NEW ORLEANS — Skysoar Capital Partners has purchased One Canal Place, a 32-story office tower located at 365 Canal St. in New Orleans. The sales price was not disclosed. Johnny Lamberson and Terry Radford of CBRE’s Memphis represented the seller, OCP Office Owner LLC, a partnership formed by Loeb Partners Realty LLC and Aetna. The seller has owned One Canal Place since 2002, according to Corporate Realty, which served as the Louisiana broker of record in the transaction. Corporate Realty will continue to provide property management and leasing services at the tower on behalf of One Canal Place Leasing LLC, a limited liability corporation created by Skysoar Capital. Completed in 1979 near the Mississippi River, One Canal Place encompasses 630,581 rentable square feet of office space and is part of a mixed-use complex that includes The Shops at Canal Place, The Westin New Orleans Hotel and a 1,650-space parking garage. Office tenants include law firm Baker Donelson, which recently signed a nearly 40,000-square-foot lease to occupy the top two floors, as well as Phelps Dunbar LLP; The New Orleans Passport Center; Schouest, Bamdas, Soshea & BenMaier PLLC; Foley & Judell LLP; Salley, Hite, Mercer & Resor LLC; and La Petite …
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NEW YORK CITY — EliseAI has signed a 10-year, 109,000-square-foot office headquarters lease in Midtown Manhattan. The startup that serves the housing and healthcare industries will relocate from a nearby location to the 240,000-square-foot building at 401 Fifth Avenue. Evan Margolin, Valentin Stobetsky, Calum Waddell, Will McGarry and Hale King of JLL represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Brian Waterman, David Waterman and Alex Kesseler of Newmark represented the landlord, The Chetrit Organization.
SALT LAKE CITY — Manova Partners has purchased 60 Park Ave, a Class A office building in the Sugar House live-work-play neighborhood in Salt Lake City. Terms of the transaction were not released. CBRE marketed the property for sale. Situated on 4 acres, the six-story building offers 143,806 square feet of office space. At the time of sale, the property was 97 percent occupied by a variety of tenants, including FTP Power, Filevine, Arena Communications, RBC Capital Markets and Sotheby’s Realty. Built in 2020, the property is LEED Gold O&M certified. The property features floor-to-ceiling glass curtain walls and 360-degree views of the Wasatch mountain range and downtown skyline. Building amenities include a tenant lounge with phone pods, TV, a pool table and vending machines, a secure bike room and a 24/7 fitness center.
Newmark Brokers Sale of Seven-Building Stonemill Design Center Flex Office Campus in Costa Mesa
by Amy Works
COSTA MESA, CALIF. — Newmark has arranged the sale of Stonemill Design Center, a flex office campus on 8.3 acres at 2915 Red Hill Ave. in Costa Mesa. Kevin Shannon, Paul Jones, Ken White, Brandon White, Chris Benton and Anthony Muhlstein of Newmark represented the undisclosed seller, an institutional investor, in the transaction. A private investor acquired the asset for an undisclosed price. Totaling 127,753 square feet, the campus features seven flex office buildings that are 94 percent leased by a diverse mix of commercial, industrial and office tenants. Situated in the Greater Airport Area submarket, the property is adjacent to SR-73 Freeway and offers proximity to South Coast Plaza.
MEQUON, WIS. — Kolberg-Pioneer Inc., a division of Astec Industries, has signed a lease with St. John Properties Inc. for 8,353 square feet at Donges Bay Office Center in the Milwaukee suburb of Mequon. The two-story office building totals nearly 36,000 square feet. The company, which provides equipment servicing the infrastructure, aggregates and mining industries, plans to relocate approximately 20 employees to the building at 10375 N. Baldev Court later this year. Greg Fax represented the landlord on an internal basis, while Brett Garceau of Colliers represented the tenant. St. John Properties acquired the building in 2022.
NEW YORK CITY — Watershed Technology Inc. has signed a 15,180-square-foot office lease in Manhattan’s NoHo district. The provider of software that tracks sustainability data will occupy the entire fifth floor at 440 Lafayette Street, which is part of a larger, three-building complex. Sacha Zarba and Conor Krup of CBRE represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Robert Silver, Anthony Sciacca and Brittany Silver of Newmark, along with internal agent Neith Stone, represented the landlord, GFP Real Estate.
HOUSTON — Skanska USA has completed a 20,772-square-foot adaptive reuse project in Houston’s Third Ward. The project converted the historic Riverside General Hospital, which originally opened in 1926, into the new home of the Harris County Public Health Department. The work encompassed renovations to the main hospital building, former nursing school and adjacent utility structure. The project team also integrated new mechanical, electrical and life-safety systems throughout.
PLANO, TEXAS— C&S Electric Services, a Michigan-based company, has signed an 18,302-square-foot lease in Plano. The space is located within the 82,600-square-foot industrial flex property at 2600 Technology Drive. Brian Pafford and Jared Laake of Bradford Commercial Real Estate Services represented the landlord, Kennington Commercial, in the lease negotiations. Casey Hilbun and Sara Fredericks of Newmark represented the tenant.
Ascentris-Led Partnership Sells Two South Florida Office Buildings, Launches Multifamily Conversion Project
by Abby Cox
DORAL, FLA. — Ascentris, in partnership with Highline Real Estate Capital and Square2 Capital, has completed a multi-phase repositioning of Westside Plaza, a three-building, 382,637-square-foot office complex in Doral, a western suburb of Miami. As a result of the project completion, Miami-based COFE Properties purchased two office buildings within Westside Plaza totaling 276,637 square feet at 8200 and 8400 N.W. 33rd St. for $63 million, according to South Florida Business Journal. Westside I and II were 98 percent leased following a renovation, including upgraded lobbies, common areas and tenant amenities, as well as the addition of two spec suites. Tenants in the office buildings include Guidewell Sanitas, US Med, LLC, Inktel Contact Center Solutions and Venture X. Chris Lee, Sean Kelly, Tom Rappa and Matthew Lee of CBRE brokered the sale. Parallel to the transaction, a joint venture between the Ascentris-led partnership and multifamily developer ZOM Living acquired Westside Plaza II, a 106,000-square-foot office building that will be transformed into a 380-unit multifamily community under Florida’s Live Local Act, a strategy designed to provide more affordable housing opportunities. Robert Given, Brad Capas and Troy Ballard of CBRE brokered the sale of Westside Plaza II.
Bucksbaum Properties Buys One El Paseo Plaza Mixed-Use Complex in Palm Desert, California
by Amy Works
PALM DESERT, CALIF. — Bucksbaum Properties has acquired One El Paseo Plaza, a mixed-use office and restaurant property in Palm Desert. Terms of the transaction were not released. Situated on 5 acres at 74199 El Paseo Drive and 74225 and 74245 Highway 111, One El Paseo Plaza offers 86,835 rentable square feet. The complex features two two-story office buildings and an adjacent restaurant pavilion — originally Palm Desert’s first commercial building. The buildings feature granite lobbies, flexible floor plates and a parking ratio of 3.5 spaces per 1,000 square feet, including assigned and covered parking.