HOUSTON — International developer Skanska has topped out 1550 on the Green, a 28-story, 375,000-square-foot office building located within the Discovery Green area in downtown Houston. Designed by BIG Bjarke Ingels Group, the building will include 7,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space, and tenants will have access to a fitness center and outdoor terraces with event spaces. CBRE is marketing the office space for lease, while SHOP Cos. is leading the lease-up of the retail component. The development team expects to begin welcoming tenants to the building before the end of the year.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Los Angeles-based investment firm CIM Group has sold Hartland Plaza, a 184,128-square-foot office building in downtown Austin. The building was constructed in 1984 on a 3.4-acre site that includes a four-story parking garage. CIM Group also implemented a capital improvement program at Hartland Plaza between 2017 and 2019. Amenities include a fitness center, lounge, conference facilities, salon and an onsite restaurant. The buyer and sales price were not disclosed. JLL represented CIM Group in the transaction and arranged acquisition financing on behalf of the undisclosed buyer.
WEST COVINA, CALIF. — Quest Capital Partners has sold Atrium on the 10, an office building located at 2934 E. Garvey Ave. South in West Covina. A Covina-based nonprofit owner/user acquired the property for $22.2 million. In recent years, more than $3 million in capital has been invested in the 100,724-square-foot building. Updates include exterior cosmetic and common area enhancements, upgrades to furniture, installation of a living wall in the atrium, tenant improvements and updated building systems. Sammy Cemo, Mark Shaffer, Anthony DeLorenzo, Gary Stache and Bryan Johnson of CBRE’s Capital Markets, Investment Properties team, along with Steven Saunders and Philip Woodford of CBRE represented the seller in the transaction.
IRVINGTON, N.Y. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $23.5 million sale of Astor Buck Campus, a 138,000-square-foot office complex in Irvington, about 20 miles north of Manhattan. The three-building property was originally built along the Hudson River in 1895. At the time of sale, Astor Buck Campus was 91 percent leased to 26 tenants in industries such as fashion and design, communications, food service and hydroponic farming. Alan Cafiero, Mark Gjonbalaj and Matt Leszyk of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, an entity doing business as Stanford Bridge LLC, in the transaction. The team also procured the buyer, Carvi Properties Inc.
DETROIT — Locally based real estate firm Bedrock has unveiled plans for Development at Cadillac Square, a 1.5 million-square-foot mixed-use campus in downtown Detroit. The site is located near Ford Field, home of the NFL’s Detroit Lions, as well as Campus Martius Park and Cadillac Square. The development will feature residential, retail, office and entertainment space, as well as parking. Bedrock is owned by billionaire and Rocket Cos. founder Dan Gilbert, who with his companies has invested $5.6 billion in the purchase and rehabilitation of buildings in downtown Detroit, according to Forbes. Gilbert himself boasts a net worth of $18 billion and owns Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse — home of the NBA’s Cleveland Cavaliers (also owned by Gilbert) — in Cleveland, Ohio, where his real estate arm is planning the Cuyahoga Riverfront, another in the trend of developing mixed-use projects around sports stadiums. Upon completion, the Development at Cadillac Square property will include 230,000 square feet of residential space, comprised of 250 to 280 units. The project is subject to an Affordable Housing Agreement with the City of Detroit. Retail space will total 90,000 square feet in the form of a market hall, grocery store, restaurants and other shops. Plans for …
CHICAGO — Spot, a logistics company, has signed a 31,000-square-foot lease to open its sixth office in the U.S. in Chicago. The company will occupy space on the 11th floor of 24 E. Washington St., also known as the Marshall Field & Co. Building. Spot plans to hire 200 employees over the next two years, initially focusing on sales and technology positions. Allen Rogoway, Michael Marrion and Tim O’Brien of Cresa represented the tenant in the lease. Jack O’Brien and Caroline Colnon of Telos represented the landlord, Brookfield Properties. Lamar Johnson Collaborative will design Spot’s office space.
NEW YORK CITY — Private aviation services provider evoJets has signed a 3,982-square-foot office lease at 220 E. 23rd St. in Manhattan’s Gramercy Park neighborhood. The 13-story building was originally constructed in 1921 and is known as the Media Arts Building. Bill Korchak, Edward DiTolla and Henry Warner of JLL represented the landlord, A. Shalom Realty & Management Co., in the lease negotiations. Peter Johnson and Leah Zafra from Avison Young represented the tenant.
Versum Materials US Buys 19,601 SF Flex Building at Palomar Oaks Tech Center in Carlsbad, California
CARLSBAD, CALIF. — Versum Materials US has acquired a building at Palomar Oaks Tech Center in Carlsbad from Bemer USA for $5.7 million. Located at 1989 Palomar Oaks Way, the asset offers 19,601 square feet of flex space. Jeff Abramson of Lee & Associates North San Diego County represented the seller, while Casey Sterk of JLL and Greg Bisconti represented the buyer in the deal.
AMHERST, N.Y. — Locally based commercial finance and advisory firm Largo Capital has arranged a $28 million loan for the refinancing of a portfolio of eight office properties totaling 350,000 square feet in the upstate New York community of Amherst. Jack Phillips of Largo Capital originated the financing, which was structured with a 10-year term and a fixed interest rate. The name of the locally based borrower and developer was not disclosed.
WEST PALM BEACH, FLA. — Quest Workspaces, a female-owned developer and operator of flexible office spaces, has expanded to occupy 25,947 square feet in downtown West Palm Beach, doubling its previous footprint. The company has been a tenant within the 21-story tower at 515 N. Flagler Drive for nearly 10 years. Vanderbilt Office Properties is the landlord of the building, which features an 11,000-square-foot rooftop garden, gym, two restaurants, a coffee shop, security desk, concierge, shoe-shining station, car wash and a salon. Quest’s amenities include treadmill desks, phone booths, chat rooms, a touchdown space, networking area and a garden wall.