Office

Crescent Real Estate Purchases Two-Building, 119,977 SF Office/Retail Property in Denver

by Amy Works August 27, 2021

DENVER — An affiliate of Crescent Real Estate has acquired a two-building, 119,977-square-foot office and retail property, located at 200-250 Columbine St. in Denver, for $82.7 million. PCCP provided a $56.5 million senior loan for the acquisition of the asset. Western Development Co. sold the property. John Jugl of Newmark represented the seller in the deal. Constructed in 2015, the property features 89,195 square feet of office space and 30,782 square feet of retail space. The eight-story building at 200 Columbine St. features all the office space and 9,856 square feet of restaurant and retail space, as well as a two-story subterranean parking garage. The adjacent seven-story building at 250 Columbine St. features the remaining 20,926 square feet of ground-floor retail space. The building also includes 71 residential condominium units that were not part of the acquisition. The office and retail components of the property were fully occupied at the time of sale.

August 27, 2021

Acquisitions California Industrial Net Lease Office Western

Skyline Group Buys 273,180 SF Glen Bell Way Office/R&D Campus in Irvine, California

by Amy Works August 27, 2021

IRVINE, CALIF. — Taiwan-based Skyline Group International has acquired Glen Bell Way, a Class A office and R&D campus located in downtown Orange County’s Irvine Spectrum. The 273,180-square-foot campus includes: 1 Glen Bell Way, a five-story office building; 3 Glen Bell Way, a one-and-two story R&D and office headquarter building; and 5 Glen Bell Way, a four-level, 911-stall parking structure. The campus is 100 percent triple-net-leased to Yum! Brands and Ford Motor Co. There are 91,457 square feet of remaining entitlements associated with the campus that can be utilized for potential future expansion/office intensification for 3 Glen Bell Way. Kevin Shannon, Paul Jones, Ken White, Brunson Howard and Brandon White of Newmark represented the undisclosed seller in the deal. The acquisition price was not released.

August 27, 2021

Leasing Activity New York Northeast Office

Cedar Signs 66,753 SF Office Lease at 32 Avenue of the Americas in Manhattan

by Taylor Williams August 27, 2021

NEW YORK CITY — Cedar, a locally based healthcare financial technology firm, has signed a 66,753-square-foot office lease at 32 Avenue of the Americas in Manhattan’s Tribeca neighborhood. The lease term is five years, and the space encompasses the entire 18th and a portion of the 17th floors of the 1.2 million-square-foot building. Cedar is quadrupling its 17,000-square-foot footprint at 95 Morton Street and plans to take occupancy of its new space in the fourth quarter. Mitti Liebersohn and Evan Foley of Avison Young represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Robert Steinman represented the landlord, The Rudin Family, on an internal basis.

August 27, 2021

Acquisitions Massachusetts Office Top Stories

MetLife, Norges Bank Acquire One Memorial Drive Office Tower in Cambridge, Massachusetts for $825.1M

by Julia Sanders August 27, 2021

CAMBRIDGE, MASS. — MetLife Investment Management, the institutional asset management business of MetLife Inc., and Norges Bank Investment Management, the asset management division of Norges Bank, have acquired One Memorial Drive, a Class A office building in Cambridge, for $825.1 million. Oxford Properties Group and a fund advised by J.P. Morgan Global Alternatives sold the property for over $2,000 per square foot. Located on the Charles River about 0.7 mile from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, One Memorial Drive is a 17-story building with 409,422 square feet of leasable space. Built in 1986 and renovated in 2018, the fully occupied property has two long-term tenants, InterSystems Corp., a Cambridge-based data technology provider, and Microsoft Corp., a Redmond, Wash.-based computer software and electronics retailer. In 2017, the previous owner increased the leasable area of the building by more than 10 percent by converting an entire floor of underutilized parking into office space. The new transformed office space was then leased to InterSystems. “We continue to see significant areas of opportunity within the commercial real estate sector despite the challenges posed by the pandemic over the last 18 months,” says Robert Merck, global head of real estate and agriculture at MetLife Investment …

