Office

Phoenix’s Office Market is Coming Back (Whether Some Companies Like It or Not)

by Jeff Shaw February 18, 2022

By Phil Breidenbach, Senior Executive Vice President, Colliers Companies are coming back to the office in Phoenix. Businesses are envisioning the return of their workforce as many look for new space or reconfigure their existing facilities. Building owners feel the momentum. We have reason to be optimistic — the future of the office and how we use the workplace is exciting! Getting there, however, will be turbulent. Your patience may be tested. Colliers’ fourth-quarter office report shows vacancies stabilizing market wide, positive absorption occurring in key submarkets and rents increasing marginally. Positive fourth-quarter absorption was led by leasing in new Class A+ buildings like 100 S. Mill. This Hines/Cousins project is 80 percent leased by institutional, “household name” tenants at record rents several months prior to completion. Vacancy rates may, however, continue to fluctuate as certain downsizing continues. Some institutional users are adopting work from home for much of their workforce, convinced this strategy will help with employee retention and cost reduction without impacting productivity — assumptions yet to be proven. This strategy has corporate America subleasing space, allowing leases to expire and vacating spaces, which is stagnating recovery. ‘Short Term’ — The Renewal Mantra for 2022 We speak with office occupiers regularly about back-to-work strategies. …

February 18, 2022

Acquisitions Arizona Healthcare Mixed-Use Office Restaurant Retail Western

Woodside Health Buys 44,680 SF Il Palazzo at Arrowhead Ranch Mixed-Use Project in Glendale, Arizona

by Amy Works February 17, 2022

GLENDALE, ARIZ. — Cleveland, Ohio-based Woodside Health has purchased Il Palazzo at Arrowhead Ranch, a 44,680-square-foot mixed-use retail and medical office property in Glendale. An undisclosed seller sold the property for $12.5 million. Consisting of five one- and two-story buildings, the asset was 96 percent leased at the time of sale. Approximately one-third of its occupancy comprises retail and restaurant tenants, including a national bank branch, and the remaining space is occupied by medical, wellness and professional office tenants. Alexandra Loye, Steve Lindley, Eric Wichterman and Mike Coover of Cushman & Wakefield’s capital markets and private capital teams in Phoenix negotiated the sale.

February 17, 2022

Leasing Activity New York Northeast Office

FirstService Residential Signs 48,000 SF Office Lease in Manhattan

by Taylor Williams February 17, 2022

NEW YORK CITY — Property management firm FirstService Residential has signed a 48,000-square-foot office lease to occupy the ninth and 10th floors at 575 Fifth Avenue, a 500,000-square-foot building in Manhattan. The property offers amenities such as three conferencing facilities, a salon, fitness center and a bike storage area. Mark Friedman of Colliers represented the tenant, which is relocating from 622 Third Avenue, in the lease negotiations. The landlord, Beacon Capital Partners, was self-represented.

February 17, 2022

Illinois Leasing Activity Midwest Office

MedTec Signs 12,994 SF Office Lease in Wheeling, Illinois

by Kristin Harlow February 17, 2022

WHEELING, ILL. — MedTec Healthcare & Private Duty LLC has signed a 12,994-square-foot office lease at WiFi Corporate Center in Wheeling, a suburb of Chicago. The single-story, 51,305-square-foot property is located at 1400 S. Wolf Road. WiFi Wheeling Dealing LLC owns the building, which was constructed in 1970 and renovated in 2001. Juliette Lane of Cresa represented MedTec, which provides in-home care and adult day care to support independent living for seniors in their homes. The space will serve as the company’s second location in Wheeling.

