NEW YORK CITY — Silverstein Properties, a private development firm based in New York, has completed $50 million capital improvement program of the Bankers Club, located within The Equitable Building at 120 Broadway. The 104-year-old office building is set to reopen July 17. Silverstein’s renovations added a 20,000-square-foot rooftop area and an 8,000-square-foot indoor lounge to the property. Other renovations include an improved building façade, lobby and elevators.
CHICAGO — Glassdoor has unveiled plans to further expand its presence in Chicago. The technology company, which operates a recruiting and job review website, has signed a long-term lease for two floors of a new office building, West End on Fulton. Glassdoor will maintain its existing space and operations at 1330 West Fulton. The new space will support up to 400 employees and the company plans to create up to 500 new jobs in Chicago over the next several years. Glassdoor expects to move into its new 52,000-square-foot space in summer 2020. Kyle Kamin and Dan Persa of CBRE represented Glassdoor in the lease transaction. Sara Spicklemire and Kelsey Scheive of CBRE represented the developer, Trammell Crow Co.
8West. Star Metals. Coda. These are the some of the names of Atlanta’s biggest office developments and the city’s largest undertakings. Measuring more than 1 million square feet of Class A office space between them, Midtown Atlanta’s skyscraper scene is about to be drastically altered. The gravity of these major mixed-use properties, along with the allure of top talent at nearby universities like Georgia Tech, gives the Midtown submarket an increase in both developer activity and price-per-square-foot rates. The Midtown/Perishing Point Class A office space average is $35 per square foot, higher than the Atlanta-area average of $29.79 per square foot. However, buildings like Star Metals and Coda are not designed with just any tenant in mind. Speculative developments in the Atlanta market have come to a standing halt as most offices in the region are now built to fit a specific company’s needs, rather than spaces built with the hope the right tenant will come along. Most larger new developments are either a build-to-suit for a specific tenant or are anchored by a tenant that is taking up the majority of the space. Additionally, with lower required returns from REITs and the private sector, finding capital is not nearly …
The Los Angeles office market ended the first quarter with the average asking rent steady over the prior quarter. However, at $3.20 per square foot, the average asking rent remains the highest level on record, up 4.2 percent over the first quarter of 2018 and 15 percent above the prior peak reached in 2008. While the vacancy rate this quarter increased 30 basis points over the prior quarter, it is down 10 basis points from Q1 2018 at 10.6 percent. This is about where it was pre-recession in 2004. This rise in vacancy was the result of several large move-outs, including about 200,000 square feet in the South Bay and 50,000 square feet in the Central office markets. Leasing volume fell to 5.8 million square feet, down 19.6 percent from the prior quarter and 7.9 percent from Q1 2018. The rate of job growth is having some impact on the office market. Los Angeles County remains near full employment with the unemployment rate at 4.6 percent, one of the lowest rates on record. The Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation (LAEDC) notes the county added 59,000 jobs in 2018. The latest LAEDC jobs forecast points to a strong and steady …
ORLANDO, FLA. — TerraCap Management has purchased Lake Point Business Center, a six-building office park in Orlando, for $17.6 million. The property consists of six single-story office buildings with 134,000 square feet of rentable space. Lake Point Business Park is located in south Orlando, about five miles from Orlando International Airport. Ron Rogg of CBRE represented the seller, Raith Capital Partners LLC, in the transaction. BankUnited provided acquisition financing to TerraCap.
HARRISBURG, PA. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $4.6 million sale of a 73,289-square-foot office building in Harrisburg. The four-story property is located on the corner of Cameron and Walnut streets, and is leased to a mix of community-based, service and nonprofit organizations. Craig Dunkle and Mark O’Shea of Marcus & Millichap’s Philadelphia office represented the seller, investment firm Brickbox Enterprises Ltd. Dunkle also represented the buyer, Halzlucha LLC, a private investment group based in Muncie, New York.
SAN DIEGO — San Diego-based Parallel Capital Partners has acquired Sky Park Office Plaza, a Class A office complex located at 9275 and 9325 Sky Park Court in San Diego’s Kearny Mesa submarket. Blackstone/Equity Office Properties sold the two-building asset for $50.6 million. Built in 1986, the 203,258-square-foot property features a three- and four-story, glass-and-concrete office complex with steel frame construction and large flexible floor plates. Amenities include an on-site café and full-service gym. At the time of sale, the property was 96 percent leased to a variety of tenants, including Union Bank, Qualcomm, Liberty Mutual Insurance, The Travelers Indemnity Co. and Molina Healthcare. Nick Psyllos and Michael Leggett of HFF represented the seller, while Parallel was self-represented in the transaction.
PHOENIX — Transwestern, in a joint venture with an institutional partner, has acquired Camelback Esplanade III, a Class A office tower in Phoenix. The price was not disclosed. Developed by Opus in 1997, the 10-story Camelback Esplanade III features 218,387 square feet of office space. At the time of sale, the property was 50 percent leased to a mix of nationally recognized tenants. The LEED Gold-certified and Energy Star-rated office tower is located within The Esplanade, a mixed-use development. Jim Fijan and Jack Fijan of Transwestern represented the buyer and sourced the institutional partner. Additionally, Jim Achen and Bill Zurek of Transwestern will provide office leasing services and oversee property management.
HOUSTON — General contractor Endurance Builders has completed renovations of One and Three Riverway, two office buildings totaling 880,000 square feet in Houston. Ziegler Cooper Architects handled the design of the renovation program, which delivered new amenities such as a coffee bar, tenant lounge, fitness center and conference centers. Additionally, law firm McKinney Taylor PC has signed a 10,000-square-foot lease at Three Riverway and will move in this summer, and Commonwealth Projects LLC relocated to a 10,616-square-foot space at One Riverway earlier this year. CBRE handles leasing of the buildings, and Unilev Management Corp. manages them.
HOUSTON — NAI Partners has secured a 5,106-square-foot office lease at 510 Bering Drive in west Houston for Partners Surgical LLC, which acquires, develops and manages acute surgery centers across the United States. According to LoopNet Inc., the property was built in 1984 and totals 100,840 square feet. Dan Boyles of NAI Partners represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Richard Barbles of Stream Realty Partners represented the landlord.