ANDOVER, MASS. — Locally based investment firm The Davis Cos. has acquired a 308,970-square-foot office and life sciences facility in Andover, a northern suburb of Boston. The building at 100 Minuteman Drive houses the headquarters of both dental products provider Straumann Manufacturing Inc. and law firm Zwicker & Associates. Building amenities include an interior courtyard, fitness center and an onsite café. Newmark represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.
SEATTLE — Jay Bhullar has acquired the Colman Building, a historic retail and office building in downtown Seattle, through a receivership partnership. Kidder Mathews’ Darren Tappen, Andy Miller, Pete Beauchamp and Nathan Thinnes represented John A. Rothschild of Newmark, the court-appointed receiver, in facilitating the sale. Terms of the transaction were not released. Constructed more than 125 years ago, the 143,922-square-foot Colman Building is located at 811 1st Ave. The property offers proximity to the ferry terminal, Marion Street Pedestrian Bridge and Seattle Waterfront. The buyer plans to reactivate the property’s street-level retail spaces, which were vacated during the pandemic, and lease out the vacant office suites across the building’s upper five floors.
BIRMINGHAM, MICH. — Colliers has arranged the sale of a 20,000-square-foot office building in Birmingham, a northern suburb of Detroit. The sales price was undisclosed. Kalasho Management, a property management company, purchased the building and plans to make major renovations. Taunt Law Firm previously occupied the property for many decades. Gary Grochowski and Bryan Barnas of Colliers represented the buyer and seller.
DALLAS — Compatriot Capital, THE real estate investment subsidiary of Dallas-based Sammons Enterprises Inc., has signed a 13,000-square-foot office lease in North Dallas. Compatriot will occupy an entire floor at The Douglas, a 13-story building within Preston Center, beginning later this year. Conor McCarthy, Scott Hage and Larry Toon of JLL represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Burson Holman and Elizabeth Fortado represented the landlord, Granite Properties, on an internal basis.
MIAMI — A joint venture between Taubco and Landau Properties has secured a $74 million construction loan for One Kane Concourse, the only Class A office development on Bay Harbor Islands in Miami. The 125,000-square-foot project is also the only Miami office building that will offer private boat access and dockage. 3650 Capital provided the loan. Located at 9551 E. Bay Harbor Drive, the waterfront building will be situated adjacent to Bal Harbor Shops and feature a ground-floor restaurant, private outdoor space and a rooftop terrace. Miami-based architect Luis Revuelta designed the seven-story office project. Taubco and Landau have tapped Brian Gale, Andrew Trench, Ryan Holtzman and Edward Quinon of Cushman & Wakefield for the leasing assignment at One Kane Concourse. The developers plan to wrap up construction by late 2026.
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. — Phoenix-based developer George Oliver, in partnership with Ascentris, has acquired 7272 East Indian School Road, a 165,220-square-foot office building in the Old Town neighborhood of Scottsdale, for $42.2 million. The purchase, which follows the partnership’s mid-2024 acquisition of 4141 and 4167 N. Scottsdale Road, expands the companies’ Old Town Scottsdale footprint to more than 350,000 square feet. The partnership plans to redevelop the properties into a new trademark George Oliver experiential office campus. The Old Town assemblage occupies approximately 6 acres at the corner of Scottsdale and Indian School roads. Design concepts for the campus are underway, with renovations slated to begin in 2025. The design and architecture for the new Old Town Scottsdale assemblage is being led by George Oliver Design. JLL’s Ben Geelan, Will Mast, Jack Miller and Gigi Martin represented the seller in the acquisition.
DENVER — Louisville, Colo.-based Real Capital Solutions (RCS) has acquired Belleview Tower, a 12-story Class B+ office building in Denver’s Tech Center, for $20 million from an undisclosed seller. Totaling 201,670 square feet, Belleview Tower was 75 percent leased at the time of sale. The property features recently renovated corridors, amenities and a lobby. RCS will continue upgrading the property’s amenity package, including enhancements to the fitness center and common areas. The asset is located at 7887 E. Belleview Ave. Charley Will of CBRE brokered the transaction.
NORCROSS, GA. — Atlanta-based Bull Realty has brokered the sale of a 103,105-square-foot office building in metro Atlanta that was formerly owned by Ameris Bank. Located at 6625 The Corners Parkway in Norcross, the property sold for $6.4 million in an all-cash deal. The buyer was an investor partnership that included ALM Automotive Group, a current tenant in the building. Michael Bull and Austin Bull of Bull Realty marketed the property on behalf of the seller.
WAYZATA, MINN. — JLL Capital Markets has arranged the $17.5 million sale of 401 Lake Street, a Class A building with office and retail space in the western Minneapolis suburb of Wayzata. Completed in 2022, the three-story property totals 19,014 square feet and features a 4,600-square-foot roof deck, wraparound balconies on each floor and underground parking for 40 vehicles. Currently 45.8 percent occupied, the asset is home to Brick + Linen and Compass. Colin Ryan and Dave Berglund of JLL represented the seller, Lothenbach Properties LLC, and procured the undisclosed buyer. The sale represents the highest price per square foot for office sales in Minnesota history, according to JLL.
SCHAUMBURG, ILL. — RTM Engineering Consultants has signed a 15,452-square-foot office lease at 1933 N. Meacham Road in the Chicago suburb of Schaumburg. Joe Stevens of Transwestern Real Estate Services represented ownership, Integris Ventures. In addition to RTM’s lease, other recent new and renewal lease transactions completed at the building include Lavelle Law (12,620 square feet), Naylor Association Solutions (10,361 square feet), Familia Dental (10,361 square feet) and Armstrong Transportation (4,841 square feet). The seven-story, 142,000-square-foot building features a four-story atrium lobby, 50-person conferencing facility, full-service deli, fitness center and underground executive parking garage.
