NEW YORK CITY — Plaza College has signed a 21,068-square-foot lease expansion and extension at Forest Hills Tower, a 375,000-square-foot office building in Queens. Plaza College first joined the tenant roster in 2013 and currently occupies floors one through three. The new deal also encompasses the entire sixth floor and brings the private college’s total footprint at the building to about 80,000 square feet. Roy Chipkin of CBRE represented Plaza College in the lease negotiations. Muss Development owns Forest Hills Tower.
ATLANTA — Foundry Commercial has arranged a 20,299-square-foot office lease at Interlock, a mixed-use development in Atlanta’s West Midtown district, for AMX Logistics, an asset trucking and third-party logistics firm. The new corporate headquarters lease is expected to create 200 net new jobs for AMX by the end of 2026. Phil Costabile and Lawrence Gellerstedt IV of Foundry represented the tenant in the lease transaction. Aileen Almassy and Will Porter of Partners Real Estate represented the landlord, SJC Ventures.
DALLAS — JLL has arranged the refinancing of 3100 Monticello, a 175,193-square-foot office building in the Highland Park area of Dallas. The loan amount was not disclosed. The nine-story building was 90 percent leased at the time of sale. Built in the 1980s, the property has been the beneficiary of more than $4 million in upgrades to the lobby, tenant spaces, amenity areas and HVAC systems throughout the hold period of the borrower, Dallas-based Prescott Group. Trey Morsbach, Jarrod McCabe, Jordan Buck and Riley Alam of JLL arranged the five-year loan through an unnamed local bank.
IRVING, TEXAS — Nuveen Green Capital and Lone Star PACE have provided $5.5 million in C-PACE financing for the recapitalization of a 1.1 million-square-foot office building in Irving’s Las Colinas district. The 22-story building at 600 E. Las Colinas Blvd. underwent upgrades in the form of HVAC and automation controls in 2024, allowing the property to qualify for C-PACE financing. The upgrades are expected to reduce the building’s annual electricity consumption by 10 percent. The borrower is Convergent Capital Partners.
DALLAS — Neuberger Berman has signed a 17,787-square-foot office lease in Uptown Dallas. The investment management firm will consolidate two existing offices in Dallas into a single space at Rosewood Court, a 19-story building. Mike Quint and Jim Cooksey of Newmark represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Scott Walker, Kim Brooks and Laney Delin of Transwestern represented the landlord, Rosewood Property Co.
PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLA. — Gatsby Florida plans to develop The Modern at Palm Beach Gardens, a 220,000-square-foot office tower in South Florida. The real estate development firm plans to break ground on The Modern in January and deliver the eight-story property in late 2027. Darryl Kaplan of Darryl R. Kaplan Co. is handling the leasing of the project and has preleased approximately 25 percent of the tower’s gross leasable area. Gatsby Florida expects a “rapid lease-up” due to an expected exodus from New York City by major corporations. The Modern will feature a 10,000-square-foot fine dining restaurant, a 4,000-square-foot casual dining eatery and an additional 7,000 square feet of retail space situated under an adjacent 838-space parking garage. Planned amenities include a large rooftop patio with covered seating, a wet bar and restrooms, as well as a fitness center with full-service locker rooms and a media/conference center.
CHICAGO — Zurich North America has signed a 52,000-square-foot office lease at Willis Tower, which is located at 233 S. Wacker Drive in Chicago. Zurich, a global insurer, will occupy floors 53 and 54, relocating its downtown Chicago office from 300 S. Riverside Plaza. The new office will feature innovative workplace design and technology to enable collaboration within a hybrid environment. Zurich’s primary North American headquarters will remain in Schaumburg, Ill., where the company launched its U.S. operations in 1912. Zurich is expected to transition to Willis Tower in summer 2026. Todd Mintz of JLL represented Zurich in the lease. Nikki Kern of The Telos Group LLC represented the landlord, Perform Properties.
NEW YORK CITY — Fox Horan & Camerini LLP has signed a 19,200-square-foot office lease in Midtown Manhattan. The lease term is 11.5 years. The law firm will occupy the entire 17th floor of 885 Third Avenue, a 34-story, 600,000-square-foot building that recently underwent a capital improvement program. Chris Mongeluzo and Corey Borg of Newmark represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. SL Green owns 885 Third Avenue.
NEW YORK CITY — Rudin has extended an existing $425 million CMBS loan backed by 32 Avenue of the Americas, a 27-story office tower in Manhattan’s Tribeca neighborhood. The New York City-based owner-operator has also announced plans for a $100 million capital improvement program at the 1.2 million-square-foot Art Deco property, which also features a prominent data center/carrier hotel component. Rudin will introduce a prebuilt program of new work environments at 32 Avenue of the Americas that will range in size from 5,000 to 10,000 square feet. The company will also upgrade the building’s lobby and renovate its street-level retail space. Lastly, Rudin will create a new leasing/marketing center spanning the entire 25th floor, which also features two outdoor terraces that offer views of the Manhattan skyline. The tower’s mortgage will now mature in November 2029 should Rudin exercise both of its one-year renewal options in 2027 and 2028. Iron Hound Management Co. advised Rudin, which acquired the property in 1999 from AT&T, on the loan modification. The direct lender was not named. Rudin requested that its loan be transferred to an unnamed special servicer two months ahead of its November maturity in order to begin discussions on the loan modification. …
HOUSTON — Busycon Properties has begun the multimillion-dollar repositioning of 910 Louisiana, a 50-story, 1.2 million-square-foot office tower in downtown Houston. Capital improvements will cover various parts of the building’s exterior and will introduce new amenities, including a 9,000-square-foot conference center, fitness and wellness center and a 5,000-square-foot tenant lounge. Hines manages 910 Louisiana, and Partners Real Estate is the leasing agent. Gallant Commercial has been named as the general contractor for the project, which was designed by architecture firm HOK.