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SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. — A partnership between Trammell Crow Co. and PGIM Real Estate has completed Axis Raintree, a speculative office property in Scottsdale. Located at 8605 E. Raintree Drive, Axis Raintree offers 175,112 square feet of Class A office space across three stories and structured parking. Designed by RSP Architects and constructed by Willmeng Construction, the building is situated on five acres and features 5,000 square feet of outdoor, Wi-Fi-enabled amenity space; a 1,500-square-foot tenant lounge; and a 40-person training room. Additionally, the building features touchless entries, an air testing and monitoring system and MERV-13 filters, which meets new CDC guidelines. Axis Raintree is also in the process of achieving WELL v2 Core Certfication and a WELL Health-Safety rating. Bryan Taute and Charlie Von Arenschidlt of CBRE will handle marketing and leasing of the property.

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STAMFORD, CONN. — Global accounting firm PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has signed a 19,450-square-foot office lease at One Stamford Plaza in southern Connecticut. Margaret Carlson represented the landlord, RFR Realty, on an internal basis, along with agents from Cushman & Wakefield. Paul Kaufman of JLL represented PwC, which will occupy the entire eighth floor of the building.

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HOUSTON — Colliers International has arranged the sale of a 90,423-square-foot office building located at 7155 Old Katy Road in Houston. The two-story building is situated on a 4.1-acre site in the North Loop West submarket. David Carter and Taylor Wright of Colliers represented the seller, Houston Eye Associates, in the transaction. The buyer, locally based investment firm Braun Enterprises, was self-represented.

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NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. — Houlihan-Parnes Realtors has arranged a $5.2 million loan for the refinancing of a five-story office building in New Rochelle, located north of New York City. The property at 140 Huguenot St. spans 81,000 square feet and is leased to tenants such as the United States General Services Administration Social Security Office and The Guidance Center of Westchester. A local bank provided the loan, which was structured with a 15-year term, 30-year amortization schedule and a 3.75 percent fixed interest rate for the first 10 years.

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TEANECK, N.J. — Alfred Sanzari Enterprises, a family-owned and operated commercial and residential real estate firm, has negotiated three office lease renewals totaling 25,000 square feet at Glenpointe, the firm’s flagship office property in the Northern New Jersey community of Teaneck. The deals include a 10,600-square-foot renewal and expansion with Treetop Development, a 7,300-square-foot renewal and expansion with The Russell Berrie Foundation and a 7,100-square-foot renewal and expansion with Eastern Fish Co. Newmark’s team of Jeff Schotz, Peter Rossi, Dan Reider, Peter Kasparian and David Simson represented Alfred Sanzari Enterprises in all the transactions.

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SOUTHFIELD, MICH. — Quint Group, a private real estate investment firm headquartered in Quebec, Canada, has purchased Mars Corporate Center in Southfield. The purchase price was undisclosed. The 185,788-square-foot office building is currently 64 percent occupied by eight tenants, including Mars Advertising and IBI Group. Built in 1974, the property features a café and a five-story atrium. Friedman Real Estate represented the undisclosed seller and will represent the new ownership group in the management and leasing of the property. Quint has purchased or developed more than 10 million square feet of retail, industrial and office properties across Canada and the United States.

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SHORT HILLS, N.J. — The Birch Group has acquired a four-building office portfolio in the Short Hills submarket of Northern New Jersey for $255 million. The 843,300-square-foot portfolio comprises four Class A buildings located at 51, 101, 103 and 150 JFK Parkway. The properties are currently 80 percent leased to 22 tenants, including Citibank, Investors Bank, KPMG, Bank of America, UBS, Dun & Bradstreet, Morgan Stanley and Wells Fargo. “During the pandemic, there has been a demographic shift to the suburbs, and the migration of this talent pool represents an extraordinary opportunity to meet the demand for high-quality office assets in prime New Jersey markets,” says Mark Meisner, CEO and founder of Birch. “Short Hills is among one of the most prestigious suburban locales and it has consistently achieved above-average rents in New Jersey, while maintaining the highest occupancy rates within the market.” David Bernhaut led a Cushman & Wakefield team that represented the seller, Mack-Cali Realty Corp. (NYSE: CLI). The buyer has also retained Cushman & Wakefield as the leasing agent for the properties. Birch says it views the acquisition as a repositioning opportunity and plans to employ a value-add strategy. Birch will complement $15.2 million of recently completed …

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HOUSTON — Newmark has negotiated the sale of a 458,000-square-foot office building located at 1801 Smith St. in downtown Houston. According to LoopNet Inc., the Class B property was built in 1972 and renovated in 2017. Robert Hill, Gary Carr, John Alvarado, Chris Murphy, Zachary Springer, William Mitchell, Matthew Saunders, Russell Jones, Brad Shaffer, Brandon Miller, Thomas Alleman, Benjamin Johnson and Barrett Benton of Newmark represented the seller, G&I VIII Jefferson LP, in the transaction.

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DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA. — JLL has arranged a 25,000-square-foot lease expansion and relocation in South Florida on behalf of DNA Labs International, a private forensic DNA lab. The lab company’s new corporate headquarters will take up the entirety of Building 3 at Hillsboro Center located at 700 W. Hillsboro Blvd. in Deerfield Beach. Ryan Nunes of JLL represented DNA Labs in the office expansion. Joe Freitas and John Criddle of Cushman & Wakefield represented the Boca Raton, Fla.-based landlord, Grover Corlew, in the lease negotiations. DNA Labs International was founded in 2004 in Deerfield Beach and is a family-run business, specializing in forensic DNA analysis for law enforcement agencies, government forensic labs and attorneys involved in the criminal law practice. Hillsboro Center includes more than 216,000 square feet of space and offers immediate access to Interstate 95. The building features an onsite cafe and restaurant options, banks, hotels and other amenities in the surrounding area.

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NEW YORK CITY — Radancy, a staffing agency that serves the tech sector, has signed a 15,622-square-foot office lease at One Battery Park Plaza, a 35-story office tower in Lower Manhattan. Radancy plans to relocate to the 870,000-square-foot building from its current office at 125 Broad St. this summer. Gerry Miovski, Chris Mansfield and Masha Dudelzak of CBRE represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Kevin Daly represented the landlord, Rudin Management Co., on an internal basis.

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