AUSTIN, TEXAS — Shorenstein Properties, an investment firm with offices in San Francisco and New York City, has sold a 248,000-square-foot office building in Austin’s Mueller district. The Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS) purchased the six-story complex, which is known as The Bravo Building, with plans to relocate its headquarters to the facility. The sale included an 845-space parking garage. TRS sold its former headquarters building at 1000 Red River St. in downtown Austin in fall 2022.
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DALLAS — Bradford Cos. has purchased Bent Tree Green, a 139,069-square-foot office building in North Dallas, with plans to invest about $9.6 million in capital improvements. Bent Tree Green is a three-story building that overlooks the 190-acre country club of the same name. Bradford plans to add a fitness center, outdoor tenant lounge, putting green and speculative suites to the property. JLL represented the seller, Silver Star Properties REIT, in the transaction.
DigitalBridge Signs 79,141 SF Corporate Headquarters Lease at Sundy Village in Delray Beach, Florida
by John Nelson
DELRAY BEACH, FLA. — DigitalBridge, a digital infrastructure investment firm active in data centers and cell towers, has signed a 79,141-square-foot office lease at Sundy Village, a mixed-use development located at 100 S.E. 1st Ave. in Delray Beach. The South Florida property will serve as the new corporate headquarters for DigitalBridge, which is relocating from nearby Boca Raton. The company plans to move its 300 employees to Sundy Village in the third quarter. The development’s other office tenants will include the developer, Pebb Capital, as well as Vertical Bridge. Joe Freitas and John Criddle of CBRE oversee office leasing at Sundy Village, which also features retail space, structured and subterranean parking and green spaces.
NEW YORK CITY — Clune Construction will relocate its Manhattan headquarters office from 405 Lexington Avenue to 655 Third Avenue. The national general contracting firm will occupy the entire third floor of the building via a 23,437-square-foot lease. John Mambrino and Nicholas Farmakis of Savills represented Clune in the lease negotiations. Tom Bow, Ashlea Aaron and Bailey Caliban represented the landlord, The Durst Organization, on an internal basis. The deal brings the building to 85 percent occupancy. A timeline for occupancy was not disclosed.
OMAHA, NEB. — Turner Construction has signed a 6,132-square-foot office lease at Farnam Executive Center in Omaha. The property, located at 10810 Farnam Drive and recently purchased by White Lotus Group, rises four stories and totals 92,242 square feet. Lease opportunities remain available for users looking for 4,000 to 79,644 square feet. Chris Mensinger, Justin Spooner and Lizzie Mensinger of Colliers represented the landlord in the lease with Turner.
SAN DIEGO — Voit Real Estate Services has arranged the sale of a two-story office building in San Diego’s Kearny Mesa submarket. The asset traded for $17 million, or $315 per square foot. Located at 9573 and 9577 Chesapeake Drive, the building features 54,000 square feet of office space. At the time of sale, the property was fully leased. Randy LaChance and Brandon Keith of Voit’s San Diego office represented the undisclosed buyer and undisclosed seller in the deal.
Urban Catalyst Receives $10.5M in Financing for Icon/Echo Mixed-Use Redevelopment Project in San Jose
by Amy Works
SAN JOSE, CAILF. — Gantry has secured $10.5 million in financing for pre-construction costs for Icon/Echo, a mixed-use redevelopment project in downtown San Jose. The borrower, Urban Catalyst, plans to construct two towers on the 2.1-acre land site following demolition of existing buildings and a parking lot. Current plans include a 21-story office building with street-level retail and a 27-story multifamily residential tower. The towers will be connected by a shared podium on floors one through four. Additionally, the project will offer a below-grade level of parking and 1,000 parking spaces. Construction at the site is slated to begin the next 12 to 24 months. Jeff Wilcox and Robert Slatt of Gantry arranged the short-term bridge loan with interest-only terms through a private real estate investment company.
WINDCREST, TEXAS — Cleveland-based investment and development firm Industrial Commercial Properties (ICP) has acquired the 1.2 million-square-foot former headquarters complex of Rackspace Technology in Windcrest, located just northeast of San Antonio. The locally based cloud computing firm originally acquired the 66-acre property in 2007. According to San Antonio Report, ICP plans to invest more than $40 million in capital improvements to the property, including redeveloped façades, parking lots and green spaces, and to feature industrial and office space that can support eight to 10 tenants. The property will also be rebranded as Windcrest International Business Park.
DALLAS — Atlanta-based REIT Piedmont Office Realty Trust has sold One Lincoln Park, an approximately 257,000-square-foot building in North Dallas. The 10-story building, which was constructed in 1999, was 59 percent leased at the end of 2023. Amenities include a fitness center, conference facilities, tenant lounge and grab-and-go food service. A financial institution, which the Dallas Morning News reports is Triumph Financial, purchased One Lincoln Park in an all-cash deal and plans to use the building as its new headquarters.
MCKINNEY, TEXAS — Hospitality management firm TPG Hotels & Resorts has opened its new 7,500-square-foot office headquarters at District 121, a mixed-use development located north of Dallas in McKinney. The space occupies the fifth floor of a 190,000-square-foot building. David Rubenstein of Savills represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Craig International owns District 121.