Office

Meridian Sells Sutter Square Office Asset in Northern California for $30.9M

by Amy Works January 20, 2020

CONCORD, CALIF. — Meridian has completed the sale of Sutter Square, an office building located at 1800 Sutter St. in Concord. A joint venture between Barker Pacific Group and Iron Point Partners acquired the 174,689-square-foot asset for $30.9 million. When Meridian purchased the property in August 2017, it was 78 percent occupied. Meridian invested more than $4 million in interior renovations and brought occupancy up to nearly 90 percent. Scott Ellis and Eric Erickson of Colliers International managed the leasing efforts at the property. Bob Gilley, Brad Idleman and Andy Zighelboim of Colliers International represented the buyer and seller in the deal.

January 20, 2020

Acquisitions California Office Retail Western

Rockwood Capital Acquires Historic Telephone Building in Santa Monica

by Amy Works January 20, 2020

SANTA MONICA, CALIF. — An affiliate of Rockwood Capital has purchased the Telephone Building, a historic property in downtown Santa Monica. DivcoWest sold the asset for an undisclosed price. The seller acquired the 58,000-square-foot creative office and retail building in 2017. During its ownership, DivcoWest completed lease-up, implemented capital improvements and obtained historical landmark status for the building from the City of Santa Monica under the Mills Act. The historic landmark status ensures preservation of the Art Deco building. Andrew Harper, Michael Leggett, Doug Bond and Matt McRoskey of JLL Capital Markets represented the seller in the deal.

January 20, 2020

Acquisitions Florida Office Southeast Top Stories

TPG Real Estate Acquires Jacksonville Town Center Office Campus for $107M

by Taylor Williams January 20, 2020

JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — TPG Real Estate, a San Francisco-based investment firm, has acquired Town Center One and Two, a 374,123-square-foot office campus in Jacksonville, for $107 million. The property spans 25 acres. It is located in the Deerwood Park area and features proximity to the Southside Quarter mixed-use development and St. Johns Town Center, an open-air shopping and dining destination. Town Center One is a five-story, 155,423-square-foot building that was 94 percent leased at time of sale to tenants including Availity, UBS Bank and Insight Global. Town Center Two is a six-story, 218,700-square-foot building that is fully leased to Web.com. A state-of-the-art common area with a cafe and conference center is located in Town Center Two, while Town Center One features a tenant amenity hub on the first floor. Both buildings were constructed with above-code hurricane resistance. Mike Davis, Rick Brugge, Karl Johnston, Rick Colon, Zachary Eicholtz and Steve Aiken of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, Kansas City, Mo.-based developer VanTrust, in the transaction. “With an influx of new multifamily and mixed-use development, the Deerwood Park submarket is experiencing a rapid transformation from suburban to a more densely populated urban landscape,” says Johnston. “Town Center One and Two have played a significant role in …

January 20, 2020

Acquisitions Industrial Office Texas

Redwood Property Investors Buys 301,127 SF Office, Industrial Campus in Houston

by Taylor Williams January 20, 2020

HOUSTON — Redwood Property Investors III LLC, a California-based private investment fund, has purchased the former Exterran Energy Solutions campus in northwest Houston. The property is situated on 21 acres and spans 301,127 square feet of manufacturing and office space. Clay Pritchett and Zane Carman of NAI Partners represented Redwood in the transaction. Mark Nicholas and Richard Quarles of JLL represented the seller and former occupant, Exterran. Redwood has tapped NAI Partners to market the property for lease moving forward.

January 20, 2020

Acquisitions New York Northeast Office

JLL Brokers $65M Sale of The Bruckner Office Building in The Bronx

by Alex Patton January 20, 2020

NEW YORK CITY — JLL has brokered the $65 million sale of The Bruckner Building, an 188,000-square-foot office property in the Mott Haven neighborhood of The Bronx. Located at 2417 Third Ave., the building was originally constructed in 1928. Ownership renovated and modernized building in 2016, including upgrades to the lobby, windows, entrance, elevator and electric infrastructure. Bob Knakal, Stephen Palmese and Jonathan Hageman led a JLL team that represented the seller, a partnership between Savanna and Hornig Capital Partners, in the transaction. ZG Capital Partners acquired the building.

