HOUSTON — Poynter Commercial has secured five office leases totaling 40,000 square feet at a 325,000-square-foot office building located at 11700 Katy Freeway in Houston. The two largest leases include Enterprise Offshore Drilling LLC taking 12,629 square feet and Helm U.S. Corp. taking 9,637 square feet. Kevin Poynter and Peyton Poynter of Poynter Commercial represented the landlord, FSP Energy Tower I Ltd., the lease negotiations with Enterprise Offshore Drilling. Kevin Poynter also represented the landlord in the lease negotiations with Helm U.S. Sean Durkin of The J. Beard Real Estate Co. represented Helm U.S.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. —CBRE has arranged a 41,716-square-foot lease for Curvature, an IT support, products and services provider, at Coliseum Centre Five in Charlotte’s Airport submarket. Curvature will move its global headquarters to the 152,000-square-foot, six-story building in the second quarter, relocating from its current location at 10420 Harris Oaks Blvd. in north Charlotte. The company will occupy the entire sixth floor and most of the fifth floor. Joe Franco and Stephanie Spivey of CBRE arranged the lease on behalf of the landlord, Americas Capital Partners. Colin Reed, Mary Ayers and Virginia Luther of Savills Studley represented Curvature. Coliseum Centre Five — part of a master-planned, six-building office park — is located less than five miles from Charlotte Douglas International Airport and within walking distance to more than 30 restaurants and shops. Americas Capital Partners is currently underway on renovations to the property, including a new fitness center and conference facility.
NEW YORK CITY — Zar Group has received $210 million in financing to refinance an office property located at 1450 Broadway in Times Square. Tal Bar-Or and Richard Sutton of Meridian Capital Group secured the five-year balance sheet loan, which features full-term interest-only payments. The 42-story property features 415,000 square feet of office and retail space.
NEW YORK CITY — Natixis has provided an $86.2 million floating-rate construction loan to YYY 62nd Street LLC, a joint venture between Joy Construction and Madd Equities. The borrowers will use the loan to pay off existing debt and provide capital to complete a 110,727-square-foot, Class A office building at 330 E. 62nd St. in Manhattan’s Upper East Side. The seven-story, build-to-suit office property is 100 percent pre-leased to Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center for an initial term of 30 years. Memorial Sloan Kettering plans to use the building for administrative offices. Kathy Anderson and Brad Domenico of Progress Capital arranged the financing.
NEW YORK CITY — JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM) plans to build a new 2.5 million-square-foot skyscraper that will replace its existing 50-story office building at 270 Park Ave. in Midtown Manhattan. The company plans to consolidate its global headquarters from various locations at the new tower, which some media outlets are reporting would rise 70 stories. “We are recommitting ourselves to New York City while also ensuring that we operate in a highly efficient and world-class environment for the 21st century,” says Jaime Dimon, chairman and CEO of JPMorgan Chase. The new headquarters building would house about 15,000 employees, replacing the existing facility that was designed in the late 1950s for about 3,500 employees. JPMorgan Chase plans to pursue LEED certification for the new facility, which would come on line in 2024 at the earliest. Most employees currently located at 270 Park Ave. would be relocated nearby during the development period. Dimon and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio jointly announced JPMorgan Chase’s new headquarters, which would be the first major project under New York City’s Midtown East Rezoning plan that was passed last year by the New York City Council. “This is our plan for East Midtown in …
HENDERSON, NEV. — Cypress West Partners has acquired Parkway Medical Plaza, an 88,958-square-foot medical office building in the Las Vegas submarket of Henderson for an undisclosed sum. The building is located at 100 N. Green Valley Parkway. Parkway Medical Plaza is 95 percent occupied with tenants including Healthcare Partners, Parkway Surgery Center and CareMore. It was built in 1997. The firm acquired the asset with Virtus Real Estate Capital. This marks the first joint venture for the two firms.
HOUSTON — HFF has negotiated the sale of Brookhollow Central I, II and III, a three-building portfolio of office properties totaling 806,541 square feet in Houston’s North Loop submarket. Dan Miller and Marty Hogan of HFF represented the seller, Miami-based office investment firm Parmenter, in the transaction. California-based Hertz Investment Group purchased the properties for an undisclosed price.
GRAPEVINE, TEXAS — Fults Commercial Real Estate has broken ground on Kriya Plaza, a 32,867-square-foot office building in the northwestern Dallas metro of Grapevine. The property overlooks Lake Grapevine and is situated across the street from Grapevine Mills Mall. A timeline for completion was not disclosed, but tenant improvements will be available beginning in June.
PHILADELPHIA — Thor Equities has entered the Philadelphia market with the acquisition of a three-story office condominium, located at 907 Market St. in Philadelphia, for $41.8 million. Health Partners Plans, a not-for-profit health maintenance organization, occupies the 214,000-square-foot property. The newly purchased property is located above Fashion District Philadelphia, a retail, residential and office development slated to open in fourth quarter 2018. The name of the seller was not released.
NEW YORK CITY — Savanna, along with joint venture partner Atom Assets, has broken ground on the construction of a 25-story office property located at 106 W. 56th St. in Manhattan. Designed by Perkins Eastman and Gensler, the 90,000-square-foot property will feature a modern design, boutique floor plans and upscale amenities. Construction is slated for completion in fourth quarter 2019, with LEED certification targeted upon completion. United Overseas Bank and Canyon Partners Real Estate provided approximately $100 million to finance the development of the project.