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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Trinity Partners has arranged leases totaling 20,000 square feet at One South, a 40-story office tower located in Uptown Charlotte. Law firm Fox Rothschild LLP will occupy 9,371 square feet on the 17th floor of the property, with an undisclosed bank tenant occupying 10,834 square feet on the 18th floor. The property features a 22,000-square-foot amenity space on the third floor, dubbed Three. Spencer Hawkins, Diana Williams and John Moore of CBRE represented Fox Rothschild in the leasing negotiations. Tourmaline Capital Partners and Monarch Alternative Capital are the owners and landlords of One South. 

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WEST PALM BEACH, FLA. — Alvarez & Marsal Capital (AMC) has signed a lease at 300 Banyan, a 12-story office development currently under construction in West Palm Beach. Situated within Brand Atlantic and Wheelock Street Capital’s Banyan & Olive development, the property includes six floors of office space, as well as an 8,000-square-foot restaurant and six-story parking garage. The building features 20,000-square-foot floor plates with shaded private terraces on every other floor, floor-to-ceiling glass and ceiling heights of over 13 feet. Amenities at the building include an indoor-outdoor gym, loggia and lounge and golf simulator lounge. 

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COLUMBUS, OHIO — Coworking operator Workbox has opened a new location at 875 N. High St. in Columbus. Workbox’s seventh location and first in Columbus is situated at The Sutton building in the city’s Short North Arts District. Workbox is assuming operations of the space formerly managed by another coworking operator. Amenities for members include a large open kitchen, outdoor terrace, weekly food and networking offerings, multiple lounge areas, private conference rooms and phone booths. The location features over 95 office spaces, with private offices ranging from one to 10 desks. There are also floating membership and reserved desk options for those looking for individual plans. Membership pricing starts at $250 per month.

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GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. — CBRE has relocated its Grand Rapids office from 634 Front Ave. to 200 Ottawa Ave. The brokerage has expanded its footprint from 1,444 square feet to 4,350 square feet. The new space in the central business district features conference rooms and free-address seating — where no employee has a dedicated desk or private office.

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SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS — RobotLAB Inc., an educational technology company that manufactures robotics and virtual reality products, has signed a 26,000-square-foot office lease in Southlake, a northern suburb of Fort Worth. The tenant is taking space at the 380,000-square-foot VariSpace Southlake facility, which offers an array of flexible workspace options. Chris Taylor, Johnny Johnson and Zach Bean of Cushman & Wakefield represented the landlord, VariSpace, in the lease negotiations. Eric Cannon of Silver Tree Management represented RobotLAB.

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CYPRESS, TEXAS — Oil-and-gas giant Chevron Corp. (NYSE: CVX) has acquired 77 acres in the northwest Houston suburb of Cypress. The parcel is situated within Bridgeland Central, a multi-phase campus spanning 925 acres within the larger Bridgeland master-planned community. The land seller was The Howard Hughes Corp. (NYSE: HHH), the master developer of the 11,500-acre Bridgeland development. The sales price for the Chevron land deal was not disclosed. “Chevron’s acquisition marks a pivotal moment for Bridgeland as the community enters its next phase of development as a leading job center for the region,” says Jim Carman, president of the Houston region for Howard Hughes Corp. “One of the top-selling communities in the country, Bridgeland is poised to benefit from the influx of businesses and their employees seeking to live and work in a centralized location that offers commercial opportunities, as well as single-family and multifamily housing options to meet growing demand.” Daniel Abate, head of corporate real estate for Chevron, says the company could potentially establish a research-and-development campus on the newly acquired land. “Chevron is attracted to the opportunities Bridgeland has to offer and views this acquisition as a strong addition to our asset portfolio,” says Abate. Details about the …

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DALLAS — Mexican investment firm Grupo Haddad has completed the $8 million renovation of a 110,000-square-foot office building located at 2501 Cedar Springs Road in Uptown Dallas. The seven-story building was originally constructed in 1982. The renovation delivered an upgraded lobby, ground-floor restaurant with patio seating, tenant conference center, upgraded parking garage and enhanced common areas and restrooms. Significant improvements were also made to the building’s systems and equipment. Grupo Haddad has tapped Newmark to lease the newly renovated space.

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ST. PAUL, MINN. — Transwestern Real Estate Services has brokered the sale of Landmark Towers, a 200,000-square-foot office building in St. Paul. The buyer, Sherman Associates, intends to convert the property into apartment units. Mike Salmen and Erik Coglianese of Transwestern represented the undisclosed seller. The property is located at 345 Saint Peter St.

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CHICAGO — BGO has launched Move-In Ready Offices (MIRO) to provide small and medium-sized businesses with immediate access to adaptable workspaces. Current MIRO suites range from 1,000 to 18,000 square feet and offer immediate occupancy and flexible lease terms. BGO currently has MIRO suites available in Chicago, New York, Boston, San Francisco and Washington, D.C. The firm plans to deliver more prebuilt suites across its entire U.S. office portfolio. Gensler and Michaelis Boyd designed the spaces. MIRO offers both private workstations and collaboration spaces. Tenants also benefit from access to amenity centers, townhalls and various perks. As of June 30, BGO had $83 billion of assets under management.

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MIDDLEBURY, CONN. — Watchmaker Timex Group USA has sold its 84,886-square-foot corporate headquarters complex in Middlebury, Conn., for $7.5 million. Chris O’Hara of Coldwell Banker Commercial represented Timex Group in the sale to a partnership between Drubner Equities Florida LLC and Atlantic Management. The site spans 93 acres, and the new ownership plans to redevelop the complex into a 720,000-square-foot industrial park.

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