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Namdar Realty Group, Mason Asset Management Acquire One North LaSalle Office Tower in Chicago

by Kristin Harlow

CHICAGO — Namdar Realty Group and Mason Asset Management have acquired One North LaSalle, a 493,738-square-foot office tower along the LaSalle Street corridor in downtown Chicago, through a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure. Built in 1929, the property was renovated in 2017. Once recognized as the city’s tallest structure, One North LaSalle was designated a Chicago landmark in 1996 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1999. The property features “The Landmark” on the 25th floor, which houses a fitness center, conference rooms and a tenant lounge with outdoor terrace. The ownership transition is part of a broader strategy to enhance the building’s appeal. Andy DeMoss of Bradford Allen will continue to lead leasing efforts for the asset. Recent lease signings have included Flanagan Bilton, Youth Guidance, Second Sense, Collins Bargione & Vuckovich, Symmetry Counseling, Reifers Holmes & Peters, Wolf Point Engineers and SRF Consulting Group.

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RXR Recapitalizes 500,000 SF Office, Retail Building in Manhattan

by Taylor Williams

NEW YORK CITY — RXR has recapitalized 620 Avenue of the Americas, a 500,000-square-foot office and retail building in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood, via a new partnership with global investment management firm Hudson Bay Capital Management. The building, which was originally constructed in 1896, is home to tenants such as footwear provider Cole Haan and labor union SEIU Local 32BJ. The partnership has also secured a five-year, $320 million loan facility to fund the repositioning of the property.  Additional terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

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PSRS Secures Refinancing for Two Adjacent Office and Retail Properties in Danville, California

by Amy Works

DANVILLE, CALIF. — PSRS has arranged $14 million and $4.5 million in refinancing for two adjacent properties at Danville Livery in Danville. The properties offer more than 123,000 square feet of retail and office space. The retail and service-oriented office space offers a mix of tenants, including eateries, home goods, salons, real estate offices and title services. James Mulvihill and Kevin Mulvihill of PSRS secured the undisclosed borrower with a separate loan for each property, both of which are underwritten with interest-only payments. The non-recourse loans were provided by correspondent life insurance companies.

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Cushman & Wakefield Places $24M Acquisition Loan for Manhattan Office Building

by Taylor Williams

NEW YORK CITY — Cushman & Wakefield has placed a $24 million acquisition loan for The Plant, a 246,343-square-foot office building located at 321 W. 44th St. in Midtown Manhattan. The building was 56 percent leased at the time of the loan closing to tenants such as Broadway Dance Center, TagWall, AKA NYC Limited, Sony Records and Sunlight Studios. Chase Johnson and Caleb Riebe of Cushman & Wakefield originated the debt through an undisclosed life insurance company. The name of the borrower was also not disclosed.

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OKO Group, Cain International Deliver 57-Story Office Tower in Miami

by John Nelson

MIAMI — OKO Group and Cain International have completed the development of 830 Brickell, a 57-story office tower located in Miami. Totaling 640,000 square feet, the fully leased building has now received its temporary certificate of occupancy (TCO) from the City of Miami. Tenants — which include Microsoft, Citadel, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Marsh Insurance, Sidley Austin LLP, CI Financial (Corient), Thoma Bravo, Santander Bank and A-CAP — will now begin build-outs and take occupancy of their respective spaces. Roughly 20 percent of the building is already occupied and operational. The project team includes architect Adriam Smith + Gordon Gill and interior designer Iosa Ghini Associati. Amenities at the building will include a Mediterranean restaurant with a private terrace, bar and private club, health and wellness center, conference facilities, an outdoor terrace and cafés and street-level retail space. Construction of 830 Brickell began in 2020.

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LandPark, Porter Law Buy 244,804 SF Office Building in Houston’s Galleria District

by Taylor Williams

HOUSTON — A partnership between locally based investment firm LandPark Advisors and The Porter Law Firm has purchased 2603 Augusta, a 244,804-square-foot office building in Houston’s Galleria district. The law firm is in the process of relocating from 2201 South Voss to the 16-story building, which features newly renovated common areas, including bathrooms and amenity spaces, as well as updated infrastructure. The new ownership also plans to add pickleball courts and a golf simulator to the amenity package. The sales price was not disclosed.

