Office

Waste Connections Signs 116,817 SF Office Lease Renewal, Expansion in Metro Houston

by Taylor Williams July 14, 2023

THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS — Waste Connections US Inc. has signed an office lease renewal and expansion in The Woodlands, about 30 miles north of Houston. The publicly traded waste management company now occupies 116,817 square feet across five and a half floors at 3 Waterway Square, an 11-story building located within The Woodlands Town Center mixed-use development. Jason Whittington of Partners Real Estate represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Robert Parsley, Norman Munoz and Jillian Fredericks with Colliers represented the landlord, The Howard Hughes Corp.

July 14, 2023

Development Office Texas

Crest Builders Completes 15,000 SF Interior Office Renovation Project in Houston

by Taylor Williams July 14, 2023

HOUSTON — General contractor Crest Builders has completed a 15,000-square-foot interior office renovation project in Houston for DECISIO Health, which provides platforms and solutions for aggregating data from electronic health records. Houston-based Griffin Partners owns the building at 520 Post Oak Blvd. Ware Malcomb designed the space. Edward Edson of Colliers represented DECISIO Health in the lease negotiations, and Jill Nesloney of Lee & Associates represented Griffin Partners.

July 14, 2023

Leasing Activity Office Texas

Austin Circuit Design Relocates Office to 7,600 SF Space in Richardson, Texas

by Taylor Williams July 14, 2023

RICHARDSON, TEXAS — Austin Circuit Design has relocated its office from the northeastern Dallas suburb of Garland to a 7,600-square-foot space in nearby Richardson. The new office is in Campbell Square, which totals 84,432 square feet and is located within Richardson IQ, a 1,200-acre innovation and tech hub. Maverick Commercial Real Estate owns Campbell Square.

July 14, 2023

Leasing Activity Office Texas

United Properties Opens New Office at Colorado Tower in Downtown Austin

by Taylor Williams July 14, 2023

AUSTIN, TEXAS — United Properties, a developer with offices in Colorado and Minnesota and Texas, has opened a new, 3,165-square-foot office on the 15th floor of Colorado Tower in downtown Austin. The company has relocated from 1617 W. Sixth St. Atlanta-based Cousins Properties owns Colorado Tower, which spans 373,000 square feet and offers amenities such as a fitness center, conference facility and onsite food-and-beverage options.

July 14, 2023

Acquisitions New York Northeast Office

Kaufman Organization Acquires Manhattan Office Building for $92.5M

by Taylor Williams July 14, 2023

NEW YORK CITY — The Kaufman Organization has acquired 875 Avenue of the Americas, a 26-story, 265,000-square-foot office building in Manhattan’s NoMad neighborhood, for $92.5 million. The building was originally constructed in 1926. Chris Varjan of Lee & Associates led a team that represented the seller, which had owned the property since 1975, in the transaction.

July 14, 2023

Development Florida Office Southeast

CRBC to Break Ground on 26-Story Office Tower, Parking Garage in Downtown West Palm Beach

by John Nelson July 13, 2023

WEST PALM BEACH, FLA. — Cohen Brothers Realty Corp. of Florida (CRBC) plans to soon break ground on West Palm Point, a 26-story office tower located at the intersection of Okeechobee and Quadrille boulevards in downtown West Palm Beach. Situated near the Intracoastal Waterway, the 2.4-acre development will comprise a full city block and includes an adjacent, 10-story parking structure that will feature a rooftop gathering area with a café, shaded seating and a water feature. Designed by Pelli Clarke & Partners and Nichols Brosch Wurst Wolf, the office building will have a landscaped rooftop park, 14,416 square feet of ground-floor retail space, multiple fast-casual restaurants, a fitness center and conference rooms. John Criddle, Joe Freitas and Max Pawk of CBRE will lead local marketing and leasing efforts in partnership with Marc Horowitz from Cohen Brothers in New York. CRBC plans to begin construction on West Palm Point in the fourth quarter, with expected tenant occupancy beginning in the third quarter of 2026.

July 13, 2023

Leasing Activity Office Texas

Method Architecture to Open 8,612 SF Office at East River in Houston

by Taylor Williams July 13, 2023

HOUSTON — Method Architecture will open an 8,612-square-foot office at East River, a 150-acre mixed-use development in Houston’s Historic Fifth Ward. The tenant is relocating from a space on the east side of downtown Houston and expects to open this fall. About 60 employees will work in the office, which features an open layout with hotel-style workstations. Employees also have access to a nine-hole, par-three golf course that opened at East River in fall 2022, as well as pickleball courts, a restaurant and 15,000-square-foot music venue designed by Method. Midway owns East River.

July 13, 2023

Market Reports Midwest Midwest Market Reports Office Ohio

Cincinnati Office-to-Multifamily Conversions Are on the Rise

by Kristin Harlow July 13, 2023

By Anthony Armbruster, Colliers Although converting former office buildings to multifamily properties is by no means a new practice, conversions have been on the rise in recent years due to the changing work environment and office landscape. While the COVID-19 pandemic has started to fade away in many peoples’ minds, several of the changes in the work environment during that time have not. Many formerly in-office employees continue to work from home or have hybrid schedules post-pandemic. Additionally, tenants who are moving into new office spaces have shown a preference for smaller, more efficiently laid out, amenity-rich and suburban Class A office spaces. These changing consumer preferences have resulted in higher vacancies and fewer new tenants for older downtown office buildings than before the pandemic. Consequently, many of these older buildings are being converted into residential spaces, exemplifying the trend. An office building may be considered for a residential conversion when it is no longer economically feasible to continue running the building as such. However, not every office building at the end of its economically useful life is a suitable candidate for a residential conversion. Factors such as a building’s layout, location, age and cost of conversion play the most …

July 13, 2023

California Leasing Activity Office Western

McCarthy Building Cos. Expands Presence in San Diego with 30,000 SF Office Lease

by Jeff Shaw July 12, 2023

SAN DIEGO — McCarthy Building Cos. is strengthening its presence in the San Diego market with a 30,000-square-foot lease at One Paseo, a newly developed mixed-use campus. McCarthy, known for its construction projects in the area, has chosen a prime location surrounded by retail and dining options for its new office. McCarthy’s new office space features modern design and amenities to support its construction and preconstruction services. JLL’s Nicole Winters, Shawn Lorentzen and Scott Wetzel represented McCarthy in the transaction.

July 12, 2023

District of Columbia Leasing Activity Office Southeast

Texas A&M Expands Lease to 70,500 SF at 1620 L Street Office Building in D.C.

by John Nelson July 12, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Texas A&M University has signed a 23,000-square-foot office lease expansion at 1620 L Street, a 171,000-square-foot office building in Washington, D.C. The university, which first signed on at the building in 2020, now occupies approximately 70,500 square feet. Doug Mueller, Evan Behr, Nathan Beach and Thomas Myers of JLL represented the landlord, DivcoWest, in the lease negotiations. Doug Damron and Chris Lucey of Newmark represented Texas A&M. Texas A&M uses 1620 L Street as a “beachhead” location for students in the D.C. area. The building houses the university’s Bush School of Government and Public Service and includes classrooms, conference rooms, study lounges, collaborative/huddle rooms, an admissions center, catering kitchen, snack and beverage stations and a 150-seat theater/lecture hall.

July 12, 2023

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