MCKINNEY, TEXAS — Moss Construction will relocate its office headquarters from El Paso to a 10,000-square-foot space at 6950 TPC Drive in the Dallas metro of McKinney. The company, which currently employs about 600 people throughout Florida, Hawaii and Texas, expects to expand its employee base following the move.
SAN ANTONIO — Bob Moore Construction has competed construction of a 100,000-square-foot call center for General Motors (GM) Financial in San Antonio. The two–story property is GM Financial’s fifth call center in North America. The building features amenities such as a commercial cafeteria, arcade room and a gym with locker facilities. Designed by San Antonio-based RVK Architects, the project is expected to create up to 700 new jobs.
HOUSTON — Quantum Energy Partners has signed a 32,000-square-foot office lease on the top floor of Capitol Tower, a 35-story, Class A office property under construction in downtown Houston. Cushman & Wakefield represented Quantum Energy in the lease negotiations and CBRE represented the landlord, Skanska. With this signing, Capitol Tower, construction of which is expected to be complete in 2019, is now 33 percent preleased.
BOSTON — CBRE/New England has arranged the sale of an office building located at 10-11 Arlington in Boston’s Back Bay. Fisher College sold the six-story building to 10-11 Arlington LLC for $22.5 million. The buyer plans to use the 21,205-square-foot property as a family office. Mark Reardon, Meredith Christensen, Diane Harris, Matthew Furey, Simon Butler and Biria St. John of CBRE/NE represented the seller in the deal.
HOPKINTON, MASS. — SVN/Parsons Commercial Group Boston has negotiated the sale of an office property located at 77 Main St. in Hopkinton. Thomson Realty Limited Partnership sold the building to Hopkinton Business Center LLC for $8.6 million. At the time of sale, the 55,000-square-foot building was fully leased to a variety of tenants, including a dental office, a jewelry store and a specialized planning and construction company. Victor Galvani of SVN/Parsons represented the seller, while Garrett Quinn, also of SVN/Parsons, represented the buyer in the transaction.
TAMPA, FLA. — Meridian Development Group has acquired a two-property office portfolio in Tampa’s Carrollwood submarket for $16.5 million. The portfolio includes Buschwood Park One and Buschwood Park Two and totals 171,166 square feet. Rick Brugge and Mike Davis of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, Buschwood One & Buschwood Two LLC, in the transaction. Meridian was represented internally. The firm will invest another $1 million to build a 2,000-square-foot amenity center and café and to upgrade indoor and outdoor common areas. Meridian’s subsidiary company, Meridian Management Group, will manage the property and oversee the improvements. Jim Moler and Deanna Beer of JLL will oversee leasing for the property, which was 82 percent leased at the time of sale. Prior to the sale, Pilgrim Quality Solutions, an IQVIA Co., signed a new 18,000-square-foot lease at Buschwood Park Two.
CHICAGO — The Macerich Co. (NYSE: MAC) has sold a 326,000-square-foot office tower in Chicago for $86.4 million. The building, located at 500 N. Michigan Ave., is adjacent to the company’s The Shops at North Bridge. The sale aligns with Macerich’s strategy of recycling capital out of non-core assets and into its core portfolio of retail assets, according to the company. The real estate investment trust currently owns 54 million square feet of real estate consisting primarily of interests in 48 regional shopping centers.
CHANDLER, ARIZ. — CBRE has arranged the $13.9 million sale of Dobson Center, a 41,546-square-foot retail and medical office center in Chandler. Dobson Center includes a freestanding Starbucks Coffee, 12,842 square feet of retail space and a 26,704-square-foot medical office building. At the time of sale, the property was more than 97 percent leased to tenants including MomDoc, Sonora Quest, Pure Barre, East Valley Internal Medicine and Solis Mammography. Andrew Fosberg, Chris Ackel and Dylan Brown of CBRE arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, Dobson Center LLC, an entity formed by ZDI LLC. Marilyn Kidd of Coldwell Banker Commercial represented the buyer, Philip Landry and Donna Landry Family Trust.
TYNGSBOROUGH, MASS. — Senate Construction Co. has been awarded the design/build contract to construct a mixed-use facility in Tyngsborough for Crane Realty Trust. The 50,000-square-foot building will feature office and manufacturing space. Mass Crane & Hoist Inc. will use the facility as its new headquarters.
HUNTINGTON, N.Y. — NAI Long Island has arranged the sale of an office building located at 187 E. Main St. In Huntington. Home Energy Solutions acquired the property from an undisclosed seller for $1.3 million. The building features 4,750 square feet of office space, as well as a large storage area. Gary Pezza of NAI Long Island represented the buyer and seller in the deal.