Office

Amazon to Expand Boston Tech Hub With 430,000 SF at Seaport Project

by David Cohen May 2, 2018

BOSTON — Amazon has announced plans to expand its Boston Tech Hub with a 430,000-square-foot office lease at WS Development’s Seaport project. Amazon plans to open a new office inside the 7.6 million-square-foot Seaport development in 2021. Boston’s Seaport district has been transformed in recent decades into a technology center. Amazon’s teams based in the Boston metropolitan area primarily focus on Alexa, Amazon Web Services, and Audible. The expansion is expected to create an additional 2,000 technology jobs in fields including machine learning, speech science, cloud computing and robotics engineering. To date, the company has created around 3,500 jobs in Massachusetts.

May 2, 2018

Acquisitions New Jersey Northeast Office

HFF Arranges Sale of Seven Building Office Complex in Parsippany

by David Cohen May 2, 2018

PARSIPPANY, N.J. — HFF has arranged the sale of 100-700 Lanidex Plaza, a seven-building office complex totaling 335,060 square feet in Parsippany. The sales price was not disclosed. Lanidex Plaza is made up of seven office buildings that share amenities, including a full-service cafeteria and conference center. The two- and three-story properties are located on a 34-acre site. HFF represented the seller, an affiliate of Hartford Investment Management Co. in the transaction. The buyer was 1H7H Lanidex LLC, an affiliate of Milelli Real Estate Partners. After the 2015 purchase of 800-900 Lanidex Plaza by 8H9H Lanidex LLC, also an affiliate of Milelli, the entirety of the office complex is now owned by Milelli.

May 2, 2018

Development Maryland Office Southeast

Howard Hughes Breaks Ground on 350,000 SF Office Building in Columbia, Maryland

by Camren Skelton May 2, 2018

COLUMBIA, MD. — The Howard Hughes Corp. has broken ground on a 350,000-square-foot office building within Merriweather District, a new mixed-use neighborhood in downtown Columbia. Tenable Inc. will anchor the new building, occupying approximately 150,000 square feet on floors seven through 12. The cyber security company will make the move from its current Columbia Gateway location to the new building at 6100 Merriweather Drive in late 2019. The new building will join One and Two Merriweather, two existing mixed-use office buildings within the development. At full build-out, Merriweather District will include 2,300 residences, a 250-room hotel, more than 1.5 million square feet of office space, 314,000 square feet of street-level retail and a central park. The Merriweather District will be powered by STEER technology, the first fully autonomous parking solution that transforms everyday cars into driverless vehicles that park themselves. The technology will make the district the first city in the country to be built for automated self-parking cars, according to the Howard Hughes Corp. In addition, Merriweather District will be LEED v4-certified — the highest level of LEED certification— making it the first development in Maryland to achieve this designation, and the fifth in the United States. Merriweather District …

May 2, 2018

Acquisitions Florida Office Southeast

NKF Capital Markets Negotiates $10.8M Sale of Office Building in South Florida

by Camren Skelton May 1, 2018

PORT ST. LUCIE, FLA. — NKF Capital Markets has arranged the $10.8 million sale of an office building located at 300 N.W. Peacock Blvd. in Port St. Lucie, a city in South Florida’s St. Lucie County. The two-story, 51,527-square-foot building is fully leased to healthcare company McKesson, also known as Change Healthcare. Michael Lohmann, Michael Lapointe, Adam Greenberg and Scott Gordon of NKF Capital Markets arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, PSL Advanced LLC. An undisclosed buyer acquired the asset through a 1031 exchange

May 1, 2018

Leasing Activity Midwest Minnesota Office

Three Tenants Sign Leases Totaling 120,000 SF at Office Park Near Minneapolis

by Kristin Harlow May 1, 2018

ST. LOUIS PARK, MINN. — Three tenants have signed office leases totaling 120,000 square feet at West End Center, a 200,000-square-foot building within West End Office Park in St. Louis Park, about five miles west of Minneapolis. nVent, a company related to Pentair’s electrical business, will occupy the sixth and seventh floors totaling approximately 60,000 square feet. CoBank, a national cooperative bank, will relocate its Minneapolis office from Metropoint and occupy the fourth floor for a total of 30,000 square feet. Magnet 360, an engagement strategy and Salesforce expertise company, will occupy the fifth floor with a 30,000-square-foot lease. West End Office Park, now 90 percent leased, spans six buildings and 560,000 square feet. The property recently underwent a renovation. Peter Fitzgerald, Bill Rothstein and Tom Sampair of Cushman & Wakefield represented an investor group in the lease transactions with nVent, CoBank and Mindtree Limited, parent company of Magnet 360. The investment group includes The Excelsior Group, its affiliate investment fund Opportunity Partners Fund IV and Goldman Sachs Asset Management Private Real Estate.

