Office

JLL Brokers Sale of River Oaks Bank Building in Houston

by John Nelson January 13, 2020

HOUSTON — JLL has brokered the sale of The River Oaks Bank Building, a 170,233-square-foot office building located at 2001 Kirby Drive in Houston’s River Oaks District. A client of L&B Realty Advisors LLP sold the 14-story building to a joint venture between Houston-based Fuller Realty Partners and Independencia Asset Management for an undisclosed price. The recently renovated property features 185 surface parking spaces and an attached garage holding 323 spaces. Kevin McConn, Rudy Hubbard and Rick Goings of JLL represented the seller in the transaction. John Ream, Wally Reid and Cameron Cureton of JLL arranged acquisition financing on behalf of the joint venture.

January 13, 2020

Development Healthcare New York Northeast Office

University of Rochester Plans $240 Million Orthopedics Campus in Rochester, New York

by Alex Patton January 13, 2020

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The University of Rochester (UR) plans to develop The UR Medicine Orthopaedics & Physical Performance Center at The Marketplace Mall in Rochester. The 330,000-square-foot facility would be the largest off-site building in UR history. Wilmorite, owner of The Marketplace Mall, plans to sell the former Sears department store and surrounding mall property to UR. Plans call for repurposing the vacant Sears building as the shell for the new ambulatory surgery center, with new operating rooms and procedure rooms. New construction would create a multi-story tower above the surgery center, housing services such as diagnosis and treatment of bone, spine, muscle and joint conditions as well as sports medicine, injury prevention and other wellness services. The Orthopaedics & Physical Performance Center could cost up to $240 million, which will be paid for through a combination of philanthropy, UR funds and borrowing. Trustees have approved $11 million for project design. If approvals and construction proceed as expected, the campus could be completed by 2023.

January 13, 2020

Development Northeast Office Pennsylvania

Center City Investment to Develop 296,000 SF Spec Office Building in Allentown

by Alex Patton January 13, 2020

ALLENTOWN, PA. — Center City Investment Corp. will develop 1 Center Square, a 296,000-square-foot Class A office building in the City Center business district of Allentown, located approximately 60 miles north of Philadelphia. The 16-story office building will be built with a speculative corporate headquarters anchor tenant in mind and will feature open floorplans and theater-style auditoriums. JDavis Architects is designing 1 Center Square and Gensler is the interior designer. North Star Construction Management is the general contractor. Construction is slated to begin this fall, with initial occupancy scheduled for 2022. The project is estimated to cost $100 million.

January 13, 2020

Acquisitions Office Southeast Virginia

Meridian Group Acquires Office Building in Northern Virginia for $113.2M

by Alex Tostado January 10, 2020

ARLINGTON, VA. — Bethesda, Md.-based Meridian Group has purchased 1525 Wilson Blvd., a 12-story office building in the Rossyln neighborhood of Arlington. The Washington Business Journal reports that EQ Office, which is owned by The Blackstone Group Inc., sold the property for $113.2 million. The 318,729-square-foot building sits above a newly renovated Safeway grocery store and is LEED Gold certified. The building is located less one mile from Rosslyn Metro station and offers access to U.S. Routes 29 and 50, the George Washington Memorial Parkway and Interstate 66. Meridian Group plans to make minor renovations to the 78-percent leased building, including upgrading the building’s common areas, lobby, conference center and fitness center. Meridian’s Andrew Pence, Kyle Maurer and Mike McCarthy handled the acquisition internally.

January 10, 2020

Leasing Activity New York Northeast Office

CBRE Negotiates 13,000 SF Office Lease for Law Firm in Westchester, New York

by Alex Patton January 10, 2020

WESTCHESTER, N.Y. — CBRE has negotiated a 13,000-square-foot office lease for law firm Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin in Westchester, a northern suburb of New York City. The company will occupy the top floor of RiverView at Purchase, a 120,000-square-foot, Class A office property located at 287 Bowman Ave. William Cuddy Jr. and Jacqueline Novotny of CBRE represented the landlord, Phoenix Capital Partners LLC, in the lease negotiations.

January 10, 2020

Florida Leasing Activity Office Southeast

Highwoods Signs Fanatics to Lease 92,000 SF at Office Building in Tampa’s Westshore District

by Alex Tostado January 10, 2020

TAMPA, FLA. — Highwoods Properties Inc. has signed a three-floor, 92,000-square-foot lease at the 5332 Avion office building with Fanatics Brands, the in-house apparel division for sports apparel company Fanatics Inc. 5332 Avion is a 176,000-square-foot, six-story office building in Tampa’s Westshore submarket. The building, which was developed by Highwoods, will serve as one of more than a dozen worldwide office locations for Fanatics. Laser Spine Institute previously used the space for its company headquarters and an ambulatory surgery center. Fanatics has begun to build out its office space within the property.

