Office

PhotoShelter Signs 23,300 SF Office Headquarters Lease in Manhattan’s Financial District

by Alex Patton May 29, 2020

NEW YORK CITY — PhotoShelter, a photography and videography support service, has signed a 23,300-square-foot office lease for its new headquarters in Manhattan’s Financial District. The space is located on the 19th floor of 111 Broadway, a 22-story, Class A office building constructed in 1905. Amenities include a fitness center, indoor swimming pool and outdoor lounge. The 484,901-square-foot building and its neighboring tower at 115 Broadway are collectively known as Trinity Centre. Montroy DeMarco Architecture LLP designed PhotoShelter’s office build-out. Capital Properties own the building. CBRE is the building’s leasing agent.

May 29, 2020

Development Florida Office Southeast

DIX Developments to Construct $9M Office Campus in Northeast Orlando

by Alex Tostado May 29, 2020

ORLANDO, FLA. — DIX Developments LLC will construct University Econ Executive Center, a planned $9 million office campus in Orlando. The property will offer 1,520-square-foot office condos, a 4,640-square-foot medical office building and a 20,000-square-foot spec office building. John Kurtz of Stirling International Real Estate is handling the leasing efforts on behalf of the developer and will target users seeking headquarters space. DIX Developments has nearly completed two of the office condos and is making preparations to break ground on the spec office building. A timeline for completion was not disclosed. The property is located at the corner of Econlockhatchee Trail and University Boulevard, four miles west of the University of Central Florida and 11 miles northeast of downtown Orlando.

May 29, 2020

Acquisitions California Office Western

Omninet Capital Acquires Two Office Campuses in Metro Los Angeles for $78M

by Amy Works May 29, 2020

TORRANCE AND COMMERCE, CALIF. — Omninet Capital has purchased two office parks in the metro Los Angeles area for a combined total of $78 million in separate transactions. The buyer was self-represented in both transactions. In the first transaction, TA Associates sold Park Del Amo, a three-building office park located at 2355 and 2377 Crenshaw Blvd. in Torrance, for $39 million. Built in 1985 on 12.8 acres, Park Del Amo features 204,468 square feet of office space. At the time of sale, the campus was 92 percent leased to multiple tenants, including Keenan & Associates, which occupies 43 percent of the property and recently signed a five-year lease extension. Kevin Shannon, Ken White and Michael Moore of Newmark Knight Frank’s (NKF) Capital Markets team represented the seller in the deal. In the second deal, Omninet acquired Commerce Plaza, a two-building office complex located at 5601 E. Slauson Ave. and 5701 S. Eastern Ave. in Commerce. Colony Capital sold the offce campus for $39 million. At the time of sale, 13 tenants including Waste Management, County of Los Angeles and DaVita Medical Management occupied the 194,908-square-foot asset. The County of Los Angeles plans to lease an additional 51,555 square feet, which …

May 29, 2020

Acquisitions Arizona Office Western

Valwood Mesquite Purchases Mesquite Corporate Center in Scottsdale for $19.5M

by Amy Works May 29, 2020

SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. — Valwood Mesquite LLC has acquired Mesquite Corporate Center, a two-story office building located at 14646 N. Kierland Blvd. in Scottsdale. An undisclosed seller sold the asset for $19.5 million, or $244.80 per square foot. Totaling 79,537 square feet, Mesquite Corporate Center overlooks the Westin Kierland Golf Club and is within walking distance to multiple restaurants and retail amenities at Kierland Commons. The Ron Schooler and Ken Elmer Team of Commercial Properties Inc./CORFAC International represented the buyer in the transaction.

May 29, 2020

Illinois Midwest Office

Cushman & Wakefield Study: Office Employees Seek ‘Flexible Working Policies’

by Kristin Harlow May 29, 2020

CHICAGO — Cushman & Wakefield has conducted a global survey of more than 40,000 individuals to shed light on work-from-home experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic, including how employees are coping and what the new normal will look like as offices reopen. Survey respondents represent approximately 30 companies across nearly 20 industries. Results show that productivity generally remains strong and team collaboration has reached new heights through better leverage of remote technology, says Cushman & Wakefield. Three-quarters of respondents agreed or strongly agreed that they are collaborating effectively with colleagues in the current environment, up 10 percent from data gathered before COVID-19. In addition, 73 percent of respondents indicated they would like their companies to embrace long-term or permanent flexible working policies. “It’s imperative to recognize that the workplace will no longer be a single location, but an ecosystem of a variety of locations and experiences to support flexibility, functionality and employee well-being,” says Brett White, executive chairman and CEO. “That said, we expect current real estate footprint sizes to remain steady. Flexible working practices may result in fewer people in the office at any one time, but that space savings is offset by the need to accommodate social distancing in …

