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Monarch Gardens

MIRAMAR, FLA. — Dubner Properties has completed $4 million in renovations to Monarch Gardens, an office and retail property in Miramar. Construction firm Origin Construction, G3 Architecture Interiors Planning and engineering firm Kamm Consulting led the renovation project. Gibraltar Realty & Management oversaw the property’s renovation and will provide property management and owner’s representative services. The Monarch Gardens upgrades include a complete renovation of the main lobby, common areas and bathrooms, which include the installation of modern, touchless fixtures. The project included construction of three speculative office suites, as well as buildouts for incoming tenants such as Strayer University and Spectrum Brands. Within the office tower, ownership also installed bipolar ionization systems intended to slow or stop the spread of airborne pathogens such as the coronavirus. The property now features Class A office space as a result of the renovation. Monarch Gardens features 54,000 square feet of office space and 41,000 square feet of retail space at the street level. The mixed-use property has a tenant roster of Dollar Tree, Strayer University, APX Engineering and Spectrum Brands. Office spaces are available between 2,700 to 7,500 square feet. The property also offers office parking with a ratio of five spaces per …

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SAN ANTONIO — Zachry Construction & Materials has signed a 55,718-square-foot headquarters lease at Walker Ranch Business Park, a 150,000-square-foot office development in San Antonio by locally based developer Worth & Associates. The tenant will relocate about 190 employees to Walker Ranch Business Park Building II, which is under construction and scheduled to be complete in August, beginning Nov. 1. Mark Krenger of JLL represented Zachry Construction in the lease negotiations. Following this transaction, Building II is 82 percent preleased.

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OMAHA, NEB. — Investors Realty has brokered the sale of two office buildings in Omaha for $21.9 million. The single-tenant, Class A properties are located at 17605 and 17645 Wright St. The buildings serve as the headquarters for Orion Advisors Solutions, which maintains approximately 1,000 employees. Ember Grummons of Investors Realty represented the seller, an affiliate of Lockwood Development. Grummons also procured the buyer, Sentinel Net Lease.

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WARREN, N.J. — New York Life Real Estate Investors has provided a $100 million acquisition loan for two office buildings totaling 315,086 square feet that are located within the 176-acre Warren Corporate Center office campus in Warren, about 35 miles west of New York City. Both four-story buildings, which are situated on a combined 68 acres, recently underwent capital improvement programs. The loan carried a five-year term and a fixed interest rate. Lucas Borges, Michael Johnson and Matthew Pizzolato of JLL placed the debt on behalf of the borrower, a partnership between Miami-based Exan Capital and Mirabaud Group, an international banking group based in Geneva, Switzerland. Jaime Fink, Kevin O’Hearn and Jose Cruz of JLL represented the seller, a joint venture between affiliates of Rubenstein Partners LP and Vision Real Estate Partners, in the disposition of the two buildings. Warren Corporate Center serves as the headquarters campus of Everest Reinsurance Co. and features amenities such as a fitness center, full-service cafeteria, basketball court and a conference area.

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AUSTIN, TEXAS — Kilroy Realty Corp. (NYSE: KRC) has acquired Indeed Tower, a 36-story office development in Austin’s Central Business District for $580 million in an off-market transaction.  Completed in May 2021, Indeed Tower is situated on a full city block at the intersection of 6th and Colorado streets. The 730,000-square-foot property was 57 percent leased at the time of sale, with 42 percent of the building occupied by online employee recruiting platform Indeed.com. The property features 10,000 square feet of ground-floor food and beverage space; 30,000 square feet of outdoor deck space; a 35,000-square-foot historic post office building that can accommodate a variety of uses; and a private park. Eastdil Secured and Allen Matkins advised Kilroy Realty on the acquisition of the tower, which is targeting LEED Platinum certification. “I can’t overstate how well Indeed Tower fits with our strategic and property objectives,” says John Kilroy, chairman and CEO of the Los Angeles-based buyer. “It provides us with scale that will support future growth, is anchored by an investment-grade technology tenant and provides a value-add opportunity through lease-up in an office market that is strengthening.” Austin has the fourth largest concentration of tech talent behind San Francisco, Seattle and …

