Office

Greystar Opens New Corporate Headquarters at 82,000 SF Office Building in Downtown Charleston

by Alex Tostado December 4, 2019

CHARLESTON, S.C. — Greystar Real Estate Partners LLC has opened its new headquarters in the Greystar Building, located in downtown Charleston. The five-story, 82,000-square-foot building completes Phase I of Evening Post Industries’ Courier Square redevelopment. The Greystar Building is the second property to open as part of the first phase of development within the master plan. Robert A.M. Stern Architects, Gensler and Elizabeth Stuart designed the headquarters to fit in with surrounding architecture. The building includes 70,000 square feet of office and 12,000 square feet of retail space. The building, located at 465 Meeting St., Suite 500, features 71 conference rooms and collaborative spaces, motion-sensor lighting, filtered water machines, coffee bar, fitness center/yoga studio and locker rooms with showers.

December 4, 2019

Acquisitions Florida Healthcare Office Southeast

SVN Arranges $12M Sale of Orlando Medical Office Building

by Alex Tostado December 4, 2019

ORLANDO, FLA. — SVN Commercial Advisory Group has arranged the $12 million sale of the MetroWest Medical Office Building, located on a one-acre site at 1743 Park Center Drive in Orlando. Rumasa Corp. purchased the fully leased property from 1743 Park Center Holdings LLC. The recently refurbished building is located near Valencia College and MetroWest Golf Club. Tenants at the time of sale included Integrative Physical Medicine, Ameri Help LLC, West Orange Nephrology and Omega Research. Gail Bowden of SVN Commercial Advisory Group represented both the buyer and seller in the transaction.

December 4, 2019

Arizona Loans Office Western

Venture West Arranges $16M Loan for Office Building in Tucson, Arizona

by Amy Works December 4, 2019

TUCSON, ARIZ. — El Segundo, Calif-based Venture West Funding has arranged a $16 million loan for the refinancing of a multi-tenant office building located in Tucson. Originally built in 2018 and most recently renovated in 2018, the property features 141,295 square feet of multi-tenant office space. At the time of financing, the property was 92 percent leased to several national tenants, including Centene, Tsomas Engineering and Aecom. Matt Douglas of Venture West Funding secured the 10-year, fixed-rate, interest-only loan for the borrower, an affiliate of a Los Angeles-based investor, through Goldman Sachs.

December 4, 2019

Acquisitions Office Texas

Hartman Income REIT Acquires Three Office Buildings Totaling 254,234 SF in Houston

by Taylor Williams December 4, 2019

HOUSTON — Hartman Income REIT, a private real estate investment trust, has acquired a portfolio of three office buildings totaling 254,234 square feet in Houston. The first property is a 102,893-square-foot building located at 1400 Broadfield Blvd. in the Energy Corridor area. The second asset is an 83,760-square-foot property located at 16420 Park 10, and the third property is a 67,581-square-foot building located at 7915 FM 1960 in northwest Houston. The three properties were 55.2 percent leased on average at the time of sale. JLL represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.

December 4, 2019

Development New York Northeast Office

Safehold Inc. Underway on Construction of 670,000 SF Office Building in Manhattan

by Alex Patton December 4, 2019

NEW YORK CITY— Developer Safehold Inc. is underway on construction of a 42-story, 670,000-squre-foot office building in the Park Avenue corridor of Manhattan. Located at 425 Park Avenue in Manhattan, the Class A building will include office space and 18,000 square feet of retail space, the majority of which will be leased to restaurant users. Safehold entered into a joint venture with a sovereign wealth fund in September and now owns approximately 55 percent of the venture.

