Office

Transwestern Negotiates Two Office Leases Totaling 142,000 SF in Plano

by Taylor Williams February 6, 2018

PLANO, TEXAS — Transwestern has negotiated two office leases totaling more than 142,000 square feet at Legacy Tennyson Center, a Class A office development in Plano. WorldVentures, a marketer of vacation clubs and packages, expanded its footprint at the property from 100,000 to 125,000 square feet and Connecticut-based insurance company Affinion Group leased 17,153 square feet. Legacy Tennyson Center consists of two buildings totaling 202,600 square feet and offers tenants an outdoor courtyard area and a jogging trail.

February 6, 2018

JLL Brokers Sale of 93,000 SF Flex Property in Northwest Houston

by Taylor Williams February 6, 2018

HOUSTON — JLL has brokered the sale of a 93,000-square-foot flex property located at 7207 Gessner Road in northwest Houston. GBP Industrial purchased the building from California-based development/management firm Goldrich & Kest Industries LLC. Built in 1997, the two-story, Class B building is fully leased to LabCorp, a North Carolina-based healthcare diagnostics firm. Dustin Volz, Kevin McConn, Rick Goings, Zane Marcell and Grant Matthews of JLL brokered the sale.

February 6, 2018

Office Texas

Skywalker’s Hangover Opportunity Fund Sells 66,885 SF Office Campus in Irving

by Taylor Williams February 6, 2018

IRVING, TEXAS — Hangover Opportunity Fund LLC, a fund managed by Arlington-based Skywalker Property Partners, has sold a three-building, 66,885-square-foot office campus in Irving to an undisclosed oil and gas firm. The buildings are situated on 4.6 acres at 6301, 6321 and 6341 Campus Circle Drive, just outside Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport. The property recently underwent a $350,000 capital improvements program to repair foundations and underground plumbing, revamp the landscaping and develop office suites on a speculative basis. Matt Hurlbut of Transwestern represented the seller in the all-cash transaction. Zack Stevens of NAI Robert Lynn represented the buyer.

February 6, 2018

Industrial New York Northeast Office

Barone Management Breaks Ground for 100,000 SF Spec Development in Long Island City

by Amy Works February 6, 2018

NEW YORK CITY — Barone Management, as developer and contractor, has broken ground for a speculative development located at 9-03 44th Road in Long Island City. The three-story, 100,000-square-foot building will feature office and industrial/flex space, as well as frontage on four streets and city and water views. Designed by JLS Designs, the project is slated for completion in September 2019. CBRE has been retained as the exclusive leasing agent for the project.

February 6, 2018

Illinois Midwest Office

GlenStar to Undertake $28M Redevelopment of 1 MSF Office Property in Schaumburg, Illinois

by Kristin Harlow February 6, 2018

SCHAUMBURG, ILL. — GlenStar Properties will undertake a $28 million redevelopment of Schaumburg Corporate Center in Illinois. Plans call for the construction of a new parking deck that can accommodate 500 autos and a temperature-controlled skybridge; nine modern speculative suites ranging in size from 1,700 square feet to 33,000 square feet; a 10,000-square-foot conferencing center; a club room with ping pong, pool and foosball tables; a new spiral staircase; and a new entry. GlenStar will also update the lobbies, elevators, deli and signage. The centerpiece of the complex, the 17,000-square-foot glass atrium, will be outfitted with new finishes, furniture and fixtures. The developer will also add a large video screen and update the ceilings and lighting. The project is slated for completion by the end of this year. GlenStar acquired Schaumburg Corporate Center in March 2017. Developed in the early 1980s, the property consists of three separate buildings for a combined 1 million square feet. The property is 74 percent leased by tenants such as Pepsi, Verizon Wireless, Motorola Employees Credit Union, American Agricultural Insurance Co. and Roanoke Insurance Group.

