MACON, GA. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the purchase of Plantation Village, a retail and office property located at 6255 Zebulon Road in Macon. A limited liability company acquired the 18-suite property from an undisclosed seller for $9.1 million. Jared Kaye and Sonny Molly of Marcus & Millichap represented the buyer in the deal. Built in 2005 on 7.9 acres, Plantation Village features 52,228 square feet of retail and office space. Current tenants include Moe’s Southwest Grill, Goodwill, Great Clips and T-Mobile.
KANSAS CITY, MO. — Academy Bank is relocating its corporate headquarters from Town Pavilion to 1201 Walnut in Kansas City. The bank’s new space will span 50,000 square feet across the building’s 10th, 11th and 12th floors. There will also a first-floor bank branch in the lobby. The family-owned community bank plans to make the move this fall. Ryan Biery of Copaken Brooks represented the landlord on an internal basis. Bryan Johnson of Colliers represented Academy Bank.
MILWAUKEE — The Barry Co. has brokered the sale of a historic office building spanning 5,950 square feet in the Prospect Avenue Mansions Historic District of Milwaukee. Built in 1905, the property is located at 1429 N. Prospect Ave. Nick Zurich of Barry Co. represented the seller, LDG Investments LLC. James and Lauren Groh purchased the asset for an undisclosed price.
NEW YORK CITY — NYC Office Suites, a provider of flexible workspace solutions, has signed a 31,433-square-foot lease at The Chanin Building, a 56-story tower located at 122 E. 42nd St. in Manhattan. The building was originally constructed in the late 1920s. Arkady Smolyansky and Roger Griswold of CBRE represented the tenant, which will occupy the entire fourth floor of the 56-story tower, in the lease negotiations. The name and representative of the landlord were not disclosed.
CHICAGO — AmTrust RE has opened a coworking space at 33 North Dearborn, a 329,000-square-foot office tower in Chicago’s Central Loop. Named AmTrust Office Suites (AOS), the concept spans 22,000 square feet and offers both coworking spaces and mini office suites. AOS offers flexible lease arrangements, including monthly, quarterly and annual agreements. All AOS tenants have access to the property’s amenities, including a fitness center, bourbon lounge and onsite restaurants.
COPPELL, TEXAS — Cybersecurity firm Ascent Solutions has signed a 33,000-square-foot office lease at Cypress Waters, a 1,000-acre master-planned community located in the central metroplex city of Coppell. The lease spans the entire seventh floor of the building at 2999 Olympus Blvd. Cribb Altman of JLL and Shannon Reilly of Reilly Commercial represented the tenant, which plans to move in early next year, in the lease negotiations. Billingsley Co. owns Cypress Waters.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — JBG Smith has completed the disposition of an office property located at 1900 N St. in Washington, D.C. German-based Commerz Real AG purchased the 269,000-square-foot asset for an undisclosed price. Designed by KPF architects, 1900 N features a triple-height lobby, superior window line and world-class amenity space. At the time of sale, the property was 82 percent leased to a mix of tenants, including Goodwin Proctor and Beverage & Diamond law firms, as well as CBRE’s Washington, D.C., office. Tommy Cleaver, Stuart Kenny and Dan Grimes of CBRE represented the seller in the transaction.
HENRICO COUNTY, VA. — AMBAR Villa Park LLC has purchased Villa Park I, a flex lab/industrial complex located in Henrico County, from an undisclosed seller for $12.4 million. Located at 8040 Villa Park Drive, the 74,862-square-foot property offers significant warehouse and lab buildouts. At the time of sale, Villa Park I was 94 percent occupied by three tenants, including LabCorp and Technology Integration Group. LabCorp’s space is the company’s regional medical lab testing hub for Central Virginia, and Technology Integration Group leases 45 percent of the property. Eric Robison and Bo McKown of Cushman & Wakefield|Thalhimer’s capital markets group, along with Graham Stoneburner of Thalhimer, negotiated the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Elara Caring Group, a provider of home-based care services, has signed a 14,039-square-foot office lease in The Fordham area of The Bronx. The tenant will occupy space at The Poe Building on Grand Concourse, which was originally constructed in 1929 and renovated in 1989. The lease term is seven years. Kathy Zamechansky of KZA Realty Group represented the landlord, Poe Affiliates LP, in the lease negotiations. Alex Foley of Swearington Realty Group represented the tenant.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Newmark has arranged the sale of Universal North and South, two Class B office buildings encompassing an entire city block near Dupont Circle in downtown Washington, D.C. Bethesda, Md.-based JBG Smith sold the assets to Philadelphia-based Post Brothers for $228 million. Totaling 659,459 square feet, the two-building office complex is located at 1825 and 1875 Connecticut Ave. NW. Universal North is a 12-story, 368,071-square-foot, value-add property, which was 40 percent leased at the time. Universal South is a 10-story, 291,387-square-foot, cash-flowing asset that was 98 percent leased at the time of sale. The project can accommodate an additional 73,428 square feet. Jud Ryan and James Cassidy of Newmark represented the seller in the deal.