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Kimley-Horn to Occupy 40,000 SF at Weston I Office Building in Cary, North Carolina

by John Nelson

CARY, N.C. — Engineering and consulting firm Kimley-Horn has signed a nearly 40,000-square-foot lease at Weston I, a 212,000-square-foot office building located at 1001 Winstead Drive in Cary, a suburb of Raleigh. Tucker Shade and Ben Onderdonk of Savills represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Brian Carr and Brad Corsmeier of CBRE represented the landlord, Accesso. Weston I is situated within the Weston Parkway master-planned business park and recently underwent a $6.5 million capital improvement program, including a new outdoor patio, tenant lounge and fitness center. Other renovations include overhauls to commons areas and the lobby.

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Leasing ActivityMarylandOfficeSoutheast

CBRE Signs 16,000 SF Office Lease at Harbor East in Baltimore

by John Nelson

BALTIMORE — CBRE has signed a 16,000-square-foot lease at 1001 Fleet St., a Class A office building in Baltimore’s Harbor East district. Delivered in 2000, the nine-story office building is owned by Harbor East Management Group. CBRE is relocating its Baltimore office from 100 E. Pratt St. to the eighth floor of 1001 Fleet, with occupancy to occur in January. David Fields, Jonathan Hall and Jordana Pollack represented CBRE in the lease negotiations on an internal basis. The new CBRE office is part of the commercial real estate services firm’s Workplace360 program, which has 100 locations nationwide.

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Leasing ActivityNortheastOfficePennsylvania

Hogan Lovells Signs 34,752 SF Office Lease Extension in Downtown Philadelphia

by Taylor Williams

PHILADELPHIA — Hogan Lovells has signed a 34,752-square-foot office lease extension in downtown Philadelphia. The law firm will continue to occupy space on the 22nd and 23rd floors of 1735 Market Street, a 54-story, 1.3 million-square-foot building, for an additional 10-plus years. Perry Kaplan and Tim Monahan of Savills represented Hogan Lovells in the lease negotiations. Mitch Marcus, Tom Weitzel and Jake Marcus of JLL, along with internal agents Keith Cody and Gordon Hough, represented the landlord, Silverstein Properties.

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Leasing ActivityOfficeTexas

Avison Young Negotiates 25,840 SF Office Lease in West Houston

by Taylor Williams

HOUSTON — Avison Young has negotiated a 25,840-square-foot office lease in West Houston. The tenant, Dean & Draper Insurance, is relocating and expanding its footprint from the nearby building at 3131 W. Alabama St. to the entire 10th floor and part of the eighth floor at Eleven77, an 18-story building. Anthony Squillante and Dustin Devine of Avison Young represented Dean & Draper in the lease negotiations. Kelli Gault, Doug Little and John Heard of Transwestern represented the landlord, Hicks Ventures.

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AcquisitionsCaliforniaOfficeRetailWestern

Marcus & Millichap Brokers Sale of 42,363 SF Mixed-Use Property in San Diego

by Amy Works

SAN DIEGO — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of The Laurel at Balboa, a mixed-use property located at 2445 Fifth Ave. in San Diego. Grady Development and Fifth & Laurel Associates sold the asset to Golden Balboa LLC for $16.4 million. Situated in San Diego’s Bankers Hill neighborhood, the 42,363-square-foot property features ground-floor retail space anchored by CUCINA Urbana, operated by Urban Kitchen Group, and three levels of office space. Built in 1989, the asset includes 82 secured underground parking spaces and and was approximately 92 percent leased at the time of sale. Ross Sanchez and Nick Totah of Marcus & Millichap’s San Diego Del Mar office represented the seller and procured the buyer in the deal.

