Office

Developer BLT Underway on Renovation of 500,000 SF Office Building in Stamford, Connecticut

by Taylor Williams November 18, 2020

STAMFORD, CONN. — Building and Land Technology (BLT), a Connecticut-based developer, is underway on the renovation of 1 Elmcroft, a 500,000-square-foot office building in Stamford. The project includes numerous design and engineering upgrades to promote health and wellness, including increased air ventilation and circulation and more efficient air filtration, as well as heightened sanitation features such as ultraviolet lighting and bipolar ionization. The latter features allow cleaner, safer passage through elevators and common areas, and BLT will also introduce touchless entry mechanisms and other technologies throughout the building. Users will also enjoy access to outdoor amenity spaces, including walking trails and water features, as well as a cafeteria, fitness center and collaboration areas that are separate from individual workstations.

November 18, 2020

Acquisitions California Healthcare Office Western

Blue Sky Buys 99,000 SF Medical Office Building in Carmichael, California

by Amy Works November 18, 2020

CARMICHAEL, CALIF. — Blue Sky has purchased a medical office property located at 6555 Coyle Ave. in Carmichael. A private investment group sold the asset for an undisclosed price. Situated on Mercy San Juan Medical Center campus, the building features 99,000 square feet of specialty medical office space. Dignity Health is a tenant at the property. Blue Sky acquires, builds, finances and operates facilities for and on behalf of mission-based organizations to deliver optimate cost savings and solutions. Bill Swettenham and Eric Ortiz of The Swettenham Ortiz Healthcare Team at Colliers International represented the buyer in the deal.

November 18, 2020

Georgia Loans Office Southeast

Cushman & Wakefield Arranges $89.7M Loan for Refinancing of Atlanta Office Tower

by Alex Tostado November 17, 2020

ATLANTA — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged an $89.7 million refinancing loan for Resurgens Plaza, a 26-story, 402,929-square-foot office tower in Atlanta’s Buckhead District. The property is 88 percent leased to 21 tenants. The borrower and landlord, a joint venture between Zeller Realty Group and Partners Group, acquired the asset in late 2017. The owners implemented an $8.2 million capital improvement program to enhance the elevators and conference spaces, add a rooftop deck and renovate the lobby. Other amenities include bike storage, a 6,000-square-foot fitness center, game lounge and a bistro. Aareal Capital Corp. provided the loan. Specific loan terms were not disclosed.

November 17, 2020

Acquisitions California Industrial Net Lease Office Western

TJL Properties Sells East Bay Area Industrial, Office Facility for $50.1M

by Amy Works November 17, 2020

RICHMOND, CALIF. — TJL Properties has completed the disposition of a light industrial warehouse and office facility located in the East Bay community of Richmond. An institutional investor acquired the asset for $50.1 million. Situated on 12.3 acres at 700-702 National Court, the asset features 267,500 square feet of light industrial and office space. The property comprises a 250,500-square-foot industrial warehouse and a 17,000-square-foot office building. The industrial component features 22-foot clear heights and 15 dock-high, two grade-level and four rail doors. At the time of sale, the facility was triple-net leased to a beverage distribution company. Ryan Sitov, Tony Beatty, Mark Detmer and Andie Fezell of JLL Capital Markets represented the seller in the deal.

November 17, 2020

California Development Office Retail Western

Invesco Completes Phase I Redevelopment of Former LA Times Facility in Orange County

by Amy Works November 17, 2020

COSTA MESA, CALIF. — Invesco Real Estate, along with Steelwave and 5_Ronin, has completed the base build for Phase I of The Press in Costa Mesa. The development team is transforming the former Los Angeles Times newsroom, printing press and distribution facility into a mixed-use creative work campus and social hall. Upon completion in fourth-quarter 2020, the project will offer 380,856 square feet of modern creative office space and 50,909 square feet of retail space. Situated on 24 acres at 1375 Sunflower Ave., the property features a 1.5-acre park and improved outdoor space, as well as accessibility to John Wayne Airport and the residential markets of Newport Beach and Irvine. Jay Nugent and George Thomson of Newmark are handling office leasing for the project. Retail Insite’s Chris Hodgman and The Lab’s Jason House are serving as leasing agents for the retail portion of the asset.

