LEWISVILLE, TEXAS — The Mansour Group, a division of Marcus & Millichap, has arranged the sale of an 80,038-square-foot office building in the northern Dallas suburb of Lewisville that serves as the headquarters of auto repair firm Caliber Collision. The property was built on 5.8 acres in 2006 and renovated in 2018. Alvin Mansour and Kevin Mansour of The Mansour Group represented the seller and buyer, both of which requested anonymity, in the transaction.
ATLANTA — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will develop a 160,000-square-foot research lab at Roybal Campus, the organization’s main headquarters in Atlanta. The high-containment continuity lab (HCCL) will be a Biosafety Level-4 (BSL-4) facility, a designation reserved for the highest level of biological safety. The lab is part of the CDC’s 2025 master plan, which was finalized before the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic began. The Atlanta-based organization expects construction to begin in early 2021 and has tapped McCarthy Building Cos. Inc. as general contractor. Flad Architects, Page Southerland Page and WSP designed the HCCL. McCarthy, a St. Louis-based general contractor, has built 25 percent of the BSL-4 labs in the United States. The company also built the Emerging Infectious Diseases BSL-4 Laboratory on the Roybal Campus in 2005. In early 2018, the CDC petitioned Congress to allow for upgrades to be made at the facility. The development cost was not disclosed, although McCarthy entered into a $233 million contract with the U.S. government to construct the HCCL. “The facility has done quite well, but it runs constantly — 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year,” Inger Damon, director of the division of high-consequence …
By Andy Gutman, President, Farbman Group It’s no hyperbole to acknowledge that we are living in unprecedented times and facing unique and historic challenges. The novel coronavirus pandemic has had a profound impact on the lives and livelihoods of Americans across a wide range of industries, and commercial real estate is no exception. As brands and businesses struggle to adjust to the slowdown, with many shutting their doors and others making significant operational adjustments, owners and operators face their own dilemmas. How can real estate professionals help their tenants while protecting their own interests? What can they do differently today to start preparing for a post-shutdown new normal once the nation and the economy begin reopening in the months ahead? What follows is a review of practical tips and best practices that real estate professionals should be deploying to ensure they are doing everything they can to help themselves and their tenants navigate the unfamiliar terrain of a pandemic-altered landscape. Talk the talk Communication with tenants is always important. In the current circumstances, however, clear and consistent communication is not just a priority, but an urgent necessity. Make sure your team is connecting on COVID-related changes to tenants, sharing updates …
BATON ROUGE, LA. — Franklin Street has arranged the $12.4 million acquisition and renovation financing for Physicians Medical Center, a 76,370-square-foot medical office and hospital campus in Baton Rouge. The three-story facility features a hospital on the first floor and 44,984 square feet of leasable medical office space at the time of sale. The buyer, New Era Cos., plans to implement property renovations. Following the project, Oceans Healthcare Outpatient Services will anchor the property. A local ophthalmology office and a division of the Louisiana Departments of Health and Capital Area Human Services will also lease space at the facility. Ben Miller and Casey Siggins of Franklin Street represented the buyer in the financial transaction. The seller and lender were not disclosed.
NASHVILLE, TENN. — FirstBank has signed a 52,000-square-foot office lease to move its headquarters to One22One Broadway in downtown Nashville. FirstBank will occupy the 13th and 14th floors of the planned 24-story tower. FirstBank has the right to expand its footprint within the building to more than 100,000 square feet. The developer, GBT Realty, expects to deliver the 365,000-square-foot building in 2022. Frank Thomasson, Taylor Hillenmeyer, Janelle Gallagher and Byran Fort of CBRE represented the landlord in the lease transaction. FirstBank is currently headquartered at 211 Commerce St., less than a mile from One22One Broadway.
EL SEGUNDO, CALIF. — Thorofare Capital has funded a $26 million post-acquisition loan for two R&D and office buildings in El Segundo. A single tenant occupies the full 200,220 square feet of the portfolio. The short-term bridge loan features a 50 percent loan-to-cost ratio, pre-development financing and a two-year base loan term with extension options. Felix Gutnikov, David Perlman, Andrew Kim and Jeff Scappini of Thorofare closed the loan for the undisclosed borrower.
NEW YORK CITY —SL Green has received a $510 million loan for the refinancing of an office building in Manhattan. A lending group led by Aareal Capital Corp., Citi and Credit Agricole provided the loan. Located at 220 E. 42nd St., the 37-story building is known as The News Building and originally served as the headquarters for The New York Daily News. Locally based investment firm SL Green purchased the property in February 2003 for $265 million. The building is currently 97 percent leased to tenant roster including the Visiting Nurse Service of New York, Omnicom Group, local television station WPIX and the United Nations.
PHILADELPHIA — Oliver Tyrone Pulver Corp., a metro Philadelphia-based developer, plans to build a 700,000-square-foot office building in the Center City area of Philadelphia. The 30-story building will be located adjacent to City Hall at 1301 Market St. and will feature 25,200 square-foot plates on the lower floors and 17,000-square-foot plates on the upper floors. Amenities will include a 10,000-square-foot fitness center, outdoor terraces, a café, bike lockers, conference rooms, casual workspaces and a two-story, glass-enclosed marble lobby. Construction is slated to be completed in 2023. JLL will lead the leasing program at the building.
NAPLES, FLA. — Stevens Construction has broken ground on Executive Medical Center, a planned 27,773-square-foot healthcare facility in Naples. The first floor of the three-story building will feature medical offices, exam rooms and an MRI machine. The second floor will offer medical office space that will be available for lease beginning in March 2021. The third story will include an ambulatory surgery center with operating and outpatient rooms. The facility will be located at 4513 Executive Drive, adjacent to two medical office buildings and 13 miles north of downtown Naples. A timeline for completion was not disclosed.
TUSTIN, CALIF. — CREST Properties has completed the disposition a medical office property located at 721 W. First St. in Tustin. of A Southern California-based private investor acquired the asset for $8.4 million. DaVita Healthcare occupies the entire 11,499-square-foot building. Ian Schroeder, Melissa Ley and Allison McDuffie of CBRE of represented the seller in the deal.