The Dallas office market has changed drastically over the past 10 years. Though Far North Dallas has gotten its fair share of notoriety during this time (and justifiably so), the fundamentals of North Texas as a great place for business are sparking growth and activity across the market for established companies and those looking to relocate. Consider Las Colinas, which over the last few years has seen several major headquarter relocations, including large healthcare providers that have expanded or consolidated their regional workforces in this area. Currently, Dallas has 5.3 million square feet of Class A office product under construction, 2 million of which is in Las Colinas. In fact, since 2009, Las Colinas has added over 54,000 employees. That’s equivalent to a full Boeing 737 landing in Las Colinas every day for a year, unloading its passengers and everyone staying. Even with this remarkable influx of new jobs and our growing population, the competition for talent in Dallas remains fierce. Jason Savings, an economist with the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, recently noted that we’re in the midst of a historically tight labor market, the likes of which haven’t been seen since 1969. The Irving–Las Colinas submarket leads the …
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COLUMBUS, OHIO — Lingerfelt CommonWealth Partners LLC has acquired 100 East Broad Street, a 308,337-square-foot office tower in downtown Columbus. The purchase price was undisclosed. The property, also referred to as Chase Tower after its anchor tenant JP Morgan Chase, is situated in the heart of downtown Columbus across from Capitol Square. It is 60 percent occupied. Lingerfelt CommonWealth plans to immediately implement a multi-million-dollar renovation, consisting of a full elevator modernization, lobby improvements, new HVAC equipment and a new amenity package. Atlantic Real Estate Capital provided acquisition financing.
CHICAGO — Parkside Realty Inc. has topped off Fulton East, a 12-story, 90,000-square-foot office building in Chicago’s Fulton Market district. Clayco is leading the design-build construction along with its in-house architecture firm Lamar Johnson Collaborative. Located at 215 N. Peoria St., the building is slated for occupancy in June 2020. Fulton East features an 8,000-square-foot landscaped rooftop park exclusively for tenant use. Each floor also has its own balcony. On the ground level, 5,000 square feet of retail space is available for lease.
CHICAGO — Law firm Schoenberg Finkel Newman & Rosenberg LLC has signed a full-floor lease at The 300, an office building located at 300 S. Wacker Ave. in downtown Chicago. The law firm will occupy the entire 15th floor for a total of 15,460 square feet. The lease commences in September 2020. Founded in 1946, the firm currently resides at 222 South Riverside. Golub & Co. owns The 300 and completed a renovation of the 536,000-square-foot property last year. Deborah Frank and Sandy Macaluso of Golub & Co. represented the landlord in the lease with the law firm. Tony Karmin and Corby Marx of Colliers International represented the tenant.
SEATTLE AND BELLEVUE, WASH. — KKR, a global investment firm, has closed on two real estate transactions totaling more than $1.2 billion. The firm purchased Summit in downtown Bellevue and F5 Tower in downtown Seattle, both office assets. Located in Bellevue’s central business district, Summit features 915,000 square feet of Class A office space. The complex is 99 percent leased and comprises two existing LEED Platinum office buildings and a third building that is currently under construction, with completion slated for third-quarter 2020. Recently completed, F5 Tower is a 43-story office tower in Seattle’s central business district. The property includes a fully leased, 516,000-square-foot office condominium acquired by KKR alongside a separate 189-room luxury hotel. The building is architecturally significant to the Seattle skyline and home to F5 Networks as its global headquarters. Urban Renaissance Group, a Seattle-based real estate investor, developer and manager of real estate, will operate the properties. The company also assisted with the acquisition. These investments are being funded by accounts co-advised by KKR and KKR’s balance sheet. The names of the sellers were not released.
DALLAS — Greystone has negotiated the sale of a 53,861-square-foot office building located at 17440 N. Dallas Parkway on the city’s north side. According to LoopNet Inc., the Class B property was built in 1983. Jeff Burgfechtel and Todd Franks of Greystone represented the seller and advised the buyer in the transaction.
Stone Harbour to Convert Office, Retail Building in Stamford, Connecticut into 77-Unit Multifamily Property
by Alex Patton
STAMFORD, CONN. — Stone Harbour Capital will redevelop One Atlantic, a 94,000-square-foot office and retail building, into a 77-unit multifamily property in Stamford, located approximately 45 miles northeast of New York City. The community will comprise 19 studios, 40 one-bedroom apartments, 18 two-bedroom apartments and ground-floor retail space. Construction is slated for completion in 2022. Marty Reasoner of ACRES Capital Corp. provided a $33 million construction loan,which carries a term of three years, for the project.
BOSTON — L.E.K. Consulting, which consults with private and public sector organizations, private equity firms and emerging entrepreneurial businesses, has renewed and expanded its lease at 75 State Street in Boston’s Financial District by 15,000 square feet for a total footprint of 78,000 total square feet. The company will occupy floors 18 through 21 of the 1.1 million-square-foot, Class A office building. Nat Kessler and Kevin Kennedy of CBRE represented L.E.K. Consulting in the lease negotiations. Rockpoint Group and DivcoWest are the landlords.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. affiliate of Swedish construction and development company Skanska AB has sold the 99M office building in Washington, D.C., to Chevy Chase, Md.-based Polinger Development Co. for $163 million. The transfer of the property is expected to close in the first quarter of 2020. Located at 99 M St. SE in D.C.’s Navy Yard neighborhood, the 11-story office building spans 234,000 square feet and is LEED Gold-certified. Built in 2018, 99M is 87 percent leased to tenants including PYXERA Global, an international trade and development nonprofit organization, and GiveCampus, a digital fundraising and volunteer management platform for educational institutions. In addition to ground floor retail, the building offers a rooftop terrace, fitness facility and a secured bike room.
East West Partners, Northridge Capital Open Crabtree Terrace in Raleigh’s Brookside Village Area
by Alex Tostado
RALEIGH, N.C. — Developer East West Partners and equity partner Northridge Capital LLC have opened Crabtree Terrace in the Brookside Village neighborhood of North Raleigh. Located at 4950 Creedmoor Road, the 173,468-square-foot office and retail project was completed earlier this month and tenants are expected to occupy the building in January 2020. The tenant roster includes coworking company Spaces, JLL, Longleaf Law Partners and Perry’s Steakhouse & Grille. Designed by Gensler and Kimley-Horn, Crabtree Terrace has floor-to-ceiling glass throughout, as well as covered parking. The building offers nearby access to U.S. Routes 50 and 70 and the Capital Area Greenway trail system. In addition to the ground-floor retail, a fitness facility with showers is planned in the building. Brasfield & Gorrie served as general contractor, and CBRE | Raleigh’s Advisory & Transaction Services | Investor Leasing group and Retail Services group are handling the office and retail leasing for Crabtree Terrace.