BALDWIN, WIS. — NAI Pfefferle has arranged the sale of a 17,000-square-foot office building in Baldwin, about 50 miles east of Minneapolis. The property is located at 890 Spruce St. The sales price was undisclosed, but the asking price was $2.3 million. TJ Morice of NAI Pfefferle and Don Timmerman of Keller Williams brokered the sale.
— By Nellie Day — Employers all over the nation are looking for ways to bring employees back into the office. In many cases, it’s been a large ask, as employees have adapted to the work-from-home environment and its perceived perks. One of the biggest strategies employers have undertaken is creating an enticing environment where employees want to be. This can include intriguing office spaces, useful amenities, opportunities for socializing and beautiful outdoor spaces. This strategy can go even further when local businesses and municipalities work together. Such is the case with South Coast Metro Alliance, a non-profit corporation of Orange County, Calif.-based property owners and major businesses that have a long-term investment in the area through ownership and/or long-term leases. The economic development organization, which encompasses north Costa Mesa and south Santa Ana, has worked to ensure employers are proud of the spaces they can offer their employees — and that, in turn, employees are excited to return to the office. WREB spoke to Diane Pritchett, executive director of the South Coast Metro Alliance, to discuss the specific strategies employed by businesses and the South Coast Metro Alliance to reactive the local office environment. WREB: How has the introduction …
ALLEN, TEXAS — A partnership between Dallas-based Pillar Commercial and Oklahoma City-based Hall Capital will develop One Bethany North, a 225,000-square-foot office project in the northeastern Dallas suburb of Allen. The Allen Economic Development Corp. owns, which is situated within the Watters Creek business district. The building will rise nine stories and feature a fitness center, tenant lounge and conference facilities, as well as a courtyard with pickleball courts, putting greens and other activated green spaces. The partnership purchased the sister buildings, One Bethany East and One Bethany West, which total about 320,000 square feet combined, over the past several years. Construction of One Bethany North, which has a total price tag of more than $100 million, is expected to last 18 to 24 months.
HALLANDALE BEACH, FLA. — New office and retail tenants have signed leases totaling 43,000 square feet at the third phase of Atlantic Village, a 308,253-square-foot mixed-use development located in Hallandale Beach, roughly 13 miles south of Fort Lauderdale. Retailers Mitch’s Bagels (1,985 square feet), Holy Shakes (1,067 square feet), Club Pilates (2,562 square feet), Zen Zone (2,086 square feet), The Spot Barbershop (1,215 square feet), La Maison H (2,260 square feet), Genia’s Keratin Spa (1,370 square feet) and 54D (8,146 square feet) have opened at the development, which is situated at 601 to 801 N. Federal Highway. Casa Crudos (1,629 square feet), The Wagyu House (2,681 square feet), Murano by Ferraro’s Kitchen (2,600 square feet) and Drunken Dragon (7,746 square feet) have also signed leases at Atlantic Village. Office tenants now open at Phase III of the development, which is currently 83 percent leased, include The Worx (10,911 square feet), Skin and Cancer Dermatology (3,731 square feet), Glowing Smiles Pediatric Dentistry (2,450 square feet) and Ciocca Dermatology of Hallandale (5,608 square feet). Phase I of Atlantic Village, which is fully leased, features 34,710 square feet of retail space. Phase II comprises 27,486 square feet and 10,380 square feet of retail …
MIAMI — NAI Miami | Fort Lauderdale has brokered the $5.2 million sale of an office building located at 2150 Coral Way in Miami. Jeremy Larkin and Craig Merlin of NAI Miami | Fort Lauderdale represented the seller, an entity doing business as Ocean Coral Way Inc., in the transaction. Alphatur LLC acquired the property, which totals 17,450 square feet and is situated along Coral Way, a corridor connecting the Coral Gables district to Miami’s Brickell and Downtown districts.
LAKE OSWEGO, ORE. — Gantry has secured a $15.5 million permanent loan for the refinancing of Lake View Village, a mixed-use office and retail property in downtown Lake Oswego, a suburb south of Portland. The master-planned project is located at State Street and A Avenue and offers 91,000 square feet of rentable office and retail space in six village-style buildings ranging from one- to three-stories. Tenants include dining, retail and professional services tenants. Blake Hering and Alicia Sabanero of Gantry represented the borrower, a private real estate investor and the center’s original developer. One of Gantry’s correspondent life company lenders provided the 10-year loan, which features a 30-year amortization at a fixed interest rate.
TAMPA, FLA. — CBRE has arranged a $32.5 million loan for the refinancing of Westshore Center, a nine-story office building in Tampa. Amy Julian and Andrew Chilgren of CBRE arranged the loan through BMO on behalf of the borrower, a joint venture between C-III Capital Partners and America’s Capital Partners. The 219,992-square-foot office property was 85 percent leased at the time of financing to 25 tenants with an average weighted lease term of nearly five years.
DALLAS — Solender/Hall, a brokerage firm that specializes in helping nonprofits, has negotiated the sale of a 63,000-square-foot office building located at 9696 Skillman St. in northeast Dallas. The buyer, nonprofit organization Dallas Metrocare Services, plans to use the three-story building to provide mental health services, housing and homeless assistance. The building will also house a pharmacy and healthcare clinic for military families. BBH Capital Investments sold the property for an undisclosed price.
ALLEN, TEXAS — CapturePoint LLC, a provider of carbon management services, has signed a 27,317-square-foot office lease renewal and expansion in Allen, a northeastern suburb of Dallas. CapturePoint now occupies roughly half of the building at 1101 Central Expressway S. via 17,212 square feet on the first floor and 10,105 square feet on the second floor. Kent Smith of NAI Robert Lynn represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Jared Laake of Bradford Commercial Real Estate Services represented the landlord.
CHEYENNE, WYO. — Laramie County has acquired 2020 Carey Avenue, an office building in Cheyenne, for $5.5 million. The 74,476-square-foot office building occupies a full city block in Cheyenne’s downtown core. The nine-story building includes two off-street parking lots. James Bowers of Coldwell Banker Commercial The Property Exchange represented the county and the seller, Voss Family Limited Partnership, in the transaction.