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Lightstone Capital Provides $27M Refinancing of Office Building in Atlanta’s Cumberland-Galleria District

by John Nelson September 20, 2022

ATLANTA — Lightstone Capital has provided a $27 million loan for the refinancing of 2000 Riveredge Parkway, a 12-story, 240,000-square-foot office building in Atlanta’s Cumberland-Galleria submarket. The Florida-based borrower, Mainstreet Capital Partners, will use the financing to refinance existing debt and fund future leasing costs. Ed Coco and Matt Casey of JLL arranged the financing on behalf of Mainstreet. Situated near the Chattahoochee Nature Center, the property was about 50 percent occupied at the time of the financing to 20 tenants, including Aetna, Atlas Roofing, VITAS Healthcare and Diamond Crystal Brands. The building has 24/7 security, a recently added fitness center with showers and lockers, conferencing facilities, a renovated deli, private balconies, attached structured deck parking and a tenant lounge. Mainstreet Capital plans to use the loan proceeds to upgrade the parking deck terrace, complete multiple spec suites, update the restrooms and make minor mechanical updates.

September 20, 2022

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Sethmar Transportation Signs 20,000 SF Office Lease at Aspiria in Overland Park, Kansas

by Kristin Harlow September 20, 2022

OVERLAND PARK, KAN. — Sethmar Transportation has signed a 20,000-square-foot lease at the Aspiria office campus in Overland Park. Sethmar expects to take occupancy of its new headquarters space in October. The company will maintain operations in Colorado, Arkansas and Illinois. The Overland Park office will house approximately 50 employees focused on providing freight forwarding and logistics solutions. Jim Gates of JLL represented Sethmar. Occidental Management owns Aspiria, which is a redevelopment of the former Sprint campus.

September 20, 2022

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Activity in Orlando’s Office Market is Fueled by Flight to Quality, Tech Industry

by John Nelson September 20, 2022

The Orlando office market is finally seeing positive absorption across all major submarkets. An impressive second quarter recorded 122,423 square feet of positive absorption, bringing the total for the first half of the year to 156,778 square feet. As companies have been making decisions on their return to the office, the Orlando market has seen increased activity with numerous large, long-term leases signed, predominantly fueled by smaller local users and corporate relocations from other markets. Kimley-Horn’s relocation and expansion to 60,000 square feet in downtown Orlando marked one of the largest transactions in the past five years. While still up 20 basis points year-over-year, total vacancy saw its first drop in the last four quarters. Vacancy was consistently holding at 13.3 percent from third-quarter 2021 until it fell 30 basis points this quarter to 13 percent. The major driver of the drop was vacant sublease space being withdrawn or leased. Although firms are still seeking sublease route for their office space, we believe more space will be given back in the near term. We are seeing an increased pattern of flight to quality, where corporate users are focusing their attention on submarkets and assets that provide higher quality workplaces and …

September 20, 2022

Leasing Activity New York Northeast Office

Blue Owl Capital Signs 137,660 SF Office Lease at 375 Park Avenue in Manhattan

by Taylor Williams September 19, 2022

NEW YORK CITY — Global alternative asset manager Blue Owl Capital has signed a 137,660-square-foot office lease at 375 Park Avenue, a 38-story building in Manhattan. Known as The Seagram Building, 375 Park Avenue’s crowning amenity is a $25 million wellness center known as The Playground that houses an array of fitness facilities. Mark Weiss of Cushman & Wakefield represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Peter Riguardi, Paul Glickman, Cynthia Wasserberger and Ben Bass of JLL represented the landlord, RFR Realty.

September 19, 2022

Leasing Activity New York Northeast Office

Holiday Farms Opens 20,000 SF Grocery Store in Franklin Square, New York

by Taylor Williams September 19, 2022

FRANKLIN SQUARE, N.Y. — Locally based grocer and caterer Holiday Farms Supermarket has opened a 20,000-square-foot store in the Long Island community of Franklin Square. Holiday Farms, which now operates six stores, occupies a space at Franklin Plaza that was previously leased to grocer King Kullen. Other tenants at the center include Rite Aid, Greek Xpress, Baskin-Robbins, Memory Nails and Olivetto Pizzeria. Cary Fabrikant of Breslin Realty represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Robert Delavale, also with Breslin Realty, represented the undisclosed landlord.