January 20, 2020

Leasing Activity Northeast Office Pennsylvania

NAI Mertz Opens 1,650 SF Office in Feasterville-Trevose, Pennsylvania

by Alex Patton January 20, 2020

FEASTERVILLE-TREVOSE, PA. — Commercial brokerage firm NAI Mertz has opened a 1,650-square-foot office in Feasterville-Trevose, a southwestern suburb of Trenton. The company relocated its southeastern Pennsylvania office to 210 E. Street Road. The property is situated within the Village Suites at Lower Southampton Village, a 123,000-square-foot retail shopping center. Other tenants include Panera Bread, Cold Stone Creamery and Pier 1 Imports.

January 20, 2020

Development Illinois Midwest Office

Moceri + Roszak Completes Development of 20-Story Office Building in Chicago

by Kristin Harlow January 20, 2020

CHICAGO — Moceri + Roszak has completed the development of a 20-story, loft-style office building in Chicago’s Loop. Firmspace, an Austin-based shared office provider, has leased the top three floors of the 210,000-square-foot property. Known as 145 South Wells, the building includes a 12,000-square-foot amenity center with conference rooms, a fitness center, golf simulator, martini and espresso bar and outdoor space. The project also features a 24-stall executive parking garage and 3,840 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Mason Taylor and Chris Cassata of JLL are handling leasing at the property. Corey Siegrist of JLL represented Firmspace in its lease. The tenant plans to take occupancy in mid-October. Thomas Roszak Architecture is the project architect. Bentall Kennedy provided project financing.

January 20, 2020

Development Iowa Midwest Office

KDC Tops Out Headquarters for Sammons Financial Group in West Des Moines

by Kristin Harlow January 20, 2020

WEST DES MOINES, IOWA — Developer KDC has topped out the new corporate headquarters for Sammons Financial Group in West Des Moines. The six-story, 217,000-square-foot Class A office building will house 600 employees. Completion of the property is slated for this fall. The building will include a two-story amenity area. Sammons is a privately held company that provides life insurance, annuity and retirement planning products. The Weitz Co. is the general contractor. SVPA and HKS are project architects.

January 20, 2020

Market Reports North Carolina Office Southeast Southeast Market Reports

Triangle’s Office Vacancy is up Due to New Supply, but Job Growth is in a Good Spot

by Alex Tostado January 20, 2020

The Raleigh-Durham region’s strong job growth is fueling sustained demand from tenants, keeping the office market firmly in favor of landlords despite a notable increase in construction activity in recent months. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the region added 24,200 nonfarm payroll jobs between October 2018 and October 2019 for a growth rate of 2.5 percent. Unemployment rose slightly from 3 percent to just 3.1 percent during this time as nearly 36,000 people entered the local labor force. Raleigh-Durham continued to witness economic development wins in 2019 as well. Major job announcements came from office-using tenants such as Xerox (600 jobs), Q2 Solutions (700 jobs), Parexel (260 jobs), AmeriHealth Caritas (300 jobs) and HZO (500 jobs). In its recently published Emerging Trends in Real Estate report, the Urban Land Institute and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) named Raleigh-Durham as the No. 2 market in the United States to watch for overall real estate prospects in 2020. The region’s quality of life, robust population and job growth and highly educated workforce are supporting sustained business expansion and healthy leasing fundamentals across all asset classes. Raleigh-Durham’s office market continues to experience the most landlord-favorable conditions since the dot-com boom in the late 1990s. …

January 20, 2020

Acquisitions Office Texas

Colliers Arranges Sale of 114,474 SF York Centre Office Building in Houston

by Taylor Williams January 17, 2020

HOUSTON — Colliers International has arranged the sale of York Centre, a 114,474-square-foot office building situated on 5.3 acres at the corner of Hempstead Highway and West Little York Road in Houston. According to LoopNet Inc., the Class B property was built in 1982. David Carter of Colliers represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer, Interra York Centre LLC, an affiliate of Houston-based Interra Capital Group, was self-represented.

January 17, 2020

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