Office

July Jobs Report Is Good News for Office Sector in Particular, Say Economists

by Camren Skelton August 10, 2017

Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 209,000 in July, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), beating expectations and boosting confidence that this expansionary phase of the economy still has legs. A panel of economists assembled by the Wall Street Journal predicted a net gain of 180,000 jobs. Job growth is always a welcome sign for the commercial real estate industry — especially when the numbers exceed expectations — because employment drives demand for all types of space. To dissect the latest job figures and identify some of the underlying trends, REBusinessOnline reached out to three real estate economists for their insights: Steve Hovland, director of research at Irvine, California-based HomeUnion Inc.; Ken McCarthy, principal economist and applied research lead for the U.S. based in Cushman & Wakefield’s New York office; and Ryan Severino, chief economist at JLL who works out of the New York City office. What follows are their edited responses. REBusinessOnline: From a commercial real estate standpoint, what did you find most encouraging about the July job numbers and why? Ryan Severino: We are in the ninth year of economic expansion, and business and professional services continues to represent about one-quarter of the job gains, both …

August 10, 2017

Northeast Office Pennsylvania

Joint Venture Acquires 40,000 SF Office Building in Metro Philadelphia for $8.2M

by Amy Works August 9, 2017

KING OF PRUSSIA, PA. — A joint venture between Merion PHC Holdings LLC and Moreland Development LLC has acquired an office property located at 950 Pulaski Drive in King of Prussia, approximately 20 miles northwest of Philadelphia. Hemar Realty Co. sold the asset for $8.2 million. The 40,000-square-foot property is currently configured as physicians’ offices, exam rooms and labs. Gary Leone and Steven Gartner of CBRE represented the seller in the deal.

August 9, 2017

Mixed-Use Multifamily New York Northeast Office Retail

Cleeman Realty Group Facilitates Two Sales in Brooklyn Totaling $6.1M

by Amy Works August 9, 2017

NEW YORK CITY — Cleeman Realty Group has brokered two separate transactions in Brooklyn totaling $6.1 million. In the first deal, an undisclosed buyer acquired a three-story, 3,440-square-foot residential walk-up building in Brooklyn’s Fort Greene area for $2.5 million. The building features eight rental units, four of which are vacant. Zach Hering of Cleeman Realty represented the buyer and undisclosed seller in the transaction. In the second deal, an undisclosed seller sold a vacant mixed-use building located on St. Felix Street in Brooklyn for $3.5 million. The 4,600-square-foot property features five residential units and two floors of community space. The building has been vacant since it was built in 2007. Michael Cleeman of Cleeman Realty represented the seller, while Hering represented the undisclosed buyer in the deal.

August 9, 2017

Massachusetts Northeast Office

Kelleher & Sadowsky Negotiates Sale of 3,200 SF Office Property in Worcester, Massachusetts

by Amy Works August 9, 2017

WORCESTER, MASS. — Kelleher & Sadowsky has arranged the sale of a 3,200-square-foot office space located at 31 Harvard St. in Worcester. Private investor Kenneth Davis acquired the property for an undisclosed price and plans to convert the property into office and residential space when vacated by the current tenant, Family Service Organization of Worcester. Will Kelleher and David Cohen of Kelleher & Sadowsky brokered the transaction. The name of the seller was not released.

August 9, 2017

Connecticut Market Reports Northeast Northeast Market Reports Office

Despite Challenges, Connecticut’s Fairfield County Office Market Shows Improvement Potential

by Taylor Williams August 9, 2017

With employment representing one of the most critical factors in the health of the office sector, people naturally look to the unemployment rate as a key metric to quickly assess a given market. By this standard, Fairfield County should be thriving, with the unemployment rate at 4.4 percent in April 2017 — just under the 4.8 percent rate reached just prior to the recession. And yet, the availability rate in Connecticut’s largest office market stood at 24.5 percent at the end of the first quarter of 2017 — a far cry from the 15.2 percent rate seen at year-end 2007. There are two reasons for the discrepancy. First, it is far more accurate to look at office-using employment (information, financial, professional services and other industries) versus overall employment as a barometer. While office-using employment has rebounded approximately 4.0 percent since the depths of the latest recession, today’s count is still 8.4 percent lower than the latest peak. Second, a marked shift in the desired style of office and an upswing in remote working opportunities have led to reduced utilization rates in terms of square feet per employee. Today’s employers want to be in buildings that make their employees happy and …

