NORTH BERGEN, N.J. — Imperial Dade, a Jersey City-based distributor of maintenance supplies and foodservice packaging, has signed a 28,756-square-foot office lease in North Bergen, just north of Jersey City. The space is located on the seventh floor of West Side Center, a 300,000-square-foot, Class A office property located at 5901 West Side Ave. Beginning in the fall, the office will house Imperial Dade’s executive team, as well as its finance, human resources and customer service departments. The firm’s current Jersey City facility will serve as its largest distribution center. Palestina Scrivo Properties Inc. represented Imperial Dade in the lease negotiations. Curtis Foster and Jerry Shifrin of Cushman & Wakefield represented the landlord, Real Capital Solutions.
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FALLS CHURCH, VA. — JLL has brokered the sale of 2941 Fairview Park Drive, a 367,349-square-foot, 15-story office building in Falls Church. The sales price was not disclosed, although multiple media outlets report the asset traded for $97.6 million. The property was 94 percent leased at the time of sale to multiple Fortune 500 companies and the headquarters of defense and aerospace firm Booz Allen Hamilton. The building features 9- to 12-foot ceiling heights, a restaurant, café and a fitness center. The asset is situated 15 miles west of downtown Washington, D.C. Bill Prutting of JLL represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. An affiliate of Silicon Valley-based Menlo Equities acquired the building.
City of Tucker Signs 22,000 SF Lease to Consolidate City Hall, General Administration Services
by Alex Tostado
TUCKER, GA. — The City of Tucker in metro Atlanta has signed a 22,000-square-foot lease at 1975 Lakeside Parkway to consolidate its City Hall and general administration services. The City has been operating in a 4,860-square-foot space since incorporating four years ago. Cresa Global Inc. represented the City in the lease negotiations, and Cresa’s project management team will build out the space. Construction is expected to begin in mid-April with an expected move-in date at the end of June. The new City Hall is situated 14 miles east of downtown Atlanta.
Kaufman Organization Acquires Office, Retail Asset in Manhattan’s Flatiron District for $48.5M
by Alex Patton
NEW YORK CITY — The Kaufman Organization has acquired a 66,190-square-foot office and retail asset in Manhattan’s Flatiron District for $48.5 million. The 12-story building is located at 56 W. 22nd St. and includes 59,719 square feet of office space on the second through 12th floors, and 6,471 square feet of retail space on the ground floor. Maynicke & Franke constructed the building in 1907. Bob Knakal and Stephen Palmese led a JLL team that represented the seller, a private investor, in the transaction. The team also procured the buyer, the Kaufman Organization.
VERNON, CONN. — Chozick Realty Inc. has negotiated the $5 million sale of a portfolio of commercial properties in Vernon, a northeastern suburb of Hartford. The portfolio included the 65-unit Westar Apartments, an 8,600-square-foot warehouse, a 2,400-square-foot office building, a 1,700-square-foot retail property and an eight-unit apartment building. Tom Boyle of Chozick Realty represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. Boyle also procured the buyer, a regional multifamily investor.
HOUSTON — JLL has arranged a loan for the refinancing of Two CityWestPlace, a 443,549-square-foot office tower located in Houston’s Westchase neighborhood. The building is situated within the 29-acre CityWestPlace complex, which offers amenities such as conference space, a dry cleaner, salon, dentist, car detailing and auto service, multiple food and beverage options, two fitness centers, jogging track, soccer field, basketball court, sand volleyball and bocce ball courts. Susan Hill, Jett Lucia and Sherri Rollins of JLL arranged the five-year, floating-rate loan through Regions Bank and Citizens Bank on behalf of the borrower, Parkway.
PLANO, TEXAS — NRG Energy, a nuclear electric power generation firm based in Houston and Princeton, New Jersey, has signed a 24,555-square-foot office lease renewal at Parkway Center III in the northern Dallas suburb of Plano. The 153,314-square-foot, Class A building offers a deli, conference centers and two structured garages. Kim Lyon and Scott Hobbs of Cushman & Wakefield represented NRG Energy in the lease negotiations. Matt Weiser of Stream Realty Partners represented the landlord.
NEW YORK CITY — Paramount Group Inc. (NYSE: PGRE) has agreed to sell a 10 percent interest in 1633 Broadway, a 2.5 million-square-foot office tower located on Broadway between 50th and 51st streets in Manhattan. While the price and buyer were not disclosed, the seller says the transaction values the property at $2.4 billion and netted a profit of $114 million for the company. The transaction is scheduled to close in the second quarter. Floor plates at the 48-story building range from 37,000 to 54,000 square feet. The property features a newly renovated lobby, 40 elevators, direct access to the New York City subway system and a 250-space parking garage. The property is located in the heart of Manhattan’s Theater District, with both Gershwin Theater and Circle In The Square Theater located in the building. The location is two blocks from Radio City Music Hall and Rockefeller Center, four blocks from Times Square and seven blocks from Central Park. “With this pending sale of a joint venture interest in 1633 Broadway, we have successfully proven the value of this enormous trophy asset at levels well above what is implied by our stock price,” says Albert Behler, chairman, CEO and president …
CONROE, TEXAS — Houston-based developer Gordon Partners is nearing completion of its expansion of Waterpoint Center, a lifestyle center that fronts Lake Conroe, about 40 miles north of Houston. The project will add roughly 40,000 square feet of retail, restaurant and office space, as well as 60 new boat slips. Restaurants that have signed new leases at the property include Akashi Asian Bistro and Kenz Mediterranean. Several office users, Gary Greene Realtors and Optimus Med Spa have also signed leases. Construction is scheduled to be complete in August.
Manhattan Real Estate Holdings Buys Bella TerraMedical Plaza in Huntington Beach for $20M
by Amy Works
HUNTINGTON BEACH, CALIF. — Manhattan Real Estate Holdings has acquired Bella Terra Medical Plaza, a medical office building located at 7677 Center Ave. in Huntington Beach. Vibe Boutique Office Properties sold the asset for $20 million. Situated on 1.8 acres, the four-story property features 59,354 square feet of recently renovated, Class A medical office space. At the time of sale, the building was 90 percent leased to a variety of medical facilities and providers. Derek Landry, Bob Prendergast, Sach Kirpalani and Lynn LaChapelle of JLL Capital Markets, along with Kellie Hill, Chris Isola and Bryan Lewitt of JLL Healthcare, represented the seller and procured the buyer in the deal.