Office

Dewberry Group Receives $186M Loan to Renovate, Expand Campanile Building in Midtown Atlanta

by Alex Tostado January 30, 2020

ATLANTA — Dewberry Group has released plans to expand the Campanile Building, an office and retail property in Midtown Atlanta, from 445,000 to 626,000 square feet. Upon completion, the renovated property will include new ground-level retail space, high-quality finishes, a renovated marble lobby and a modern façade. H.I.G. Realty Partners and Square Mile Capital Management LLC jointly originated a five-year, floating-rate, $186 million loan to finance the renovation and expansion. Originally built in 1987 as the headquarters for Bell South, Dewberry Group acquired the building in 2010. Dewberry Group will develop a 45,000-square-foot retail and restaurant building at the base of the existing asset. The company will also add four new floors of office space totaling 100,000 square feet. The property is situated at the corner of 14th and Peachtree streets, across from Colony Square and two blocks from Piedmont Park. “Midtown has seen a strong migration of high-quality tenants and the Dewberry Group will be delivering office space and amenities that will be attractive to companies seeking Class A office space in this central location,” says Michael Mestel, senior managing director of H.I.G. “We continue to seek out high quality investment opportunities in the Atlanta market, and the financing …

January 30, 2020

Market Reports Midwest Midwest Market Reports Missouri Office

Office Occupiers in Kansas City Face the Short-Term Cost Versus Long-Term Benefit Dilemma

by Kristin Harlow January 30, 2020

With Kansas City unemployment hovering at cyclical lows around 3.5 percent and the war for talent at an all-time high, companies must leverage their real estate to attract and retain top talent. At the height of the corporate office boom in the late 1990s and early 2000s, the average space per employee ranged from approximately 275 to more than 325 square feet. Today, that number has shrunk to 175 square feet per employee and some predictions see that number moving even closer to 100 square feet. These changes are driven by a recognition that companies are adopting better workplace strategies. These newer, more efficient spaces deliver a more engaging experience for employees and provide a stronger return on real estate costs for companies. There is no denying that these new spaces cost more on a per-square-foot basis. Cushman & Wakefield research reported that the weighted average asking rate for Class A space in the Kansas City market was $25.04 per square foot on a full-service basis in the third quarter of 2019. Yet the net asking rates for the buildings with this new class of product range anywhere from the high $20s to the high $30s. Occupancy costs for new …

January 30, 2020

Leasing Activity New York Northeast Office

Cantor Fitzgerald Renews 56,170 SF Office Lease in Manhattan

by Alex Patton January 29, 2020

NEW YORK CITY — Financial services firm Cantor Fitzgerald has renewed a 56,170 square-foot office lease at 499 Park Avenue in the Plaza District of Midtown Manhattan. The company signed a 16-year lease for the space. The leasing is part of a larger headquarters spanning two buildings. Jared Horowitz, Neil Goldmacher and Jason Perla of Newmark Knight Frank represented Cantor Fitzgerald in the lease negotiations. Michael Jones of Cole Schotz P.C. advised Cantor Fitzgerald in the renewals of the lease agreements. Paul Amrich of CBRE represented the landlord, American Realty Advisors.

January 29, 2020

Development Office Texas

VanTrust Real Estate to Develop 210,000 SF Spec Office Building at Frisco Station

by Taylor Williams January 29, 2020

FRISCO, TEXAS — VanTrust Real Estate will develop The Offices Three at Frisco Station, a 210,000-square-foot office building located within the 242-acre Frisco Station mixed-use development north of Dallas. Construction of the six-story, speculative building will begin this week and is expected to be complete in 2021. Amenities will include structured parking, a fitness center, conference center and a tenant lounge. VanTrust previously developed Offices One at Frisco Station, which is 98 percent leased, and has completed shell construction of Offices Two at Frisco Station, which is 35 percent preleased. HKS Inc. is the project architect, and Manhattan Construction is the general contractor. Cushman & Wakefield will handle leasing.

January 29, 2020

Loans Office Texas

Money360 Closes $16M Bridge Loan for Office Building in Metro Houston

by Taylor Williams January 29, 2020

SUGAR LAND, TEXAS — California-based direct lender Money360 has closed a $16 million bridge loan for the refinancing of an undisclosed office building in Sugar Land, a southwestern suburb of Houston. The nonrecourse loan was structured with a floating interest rate, three-year term and a 75 percent loan-to-value ratio. The borrower was also not disclosed.

