Office

L.A.’s Office Market Pauses after Robust Start to 2020

by Jeff Shaw July 22, 2020

By Chandler A. Larsen, Principal, Avison Young This year started off where 2019 finished for the Los Angeles office property sector – and that’s red hot! During the first two and a half months of the year, office space absorption was on pace to beat 2019. Rents were steadily increasing past $39.84 per square foot on an annual gross basis, record-high (psf) sales prices were recorded across product types and rising construction costs were complemented by a construction pipeline of more than 8 million square feet of office space. Suddenly, by mid-March, COVID-19 had taken hold in the U.S. and abruptly halted all the momentum the Los Angeles office sector had built up. However, the emergency interest rate cuts proposed by central banks across the globe have flooded markets with liquidity, helping to avoid contagion throughout the financial sector. This, in conjunction with the $170 billion in commercial investor relief included in the current stimulus package, points to the potential for a short downturn. Nevertheless, the jury is still out on just how long and how deep this slowdown will be as previously unimaginable unemployment numbers continue to be reported and economic forecasts are trending in the wrong direction. In …

July 22, 2020

Development Midwest Missouri Office Top Stories

McCarthy Breaks Ground on 1 MSF Forsyth Pointe Mixed-Use Development Near St. Louis

by Kristin Harlow July 22, 2020

CLAYTON, MO. — McCarthy Building Cos. Inc. has broken ground on Forsyth Pointe, an office and retail development in the central business district of Clayton, just west of St. Louis. Developed by US Capital Development, the project will include two Class A office towers with more than 20,000 square feet of street-level retail space. The office portion will rest atop a seven-story parking structure, bringing the project’s total square footage to nearly 1 million square feet. A 10-story, 265,000-square-foot east tower will occupy the corner of Forsyth Boulevard and Meramec Avenue. An eight-story, 210,000-square-foot west tower will reside at Brentwood and Forsyth boulevards. In addition to a 45,000-square-foot garden terrace, amenities will include a 10,000-square-foot fitness center and an arts and entertainment venue. Completion is slated for summer 2022. Project costs were not disclosed. “Forsyth Pointe will add prime office space and innovative retail space, increasing street vitality and the pedestrian experience on a prominent corner across from Shaw Park, one of our city’s crown jewels,” says Clayton Mayor Michelle Harris. Established in 1935, the 47.5-acre Shaw Park is the city’s oldest and largest park. The Forsyth Pointe project team includes Christner Architects, Cedergreen LLC, Alper Audi, Stock & Associates, …

July 22, 2020

Florida Office Southeast

Orlando Office Market Vacancy Rate Exceeds 10 Percent for First Time Since 2016, Says CBRE

by Alex Tostado July 21, 2020

ORLANDO, FLA. — The Orlando office market’s vacancy rate has exceeded 10 percent for the first time since year-end 2016, according to CBRE. The vacancy rate stood at 11.2 percent at the end of the second quarter, up from 9.1 percent the previous quarter. With the novel coronavirus causing the economy to halt in mid-March, many office players in the country hit the pause button on sales and leases. Orlando, like several other markets nationwide, was not able to escape the downturn as large swaths of space were given back quicker than they were absorbed. Alight Solutions vacated its 147,000-square-foot space in the University/Research submarket, and Hartford Insurance downsized by 27,000 square feet in Lake Mary. Orlando ended the second quarter of 2020 with 352,000 square feet of negative absorption, the biggest dip the market has taken since first-quarter 2018 when the absorption was minus-22,857 square feet, according to CBRE. CBRE also notes that development has not slowed in the market, with deliveries reaching an 11-year quarterly high. Five office buildings totaling 339,000 square feet came on line in the second quarter. There are another seven projects underway totaling 279,700 square feet, the largest of which is a 120,000-square-foot building …

July 21, 2020

Acquisitions Office Texas

Colliers Arranges Sale of 23,657 SF Flex Building in Mont Belvieu, Texas

by Taylor Williams July 21, 2020

MONT BELVIEU, TEXAS — Colliers International has arranged the sale of Midstream Business Park, a 23,657-square-foot flux building in Mont Belvieu, about 30 miles east of Houston. Judd Harrison and Jason Tangen of Colliers represented the seller, Bellwether Interest LLC, in the transaction. Hart Schleicher of Capital Real Estate Commercial represented the buyer, Kimberlee Partners LP. The property was fully leased at the time of sale.

