BRIDGEWATER, N.J. — Virginia-based Legacy Investing has completed a project in the Northern New Jersey community of Bridgewater that converted a 210,000-square-foot office building into a life sciences facility. The building at 77 Corporate Drive offers proximity to multiple interstates as well as Newark Liberty International Airport. A Fortune 500 global life sciences company recently signed a lease at the building, and Legacy Investing has engaged Cushman & Wakefield to market the remainder of the space for lease.
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KAILUA-KONA, HAWAII — SRS Real Estate Partners has arranged the sale of the leasehold interest of a two-story, multi-tenant retail and office building in Kailua-Kona. A private partnership sold the asset to a Hawaii-based private investor for $7.5 million. Built in 1997 on 1.5 acres, the 30,503-square-foot is located at 75-1000 Henry St. At the time of sale, the property was 98 percent occupied by Planet Fitness, Anderson Wealth Planning, Fidelity National Title and ProService Hawaii. Nicholas Paulic, A.J. Cordero, Matthew Mousavi and Patrick Luther of SRS represented the seller in the deal.
— By Brian C. Childs, Executive Managing Director, NAI Capital Commercial — Orange County office has historically been last in and first out of any recession or economic setback. That trend continues as an office recovery is in sight in this post-COVID marketplace. The challenge of encouraging workers to return to the office post-pandemic has slowed considerably. The rate of space being vacated in Orange County’s office market slowed to less than a 1 percent increase quarter over quarter in vacant space in the second quarter of 2023. This is compared to the 17 percent year-over-year rise, resulting in a total of 20.9 million square feet of vacant office space. Similarly, the growth rate of available sublease space also experienced a slower pace of 0.2 percent quarter over quarter, compared to a 23.4 percent year-over-year increase, reaching 4.6 million square feet. The second-quarter office vacancy rate sits at 13.3 percent, versus 13.2 percent in the first quarter. Overall office vacancy was at 11.5 percent a year ago. As the availability of office space has begun to stabilize, the average asking rent remained unchanged compared to the previous quarter. There was a minor decline of …
DALLAS — Cushman & Wakefield has negotiated a 90,609-square-foot office headquarters lease at One Victory Park in Uptown Dallas. The tenant, energy company HF Sinclair Corp., will occupy three of the building’s 20 floors. Matt Schendle, Cynthia Cowen and Carrie Halbrooks of Cushman & Wakefield represented the landlord, New York-based Clarion Partners, in the lease negotiations. Phil Puckett and Harlan Davis of CBRE represented HF Sinclair.
HOFFMAN ESTATES, ILL. — New tenants have signed leases totaling more than 80,000 square feet at Bell Works Chicagoland, the redevelopment of the former AT&T campus in Hoffman Estates undertaken by Inspired by Somerset Development. Nine new office and retail tenants have signed leases in recent weeks, bringing the campus to a total of 250,000 square feet leased to date. Cambium Networks, a global provider of networking solutions, is relocating its headquarters to Bell Works Chicagoland and will occupy 35,000 square feet. The company will maintain development and engineering labs on the first floor of the building, and its corporate offices and conference rooms on the fourth floor. Cambium Networks expects to take occupancy in March 2024. Digital advertising agency JumpFly will move its 60 employees to an 11,000-square-foot space in December. VIPAR Heavy Duty Inc., an independent aftermarket truck parts distributor and service provider, signed a long-term lease for 11,000 square feet. The company will relocate its global headquarters and 35 employees to the campus. The build-out of the company’s space is slated for completion this month. An unnamed electronic components and services company signed a lease for 9,000 square feet. Additionally, more than 9,000 square feet has been …
JLL Brokers Sale of 120,031 SF Courthouse Square Office Building in Alexandria, Virginia
by John Nelson
ALEXANDRIA, VA. — JLL has brokered the sale of Courthouse Square, a 120,031-square-foot office building located at 510 King St. in the Old Town Alexandria neighborhood. The historic, five-story property is situated near the Potomac River and a Metro station. Melrose Solomon Enterprises acquired Courthouse Square for an undisclosed price. The seller was also not disclosed, but Washington Business Journal reports that Brookfield Properties is the seller. Stephen Conley, Matt Nicholson, Kevin Byrd, Andrew Weir, Jim Meisel and Dave Baker of JLL represented the seller and procured the buyer in the transaction. Drake Greer of JLL arranged an undisclosed amount of acquisition financing on behalf of the buyer.
HOUSTON — IHI Energy Solutions, a provider of carbon reduction technologies, has signed a 17,816-square-foot office headquarters lease at Atrium at Park Ten in Houston’s Energy Corridor area. The deal brings the 140,000-square-foot building to 98 percent occupancy. Kim Shapiro and Mike Martin of Avison Young represented the landlord, Florida-based Accesso, in the lease negotiations. Jennifer Meehan of Savills represented the tenant.
WARREN, IND. — Parkview Hospital Inc. has renewed its 3,523-square-foot office lease on Bennett Drive in Warren, about 35 miles southwest of Fort Wayne. The lease term is three years. Chad Voglewede and Bill Drinkall of Bradley Co. represented the landlord, Jackson Asset Group 1 LLC.
SRS Brokers $14M Sale of Office Flex Property in Springfield, Virginia Leased to Cox Communications
by John Nelson
SPRINGFIELD, VA. — SRS Real Estate Partners has brokered the $14 million sale of a single-tenant flex office property in Springfield that is leased to Cox Communications. Located at 7741 Southern Drive, the 61,700-square-foot building was delivered in 1993 and has been occupied by Cox and its predecessor ever since. The property features offices, a laboratory, warehouse and auto repair space, as well as five loading bays and 414 surface parking spaces. Andrew Fallon and Philip Wellde Jr. of SRS represented the seller, Vienna, Va.-based WTG Properties Inc., in the transaction. The buyer, an entity doing business as CIA-7741 Southern Drive LLC, is a private real estate investment group based in Northern Virginia.
CRANSTON, R.I. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $4.8 million sale of Park Avenue Plaza, a 24,750-square-foot retail property in Cranston. Built on 2.3 acres in 2006, the property was fully occupied at the time of sale, with all tenants operating on triple-net leases. Adam Cohen and Brett Kilar of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a locally based limited partnership, in the transaction. Maria DeAngeli, also with Marcus & Millichap, procured the buyer, a Massachusetts-based investor.