Office

McCarthy, HITT to Build $1.7B Office Campus in St. Louis for Government Agency

by Taylor Williams November 22, 2019

ST. LOUIS — McCarthy Building Cos. and HITT Contracting will build a $1.7 billion office campus in St. Louis for the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), which provides intelligence and combat support services to the U.S. Department of Defense. The campus is being developed on a 97-acre tract at the corner of Jefferson and Cass avenues on the city’s north side. The property will feature approximately 712,000 square feet of office space, parking garages, a visitor’s center and an inspection facility. NGA, which has operated out of St. Louis for 70 years, will relocate from its current facility in south St. Louis to the new campus, which is expected to be fully operational by 2025. The U.S. Air Force owns NGA’s current campus, and it remains unclear what the military branch will do with that property following the relocation. “NGA’s new campus will be built with spaces that facilitate information sharing and collaboration among NGA’s and St. Louis’ talented innovators,” says Vice Admiral Richard Sharp, director of NGA. “Working together, we can better achieve NGA’s mission of providing world-class intelligence to U.S. service members and leaders to keep our nation secure.” A groundbreaking ceremony is scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 26. Following …

November 22, 2019

Acquisitions Georgia Industrial Office Southeast

JLL Brokers $71.3M Sale of Industrial Park in Norcross, Georgia

by Alex Tostado November 21, 2019

NORCROSS, GA. — JLL has brokered the $71.3 million sale of Gwinnett Park, a 981,720-square-foot light industrial and business park portfolio composed of 18 buildings in the Atlanta suburb of Norcross. Dennis Mitchell, Matt Wirth and Britton Burdette of JLL marketed the property on behalf of the seller, California-based Sperry Equities. Dogwood Industrial Properties purchased the portfolio. Dogwood, owned by TPG Real Estate Partners, specializes in multi-tenant industrial assets. Gwinnett Park is located at 4405 International Blvd., near Interstate 85 and approximately 20 miles northeast of downtown Atlanta. The business park’s buildings were constructed between 1973 and 1997 and feature 18- to 22-foot clear heights, a combination of shallow bay suites, a mix of grade-level and dock-high doors, parking and office space. The property is approximately 87 percent leased to more than 55 tenants in various sectors, including manufacturing, healthcare, logistics, education, consumer goods, marketing, financial services, engineering and commercial and business services.

November 21, 2019

Acquisitions Northeast Office Pennsylvania

Acts Acquires 80,000 SF Office Building in Pennsylvania for New Headquarters

by Alex Patton November 21, 2019

FORT WASHINGTON, PA. — Nonprofit senior living organization Acts Retirement-Life Communities has acquired an 80,000-square-foot office building in Fort Washington, a northern suburb of Philadelphia. The company will move its operations from West Point, where it has been headquartered since 1989, and will be the sole occupant of the new building. The office complex was built in 2006 and will serve Acts Retirement’s primary base of operations for its 26 senior living campuses located throughout the East Coast, including 12 in the greater Philadelphia area. Employees have already begun transferring to the new office, completion of which is slated for December. The sales price was undisclosed.

November 21, 2019

Development Office Texas

Bright Realty Completes 251,000 SF Offices at The Realm Project in Greater Dallas

by Taylor Williams November 21, 2019

DALLAS — Locally based developer Bright Realty has completed Offices at The Realm, a 235,000-square-foot office project with 16,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space in Lewisville, located north of downtown Dallas. The project represents Phase I of Bright Realty’s 324-acre Realm at Castle Hills mixed-use development. Amenities at Offices at The Realm include a fitness center, conference center and a rooftop terrace. Coworking firm Venture X has also signed a lease to occupy 30,371 square feet at the nine-story building. BOKA Powell designed the project, and Hill & Wilkinson served as the general contractor. Phase II of The Realm at Castle Hills will deliver a 260-unit apartment community with ground-floor retail and restaurant space in fall 2020.

November 21, 2019

Acquisitions California Office Western

Providence Capital Group Divests of Rincon Corporate Plaza in Inland Empire for $11.8M

by Amy Works November 21, 2019

CORONA, CALIF. — San Diego-based Providence Capital Group has completed the sale of Rincon Corporate Plaza, an office building located at 355 E. Rincon St. in Corona. ZHOPE LLC acquired the asset for $11.8 million, or $200 per square foot. At the time of sale, the 58,850-square-foot property was 100 percent leased to 17 tenants, including Lennar Homes, Wells Fargo and Verizon. Anthony DeLorenzo, Gary Stache, Doug Mack, Sammy Cemo and Bryan Johnson of CBRE represented the seller. Shaun Moothart and Jenifer Ansari, also of CBRE, arranged financing for the Corona-based buyer in the transaction.

November 21, 2019

Acquisitions Midwest Office Ohio

Mohr Capital Sells 460,000 SF Office Building in Suburban Cleveland for $61.1M

by Kristin Harlow November 21, 2019

MAYFIELD HEIGHTS, OHIO — Mohr Capital has sold a 460,000-square-foot, net leased office building in Mayfield Heights, a suburb of Cleveland, for $61.1 million. The property is fully leased to Rockwell Automation Inc. Mohr acquired the asset two years ago. Rodrigo Godoi and Kyle Campbell of Mohr represented the company in the sale. There were no brokers involved in the transaction. The buyer was undisclosed.

