NEW YORK CITY — Union Square Events, a locally based catering company, has opened a 70,000-square-foot headquarters space at Industry City, a 35-acre mixed-use development in Brooklyn. The new headquarters will include a 33,000-square-foot commissary kitchen, a 120-seat dining room for employees and traditional office space. A partnership between Belvedere Capital, Jamestown and Angelo Gordon owns Industry City.
NORTHBROOK, ILL. — Dermody Properties has agreed to buy the metro Chicago headquarters campus of insurance company Allstate Corp. (NYSE: ALL) for $232 million. The purchase agreement is expected to close in 2022. The buyer, a Nevada-based industrial development and investment firm, plans to redevelop the 186-acre campus, which is located north of Chicago in Northbrook, into a Class A logistics and distribution hub. Doug Kiersey, president of Dermody Properties, said in an interview with REBusinessOnline that the preliminary redevelopment plan, which is subject to change based on tenant demands, currently calls for the delivery of approximately 3.2 million square feet of industrial space and a total capital investment of more than $500 million. Kiersey also discussed at length the aspects of the site that his firm found most appealing, including its location within a major population zone, its scale and its existing onsite and offsite infrastructure. “This particular site fits geographically into an area that can serve a lot of customers in a very short period of time,” he said. “Within a 10-mile radius, there are a lot of rooftops for companies to serve their customers. The site also represents an unusual combination of infill location and scale — …
AVONDALE, ARIZ. — Montecito Medical Acquisition Co. has purchased Akos Medical Campus, a newly completed medical office building in Avondale. Akos MOB I LLC sold the asset for an undisclosed price in an off-market transaction. The three-story, 68,000-square-foot Akos Medical Campus features a state-of-the-art imaging suite, multi-specialty ambulatory surgery center (ASC) and a cardiovascular ASC, as well as an urgent care, pharmacy and clinical office space. At the time of sale, the property was fully leased to a variety of tenants, including Peak Heart & Vascular and Apricus Health. J.T. Taylor of ORION Investment Real Estate represented the seller in the deal.
LEXINGTON, KY. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of 101 Yorkshire Blvd., a 165,759-square-foot office property located in Lexington. The sales price was $11.5 million. Joseph DiSalvo, Alexander Nulf and Gus Poulos of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, an undisclosed private investor, in the deal. John Mundell of Marcus & Millichap represented the buyer, an undisclosed private investor. Colby Haugness of Marcus & Millichap also assisted in closing this transaction. 101 Yorkshire is a four-story office property located on 15.3 acres with 350 parking spaces. The building has a mixture of executive offices, conference rooms and cubicle spaces. The property is located just off the intersection of US Route 25 and Man O War Boulevard, which is the outer loop bypass for State Road 68 and Interstate 75. Previously, 101 Yorkshire operated as a single-tenant call center for Xerox prior to its recent separation of operations from Conduent. As a result of the separation, Conduent absorbed and redistributed all call center operations from this facility effective June 2020 to predominately East Coast locations. The office property has since been completely vacant.
ATLANTA — Colliers has arranged a two-floor, 47,670-square-foot office space expansion at Terminus 100, a 27-floor, 656,000-square-foot Class A property located at 3280 Peachtree Road in Atlanta’s Buckhead district. Andrew Waguespack and Pete Shelton of Colliers arranged the six-year lease agreement with the landlord, Cousins Properties, on behalf of the tenant, Atlanta-based healthcare workforce management provider QGenda. The expansion and renewal for QGenda encompasses four floors totaling 95,340 square feet. QGenda is currently occupying 47,670 square feet at Terminus 100 and will occupy another 47,670 square feet starting May 1, 2022. The expanded office lease aims to support the software company’s growing talent pool and attract investors outside of Atlanta’s technology industry. Before QGenda expanded, the building was around 80 percent leased to tenants including Morgan Stanley, WeWork and Fleetcor.
LAS VEGAS — Voit Real Estate Services has arranged the acquisition of a six-story office building located at 2716 N. Tenaya Way in Las Vegas. San Diego-based Premier Realty Holdings LP (PRH XXXV LLC) purchased the property for $67 million. United HealthCare Services occupies the 204,123-square-foot property, which features a campus conference facility, auditorium, full-service cafeteria, multiple break rooms and a credit union, as well as an on-site, five-story parking structure. The healthcare company uses the office property to house its administrative and operations functions of OptumHealth, United HealthCare’s data and health intelligence business. Mike Bench of Voit represented the buyer, while Rick Reeder, Brad Tecca, Marlene Fujita and Charles Moore of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller in the transaction.
FRAMINGHAM, MASS. — Newmark has brokered the sale of 9/90 Corporate Center, a 400,000-square-foot office and laboratory campus located in the western Boston suburb of Framingham. The three-building property was roughly 80 percent leased to 12 tenants at the time of sale. Robert Griffin, Edward Maher, Matthew Pullen, Samantha Hallowell and William Sleeper of Newmark represented the undisclosed seller and procured the buyer, a partnership between Outshine Properties and Jadian Capital, in the transaction.
By Cole Sweatt, Brokerage Manager, Sacramento Region, TRI Commercial Now that we’ve had the chance to analyze the data from the first two quarters of 2021, it seems that consumers and businesses are experiencing positive trends throughout Northern California. However, the initial recovery has come with challenges, including semiconductor shortages, supply chain disruptions and increased commodity prices due to a confluence of demand from consumers. We have seen relief in some of these sectors, which has led to increased production and the stabilization of commodity pricing. Although inflation should curb a bit this year, this would seem to be a temporary activity as average inflation over the next couple years is projected to be higher than the average of the prior decade. How is the office sector reacting, particularly in the capitol region near Sacramento? Office sales have been lukewarm in the first part of 2021. Investment strategies continue to change due to economic uncertainty and the long-term goals of companies occupying real estate. Employees have continued to trickle back into the office, but many employers have extended their stay-at-home and/or part-time policies through the fourth quarter of this year. As a result, the market is trending toward a flight to …
ARLINGTON, TEXAS — Fort Worth-based investment firm Fort Capital has acquired Ballpark Circle, a 236,547-square-foot industrial and office complex in Arlington. Ballpark Circle, located at 1401 and 1501 Nolan Ryan Expressway, consists of a 74,739-square-foot light industrial building and a 161,808-square-foot office building. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
SPRINGFIELD, VA. — Newmark has arranged the $29.3 million sale of Springfield Corporate Center, a five-story, 138,830-square-foot office building in Springfield. A joint venture between metro Washington, D.C.-based Artemis Real Estate Partners and Washington, D.C.-based MRP Realty sold the property to BGP Enterprises, a Springfield-based commercial real estate investment company. James Cassidy and Jud Ryan of Newmark represented the sellers in the transaction. Springfield Corporate Center was 84 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including federal government contractors including Computer Systems Center Inc. (CSCI), Novetta Solutions and Volkert. Built in 1988, Springfield Corporate Center underwent a $2.7 million capital improvement project in 2014 and 2015 that included main lobby renovations, a new fitness center, restroom renovations and cooling tower replacement. Located at 6225 Brandon Ave., Springfield Corporate Center is situated 13.9 miles from Washington, D.C. The property is also located near Interstates 95, 495 and 395. The Springfield area includes tenants such as National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) at a new $1.7 billion, 2.1-million-square-foot headquarters building at Fort Belvoir North. Just two miles from Springfield Corporate Center, Transportation Security Administration (TSA) relocated to a new 625,000-square-foot headquarters building.