August 9, 2017

Hawaii Loans Office Western

Newmark Arranges $75M Loan for Topa Financial Center in Honolulu

by Nellie Day August 8, 2017

HONOLULU, HAWAII — Newmark has arranged $75 million in financing for the 23-story TOPA Financial Center office tower in downtown Honolulu. The 508,000-square-foot building occupies an entire city block. The 10-year loan was placed with one of Newmark’s correspondent life insurance company lenders. George Mitsanas and Jasmine Polson arranged the fixed-rate financing.

August 8, 2017

Indiana Midwest Office

Alidade Capital Acquires 118,954 SF Office Building in Indianapolis

by Kristin Harlow August 8, 2017

INDIANAPOLIS — Alidade Capital WCP VII LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Alidade Capital Fund IV LP, has acquired Woodland Corporate Park VII in Indianapolis for an undisclosed price. The 118,954-square-foot office building is visible from I-465. The acquisition represents Michigan-based Alidade Capital’s second transaction in Indianapolis and brings the real estate private equity fund manager’s total portfolio in the area to approximately 292,000 square feet. Following the sale, Alidade Capital awarded John Vandenbark and Nick Svarczkopf of CBRE with the listing assignment for the property. Dan Richardson of CBRE represented the seller, Duke Construction Limited Partnership, in the transaction.

August 8, 2017

Connecticut Northeast Office

CBRE Facilitates $97M Sale of Two Office Buildings in Stamford, Connecticut

by Amy Works August 8, 2017

STAMFORD, CONN. — CBRE has arranged the sale of Stamford Towers, a two-building office property located in Stamford’s central business district. SL Green and TH Real Estate sold the property to CBRE Global Investors for $97 million. Tenants at the Class A property include Citigroup, UBS Financial Services, H/2 Credit Manager, Titan Advisors, Gerald Metals, Bank of Ireland, Oaktree Capital, Oppenheimer, CoreCommodity and Newmark. Jeffery Dunne, David Gavin and Travis Langer of CBRE Institutional Properties represented the sellers in the transaction.

August 8, 2017

New Jersey Northeast Office

Rialto Capital Sells 212,666 SF Office Property in Secaucus, New Jersey, for $21M

by Amy Works August 8, 2017

SECAUCUS, N.J. — Rialto Capital has completed the sale of 150 and 200 Meadowlands Parkway, two office buildings in Secaucus. Alma Realty acquired the buildings for $21 million. Totaling 212,666 square feet, the two buildings were 77 percent leased at the time of sale. Current tenants include Schiavone Construction, Ashley Stewart, Cory 1st Choice Home Delivery and Image Processing Systems, a data center for VXchange and Frontage Laboratories. Jeffrey Dunne, Jeremy Neuer and Geoffrey Schubert of CBRE represented the seller in the deal.

August 8, 2017

Office Texas

Insite Commercial Purchases 160,407 SF Office Property in Houston

by Taylor Williams August 8, 2017

HOUSTON — Insite Commercial Real Estate has purchased Intellicenter, a 160,407-square-foot office property situated on 12.8 acres at 4650 Westway Park in Houston, for an undisclosed price. Completed in 2007, the three-story, Class A property is located within the 3 million-square-foot Westway Park office campus on the city’s northwestern side. Danny Miller and Trent Agnew of HFF represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.

August 8, 2017

Newer Posts

Older Posts