GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS — Bradford Commercial Real Estate Services has brokered the sale of Bardin Professional Center, a 9,358-square-foot office building in Grand Prairie, located roughly midway between Dallas and Fort Worth. The two-story property, which was built in 2003, is situated just off Interstate 20 and was 82 percent leased at the time of sale. Leigh Richter of Bradford Commercial represented the seller, IM Bardin LLC, in the deal. The buyer, Nabua Property Holdings LLC, plans to renovate the building.
RICHARDSON, TEXAS — CBRE has negotiated an 8,828-square-foot office lease at 3001 E. George Bush Turnpike in Richardson, a northeastern suburb of Dallas. Tommy Nelson and Ben Davis of CBRE represented the landlord, Buchanan Street Partners, in the lease negotiations. Jeff Smith of Transwestern represented the tenant, Cardiovascular Provider Resources LLC.
CHICAGO — Home Chef has unveiled plans to move its headquarters into the redeveloped Old Post Office in Chicago this year. Home Chef, which merged with The Kroger Co. in 2018, will use the new space to accelerate growth, develop new products and expand its offerings. The company, which produces meal kits, will occupy 74,000 square feet. Home Chef currently has more than 750 employees in the Chicago area at its corporate offices in the Wrigley Building, satellite offices and distribution center in Bedford Park. The renovation of the Old Post Office Building is an $800 million project currently underway by owner 601W Cos. to transform the property into office space. Other tenants who have recently signed leases include Walgreens, Ferrara Candy Co. and AbelsonTaylor.
NEW YORK CITY — Savills has negotiated a 34,000-square-foot office lease renewal and expansion for The Innocence Project, a local nonprofit organization, at 40 Worth Street in lower Manhattan. The tenant, which advocates for criminal justice reform, originally leased 20,000 square feet at 40 Worth Street in 2010 and expanded by an additional 3,000 square feet in 2014 prior to this expansion. Roy Lapidus of Newmark Knight Frank represented the landlord, GFP Real Estate, in the lease negotiations. The building was originally constructed in 1929 and houses the East Coast headquarters for The Gap, among other tenants.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Boutique investment firm Valor Capital Partners LLC has acquired Rialto I and II, a 160,000-square-foot office complex in southwest Austin. The two-building property, which is situated on 29 acres within the Lantana development, houses tenants such as LJA Engineering, Amica and Regus. Equitable Commercial Realty will handle leasing of the property, the seller of which was an undisclosed institutional owner. With this acquisition, Valor’s portfolio of office space in Austin now exceeds 500,000 square feet.
PHILADELPHIA — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a 44,500-square-foot office building located at 5548 Chestnut St. in west Philadelphia. The property, which sold for $5.8 million, is situated near multiple public transit lines. Fred Paisley of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a limited liability company that acquired the property in 2006, in the transaction. Paisley also secured the buyer, another limited liability company.
NEW YORK CITY — Gerber Finance has signed a 6,667-square-foot office lease at 8 West 40th Street, a 22-story building located in Manhattan’s Bryant Park district. The company will relocate from 488 Madison Avenue this summer and will occupy the entire 14th floor. Brett Greenberg and Fran Delgorio represented the landlord, Jack Resnick & Sons, in the lease negotiations on an internal basis. Rob Silver of Newmark Knight Frank represented Gerber Finance.
DENVER — Confluent Development and Kelmore Development have broken ground on The Boulevard at Lowry, a commercial mixed-use redevelopment project in Denver’s Lowry neighborhood. Situated on 1.5 acres, the infill development will feature 140,000 square feet of restaurant, retail and office space. A 25,000-square-foot Lucky’s Market will anchor the property. Additional tenants will include a 1,750-square-foot Logan House Coffee Co. Completion is slated for fourth-quarter 2020.
SEATTLE — Unico Properties, a subsidiary of Unico Investment Group, has purchased Washington Park Building, a historic building located in Seattle’s Pioneer Square submarket. Terms of the sale were not disclosed. The four-story Washington Park Building features 36,000 square feet of office space, with 83 percent leased to a number of small tenants. Originally constructed in 1890, the building was built for the Lowman & Hanford Stationery and Printing Co. for its printing and bindery operations. The building features 16-foot to 18-foot ceilings, as well as the original Carnegie steel beams. MaKensay Real Estate Services will continue to operate and manage the building on behalf of the ownership group. The acquisition marks Unico’s seventh investment along Seattle’s waterfront since 2014. With the addition of Washington Park Building, the company now owns and manages more than 840,000 square feet along the waterfront.
ORLANDO, FLA. — CBRE has negotiated the $32.5 million sale of a two-building office portfolio totaling 182,753 square feet in Orlando. The assets include Windsor at Metrocenter located at 2101 Park Center Drive and Berkshire at Metrocenter located at 2145 Metrocenter Blvd., with both locations offering convenient access to the downtown area and the Florida Turnpike. The Class A portfolio was 89 percent leased at the time of sale to 11 tenants. Ron Rogg and Chip Wooten of CBRE represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer was a locally based limited liability company, Metrocenter Office LLC.