May 1, 2018

Acquisitions Illinois Midwest Office Property Type Top Stories

Brookfield Purchases 22-Story Office Tower in Downtown Chicago for $305M

by John Nelson May 1, 2018

CHICAGO — A private fund sponsored by Brookfield Asset Management (NYSE: BAM) has purchased 175 West Jackson, a 22-story office tower in downtown Chicago’s Central Loop district, for $305 million. JLL Capital Markets represented the seller, a high-net-worth European family advised by Extell Development. Built in 1912 and designed by Chicago-based architect Daniel H. Burnham, the Class A office tower spans 1.4 million square feet, encompassing a full city block. The property features rooftop decks, conference facilities and a recently renovated, 7,500-square-foot athletic club. The building also features retail and dining space, including Starbucks Coffee, Fifth Third Bank and CVS on the street level. The office tower provides tenants access to public transit and is one block from the Brown, Red, Blue, Pink and Purple El lines. The building is also within walking distance to Chicago Union Station and Ogilvie Transportation Center. Extell Development invested heavily in the redevelopment of 175 West Jackson after purchasing the neo-classical building in the late 1990s, according to Crain’s Chicago. The redevelopment included the addition of a two-story atrium lobby, exterior restoration and common area upgrades, according to Extell’s website. Lucien Lagrange Architects Studio designed the upgrades to include wood, granite, marble and metal …

May 1, 2018

Loans Office Texas

PMRG, National Real Estate Advisors Refinance 383,777 SF Office Tower in Houston

by Taylor Williams April 30, 2018

HOUSTON — A partnership between PMRG and National Real Estate Advisors LLC has refinanced 3737 Buffalo Speedway, an 18-story, 383,777-square-foot office tower located in the Greenway Plaza submarket of Houston. The partnership developed the Class A building in 2016. At the time of the loan closing, 3737 Buffalo Speedway was 73 percent leased to tenants such as FKP Architects, Solvay America and HCA Gulf Coast Division. Amenities include a fitness center, conference center, structured parking and a full-service restaurant operated by chef John Besh. Wally Reid and Matthew Putterman of HFF secured the three-year, floating-rate loan, proceeds of which will be used to complete leasing and pay off existing debt.

April 30, 2018

Leasing Activity New York Northeast Office

Law Firm Latham & Watkins Signs 407,000 SF Lease in Midtown Manhattan

by Jeff Shaw April 30, 2018

NEW YORK CITY — Rockefeller Group has signed Latham & Watkins LLP to a 407,000-square-foot office lease at 1271 Avenue of the Americas. The law firm will occupy floors 25-34 in the 48-story building with an anticipated move-in during the second half of 2020. Built in 1959, the building was originally designed by Harrison & Abramovitz & Harris, the architects for all of Rockefeller Center. Scott Gamber and Craig Reicher of CBRE represented Latham & Watkins in the transaction. 1271 Avenue of the Americas is currently undergoing extensive renovations designed by the architectural firm Pei Cobb Freed & Partners. The project began in 2016 and is slated to be complete by the end of 2019. Major League Baseball and Mizuho Americas have also recently signed leases at the building.

April 30, 2018

California Loans Office Retail Western

Continental Partners Arranges $9.3M in Financing for Mixed-Use Property in Tustin, California

by Amy Works April 30, 2018

TUSTIN, CALIF. — Continental Partners has secured $9.3 million in financing for an office and retail property located at 15501 Red Hill Ave. in Tustin. Eugene Rutenberg of Continental Partners arranged the five-year loan, which includes $8.7 million in initial funding and $588,000 to be released as cash-out proceeds after the undisclosed sponsor completes minor tenant improvements to fully stabilize the property. Recently renovated, the 44,123-square-foot property was vacant at the time of loan application. During the loan application, the borrower executed two long-term leases, including TAPS Fish House & Brewery, for the property.

April 30, 2018

Development North Carolina Office Southeast

New South Ventures to Complete $11M Redevelopment of Office Building in Downtown Durham

by Camren Skelton April 30, 2018

DURHAM, N.C. — Durham-based New South Ventures has unveiled plans to redevelop the NC Mutual Building, a 183,000-square-foot office building located at 411 W. Chapel Hill St. in downtown Durham. The 14-story tower — originally constructed in 1965 — will be renamed The Tower at Mutual Plaza. Planned renovations for the building include 16,000 square feet of newly constructed space on the first floor and a new mezzanine; a remodeled and expanded lobby with a glass curtain wall and revolving doors; stone flooring and wrapped columns; LED lighting; grab-and-go coffee and concessions; exterior façade restoration; skylights in the concourse and lower level; and the addition of new conference rooms, a fitness center, tenant storage rentals and indoor bike parking. In addition, New South Ventures plans to add 15,000 square feet of shared office and coworking space and an enhanced plaza that allows for outdoor work and gatherings. Originally constructed for current tenant North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Co., The Tower at Mutual Plaza is home to companies such as Duke University, GoTriangle and Perkins+Will. The project team includes Avison Young (brokerage); Built Form (architecture); Gilbane Building Co. (construction management); Progressive Design Collaborative (mechanical, electrical and plumbing engineering); McNamara-Salvia (structural engineering); …

April 30, 2018

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