NEW YORK CITY — Global investment management firm Bardin Hill Investment Partners has signed a 28,045-square-foot office lease at 299 Park Avenue in Midtown Manhattan. The firm, which is relocating from 477 Madison Avenue, will occupy the entire 24th floor of the 42-story building beginning in November. The lease term is 12 years. Chris Corrinet and Neil King of CBRE represented Bardin Hill in the lease negotiations. Marc Packman, Clark Briffel, Peter Shimkin, Andrew Sachs, Eric Cagner and David Falk of Newmark Knight Frank represented the landlord, Fisher Bros. 299 Park Avenue is a 1.2 million-square-foot office building located between 48th and 49th streets next to the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel and Grand Central Terminal. Other tenants at the property include Capital One and UBS.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Carr Properties has broken ground on Signal House, a 225,000-square-foot office development in the Union Market neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Located at 350 Morse St., the project will be situated adjacent to Florida Avenue and near the NOMA-Gallaudet Metro Station. Designed by Gensler, the 10-story office building will pay tribute to the historic industrial surroundings of the area with a terra cotta, metal and glass exterior. Amenities at the property will include a penthouse with a demonstration kitchen, bar, recording studio, DJ booth, karaoke room and conference center. Other features will include 10,000 square feet of private terraces, fitness facilities, bike storage and 12,500 square feet of retail space. “Signal House will be the first new office development in Union Market and will add to the revitalization of an area that is becoming one of the most dynamic creative and retail destinations in the city,” says Oliver Carr, CEO of Carr Properties. Completion of the project is slated for the first quarter of 2021. John Moriarty & Associates is the general contractor. The developers are seeking LEED Gold certification for the property. Carr Properties is a privately held real estate investment trust that owns, acquires and develops …
AVENTURA, FLA. — Colliers International has negotiated an office lease for Biorasi to occupy two stories and 37,856 square feet of space at Harbour Centre in Aventura. Harbour Centre is a 217,000-square-foot office building situated at 18851 N.E. 29th Ave., 20 miles north of downtown Miami. Biorasi, a global research organization that partners with pharmaceutical, medical device and biotech companies to navigate clinical trials and bring products and treatments to market faster, signed a 10-year, $20 million lease at the office building. The lease required the early termination of two other tenants in order to accommodate Biorasi’s requirements. This lease brings the building’s occupancy to 93 percent. Jonathan Kingsley and Stephen Rutchik represented the landlord, C-III Capital Partners, and tenant in the transaction. Debborah Frank of Chicago-based Golub Cos. was a consultant to Biorasi in the transaction.
SANTA CLARA, CALIF. — Gemini Rosemont Commercial Real Estate has acquired Central Technology Park, an office campus located at 3380-3420 Central Expressway in Santa Clara, from an undisclosed seller for $175 million. Built between 1980 and 1987, the four-building, 368,707-square-foot campus recently underwent a renovation of 90 percent of its square footage. At the time of sale, the property was 100 percent occupied by a variety of tenants, including Cloudinary, Intuitive Surgical Inc., ThermoFisher Scientific Inc. and Nissan. Jason Kuester and Jeremy Wustman of Gemini Rosemont provided in-house representation for the buyer, while Greg Cioth and Nate Jones of Eastdil Secured represented the seller in the transaction.
REDMOND, WASH. — KBS, on behalf of a sovereign partner, has purchased the Offices at Riverpark, a Class A office building located in downtown Redmond. A Boston-based investment firm sold the asset for $48.1 million. Built in 2008, the five-story Offices at Riverpark features 106,281 square feet of Class A office space, covered parking, an on-site hotel and mixed-use space for office, residential and retail tenants. At the time of sale, a mix of healthcare, technology, insurance and finance companies fully occupied the property. Kevin Shannon, Nick Kucha, Ken White, Michael Moll and Bill DeLacy of Newmark Knight Frank (NKF) represented the seller. Tim O’Keefe and Mike Schreck, also of NKF, were the marketing leasing professionals for the transaction.
CHICAGO — JLL Capital Markets has arranged an $84 million loan for the refinancing of 210 N. Carpenter, a new 12-story office building in Chicago’s Fulton Market district. Keith Largay, Brian Walsh and Patrick Healy of JLL arranged the financing on behalf of the borrower, Sterling Bay and institutional investors advised by J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Bank of America provided the loan. Sterling Bay developed the 206,000-square-foot property and Solomon Cordwell Buenz led the design. Leopardo, one of the building’s first tenants, completed construction of the building earlier this year. Google will begin moving workers to the property this fall. Amenities at the building include a rooftop lap pool, tenant lounge, gaming area, fitness center, yoga room and conference facilities.
WEST CHICAGO, ILL. — Value Industrial Partners has acquired Bowling Green Center, a 14-building office and industrial property in West Chicago. The purchase price was not disclosed. Located at 245 W. Roosevelt Road, the asset spans 274,000 square feet. The property was 90 percent leased at the time of acquisition. Value Industrial plans to complete significant improvements, including new roofs, paving, landscaping and signage. The center will be renamed Roosevelt Center. Jeff Girling of Paine/Wetzel represented Value Industrial in the transaction. The seller was not disclosed.
COLUMBUS, OHIO — CBRE has arranged the sale of a historic office building occupied by Carlile Patchen & Murphy LLP in downtown Columbus. The sales price was not disclosed. The new owner, 366 E. Broad LLC, plans to renovate the building, which is located at 366 E. Broad St. The three-story property, built in 1926, was designed by Richards, McCarty and Bulford and originally owned by the Ohio State Life Insurance Co. CPM Investments, an affiliate of Carlile Patchen & Murphy LLP, purchased the 29,672-square-foot building in 1986. Carlile Patchen & Murphy LLP plans to relocate to 950 Goodale Blvd. in the Grandview Yard development in spring 2020. David Hartsook of CBRE represented the seller. Todd Schiff of Robert Weiler Co. represented the buyer.
MILWAUKEE — Berkadia has opened a new office in Milwaukee’s Third Ward. Commercial real estate finance veterans Mark Dellonte and Amy Barry will be based at the new office, which is located at 342 N. Water St. Dellonte will be responsible for enhancing Berkadia’s overall offerings, including FHA/HUD financing in Wisconsin and the Midwest. Dellonte formerly served as president and CEO of Love Funding Corp. Barry formerly worked at Fannie Mae. Both will report to Steve Ervin, senior vice president and head of HUD at Berkadia.
NEW YORK CITY — Janus Property Co., a developer and manager of residential and mixed-use properties, has broken ground on the Taystee Lab Building, a 350,000-square-foot life sciences property in West Harlem. The 11-story building, located at the site of the former Taystee bread bakery, will be marketed to firms in the life sciences, technology, academic, and arts sectors. Specific features will include floor plates ranging in size from 36,000 square feet at the base to 15,000 square feet at the penthouse level, floor-to-ceiling glass and 20,000 square feet of outdoor space. Designed by architecture firms LevenBetts and SLCE, the project is expected to be complete by late 2020.