NEW YORK CITY — CBRE has negotiated a 15,279-square-foot office lease at 750 Seventh Avenue, a 36-story office building in Midtown Manhattan that was originally built in 1990. Howard Fiddle, Brett Shannon, Arkady Smolyanky, Evan Fiddle and Jacob Rosenthal of CBRE represented the landlord, an entity doing business as 750 Seventh Ave NY LLC, in the lease negotiations. Matthias Li and Cole Chartash of Cushman & Wakefield represented the tenant, Korean financial institution Shinhan Bank, which will occupy the entire 26th floor.
DENVER — Denver-based Flywheel Acquisitions has purchased an infill office building on nearly 2.3 acres in Denver. 4100 Investors LLC sold the asset for $14.7 million. A single tenant occupies the full, three-story property. Aaron Johnson, Jon Hendrickson and Mitch Veremeychik of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller in the transaction. Located at 4100 E. Arkansas, the 63,335-square-foot asset is surrounded by walkable restaurant and retail amenities. Additionally, the property offers a fitness center in the building.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — JLL has arranged the sale of 701 San Marco, a 700,000-square-foot office tower located in the Southbank district of downtown Jacksonville. Hermen Rodriguez, Robbie McEwan, Ike Ojala, Matthew McCormack and Peter Politi of JLL represented the seller, The Prudential Insurance Company of America, in the sale of the property to Bradford Allen Investment Advisors. The sales price was not disclosed. 701 San Marco represents the second major investment in Jacksonville for Bradford Allen. The property comprises a seven-story west wing and a 19-story east wing connected by a pedestrian walkway over San Marco Boulevard. Amenities include 13 conference rooms, restaurant space on the ground floor, a 282-seat cafeteria, 1,277 garage parking spaces and 945 surface parking spaces. The property is currently 60 percent leased to tenants including Prudential Insurance, Interline Brands and The Army Corps. of Engineers. The property is positioned on 14.5 acres within steps of the popular St. John’s Riverwalk.
GARDEN GROVE, CALIF. — Pacific Development Partners has completed the disposition of Concorde Career College, a two-story office property in Garden Grove. Brooklyn Cos. acquired the asset for $14 million. The transaction also included rights to 4.2 acres of land in Garden Grove. Located at 12951 S. Euclid St., the building features 45,451 square feet of office space. At the time of sale, the property was fully leased to Concorde Career College. The asset has served as a medical and dental vocational school since 1999. Sean Fulp, Ryan Plummer, Mark Schuessler, Paul Jones and Brandon White of Newmark represented the seller in the in the deal. Norman Lee and Jason Roth of Newmark secured financing for the buyer.
HOUSTON — Atlanta-based investment management firm Invesco has signed a 180,218-square-foot office lease extension at Greenway Plaza, a 52-acre development located in between Houston’s Uptown and downtown districts. The tenant has re-committed to Eleven Greenway Plaza for a term in excess of 10 years. Amanda Nebel represented the landlord, Parkway, in the lease negotiations on an internal basis. John Shlesinger of CBRE represented Invesco. The 31-story, 745,871-square-foot building is now 87 percent leased.
HOUSTON — Locally based development and management firm Moody Rambin has broken ground on Town Centre Two, a 167,141-square-foot office building in Houston. Moody Rambin is developing the project, which is part of a two-building initiative that will be situated within the 41-acre Town and Country Village development on the city’s west side, in partnership with American National Insurance Co. Kirksey Architecture designed the eight-story building, with DBR Engineering and Hoar Construction respectively serving as the civil engineer and general contractor. Frost Bank provided construction financing. Completion is slated for the third quarter of 2023.
NEW PHILADELPHIA, OHIO — The Cooper Commercial Investment Group has negotiated the $5.6 million sale of Monroe Centre in New Philadelphia, about 85 miles south of Cleveland. The 78,743-square-foot complex is home to office, medical and General Services Administration (GSA) tenants. The New Philadelphia VA Clinic, which recently renewed its lease for five years, anchors the property. Additional tenants include the Social Security Administration, Ohio BMV, OhioMeansJobs and Fresenius Medical Care. Bob Havasi and Dan Cooper of Cooper Group represented the seller, an Ohio-based private investment group. An Ohio-based private investor was the buyer. The property sold at about 96 percent of the list price.
SANTA MONICA, CALIF. — The Swig Co. has acquired 3130 Wilshire Boulevard, a value-add office building in Santa Monica, for an undisclosed price. The building features 96,085 square feet of office space and five levels of attached, secured parking. The transaction also includes a surface parking lot located approximately one block from the asset. Kevin Shannon, Ken White, Rob Hannan, Laura Stumm and Michael Kolcum of Newmark represented the undisclosed seller in the deal. Sean Fulp and Ryan Plummer of Newmark’s Private Capital group assisted with the sale.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Boston Properties Inc. (NYSE: BXP) has sold 601 Massachusetts Avenue, an approximately 480,000-square-foot office building in Washington, D.C., for $531 million. The buyer was not disclosed, but the Washington Business Journal reports that it was an affiliate of Mori Trust Co., a real estate development and investment firm based in Tokyo. Boston Properties originally developed the 11-story property in 2015. The firm will continue to provide property management services at 601 Massachusetts, which was 98 percent leased at the time of sale. 601 Massachusetts Avenue is situated in Washington, D.C.’s Mount Vernon Triangle neighborhood. Nearby attractions include the White House, Capital One Arena, Metro stations and the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. According to online property listings, the property includes a nine-story glass atrium, onsite fitness center, roof terrace and retail space leased to RPM Italian, Soul Cycle and lunch restaurant Devon & Blakely. Boston Properties structured the disposition as part of a reverse like-kind exchange under Section 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code with its $730 million acquisition in May of Madison Centre, a 37-story office tower in Seattle. “This disposition demonstrates continued investor demand for premier, well-leased office properties,” says Owen Thomas, chairman and CEO …
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