HAVERHILL, MASS. — Locally based design-build firm Dacon Corp. has completed a 135,000-square-foot headquarters facility in Haverhill, located north of Boston. The project is a build-to-suit for Edwards Vacuum, which designs and produces advanced technology parts for a variety of industries. The two-story facility, which will be used for cryopump manufacturing, houses spaces for manufacturing, lab work, offices and warehousing and is LEED certified.
MILWAUKEE — Northwestern Mutual, an American financial services and insurance organization, has announced plans to invest $500 million to improve its downtown Milwaukee headquarters. The principal part of the investment will go to the overhaul of its North Office Building, a 540,000-square-foot building located at 818 E. Mason St. overlooking Milwaukee Bay. As part of the company’s plans, employees will be relocated from Northwestern Mutual’s suburban campus in nearby Franklin over the next three to five years. Nearly 2,000 employees will transition to the reimagined downtown campus, which is designed to accommodate planned company growth. “We are doubling down on our Milwaukee campus by investing in the future of the workplace for Northwestern Mutual and a thriving downtown community,” says John Schlifske, chairman, president and CEO of Northwestern Mutual. “Our strategic investment will further our goal of creating an unparalleled campus experience, fostering connection and collaboration across employees, financial representatives and the community while attracting and retaining the next generation of talent right here in southeast Wisconsin.” Northwestern Mutual’s improvements include full interior and exterior renovations to mirror the company’s adjacent Tower and Commons building. The North Office Building was delivered in 1990 whereas Tower and Commons debuted in 2017. …
KINGWOOD, TEXAS — SVN | J. Beard Real Estate has arranged the sale of a 25,669-square-foot office building located at 1710 W. Lake Houston Parkway in Kingwood, about 30 miles north of Houston. The two-story building was originally constructed in 2007. Jeff Beard of SVN | J. Beard Real Estate represented the seller, Woodforest National Bank, in the deal. Bonnie Pfrenger, also with SVN | J. Beard, represented the buyer, an entity doing business as Fire King Holdings LLC.
NEW YORK CITY — Ireland House, a civic body that represents the Irish government in the United States, has signed a 43,108-square-foot office lease at 200 Park Avenue in Manhattan. David Goldstein, Jim Wenk, Sam Mann and Allison Buck of Savills represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Megan Sheehan, Gus Field and Sam Brodsky internally represented the landlord, Tishman Speyer.
NEW YORK CITY — Cresa has negotiated an 18,476-square-foot office lease at One Madison Avenue in Midtown Manhattan. The tenant, alternative investment firm 777 Partners, has committed to the entire 27th floor for a 15-year term. Peter Sabesan and Gregg Cohen of Cresa represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Paul Glickman, Alexander Chudnoff, Diana Biasotti and Benjamin Bass of JLL represented the landlord, SL Green.
CHICAGO — Baird & Warner has brokered the sale of a nearly 29,000-square-foot office and retail building in Chicago’s Streeterville neighborhood for $6.2 million. Located at 212 E. Ohio St., the property is one block east of the city’s Magnificent Mile. Originally constructed in 1965, the five-story building is fully leased to tenants such as @properties Christie’s International Real Estate and Central City Productions. Brant Sichko of Baird & Warner represented the undisclosed buyer. Mike Rourke and Dan Stratis of @properties represented the sellers, Theus Property Holdings LLC and Miden Property Holdings LLC.
DURHAM, N.C. — Crescent Communities has begun renovations at SouthCourt, a 140,000-square-foot office building located in south Durham. The Charlotte-based developer purchased the six-story asset last year. Renovations include the addition of outdoor patio space and four turnkey office suites that will be available for occupancy in the second quarter, as well as improvements to the lobby, commons areas and restrooms. Additional onsite amenities will include a personal training facility, full-service salon, private terraces on upper floors and a modern conference center. On the ground floor, retail space is available for leasing through CBRE | Raleigh, including café and commercial kitchen spaces. Crescent Communities has tapped Dennis Hurley and Hillman Duncan of JLL’s Raleigh office to handle SouthCourt’s office leasing assignment.
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — Telecommunications giant Verizon has signed a 19,534-square-foot office lease renewal at One North Broadway in White Plains, located north of New York City. According to LoopNet Inc., the building was constructed in 1968 and renovated in 2019, rises 15 stories and totals 375,365 square feet. Matthew Lisk, Steve Baker and Tara Long of Cushman & Wakefield represented the landlord, Argent Ventures, in the lease negotiations. Baker also represented Verizon in conjunction with Josh Kuriloff of Cushman & Wakefield.
ATLANTA — Accel-KKR, a private equity tech firm based in Silicon Valley, has signed an office lease expansion at Galleria 300, a 20-story office building in Atlanta’s Cumberland-Galleria submarket. Andrew Walker of Colliers represented the tenant in the lease negotiations with the owner, Piedmont Office Realty Trust. Situated within walking distance of The Battery and Truist Park, Accel-KKR’s new office footprint will total approximately 24,000 square feet. The firm will occupy the entire 19th floor and will triple its staff at the property, which serves as the company’s East Coast headquarters. Other tenants of Galleria 300 include Cumberland Group, TSCG, Childress Klein and PowerPlan.
DALLAS — Law firm Haynes & Boone LLP has signed a 24,721-square-foot office lease expansion at Harwood No. 14, a building in Dallas that is under construction and set to open later this year. The firm now occupies about 149,000 square feet within The Harwood District, which spans 19 blocks in the city’s Uptown neighborhood. John Lee, Hannah Mesh and Kelly Whaley internally represented the landlord, Harwood International, in the lease negotiations. Andy Leatherman and Brad Selner of JLL represented the tenant.