Office

CBRE Arranges $53.6M Acquisition Loan for Office Building in Morristown, New Jersey

by Taylor Williams June 19, 2019

MORRISTOWN, N.J. — CBRE has arranged a $53.6 million loan for the acquisition of 445 South Street, a 320,274-square-foot office building in Morristown, located west of Newark. James Gunning, Donna Falzarano and Kyle Saviano of CBRE sourced the financing through Morgan Stanley to finance the sponsor’s prior all-cash acquisition of the property. The borrower was Strategic Real Estate LLC. The building is leased to tenants such as Travelers Insurance, Covanta Energy Corp. and Arch Reinsurance Co., and offers amenities such as a outdoor basketball court, a fitness center, two conference rooms and a full-service cafeteria.

June 19, 2019

Acquisitions Massachusetts Northeast Office

Accordia Partners, Ares Management Acquire 425,000 SF Office Complex in Boston

by Taylor Williams June 19, 2019

BOSTON — A joint venture between urban developer Accordia Partners and a private equity fund managed by Ares Management Corp. has acquired 2 Morrissey Boulevard, a 425,000-square-foot office complex in Boston. Located in the city’s Dorchester neighborhood, the five-building property was fully leased at the time of sale to Santander Bank. The complex is also situated across the street from the 20-acre site of the former Bayside Expo Center, which the joint venture is redeveloping. Newmark Knight Frank represented the seller, an affiliate of Beacon Capital Partners, in the transaction, and arranged acquisition financing for the buyer.

June 19, 2019

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Acquisitions New Jersey Northeast Office

American Equity Partners Buys Office Property in East Brunswick, New Jersey, for $38M

by Taylor Williams June 19, 2019

EAST BRUNSWICK, N.J. — American Equity Partners has purchased One Tower Center, a 23-story office property in East Brunswick, located roughly midway between Trenton and Newark, for $38 million. The property was 39 percent leased at the time of sale, and the new ownership will implement a value-add program that will reimagine the lobby and expand the amenity package. Jeffrey Dunne, Jeremy Neuer, Travis Langer and Zach McHale of CBRE represented the seller, an institutional investor, and procured the buyer in the transaction.

June 19, 2019

Acquisitions New York Northeast Office

Marcus & Millichap Brokers $9.5M Sale of Office Building in Midtown Manhattan

by Taylor Williams June 19, 2019

NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $9.5 million sale of a five-story office building located at 32 E. 39th St. in Midtown Manhattan. Built in 1907 in the Murray Hill neighborhood, the historic structure was owned at one time by Jacob Ruppert Jr., an American businessman who also owned the New York Yankees from 1915 until his death in 1939. The building features a conference room, executive suites and a private roof deck. John Stewart, Nicholas Biedron and Stephen Bell of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a private investor, in the transaction.

June 19, 2019

Acquisitions Maryland Office Southeast

Armada Hoffler to Buy Office Building in Baltimore’s Harbor Point for $101M

by John Nelson June 19, 2019

BALTIMORE — Armada Hoffler Properties Inc. has agreed to purchase the Thames Street Wharf office building in Baltimore for $101 million from KBS Realty Advisors. Built in 2010 by Armada Hoffler Construction, the 263,426-square-foot, eight-story property was the first property built within the Harbor Point mixed-use development. The LEED Gold-certified building is fully leased to tenants including anchors Morgan Stanley and Johns Hopkins Medicine. Virginia Beach-based Armada Hoffler expects the transaction to close in the second quarter.

June 19, 2019

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Primior to Break Ground on First Harbor Plaza Mixed-Use Project in Santa Ana, California

by Amy Works June 19, 2019

SANTA ANA, CALIF. — Primior is scheduled to break ground on First Harbor Plaza, the firm’s mixed-used development in Santa Ana, on June 26. Located at the intersection of North Harbor Boulevard and West First Street, the two-building First Harbor Plaza will offer 40,129 square feet of restaurant, retail, office and medical office space. Building 1 features 14,400 square feet in two large anchor suites and five smaller spaces on the first floor and the same configuration on the second floor. Building 2 will include 3,880 square feet on the first floor, two suites on the second floor totaling 3,778 square feet and a 3,778-square-foot suite on the third floor. Chase Bank will occupy the first-floor corner space at Building 1, and Optima Salon Studios will occupy the third-floor suite at Building 2.

