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Lee & Associates’ Second-Quarter 2023 Economic Review by Sector

by Sarah Daniels July 27, 2023

Lee & Associates’ newly released 2023 Q2 North America Market Report outlines industrial, office, retail and multifamily outlooks trends in the United States. This sector-based review of commercial real estate trends for the second quarter of the year examines the difficulties facing each property type and where opportunities in the landscape may be emerging. Troubles with absorption dogged each sector, with the exception of retail, throughout the first half of 2023. Scheduled deliveries for industrial, office and multifamily indicate this trend will continue throughout much of the United States for the foreseeable future. Lee & Associates has made the full market report available here (with further breakdowns of factors like vacancy rates, market rents, inventory square footage and cap rates by city). The summaries from each sector below provide high-level considerations of the overall outlook and challenges in the market. Industrial Overview: Industrial Growth on Track for Least Gain in Years In a reversal from the ballooning logistics capacities required during the pandemic, demand for industrial space has slowed across North America. After continuously rebuilding inventories from the fall of 2021 through the third quarter of last year, many retailers and wholesalers are taking a breather, pausing further inventory accumulation out of caution over …

July 27, 2023

Development District of Columbia Hospitality Office Southeast

Altus Realty to Convert Downtown D.C. Office Building Into Mint House Flexible Rental Space

by John Nelson July 26, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Altus Realty plans to convert an 11-story office building located at 1010 Vermont Ave. NW into Mint House Downtown Washington, D.C. Set to open in early 2025, the property will encompass 85 apartment-style flexible rental units that Mint House will operate. The spaces will be designed for guests who need accommodations ranging from two days to two months. The rooms will range from studios to two-bedroom units that will include a kitchen with a stove and dishwasher, as well as washers/dryers and work spaces. Amenities will include an onsite fitness facility, meeting space and a café. Altus Realty plans to begin repositioning the former office building this fall. The property is situated near a Metro station, McPherson Square Park, The White House and DuPont Circle. This will be the first location in downtown D.C. for Mint House, which operates 25 flexible rental destinations in 16 states. Mint House recently opened locations in Dallas; Birmingham, Ala., and St. Petersburg, Fla.

July 26, 2023

Development Industrial Leasing Activity Office South Carolina Southeast

Redline Completes Renovations at Port 26 Creative Office Building in North Charleston, Signs First Tenant

by John Nelson July 26, 2023

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — Redline Property Partners has completed renovations at Port 26, an 85,000-square-foot creative office/flex building located at 2155 Eagle Drive in North Charleston. The firm purchased the former industrial facility in December 2021. Building renovations included transforming the building’s exterior, common areas and restrooms; redesigning entrances and lobbies; and creating tenant lounges, outdoor patios and a dog park. Redline also fully upgraded most of the building’s systems. Situated along I-26, Port 26 will soon be home to its first tenant, RXO, a transportation and logistics provider. Nick Tanana and Brady Dashiell of Cushman & Wakefield provide leasing services for Port 26 on behalf of Redline.

July 26, 2023

Acquisitions North Carolina Office Southeast

Trinity Partners Arranges Sale of 58,064 SF Office Building in Charlotte’s SouthPark Submarket

by John Nelson July 26, 2023

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Trinity Partners has arranged the sale of a 58,064-square-foot office building located at 6201 Fairview Road in Charlotte’s SouthPark office submarket. An affiliate of Charlotte-based Big V Property Group purchased the office building from an affiliate of The Daniels Co., an investment firm based in Bluefield, W.Va. Roger Cobb of Selwyn Property Group represented the buyer in the transaction. Dunn Mileham, David Morris and Eric Jennings of Trinity Partners represented the seller. The sales price was not disclosed. The office building was 59 percent leased at the time to sale, and Big V plans to relocate its Charlotte office to the fourth floor.

