Office

Easterly Government Properties Agrees to Buy 1.5 MSF Government-Leased Office Portfolio for $430M

by John Nelson June 19, 2018

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Easterly Government Properties (NYSE: DEA) has agreed to purchase a 14-property office portfolio across the United States for $430 million. The nearly 1.5 million-square-foot portfolio is 94 percent leased by the U.S. government and 99 percent leased overall. The seller was undisclosed. “We believe the acquisition of this portfolio is a wonderful opportunity for the company,” says William C. Trimble III, CEO of Easterly. “This acquisition is expected to grow our portfolio by approximately 39 percent on a rentable-square-foot basis, while still maintaining the same high-quality standard of assets Easterly is known for.” The portfolio includes the following assets: • A 267,766-square-foot office building in Buffalo, N.Y., housing Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and a regional office for the National Labor Relations Board • A 239,331-square-foot building next to Chicago O’Hare International Airport that houses the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Great Lakes Regional Office and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) • A 225,057-square-foot facility in Portland, Ore.’s Central City Plan District housing the USDA, U.S. Army Corp of Engineers (ACOE), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) • A 182,500-square-foot build-to-suit property in Parkersburg, …

June 19, 2018

Acquisitions New Jersey Northeast Office

Cushman & Wakefield Negotiates Sale of 107,000 SF Office Building in New Jersey

by David Cohen June 18, 2018

ROCHELLE PARK, N.J. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the sale of 395 W. Passaic St., a four-story, 107,969-square-foot office building in Rochelle Park. The sales price was not disclosed. Cushman & Wakefield represented the sellers, Garrison Investment Group and Onyx Equities, in the transaction. They buyer was Ramaa Management. The three-acre property was 80 percent leased to eight tenants at the time of sale.

June 18, 2018

Development Illinois Midwest Office

Howard Hughes Corp. Breaks Ground on 1.4 MSF Office Tower in Chicago

by Kristin Harlow June 18, 2018

CHICAGO — The Howard Hughes Corp. and Riverside Investment & Development, along with Clark Construction, have broken ground on 110 North Wacker, a 1.4 million-square-foot office tower in the heart of Chicago’s central business district. More than 30 percent of the 55-story tower is preleased to Bank of America. Designed by Goettsch Partners, the Class A building is located between the Chicago River and Wacker Drive. Amenities will include a conference center, fitness facility, retail and dining space. Bank of America and JP Morgan Chase provided a $495 million construction loan. USAA Real Estate also provided an equity investment. Completion is slated for the fourth quarter of 2020.

June 18, 2018

Development Illinois Midwest Office

J.C. Anderson Completes 26,000 SF Office Build-Out for Law Firm in Chicago

by Kristin Harlow June 18, 2018

CHICAGO — J.C. Anderson Inc. has completed a 26,000-square-foot office build-out for Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery LLP in Chicago. The law firm chose to modernize its space on the 21st floor at 120 S. LaSalle St. The project features a new reception desk, open ceilings and private offices. Renovations also include an open layout and technology upgrades. Partners by Design provided architectural services.

June 18, 2018

Acquisitions Arizona Office Western

International Joint Venture Acquires 302,209 SF Office Property in Phoenix

by Amy Works June 18, 2018

PHOENIX — New York Life Real Estate Investors, on behalf of a joint venture between New York Life Insurance Co. and Finland-based Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Co., has purchased 24th at Camelback, an office property located in Phoenix’s Camelback Corridor submarket. Hines U.S. Office Value Added Venture III sold the property for an undisclosed price. The eight-story property features 302,209 square feet of Class A office space. CBRE represented the seller in the deal.

June 18, 2018

Acquisitions California Office Western

Meridian Sells Multi-Tenant Office Building in Bay Area for $39.5M

by Amy Works June 18, 2018

BRISBANE, CALIF. — Meridian has completed the disposition of a multi-tenant office building located at 1000 Marina Blvd. in Brisbane, just south of San Francisco. Phase 3 Real Estate Partners acquired the property for $39.5 million in an off-market transaction. Built in 1983, the six-story building features 104,000 square feet of office space. CBRE’s Northern California Capital Markets team represented the seller and buyer in the deal.

June 18, 2018

Acquisitions California Office Western

Vanbarton Group Buys 73,835 SF Office Building in Los Angeles for $37.7M

by Amy Works June 18, 2018

LOS ANGELES — Vanbarton Group has acquired an office building located at 6725 Sunset Blvd. in Los Angeles’ Hollywood submarket. Crown Realty & Development sold the property for $37.7 million. The five-story multi-tenant property features 73,835 square feet of office space. At the time of sale, the property was fully leased by 15 tenants. Additionally, the transaction included an adjacent three-level parking structure. Kevin Shannon, Rob Hannan, Ken White, Michael Moll of NKF Capital Markets, along with John Tronson of Avison Young and Kreg Groat of Crown Realty & Development, represented the seller in the sale.

June 18, 2018

Development North Carolina Office Southeast

Cambridge to Convert Former Kohl’s Store in Charlotte to Transit-Oriented Office Building

by Camren Skelton June 18, 2018

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Cambridge Properties plans to convert a former Kohl’s department store at 9315 N. Tryon St. in Charlotte into an 87,000-square-foot office building. The transit-oriented development is located across the street from the main entrance to University of North Carolina at Charlotte and near the JW Clay Boulevard light-rail station. In addition, the building is situated within walking distance to more than 30 restaurants. The property features high ceilings and a mezzanine level and has the ability to accommodate a new glass storefront, collaborative meeting space, employee lounge/game area and an outdoor back patio. Alexandra Mann, Barry Fabyan and Charley Leavitt of JLL are handling the building’s leasing assignment. Last year, JLL leased roughly 96,000 square feet of creative office space to Verizon Wireless at the site of a former Super Kmart in east Charlotte.

June 18, 2018

Acquisitions Georgia Office Southeast

CBRE Brokers Sale of Two-Building Office Campus in Atlanta’s Central Perimeter Submarket

by Camren Skelton June 18, 2018

ATLANTA — CBRE has brokered the sale of Glenridge Point, a two-building, Class B office campus located at 100 and 200 Glenridge Point Parkway in Atlanta’s Central Perimeter submarket. Richmond Honan Development acquired the five-story buildings, which total 185,402 square feet. Jay O’Meara, Justin Parsonnet, Will Yowell, Ryan Reethof and Lee Asher of CBRE arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, a partnership between Pope & Land and Noro. The pair originally acquired the property at 62 percent occupancy in 2015. At the time of sale, the campus was 99 percent leased to tenants including eVestment and Northside Hospital’s IT division. Glenridge Point is located less than a half-mile from the Medical Center MARTA station.

June 18, 2018

Acquisitions Massachusetts Northeast Office

R.W. Holmes Brokers $6.9M Sale of Office Building in Suburban Boston

by David Cohen June 15, 2018

HUDSON, MASS. — R.W. Holmes Realty has brokered the $6.9 million sale of 1 Cabot Road, a 69,272-square-foot office building in Hudson, about 30 miles west of Boston. Craig Johnston, Garry Holmes, and Jim Bartholomew of R.W. Holmes represented the seller, K & L Realty, in the transaction. The buyer was Creative Cabot LLC. The property features a fitness center with showers, a lobby and two retail stores.

June 15, 2018

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