Office

Commercial Asset Advisors Arranges $6.3M Sale of Office Building in National City, California

by Amy Works July 1, 2022

NATIONAL CITY, CALIF. — Commercial Asset Advisors has brokered the sale of an office property located at 22 W. 35th St. in National City. SCOS LP sold the building to Strong Tower LP for $6.3 million. Mike Conger and Brian Jenkins of Commercial Asset Advisors represented the seller, while Shirley Kanamu and Valley Coleman of Pacific Coast Commercial represented the buyer in the deal. The property features 19,917 square feet of Class B office space with high visibility and convenient freeway access.

July 1, 2022

Acquisitions Office Texas

Coldwell Banker Arranges Sale of 116,000 SF Office Building in Lubbock

by Taylor Williams July 1, 2022

LUBBOCK, TEXAS — Coldwell Banker Commercial has arranged the sale of Pyramid Plaza, a 116,000-square-foot office building in Lubbock. A locally based investment group doing business as Pyramid Plaza Office Building LP purchased the building for an undisclosed price with plans to implement a value-add program. Jordan Wood and Taylor Tucker of Coldwell Banker represented the buyer in the transaction. Scott Womack and Darrell Betts of Avison Young represented the seller, Gemini Rosemont Real Estate.

July 1, 2022

Acquisitions Florida Mixed-Use Office Retail Southeast

Colliers Arranges $38.1M Sale of Grand Central at Kennedy Mixed-Use Development in Tampa

by John Nelson June 30, 2022

TAMPA, FLA. — Colliers has arranged the sale of 115,899 square feet of office and retail space within Grand Central at Kennedy in Tampa’s Channel District. An affiliate of Maryland-based Mosaic Realty Partners purchased the shops and offices for $38.1 million, which is the largest retail transaction in Tampa’s core districts in terms of sales price, according to Colliers. In addition to the 60,329 square feet of retail space and 55,570 square feet of office space, the transaction includes a transfer of interest in the management for the property’s two parking garages that comprise 862 spaces. Grande Central at Kennedy was developed in 2007 and four tenants — retailers CVS/pharmacy and Crunch Fitness and office users Kraft Heinz Foods and Quality Carriers (a division of CSX Corp.) — occupied 80 percent of the gross leasable space at the time of sale. Other tenants include Massage Envy and several bars and restaurants, including Cena, City Dog Cantina, Pour House and Maloney’s Irish Pub. Grand Central at Kennedy also includes condos that were not part of the sale. Mike Milano, Nicholas Coccodrilli and Brandon Rapone of Colliers’ West Florida Retail Investment Team represented the seller, Mercury Advisors, the original developer of the …

June 30, 2022

Acquisitions North Carolina Office Southeast

Highwoods Properties Sells 298,037 SF Airpark East Office Park in Greensboro, North Carolina

by John Nelson June 30, 2022

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Highwoods Properties has sold Airpark East Office Park, a 298,037-square-foot office park situated along Albert Pick Road in Greensboro. Locally based investor Deep River Partners purchased the four-building office campus. The sales price was not disclosed, but Winston-Salem Journal reports the property traded for $20.3 million. The news outlet also reported Airpark East was 88.2 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including Volvo Financial Services. Ben Kilgore of CBRE|Raleigh and Greg Wilson of CBRE|Triad represented Highwoods in the sales transaction. CBRE|Triad is the leasing agent of Airpark East, which features a conference center, café, walking trails, an amphitheater and wooded picnic areas.

June 30, 2022

Leasing Activity Office Texas

Asset Living Signs 24,040 SF Office Lease in West Houston

by Taylor Williams June 30, 2022

HOUSTON — Third-party property management firm Asset Living has signed a 24,040-square-foot office lease at 945 Bunker Hill Road in West Houston. The property is located within the 300-acre Memorial City mixed-use development. Dan Boyles of NAI Partners represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Brad MacDougal and Warren Alexander of MetroNational represented the landlord on an internal basis