November 21, 2019

Market Reports Midwest Midwest Market Reports Minnesota Office

Strong Mix of Fortune 500 Companies Helps Fuel Growth of Twin Cities

by Kristin Harlow November 21, 2019

Even in the context of a sustained stretch of national economic growth and a Midwest region where there are plenty of high-performing markets, Minneapolis-St. Paul stands out. The commercial real estate market in and around the Twin Cities is thriving, in large part due to some impressive structural fundamentals. Metrics and measurables The state of Minnesota — especially the Minneapolis-St. Paul metro area — has a very diverse base of employment, with a long list of significant Fortune 500 companies, including familiar and even iconic names like Target, Best Buy, 3M, U.S. Bancorp, General Mills, Medtronic, C.H. Robinson and United Health Care. United Health Care alone generated $226 billion in revenue in 2018. The economic and market diversity of the Twin Cities stands in contrast to some other Midwest markets, even some that are experiencing significant growth. The market has also experienced an exciting and ongoing uptick in workforce numbers and population growth, elevating Minneapolis-St. Paul far ahead of U.S. averages for both numbers — surpassing cities like Seattle, Atlanta and Washington, D.C. Forbes lists the state of Minnesota as among the nation’s top 10 “Best States for Business.” With 65 percent of the state’s population living in the Minneapolis-St. …

November 21, 2019

California Development Office Top Stories Western

Joint Venture Completes 45-Story Office Building for Facebook in San Francisco

by Alex Tostado November 21, 2019

SAN FRANCISCO — A joint venture between The John Buck Co., Golub & Co. and MetLife has completed construction of Park Tower at Transbay, a 45-story, 803,700-square-foot office tower in San Francisco’s Transbay district. The building is situated at the corner of Howard and Beale streets, two miles east of downtown San Francisco and four blocks from San Francisco Bay. Architect Goettsch Partners (GP) designed the 605-foot-tall building to include a covered, 3,600-square-foot outdoor plaza with a 35-foot ceiling at the base of the tower. A major focal point of this outdoor space is a site-specific art installation, titled “Night Writing” by Teresita Fernandez, which is integrated into the main wall of the tower’s core. Park Tower is certified LEED Gold. In May 2018, Facebook signed a long-term lease to fully occupy the building upon completion. “We’re pleased to welcome Facebook to Park Tower,” said Joel Redmon, San Francisco-based managing director for MetLife Investment Management’s real estate business, when the lease was announced. “We’ve worked hard to design an office of the future that will facilitate technological innovation and provide a great foundation for Facebook’s future success.” In addition to the outdoor plaza, Park Tower offers a series of large …

November 21, 2019

Development Leasing Activity Office Southeast Tennessee

Mitsubishi Confirms New U.S. Headquarters Office in Franklin, Tennessee

by John Nelson November 20, 2019

FRANKLIN, TENN. — Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) has confirmed the location for the company’s permanent headquarters in the Cool Springs district of Franklin, a suburb south of Nashville. The automotive company has signed a long-term lease for approximately 40,000 square feet at the McEwen Northside mixed-use project that Boyle Investment Co. is developing. Scheduled for completion in early spring 2020, the greenfield-developed project is located at 4015 Aspen Grove Drive. MMNA will occupy the entire top floor and approximately half of the floor beneath, with exclusive external building signage rights, including the brand’s logo. Scott Wetzel, Mitch Lundquist, Bo Tyler and Kevin Ziomek of JLL represented MMNA in the lease negotiations. Currently headquartered in Cypress, Calif., MMNA is responsible for the sales, research and development, marketing and customer service of Mitsubishi Motors vehicles in the United States.

November 20, 2019

Illinois Leasing Activity Midwest Office

Colliers Negotiates 116,000 SF in Office Leases at Parkway North Center in Deerfield, Illinois

by Kristin Harlow November 20, 2019

DEERFIELD, ILL. — Colliers International principals Darryl Silverman and Steve Kling recently negotiated office leases totaling more than 116,000 square feet at Parkway North Center in Deerfield. Colliers represented building ownership, Fulcrum Asset Advisors and True North Management. At Six Parkway North, Lundbeck and Advanced Clinical signed leases. The property is now 95 percent leased. Lundbeck, a global pharmaceutical company, leased an additional 24,500 square feet to bring its total footprint to 73,000 square feet. John Goodman of Savils represented Lundbeck. Advanced Clinical signed a new lease for 16,521 square feet and will relocate from Ten Parkway North. Larry Serota and John Marquardt of Transwestern represented the tenant. At Nine Parkway North, now 88 percent leased, Michael Silver & Co. leased 19,253 square feet. The firm will relocate from Skokie in 2020. John Goodman and Isabel Preskill of Savils represented the accounting and consulting firm. Global executive search and leadership consulting firm Spencer Stuart leased 7,890 square feet. Bill Rogers and Isabelle Montagne of JLL represented the tenant.

November 20, 2019

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