Office

CIT Provides $10.1M Construction Loan for Nebraska Office Building

by Kristin Harlow February 12, 2021

FREMONT, NEB. — CIT Group Inc. has provided a $10.1 million loan for the construction of a new owner-occupied office building in Fremont, about 40 miles northwest of Omaha. The borrower, WLG Fremont LLC, will use the financing to construct a 54,000-square-foot office building to serve as the new headquarters for RTG Medical, a veteran-owned healthcare staffing agency supporting medical facilities nationwide. In connection with the financing, CIT is also providing a package of treasury management and capital markets services. Treasury management refers to managing a firm’s liquidity and mitigating risk. The project is being developed under the federal new markets tax credit program with Chase Community Equity, Chase New Markets Corp., Hampton Roads Ventures, Massachusetts Housing Investment Corp. and Evernorth Rural Ventures.

February 12, 2021

Acquisitions California Healthcare Office Western

Avison Young Brokers $4.4M Sale of Two-Building Medical Office Center in Downey, California

by Amy Works February 12, 2021

DOWNEY, CALIF. — Avison Young has arranged the sale of a vacant, two-building medical office property located at 8600 and 8630 Florence Ave. in Downey. An entity of The Whole Child (TWC) acquired the property from a Los Angeles-based private investor for $4.4 million. Built in 1969 on one acre, the 15,213-square-foot property, which was formerly used as a dialysis center, features a reception area, lunch room and restrooms. The buyer plans to use the larger building, which is just over 11,000 square feet, for its headquarters. Patrick Barnes of Avison Young represented the seller, while Gary Martinez of NAI Capital represented the buyer in the deal.

February 12, 2021

Features Office

U.S. Office Rents Won’t Return to Pre-Pandemic Levels Until 2026, Says Moody’s Analytics

by Jeff Shaw February 11, 2021

NEW YORK CITY — It will take at least five years for office-using companies in the United States to demand enough office space to push rents to pre-pandemic levels, with more short-term pain for office owners on the horizon, according to projections by Moody’s Analytics. The New York City-based research firm, which is a subsidiary of ratings agency Moody’s Corp. (NYSE: MCO), issued the forecast last week, punctuating its findings with an assertion that U.S. office vacancy would rise to 19.4 percent in 2021. That figure would represent a 30-year high, surpassing the national vacancy rate of 17.6 percent that occurred in 2010 toward the end of the Great Recession. It would also be the highest national vacancy rate recorded since the 19.7 percent posted during the Savings & Loan Crisis of the early 1990s. In addition, the report from Moody’s Analytics predicted that the national office vacancy rate of nearly 20 percent would hold equally steady in 2022, while rents would fall much more sharply in 2021 than the 0.7 percent decline they posted in 2020. Effective office rents are projected to decrease by 7.5 percent in 2021 before recovering in 2022 as companies continue to implement entire or …

February 11, 2021

Development Office Texas

Unico Properties Completes 165,000 SF Office Building in South Austin

by Taylor Williams February 11, 2021

AUSTIN, TEXAS — Seattle-based developer Unico Properties has completed Bouldin Creek, a 165,000-square-foot office building located at the northeast corner of South Lamar Boulevard and West Oltorf Street in South Austin. Designed by Michael Hsu Office of Architecture, the five-story building features 50,000-square-foot floor plates to support flexible workplace configurations, as well as floor-to-ceiling windows and terraces for outdoor workspaces and amenities. Indoor amenities include a fitness center, bike storage and electric car charging stations. Lastly, Proud Mary, an Australian coffee roaster and café, has signed a lease to occupy 2,500 square feet of ground-floor retail space with the opening expected later this year. Unico co-developed the property with Manifold Real Estate and OakPoint Real Estate, with White Construction Co. serving as the general contractor.

February 11, 2021

Development Office Texas

Gensler, Joeris General Contractors Begin Repositioning of Bexar County IT Suite in San Antonio

by Taylor Williams February 11, 2021

SAN ANTONIO — Global architecture firm Gensler and Joeris General Contractors have begun the repositioning of the Bexar County IT Suite in San Antonio. The project team is reducing the gross leasable space from 37,640 square feet to 21,750 square feet to favor more as-needed flex office and meeting and collaborative spaces, over assigned workstations and offices. Employees will continue to have access to the building’s café, lobby and loading dock while work is ongoing. The project is slated to be complete this summer.

