RICHMOND, VA. — Girl Scout Commonwealth Council of Virginia Inc. has purchased an 18,375-square-foot flex building located at 3214 Skipwith Road in Richmond. The former tenant, Self-Help Credit Union, sold the commercial building for $3.6 million. Will McGoogan of Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer represented the seller in the transaction, and Amy Broderick and Kate Hosko, also with Thalhimer, represented the buyer. The Girl Scouts plan to move its current offices and retail center from nearby Willow Lawn to the new location. The organization plans to use the space as a storefront and install its administrative offices. The space will also feature collaborative areas for local Girl Scouts troops to have meetings.
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MIAMI — CP Group has executed nearly 30,000 square feet of leasing agreements at The Landing at MIA, a 1.1 million-square-foot office campus in west Miami. The 11-building complex is situated on 50 acres directly adjacent to Miami International Airport. Gordon Messinger and Randy Carballo of CBRE represented CP Group in all eight lease transactions. The deals include Butler, Buckley, Deets Inc. (new 5,886-square-foot lease); CVS Health (5,716-square-foot renewal); Trane Inc. (new 5,100-square-foot lease); Harding Retail (new 3,390-square-foot lease); Patagonia Sea Farms (expansion to 3,163 square feet); Nomi Health (new 2,641-square-foot lease); The Ashvins Group (new 1,460-square-foot lease); and FleetMasters (new 1,231-square-foot lease).
Madison Marquette Divests of 96,535 SF Valent Innovation Center R&D Building in San Ramon, California
by Amy Works
SAN RAMON, CALIF. — Madison Marquette has completed the sale of Valent Innovation Center, a two-story R&D building in San Ramon. Orion Office REIT acquired the asset for an undisclosed price as the first acquisition under its new entity. Located at 4600 Norris Canyon Road, Valent Innovation Center offers 96,535 square feet of research and development space, which is fully leased to Valent USA, a wholly owned subsidiary of Sumitomo Chemical. The asset was most recently renovated in 2022. Adam Lasoff, Erik Hanson, Rob Hielscher, Caroline Reynolds and Quinn O’Connor of JLL Capital Market’s Investment Sales and Advisory represented the seller in the transaction.
KING OF PRUSSIA, PA. — Defense contractor Arcfield has signed a 36,000-square-foot office lease in King of Prussia, a northern suburb of Philadelphia. The space spans the entire third floor and partial first floor at 1400 Morris Drive, a newly renovated building within the 1.1 million-square-foot Chesterbrook development. Doug Newbert, Mike MacCrory and Whitney Hunter of JLL represented the landlord, Rubenstein Partners, in the lease negotiations. John Shelly and Gina Brennan of Cushman & Wakefield represented Arcfield.
Georgia Department of Agriculture Signs 11,129 SF Lease at New Life Sciences Tower in Atlanta
by John Nelson
ATLANTA — The Georgia Department of Agriculture (GDA), via the Georgia State Properties Commission, has signed an 11,129-square-foot lease at Science Square Labs in Atlanta. The 13-story, 368,258-square-foot life sciences building is an anchor of Georgia Tech’s Science Square innovation district, a mixed-use development that spans 18 acres near campus and will include retail space and The Grace Residences apartment tower. Trammell Crow Co. delivered Science Square Labs, the first speculative life sciences building in the city’s history, in April 2024. The GDA will occupy pre-built lab and office space on the building’s 11th floor. Eric Ross, Jessica Doyle and Graham Little of CBRE represented the landlord in the lease negotiations, while Erik Weiss and Kari Downing with Savills represented the tenant. The organization joins national life sciences incubator Portal Innovations, which leased 33,000 square feet at Science Square Labs this past summer.
NEW YORK CITY — Flexport has signed a 14,073-square-foot office lease in Manhattan’s Penn District. The freight and logistics services provider is relocating from 50 W. 23rd St. to the 11th floor of 31 Penn Plaza, an 18-story building that recently underwent a repositioning. Christine Colley, Daniel Turkewitz, Thomas Swartz and Mitch Konsker of JLL represented the landlord, Vanbarton Group, in the lease negotiations. Joseph D’Apice of CBRE represented Flexport.
LANHAM, MD. — KLNB has arranged more than 50,000 square feet of office leases at Forbes Center, a 17-building business park in Lanham, 13 miles northeast of Washington, D.C. The landlord, D.C.-based DSC Partners LLC, hired KLNB this summer to oversee leasing at Forbes Center. The brokerage firm opened an onsite leasing office at the property to help facilitate the process. The KLNB landlord advisory team for Forbes Center includes Ken Fellows, Robert Pugh, Keiry Martinez and Aaron Carroll. The tenants were not disclosed.
Nuveen Green Capital Closes $220M in C-PACE Financing for 200 Park Avenue Office Building in San Jose
by Amy Works
SAN JOSE, CALIF. — Nuveen Green Capital, on behalf of Jay Paul Co., has closed $220 million in C-PACE financing for 200 Park Avenue, an office building in San Jose. Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) provides flexible financing solutions for new, ongoing or recently completed commercial real estate projects. The financing was used to recapitalize the building’s sustainability and resiliency measures. Designed and developed by Jay Paul Co., the 19-story tower offers 965,000 square feet of Class A office space, including 24,300 square feet of outdoor terraces, four levels of underground parking and a 20,500-square-foot fitness and amenity center. Matt Cimino and Bruce Ganong of JLL Capital Market’s Debt Advisory represented the sponsor in the financing transaction.
Diamond Investment Properties Receives $37.7M Refinancing for Office Building in Redwood City, California
by Amy Works
REDWOOD CITY, CALIF. — Diamond Investment Properties has received a $37.7 million loan for the refinancing of 101 Redwood Shores, a Class A office building in Redwood City. Zuora, an enterprise software company, fully occupies the 100,000-square-foot office building and has approximately five years remaining on its lease. Mike Walker and Brad Zampa of CBRE’s Northern California Capital Markets Institutional Properties office represented arranged the loan on behalf of Diamond Investment Properties. A Chicago-based financial institution originated the loan.
Cousins Properties to Acquire Vantage South End Office Development in Charlotte for $328.5M
by John Nelson
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Atlanta-based office REIT Cousins Properties is under contract to acquire Vantage South End, a lifestyle office development in Charlotte’s South End neighborhood spanning 639,000 square feet. The Spectrum Cos. and Invesco sold the two-tower property in an off-market transaction for $328.5 million. Built in 2021 and 2022, Vantage South End was 97 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants with a weighted average lease term (WALT) exceeding nine years. Tenants include CBRE, Lending Tree and Grant Thornton, among others.