FORT WAYNE, IND. — Waterfield Capital LLC has renewed its 4,030-square-foot office lease at 7221 Engle Road in Fort Wayne. The investment company occupies space at 7221 Engle Road. Brady Gardner and Kevin Ellis of Sturges Property Group represented both the tenant and the landlord, Midwestern Office Park Acquisition LLC, in the lease transaction.
SAN ANTONIO — The San Antonio office market closed the first quarter of 2020 with a 10.2 percent vacancy rate, up 50 basis points on a quarter-over-quarter basis and up 60 basis points on a year-over-year basis, according to a new report from NAI Partners. The firm tracks the performances of commercial real estate markets in Houston, Austin and San Antonio. The vacancy rate for Class A properties in San Antonio was 12 percent, compared to 10.2 percent for Class B assets. However, the majority of the market’s 209,000 square feet of negative net absorption in the first quarter came from Class B buildings. Average asking rents grew by about 4 percent between the first quarters of 2019 and 2020, and there is about 1.5 million square feet of office space under construction in the San Antonio metro area.
FRISCO, TEXAS — Premier Health Solutions, a provider of administration and management services to the healthcare industry, has signed a 17,350-square-foot office lease at Hall Office Park in the northern Dallas suburb of Frisco. Clay Vaughn and Preston Lynn of CBRE represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Brad Gibson and Kim Butler of Hall Financial represented the landlord on an internal basis. The 162-acre Hall Office Park features more than 2.5 million square feet of office space and amenities such as multiple restaurants and food trucks, a fitness center, bank branch, car care center, wine lounge and event room.
WILLIMANTIC, CONN. — Nonprofit healthcare provider Community Health Resources (CHR) has signed an 11,060-square-foot office lease for an entire single-tenant building in Willimantic, located approximately 25 miles east of Hartford. The property is located at 1310 Main St. in the Tyler Square retail center. CHR offers a range of behavioral healthcare services pertaining to mental illness, addictions, trauma and homelessness. Bob Pagani of Colliers International represented CHR in the lease negotiations. Ron Lyman of Lyman Real Estate represented the landlord, Norwich Realty Inc.
EVANSTON, ILL. — Vermilion Development has received approval from Evanston’s City Council to build a 210,000-square-foot, 18-story office tower located at 605 Davis St. in Evanston. The Class A property will be the first high-rise office building in Evanston in 20 years, according to Vermilion. Solomon Cordwell Buenz is the architect for the project, which is slated for completion as early as 2022. John Clark and Bill Rolander of Newmark Knight Frank will market the property for lease. Plans call for 15 floors of office space with conference and fitness facilities, a tenant lounge and an outdoor terrace. The building’s ground floor will house two retail suites as well as a lobby and bike room. The top two floors will feature private balcony access.
ARLINGTON, VA. — Amazon (Nasdaq: AMZN) is “beginning to scale” at its HQ2 campus underway in Arlington, according to Jay Carney, the company’s senior vice president of global corporate affairs. During a weekly webinar series conducted by Walker & Dunlop, Carney said the corporate campus, dubbed Met Park, is under construction and that the company is hiring in earnest, though he said it will “take some time” to reach the previously announced 25,000 goal. Carney, who was the former White House press secretary during President Barack Obama’s administration, led Amazon’s national HQ2 search in 2017 and 2018 to find a second home for the company outside of Seattle. The e-commerce giant ultimately chose both Northern Virginia and Long Island City in the Queens borough of New York City in late 2018, in addition to a 1 million-square-foot outpost in Nashville, Tenn. Amazon pulled out of its planned New York City location in early 2019. Clark Construction is the general contractor for the HQ2 campus, and JBG Smith is Amazon’s development partner, as well as its landlord for office space that Amazon is using in the rebranded National Landing district in Arlington’s Crystal City submarket. Carney said the company is not …
FRISCO, TEXAS — Magellan Health, a Fortune 500 healthcare provider based in Phoenix, has signed an 8,000-square-foot lease at The Offices Two at Frisco Station on the northern outskirts of Dallas. VanTrust Real Estate developed the 210,000-square-foot speculative property, which now has more than a third of its space leased to healthcare providers. The building is 75 percent leased overall. VanTrust has begun preleasing The Offices Three at Frisco Station and expects to complete that project in early 2021.
NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $10.4 million sale of a 5,029-square-foot office and retail asset in the SoHo neighborhood of Manhattan. Located at 52 Greene St., the property features a ground-level retail space and two office units. Matt Fotis and Colton Traynham of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a local private owner. The duo also procured the buyer, an international investor.
NEW YORK CITY — Houlihan-Parnes Realtors LLC has arranged a $3.5 million refinancing loan for a 10,302-square-foot medical office building in The Bronx. Located a 3440-3448 Boston Road, the single-tenant building is leased to a provider of dialysis services. An undisclosed lender provided the nonrecourse loan, which carries a 3.9 percent fixed interest rate for seven years and a 30-year amortization schedule. Ed Graf of Houlihan-Parnes arranged the loan for the undisclosed borrower.
SAN DIEGO — California-based MIG Real Estate has completed the sale of Viewridge Business Park, an office complex located in San Diego’s Kearny Mesa submarket. Dollinger Properties acquired the office park for $15.3 million. Situated on 3.7 acres, the three-building, 72,803-square-foot asset is located at 4711, 4715 and 4719 Viewridge Ave. Bob Prendergast, Lynn LaChapelle and Sach Kirpalani of JLL Capital Markets represented the seller in the deal.