Office

Gantry Secures $8.2M Refinancing for Office Building in San Francisco

by Jeff Shaw June 16, 2023

SAN FRANCISCO — Gantry has secured $8.2 million in permanent financing for an office building at 499 Jackson St. in San Francisco’s Jackson Square Historic District. The five-story, 18,000-square-foot building boasts a rooftop deck and street-level retail that’s currently occupied by Postscript. Artis Ventures, a venture capital firm based in San Francisco, anchors the office space. Gantry’s Tom Dao, Erinn Cooke and Nan Carlevarini represented the borrower, a private investor. The financing, provided by one of Gantry’s correspondent life company lenders, is a 30-year amortizing, fixed-rate loan with potential for future additional funding.

June 16, 2023

California Leasing Activity Office Western

Office Building in Century City, California Achieves Full Occupancy

by Jeff Shaw June 16, 2023

CENTURY CITY, CALIF. — An office property in Century City, 2000 Avenue of the Stars, has reached full occupancy with the addition of new leases. A multi-national law firm will relocate from downtown Los Angeles and occupy 57,887 square feet, while CBRE secured 21,000 square feet. The 865,000-square-foot property is also home to Creative Artists Agency, Ares Management and UBS. The property forms part of the Century Park campus, which also includes Century Plaza Towers. CBRE’s Pat McRoskey, Patti Gilbert and Amanda Calof comprise the leasing team responsible for the Century Park area.

June 16, 2023

Development Loans New York Northeast Office Retail Top Stories

KPG Funds Receives $50M Construction Loan for Boutique Office Project in Lower Manhattan’s SoHo District

by Jeff Shaw June 16, 2023

NEW YORK CITY — KPG Funds has received a $50 million construction loan for 40 Crosby, a boutique office redevelopment project in the high-end SoHo district of Lower Manhattan. The five-story cast iron building totals 70,000 square feet, including prime retail space on the ground floor with Broadway frontage. KPG plans to rebrand the property as The Crosby upon completion. KPG bought the asset in early 2022 and immediately began planning the redevelopment. Sabal Investment Holdings and GDS Brightstar provided the construction loan. Nick Scribani, Dustin Stolly and Jordy Roeschlaub at Newmark arranged the financing. According to Rod Kritsberg, KPG’s co-founder and chief investment officer, the three-year construction loan will be used to give 40 Crosby a full-building renovation, keeping in line with KPG Funds’ standard to transform it into one of the “most desirable office and retail assets in the neighborhood.” Improvements will consist of a separate entrance on Crosby Street with high-end, pre-built office space and significant capital allocated to the lease-up of the specialty retail space fronting Broadway. The asset offers flexible floorplates to cater to multiple tenants or contiguous floors for a flagship headquarters location. The office space features up to 18-foot ceiling heights, 20 oversized windows bringing …

June 16, 2023

Market Reports Nevada Office Western Western Market Reports

Las Vegas Office Market Dynamics are Driven by Convenience, Quality

by Jeff Shaw June 16, 2023

— By Dan Palmeri, Senior Vice President, CBRE — As Las Vegas reinvents itself as the sports and entertainment capital of the world — while still maintaining the fun factor it has always been known for — the corporate world continues to look at Southern Nevada as a legitimate place to do business. The city saw a record number of Class A deliveries in 2022 and has shown no signs of slowing down through 2023. This is a reflection of the demand for new, functional and relevant office space. Like most markets, location and quality of buildings are the main drivers for employers as they focus on employee happiness and retention. As Las Vegas has grown from a small desert town in the ‘70s and ‘80s with 505,000 residents in 1983, to a market of more than 2.3 million residents today, the natural geographical growth outward has hit a point where the city has reached the Valley’s boundaries in all directions. What was once a five- to 10-minute commute to the center of town has now become a 20- to 30-minute commute for the mass of suburban dwellers. This has organically led to a focus on a 25-mile stretch from …

June 16, 2023

Development Office Texas

Kaizen Development Completes 200,000 SF Office Building in McKinney, Texas

by Taylor Williams June 15, 2023

MCKINNEY, TEXAS — Kaizen Development Partners has completed a 200,000-square-foot office building within the $250 million District 121 mixed-use development in the northern Dallas suburb of McKinney. Designed by Perkins&Will, the eight-story, Class A building was developed on a speculative basis in partnership with the McKinney Economic Development Corp. Amenities include a fitness center, tenant lounge and outdoor recreational spaces.

