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Partnership Nears Completion of $350M Redevelopment of Manhattan Office Building

by Taylor Williams March 10, 2023

NEW YORK CITY — A partnership between Tribeca Investment Group, Meadow Partners and PGIM Real Estate is nearing completion of the $350 million redevelopment of 295 Fifth Avenue, a 19-story office building in Midtown Manhattan. The 710,000-square-foot building was constructed in 1920 and is known as The Textile Building for its previous function as a showroom for those products. Designed by Studio MAI, the redevelopment involves a gut renovation of the lobby, the addition of two penthouse-level floors and various upgrades to common areas and mechanical systems. The partnership also recently received $150 million in financing to fund the capital improvements.

March 10, 2023

Leasing Activity New Jersey Northeast Office

NAI Hanson Negotiates 22,224 SF Office Lease in Mountain Lakes, New Jersey

by Taylor Williams March 10, 2023

MOUNTAIN LAKES, N.J. — NAI James E. Hanson has negotiated a 22,224-square-foot office lease in Mountain Lakes, about 40 miles west of New York City. According to LoopNet Inc., the property at 333 Route 46 was built in 1987 and includes office space within its 147,944-square-foot footprint. Andrew Somple and Justin Allessio of NAI Hanson represented the tenant, integrated marketing firm Phase 3 Media LLC, in the lease negotiations.

March 10, 2023

Leasing Activity Midwest Minnesota Office

HNTB Signs 15,187 SF Office Lease in Downtown Minneapolis

by Kristin Harlow March 10, 2023

MINNEAPOLIS — Infrastructure design firm HNTB has signed a 15,187-square-foot office lease at 60 South Sixth, an office tower in downtown Minneapolis formerly known as RBC Plaza. KBS Real Estate Investment Trust III owns the 40-story, 710,332-square-foot property. Since purchasing the building in 2015, KBS has invested over $24 million in renovations. In 2022, KBS spent more than $6.5 million on the refurbishment of common areas and the fitness center. KBS also plans to add another tenant lounge. Brent Robertson and Andrea Leon of JLL represented KBS in the lease, while Eddie Rymer of JLL represented HNTB.

March 10, 2023

Illinois Leasing Activity Midwest Office

Alma Opens 10,605 SF Office at Fulton East in Chicago

by Kristin Harlow March 10, 2023

CHICAGO — Alma, a provider of aesthetic medical technologies and energy-based solutions for the surgical, medical aesthetics and beauty markets, has opened a 10,605-square-foot office at Fulton East in Chicago’s Fulton Market district. The 12-story, 90,000-square-foot office and retail building, developed by Parkside Realty Inc., is located at 215 N. Peoria St. Alma will also occupy ground-floor retail space in the building beginning in May. The ninth floor of Fulton East will serve as the central location for the North American operation team of Alma, while the 5,025-square-foot retail space will house the company’s first U.S.-based Sisram Wellness Center. Alma will maintain its existing distribution space at 485 Half Day Road in Buffalo Grove, Ill. Jonathan Metzl of Cushman & Wakefield represented Alma in the lease, while Katie Scott and Camille Julmy of Parkside Realty represented ownership.

March 10, 2023

Acquisitions Office Texas

NewQuest Properties Negotiates Sale of 60,000 SF Office Building in Houston

by Taylor Williams March 9, 2023

HOUSTON — Locally based brokerage firm NewQuest Properties has negotiated the sale of a 60,000-square-foot office building in Houston’s Greenspoint neighborhood. The six-story building at 11947 North Freeway was 29.5 percent leased at the time of sale. John Nguyen of NewQuest Properties represented the seller, an entity doing business as Contender Two LLC, in the transaction. Albi Neziri of Texas Advantage Realty represented the buyer, which plans to occupy the majority of the office space and offer the balance for multi-tenant use.

March 9, 2023

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Acquisitions New Jersey Northeast Office

Cushman & Wakefield Arranges Sale of 216,573 SF Office Complex in Basking Ridge, New Jersey

by Taylor Williams March 9, 2023

BASKING RIDGE, N.J. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the sale of a 216,573-square-foot office complex located at 131 Morristown Road in the Northern New Jersey community of Basking Ridge. The property consists of two interconnected buildings on a 34-acre site and offers a cafeteria, fitness center and landscaped central courtyard. David Bernhaut, Gary Gabriel, Kyle Schmidt, Frank DiTommaso, Andy Schwartz, Jordan Sobel, Andre Balthazard and Bill Baunach of Cushman & Wakefield represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The team also procured the buyer, Adoni Property Group. Additionally, Cushman & Wakefield has been retained as the leasing agent.