September 19, 2022

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CBRE Arranges $5M Sale of Six Camino Al Norte Office Park Buildings in North Las Vegas

by Amy Works September 19, 2022

NORTH LAS VEGAS, NEV. — CBRE has arranged a $5 million sale of six grey shell office buildings within Camino Al Norte Office Park in North Las Vegas. Totaling 33,800 square feet, the assets were sold to five private buyers. Michael Hsu, Roy Fritz and Kellie Ortiz-Thompson of CBRE represented the Las Vegas-based seller and developer, NDL Group, in the transactions. The sales included six single-story, freestanding buildings at 5115, 5119, 5145, 5155, 5191 and 5195 Camino Al Norte. The properties were designed for medical and professional use. The buildings at 5115 and 5119 Camino Al Norte were completed in 2020 and offer approximately 5,000 square feet each. The remaining four buildings were completed in 2022 and offer approximately 6,000 square feet each.

September 19, 2022

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CEDARst, WeWork to Open Flexible Workspace at Bridgeview Bank Redevelopment in Chicago

by Kristin Harlow September 19, 2022

CHICAGO — CEDARst Cos. and WeWork have unveiled plans to open the first WeWork location on Chicago’s North Side as part of the adaptive reuse project of the Bridgeview Bank building. The WeWork location will offer nearly 25,000 square feet of flexible workspace and is slated to open this fall. CEDARst is redeveloping the historic property into a $58 million mixed-use project. Plans call for 176 apartment units, 13,500 square feet of retail space and 19,000 square feet of office space in addition to the WeWork space. CEDARst’s property management company, FLATS, will manage the asset. The Bridgeview Bank building dates back to 1925.

September 19, 2022

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Fortis Property Group Receives $1B Refinancing for One Lincoln Office Tower in Boston

by Taylor Williams September 19, 2022

BOSTON — New York City-based investment and management firm Fortis Property Group has received a $1 billion loan for the refinancing of One Lincoln, a 1.1 million-square-foot office tower in Boston’s Financial District. Proceeds will be used to repay existing debt and provide more than $200 million in capital upgrades geared toward wellness and lifestyle amenities, as well as to fund future leasing costs. In addition, Fortis will renovate the common areas and reconfigure the floor plates to support a wider range of indoor and outdoor amenities. Concurrent with the financing, Fortis also signed HarbourVest Partners to a 250,000-square-foot lease. The company plans to occupy 11 floors of the building as the new anchor tenant. The Boston-based private equity firm will replace fellow financial services firm State Street Corp. in this role, becoming the building’s namesake tenant in the process. HarbourVest plans to take occupancy in 2025. “We are reimagining the post-COVID office environment, and One Lincoln signifies the beginning of a new era for workplaces in Boston,” says Jonathan Landau, CEO of Fortis Property Group. “The Fortis and HarbourVest teams both recognized the tremendous demand for luxury office space that is amenitized with unparalleled wellness and lifestyle-driven experiences in …

September 19, 2022

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Amenities Rise in Importance as Greater Philadelphia Users Return to Offices

by Taylor Williams September 19, 2022

By Marc DeLuca, CEO and eastern regional president, KBS Refreshing office properties with updated amenities is a time-tested strategy for infusing buildings with new life and appealing to future and existing tenants. While an asset’s location is a fixed element and a region’s fundamentals tend to change slowly, amenities are more flexible and can usually be implemented quickly if necessary for immediate impact. A recent report by flexible workspace provider TCC Canada found that many companies and their team members increasingly recognize the benefits of gathering teams in a central workplace. But after more than two years of varying degrees of remote work, it makes sense for property owners to invest in amenities that actually meet the needs and wants of office users — which have recently shifted. So which amenities are the best ones to include in today’s office buildings? As an owner and operator of premier office assets for the last 30 years, KBS has witnessed amenity preferences come and go. We know how to spot a passing fad versus a trend with legs. Based on our expertise in this area, here are a few amenities we see attracting office tenants in the current and emerging environment. Scalable …

September 19, 2022

Acquisitions Office Southeast Virginia

Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer Negotiates $24M Sale of Hampton Roads Office Property in Virginia

by John Nelson September 16, 2022

CHESAPEAKE, VA. — Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer’s Capital Markets Group has negotiated the sale of Crossways I & II, a 213,955-square-foot office property located at 1434 Crossways Blvd. in Chesapeake, a city in Virginia’s Hampton Roads region. Seminole Trail Properties acquired the asset for $24 million and is bringing on affiliate Seminole Trail Management to operate the property. Eric Robison, Bo McKown and Christine Kaempfe of Thalhimer represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. Kenneth Penrose Jr., also with Thalhimer, represented the buyer. Originally developed in 1999 and expanded in 2002, Crossways I & II was fully 100 leased at the time of sale to tenants including anchor Conduent Business Services, a publicly traded international business services provider that specializes in healthcare and human resources solutions. Conduent occupies more than 50 percent of the property, and the remaining space is leased to insurance, education and financial services firms.

September 16, 2022

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