DENVER — Cress Capital has acquired The 410, a 24-story office building in downtown Denver, for an undisclosed price. Situated at 410 17th St., the property consists of 440,000 square feet of office space and a detached eight-story parking structure. The building underwent a major renovation in 2021 and offers amenities such as a fitness center, conference and training facilities, an outdoor tenant lounge and a coffee bar. Cress, in collaboration with Denver-based E2M Ventures, acquired the loan on the property earlier this year and subsequently negotiated a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure with the prior owner.
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Northmarq Brokers $23.4M Sale of Three Office, Industrial Buildings in Fremont, California
by Amy Works
FREMONT, CALIF. — Northmarq has brokered the $23.4 million sale of three office and industrial buildings that are located within Stevenson Business Park in Fremont. Built in 1999 and renovated in 2021, the buildings total 116,780 square feet and formerly served as the regional office for the seller, The Men’s Warehouse. Chase Dominguez of Northmarq represented The Men’s Warehouse in the deal. The buyer was a undisclosed, California-based private investor.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Taicoon Property Partners has acquired 1899 L, a 152,000-square-foot office building situated along Restaurant Row in Washington, D.C. The property was renovated in 2022, with improvements to the main lobby, elevator cabs, HVAC, conference center, fitness center and bike room. The buyer plans to implement further renovations, including an updated façade, enhanced restrooms and common areas, redesigned retail storefronts and modernization of the amenities and infrastructure. Charlie Smiroldo and Matt Pacinelli of Stream Realty Partners represented Taicoon in the transaction. Stream also serves as the leasing agent for the building, which features available suites ranging from 2,500 to 13,000 square feet. Collins Ege and Bradley Allen of Eastdil Secured represented the undisclosed seller. The sales price was also not disclosed.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Los Angeles-based law firm O’Melveny & Myers LLP has signed a 28,000-square-foot office lease at The Republic, a 48-story building that is under construction in downtown Austin. The Republic is now more than 50 percent preleased and is slated for a summer 2025 completion. Jeff Welch, John Gump and Jay Austin of CBRE represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Mark Miller and Seth Johnston of Lincoln Property Co., which owns the property in partnership with Phoenix Property Co. and DivcoWest, represented the landlord.
DALLAS — Global design firm Arcadis has opened a 19,000-square-foot office at 300 S. Pearl Expressway in downtown Dallas. The space is located on the sixth floor of the mixed-use building and features 120 open-office workstations, two conference areas and a “contemplation room” to support mental health and religious observances. Todd Interests owns the building, which consists of 336 apartments, 200,000 square feet of office space and 25,000 square feet of retail space. Cushman & Wakefield negotiated the lease.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Stream Realty Partners has executed 70,000 square feet of leases at The Grove, a four-building office park located at 8520-8615 Cliff Cameron Drive in Charlotte, over the past 18 months. The landlord, B Group Capital Management, recently completed extensive renovations at the 260,000-square-foot property, which it purchased in fall 2022. These include the implementation of Google Fiber and physical upgrades to common areas and a new spec office suite. Grant Keyes and Holden Brayboy of Stream Realty represented the landlord in the lease negotiations. The deals include leases and/or lease extensions with Alliance Health, Bridge to Achievement, Autism Living Experience and Keller Williams.
COPPELL, TEXAS — Centersquare, a provider of colocation, connectivity and cloud infrastructure solutions, has signed a 30,342-square-foot office headquarters sublease at Cypress Waters in Coppell, located in the northern-central part of the metroplex. The space at 3100 Olympus Blvd. can support about 150 employees. Cribb Altman and Curt Holcomb of JLL represented Centersquare in the lease negotiations. Steve Wentz, Travis Boothe and Spencer Oster of Cushman & Wakefield represented the undisclosed sublandlord. Billingsley Co. owns Cypress Waters.
BLAINE, MINN. — Transwestern Real Estate Services has brokered the $4 million sale of a 46,800-square-foot office building in Blaine, a northern suburb of Minneapolis. Located at 3680 Pheasant Ridge Drive NE, the property was vacant at the time of sale but formerly housed the Minnesota School of Business. Eric Rapp of Transwestern represented the seller, M5 Built Holdings-Blaine LLC. The buyer, East Blaine Community Center, plans to fully renovate the building. The owner will utilize the building’s classrooms and large gathering spaces as a religious community center.
PHOENIX — Newmark has arranged the $86.1 million all-cash sale of 24th at Camelback, an office asset in Phoenix’s Camelback corridor. Barry Gabel, Chris Marchildon, CJ Osbrink and Kevin Shannon of Newmark represented the seller, an institutional owner. The buyer was a family office based abroad. Located at 2375 E. Camelback Road, the eight-story 24th at Camelback offers 308,481 square feet of office space. Developed by Hines in 2000, the property features a fitness center, onsite dining options, shared tenant conference facilities, 24/7 security, two subterranean levels of parking and a detached, six-level, above-grade parking structure.
Lionheart Capital Plans $1B Lakeside Mall Redevelopment in Sterling Heights, Michigan
by Katie Sloan
STERLING HEIGHTS, MICH. — Lionheart Capital has unveiled plans for the $1 billion mixed-use redevelopment of Lakeside Mall in the Detroit suburb of Sterling Heights. The redevelopment process will begin with the demolition of the enclosed regional mall following its closure on July 1. The new development will be anchored by a mixed-use town center and central park featuring shops, offices, coffee houses, restaurants, an area for community gatherings and events, and a two-story community center with recreational amenities including swimming pools, fitness facilities and libraries. The project is also set to include a hotel and residential space, details of which were not disclosed, as well as 30 acres of public space, parks and infrastructure. Plans include the addition of walking, biking and hiking trails that connect to local trail networks including the Iron Belle Trail, Freedom Trail and Dodge Park Trail. Groundbreaking on the town center is scheduled for late 2025. The development team includes master architect CallisonRTKL, landscape designer SWA and civil engineer Giffels Webster. A completion timeline was not disclosed. Lakeside Mall originally opened in 1976. The site spans 110 acres and the existing buildings total 1.5 million square feet. Miami-based Lionheart Capital is an investment firm …