February 6, 2018

New York Northeast Office

Alpha Equity, Vasco Ventures Acquire 150,000 SF Office Building in Hempstead, New York

by Amy Works February 5, 2018

HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. — A joint venture between Alpha Equity Group and Vasco Ventures has purchased The Clinton Pavilion, a multi-tenanted office building located at 50 Clinton St. in Hempstead. The acquisition price was not released. The buyers have a $3 million renovation planned for the 150,000-square-foot building. The renovation includes a complete makeover of the parking structure, a redesigned lobby, updated common areas, a newly landscaped building plaza, HVAC updates and a new facade design. The name of the seller was not disclosed.

February 5, 2018

Colorado Office Western

Northstar Commercial Partners Buys 52,000 SF Office Property in Denver for $17.1M

by Nellie Day February 5, 2018

DENVER — Northstar Commercial Partners has purchased Offices at the Art, a 52,000-square-foot office property in Denver, for $17.1 million. The Class AA asset is situated along Broadway. Offices at the Art was built in 2015. It enjoys access to Broadway, Speer Boulevard, Interstate 25, Cherry Creek, Capitol Hill and downtown Denver.

February 5, 2018

Illinois Loans Midwest Office Top Stories

ING Underwrites, Closes $235.1M Acquisition Loan for Office Tower in Downtown Chicago

by Taylor Williams February 5, 2018

CHICAGO — ING Capital LLC has underwritten and closed a $231.5 million senior loan for the acquisition of One South Dearborn, an 828,538-square-foot office tower located in downtown Chicago’s Central Loop. The borrower was Connecticut-based Starwood Capital Group. ING expects to syndicate a portion of the senior loan in the coming weeks. Deutsche Asset Management provided a $62.5 million mezzanine loan for the acquisition. Hines developed the 40-story, Class A property in 2005. Law firm Sidley Austin has served as its anchor tenant since completion and recently renewed its lease. According to Crain’s Chicago, California-based Olen Properties was the building’s most recent owner. The sale closed on Jan. 24. Designed by DeStefano Keating Partners Ltd., the property features amenities such as a fitness center, conference facilities, 8,000 square feet of retail space and a 170-space parking garage. A 16,000-square-foot plaza fronts Dearborn Street and provides entry into the three-story lobby. “The opportunity to finance One South Dearborn was welcome given the quality of the property and the strength of downtown Chicago’s office market,” says Craig Bender, head of capital markets at ING. “This market has seen a significant increase in demand in recent years due to urban migration from the …

February 5, 2018

Conference Coverage Features Office Texas Texas & Oklahoma Feature Archive

Recovery of Houston Office Market Still Distant, Say InterFace Panelists

by Taylor Williams February 5, 2018

HOUSTON — If patience is a virtue, then developers and brokers in Houston’s office market are poised to become a bit more saintly. For the past three years, the story of the market has been a painful coinciding of sluggish oil prices hurting Houston’s largest tenants, while deliveries of new office spaces are at a peak. According to CoStar Group, more than 5 million square feet of office space has been delivered in Houston during each of the past three years. The nosedive that oil prices took beginning in early 2015 set rising vacancy in motion, leading to an 11-quarter streak of negative absorption. And while the price of oil has risen substantially to start the new year — increasing by roughly $10 to its current price of $65 per barrel over the last two months — that won’t force an overnight recovery in this struggling niche. This one-two punch has players in the space wondering when the market might finally begin to display sound fundamentals. According to panelists at the InterFace Houston Office Forecast, that’s not likely to happen before 2020. The event was held Thursday, Feb. 1 at the Royal Sonesta hotel in Houston. Approximately 150 industry professionals attended the …

February 5, 2018

California Office Western

Smashtech Leases Office Space at Symphony Towers in Downtown San Diego

by Nellie Day February 2, 2018

SAN DIEGO — Smashtech has leased 22,000 square feet of office space at Symphony Towers in downtown San Diego. The marketing company will occupy the penthouse suite on the 33rd floor. Smashtech will relocate from the Union Bank Building in June 2018. Irvine Co. owns the property.

February 2, 2018

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