August 27, 2021

Acquisitions California Industrial Office Western

Grosvenor Americas Purchases 218,645 SF R&D/Office Property in North San Jose, California

by Amy Works August 26, 2021

SAN JOSE, CALIF. — Grosvenor Americas has acquired Orchard-Trimble, an office and R&D campus located at Orchard Parkway and West Trimble Road in North San Jose’s Golden Triangle. The acquisition price and name of the seller were not released. Toshiba America Electronic Components, the U.S. storage and semiconductor division of Toshiba Corp., occupies the 218,645-square-foot property, which features R&D lab space. The campus is near San Jose International Airport and provides access to downtown San Jose via the VTA Light Rail.

August 26, 2021

Leasing Activity Office Texas

Weaver Signs 60,000 SF Office Lease in Houston’s Galleria District

by Taylor Williams August 26, 2021

HOUSTON — Accounting firm Weaver has signed a 60,000-square-foot office lease for its new headquarters at Five Post Oak Park, a 28-story building in Houston’s Galleria district. Weaver will relocate from a 43,000-square-foot space at Wesleyan Tower beginning in May 2022. CP Group, a developer and operator of mixed-use projects throughout the Southern United States, recently purchased the building in partnership with Miami-based Rialto Capital.

August 26, 2021

Leasing Activity Midwest Office Wisconsin

Herzing University to Move National Headquarters to The Avenue in Milwaukee

by Kristin Harlow August 26, 2021

MILWAUKEE — Herzing University has unveiled plans to move its national headquarters to The Avenue in downtown Milwaukee. Herzing expects to move from its current suburban location to The Avenue by the first quarter of 2022 and will occupy nearly 22,000 square feet. The Avenue is a 333,000-square-foot mixed-use project by Hempel Real Estate and Interstate Development Co. Herzing is a private nonprofit institution with 10 campuses across seven states as well as an online division. The university offers degrees in professions such as nursing, technology, business and healthcare. Colliers International represented Herzing in its new lease and will also market Herzing’s Menomonee Falls property for sale. Founders 3 Real Estate Services represented ownership of The Avenue.

August 26, 2021

Company News Leasing Activity New York Northeast Office

Project Management Advisors Expands to New York City, Opens Office in Empire State Building

by Taylor Williams August 26, 2021

NEW YORK CITY — Chicago-based real estate consulting firm Project Management Advisors Inc. (PMA) has signed a lease for approximately 5,000 square feet in the Empire State Building. The new office — the company’s seventh across the country — will bring together PMA’s existing New York staff and the team from LPE Management Services, which PMA recently acquired. The office is scheduled to before the end of the month.

August 26, 2021

Acquisitions Office Southeast Tennessee

Calidus Acquires 219,194 SF One Memphis Place Office Building in Downtown Memphis

by Julia Sanders August 25, 2021

MEMPHIS — Calidus has acquired One Memphis Place, a 219,194-square-foot office building located at 200 Jefferson Ave. in downtown Memphis. The seller, GPT Properties Trust, sold the property for an undisclosed amount. Built in 1984, One Memphis Place is a 15-story office building featuring attached garage parking, 24/7 security, onsite property management and its own green space across from the building. The property is located close to major thoroughfares such as Interstates 240, 40 and 55. Calidus plans to invest in common area improvements in the future. Ron Kastner, Don Drinkard and Pratt Rogers of CBRE are the exclusive marketing agents for the property. Liz Edmundson of CBRE will be handling the property management assignment. Currently, the property offers approximately 30,000 square feet of space available for lease.

August 25, 2021

Acquisitions Office Texas

Unico Properties Sells 170,000 SF South Austin Office Building to DivcoWest

by Taylor Williams August 25, 2021

AUSTIN, TEXAS — Commercial developer and operator Unico Properties has sold Bouldin Creek, a 170,000-square-foot office building in South Austin to San Francisco-based DivcoWest for an undisclosed price. Unico Properties developed the five-story building in partnership with Manifold Real Estate and OakPoint Real Estate. Amenities include a 2,500-square-foot coffee shop, rooftop terraces, fitness center and two acres of green space.

August 25, 2021

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