ATLANTA — Atlanta-based Jamestown has completed 619 Ponce, a 115,000-square-foot mass timber building located on the corner of Ponce de Leon Ave. and Glen Iris Drive within the Ponce City Market campus in Atlanta. Pottery Barn has opened within an 18,000-square-foot retail space on the ground floor, and business tech firm Sage has leased 57,000 square feet of office space within the building for its North America headquarters. Amenities at the property — which will target net-zero carbon operations, LEEDv4 Core & Shell certification and Fitwel certification — include onsite daycare and medical facilities, as well as direct access to the Atlanta BeltLine. The design-build team for the project included Handel Architects, JE Dunn and StructureCraft. Marking the first Georgia-grown mass timber building, the property features outdoor space on every level, natural wood columns and ceilings and floor-to-ceiling windows with operable panels. Jamestown owns and manages more than 100,000 acres of timberlands across Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina, New York, Pennsylvania and Indiana.
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GARLAND, TEXAS — Locally based brokerage firm Bradford Commercial Real Estate Services has arranged the sale of a 5,130-square-foot office building in the northeastern Dallas suburb of Garland. The building at 1014 Main St. was constructed in 1985 and renovated in 2021. Kyle Espie and Brian Pafford of Bradford represented the seller, Exchange Resource Group LLC, in the transaction. Bob Charles of Texas Premier Realty represented the buyer, Involved for Life Inc., a Dallas-based women’s healthcare ministry.
NORWOOD, MASS. — Hobbs Brook Real Estate has broken ground on a 320,000-square-foot office and life sciences project in Norwood, a southern suburb of Boston, that is a build-to-suit for commercial property insurance company FM Global. The project will replace a 1950s-era building with a four-story office, lab and research and development building, as well as add a new 930-space parking garage and outdoor amenity spaces. Payette is the project architect, and Shawmut Design & Construction is the general contractor. Completion is slated for 2026.
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Locally based financial intermediary Largo Capital has arranged a $6 million bridge loan for a multifamily conversion project in Buffalo. The project will convert a 272,000-square-foot office complex in the downtown area that was formerly known as the Atrium Building into a residential building with an undetermined number of units. Kevin Coscia and Ned Perlman of Largo arranged the debt. The direct lender and borrower were not disclosed.
CHICAGO — Skyline Construction has signed a 9,630-square-foot office lease at One East Wacker in Chicago. AmTrust RE owns the 41-story, 560,000-square-foot building. Jon Milonas and Kyle Kamin of CBRE represented the tenant in the lease. Skyline’s new Chicago office will be nearly three times larger than its existing space. In 2023, AmTrust selected Skyline to lead a major capital improvements program for the office tower, upgrading the building’s exterior and conducting comprehensive interior renovations. In addition to a redeveloped lobby, the property features a new full-floor amenity space with a fitness area, event space, lounge, bar and various workspaces.
— By Nadia Letey, senior vice president, CBRE — The global office landscape has markedly changed post-pandemic. Now, amidst economic headwinds and the ongoing stabilization of return-to-office mandates, U.S. office markets like Salt Lake City are undergoing various shifts that are set to shape real estate dynamics in 2024. At the same time, Utah’s economy remains a highly desirable location to do business, in large part bolstered by an exceptionally strong talent pool. What’s Changing: Development Slowdown Poised to Ease Supply Demand Imbalances Salt Lake City saw a 42 percent year-over-year decrease in total office space under construction in fourth-quarter 2023, marking an all-time low. High interest rates, along with record-high vacancies, will continue to deter developers from breaking ground in the near term without significant pre-lease activity. This thinning construction pipeline will likely reduce supply side risks over the next several years as demand can be placed within second-generation space with elevated vacancy. Existing properties — especially in amenity-rich locations — will do well to attract tenants. The emphasis on creating a collaborative and inviting workspace will continue to be important to bring employees into the office. Projects that are moving from planned to under construction are hedging their risk by …
NASHVILLE, TENN. — Oracle Corp. (NYSE: ORCL), an IT company known for its cloud-based products and services, has announced it is moving its global headquarters from Austin to Nashville in a move to focus on the healthcare sector, according to multiple media outlets. Oracle chairman and chief technology officer Larry Ellison announced the move at the Oracle Health Summit earlier this week, citing the Music City as a “health center.” In 2020, Oracle announced it was moving its longtime headquarters from Redwood City, Calif., to the Texas capital. In 2021, the company purchased a 60-acre riverfront site in downtown Nashville for more than $250 million with plans to develop a corporate campus. In 2022, Oracle bolstered its healthcare portfolio when it acquired electronic medical records company Cerner in a deal valued at more than $28 billion. Oracle also expanded its office presence in Nashville by leasing more than 100,000 square feet at Radius, a nine-story office building in the city’s Gulch district. According to The Tennessean, Ellison says that the riverfront campus underway in Nashville will resemble a city within a city with office buildings, a park, hotel, concert venue, restaurants and a community clinic.
ELMHURST, ILL. — Hummingbird Pediatric Therapies has signed a 10,523-square-foot office lease at 501 W. Lake St. in the Chicago suburb of Elmhurst. The transaction marks the third location for Hummingbird in suburban Chicago. Renovation of the space is underway. Named the Hummingbird Therapy & Enrichment Elmhurst Center, the facility is slated to open this summer. Aubrey Englund of NAI Hiffman represented Hummingbird, while Norm Murdoch of Bradford Allen represented the undisclosed landlord. Hummingbird offers a wide variety of speech, feeding, occupational, physical and developmental therapies.
YONKERS, N.Y. — Simone Development Cos. will redevelop One Executive Boulevard, a 133,768-square-foot office building in Yonkers, located north of New York City. The redevelopment will position the building to attract healthcare users, and renovations will include upgrades to the lobby, parking area, landscaping, bathrooms, façade and signage. Simone Development acquired the building last fall and subsequently signed SightMD, a provider of ophthalmology services, to a 9,049-square-foot lease.
NEW YORK CITY — Holding company Tide Rock has signed a two-year, 4,123-square-foot office lease at 340 Madison Avenue in Manhattan. The company is taking space on the 22nd floor of the 750,000-square-foot building. Jack Cohen of Spaces CRE represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. William Elder and Andrew Ackerman represented the landlord, RXR, in an internal basis.