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ATLANTA — Battery manufacturer Duracell has selected Science Square in Midtown Atlanta for its new global headquarters for research-and-development (R&D). Trammell Crow Co. and Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) jointly own the 18-acre Science Square development, which sits adjacent to Georgia Tech’s campus. Duracell plans to invest approximately $56 million into its new space at 101 Nerem St. NW and create 110 jobs. Civic and utility partners that helped Duracell in its site selection include the Georgia Department of Economic Development’s Global Commerce team, Invest Atlanta, Select Fulton, Metro Atlanta Chamber, Georgia Power and the University System of Georgia. Duracell has had a footprint in Georgia for years. The company currently has a manufacturing facility in LaGrange that has been in operation since 1980 and a logistics and distribution plant in Fairburn that began operations in 2020.

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ARLINGTON, VA. — Cresa has secured the sale of the Portsmouth Building, a vacant 30,000-square-foot office building located at 3138 10th St. N in Arlington. BRB Development Group paid approximately $200 per square foot for the property, with plans to demolish the building to make way for a new self-storage development. Gene Sachs, Jonathan Harms and Natalie Gosnell of Cresa represented the seller, America’s Credit Unions (ACU), in the transaction. ACU is a merger of the Credit Union National Association (CUNA) with National Association of Federally-Insured Credit Unions (NAFCU). ACU consolidated the two companies into new office space at 99 M St. SE in the metro’s Navy Yard submarket.

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SAN ANTONIO — Locally based brokerage and investment firm Worth & Associates has purchased a 99,263-square-foot office building in San Antonio. The four-story building at 800 E. Sonterra Blvd. is located on the city’s north side and was originally constructed in 1999, according to LoopNet Inc. Steve Thomas, Alyse Sellers and Zander Thomas of Stream Realty Partners represented the seller, Energy Transfer, in the transaction. Shawn Gulley and Lukin King represented Worth & Associates on an internal basis.

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HOUSTON — JLL has brokered the sale of Timberway One, a 93,578-square-foot office building located in the Energy Corridor area of West Houston. The three-story building was 92 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants elevator manufacturer thyssenkrupp, 2H Offshore and Medical Care Center. Marty Hogan led the JLL team that represented the seller, Miami-based Banyan Street Capital, in the transaction. The buyer was locally based investment firm LM & Associates.

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NEW YORK CITY — New York Cancer & Blood Specialists (NYCBS) has signed a 35,469-square-foot office lease in Upper Manhattan. The oncology practice will occupy three full floors at Radio Tower, a mixed-use building in the Washington Heights neighborhood. Marty Cottingham, Michael Gottlieb, Patrick Steffens, Joel Wechsler and Alexis Odgers of Avison Young represented the landlord, Youngwoo & Associates, in the lease negotiations. Arthur Mirante II of Savills and Ari Malul of Schuckman Realty represented NYCBS.

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NEW YORK CITY — SharkNinja will open a 14,296-square-foot office in Midtown Manhattan. The Massachusetts-based product design and technology company plans to occupy an entire floor at 41 Madison Avenue, a 42-story, 560,000-square-foot building. Steven Jacobson of Hopkinson Associates represented SharkNinja in the negotiations for the 10-year lease. Robert Steinman represented the landlord, Rudin, on an internal basis.

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SAN RAFAEL, CALIF. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale-leaseback of a mixed-use building located at 2066 4th St. in San Rafael. A limited liability company sold the asset to an undisclosed buyer for $1.4 million. Built in 1946, the 5,739-square-foot property offers one retail unit, one office unit, six single-room occupancy units and a one-bedroom/one-bath residential unit. John Lee, Adam Levin and Robert Johnston of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller in the deal. The seller will remain as a commercial tenant at the property. 

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REDWOOD CITY, CALIF. — The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI), one of the largest philanthropies supporting biomedical research and AI-driven science, has signed a 225,000-square-foot life sciences lease in Silicon Valley. The company will fully occupy one of four buildings at IQHQ Inc.’s Elco Yards mixed-use development underway in Redwood City, roughly 25 miles south of San Francisco. Situated along the Caltrain corridor on the San Francisco Peninsula, Elco Yards is a 670,000-square-foot mixed-use development that comprises four buildings offering lab, office and retail space. The project, which began construction in 2021, will deliver additional phases between mid-2025 and 2026. CZI is expected to officially occupy its newly leased space in 2027. The deal brings Elco Yards to 30 percent preleased, according to IQHQ. Founded by Dr. Priscilla Chan and Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg in 2015, CZI’s purpose is to eradicate disease, improve education and address the needs of local communities, while building a more “inclusive, just and healthy future for everyone,” according to the company’s mission statement. “We are excited to continue to grow our roots in Redwood City with this new space for our biomedical research efforts,” says Marc Malandro, chief operating officer of CZI and the CZ Biohub …

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MCKINNEY, TEXAS — Globe Life has agreed to purchase a new office building in McKinney, located north of Dallas, for the relocation of its corporate headquarters. The insurance giant will relocate from the Stonebridge Ranch master-planned development to the 200,000-square-foot building at 7677 Henneman Way, which Globe Life purchased along with two undeveloped adjacent tracts totaling 9.3 acres for future expansion. Southstate Bank sold the building, which was previously housed the headquarters of Independent Bank prior to that institution being acquired by Southstate. Campbell Puckett, Ryan Hoopes, Bill McClung, Tucker Hume, Zach Bean and Chris Taylor of Cushman & Wakefield represented both Globe Life and Southstate Bank in the transaction.

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FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Worth Commercial Real Estate has purchased Magnolia Centre, a 31,000-square-foot historic office building located in Fort Worth’s Near Southside District. According to LoopNet Inc., the six-story building was originally constructed in 1926 and renovated in 1990. Worth Commercial plans to occupy space on the building’s fourth floor for its new headquarters and to lease the remainder. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.

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