December 4, 2019

Market Reports Massachusetts New York Northeast Northeast Market Reports Office Pennsylvania

Developers Adapt to Tight Office Market in Northeast

by Taylor Williams December 4, 2019

Office vacancies are falling across the big metros of the Northeast as robust user demand outpaces the supply of new construction. Deliveries in the last year have primarily been limited to Class A, build-to-suit properties and mixed-use developments. Meanwhile, office tenants are seeking high-end amenities at favorable prices. Nationally, the office vacancy rate stood at 16.8 percent in the second quarter, up slightly from 16.6 percent a year ago, according to real estate research firm Reis. Net absorption for the quarter totaled 3.2 million square feet, down from 3.9 million square feet a year ago. The average asking rent was $33.79 per square foot, up 2.2 percent on a year-over-year basis. Approximately 11.1 million square feet of office space was under construction at the end of the second quarter across Philadelphia, New York and Boston, according to CoStar Group. Helped by approximately 8.3 million square feet of absorption in the second quarter, the average vacancy rate across all three markets was 8.1 percent. Rather than undertake costly new ground-up construction projects, many developers are choosing to redevelop existing assets and efficiently incorporate office space into mixed-use projects. Coworking tenants occupied 54.2 million square feet of office space nationally at the …

December 4, 2019

Acquisitions Office Oregon Western

Shorenstein Properties Sells 209,000 SF River Forum Office Campus in Portland

by Amy Works December 3, 2019

PORTLAND, ORE. — Shorenstein Properties has disposed of River Forum, a two-building office asset located in Portland. Clarity Real Estate acquired the campus for an undisclosed price. Situated along the South Waterfront, River Forum features 209,000 square feet of Class A office space. At the time of sale, the property was 90 percent leased to a diverse tenant base. Charles Safley, Paige Morgan and Trevor Kafoury of CBRE represented the seller in the transaction.

December 3, 2019

Connecticut Loans Northeast Office

PGIM Provides $150M Refinancing Loan for Greenwich Plaza in Greenwich, Connecticut

by Alex Patton December 3, 2019

GREENWICH, CONN. — PGIM Real Estate Finance has provided a $150 million refinancing loan for Greenwich Plaza, a two-building office complex located in Greenwich, a western suburb of Stamford. The Ashforth Co., which owns the property, plans to use proceeds from the refinancing for the redevelopment of the Greenwich Train Station transportation center. Originally developed by Ashforth in 1970, Greenwich Plaza comprises two four-story office buildings totaling 325,100 square feet. Tom Goodsite of PGIM Real Estate Finance led the transaction on behalf of the firm. Ken Ziebelman and Ethan Pond of Eastdil Secured arranged the financing.

December 3, 2019

Acquisitions Arkansas Industrial Office Southeast

NAS Acquires 27,465 SF Flex Building in Springdale, Arkansas Leased to BNSF Logistics

by John Nelson December 2, 2019

SPRINGDALE, ARK. — Real estate investment company NAS Investment Solutions has acquired a newly constructed, 27,465 square-foot flex building fully occupied by BNSF Logistics in Springdale, less than six miles north of Fayetteville. Located at 2708 S. 48th St. the facility completes the second phase of BNSF’s property expansion that serves as the company’s regional headquarters. National Asset Services (NAS) will assume responsibility for asset and property management for the newly acquired property. NAS currently manages the 30,339-square-foot Phase I building and will assume management responsibilities for the newly created campus. BNSF Logistics is a third-party supply chain management firm based in Flower Mound, Texas. The company is a subsidiary of BNSF Railway but works with all major and secondary railroad lines.

December 2, 2019

Leasing Activity New York Northeast Office

ABS Partners Negotiates 13,832 SF Office Lease on Long Island

by Alex Patton December 2, 2019

RIDGEWOOD, N.Y. — ABS Partners Real Estate has negotiated a 13,823-square-foot office lease for music rehearsal space provider Pirate Studios at the Box Factory, an office and retail center in Ridgewood, Long Island. The U.K.-based company provides rehearsal and production space to musicians in sound-treated rooms. Ben Waller of ABS Partners represented Pirate Studios in the lease negotiations. Waller also represented the landlord, a partnership between Hornig Capital Partners and Brickman.

December 2, 2019

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