January 10, 2020

Acquisitions Arizona Lee & Associates Office Western

Pinnacle Healthcare Buys Creative Office Building in Tempe for $8.4M

by Amy Works January 10, 2020

TEMPE, ARIZ. — Oregon-based Pinnacle Healthcare has purchased 1860 West University, a creative office building located in Tempe. iT1 Source sold the asset for $8.4 million, or $314 per square foot. The seller, an IT solutions company, will continue to occupy the property through a long-term lease. Geoff Turbow, Matt Pourcho, Anthony DeLorenzo, Gary Stache, Bryan Johnson and Doug Mack of CBRE Investment Properties – SoCal/Phoenix, along with Colton Trauter and Bill Blake of Lee & Associates in Phoenix represented the seller in the deal. Renovated in 2018, the single-story, 26,750-square-foot building features open/collaborative floor plans, superior-quality interior finishes, a rooftop solar power system, excellent ingress/egress and a parking ratio of 4.3 spaces per 1,000 square feet.

January 10, 2020

Arizona Market Reports Office Western Western Market Reports

Office Demand Remains Strong in Phoenix, Though Concerns Persist

by Taylor Williams January 10, 2020

Phoenix experienced 1.8 million square feet of absorption and an overall office vacancy rate dipping to 17 percent by the end of 2019. Now that the New Year is here, the city is poised to continue its positive progression as healthcare, science, technology and the professional office service sector continue to show steady employment growth. Arizona ranked third in the U.S. with 2.6 percent job creation, as of the third quarter of 2019. That’s 74,000 new jobs for the year, including 6,900 jobs in the science and technology sector and 14,000 new jobs in the recession-resistant healthcare sector. Companies are focused on finding cost-effective, business-friendly office environments and submarkets with access to top talent, and Phoenix checks all those boxes. Much of the state’s top talent is Millennials and Generation Z who are increasingly willing to move to lower cost of living cities that boast a high quality of life. Arizona ranked No. 1 in inbound state migration in 2018, with 273,714 inbound arrivals. We expect to see similar positive net migration numbers in 2019. The Census Bureau estimates that Phoenix will be the fourth most populous city in the U.S., with a population of 2.2 million, by the end …

January 10, 2020

Acquisitions Maryland Office Southeast

Hubris Capital Purchases Two Downtown Baltimore Office Properties for $29.2M

by Alex Tostado January 9, 2020

BALTIMORE — JLL Capital Markets has arranged the $29.2 million sale of two office properties in downtown Baltimore. An investment group led by Dallas-based Hubris Capital purchased both 100 South Charles-Tower II and 201 North Charles in two separate transactions. Jay Wellschlager, Andrew Finkelstein and Elizabeth Runge of JLL represented both undisclosed sellers in the two deals. 100 South Charles-Tower II is a 160,754-square-foot, eight-story office building situated atop a three-story podium containing the retail space and common lobby of the 100 South Charles development. Tower II was 74.6 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including Liberty Mutual Group, Jacobs Engineering Group Inc., Behavioral Health System and four federal government departments. The property recently underwent nearly $2 million of capital upgrades, while the complex’s common areas were renovated separately. The 28-story, 251,943-square-foot 201 North Charles office building is one of the tallest office properties in downtown Baltimore. Located within walking distance of the Lexington Market Metro station, the property was 77.2 percent leased at the time of sale. The building features 52 underground parking spaces, a café, fitness center with showers and a locker room and 24-hour building security.

January 9, 2020

Acquisitions North Carolina Office Southeast

Bridge Acquires Two Office Properties in Raleigh

by Alex Tostado January 9, 2020

RALEIGH, N.C. — Bridge Office Fund Manager LLC, a subsidiary of Bridge Investment Group LLC, has purchased two office buildings in Raleigh. The properties include Capital Center, a seven-story, 161,698-square-foot building located at 5511 Capital Center Drive in west Raleigh. The other asset is Somerset Corporate Center, a two-building property totaling 168,310 square feet located at 4505 Falls of Neuse Road. The sales price was not disclosed. Capital Center was 93 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including Plexus Services Corp., K4Connect, MyComputerCareer and Certara USA Inc. The property’s amenities include an onsite conference facility, outdoor common area and a fitness center. Bridge plans to invest nearly $3 million in capital improvements for the office building, including renovations for corridors and restrooms, the outdoor plaza and the entryway. Somerset Corporate Center was recently renovated with a new conference center and business hub. Capital improvements were also made to corridors, lobbies and restrooms. Somerset was 90 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including KCI Technologies Inc., TowneBank Mortgage, Care Services LLC and Select Bank & Trust. Bridge plans to invest an additional $2.6 million to further improve corridors and restrooms and add spec suites in the …

January 9, 2020

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