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.
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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.
ALPHARETTA, GA. — Atlanta Property Group (APG) has acquired One Point Royal, a 150,000-square-foot office building located at 4400 N. Point Parkway in Alpharetta, roughly 27 miles north of downtown Atlanta. The Atlanta Business Chronicle reports Tfo Reva Oa Opr LLC sold the building for $18.5 million. Samir Idris of Cushman & Wakefield arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller. The two-story building was constructed in 1996 and was 92 percent leased at the time of sale to 12 tenants. One Point Royal features nine-foot ceilings, full height windows and a 4.5 per 1,000 square foot parking ratio. APG plans to invest more than $300,000 in common area renovations and $600,000 on systems upgrades.
SANDY SPRINGS, GA. — Transwestern has secured a 60,402-square-foot lease for Newell Brands Inc. at Morgan Falls Office Park, a five-building office complex located at 7840 Roswell Road in Sandy Springs, roughly 15 miles north of downtown Atlanta. Newell Brands, a Hoboken, N.J.-based marketer of consumer and commercial brands including Yankee Candle, Rubbermaid and Sharpie, will occupy almost all of Building 100. The lease brings the recently renovated building to full occupancy. Jeff Taylor of Transwestern and Garrett Backman of REO Fund 2 LLC, the building owner, arranged the lease on behalf of the ownership. CBRE represented Newell Brands.
GILBERT, ARIZ. — Arch Street Capital Advisors, on behalf of an institutional client, has purchased El Dorado Tech Center in Gilbert for an undisclosed price. Scottsdale, Ariz.-based GoDaddy.com fully occupies the 180,480-square-foot office property. The name of the seller was not released.
Madison Partners Negotiates $13.2M Sale of Office Building in Downtown Santa Monica, California
by Amy Works
SANTA MONICA, CALIF. — Madison Partners has arranged the sale of a creative office building located at 1522 Second St. in downtown Santa Monica. The Hertz Investment Group sold the property to HQ Creative Office for $13.2 million, or $864 per square foot. The asset consists of two interconnected buildings totaling 15,329 rentable square feet. HQ Creative Office, a subsidiary of The HQ Group, plans to redesign and renovate the property, which was vacant at closing. Bob Safai, Matt Case and Brad Schlaak of Madison Partners represented the seller in the transaction.
BOULDER, CO. — HFF has secured a $48 million refinancing for a three-property office portfolio along Walnut Street in downtown Boulder. Leon McBroom of HFF arranged the 12-year, fixed-rate loan through MetLife Real Estate Investments for the borrower, The W.W. Reynolds Cos. The portfolio comprises two historic buildings, Colorado (1919 14th St.) and James (1916-1922 16th St.), and the Wencel Building (1301 Walnut St.), which was completed in 2016. At the time of financing, the portfolio was 96 percent occupied to a variety of tenants, including companies in the technology, consulting, financial services and food and beverage industries.
ORANGE, CALIF. — NKF Capital Markets has brokered the sale of City Tower, a 20-story office building located at 333 City Blvd. West in Orange, about 35 miles southeast of Los Angeles. KSB Capital Advisors purchased the property from Torchlight Investors for $147.2 million. Built in 1988, the building features 435,177 square feet of Class A office space. Situated on 4.9 acres, the building offers an on-site cafe and an adjacent, six-level parking structure. The building is also located within walking distance of Outlets at Orange, an 806,000-square-foot shopping and dining destination. At the time of sale, the property was 78 percent leased to a roster of tenants including UC Irvine Medical Center, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Travelers Insurance and York Risk Services Group. In addition, the property recently underwent a $3 million renovation that included upgrading the lobby, corridors, restrooms and elevator cab interiors. Kevin Shannon, Paul Jones, Sean Fulp and Blake Bokosky of NKF Capital Markets represented the seller. The buyer in the transaction was self-represented. “Central Orange County has been seeing an increase in tenant demand, yet no new office construction, which bodes well for rent growth and asset appreciation,” said Jones. “Our NKF Capital Markets team secured a strong …