBURY, CONN. — Watchmaker Timex Group USA has sold its 84,886-square-foot corporate headquarters complex in Middlebury, Conn., for $7.5 million. Chris O’Hara of Coldwell Banker Commercial represented Timex Group in the sale to a partnership between Drubner Equities Florida LLC and Atlantic Management. The site spans 93 acres, and the new ownership plans to redevelop the complex into a 720,000-square-foot industrial park.
CANTON, MASS. — Massachusetts-based design-build firm Dacon has completed a 30,000-square-foot, build-to-suit headquarters project for healthy snack food provider 88 Acres in Canton, a southern suburb of Boston. The facility at 85 John Road, which allows the company to more than quintuple its production, features a quality control lab, R&D lab, production area, cooling room, warehouse, executive offices and conference rooms. Camber Development owns the building.
COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of an office building located 5010 El Camino Drive in Colorado Springs. A private investor sold the asset to an undisclosed buyer for $1.4 million. The two-story property features 9,000 square feet of multi-tenant office space. Erik Enstad, Brandon Kramer and Chadd Nelson of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller in the transaction.
NASHVILLE, TENN. — Canyon Partners Real Estate and J.P. Morgan have co-originated a $174.6 million construction loan for the recapitalization of One22One, a 24-story office tower in Nashville. The borrower, a joint venture between locally based GBT Realty and Koch Real Estate Investments, delivered the Class A property last summer. One22One comprises 373,232 square feet of office space, 16,938 square feet of retail space and 13 stories of parking totaling 930 spaces. Amenities include a conference center, outdoor terrace overlooking downtown Nashville, tenant lounge, port cochere and a fitness center. Tenants include law firm Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP, FirstBank, which will also relocate its headquarters to One22One, and Slalom, a global management consulting company.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Stiles and Shorenstein Properties have topped out 110 East, a 23-story office tower located at 110 East Blvd. in Charlotte’s South End district. The Class A, 370,000-square-foot tower will be situated atop the LYNX Blue Line platform and provide direct access to the Charlotte Rail Trail. The co-developers expect to deliver 110 East in March 2024. The design-build team, which includes Nashville-based Hastings Architecture and general contractor Shelco LLC, have achieved LEED Gold and WiredScore Platinum certifications. The property will feature a 900-space parking garage, fitness center, flexible conference spaces, 5,800 square feet of commercial space on the rail platform. Jessica Brown and David Dorsch of Cushman & Wakefield are handling the office leasing assignment at 110 East, and Adam Williams of Legacy Real Estate Advisors is handling retail leasing.
SPRING, TEXAS — Locally based brokerage firm Newcor Commercial Real Estate has negotiated the sale of an 8,300-square-foot office building located at 26414 Oak Ridge Drive in the northern Houston suburb of Spring. According to LoopNet Inc., the property was built in 1971 and renovated in 2022. Ryan Dierker of Newcor represented the owner and former occupant, TruRealty Properties, in the transaction. Adriatico Group represented the buyer, Voss Law.
FRANKLIN, N.J. — NAI James E. Hanson has brokered the sale of a 4,232-square-foot office building in the Central New Jersey community of Franklin. The building at 195 N. Church Road houses four suites, basement storage space and onsite parking. Joseph Vindigni of NAI Hanson represented both the seller, LSC Properties LLC, and the buyer, an entity doing business as 195 N Church LLC, in the transaction.
GILBERT, ARIZ. — Indicap, Colmena Group and Langley Properties have completed the purchase of 311 acres of land at the northwest corner of Power and Warner roads in Gilbert. The property traded for $107.5 million in an all-cash transaction. The buyers plan to develop The Ranch, a billion-dollar mixed-use project on the site. With the land acquisition complete, the project will move to the site planning and design phase, with a groundbreaking slated for third-quarter 2024. The project will include: Jason Hyams of Insight Land and Investments represented the buyer. Danny Perkinson and Scott Perkinson of Perk Prop Real Estate represented the seller, The Dale C. Morrison Trust, in the deal.
NEW YORK CITY — BlueCrest Capital Management, a British-American hedge fund, has signed a 21,640-square-foot office lease at 450 Park Avenue in Midtown Manhattan. The lease term is 15 years, and the space encompasses the entire 30th and 31st floors of the 33-story building. Daniel Posy and Joe Messina of JLL represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Paul Amrich, Neil King, Alexander D’Amario and Maxwell Tarter of CBRE represented the landlord, SL Green.
HOUSTON — Cushman & Wakefield has negotiated a 7,541-square-foot office lease at 1001 Fannin Street in downtown Houston. The 47-story, 1.3 million-square-foot building recently underwent a capital improvement program and features 25,000 square feet of retail and amenity space. Brad Beasley and Chip Colvill of Cushman & Wakefield represented the landlord, JMB Realty, in the lease negotiations. Joshua Brown and Kaitlyn Duffie of Newmark represented the tenant, law firm Hogan Thompson Schuelke.