NEW YORK CITY — JLL has negotiated the sale of 107 South Street, an 8,283-square-foot office building in the Seaport District of Manhattan. Dr. Michel Cohen, founder of New York-based medical practice Tribeca Pediatrics, acquired the property. The building was originally constructed in 1900 and sits across the street from the Pier 17 mixed-use development, which houses several dining and entertainment tenants. Will Suarez of JLL represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.
DETROIT — A public-private partnership has unveiled plans for a $300 million, 190,000-square-foot research and education center in downtown Detroit that the University of Michigan (U-M) will occupy and operate. Kohn Pedersen Fox designed the building that will anchor the 14-acre Detroit Center for Innovation (DCI). The research building is expected to eventually serve 1,000 graduate and senior-level undergraduate students pursuing advanced degrees in a range of high-tech innovation disciplines, including mobility, artificial intelligence, data science, entrepreneurship, sustainability, cybersecurity and financial technology. Construction of the DCI is slated to commence in 2021. Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer joined Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan; Wayne County Executive Warren Evans; Stephen Ross, philanthropist and chairman of Related Cos.; Matt Cullen, CEO of Bedrock; and U-M President Mark Schlissel at the planned construction site on Wednesday to announce development plans. Funding for the project is backed by donations from public and private funders including Ross and Gilbert. Gilbert owns Bedrock, which acquired the land from Wayne County in 2018. The company demolished the half-built Wayne County Jail. For the development of DCI, Bedrock will transfer land ownership to U-M, pending public review by the Wayne County Commission. “This announcement represents an incredible commitment to Detroit by Stephen Ross, Mark Schlissel and Dan Gilbert that will allow us to develop, attract and retain world-class …
SAN DIEGO — Gemdale USA Corp., with Lincoln Property Co. (LPC), has acquired Aperture Del Mar, an infill development opportunity located in the Del Mar Heights submarket of San Diego. An institutional investor sold the property for $70 million. Situated on 15.7 acres, the site is fully entitled for a 640,000-rentable-square-foot office and life sciences project. According to LPC, the project team is currently working on development and design plans for the site. The property is located within a five-minute walk of more than 185,000 square feet of newly developed retail amenities. Kevin MacKenzie, Doug Bond, Nick Psyllos, Michael Leggett and John Chun of JLL’s Capital Markets represented the seller and buyer in the deal. Additionally, JLL’s Chad Urie, Tony Russell and Grant Schoneman will oversee leasing of the project.
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. — Dallas-based Velocis has purchased Kierland One, a Class A office building located in Scottsdale. Hines, along with PCCP as joint venture equity partner, sold the 175,441-square-foot property for an undisclosed price. Situated in Scottsdale’s Airpark submarket, the four-story Kierland One is 90 percent leased and features institutional-quality construction and finishes, including a remodeled, two-story lobby, new tenant improvements and high-end spec suites. Barry Gabel, Chris Marchildon and Will Mast of CBRE’s Phoenix office represented the seller in the deal. CBRE’s Luke Walker, Brad Anderson and Mike Strittmatter will continue to handle leasing for the property under the new ownership. Hines will continue to serve as property manager to Kierland One.
NEW YORK CITY — Investment firm Oak Hill Advisors has preleased 45,954 square feet of office space at One Vanderbilt Avenue, a 1.6 million-square-foot tower under development in the East Midtown neighborhood of Manhattan. One Vanderbilt is now 64 percent preleased to tenants including investment firm The Carlyle Group, equity firm Sentinel Capital Partners, TD Bank Group and German financial firms DZ Bank and DVB Bank. One Vanderbilt will offer a 30,000-square-foot, tenant-only amenity floor with meeting spaces, lounge and an outdoor terrace. The building will also include an 11,000-square-foot restaurant concept from French chef Daniel Boulud. Lance Korman, Brian Waterman and Jared Horowitz of Newmark Knight Frank represented Oak Hill Advisors in the lease negotiations. Robert Alexander, Ryan Alexander, Emily Jones and Alex D’Amario of CBRE represented the landlord and developer of the building, SL Green Realty Corp. Construction is slated for completion in August 2020.
PLANO, TEXAS — CBRE has negotiated a 154,097-square-foot industrial and office lease at 600 Shiloh Road in Plano for Inogen, a manufacturer of oxygen therapy products and services. The company will consolidate its existing Texas facilities into the new space, which allows for approximately 90,000 square feet for manufacturing operations and 60,000 square feet for the call center. The property’s current tenant, Flextronics, will vacate the space at the end of the year. Inogen plans to occupy the facility in early 2020. Baron Aldrine, Campbell Puckett, Dennis Hearst and Bryan Bazzi of CBRE represented Inogen in the lease negotiations. John Hendricks, also with CBRE, represented the landlord, Trident Capital Group.
CHICAGO — Thor Equities and QuadReal have broken ground on 800 W. Fulton, a 19-story, 450,000-square-foot office tower in Chicago’s Fulton Market district. The project will be situated at the southeast entrance to the historic neighborhood and occupy a full city block. The property, which features a stepped terrace design, will also include retail space and public amenities. The developers have yet to announce any tenants. Completion is slated for spring 2021. Skidmore, Owings & Merrill is the architect and Cushman & Wakefield will market the property for lease. A groundbreaking ceremony took place on Tuesday, Oct. 29.
NEW YORK CITY — Television production company Left/Right has signed a 34,000-square-foot office lease renewal at 39 West 19th Street in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan. The company will continue to occupy the 7th, 9th and 10th floors of the 12-story, 131,054-square-foot office building for another 10 years. Erik Schmall and Daniel Thompson of Savills represented Left/Right in the lease negotiations. David Koeppel and Max Koeppel of Koeppel Rosen LLC represented the landlord, the Rosen family.
DANBURY, CONN. — CBRE brokered the $7.6 million sale of 4 Mountainview Terrace, a 64,255-square-foot office complex in Danbury, located approximately 30 miles west of New Haven. The property was 81 percent occupied at the time of the sale. Louis Zuckerman and Patrick Colwell of CBRE represented the landlord, 101 East Ridge LLC, and procured the undisclosed buyer in the transaction.
SAN FRANCISCO — Kylli Inc. has received $350 million in refinancing for 225 Bush Street, a historic office building in San Francisco’s Financial District. The 580,000-square-foot asset was constructed in 1922 as the Standard Oil Building for John D. Rockefeller by architect George W. Kelham. At the time of completion, the 22-story office tower was the tallest building in San Francisco. The property was fully occupied by 31 tenants at the time of sale. Jordan Angel, Taylor Gimian and Andie Fezell of JLL Capital Markets secured the fixed-rate loan through Deutsche Bank for the borrower.