NEW ALBANY, OHIO — Red Roof has unveiled plans to open a new, 43,000-square-foot corporate headquarters in New Albany, about 15 miles northeast of Columbus. The office, located at 7815 Walton Parkway, will house 150 corporate employees. The company plans to expand its portfolio of sub-brands, including Red Roof Inn, Red Roof PLUS and The Red Collection. The St. Clair Hotel in Chicago, The Red Collection’s flagship location, is scheduled to open this year.
Nashville’s office market, frequently heralded as up and coming, continues to see a great deal of interest from both local and outside investors, and the region’s rapid population growth and low vacancy rates continue to sustain a construction boom. Even with a high influx of new projects highlighting local news, the Nashville area still maintains the lowest vacancy rates of any market in the United States, according to CoStar. Compared to the rest of the country, Nashville has the second highest employment growth and the highest office employment growth, combined with one of the lowest unemployment rates of any major metro area. These encouraging demographics lead most to believe that Nashville will continue its growth rate, especially in the urban core. Since the 1990s the Nashville market followed national trends, seeing most office market growth creep from the central business district (CBD) to the suburban submarkets. After the Great Recession began to subside, which around here was in 2011, an optimistic focus was placed on the growth of the CBD. This local storyline was buttressed by a national narrative of a return to urbanism. This growth, which really began its current unprecedented run late in 2011 and early 2012, is …
LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. — Vision Real Estate Partners has negotiated an 89,000-square-foot office lease at 1009 Lenox Drive in Lawrenceville, New Jersey, for software company Billtrust and 14,000 square feet for law firm Pelletieri at 989 Lenox Drive. The two properties are part of the 817,000-square-foot Class A Princeton Pike Corporate Center. Billtrust, a payment cycle management software company founded in 2001, has established its new headquarters at the campus.
WESTWOOD VILLAGE, CALIF. — CBRE has brokered the sale of a multi-tenant retail and office property located at 1136-1140 Westwood Blvd. in Westwood Village. More LLC acquired the property from a private family trust for approximately $4 million. The two-story building features 6,340 square feet of retail and office space. Current tenants include D’Amores Pizza and a variety of office users. Alex Kozakov, Patrick Wade and Matthew Greenberg of CBRE represented the seller and the buyer in the deal.
DENVER — Pinnacle Real Estate Advisors has arranged the sale of an office building located at 1423 Race St. in Denver. George Wolf Memorial Trust purchased the property from Dave Chvosta for $1.7 million, or $323 per square foot. The property features 5,338 square feet of office space. Kevin Calame of Pinnacle Real Estate represented the buyer and seller in the deal.
SANDY SPRINGS, GA. — Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) celebrated the grand opening of its new headquarters in Sandy Springs on Thursday. The 200,000-square-foot office building is located on a 12-acre campus near Ga. 400 in Atlanta’s Central Perimeter office submarket, roughly 14 miles north of downtown Atlanta. This move was years in the making, as MBUSA announced in January 2015 that it was moving its headquarters from Montvale, N.J., to Atlanta. Since that time the German automaker also won the naming rights for the new home of the Atlanta Falcons and Atlanta United, Mercedes-Benz Stadium, which opened in 2017. MBUSA’s new office building, made entirely of glass and supported by steel beams, was designed with a one-to-one ratio of collaborative seats to individual workstations in order to encourage interaction and creativity among MBUSA staffers. Amenities include a conference center, coffee bar with a barista, café, 5,000-square-foot fitness center with trainers, an on-site childcare facility, outdoor playground and a furnished rooftop deck. The building is LEED-Silver certified and uses drip irrigation and energy efficient mechanical systems to reduce water usage. To reduce food waste, the company is partnering with Second Helpings Atlanta Inc., which takes surplus food from metro Atlanta organizations and delivers …
MARIETTA, GA. — Avison Young has arranged a 50,900-square-foot lease for First Data Corp., a leader in commerce-enabling technology and solutions, at 1600 Terrell Mill Road in Marietta. The office building is located less than three miles from the Atlanta Braves’ new home at SunTrust Park and 15 miles north of downtown Atlanta. Jillian Bailey, Rick Nash and Ben Parker of Avison Young arranged the lease on behalf of the landlord, Zamir Equities. The eight-year lease brings the building to full occupancy.
DEARBORN, MICH. — Signature Associates has negotiated a 68,305-square-foot office lease renewal and expansion for Jackson Dawson Communications Inc. and its subsidiary Benmar Communications in Dearborn. The creative marketing and branding company, headquartered in Dearborn, occupies the space at 1 Parklane Blvd. Chris Secontine of Signature Associates represented both the tenant and the landlord, Fairlane Venture One LLC, in the lease transaction.
CHICAGO — Euromonitor International LLC has signed a 36,023-square-foot office lease at 1 N. Dearborn St. in Chicago. The independent provider of strategic market research will move its North American headquarters from 224 S. Michigan Ave. in October of this year. Euromonitor will occupy the 17th floor of the Central Loop office tower, which is owned by Beacon Properties. Tony Karmin and Corby Marx of Colliers International represented the tenant in the lease transaction. Jack O’Brien and Caroline Colnon of Telos Group represented Beacon Properties.
HOUSTON — NAI Partners has negotiated a 54,891-square-foot office lease renewal at 2600 N. Loop West in Houston. Jon Silberman of NAI Partners represented the tenant, PFS Group LLC, a provider of accounts receivables solutions and programs, in the lease negotiations. The name and representative of the landlord were not disclosed.