COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. — Tepuy Properties has purchased a three-story office building located at 5825 Delmonico Drive in Colorado Springs. DCP Delmonico LLC sold the asset for $7.9 million. Built in 1985, the 38,638-square-foot property was 90 percent occupied at the time of sale by eight tenants, including USA Triathlon. Eric Rutherford of WK Estate represented Tepuy Properties, while Matt Call of NavPoint Real Estate Group represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.
FRISCO, TEXAS — The Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association (TIAA) will open a corporate center in Frisco, a move that is expected to create about 2,000 new jobs and constitute a capital investment of approximately $58 million. The site will be located within The Star, the Dallas Cowboys’ 91-acre headquarters and training campus. Founded in 1918, TIAA provides insurance and financial services to employees in the academic, research, medical and governmental fields. The organization, which did not provide a timeline for the move, cited the workforce demographics of North Texas, as well as the amenities at The Star, as major factors behind its specific site selection.
RICHMOND, VA. — CoStar Group Inc. has purchased a five-story, 117,448-square-foot office building in Richmond’s Manchester district. The locally based real estate information and analytics firm acquired the property for $20 million. The seller was not disclosed. Located at 901 Semmes Ave., the office building is situated across James River from CoStar’s planned corporate campus spanning 750,000 square feet. The property was vacant at the time of sale and was formerly anchored by SunTrust Bank (now Truist Financial Corp.), which relocated to an adjacent building. CoStar employs more than 1,200 people in the Richmond area. Over the next five to 10 years, CoStar expects to become the largest tech company and one of the largest private employers in Richmond.
NEW YORK CITY — A joint venture between Trinity Church Wall Street, Norges Bank Investment Management and Hines has topped out 555 Greenwich, a 16-story office building in Lower Manhattan. Designed by COOKFOX Architects, the 270,000-square-foot building, which is located in the Hudson Square neighborhood, will include ground-floor retail space and 33,000 square feet of outdoor amenity space via 11 terraces. Completion is slated for 2023.
NEW YORK CITY — Social media platform Praxis has signed a 7,462-square-foot office lease at 446 Broadway in Manhattan. The lease term is five years, and the space encompasses the entire third floor. Greg Herman of Cushman & Wakefield represented Praxis in the lease negotiations. David Malawer of Newmark represented the landlord, KPG Funds. The building is now fully leased.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Newmark has brokered the sale of 823 Congress, a 190,254-square-foot office building in downtown Austin. The recently renovated building was 71 percent leased at the time of sale. Chris Murphy, Robert Hill, Gary Carr and Chase Tagen of Newmark represented the seller, a fund backed by New York-based DRA Advisors, in the transaction. David Milestone, Brett Green and Josh Francis of Newmark arranged an undisclosed amount of acquisition financing on behalf of the buyer, Dallas-based Pillar Commercial. The sale included a six-story parking garage located at 900 Brazos St. The building was recently renovated to the tune of $15 million.
NEW YORK CITY — Los Angeles-based Parkview Financial has provided a $92 million construction loan for a 215,379-square-foot office building that will be located at 1498-1538 Coney Island Avenue in Brooklyn’s Midwood neighborhood. The project will include 51,000 square feet of retail space and a 267-space automated parking structure. Construction is underway and expected to be complete in October 2023. Between the office and retail components, the building is 30 percent preleased. Aaron Birnbaum and Elliott Kunstlinger of Meridian Capital Group arranged the loan through Parkview on behalf of the borrower, an affiliate of locally based developer Baruch Singer.
While the Birmingham market never fluctuates too heavily in either direction, it typically remains relatively stable compared to national trends. Such has been the case with the effects of COVID-19. Birmingham is well-positioned for a return to the office, thanks in large part to our economy’s heavy makeup of local and regional businesses. Most smaller businesses have been in the office for some time, while large national enterprises still wrestle with what normal operations will look like moving forward. General market information Birmingham saw some positive absorption in 2021, with the occupancy rate holding steady at 81 percent, around the historical average. Birmingham comprises approximately 20 million square feet of office space with five main submarkets. Midtown, comprising mostly mid-size, Class A office buildings, remains the strongest submarket with an occupancy rate over 92 percent and rental rates in the mid to high $20s per square foot ($24.12 per square foot average). The Central Business District has seen companies leave for suburban submarkets like Midtown and Highway 280/Interstate 459, however the occupancy rate of 78 percent has remained relatively stable over the past couple of years, with rents in the low to mid $20s per square foot ($21.07 per square …
SAN DIEGO — Davlyn Investments has completed the sale of Northridge Summit, a Class A office property located at 12220 Scripps Summit Drive in San Diego’s Scripps Poway Parkway submarket. DivcoWest purchased the asset for $76.1 million. At the time of sale, the single-tenant, 130,000-square-foot building was fully leased. The property features 43,000-square-foot rectangular floorplates, one level of below-grade parking, electric vehicle charging stations and a courtyard. Nick Psyllos, Lynn LaChapelle and Kurt Luedtke of JLL Capital Markets represented the seller in the deal.
LOUISVILLE, COLO. — Tepuy Properties has completed the disposition of a property located at 385 S. Pierce Ave. in Louisville. Centre Point Properties acquired the asset for $8.7 million. The property features 43,770 square feet of flex space. Tepuy originally purchased the property for $2.5 million. Jaime Pletcher of Gibbons White represented the seller, while Cody Stambaugh and Mark Alley of Pinnacle Real Estate represented the buyer in the deal.