January 29, 2020

Illinois Leasing Activity Midwest Office

Three Tenants Sign Leases at 41-Story Office Tower in Chicago

by Kristin Harlow January 29, 2020

CHICAGO — Three tenants have signed office leases at 150 North Michigan, a 41-story Class A office tower in Chicago’s East Loop. The German American Chamber of Commerce of the Midwest Inc. will take a full floor and Insight Global Tech will occupy 11,469 square feet on the 36th floor. Additionally, law firm Jackson Lewis renewed its lease for 29,793 square feet on the 24th and 25th floors. Combined, the three leases total 59,321 square feet. Sara Spicklemire, Kelsey Scheive and Seth Tuscher of CBRE represented ownership, CBRE Global Investors. The 654,508-square-foot property is currently 87 percent leased and recently underwent a $7 million renovation. The property is known for its diamond-shaped peak.

January 29, 2020

Acquisitions New Jersey Northeast Office Top Stories

KBS Sells Park Avenue at Morris County Office Park in New Jersey for $311M

by Taylor Williams January 29, 2020

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — California-based investment firm KBS has sold Park Avenue at Morris County, a trophy office park in Florham Park for $311 million. The deal marks the highest price for a multi-tenant office building in suburban New Jersey since 2008, according to CBRE, which brokered the deal. The buyer was a New York City-based private investor. Situated on 135 acres, Park Avenue at Morris County consists of six Class A office buildings totaling just under 1.2 million square feet. The campus, located in Northern New Jersey approximately 20 miles west of Manhattan, was developed in phases between 1989 and 1999. The property also features a 7,000 square-foot private daycare and preschool facility. During its ownership period, KBS introduced new amenities such as a fitness center with personal training spaces, basketball courts, volleyball courts and a soccer field, as well we service-based amenities like a car wash and a dry cleaner. KBS also upgraded the buildings’ roofs, HVAC systems, elevators and conference centers while adding transportation amenities such as electric car charging stations and shuttle service to nearby public transit lines. The property was 89 percent occupied at the time of sale. “Though we purchased this property during the economic …

January 29, 2020

Acquisitions Midwest Office Wisconsin

CG Schmidt Purchases 34,255 SF Office Building in Madison, Wisconsin, Plans Modernization

by Kristin Harlow January 29, 2020

MADISON, WIS. — CG Schmidt, a Milwaukee-based construction management and general contracting firm, has purchased an office building located at 433 W. Washington Ave. in Madison. The building will serve as CG Schmidt’s Madison office, replacing the current office at 10 W. Mifflin St. Keller Real Estate Group sold the five-story, 34,255-square-foot building. CG Schmidt plans to remodel the building and update it for efficiency and sustainability. Kahler Slater Architects designed the modernization. Construction has begun with completion slated for this July. CG Schmidt will occupy three floors, with the two remaining floors available for commercial and retail lease.

January 29, 2020

Acquisitions California Office Western

Buchanan Street Partners Buys 99,716 SF Newark Tech Park in Bay Area

by Amy Works January 29, 2020

NEWARK, CALIF. — Buchanan Street Partners has purchased Newark Tech Park, an office and life sciences asset in Newark. New York-based Time Equities sold the property for $26.2 million. Located at 8000 and 8100 Jarvis Ave., the two-building project features 99,716 square feet of space. Built in 2001, the park offers efficient floor plates, 16-foor clear heights and building spaces that can accommodate tech and biotech space. Buchanan financed the acquisition through assuming an in-place CMBS loan on the building at 8000 Jarvis Ave. and secured a new bank loan for the building at 8100 Jarvis Ave. Peter Thompson of JLL assisted with the bank financing. Grant Lammersen, Steve Golubchik, Tyler Myerdirk and Edmund Najera of Newmark Knight Frank represented the seller in the transaction.

January 29, 2020

Acquisitions Florida Healthcare Office Southeast

Cushman & Wakefield Negotiates $24.3M Sale of Medical Office Building in West Palm Beach

by John Nelson January 28, 2020

WEST PALM BEACH, FLA. — Cushman & Wakefield has negotiated the $24.3 million sale of Gardens Medical Pavilion, a 75,424-square-foot medical office building (MOB) in West Palm Beach. Charlottesville, Va.-based Anchor Health Properties acquired the building for $24.3 million, or $322 per square foot, from Gardens Medical Pavilion LLC. The five-story MOB was built in 1991 at 3401 PGA Blvd., which is situated near Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center, Jupiter Medical Center and the North County Surgery Center. Gardens Medical Pavilion was 84 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including Florida Cancer Specialists, the University of Miami, Gastro Group of the Palm Beaches and Pediatric Partners. Scott O’Donnell, Michael Ciadella, Dominic Montazemi, Greg Miller, Miguel Alcivar, Anthony Librizzi and Michael Feldman of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller in the transaction.

January 28, 2020

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