Office

Skender Completes Expansion of LinkedIn’s Chicago Headquarters

by Kristin Harlow September 12, 2019

CHICAGO — Skender has completed construction of LinkedIn’s 46,000-square-foot Chicago headquarters expansion at 525 W. Monroe. A staircase now connects the existing space via two floors. The project includes large collaboration areas, open workstations, a salon, mother’s room as well as a fifth-floor amenity space with a garden lounge, game room and music room. California-based LinkedIn’s total footprint in the building is now 185,077 square feet. Skender collaborated with Gensler, ESD Global and Avison Young for the project.

September 12, 2019

Loans Michigan Midwest Office

Bernard Financial Arranges $44.5M Refinancing for Ann Arbor Office Property

by Kristin Harlow September 12, 2019

ANN ARBOR, MICH. — Bernard Financial Group has arranged a $44.5 million CMBS loan for the refinancing of 777 E. Eisenhower Parkway in Ann Arbor. The 271,817-square-foot, multi-tenant office property was built in 1975. Dennis Bernard and Joshua Bernard of Southfield-based Bernard arranged the loan with a CMBS firm on behalf of the borrower, 777 Associates LLC.

September 12, 2019

Acquisitions Midwest Office Wisconsin

Founders 3 Brokers $8.4M Sale of Office Building in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin

by Kristin Harlow September 12, 2019

WAUWATOSA, WIS. — Founders 3 Real Estate Services has brokered the sale of a 51,651-square-foot office building in Wauwatosa, about six miles west of Milwaukee, for $8.4 million. Built in 2002, the Class B property is located at 10400 Innovation Drive. Ned Purtell and Andy Hess of Founders 3 represented the seller, 10400 Innovation LLC. Rupesh Agrawal purchased the asset.

September 12, 2019

Development Office Texas

Granite Properties to Develop 18-Story Office Building in Plano

by Taylor Williams September 12, 2019

PLANO, TEXAS — Granite Properties, a commercial investment and development firm with five offices around the country, will develop Granite Park Six, an 18-story, 415,000-square-foot office building within the 90-acre Granite Park mixed-use development in Plano. Designed by BOKA Powell, the Class A property will front State Highway 121 and feature a market café, customer lounge with coffee service, a bar, golf simulator, lecture hall, three conference centers and an outdoor amenity deck on the fifth floor. Balfour Beatty is serving as the general contractor for the project, construction of which could begin as early as the first quarter of 2020.

September 12, 2019

Acquisitions California Office Western

Stanton Road Capital Acquires 211,916 SF Office Building in Orange County, Plans Upgrades

by Amy Works September 12, 2019

ORANGE, CALIF. — Los Angeles-based Stanton Road Capital (SRC) has acquired TriCentre, a Class A office tower located in Orange, for an undisclosed price. The name of the seller was not released. Completed in 1986, the 10-story TriCentre features 211,916 square feet of office space. The property is situated within the “Platinum Triangle” at the convergence of Interstate 5, California State Route 57 and California State Route 55. At the time of sale, the building was 78 percent leased to a variety of high-profile tenants, including Farmers Insurance, Children’s Home Society of California, MegaMex Foods and Lockheed Martin. The buyer has plans to invest significant post-acquisition capital to improve the tenant experience, including a fully overhauled lobby and courtyard, as well as building upgrades. SRC has retained Cushman & Wakefield to handle leasing and property management of TriCentre.

September 12, 2019

Leasing Activity New York Northeast Office

JLL Negotiates 27,811 SF Office Lease in New York City

by Alex Patton September 12, 2019

NEW YORK CITY — JLL has negotiated a 27,811-square-foot office lease for Marquee Brands LLC at 330 West 34th. Street in New York City. Designed by Schulze & Weaver, the 682,000-square-foot building was completed in 1926. Mitchell Konsker, Alexander Chudnoff, Benjamin Bass and Harrison Potter of JLL represented Marquee in the transaction. Josh Glick and Jared Silverman represented the landlord, Vornado Realty Trust, in-house.

