Office

Office Properties Income Trust Sells 618,000 SF Complex in San Antonio

by John Nelson September 5, 2019

SAN ANTONIO — Office Properties Income Trust (OPI), a Massachusetts-based REIT, has sold a two-building, 618,000-square-foot office complex located at 19100 Ridgewood Parkway in San Antonio. The property was sold as part of a portfolio of assets in Texas and the Northeast that fetched a sales price of roughly $223 million. OPI will use for the repayment of the remaining balance on the company’s unsecured term loan and to pay down its revolving credit facility. The buyer and sales price were not disclosed.

September 5, 2019

Leasing Activity New York Northeast Office

Kelley Drye & Warren Sign 103,000 SF Office Lease in Manhattan

by Alex Patton September 5, 2019

NEW YORK CITY — Kelley Drye & Warren LLP, a New York-based law firm, has signed a 103,000-square-foot office lease at 3 World Trade Center in Manhattan. The firm will move to the 66th, 67th and 68th floors of the building in 2020, and will be the first law firm in the building. Other tenants in the building include advertising company GroupM, beverage company Diageo, mattress retailer Casper, and Hudson River Trading. Mary Ann Tighe, Ken Meyerson, Adam Foster, Evan Haskell, Steve Eynon, David Caperna and Rob Hill of CBRE represented the landlord, Silverstein Properties, in the transaction. Patrick Heeg and Ryan McKinney of Transwestern represented Kelley Drye.

September 5, 2019

Leasing Activity New Jersey Northeast Office

JLL Negotiates 35,000 SF Office Lease in Warren, New Jersey

by Alex Patton September 5, 2019

WARREN, N.J. — JLL has negotiated a 35,000-square-foot office lease in Warren, about 30 miles west of New York City. Bohler Engineering, an Atlanta-based civil engineering company, will occupy the first two floors of 30 Independence Boulevard by March 2020. The engineering firm is relocating to the building from 35 Technology Drive in Warren. Griffin Capital was represented by Timothy Greiner, Dennis McConnell and Daniel Spero of JLL represented the landlord, Griffin Capital, in the transaction. Scott Lesh, Scott Stange Sr. and Daniel Loughlin of JLL represented Bohler.

September 5, 2019

Leasing Activity Office Texas

HR Software Firm Signs 108,109 SF Office Lease in Houston

by John Nelson September 5, 2019

HOUSTON — Empyrean Benefits Solutions Inc., a software provider for human resource departments, has signed a 108,109-square-foot office lease at Pinnacle Westchase, located at 3010 Briarpark Drive in Houston. David Husid, Derek Myers and Taylor Scheps of Newmark Knight Frank represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Stream Realty Partners represented the landlord, Pinnacle Tenant LLC.

September 5, 2019

Leasing Activity Office Texas

Construction Software Developer Inks 20,000 SF Office Lease in Uptown Dallas

by John Nelson September 5, 2019

DALLAS — Bluebeam Inc., a California-based software developer for the construction industry, has inked a 20,000-square-foot office lease at One McKinney, a 15-story office building in Uptown Dallas. Robbie Baty, Shannon Nehrig, Shaun Stiles and Katie Cowan of Cushman & Wakefield represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Elliot Prieur and Allison Johnston Frizzo represented the landlord, Gaedeke Group, on an internal basis.

September 5, 2019

Acquisitions Colorado Office Western

TerraCap Management Buys 381,466 SF Denver Corporate Center for $71.7M

by Amy Works September 5, 2019

DENVER — Estero, Fla.-based TerraCap Management, a privately held investment firm, has purchased Denver Corporate Center II & III, two eleven-story office buildings located within the Denver Tech Center in Denver. A joint venture between Bridge Investment Group Partners and DPC Cos. sold the assets for $71.7 million. Situated along Interstates 25 and 225 and Belleview Light Rail Station, the property offers a total of 381,466 rentable square feet. TerraCap plans to continue the capital upgrade program that is currently underway at the asset. Tim Richey and Charley Will of CBRE represented the seller. Citizens Bank provided debt financing for the buyer.