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AcquisitionsIllinoisLoansMidwestOffice

Forman Capital Provides $6.8M Acquisition Loan for Distressed Office Asset in Metro Chicago

by Kristin Harlow

OAK BROOK, ILL. — Forman Capital has provided a $6.8 million loan for the acquisition of a distressed office asset in the Chicago suburb of Oak Brook. Butterfield Office Plaza is a four-building office campus totaling 308,921 rentable square feet. The borrower, 2625 Butterfield LLC, is led by investor and developer Mitch Goltz, who acquired the property in a distressed sale and has a business plan to stabilize, reposition and redevelop key components of the campus. The developer will consolidate all tenants into two buildings totaling 95,511 square feet and redevelop the other two buildings. Once tenant consolidation is completed, the operating buildings are estimated to be around 57 percent leased. Brett Forman, Ben Jacobson, Scott Mehlman, Ty Regnier and Cam Fleury represented Forman Capital on an internal basis.

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Leasing ActivityNew YorkNortheastOffice

Macerich Signs 12,000 SF Office Lease at 825 Third Avenue in Midtown Manhattan

by Taylor Williams

NEW YORK CITY — Macerich (NYSE: MAC) has signed a 12,000-square-foot office lease at 825 Third Avenue in Midtown Manhattan. The Southern California-based retail owner-operator is relocating its New York City office from Fifth Avenue to the 33rd floor of the 40-story building, which recently underwent a $150 million capital improvement program. Gordon Ogden and James Hart of Bradford Allen represented Macerich in the lease negotiations. Tom Bow, Ashlea Aaron, Bailey Caliban and Sayo Kamara represented the landlord, The Durst Organization, on an internal basis.

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AcquisitionsNew JerseyNortheastOffice

Newmark Brokers Sale of 222,888 SF Office Property in Moorestown, New Jersey

by Taylor Williams

MOORESTOWN, N.J. — Newmark has brokered the sale of a 222,888-square-foot office property in Moorestown, located outside of Philadelphia in Southern New Jersey.The sales price was $17.6 million. Moorestown Corporate Center consists of three buildings on a 16.8-acre site. Amenities include a café with an outdoor seating area and a new fitness center. David Dolan, Angelo Brutico and Anne Klein of Newmark represented the seller, local investment firm Keystone, in the transaction. Stephen Comly and Eric DeStefano, also with Newmark, arranged acquisition financing on behalf of the buyer, regional investment firm Melrose Solomon Enterprises.

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AcquisitionsNortheastOfficePennsylvania

JLL Negotiates 22,230 SF Office Lease at 1735 Market Street in Downtown Philadelphia

by Taylor Williams

PHILADELPHIA — JLL has negotiated a 12-year, 22,230-square-foot office lease at 1735 Market Street, a 1.3 million-square-foot building in downtown Philadelphia. The tenant, law firm Hangley Aronchick Segal Pudlin & Schiller, will relocate from One Logan Square to the 26th floor of the a 54-story building. Mitch Marcus, Alex Breitmeyer and Jake Marcus of JLL represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Tom Weitzel, also with JLL, along with internal agents Keith Cody and Gordon Hough, represented the landlord, New York City-based Silverstein Properties, which owns the property in partnership with Arden Group.

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Spec Suites Surge, Investors Buy Office Again in Chicago

by Kristin Harlow

By Ben Azulay, Bradford Allen As summer approaches, I’m noticing Chicago’s downtown buzzing with renewed energy, and new signs that the Loop’s office market is heating up as well. In fact, research by my firm, Bradford Allen, suggests a Chicago office market nearing its bottom and poised for recovery.  Improved leasing activity, strategic landlord adaptations and discounted sales are reshaping downtown Chicago’s market, particularly in high-demand submarkets like the West Loop and Fulton Market. Client certainty Office tenants in downtown Chicago are demonstrating increased confidence about their space needs, as reflected in significant expansion deals and long-term commitments. In fact, office expansions drove at least five of the 10 largest leases signed during the first quarter, including Stripe more than doubling its footprint at 350 N. Orleans from 45,000 to 89,000 square feet and Blue Owl’s second expansion at 150 N. Riverside from 27,000 square feet to 54,000 square feet.  Large new leases included BP renewing 240,000 square feet at the CME Center, and Goldman Ismail signing a 43,000-square-foot deal at 191 N. Wacker. Leasing volume totaled 1.7 million square feet, up from 1.3 million square feet year-over-year, with the West Loop alone securing 916,760 square feet of leasing activity.  …

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