September 12, 2019

Acquisitions New Jersey Northeast Office

Cushman & Wakefield Arranges Sale of 42,000 SF Office Building in Summit, New Jersey

by Alex Patton September 12, 2019

SUMMIT, N.J. — A joint venture of Saxum Real Estate and The Becker Organization has purchased a 42,000-square-foot office building in Summit, a western suburb of New York City. The property was built in 2001 and was fully leased to three tenants at the time of sale. Cushman & Wakefield’s Gary Gabriel, Frank DiTommaso, David Bernhaut, Andy Merin and Brian Whitmer represented the seller, The Silverman Group, in the transaction. The Cushman & Wakefield team also procured the buyer.

September 12, 2019

Acquisitions Office Top Stories Washington Western

Kennedy Wilson, Security Benefit Life Insurance Acquire Office Campus in Metro Seattle for $227M

by Alex Tostado September 12, 2019

BELLEVUE, WASH. — A new joint venture between Kennedy Wilson (NYSE: KW) and Security Benefit Life Insurance Co. has acquired Sunset North, a 464,000-square-foot, three-building office campus in Bellevue for $227 million. The property’s three buildings, which are certified LEED Silver, were constructed between 1999 and 2000. They were 99 percent leased at the time of sale to 10 long-term tenants with a weighted-average lease term of eight years. Sunset North is located near the intersection of Interstates 405 and 90, three miles southeast of downtown Bellevue and 10 miles east of downtown Seattle. The joint venture acquired the property with $77 million of equity and a $150 million, 10-year acquisition loan with a 3.25 percent fixed interest rate. The lender was not disclosed. The joint venture targets real estate investment opportunities in the Western United States. “Sunset North is an ideal first acquisition for our joint venture,” says Matt Windisch, executive vice president of Kennedy Wilson. Security Benefit is a Kansas-based insurance company that has been in business for more than 127 years. Kennedy Wilson owns, operates and manages multifamily and office properties in the Western U.S., United Kingdom and Ireland. Kennedy Wilson’s stock price closed Wednesday at $22.63 …

September 12, 2019

Acquisitions Georgia Leasing Activity Office Southeast

Cobb Chamber Sells Headquarters Building in Atlanta, Will Move Office Near SunTrust Park

by Alex Tostado September 11, 2019

ATLANTA — The Cobb County Chamber of Commerce has sold its headquarters building located at 240 Interstate N. Parkway in Atlanta to Pope & Land for an undisclosed price. The Cobb Chamber and other tenants, including the Cumberland Community Improvement District and Cobb Community Foundation, will relocate to the 10th floor of 1100 Circle 75, where they will occupy 17,517 square feet of office space by early 2020. SK Commercial Realty is the owner and landlord.The new office space is located across from The Battery Atlanta and SunTrust Park, home to Major League Baseball’s Atlanta Braves. The new space will feature meeting rooms, event spaces, modern workspaces, huddle rooms to foster collaboration and a bistro-style break room. Chad Koenig and Trey Dove of Cushman & Wakefield represented Cobb Chamber in the lease negotiations, and Andrew Walker of Colliers International represented the on the sale of its former headquarters building. Rule Joy Trammell + Rubio will serve as the architectural design firm and Darden will serve as project manager of building out the space. Choate Construction will serve as the general contractor. Turnerboone is the project’s furnishings vendor, and Unified Technology Systems is providing the audio-visual design and installation.

September 11, 2019

Acquisitions Office Texas

NAI Robert Lynn Arranges Sale of 47,280 SF Office Building in Metro Dallas

by Taylor Williams September 11, 2019

FARMERS BRANCH, TEXAS — NAI Robert Lynn has arranged the sale of Midway Crowne Center, a 47,280-square-foot office building located at 14240 Midway Road in Farmers Branch, a northern suburb of Dallas. A California-based partnership sold the asset to Twinrose Investments for an undisclosed price. Jim Hancock and Chad Albert with NAI Robert Lynn handled the sale with Cullen Dickey of Dickey Property Co.

September 11, 2019

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