November 17, 2020

Loans New York Northeast Office Retail

Empire State Receives $180M Loan for Refinancing of Manhattan Office, Retail Building

by Taylor Williams November 17, 2020

NEW YORK CITY — Empire State Realty Trust (NYSE: ESRT) has received a $180 million loan for the refinancing of 250 W. 57th St., a 542,000-square-foot office and retail building in Manhattan. The 26-story tower, which houses retailers such as HSBC Bank, Bank of America, AT&T and T.J. Maxx, recently received a capital improvement program that updated storefronts, windows and mechanical systems. The interest-only loan bears a fixed interest rate of 2.83 percent and matures in December 2030. Estreich & Co. originated the loan for ESRT, which will use the proceeds to bolster its liquidity and balance sheet flexibility.

November 17, 2020

Market Reports Office Texas Texas Market Reports

Why Dallas May Have A Competitive Advantage in the Office Market Recovery

by Taylor Williams November 17, 2020

By Brett Merz, senior vice president and asset manager, KBS As this unprecedented year hits the midpoint of the fourth quarter and office investors consider their options, one market in Texas stands out: Dallas. This market has historically shown strong resiliency and continues to do so throughout the pandemic. While Texas as a whole has been ahead of many other states in terms of allowing tenants that are eager to return to the office after the COVID-19 shutdown to do so, the Dallas office market has especially embraced reopening and returning to work. According to a new report by Kastle Systems, Dallas County leads the country in terms of the share of employees who are back to their workplaces following government-mandated shutdowns. Across the 10 largest metroplexes in the country, an average of 27.4 percent of employees are back in the office, while Dallas employees are returning to work at a rate of 43.3 percent. This figure compares favorably to proportions of employees returning to offices in other markets, including Los Angeles (34 percent), Washington, D.C. (24 percent) and San Francisco (14.7 percent). This news is a testament to tenants’ appetite for occupying office space and the market’s resiliency despite …

November 17, 2020

District of Columbia Office Southeast

CoStar: Users Nearly Double Amount of Sublease Space in US Office Market in Second, Third Quarters

by Alex Tostado November 16, 2020

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Office users across the United States added 42 million square feet of office space to the sublease market during the second and third quarters, according to a new report from CoStar Group. As of the end of September, the country’s inventory of office sublease space stood at approximately 157 million square feet, a 44 percent increase from third-quarter 2019. While office users added about 14 million square feet of office space to the sublease supply during the second quarter, growth was even more pronounced during the third quarter, when tenants put some 28.5 million square feet up for sublease. According to a Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas survey, 24 percent of employed Americans were working from home in August due to COVID-19 shutdowns. An additional 18 percent of workers went into the office some days. According to the survey, 8 percent of Americans worked from home full-time prior to the pandemic. CoStar reports that among the biggest users to put sublease space on the market were pharmaceutical giant Sanofi (415,000 square feet in Northern New Jersey); retailer Macy’s (309,660 square feet in New York); insurance company USAA (305,110 square feet in San Antonio); Ebay (212,110 square feet …

November 16, 2020

Development Healthcare Life Sciences Office Texas

Biotech Firm VGXI to Open 240,000 SF Life Sciences Facility in Metro Houston

by Taylor Williams November 16, 2020

CONROE, TEXAS — VGXI Inc., a biotechnology firm that supports the gene therapy and DNA vaccine industries, will open a new life sciences and headquarters facility in Conroe, about 40 miles north of Houston. Local media outlets, including Community Impact Newspaper and the Houston Business Journal, report that the facility will span 240,000 square feet. The company’s new space will be located within Deison Technology Park and will allow VGXI to quintuple its current production capacity. BE&K Building Group is handling the design and build of the project. Construction is underway, and the facility is expected to be operational by the first quarter of 2022.

November 16, 2020

Development Office Texas

Greenstar Development Completes 32,900 SF Office Project in Austin’s Rosedale District

by Taylor Williams November 16, 2020

AUSTIN, TEXAS — Austin-based Greenstar Development has completed 49 Street Office Park, a 32,900-square-foot adaptive reuse project in the Rosedale neighborhood of Austin. Designed by Mark Odom Studio, the two-story building features three office spaces connected by outdoor work areas. Franklin-Alan served as the general contractor for the project. Architecture firms Britt Design Group and Thirteen23 have committed as tenants to the building.

November 16, 2020

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