Office

OA Development Sells Metro Charlotte Office Portfolio for $81.5M

by Alex Tostado December 13, 2019

HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. — Atlanta-based OA Development has sold a five-building office portfolio in Huntersville to Arizona-based healthcare REIT, Healthcare Trust of America Inc., for $81.5 million. The nearly 400,000-square foot office portfolio is located within The Park Huntersville, a mixed-use development situated 12 miles north of Charlotte. JLL’s Ryan Clutter represented OA Development in the sale. OA Development purchased the campus two years ago for $62.5 million. Located adjacent to Novant Hospital, the portfolio was 90.4 percent occupied at the time of sale to tenants including Ensemble Health Partners, Black & Decker Corp. and Covia Holdings Corp. The office portfolio includes a four-story, 123,000-square-foot building; two three-story buildings at 101,500 and 45,000 square feet; and two two-story buildings at 68,000 and 59,000 square feet. The five buildings were developed between 1990 and 2001. The Park Huntersville overall spans 2.6 million square feet.

December 13, 2019

Acquisitions Midwest Minnesota Office

CCRP Purchases Three-Building Office Complex in Edina, Minnesota in Sale-Leaseback with Regis

by Kristin Harlow December 13, 2019

EDINA, MINN. — City Center Realty Partners (CCRP), in a joint venture with Contrarian Capital Management, has purchased a three-building office complex in Edina. Seller Regis Corp. will lease back a portion of the 180,000-square-foot campus through part of 2020. The 11-acre property is located on Metro Boulevard. Marc Nanne and Steve Buss of JLL represented CCRP in the transaction. CCRP plans to renovate two of the buildings. The 105,000-square-foot, nine-floor 7201 Metro Boulevard building will be leased back to Regis through May 2020 and thereafter renovated for multi-tenant occupancy. Regis is also leasing back a portion of 7151 Metro Boulevard through March 2020. That three-story building will also undergo a renovation. The third building, 7101 Metro Boulevard, is 85 percent occupied by PCL Construction.

December 13, 2019

Market Reports New York Northeast Northeast Market Reports Office

Brooklyn and Queens: Worthy Alternatives to Overpriced Manhattan Office Market?

by Taylor Williams December 13, 2019

New York City is one of the priciest office markets in the world, with Manhattan housing the core business district of the city. The borough has always been the place to be — the ultimate live-work-play destination that houses the big corporations and the talent that recruiters look for. Overall, office asking rents in Manhattan fell only slightly during the third quarter to $74 per square foot, per Cushman & Wakefield, while rents in some submarkets continued to rise. In highly appealing office clusters like Hudson Yards or the Plaza District, asking rents often exceed $100 per square foot, meaning small- to mid-sized tenants are often priced out of these areas. Historically, areas outside Manhattan have not been as desirable for office users. Yet with rising housing prices, many New Yorkers have been priced out of the borough, forcing them to either downsize or get off the island. Developers have taken advantage of this trend and started investing in residential projects in Brooklyn and Queens in order to attract homebuyers. Businesses soon started to take notice, and many office-using tenants have since migrated or expanded into the outer boroughs, primarily Brooklyn and Queens. Small Leases Drive Brooklyn Brooklyn has always …

December 13, 2019

Development Loans Office Southeast Virginia

PCCP Provides Construction Loan for 25-Story Tysons Central Office Tower

by Alex Tostado December 12, 2019

TYSONS, VA. — Pacific Coast Capital Partners LLC (PCCP) has provided a senior construction loan for a joint venture between Foulger-Pratt and USAA Real Estate to finance the speculative development of Tysons Central. The property is a 25-story, 388,077-square-foot office tower in the Tysons Corner submarket of Washington, D.C. Construction has begun on the fully entitled project, located at 1750 Tysons Central St., and completion is scheduled for March 2022. Details of the financing were not disclosed. Tysons Central is a LEED Gold-certified, Gensler-designed office tower near the Greensboro Metro station. Amenities will include a sky lobby, fitness center, lounge and shared conference spaces. The property will also offer 14,738 square feet of ground floor retail space, as well as three floors of below-grade parking and six floors of above-grade parking totaling 754 spaces.