July 26, 2023

Illinois Leasing Activity Midwest Office

Analytics8 Doubles Office Footprint With New 13,355 SF Headquarters Lease in Chicago

by Kristin Harlow July 26, 2023

CHICAGO — Analytics8, a consulting firm that specializes in data strategy implementation, has signed a 13,355-square-foot office lease at 55 East Monroe in Chicago for its new U.S. headquarters. The firm is more than doubling its current 6,000-square-foot space at 150 N. Michigan. Victor Sanmiguel of Bespoke Commercial Real Estate represented Analytics8. Michael Lirtzman, Marina Zelenkova and Michelle Levy of Colliers represented the landlord, PGIM Real Estate. Rising 49 stories and totaling 1.2 million square feet, 55 East Monroe is situated in the city’s East Loop submarket. Amenities include a 3,400-square-foot conference center, 10,000-square-foot fitness center and the 10,000-square-foot Forum 55 food hall. More than 90,000 square feet of leases have been signed at the property within the last seven months. PGIM has unveiled plans to upgrade the building’s common areas, including the lobby, conference center and other amenity spaces in 2024.

July 26, 2023

Development Office Texas

Port Houston to Open 95,000 SF Headquarters Office at East River

by Taylor Williams July 26, 2023

HOUSTON — Port Houston will open a 95,000-square-foot headquarters office at East River, a 150-acre mixed-use development that is under construction in the city’s Historic Fifth Ward. The port authority purchased two tracts, and its development plans also include a 300-space parking garage that will connect to the office building via a skybridge. Construction is expected to begin in 2024 and to be complete in summer 2025. Locally based developer Midway owns East River. The port was self-represented in the land deals.

July 26, 2023

California Leasing Activity Office Western

Pacific Clinics Leases 18,370 SF Office Space in South Pasadena, California

by Jeff Shaw July 26, 2023

PASADENA, CALIF. — Pacific Clinics has leased 18,370 square feet of office space at 625 Fair Oaks Ave. in South Pasadena. This lease brings the office building to 98 percent occupancy. It also represents one of the largest direct leases for a Class A office building in the greater Pasadena office market within the past 14 months. NAI Capital’s Tina LaMonica represented the landlord, Greenbridge, in facilitating the lease transaction. Jeff Boucher of Radius represented Pacific Clinics.

July 26, 2023

Development New York Northeast Office

Bromley Cos. Completes $100M Renovation of Office Building in Manhattan’s Union Square

by Taylor Williams July 26, 2023

NEW YORK CITY — Locally based owner-operator Bromley Cos. has completed the $100 million renovation of 122 Fifth Avenue, a 300,000-square-foot office building in Manhattan’s Union Square neighborhood. The repositioning added a new rooftop pavilion and bike storage room, enhanced the office and retail suites and upgraded the building infrastructure. According to New York Post, Microsoft anchors the building’s office space, having taken occupancy of floors six through 10 following completion of the project. Bromley Cos. first purchased 122 Fifth Avenue in 1979.

July 26, 2023

Leasing Activity New York Northeast Office

Legal Aid Society Signs 72,091 SF Office Lease Renewal in Downtown Manhattan

by Taylor Williams July 26, 2023

NEW YORK CITY — The Legal Aid Society has signed a 72,091-square-foot office lease renewal at One Seaport Plaza in downtown Manhattan, where the social justice firm has operated its headquarters for the past 20 years. The 1.1 million-square-foot building was constructed in 1984. Adam Rappaport and Brett Greenberg represented the landlord, Jack Resnick & Sons, in the lease negotiations on an internal basis. Craig Reicher and Christopher Mansfield of CBRE represented The Legal Aid Society.

July 26, 2023

Leasing Activity Office Texas

Preston Hollow Community Capital Relocates Office Headquarters to Uptown Dallas

by Taylor Williams July 25, 2023

DALLAS — Financial advisory firm Preston Hollow Community Capital has relocated its office headquarters from Comerica Bank Tower to PwC Tower at Park District in Uptown Dallas. The space overlooks Klyde Warren Park and spans 15,000 square feet. The firm’s new headquarters space on the sixth floor was designed by BHA and built out by Metroplex General Contractors. Scott Hage of JLL represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. MetLife Investment Management owns the 20-story, 500,000-square-foot building.

July 25, 2023

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