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NEW ORLEANS — Gas giant Shell has signed a lease at a 142,000-square-foot office building to be constructed in the 39-acre River District mixed-use neighborhood of New Orleans. Shell’s Gulf of Mexico operations headquarters will occupy the multi-floor property. Cypress Equities and Lauricella Land Co. have formed a joint venture to develop the building, which Gensler is designing. Located on Convention Center Boulevard, the project is scheduled to begin construction in 2024. Tim Relyea and Joe Peddie of Cushman & Wakefield represented Shell in the lease negotiations.

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HOUSTON — Parkway, which is a partnership between Orlando-based Parkway Property Investments and Houston-based Midway, has acquired Post Oak Central, a 1.2 million-square-foot office campus in Uptown Houston. Designed by Philip Johnson and constructed between 1975 and 1981, the campus consists of three buildings on a 17-acre site. Post Oak Central also features 90,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space, including both fine dining and fast-casual concepts, as well as onsite medical and banking services. Eastdil Secured represented the undisclosed seller, which previously owned an interest in the property, in the transaction. Parkway will continue to operate Post Oak Central, and Parkway’s development partner, Midway, will oversee the redevelopment of the property.

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PLANO, TEXAS — Granite Properties, in partnership with publicly traded REIT Highwoods Properties (NYSE: HIW), has completed a 422,109-square-foot office building located within the 90-acre Granite Park development in Plano. Designed by BOKA Powell with interiors by HKS Architects, Granite Park Six rises 19 stories and offers amenities such as a fitness center, tenant lounge, golf simulator, café and a lecture hall. The building also houses an array of health and wellness features such as dispatch elevators, touchless entry points and restroom fixtures and advanced HVAC systems that promote clean air technology. Austin Commercial served as the general contractor for the project, construction of which began in December 2021 and topped out last fall.

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CHICAGO — Advocate Commercial Real Estate Advisors has relocated its Chicago headquarters to 145 S. Wells in the West Loop. The commercial real estate firm will occupy 5,980 square feet on the 14th floor. Moceri + Roszak designed, developed and owns the 20-story building, which totals 210,318 square feet of rentable office space. Amenities include a penthouse amenity lounge with pool, ping-pong and foosball tables, a café and cocktail bar, golf simulator, outdoor deck, conference center and fitness center. Mark Bâby and Matt Lerner of Stream Realty Partners represented the landlord.

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LOS ANGELES — Stockdale Capital Partners has announced plans for 656 S. Vincente Boulevard, a medical office and life sciences property in Los Angeles’ Golden Triangle area. The project will be the first new medical office and life sciences building constructed in the area in more than 20 years. The 12-story property will feature 145,000 square feet of Class A medical office and life sciences space that combines both environmental sustainability and best-in-class amenities. The building will feature electric vehicle charging stations, ample bicycle parking, direct access to a major transit thoroughfare and 418 parking spaces with full valet service for tenants and patients. The project team includes Atelier R and HMC for architectural and design services. Jones Lang LaSalle’s construction management team will support pre-construction and consulting services through the design and construction phases. The building will include an integrated solar framework capable of offsetting building energy usage; recycled building materials designed to maximize energy efficiency; high-efficiency heating and cooling systems; low-water usage plumbing and mechanical systems; drop irrigation; extensive green space; and interior and exterior gardens to help optimize air quality throughout the building. Core-and-shell completion is slated for October 2026. Angie Weber and Dana Nialsi of CBRE will …

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NEW YORK CITY — Ramp, a provider of automated finance products and services, has signed a 66,000-square-foot office lease in 28-40 W. 23rd St. in Midtown Manhattan’s Flatiron District. The company is relocating to and expanding from a space the Union Square area to the entire second floor of the two-building, 561,000-square-foot complex. Michael Mathias and R.J. Johns of Cushman & Wakefield represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Mac Roos, Andrew Roos, Michael Cohen and Jessica Verdi of Colliers represented the landlord, Williams Equities.

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CAMBRIDGE, MASS. — Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc. (NYSE: ARE), an office and life sciences REIT based in Pasadena, Calif., plans to open Moderna’s (Nasdaq: MRNA) new global headquarters in Cambridge ahead of schedule. The developer will deliver the 462,100-square-foot property at 325 Binney St. in November. The building will serve as Moderna’s corporate headquarters and also house the company’s core research-and-development operations. The property will be situated within Alexandria Center at the One Kendall Square mega campus, which is located near other life sciences firms and top-tier institutions in the Greater Boston area, including Harvard University and MIT. “We value our longtime strategic relationship with Alexandria. It has been a privilege to work with their team to develop our new headquarters and science center designed to be the most sustainable laboratory building in Cambridge,” says Jamey Mock, chief financial officer of Moderna. Moderna will use the facility to continue to hone and make advances in its mRNA medicines and therapeutics to combat a wide range of diseases, including COVID-19. Alexandria Real Estate Equities is targeting for the new property to achieve LEED Zero Energy, LEED Platinum Core & Shell, Fitwel Life Science and WiredScore Platinum certifications. The property will …

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DALLAS — Market research firm Fieldwork has signed a 14,102-square-foot office lease at Providence Towers, a 524,143-square-foot complex in North Dallas. The property is currently undergoing a multimillion-dollar capital improvement program. Kim Brooks, Justin Miller, Scott Walker and Laney Delin of Transwestern represented the landlord, California-based investment firm KBS, in the lease negotiations. Jonathan Hill of Morrow Hill represented the tenant.

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QUINCY, MASS. — JLL has arranged a $27 million loan for the refinancing of One Heritage Drive, a 172,849-square-foot office building located in the southern Boston suburb of Quincy. The building is fully leased to Granite Telecommunications. Jonathan Schneider led the JLL team that arranged the five-year, fixed-rate loan through Metro Credit Union on behalf of the borrower, regional development and investment firm FoxRock Properties. A portion of the proceeds will be used to fund capital improvements.

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NEW YORK CITY — Marketing and media agency Canvas Worldwide has signed an 18,000-square-foot office lease at One Hudson Square, a 1 million-square-foot building in Manhattan. The building was originally constructed in 1929 and offers a newly renovated lobby, outdoor amenity terrace and a coffee shop. Nick Farmakis of Savills represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. David Falk, Pete Shimkin, Jonathan Fanuzzi, Jon Franzel and Brittany Silver of Newmark represented the landlord, Hudson Square Properties.

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