Office

MADISON, WIS. — T. Wall Properties has completed the development of a three-story office building, which is located within American Center on the eastside of Madison. The estimated $5.2 million, 45,000-square-foot property will be named after Johnson Bank, which will occupy the first floor. Horizon Construction Group is expected to occupy the third floor of the building. The facility features a fitness center with shower rooms, underground parking and a boardroom for tenant use. Additionally, the building features green elements, including high-performance floor-to-ceiling windows, waterless urinals, dual-flush toilets, low-flow faucets and a computerized HVAC control system. Plunkett Raysich Architects designed the property.

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ROLLING MEADOWS, ILL. — Grubb & Ellis has brokered the sale of a 48,000-square-foot office property, which is located at 2900 Golf Road in Rolling Meadows. Jani-King purchased the property for an undisclosed price. The buyer plans to occupy 15,000 square feet of the building and market the remaining 33,000 square feet for lease. In addition to the 48,000 square feet of office space, the building offers a 28,000-square-foot basement. The sale also included an adjacent 3.5-acre land parcel. Grubb & Ellis’ Craig Cassell and Jim Ward represented the buyer, while the firm’s Vince D’Amico and Dirk Riekse represented the undisclosed seller.

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ARLINGTON, VA. — Ashton Park Associates I has borrowed a $98 million loan for the 352,740-square-foot Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency headquarters, which is currently being constructed in Arlington. The 13-story office building, located at 675 N. Randolph St., will deliver during the first quarter of 2012. Clark Construction Group is serving as general contractor; the property was designed to achieve LEED Gold status by RTKL.

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CAMBRIDGE, MASS. — Microsoft Corp. has completed a 43,500-square-foot renovation project at its New England Research & Development Center, which is located at One Memorial Drive in Cambridge. The project included the removal of some floor slab space to create a two-story assembly space. This space also includes a monumental stair connecting the buildings 10th and 11th floors, a kitchen and an interior garden. Several sustainable measures were used in the project, which is seeking LEED-Commercial Interiors certification, including construction waste diversion and recycling, the use of recycled carpeting, and energy-efficient lighting. The general contractor for the project was Turner Construction Co. and the architect was TRO|Jung Brannen. Jones Lang LaSalle was the project manager.

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SANTA CLARA, CALIF. — Holliday Fenoglio Fowler L.P. (HFF) has brokered the $90.52 million sale of Bayshore Data Center in Santa Clara. Located at 1350 Duane Ave. and 3080 Raymond St., the two-building, 185,000-square-foot complex is fully leased. HFF’s Bryan Ley, John Crump, Gerry Rohm and Zane Sweet represented Inland Western REIT in its sale of the property to Digital Realty Trust Inc.

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NEW YORK CITY — Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) has brokered a 213,231-square-foot lease at Black Rock, a 980,000-square-foot office tower located at 51 W. 52nd St. in New York City. The tenant is Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, which will be occupying the 11th through 16th floors and the 21st through 23rd floors. It is relocating its office from the nearby 666 Fifth Avenue building. The landlord, CBS Broadcasting Inc., was represented by Peter Riguardi, Frank Doyle, Barbara Winter and Andrew Flint of Jones Lang LaSalle. Barry Gosin and Moshe Sukenik of Newmark Knight Frank represented the tenant. The lease carries a 15-year term.

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CASTLETON PARK, IND. — Colorado-based Aurora Bank has relocated its Indianapolis call center to 33,000 square feet of space at 5920 Castleway W. Dr. in Castleton Park. The bank previously occupied 25,000 square feet at Heritage Park II in Indianapolis. Jones Lang LaSalle’s Dan O’Neil, John Robinson and Julie Kilpatrick provided occupancy planning, tenant representation and construction management services for the bank. Dave Moore of Colliers Turley Martin Tucker represented the ownership, BREOF Castleton Park LLC, in the transaction. Additional terms of the lease were not released.

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CHICAGO — Marco Consulting Group has signed a lease renewal and expansion for 24,641 square feet of office space on the ninth floor of 550 West Washington Street in Chicago’s West Loop. The firm is expanding from its original 19,761 square feet to a contiguous 4,800-square-foot space for a total of 24,641 square feet. Lisa Davidson and Richard Schuham of Studley represented the tenant; Gary Denenberg of MB Real Estate represented the landlord, Beacon Capital Partners, in the transaction. Terms of the lease were not disclosed.

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