March 9, 2023

Development Midwest Mixed-Use Multifamily Office Ohio Retail Top Stories

N.R. Investments Starts Construction of $300M Rockwell District Mixed-Use Redevelopment in Whitehall, Ohio

by Katie Sloan March 9, 2023

WHITEHALL, OHIO — N.R. Investments has started construction of a three-phase, $300 million mixed-use project located at the corner of East Broad Street and North Hamilton Road in the Columbus suburb of Whitehall. The development will be named Rockwell District, according to reports by Columbus Business First. The 50-acre project, which is being developed in partnership with the Central Ohio Community Improvement Corp. and the City of Whitehall, is set to include 1,000 residential units, 250,000 square feet of Class A office space and 75,000 square feet of retail and restaurants upon completion. The residential portion of the property will offer a mix of for-sale and for-rent units, 20 percent of which will be dedicated workforce housing. The redevelopment will be fully integrated with the adjacent Whitehall Community Park, an 80-acre nature park with access to Big Walnut Creek, walking paths and sport fields. N.R. Investments is the master developer for the project. Duany Plater-Zyberk, M + A Architects, Ruscilli Construction Co., EMH&T and additional community partners collaborated with N.R. Investments on the site plan for the development. Phase I is scheduled for completion in 2025. The Ohio Department of Development awarded a $4.2 million grant to the City of …

March 9, 2023

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Driving Factors Reshaping the Suburban Chicago Office Market

by Kristin Harlow March 9, 2023

By Jennifer Hopkins, MBA and Olivia Czyzynski, SVN Chicago Commercial The commercial real estate (CRE) industry has traditionally been relatively stable but can be impacted by the economy with normal ups and downs based on economic fluctuations. However, when COVID-19 hit, it was unprecedented and something the world had not seen in many years. The CRE industry started preparing for the changes that came along, including business shutdowns and many employees working from home. Although it was expected that the retail market would be the hardest hit sector, it turned out that the office market ended up being significantly impacted. The overall issues and pending work-from-home approach have had a major ripple effect on office markets across the nation. The Chicagoland market was impacted particularly hard, and this included the suburban Chicago markets. Chicagoland is broken out into several main commercial hubs: the city of Chicago, the East-West Corridor, the O’Hare market, the Northwest suburbs and the North suburbs. According to CoStar, office vacancy rates increased in all these markets. In 2020, the vacancy rates ranged from 7 to 20 percent, but currently stand at 18.8 percent, 17.3 percent, 16.9 percent, 23.2 percent and 11 percent, respectively. While no market …

March 9, 2023

Acquisitions Office Texas

Newmark Brokers Sale of 274,010 SF Office Building in Downtown Dallas

by Taylor Williams March 8, 2023

DALLAS — Newmark has brokered the sale of Founders Square, a 274,010-square-foot office building located at 900 Jackson St. in downtown Dallas. The building was originally constructed in 1914 and most recently renovated in 2016, according to LoopNet Inc. Gary Carr, Chris Murphy, Robert Hill and Chase Tagen of Newmark represented the seller, Taiwanese investment firm Fidelity Commercial, in the transaction. The buyer was locally based investment firm Charter Holdings.

March 8, 2023

Acquisitions New Jersey Northeast Office Retail

Cushman & Wakefield Negotiates $5.2M Sale of Office, Retail Building in Livingston, New Jersey

by Taylor Williams March 8, 2023

LIVINGSTON, N.J. — Cushman & Wakefield has negotiated the $5.2 million sale of a 27,252-square-foot office and retail building in the Northern New Jersey community of Livingston. The two-story building sits on 2.3 acres and was fully leased at the time of sale. Andy Schwartz, Brian Whitmer, Jordan Sobel and Andre Balthazard of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, ACFM Corp., in the transaction. The buyer was HREA LLC.

March 8, 2023

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