Office

NAP Signs Whole Foods to 30,000 SF Office Lease at Colony Square in Midtown Atlanta

by Alex Tostado December 19, 2018

ATLANTA — North American Properties has unveiled plans for Building 300, an 87,500-square-foot mixed-use building in Colony Square in Midtown Atlanta. Whole Foods Market’s South regional office is set to occupy 30,000 square feet of the six-story building that is expected to deliver in 2020. The office relocation will bring about 90 employees of Whole Foods to Midtown. Building 300 will feature 11-foot ceilings, floor-to-ceiling windows and street-level retail space and restaurants. NAP recently closed a $278.4 million loan to finance the redevelopment of the 1 million-square-foot Colony Square project.

December 19, 2018

Acquisitions Illinois Midwest Office

Fairbridge Properties Acquires Office Building in Warrenville, Illinois for $20.7M

by Kristin Harlow December 19, 2018

WARRENVILLE, ILL. — Fairbridge Properties has acquired Cornerstone I at Cantera, a 152,520-square-foot office building in Warrenville, about 30 miles west of Chicago, for $20.7 million. The Class A building is part of the 650-acre mixed-use development known as Cantera. The seller, Northwestern Mutual, invested $540,000 in fitness center and conference room renovations. The building is currently 79.6 percent leased. Jim Postweiler, Peter Harwood and Derek Fohl of JLL represented Northwestern Mutual in the sale.

December 19, 2018

Illinois Leasing Activity Midwest Office

Chicago Office of Colliers International Moves Locations

by Kristin Harlow December 19, 2018

CHICAGO — Colliers International | Chicago has moved its downtown operations to 71 S. Wacker Drive. The 17,000-square-foot space will house the company’s valuation and advisory services, Chicago office advisory group and corporate solutions teams. The firm will continue to have a strong presence in Rosemont, where its industrial advisory, supply chain logistics, investment services and office leasing groups reside. The downtown office has 83 workspaces, of which 55 are workstations and 28 are private offices. In addition, the new office includes client workspace, wellness rooms and a café-style break area. The Irvine Company owns the 48-story, 1.5 million-square-foot office tower.

December 19, 2018

Development Office Texas

Local Artist to Open 3,600 SF Creative Office Space in Austin

by Taylor Williams December 19, 2018

AUSTIN, TEXAS — Local artist and designer Lauren Cunningham will open The Commune, a 3,600-square-foot creative office space in central Austin. Set to open in February 2019, the space will be housed in an abandoned building at 101 E. North Loop Blvd. Individual features will include seven private studios, 10 dedicated desks and shared workspace.

December 19, 2018

Acquisitions Maine New Jersey Northeast Office

Cushman & Wakefield Brokers Sale of Two-Building Office Complex in New Jersey

by David Cohen December 19, 2018

HAMILTON, N.J. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the sale of Ibis Plaza, a two-building office complex in Hamilton. The price was not disclosed. Located at 3525-2525 Quakerbridge Road, the 119,000-square-foot property is currently 88 percent occupied by approximately 75 tenants. The building also features a 6,700-square-foot event venue available for rent to both tenants and off-site organizations. Cushman & Wakefield’s New Jersey capital markets team represented the seller, a private ownership entity, in the transaction. The buyer was IBIS Realty LLC.

December 19, 2018

Leasing Activity Maryland Office

Social Security Administration Renews 717,011 SF Corporate Headquarters Lease in Baltimore County

by Alex Tostado December 18, 2018

WOODLAWN, MD. — The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), working on behalf of the U.S. Social Security Administration, has signed a 10-year lease renewal for Social Security’s Baltimore County headquarters. The GSA signed the 717,011-square-foot lease with landlord Security Land and Development Co. LP (SLDC) at the Security West Complex in Woodlawn. The lease became effective Nov. 1, 2018 and will run through Oct. 31, 2028. According to its website, GSA provides workplaces by constructing, managing and preserving government buildings and by leasing and managing commercial real estate. The terms of the lease state that GSA can exit part of the lease after three years with a 12-month written notice to SLDC and can fully exit the lease with 24-month written notice after five years. The initial annual rent is approximately $11.8 million. Regency Affiliates, which has a 50 percent interest in SLDC, simultaneously announced it refinanced Security West Complex for $30 million. The net proceeds are being used primarily to pay off existing debt at Security West and to fund capital improvements and reserves totaling about $17 million.

December 18, 2018

Development Industrial Office Southeast Virginia

St. John Properties Breaks Ground on Four Flex Buildings in Metro D.C.

by Alex Tostado December 18, 2018

LEESBURG, VA. — St. John Properties Inc. has broken ground on four buildings within Leesburg Tech Park in Leesburg. The tech park spans 17 acres, and the four speculative buildings will consist of 160,000 square feet of research & development/flex space with anticipated completion in the summer. St. John Properties purchased the land in 2016. The property is situated about 35 miles west of downtown Washington, D.C.

December 18, 2018

Leasing Activity Office Texas

Arena Energy Signs 87,231 SF Office Lease in The Woodlands

by Taylor Williams December 18, 2018

THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS — Arena Energy, a privately held oil and gas firm, has signed an 87,231-square-foot office lease at Hughes Landing in The Woodlands, about 30 miles north of Houston. The Class A space will be situated on 13 acres and will serve as the company’s new headquarters. Arena Energy is aiming to begin occupying the space in September 2019.

December 18, 2018

Acquisitions California Office Western

Barker Pacific Group, Rockwood Capital Acquire 227,019 SF Office Building in Pasadena

by Amy Works December 18, 2018

PASADENA, CALIF. — A joint venture between Barker Pacific Group and Rockwood Capital has purchased a Class A office building, located at 301 N. Lake Ave. in Pasadena. The price was not disclosed. Washington Capital Management previously operated the asset on behalf of an unidentified seller. Built in 1989, the 11-story building features 227,019 square feet of office space. The buyers plan to improve the asset by modernizing the property. CBRE’s Mike Longo and Sean Sullivan brokered the sale. JP Morgan provided debt financing for the buyers.

December 18, 2018

Development New York Northeast Office Top Stories

Google to Invest $1B for Manhattan Campus, Double New York Workforce Over Next Decade

by John Nelson December 18, 2018

NEW YORK CITY — Search engine giant Google (NASDAQ: GOOGL) plans to invest $1 billion to create a new office campus in Manhattan’s Hudson Square district. Situated just south of West Village, the 1.7 million-square-foot campus is a crucial next step for the company’s goal to double its New York workforce to 14,000 over the next 10 years. Google has signed two leases and a letter of intent to establish the campus, to be named Google Hudson Square. The tech firm will occupy 315 and 345 Hudson St. beginning in 2020 and move into 550 Washington St. when it wraps up construction in 2022. The campus will be the primary location for the company’s New York-based Global Business Organization. The site is located near Pier 40 at Hudson River Park and the Holland Tunnel. According to the owner of 315 Hudson, Jack Resnick & Sons, Google will occupy five full floors and portions of another at the 500,000-square-foot building. Google’s new 280,000-square-foot office space will feature open workspaces, a café, rooftop garden and event space. CBRE represented Google and Newmark Knight Frank represented the owner in the lease transaction, which brings the redeveloped office building to full occupancy. Google will …

December 18, 2018

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