December 12, 2019

Iowa Midwest Office

Ruan Cos. Taps Transwestern to Manage 750,000 SF Des Moines Office Portfolio

by Kristin Harlow December 12, 2019

DES MOINES, IOWA — Transwestern Commercial Services has been awarded the property management assignment for the headquarters of Ruan Cos. in Des Moines. Ruan is a family-owned trucking and logistics company. The assignment includes 750,000 square feet of office space across Ruan Center and Two Ruan Center, located at 666 Grand Ave. and 601 Locust St., respectively. This marks Transwestern’s entrance into the Des Moines market. Micah Larmie, Bonnie Boden and Pete Miceli of Transwestern’s Midwest asset services team will provide management and building engineering services for the two properties. General Manager Jona Schmidt of Transwestern will be onsite to directly oversee operations. Built in 1975, the 24-story Ruan Center is situated in the city’s central business district.

December 12, 2019

Acquisitions Office Texas

Skanska Divests Majority Interest in Downtown Houston’s Bank of America Tower for $373M

by Taylor Williams December 12, 2019

HOUSTON — Sweden-based international developer Skanska has divested its 90 percent interest in Bank of America Tower, a 780,000-square-foot office building in downtown Houston, for $373 million. Construction of Bank of America Tower, which houses tenants such as Bank of America, Waste Management, Winston & Strawn LP, Quantum Energy Partners and Skanska, began in 2017 and was completed earlier this year. The property features an open-air community hub that includes a full-service restaurant and a culinary market with seven chef-driven concepts and a cocktail bar. Skanska sold its majority interest to an affiliate of Boston-based Beacon Capital Partners. Eastdil secured arranged a $240 million acquisition loan through PGIM Real Estate Finance for the transaction.

December 12, 2019

Acquisitions Office Texas

JLL Negotiates Sale of 155,047 SF Office Building in Houston’s Energy Corridor

by Taylor Williams December 12, 2019

HOUSTON — JLL has negotiated the sale of 1311 Broadfield Boulevard, a 155,047-square-foot office building located in the Energy Corridor area of Houston. Built in 2000, the Class A building is situated on 3.9 acres within the Park 10 Regional Business Center and was 66 percent leased at the time of sale. Kevin McConn, Rudy Hubbard and Rick Goings of JLL represented the seller in the transaction and procured the buyer, an affiliate of Houston-based Rycore Capital LP. Matt Kafka, Cameron Cureton and Michael Johnson of JLL arranged a three-year, floating-rate acquisition loan for the buyer through Boston-based Crossharbor Capital Partners.

December 12, 2019

Leasing Activity New York Northeast Office

Chegg Signs 24,205 SF Office Lease at 31 Penn Plaza in Manhattan

by Alex Patton December 12, 2019

NEW YORK CITY — Education technology company Chegg has signed a 24,205-square-foot office lease at 31 Penn Plaza, an 18-story building in Manhattan. The company is relocating its New York office from 10 East 39th St. to the entire 12th floor of 31 Penn Plaza. The property is located close to 10 subway lines as well as major transportation hubs including Pennsylvania Station, Grand Central Terminal and Port Authority. Scott Brown of Newmark Knight Frank represented Chegg in the lease negotiations. Mitchell Konsker, Matthew Astrachan and Kyle Young of JLL represented the landlord, Vanbarton Group.

December 12, 2019

Development Office Texas

Zydeco Completes Two Office Buildings Totaling 140,000 SF at Austin’s MetCenter

by Taylor Williams December 12, 2019

AUSTIN, TEXAS — Locally based Zydeco Development has completed two office buildings totaling 140,000 square feet at MetCenter, the developer’s 550-acre business park in Austin. The campus offers outdoor amenities like food trucks with seating areas, ping pong tables, basketball and tennis courts, hiking and biking trails and a disc golf course. Office users at MetCenter include Arrive Logistics, PHRG, Ascension and Kapsch. JLL handles leasing of the property.

December 12, 2019

Acquisitions Arizona Office Western

Stockdale Capital Partners Buys 371,937 SF Research, Creative Office Building in North Scottsdale

by Amy Works December 12, 2019

SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. — Los Angeles-based Stockdale Capital Partners has acquired a medical laboratory and creative office building, formerly known as Henkel Corporate Center, in the Scottsdale Airpark submarket. Terms of the sale including acquisition price and the name of the seller were not released. Located at 7201 E. Henkel Way, the 371,937-square-foot property features large, open floorplans, a rooftop amenity deck and ready-for-use medical lab and R&D space. Originally developed as a build-to-suit for Henkel’s North American headquarters in 2009, the property features wet-lab build-outs, rooftop garden, cafetorium and auditorium suites, and subterranean parking. Mark Stratz of Transwestern will provide leasing services for the property, which is available to new renters for the first time.

December 12, 2019

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