February 11, 2021

Development Hospitality Life Sciences Massachusetts Northeast Office

DivcoWest Tops Off 480,000 SF Life Sciences Building at Cambridge Crossing

by Taylor Williams February 11, 2021

BOSTON — DivcoWest has topped off a 480,000-square-foot life sciences building at 250 Water St. within Cambridge Crossing, a 43-acre mixed-use development that is located at the intersection of the cities of Boston, Cambridge and Somerville. Global biopharmaceutical firm Bristol Myers Squibb has preleased 360,000 square feet at the building, which is expected to be complete in the first quarter of 2022. Other life sciences users at Cambridge Crossing include Sanofi and Cerevel Therapeutics.

February 11, 2021

Leasing Activity New York Northeast Office

Transit Wireless Signs 32,499 SF Office Lease at 1400 Broadway in Manhattan

by Taylor Williams February 11, 2021

NEW YORK CITY — Transit Wireless has signed a 32,499-square-foot office lease at 1400 Broadway in Manhattan. Michael Gottlieb, Susan Kahaner, Jennifer Ogden and Martin Cottingham of Avison Young represented the tenant, which is relocating to the 37-story building from 1350 Broadway, in the lease negotiations. Scott Klau, Erik Harris, and Neil Rubin of Newmark, along with internal agents Keith Cody and Shanae Ursini, represented the landlord, Empire State Realty Trust.

February 11, 2021

Acquisitions Colorado Office Western

MetLife Sells 304,059 SF Office Building in Southeast Denver to Miller Global, Principal Real Estate Investors

by Amy Works February 11, 2021

DENVER — MetLife Investment Management has completed the disposition of 4600 S. Syracuse, an office building located in Denver’s southeast market. A joint venture between Miller Global Properties and Principal Real Estate Investors acquired the 304,059-square-foot asset for an undisclosed price. Completed in 1999 and renovated in 2013, 4600 S. Syracuse features floor-to-ceiling windows, efficient 25,000-square-foot floorplates and recently updated conferencing and fitness facilities. Additionally, the 13-story building features a 727-space parking garage, as well as the development upside through excess land that could potentially host an office tower or multifamily development. At the time of sale, the property was 90 percent leased to 19 tenants across eight industries. Mark Katz and Peter Merrion of JLL Capital Markets represented the seller, while Eric Tupler and Josh Simon, also of JLL Capital Markets, arranged acquisition financing for the buyer.

February 11, 2021

Acquisitions Office Texas

Tishman Speyer Enters Austin with Acquisition of 240,000 SF Foundry Office Complex

by Taylor Williams February 10, 2021

AUSTIN, TEXAS — New York City-based real estate giant Tishman Speyer has entered the Austin market with the acquisition of The Foundry, a 240,000-square-foot office complex located on the city’s east side. Tishman Speyer’s acquisition of Foundry I, which opened in 2019, was completed on February 3. The purchase of Foundry II will close when Austin-based developer Cielo Property Group delivers the building in May 2021. Sixth River Architects and Michael Hsu Office of Architecture designed the first and second buildings, respectively. Amenities include bike storage, outdoor terraces on every floor and underground parking. Mike McDonald and Katy Jane Jenevein of Cushman & Wakefield represented Cielo, which will continue to manage the buildings, in the transaction. Tishman Speyer has tapped CBRE to lease The Foundry.

February 10, 2021

Development Office Texas

JaRyCo to Develop 102,000 SF Office Building at The Farm in Allen, Texas

by Taylor Williams February 10, 2021

ALLEN, TEXAS — Locally based developer JaRyCo will build FarmWORKs One, a 102,000-square-foot office building that will be part of Phase I of The Farm, a 135-acre mixed-use project in the northeastern Dallas suburb of Allen. The building will offer various features that promote health and wellness, such as outdoor workspaces with Wi-Fi connectivity on every floor, oversized elevators, additional restrooms on every level and high-efficiency air filtration systems. JaRyCo is the master developer of The Farm, which upon completion will consist of 1.6 million square feet of office space, 142,000 square feet of retail space, a 150-key hotel, 60,000 square feet of restaurant space, townhomes and 2,400 urban residential units. Construction on FarmWORKs One will begin this year and is scheduled to be complete in summer 2022. Avison Young will handle leasing of the building.

February 10, 2021

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