June 15, 2023

Leasing Activity Midwest Minnesota Office

Law Firm Fredrikson & Byron Moves Into 158,000 SF Office at 60 South Sixth in Minneapolis

by Kristin Harlow June 15, 2023

MINNEAPOLIS — Midwest law firm Fredrikson & Byron has moved into a 158,000-square-foot office space at 60 South Sixth, a 40-story tower in downtown Minneapolis. KBS Real Estate Investment Trust III owns the 710,332-square-foot property. Fredrikson & Byron signed the lease in 2020. Amenities at 60 South Sixth include a fitness center, underground parking, concierge services, free Wi-Fi hotspots, a tenant lounge, pool table and conference center. KBS also recently signed leases with Best & Flanagan LLP, a locally based law firm, and Dacotah Bank, a Midwest financial institution. Brent Robertson, Andrea Leon and Jon Dahl of JLL represented KBS in all three leases. Mike Salmen, Larry Serota and Will McDonald of Transwestern represented Fredrikson & Byron. Brent Erickson of Newmark represented Best & Flanagan, and Kevin O’Neill of Colliers represented Dacotah Bank.

June 15, 2023

Leasing Activity Office Texas

Texas AirSystems Signs 103,000 SF Office Lease in Irving

by Taylor Williams June 14, 2023

IRVING, TEXAS — Texas AirSystems has signed a 103,000-square-foot office lease in Irving. The manufacturer of commercial HVAC systems will occupy the entirety of Royal Ridge II, a two-story building that recently underwent a capital improvement program. Dan Harris and Ryan Boozer of Stream Realty Partners represented Texas AirSystems in the lease negotiations. John Brownlee and Michael Williams of JLL represented the landlord, an affiliate of Silicon Valley-based investment firm Menlo Equities.

June 14, 2023

Georgia Leasing Activity Office Southeast

Financial Tech Firm Debuts Headquarters at One Phipps Plaza in Atlanta’s Buckhead District

by John Nelson June 14, 2023

ATLANTA — Resurgens Technology Partners, a tech-focused private equity firm, has opened its new 15,000-square-foot headquarters office at One Phipps Plaza, a newly built, Class A office tower in Atlanta’s Buckhead district. The office building anchors the newly expanded Phipps Plaza mixed-use campus, which is owned by mall REIT Simon and includes the Nobu Hotel & Restaurant, five-story Life Time athletic club and Citizen’s Market food hall. Resurgens Technology Partners has offices in Austin, London and Silicon Valley in addition to Atlanta. Other office tenants at One Phipps Plaza include aluminum rolling and recycling company Novelis and financial giant Goldman Sachs & Co.

June 14, 2023

Acquisitions Office Texas

JLL Negotiates Sale of 94,404 SF Office Building in West Houston

by Taylor Williams June 13, 2023

HOUSTON — JLL has negotiated the sale of Briar Forest Crossing, a 94,404-square-foot office building in West Houston. The four-story building was 73 percent leased at the time of sale. Marty Hogan of JLL represented the seller, CapRidge Partners, in the off-market transaction. Doug Pack of Colliers represented the buyer, LM & Associates, which purchased the property via a 1031 exchange. Colliers has also been tapped to market the building for lease.

June 13, 2023

Development Florida Mixed-Use Office Southeast

Brand Atlantic, Wheelock Street Capital Complete Redevelopment of Office Building in Downtown West Palm Beach

by John Nelson June 13, 2023

WEST PALM BEACH, FLA. — Brand Atlantic Real Estate Partners and Wheelock Street Capital have completed the redevelopment of 111 Olive, a boutique office building in downtown West Palm Beach. The building is the first phase of Banyan & Olive, a Class A mixed-use development within the city’s Clematis Waterfront District. 111 Olive features newly renovated offices with 14-foot ceilings and pine timber wood ceilings. The building offers two 9,000-square feet suites and two 5,000-square feet suites, with one of the smaller suites fully built out for immediate move-in. Tenant amenities include a golf simulator lounge and clubroom seating; art installations throughout the main lobby, elevator lobby lounges and office corridors; shower cabana changing rooms with private lockers and towel service; dedicated parking at 300 Banyan garage with direct connection from the main lobby; concierge attendant at main lobby desk for security, guest registry, mail, package storage and tenant requests; and club-level amenities at 300 Banyan, featuring an indoor/outdoor fitness center, open-air lounge and reservable outdoor event space.

June 13, 2023

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