June 19, 2019

Acquisitions California Office Western

Equinvests Capital Acquires Camino West Corporate Park in California for $8.8M

by Amy Works June 19, 2019

CARLSBAD, CALIF. — San Diego-based Equinvests Capital has purchased Camino West Corporate Park, an office property in Carlsbad. Swift Real Estate Services sold the asset for $8.8 million. Situated on 4.4 acres at 2035 Corte del Nogal, Camino West Corporate Park features 54,830 square feet of office space. At the time of sale, the two-story, multi-tenant property was 72 percent leased. The asset also recently underwent a $2.6 million remodel, including new lobbies, common area, corridors, landscaping, lighting, outdoor lounge areas and restrooms. The office park features an on-site deli, showers and lockers. Louay Alsadek, Matt Pourcho, Hunter Rowe, Anthony DeLorenzo and Gary Stache of CBRE represented the seller in the transaction.

June 19, 2019

Acquisitions Office Texas

MoxieBridge Acquires 169,808 SF Office Complex in Dallas

by Taylor Williams June 19, 2019

DALLAS — Local investment firm MoxieBridge has acquired Midtown Office Center, a 169,808-square-foot office complex in Dallas. The new ownership will implement a value-add program that will deliver new amenities, such as a fitness facility, conference room and a lounge/bar. Midtown Office Center was less than 10 percent leased when MoxieBridge officially acquired the asset in May, but the company has since negotiated nearly 50,000 square feet worth of new leases. MoxieBridge, which launched in 2018, now owns approximately 700,000 square feet of office space in North Texas. The seller was not disclosed.

June 19, 2019

Market Reports Northeast Northeast Market Reports Office Pennsylvania

Rent Growth in Pittsburgh Office Market Leads to Development Wave

by Taylor Williams June 19, 2019

The Pittsburgh office market has experienced significant new development over the last five years, particularly in the urban and downtown fringe submarkets. This is expected to continue in the coming years, with several new developments that are currently in planning or under construction. Historically, urban office supply in Pittsburgh has been constrained due to the economic hurdles of new development. With limited sites for new projects, land costs at a premium and significant site work required, Pittsburgh’s nominal rent growth did not allow for economically viable projects. However, rent growth in recent years has led to a new wave of development, which has accommodated companies moving to Pittsburgh along with existing businesses growing and/or relocating within the market. Most of the new office development has taken place in urban submarkets surrounding downtown, including the Strip District, Oakland, East Liberty and the North Shore. These submarkets have attracted more development than the CBD due to greater availability of development sites, as well as lower construction costs. Development Pockets Total development costs of Class A office buildings on the fringe of the CBD are generally $250 to $300 per square foot. For this project cost, gross rents in the range of $30 …

June 19, 2019

Data Centers Development Leasing Activity Office Texas

Google Breaks Ground on $600M Data Center in Midlothian, Signs Two Office Leases in Austin

by John Nelson June 18, 2019

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIF. — Search engine giant Google has announced a heavy investment in the state of Texas. The company has broken ground on a new $600 million data center in Midlothian. The project will serve as Google’s first data center in Texas. The tech firm has also executed two new office leases in Austin where there are already 1,100 Google employees working across various platforms including Android, G Suite, Google Play, Cloud and general office functions like operations and marketing. Google has leased space at Trammell Crow Co.’s Block 185 project in downtown Austin. The Austin American-Statesman reports that Google will lease the entire 35-story tower, which is located at West Cesar Chavez and Nueces streets. The newspaper also reports that Google has leased seven stories of office space totaling 150,000 square feet within the Saltillo mixed-use project. Local developer Endeavor Real Estate Group is building the East Austin project and will serve as Google’s new landlord. These new commitments are part of Google’s larger $13 billion investment in offices and data centers across the United States that was announced back in February.

June 18, 2019

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