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By Harlan Reichle, Reichle Klein Group As the Toledo, Ohio, area’s retail market proved to be stable and solid in the second half of 2020 and the industrial market continued a remarkable stretch of high performance since the Great Recession, 2020 was a tough year for the office market. However, all three property types have yet to register any negative COVID impact in our latest survey results. Retail Toledo’s retail market proved to be quite stable and solid during the second half of 2020. Given the fraught last year along with the headlines and travails of retail stores, gyms and restaurants, the general public might find this result surprising, but it was clear to our retail leasing brokers since mid-summer 2020 that transaction activity was snapping back fairly quickly after the initial shock of the spring 2020 lockdowns. Our year-end 2020 market survey found overall market vacancy down from both the end of 2019 and mid-year 2020. The decline in anchor vacancy more than offset a small increase among inline spaces as the market absorbed 39,183 square feet of space in the last six months of the year. It is a nearly exact repeat of the market’s performance in the …

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Mixed Use Project

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Stream Realty Partners and joint venture partner The Durban Group will develop a mixed-use project located at 2833 and 2905 Griffith St. in Charlotte. The 325,000-square-foot development will be situated on 1.7 acres adjacent to Suffolk Punch Brewing in the city’s South End submarket. Construction will start in second quarter 2022. The development will be a high-rise tower with office and retail space, according to Charlotte Business Journal. Located on the Lynx New Bern station, the development will have its retail component anchored by an expansion of Suffolk Punch Brewing. Stream Realty Partners is a Texas-based commercial real estate firm with full-service offerings in leasing, property management, development, construction management and investment sales services across the industry. The Durban Group is a Charlotte-based commercial real estate development firm.

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CLEVELAND — CrossCountry Mortgage LLC has launched construction of its $46 million headquarters campus in Cleveland’s historic Superior Arts District. The 168,000-square-foot project on Superior Avenue is expected to bring more than 600 full-time jobs to the city. Made possible with support from the City of Cleveland, Team NEO, JobsOhio and the Ohio Development Services Agency, the project includes the restoration and renovation of four industrial buildings dating back to as early as 1913. The site formerly housed the headquarters, packaging and warehouse facility for TAP Packaging + Design. The new headquarters will feature a 4,600-square-foot training center and a 7,100-square-foot common area. Amenities will include a conference center, barista, grab-and-go food pantry, commercial kitchen and an 8,600-square-foot gym with a group fitness studio and lockers. Completion of construction is slated for the end of the year. Founded in 2003, CrossCountry is a retail mortgage lender with nearly 6,800 employees. The company, which is currently based in Brecksville, operates in all 50 states through a network of more than 500 offices.

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DALLAS — CBRE has negotiated a 47,850-square-foot office lease at Weir’s Plaza in the Knox-Henderson area of Dallas for global asset manager Fortress Investment Group, which also has an office in Irving. The 12-story building, which is under construction and expected to be complete in November, is located at the site of the former Weir’s Furniture store at 3219 Knox St. Jeff Ellerman and John Ellerman of CBRE represented the tenant in the lease negotiations along with Howard Grufferman, Billy Vahrenkamp and Brad Balke of Colliers International. Tommy Nelson and Dennis Barnes of CBRE represented the landlord, Dallas-based Four Rivers Capital.

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NEW YORK CITY — Newmark has arranged a $350 million loan for the refinancing of a portfolio of 16 office properties totaling approximately 2 million square feet that are located throughout Long Island’s Nassau and Suffolk counties. The portfolio, which includes both traditional and medical office buildings, was 89.3 percent leased at the time of sale. Dustin Stolly and Jordan Roeschlaub of Newmark arranged the floating-rate financing through Barclays and Citigroup on behalf of the borrower, a joint venture between global alternative investment manager Angelo Gordon and locally based developer The We’re Group.

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