June 30, 2022

Acquisitions California Office Western

MetLife, PGGM Acquire Four-Building Intersect Creative Office Campus in Irvine for $235.2M

by Amy Works June 30, 2022

IRVINE, CALIF. — MetLife Investment Management and PGGM have purchased Intersect, a four-building creative office campus in Irvine. Hines sold the property for $235.2 million. Totaling 453,975 square feet, the asset is located at 17877 and 17875 Von Karman Ave. and 17838 and 17872 Gillette Ave. in the Orange County Airport submarket. Kevin MacKenzie, John Chun and Samuel Godfrey of JLL’s debt advisory team secured a $117.6 million, 10-year, fixed-rate acquisition loan through Allianz Real Estate for the buyer. Previously, JLL worked to sell the original campus to Hines in 2015 and refinanced the asset on the company’s behalf in 2019. Intersect underwent a more than $27 million renovation in recent years. The asset features a two-acre courtyard with a game pavilion, urban garden, farmer’s market, basketball courts, volleyball courts, fire pits and lawn games. The Hangar 24 Brewery opens onto the courtyard and offers indoor and outdoor dining, as well as live music and events catering to the campus’ tenant base and residential neighbors. Additional onsite amenities include conference facilities, a fitness center, food trucks, wellness trails, private tenant terraces and patios, and subterranean and structured parking. At the time of sale, the property was 85 percent leased to …

June 30, 2022

Development Northeast Office Pennsylvania

KBS Completes Renovation of 205,424 SF Office Building in Metro Philadelphia

by Taylor Williams June 30, 2022

KING OF PRUSSIA, PA. — California-based development and investment firm KBS has completed the renovation of 1000 Continental, a 205,424-square-foot office building located in the northern Philadelphia suburb of King of Prussia. The building was originally constructed in 2007. Renovations included the addition of a conference center with casual gathering spaces, as well as upgrades to the elevators, lobbies and common corridors. KBS plans to implement further improvements to 1000 Continental as part of a strategic multi-year plan. Avison Young provided construction management services for the project.

June 30, 2022

Acquisitions Northeast Office Pennsylvania

Colliers Negotiates Sale of 98,555 SF Office Building in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania

by Taylor Williams June 30, 2022

WILKES-BARRE, PA. — Colliers has negotiated the sale of 2 Public Square, a 98,555-square-foot office building in the downtown area of Wilkes-Barre, located south of Scranton. At the time of sale, the six-story building was 99 percent leased to tenants such as The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection and Luzerne County Community College. Jeff Algatt of Colliers represented the locally based private seller in the transaction. The buyer and sales price were not disclosed.

June 30, 2022

Leasing Activity New York Northeast Office

XOMOX Jewelry Signs 13,500 SF Office Lease in Midtown Manhattan

by Taylor Williams June 30, 2022

NEW YORK CITY — XOMOX Jewelry has signed a 13,500-square-foot office lease at 240 W. 40th St. in Midtown Manhattan. The fine jewelry manufacturer is expanding from a 6,500-square-foot space at 151 W. 46th St. and will occupy the entire ninth floor of the building for a term of 10 years. Michael Nazarian and Matt Kashani of Norman Bobrow & Co. represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Daniel Lolai, Joel Kubie and Eric Siegel of LSL Advisors represented the landlord, The Sioni Group.

June 30, 2022

Iowa Market Reports Midwest Midwest Market Reports Office

Collaboration, Creativity and Coffee: Reasons Why the Office Still Matters

by Kristin Harlow June 30, 2022

By Chris Curran and Alexa Strickler, R&R Realty Group It’s no secret that the past couple of years have been dramatically different for us all. We’ve had to adjust to new routines, new practices and new ways of getting work done. Some of these new things will be here to stay while others have already receded into memory. No matter the amount of change though, one thing remains the same. That’s the need for human connections and relationships. And, ultimately, that’s what physical office space provides. It seems many organizations are starting to understand just how valuable this connection truly is. Across various submarkets within the Des Moines metro area, companies large and small are returning to in-person work. And it’s not just existing customers returning to their spaces. There has been a marked uptick in office leasing activity in locations ranging from downtown to the western suburbs. From advertising agencies to accounting firms and more, the vacancy rate across the entirety of central Iowa is beginning to be chipped away. Why are so many companies across a wide variety of industries heading back to the office? Well, like we mentioned earlier, there’s a sense of connection and an ability …

June 30, 2022

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