July 21, 2020

Leasing Activity New York Northeast Office

Insurance Giant AIG to Relocate Global Headquarters to Manhattan

by Taylor Williams July 21, 2020

NEW YORK CITY — Insurance giant American International Group (AIG) will relocate its global headquarters to 1271 Avenue of the Americas, a 48-story office building in Manhattan that was recently redeveloped. The move calls for AIG to consolidate its two regional offices at 28 Liberty St. in Manhattan and 30 Hudson St. in nearby Jersey City. The company plans to take occupancy of its new space, which will span eight floors and 325,000 square feet, in 2021. Rockefeller Group owns 1271 Avenue of the Americas.

July 21, 2020

Acquisitions Colorado Office Western

Ramshorn Investments Acquires Tech V Office Building in Colorado Springs for $7.9M

by Amy Works July 21, 2020

COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. — Ramshorn Investments has purchased Tech V, an office property located in Colorado Springs. Tech V LLC sold the asset for $7.9 million. Located at 5475 Tech Center Drive, Tech V features 54,174 square feet of office space. Taylor Stamp of Quantum Commercial Group represented the seller, while Michael Palmer and Paul Palmer, also of Quantum Commercial, represented the buyer in the deal.

July 21, 2020

Georgia Leasing Activity Office Southeast

Rooms To Go Signs 60,000 SF Office Lease in Atlanta’s Central Perimeter Submarket

by Alex Tostado July 20, 2020

ATLANTA — Rooms To Go has signed a 60,000-square-foot lease to relocate its Atlanta office to the city’s Central Perimeter submarket. The furniture company will move to Perimeter Summit, a 1.7 million-square-foot office campus located at 4004 Summit Blvd., 15 miles north of downtown Atlanta. Rooms To Go’s Atlanta office was previously located in Dunwoody. The company is based in Seffner, Fla. Other tenants at Perimeter Summit include IBM, Cox Automotive, Northside Hospital and Verizon. Bryan Heller and Sabrina Gibson of CBRE, as well as Randy Holmes and Andrew Pearson of Seven Oaks Co., represented the landlord, Seven Oaks and GE. David Rubenstein, John Flack and Bo Keatley of Savills represented the tenant in the lease negotiations.

July 20, 2020

Florida Industrial Loans Office Southeast

Alliant Credit Union Provides $16.2M Refinancing Loan for Industrial, Flex Property in Jacksonville

by Alex Tostado July 20, 2020

JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — Alliant Credit Union has provided a $16.2 million refinancing loan for a 194,000-square-foot industrial/flex property in Jacksonville. The five-year, non-recourse loan has a 30-year amortization schedule. The building was 90 percent leased at the time of the refinancing to tenants including Konica Minolta and Fresenius Medical Care. The asset is situated at 9143 Philips Highway, 14 miles south of downtown Jacksonville. Jacob Cohen of Walker & Dunlop originated the loan on behalf of the undisclosed borrower.

July 20, 2020

Acquisitions Office Texas

Marcus & Millichap Arranges Sale of 64,400 SF Office Building in Irving

by Taylor Williams July 20, 2020

IRVING, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of 1400 Corporate Drive, a 64,400-square-foot office building in Irving. The three-story, Class B property was built in 1983. Ron Hebert of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller an individual/personal trust, in the transaction. Hebert also procured the buyer, a private investor. Both parties requested anonymity.

July 20, 2020

Acquisitions Northeast Office Pennsylvania

A&E Real Estate Sells 60,728 SF Office Building Near Philadelphia

by Taylor Williams July 20, 2020

UPPER DARBY, PA. — A&E Real Estate has sold a 60,278-square-foot office building located at 6800-6816 West Chester Pike in Upper Darby, located about five miles west of downtown Philadelphia. The property, which was originally built in 1929, is located across the street from the SEPTA 69th Street transit station and features a two-story atrium with a surrounding balcony corridor. Michael Barmash, Despina Belsemes and Eric Grad of Colliers International represented A&E Real Estate in the transaction. The buyer was not disclosed.

July 20, 2020

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