February 17, 2022

Acquisitions Florida Office Southeast

Avison Young Negotiates $13.6M Sale of City Centre Office Building in Tallahassee, Florida

by Julia Sanders February 16, 2022

TALLAHASSEE, FLA. — Avison Young has arranged the $13.6 million sale of City Centre, a seven-story, 168,677-square-foot trophy office building in Tallahassee. David Duckworth, John Crotty, Michael Fay and Brian de la Fé of Avison Young represented the buyer, the Simpson Organization. 888 Realty Investors was the seller. City Centre is 95 percent occupied by a mix of government-related and private-sector tenants. The previous owners completed more than $6 million in capital improvements, including on the property’s exterior and common areas over recent years. The asset includes a four-story parking structure. Located on 2.1 acres at 227 N. Bronough St., the property is situated less than a mile from Florida State University and 1.6 miles from Florida A&M University. The property is also located 6.5 miles from the Tallahassee International Airport.

February 16, 2022

Loans New Jersey Northeast Office

Progress Capital Arranges $196.9M Acquisition Loan for Jersey City Office Building

by Taylor Williams February 16, 2022

JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Locally based mortgage banking and advisory firm Progress Capital has arranged a $196.9 million acquisition loan for a 432,000-square-foot office building located at 70 Hudson St. in Jersey City. Tenants at the 12-story building include TD Ameritrade, Gucci, Fidessa and Federal Home Loan Bank of New York, as well as CVS in the ground-floor retail space. Brad Domenico of Progress Capital arranged the loan through Natixis Bank on behalf of the borrower, a partnership between Vision Properties and Hana Financial. David Bernhaut of Cushman & Wakefield brokered the sale of the property. The seller was not disclosed.

February 16, 2022

Acquisitions Connecticut Northeast Office

Avison Young Completes Build-Out of Make-A-Wish Foundation’s Connecticut Office

by Taylor Williams February 16, 2022

TRUMBULL, CONN. — Avison Young has completed the interior build-out of Make-A-Wish Foundation’s 15,000-square-foot office space in Trumbull, located in Fairfield County. The space at 56 Commerce Drive spans three stories. The project included renovating the lobby, communal areas and amenity spaces, as well as installing new utilities and elevators and adding a new experience floor, observation decks and patios for outdoor events. Avison Young also represented Make-A-Wish in its site selection and lease negotiations for the space.

February 16, 2022

Acquisitions California Healthcare Office Western

IRA Capital Acquires 13,000 SF Serra Medical Plaza in Thousand Oaks, California

by Amy Works February 16, 2022

THOUSAND OAKS, CALIF. — IRA Capital has purchased Serra Medical Plaza, a two-story medical building in Thousand Oaks. Terms of the transaction were not released. The 13,000-square-foot asset was constructed in 2014 as a build-to-suit project for Thousand Oaks Surgery Center. A group of highly established physicians with more than 50 years of combined medical management and surgery center experience operates the property.

February 16, 2022

Leasing Activity Office Texas

Oracle Signs 35,000 SF Office Lease at Spectrum Building in San Antonio

by Taylor Williams February 15, 2022

SAN ANTONIO — Austin-based Oracle has signed a 35,000-square-foot office lease at The Spectrum Building, a 10-stoy property in San Antonio. About 260 employees will work in the space, which features glass-walled conference and breakout rooms and multiple kitchens and coffee bars. Kacie Skeen of Hartman Income REIT Management represented the landlord in the lease negotiations on an internal basis. Oracle was also self-represented.

February 15, 2022

Acquisitions Connecticut Northeast Office

CBRE Brokers $43M Sale of Two Office Buildings in Westport, Connecticut

by Taylor Williams February 15, 2022

WESTPORT, CONN. — CBRE has brokered the $43 million sale of two waterfront office buildings totaling 94,647 square feet in Westport, located in Fairfield County. Jeffrey Dunne, Steven Bardsley, Jeremy Neuer, David Gavin and Stuart MacKenzie of CBRE represented the seller, a partnership between Baywater Properties and an investment fund advised by True North Management Group, in the transaction. The team also procured the buyer, The Feil Organization. Tenants at the buildings include Raymond James, Sterling Investment Partners and IXM Trading.

February 15, 2022

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