September 5, 2019

Market Reports Maryland Office Southeast Southeast Market Reports

Suburban Rings Outpacing Baltimore City in Office Leasing, Construction Activity

by Alex Tostado September 5, 2019

A strong, vibrant urban core is vital to the success of the entire metropolitan region, and although currently struggling to regain its footing in some critical areas, Baltimore City will eventually return to prominence in the eyes of international investors, CEOs and the general public. Local stakeholders retain confidence in the city based on its strong fundamentals, including nationally renown hospitals, an impressive labor force (a recent CBRE survey ranked Baltimore City as the No. 11 U.S. market for tech talent) and proximity to the Nation’s Capital and continued federal government spending. The city’s infrastructure, led by Interstate 95, the Port of Baltimore and Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI), is among the most highly regarded across the country. There is an overall uptick in leasing and development activity in 2019, with an emphasis on mixed-use communities with an “engaging story to tell” based on the projects design, location or both. Baltimore City inches forward Ground was officially broken on the first phase of Port Covington, the $5.5 billion mega-project planned on a 235-acre waterfront parcel in south Baltimore that is expected to be anchored by the new Under Armour headquarters. This inaugural section will include 1.3 million square feet …

September 5, 2019

Development Industrial Office Texas

Talley Riggins Underway on 32,000 SF Office, Warehouse Project Near Fort Worth

by John Nelson September 4, 2019

GRAPEVINE, TEXAS — General contractor Talley Riggins Construction Group is underway on a 32,000-square-foot, build-to-suit office and warehouse project in Grapevine, a suburb of Fort Worth. The space will serve as the new headquarters for HVAC supplier McMillan James Equipment Co. The building features office space for over 100 employees, a covered roof terrace, covered parking and an approximately 10,000 square-foot warehouse. Dallas-based Merriman Anderson Architects served as the architect and interior designer on the project.

September 4, 2019

Acquisitions California Healthcare Office Western

REDA Sells Two-Building Medical Office Complex in Southern California

by Amy Works September 4, 2019

NEWPORT BEACH, CALIF. — Newport Beach-based Real Estate Development Associates (REDA) has completed the disposition of Newport Heights Medical Center (NHMC), a 59,978-square-foot Class A medical office campus located in Newport Beach. LaSalle Investment Management acquired the fully leased asset for an undisclosed price. Built in 2017, NHMC consists of Building One, a 18,303-square-foot building located at 20350 Birch St., and Building Two, a 41,675-square-foot asset located at 20360 Birch St. Current tenants includes Starpoint Health Outpatient Surgery Center, UCI Health Newport, Eden Fertility Management, Newport Foot and Ankle, Grover Aesthetics and Lea Plastic Surgery. Chris Bodnar, Anthony DeLorenzo and Ryan Lindsley of CBRE represented the seller in the deal. REDA acquired the four-acre site in 2015 for $8.8 million and proceeded to re-entitle the land for construction of two two-story medical office buildings. The development team included Bank of the West, Bascom Group, Westminster Funds, Millie Severson and California Commercial.

September 4, 2019

Acquisitions Colorado Mixed-Use Office Retail Western

Cushman & Wakefield Brokers Acquisition of Historic Mixed-Use Building in Denver for $6.4M

by Amy Works September 4, 2019

DENVER — Cushman & Wakefield has facilitated the sale of 1925 Blake Street, a 129-year-old mixed-use building in Denver’s Lower Downtown neighborhood. The property traded for $6.4 million, or $418 per square foot. The names of the seller and buyer were not released. Jon Hendrickson and Aaron Johnson of Cushman & Wakefield’s Denver Capital Markets group handled the transaction. Originally constructed in 1890 as a warehouse, the three-level building was converted into an office building in 1934. At the time of sale, the 15,375-square-foot building was fully leased to four tenants.

September 4, 2019

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