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Sagard Real Estate Sells Tustin Financial Plaza in Southern California for $27.5M

by Amy Works

TUSTIN, CALIF. — Sagard Real Estate has completed the disposition of Tustin Financial Plaza, a multi-tenant office property in Tustin. A local investment firm acquired the asset for $27.5 million. The five-building asset is located at 17772, 17782, 17852 and 17862 E. 17th St. in north Tustin, about 34 miles south of Los Angeles via I-5. Totaling 185,180 square feet, Tustin Financial Plaza consists of four two-story buildings, one four-story building and a 533-space parking lot. At the time of sale, the plaza was 70 percent occupied. Tustin Financial Plaza was built on 8.5 acres in 1973. Anthony DeLorenzo, Sammy Cemo, Bryan Johnson and Greg Sullivan of CBRE represented the seller in the deal.

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Harvey Signs 17,050 SF Office Lease Expansion in Midtown Manhattan

by Taylor Williams

NEW YORK CITY — Harvey, a San Francisco-based generative AI platform, has signed a 17,050-square-foot office lease expansion in Midtown Manhattan. The space spans the entire seventh floor of 315 Park Avenue S., a 20-story building in the Flatiron District, and complements Harvey’s original 17,050-square-foot lease that was inked this summer.  Todd Stracci, Hugh Scott and Jack Nelson of JLL represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. David Falk, Peter Shimkin and Jonathan Fanuzzi of Newmark, along with internal agents Maria Blake and Ted Koltis, represented the landlord, Columbia Property Trust.

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Tishman Speyer Completes $3.5B CMBS Refinancing of Rockefeller Center in Midtown Manhattan

by Taylor Williams

NEW YORK CITY — Locally based real estate giant Tishman Speyer has completed the $3.5 billion refinancing of Rockefeller Center, a 7.3 million-square-foot mixed-use campus in Midtown Manhattan. Bank of America and Wells Fargo led the consortium of lenders that provided the CMBS financing, which carries a fixed interest rate of approximately 6.23 percent. Tishman Speyer will use the proceeds to pay off a 20-year, $1.7 billion CMBS loan and additional mezzanine financing that will mature in May 2025, as well as to fund reserves for contractual leasing costs. Dechert LLP advised Bank of America and Wells Fargo on the transaction. Rockefeller Center was originally developed in the 1920s and comprises more than a dozen buildings across 22 acres between 48th and 51st streets. The campus features office, retail, restaurant and entertainment space, as well as a 24,000-square-foot park atop Radio City Music Hall. Tishman Speyer is currently nearing completion of a redevelopment of the property. The office component of Rockefeller Center is currently 93 percent leased to global occupiers such as Deloitte, Lazard, Christie’s, Simon & Schuster and J.P. Morgan Chase. Retail and entertainment users include LEGO, Banana Republic, Anthropologie, Michael Kors, Catbird, FAO Schwarz and Nintendo. The lineup of …

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Bloomberg Signs 924,876 SF Office Lease Extension, Expansion at 919 Third Avenue in Manhattan

by Taylor Williams

NEW YORK CITY — Bloomberg LP has signed a 924,876-square-foot office lease extension and expansion at 919 Third Avenue in Manhattan. The deal will see the business media and publishing giant retain its 749,035-square-foot space that covers floors two through 18 and floors 28 through 33. The original lease for that portion of the building expires in 2029, and the new extension runs through 2040. In addition, Bloomberg will expand its footprint within the building by 175,841 square feet via a new 15-year lease covering a portion of the 34th floor and the entire floors on levels 35 and 41 through 44. SL Green owns 919 Third Avenue, which rises 47 stories and spans 1.5 million square feet. The building was originally completed in 1970 and recently underwent a capital improvement program. Robert Alexander, Ryan Alexander, Emily Chabrier, Taylor Callahan, Alex D’Amario and Nicole Marshall of CBRE represented SL Green in the lease negotiations. Howard Fiddle, Chris Mansfield, Zach Weil and Ryan Luck, also with CBRE, represented Bloomberg, which also recently extended its office lease at 731 Lexington Avenue through 2040.

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