RICHARDSON, TEXAS — Colliers International has arranged the sale of 2703 Telecom, a 121,420-square-foot office building located in the northeastern Dallas suburb of Richardson. Construction firm Hill & Wilkinson recently signed a 10-year lease as the anchor tenant at the building, which was 100 percent leased at the time of sale. Dallas-based Pillar Commercial sold the asset to Goldenberg & Associates Inc. for an undisclosed price. Creighton Stark and Chris Boyd of Colliers handled the transaction.
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BLUE BELL, PA. — JLL has arranged the sale of a 123,087-square-foot office building in Blue Bell, a northern suburb of Philadelphia. Located at 518 Township Line Road, the building was completed in 2001 and renovated in 2019 with a new lobby, conference center, café and fitness center. At the time of sale, the property was 80 percent leased to six tenants including Jefferson Blue Bell Surgery. Doug Rodio, Brett Segal and Brett Grifo of JLL represented the seller, a partnership between Kairos Real Estate Partners and Artemis Real Estate Partners. The team also procured the buyer, Apex Financial Advisors.
LENEXA, KAN. — Oak River Farms is moving its headquarters from Louisiana to The District at City Center Lenexa. The agribusiness will occupy 4,595 square feet on the fourth floor of Penn II beginning this summer. Founded in 2016, Oak River Farms works within farming, land management and onsite storage of grain. Travis Gage of CBRE represented the tenant in the lease transaction. John Coe and Ryan Biery of Copaken Brooks represented ownership, Copaken Brooks. When fully developed, City Center Lenexa will consist of more than 2 million square feet, including civic components for the city of Lenexa, nearly 1 million square feet of office and retail space, and 375 residential units.
BRIDGEWATER, N.J. — Pharmaceutical company PTC Therapeutics has signed a 101,500-square-foot office lease in Bridgewater, located approximately 50 miles west of New York City. The company signed a long-term lease to occupy three floors at The New Jersey Center of Excellence, an 800,000-square-foot life sciences and laboratory office complex. Amenities at the center include a cafeteria, fitness center and conference center. Other tenants include Kashiv Pharma LLC, Nestlé Health Science and Ashland Global. Dan Loughlin led a JLL team that represented the landlord, Thor Equities, in the lease negotiations.
COLUMBIA, MD. — KLNB has arranged the $7.4 million sale of Rivers Corporate Centre, a two-story, 42,860-square-foot office building in Columbia. The building was fully leased at the time of sale to tenants including Peak-Ryzex Inc., Telligen and American Contracting. Rivers Corporate Centre is situated at 10330 Old Columbia Road, 19 miles southwest of downtown Baltimore. Craig Morrell, Brad Berzins and Don Schline of KLNB represented the seller, KC Rivers Development LLC, in the transaction. The team also procured the buyer, an entity controlled by Reliable Real Estate Services.
Skanska USA Underway on $32M Office Build-Out for Pharmaceutical Company in Sleepy Hollow
by Alex Patton
SLEEPY HOLLOW, N.Y. — Skanska USA, a division of Swedish construction company Skanska, is constructing the $32 million interior build-out of an office space for Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. in Sleepy Hollow, a northern suburb of New York City. The property is located at 1 Rockwood Road. The project involves the design and construction of an approximately 60,600-square-foot space, as well as upgrades to the air distribution systems, LED lighting, ceilings, flooring and glass front offices. Construction is underway and is scheduled for completion in July 2021.
NEW YORK CITY — Architecture firm Gluck+ has signed a 5,000-square-foot renewal and expansion of its office lease at the Sweets Building, a 200,000-square-foot office building at the Manhattanville Factory District, a mixed-use development in West Harlem. Gluck+ had occupied 3,600 square feet at the building, which is located at 423 W. 127th St., since 2013. The firm also led the redesign of the property, which served as a brewery before being converted to office. Janus Property Co. is the landlord of Manhattanville Factory District. Both parties were represented internally in the lease negotiations.
THOUSAND OAKS, CALIF. — Newmark Knight Frank (NKF) has arranged the sale of an office campus located at 225 W. Hillcrest Drive in Thousand Oaks. TriStar Realty Group acquired the property from a joint venture between Colony Capital and SteelWave for $21.6 million. Bank of America occupies 74 percent of the property until December, at which time the 158,885-square-foot asset will be vacant. The buyer plans to reposition the building, which is situated on 14.7 acres, as a medical office campus. Built in 1983 and renovated in 2007, the five-story, Class A property was originally built for Exxon’s regional corporate headquarters. The asset features flexible floorplates ranging in size from 20,000 square feet to 48,000 square feet, a courtyard and ample parking. Kevin Shannon, Ken White, Rob Hannan and Laura Stumm of NKF’s U.S. Capital Markets group, along with Sean Fulp, Ryan Plummer and Mark Schuessler of NKF’s Private Capital group, represented the seller. John LaSpada of CBRE represented the buyer in the deal.
WESTLAKE, OHIO — DiFranco Commercial Real Estate has brokered the sale of 2035 Crocker Road in Westlake, about 17 miles west of downtown Cleveland. The sales price was not disclosed. The 34,017-square-foot office and retail complex was 94 percent occupied at the time of listing. The building is situated directly across from the lifestyle center Crocker Park. Michael DiFranco of DiFranco brokered the sale. Buyer and seller information was not provided.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Cornerstone Projects Group will develop Triune Center, a 30,000-square-foot office project that will be located at the convergence of Interstate 30, Montgomery Street and Chisholm Trail Parkway in Fort Worth. The six-story, Class A building will feature an automated valet parking garage by Trident Structures. Construction is expected to last 12 months and could begin as early as May. Stream Realty Partners will handle leasing of Triune Center