WALNUT CREEK, CALIF. — The approximately 250,000-square-foot new corporate headquarters for AAA Northern California, Nevada and Utah has officially opened in Walnut Creek. Korth Sunseri Hagey Architects was the project designer, and Gensler created the interior design. The six-floor project began in January 2007.
SUITLAND, MD. — The National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration has signed a 137,004-square-foot lease extension with Auth Road Associates in Suitland. The space is located in the World Weather Building at 5200 Auth Rd. Kurt Stout, Charles Dilks and Keith Lavey of Grubb & Ellis’ Government Services Group brokered the transaction.
ARLINGTON, TEXAS — SCM Real Estate has brokered the sale of a 4,425-square-foot commercial building located at 2005 E. Lamar Blvd. within Governor's Row in Arlington. Beaux Riley of SCM arranged the sale between the buyer, Hinckley Properties, and the undisclosed seller. This transaction marks the fifth building at Governor's Row that SCM has sold. Five buildings are still available for sale at the business campus.
LANDOVER, MD. — Alliance Business Capital Group has purchased the 350,000-square-foot former Giant Food headquarters from an undisclosed party for an undisclosed amount. The three-building office property is located in Landover. NAI KLNB’s Chris Kubler and Alan Coppola brokered the transaction.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Republic of Germany has leased 76,000 square feet of office space from AION Partners at 2300 M St. in Washington. The German embassy will occupy space, formerly occupied by the European Union, while its embassy building is being renovated. Bruce Pascal and Mark Klug of CB Richard Ellis represented the tenant in the multi-year lease. Cassidy & Pinkard’s Zeke Dodson, Kerri Mulligan Salih and Jonathan Wellborn represented the landlord. AION Partners has also leased space in the M Street building to HQ Global Workplaces, extending its 20,000-square-foot lease for an additional 5 years. The space is located on the entire eighth floor and part of the ninth floor of the building. CB Richard Ellis’ Brian Murphy and Seth Benhard represented the tenant.
PORTLAND, ORE. — Tonkon Torp LLP has signed an extension of its 62,000-square-foot Class A office lease with General Growth Properties at Pioneer Tower in downtown Portland and will also expand onto a whole new floor. MulvannyG2 Architecture will provide space-planning and interior-design services for Tonkon Torp’s headquarters expansion project. The first phase of construction will begin in February in the existing two-floor space, while the second, expansion phase will start in June 2010, with final occupancy set for August 2010.
CASEYVILLE, ILL. — Swansea, Ill.-based Holland Construction Services, serving as general contractor, is currently constructing a 13,557-square-foot building for Canada-based Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers. Located on Old Country Inn Drive in Caseyville, the facility will feature an auction theater with telescoping bleachers, an entrance canopy, a large concourse, seven administrative offices and restrooms for client convenience. Bellevue, Wash.-based MulvannyG2 Architecture is providing architectural services for the project.
FREEHOLD, N.J. — Woodbridge, N.J.-based The Schultz Organization has completed two sales within Pond View Professional Park, a multi-building, 100,000-square-foot office park located in Freehold. In the first deal, Pond View Holdings LLC acquired Building 200's pad site, which is approved for a two-story, 25,000-square-foot building. In the second transaction, Monmouth Middlesex Oncology Hematology acquired a 5,400-square-foot office condo located on the second floor of Building 300, a two-story, 50,000-square-foot structure. Steven Schultz and Julie Nachamkin of The Schultz Organization represented the seller, a joint venture between Pyramid Property Partners, The Hampshire Companies and Triad Development. Pond View Professional Park contains three buildings situated on 12.24 acres along West Main Street, in close proximity to CentraState Hospital. Approximately 24,000 square feet remain available within the campus.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Lerner Enterprises and The Tower Companies have begun renovations to Washington Square, a 1 million-square-foot office tower located at 1050 Connecticut Ave. in Washington. Construction will include new glazing on ground-level windows, new full-height revolving glass entrance doors, new architectural glass and stainless steel canopies that incorporated LED technology, streetscape improvements, high-definition LED message boards, elevator lobby renovations, garage valet area and main parking level lobby renovations, and a modernized security infrastructure. The Washington office of Gensler Associates is the project architect, and Falls Church, Va.-based HITT Contracting is the general contractor. Completion is slated for summer 2010. Lerner and Tower first developed Washington Square in 1982.
SHAKER HEIGHTS AND BOWLING GREEN, OHIO — Salt Lake City-based SilverLeaf Financial has acquired two commercial real estate properties in Ohio. The first acquisition is a 20,000-square-foot office complex located in Shaker Heights. The face value of the property’s loan is $1.35 million. The second acquisition is Woodland Mall, a regional retail shopping center in Bowling Green. Tenants of the approximately 300,000-square-foot mall include Sears, Famous Footwear, Cinemark, Dunham’s Sports and Elder-Beerman. The shopping center has a face value of $8.9 million.