May 29, 2020

Acquisitions California Development Healthcare Office Top Stories Western

City of Hope Acquires Development Site in California, Plans $1B Cancer Center Project

by Alex Patton May 28, 2020

IRVINE, CALIF. — City of Hope has acquired a 190,000-square-foot, four-story building and 11 acres of adjacent land in Irvine, located approximately 40 miles southeast of Los Angeles, for $108 million. The acquisition was part of the Duarte, California-based nonprofit medical organization’s plan to construct a $1 billion comprehensive cancer center on the site. Located at 15161 Alton Parkway, the project will offer diagnostic imaging, screenings, precision medicine, early detection, chemotherapy, surgery and other cancer treatments. In addition, a research center for clinical trials will be located in the building. The adjacent hospital, which City of Hope plans to construct, will focus exclusively on treating and curing cancer. The seller was Five Point Holdings LLC (NYSE: FPH), a California-based owner and developer of master-planned, mixed-use communities. The property is part of Five Point’s 1 million-square-foot FivePoint Gateway corporate campus currently under development in Orange County. In addition to office space, the four-building campus will offer access to retail, entertainment venues, restaurants and the Irvine Transportation Center. The cancer center and hospital will anchor what FivePoint and City of Hope believe will one day become a regional hub for a larger wellness campus in the heart of Irvine. “We are ‘all …

May 28, 2020

Leasing Activity New York Northeast Office

Hickory Lane Capital Management Signs 2,100 SF Office Lease in Manhattan

by Alex Patton May 28, 2020

NEW YORK CITY — Hickory Lane Capital Management has signed a 2,100-square-foot office lease for its new headquarters in Manhattan’s Garment District. The firm signed a three-year lease for space on the seventh floor of an office building located at 530 Seventh Ave. The building features a 30,000-square-foot co-working space, which serves as an amenity to all tenants and offers additional office spaces and conference rooms. Brian Neugeboren, Nicole Goetz and Alicia Parente of Savitt Partners represented the undisclosed landlord. Christina Combias of Voro Real Estate represented Hickory Lane.

May 28, 2020

Acquisitions California Industrial Office Western

BLT Enterprises Sells Three-Building Sorrento Tech Campus in San Diego for $39M

by Amy Works May 28, 2020

SAN DIEGO, CALIF. — Santa Monica, Calif.-based BLT Enterprises has completed the disposition of Sorrento Tech Campus, a three-building creative office/R&D complex located in San Diego’s Sorrento Mesa submarket. Longfellow Real Estate Partners acquired the campus for $39 million. Located at 10070, 10140 and 10180 Barnes Canyon Road, the complex totals 83,480 square feet. BLT Enterprises implemented a repositioning plan of the original campus, which it acquired in 2016. The renovations included transforming 35,000 square feet of raw industrial space into innovative creative office product with an open floor plan, three executive offices, a large conference room, an upgraded kitchen and an outdoor patio. CV Sciences, TorreyCove Capital Partners, L3 Technologies and Ron’s Pharmacy fully occupied the complex at the time of sale. Ron Jacobson of SD Realty Partners, along with Rick Reeder and Brad Tecca of Cushman & Wakefield, completed the transaction on behalf of the buyer and seller.

May 28, 2020

Acquisitions New York Northeast Office

Habib American Bank Acquires Office Building in Manhattan for $28.2M

by Alex Patton May 27, 2020

NEW YORK CITY — Habib American Bank has acquired the Lord Memorial Building, a 32,270-square-foot office building in the Midtown East neighborhood of Manhattan, for $28.2 million. Located at 150 E. 45th St., the property includes approximately 5,168 square feet of retail space on the ground floor and 27,102 square feet of office space on the second through seventh floors. The building was constructed in 1950 for the seller, Children’s Aid Society, and later extended to seven stories in the mid-1960s. Children’s Aid occupied the building at the time of sale but will now vacate its space. Jonata Dayan of Co-op & Condo Sales and Brett Weiss of HSP Real Estate Group represented Habib in the transaction. Bob Knakal, Jonathan Hageman and Clint Olsen led a JLL team that represented Children’s Aid Society.

May 27, 2020

Leasing Activity Office Texas

American Athletic Conference Signs 18,000 SF Office Lease in Irving for New Headquarters

by Taylor Williams May 27, 2020

IRVING, TEXAS — The American Athletic Conference has signed an 18,000-square-foot office lease at The Summit at Las Colinas in Irving for its new headquarters. The company will relocate its 30 employees later this summer from Providence, R.I., where it has been based since 1979. Conor McCarthy and Jeremy McGown of JLL represented the conference in the lease negotiations. James Esquivel and Ahnie Sheehy, also with JLL, represented the landlord, Gemini Rosemont Commercial Real Estate. The 19-story, 376,000-square-foot Summit at Las Colinas currently houses tenants such as the College Football Playoff, Nexstar Media, JPMorgan Chase and General Motors. Renovations to the building’s common areas will begin later this year. The American Athletic Conference, formerly known as the Big East, comprises 11 members and includes two Texas educational institutions: the University of Houston and Southern Methodist University.

May 27, 2020

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