MURFREESBORO, TENN. — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has arranged the sale of The Stonegate Corporate Center, an 85,569-square-foot office building in Murfreesboro. Joe Massa, Anthony Lunceford and Michael Grenaway of IPA represented the undisclosed seller and procured the undisclosed buyer in the transaction. The sales price was not disclosed. Built in 2005, Stonegate Corporate Center was 94 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including Regional Information Sharing Systems, Baird and Northwest Mutual. Additionally, the property is anchored by The Department of Veteran Affairs, which occupies about 35 percent of the property’s total rentable square footage. Located at 1639 Medical Center Parkway, Stonegate Corporate Center is situated across from Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital. The property is also 34.3 miles south of downtown Nashville and 35.4 miles from Franklin.
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INDIANAPOLIS — Raytheon Intelligence & Space has leased Lakefront 6, an 86,965-square-foot office building located at 3939 Priority Way in Indianapolis. Rubenstein Partners LP owns the building, which is part of Lakefront at Keystone, a 1 million-square-foot office park surrounding a 38-acre lake. Raytheon is an aerospace and defense company that provides advanced systems and services for commercial, military and government customers worldwide. Employees at the Lakefront 6 building will work on the development of advanced sensors, cyber and software solutions. Rubenstein and Strategic Capital Partners acquired Lakefront at Keystone in 2017 and embarked on a multimillion-dollar capital improvement plan to include both indoor and outdoor amenity spaces. Tammy Faulk and John Robinson of JLL represented the landlord in the lease. Mike Semler and Brendan O’Shaughnessy of Cushman & Wakefield represented the tenant. Jim Postweiler of Newmark is currently marketing Lakefront 6 for sale.
RICHARDSON, TEXAS — Dallas-based Restaurant Properties Group has negotiated the sale of Atrium at North Creek, an 85,000-square-foot office building located at 2929 N. Central Expressway in the northeastern Dallas suburb of Richardson. According to LoopNet Inc., the property was built in 1983 and renovated in 2001. Andy Anderson of Restaurant Properties Group represented the buyer, a limited liability company, in the transaction. Tom Strohbehn of Younger Partners represented the seller, a limited partnership.
BRIDGEWATER, N.J. — CBRE has negotiated the $260.6 million sale of a 675,000-square-foot office complex in the Northern New Jersey community of Bridgewater. The property houses the North American headquarters of French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi, which has committed to the building through 2032. Jeffrey Dunne, Jeremy Neuer, Steve Bardsley, David Gavin, Rich Gatto, Fahri Ozturk, Travis Langer, Zach McHale and Michael Monahan of CBRE represented the seller, American Finance Trust, in the transaction. The team also procured the buyer, California-based AVG Partners.
Evergreen Devco Plans Three Buildings at Nine Mile Corner Mixed-Use Project in Erie, Colorado
by Amy Works
ERIE, COLO. — Evergreen Devco has broken ground for three buildings at Nine Mile Corner, a mixed-use project in Erie. Located at the southwest corner of U.S. 287 and Arapahoe Road, Nine Mile Corner consists of approximately 26 acres of retail, 12 acres of multifamily and 10 acres of open space. The project is a public-private partnership between Evergreen, the Town of Erie and the Town of Erie Urban Renewal Authority. The under-construction properties are two multi-tenant buildings, totaling 18,000 square feet, and an 8,000-square-foot UCHealth medical office building. Waner Construction is the serving as general contractor and G3 Architecture is serving as architect for the three buildings. Completion is slated for third-quarter 2022.
IPA Brokers Sale of 41,191 SF Shasta Orthopedics Medical Office Building in Redding, California
by Amy Works
REDDING, CALIF. — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has arranged the sale of The Shasta Orthopedics Medical Office Building in Redding. Terms of the transaction were not released. Anthony Lunceford, Joe Massa and Michael Grenaway of IPA represented the undisclosed seller and buyer in the deal. Adam Christofferson served as Marcus & Millichap’s broker of record in California. The Shasta Orthopedics Medical Office Building features 41,191 square feet of space and is within a two-mile radius of Shasta Regional Medical Center, Mercy Medical Center Redding and Vibra Hospital of Northern California.
ATLANTA — Airbnb, a San Francisco-based lodging company, plans to open a new technical hub in the West Midtown neighborhood of Atlanta. Dubbed Atlanta Tech Hub, the new office will be situated within Encore, a 50,000-square-foot space inside SJC Ventures’ Interlock mixed-use project at the corner of 14th Street and Howell Mill Road. Situated about three miles from Georgia State University and one mile from Georgia Tech, Airbnb’s office space is scheduled to open later this year. Encore is a creative loft and mixed-use office space that is dedicated to technology startup growth and expansion. Airbnb’s initial office will be 5,000 square feet with eventual plans to move to a bigger space later on. Georgia Advanced Technology Ventures, an affiliate of the Georgia Tech, is managing Airbnb’s new offices. In the beginning of 2021, Airbnb first announced it was opening a new hub in Atlanta but did not disclose what part of the city. The lodging company says it hopes to add new high-skilled technical and non-technical jobs at the tech hub. According to research by Oxford Economics, in 2019, Airbnb guest spending in Atlanta supported 3,400 jobs, including 1,200 jobs in the restaurant business. The company also says it …
TAMPA, FLA. — CIM Group has closed a $175 million loan for Bank of America Plaza, a 42-story, Class A office tower in Tampa. A fund managed by CIM Group provided the funds to the borrowers, an affiliate of Miami-based Banyan Street Capital and funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management LP. Built in 1986 and renovated in 2018, Bank of America Plaza spans two city blocks, making it one of the largest office developments in the Southeast, according to CIM Group. The property includes a 795,944-square-foot office tower and an adjacent 1,260-space parking structure that is connected to the property by a covered, climate-controlled skybridge. Building amenities include a newly renovated lobby, fitness center, tenant business lounge and a conference facility. Bank of America Plaza is Energy Star-rated and meets LEED Gold standards. Located at 101 E. Kennedy Blvd. at the corner of North Tampa Street and East Kennedy Boulevard in Tampa’s Central Business District, the property is situated 9.2 miles from Tampa International Airport.
ANN ARBOR, MICH. — Oxford Cos. has launched the Oxford Instant Office Simple Agreement for Future Equity (OXIO SAFE) program aimed at helping Ann Arbor startups utilize office space with minimal upfront costs. Oxford says the program will provide a pathway for startups to lease office space without the significant financial risk that comes with entering a traditional commercial real estate lease. Qualified startups can receive up to one year of rent in exchange for a simple agreement for future equity. Open to startups that are currently working with a local incubator or economic development organization in the area, OXIO SAFE leases are available for six to 12 months for move-in ready office suites. Ann Arbor is home to one of the fastest growing startup hubs in the nation, according to Desai Accelerator, a professional business accelerator created in partnership with the University of Michigan. Oxford Cos. is a fully integrated real estate company offering services in property management, commercial and residential leasing, commercial construction and investments.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — An ownership group led by an affiliate of Houston-based investment and management firm Vista Cos. has sold Vista Park Central, a 115,000-square-foot office building located on Parmer Lane on the north side of Austin. The property was 93 percent leased at the time of sale. Kelsey Shebay and Drew Fuller of JLL represented Vista Cos., as well as the California-based buyer, in the transaction.