NEW YORK CITY — Multifamily development and investment firm Beachwold Residential has signed a 12,637-square-foot office lease at 257 Park Avenue South in Manhattan’s Flatiron District. The 20-story building was constructed in 1912 and spans 226,000 square feet. Jared Stern of Savills represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Rob Fisher represented the landlord, The Feil Organization, on an internal basis.
DAVIE, FLA. — Levy Realty Advisors has arranged the $50 million sale of Pelican Bays, an eight-building warehouse complex located on SW 52nd Street in Davie, a city in South Florida’s Broward County. Situated near I-595 and the Florida Turnpike, the property spans 197,000 square feet of flex industrial and office space. The buyer, an entity doing business as Pelican Bays LLC, purchased the campus from the original developer, Charles Rowar. Alan Levy and Josh Levy of Levy Realty represented the buyer in the transaction. The firm will also oversee leasing and management at Pelican Bays, which currently houses about 120 tenants. Norman Matus of Red Rock Realty represented the seller.
ATLANTA — Selig Enterprises has opened 500 Chattahoochee Row, an adaptive reuse office building situated within The Works in Atlanta’s Upper Westside neighborhood. Located along Chattahoochee Avenue near Topgolf and several breweries, the 70,000-square-foot property is the redevelopment of an existing warehouse that dates back to the 1950s. The office building is one of two with The Works, an 80-acre mixed-use development. Atlanta-based Selig recently secured leases with Bread N Butter Content Studio, a locally based multimedia company known for operating the “Atlanta Eats” video series and website, and MacDermid Graphic Solutions, a flexographic and printing company that is relocating from the Buckhead district nearby. Bread N Butter will occupy 6,160 square feet, and MacDermid Graphic Solutions will occupy 45,000 square feet. Other uses at The Works include a 31-stall food hall, Scofflaw Brewing taproom, creative offices, restaurants, shops, a fitness center and a one-acre park for children to play and for live music and shows.
ALEXANDRIA, VA. — Avison Young has brokered the $22 million sale of a 110,047-square-foot office building located at 5680 King Centre Drive in Alexandria. Jim Kornick and Bill Evans of Avison Young represented the buyer, Burke & Herbert Bank & Trust Co., in the transaction, and the undisclosed seller was self-represented. The bank plans to consolidate a large swath of its workforce in the LEED Gold-certified building but maintain its headquarters at 100 S. Fairfax St. in Old Town Alexandria.
RICHMOND, VA. — Northridge Capital LLC has purchased Gateway Plaza, an 18-story trophy office building located at 800 E. Canal St. in downtown Richmond. The Washington, D.C.-based investor acquired the 328,581-square-foot property from an affiliate of New York-based LXP Industrial Trust for an undisclosed price. Chris Lingerfelt, Daniel Flynn, Ryan Clutter and Andrew Weir of JLL represented the seller in the transaction. Additionally, the buyer has retained JLL for leasing and property management services. Built in 2015, Gateway Plaza was 97.6 percent leased at the time of sale to legal, banking, energy products, financial services, real estate and consulting firms, including anchor McGuireWoods.
Crescent Communities, KB Venture to Redevelop Historic Alpharetta School as 160,000 SF Office Campus
ALPHARETTA, GA. — Crescent Communities and KB Venture Partners have formed a partnership for the adaptive reuse of the former Baily-Johnson School in Alpharetta. The duo will transform the formerly segregated school, which served black students in north Fulton County from its opening in 1950 to its closing in 1967, into a three-building office campus totaling 160,000 square feet. The office campus will include a new 120,000-square-foot mass timber office building, as well as the redevelopment of the main school building and gymnasium. The new campus, dubbed Garren, is named after the school’s namesakes, George Bailey and Warren Johnson. The 4.4-acre site was most recently used as a maintenance facility for Fulton County Schools. Once complete, tenants at Garren will be in close proximity to Avalon and downtown Alpharetta and have access to several amenities on the campus, including outdoor gathering areas, private tenant patios, a tenant lounge, fitness centers, locker room with showers and bike storage. John Zintak and Porter Henritze of Cushman & Wakefield are handling the leasing assignment. A construction timeline was not disclosed.
IRVING, TEXAS — JLL has negotiated the sale of 1925 West John Carpenter, a 403,151-square-foot office building located within Irving’s Las Colinas district. The six-story, recently renovated building sits on 30 acres and includes a 1,200-space parking garage. The property was fully leased at the time of sale to Vista Energy, which houses its corporate headquarters within the building. JLL represented the seller, JP Realty Partners Ltd., in the transaction. The buyer and sales price were not disclosed.
CHICAGO — Riverside Investment and Development has inked leases with three new tenants for 320 S. Canal, its newest office property in Chicago. Law firm Skadden Arps leased 89,100 square feet, National Futures Association (NFA) leased 55,364 square feet, and insurance company Ullico will occupy 8,445 square feet. NFA is the self-regulatory organization for the U.S. derivatives industry. The new tenants join anchor tenant BMO and two other law firm tenants, Chapman & Cutler and Faegre Drinker, which have already welcomed employees to the property. Developed by Riverside and Convexity Properties and designed by Goettsch Partners, the 52-story building opened in January. The Green, a 1.5-acre, privately owned outdoor park, sits on the west side of the building. Dan McCarthy and Bill Rogers of JLL represented Skadden Arps. Mark Keebler and Brad Serot of CBRE represented National Futures Association, while Brady Wolfe and Bill Sheehy of CBRE represented Ullico. Christy Domin and Drew Neiman represented Riverside on an internal basis.
NEW YORK CITY — Locally based brokerage firm Rosewood Realty Group has arranged the $36 million sale of a 55,150-square-foot office building located at 62 W. 45th St. in Midtown Manhattan. Built in 1911, the 12-story building features a dozen office suites and one retail space. Aaron Jungreis and Ben Khakshoor of Rosewood represented the seller, Renaissance Properties, in the transaction. LSI Advisors represented the buyer, IT consulting firm Stellar Services, which plans to occupy the entirety of the building.
NEW YORK CITY — British apparel designer Paul Smith has signed a 12,617-square-foot lease for its new office and showroom at 257 Park Avenue South in Manhattan’s Flatiron District. The 20-story building was constructed in 1912 and spans 226,000 square feet. Will Grover and Ben Shapiro of Newmark represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Rob Fisher represented the landlord, The Feil Organization, on an internal basis.