RIVER EDGE, N.J. — NAI James E. Hanson has brokered the sale of an office building located at 10 Elizabeth St. in River Edge. Crestview Associates sold the 16,500-square-foot property to NJCF Property for an undisclosed price. The buyer, a check cashing service based in Chicago, plans to renovate the property to bring the building, which was constructed in 1983, up to modern standards. Andrew Somple and Anthony Cassano of NAI Hanson represented the seller in the deal.
PLANO, TEXAS — CBRE has negotiated a 55,000-square-foot office lease expansion for Alkami Technology, a provider of online and mobile banking solutions, at 5601 Granite Parkway in Plano. The company will now occupy approximately 90,000 square feet and two additional floors within the 14-story, 362,000-square-foot building. Jeff Ellerman, Clay Vaughn and Preston Lynn of CBRE represented the tenant, which employs about 275 people in its Dallas office, in the lease negotiations.
BINGHAM FARMS, MICH. — Farbman Group is renovating its Bingham Office Center in Bingham Farms, about 20 miles northwest of Detroit. Farbman Group owns and manages the 500,000-square-foot property, which is located at 30600, 30700 and 30800 Telegraph Road. Renovations include new lobbies with new floors, furniture, lighting and an updated lounge area. Additional updates throughout the property will include freshly painted corridors, upgraded Wi-Fi and an updated seating area. The renovation project is slated for completion in December.
SANTA CLARA, CALIF. — CBRE Global Investors has acquired The Campus @ 3333 – Phase III, a 940,564-square-foot, four-building office campus located at 3333 Scott Blvd. in Santa Clara. Situated within the prestigious Silicon Valley district, the property was acquired on behalf of a joint venture between Korea Post and another undisclosed client. The sales price and seller were undisclosed, but media outlets are reporting that Menlo Equities and Beacon Capital Partners, co-developers of The Campus, sold Phase III for $610 million. The newly constructed LEED Silver-certified campus is fully leased to Palo Alto Networks, a cybersecurity firm, and serves as its headquarters. The property features a dedicated 30,485-square-foot amenity building with a full-service cafeteria, conference center, outdoor amphitheater, dedicated open space, outdoor dining and collaborative meeting space, 200 electric vehicle charging stations, bicycle storage, a grass picnic area and access to a fitness center. “The San Jose market has experienced broad-based growth primarily driven by the rapid and sustained technology boom in Silicon Valley,” says Gardner Ellner, senior director of Commercial Acquisitions-Americas at CBRE. “As a result, vacancy rates have dramatically declined to the lowest levels since 2000, and tenants are actively moving to submarkets such as Santa Clara …
ALEXANDRIA, VA. — KLNB LLC has brokered the $8.3 million sale of 5904 Richmond Highway, a 78,000-square-foot office building in the Washington, D.C., suburb of Alexandria. Joshua Simon of KLNB represented the buyer, a joint venture between Rock Creek Property Group and Avanti Holdings Group LLC. Simon will also handle the building’s leasing assignment. The newly renovated property is located within walking distance to Huntington Metro Station and Mount Vernon Trail. Suites within the building range in size from 1,800 to 15,780 square feet. At the time of sale, 5904 Richmond Highway was 65 percent leased, with five office suites available to lease.
SOMERSET, N.J. — Rhodium Capital Advisors has acquired an office building located at 100 Franklin Square Drive in Somerset for $5.8 million. The 107,000-square-foot office building is occupied by a mix of healthcare, education, insurance, technology and legal firms. Rhodium plans to spend $2.4 million for tenant improvements and leasing commissions for existing and new tenants, as well as $350,000 on building-wide capital improvements. Slava Vaynberg of Cushman & Wakefield represented Rhodium in the acquisition. Sol Kinraich and Ryan Goldstein of MLK Real Estate Capital arranged the debt financing, while Jeffrey Zwick & Associates acted as Rhodium’s legal counsel.
LAS VEGAS — A joint venture between the Brookhollow Group and PCCP has purchased Centra Point, a 383,000-square-foot office park in Las Vegas, for an undisclosed sum. The park is located at 8363 W. Sunset Road on the southern beltway curve. The asset will undergo renovations, which will include upgraded lobbies and restrooms, landscape renovation, exterior building painting, exterior common area upgrades, spec suites and a new on-site leasing and management office.
GREENSBORO, N.C. — NAI Piedmont Triad has arranged the $12 million sale of two commercial buildings located at 333 N. Greene St. and 327 Battleground Ave. in downtown Greensboro. Robin Tyler and Beau McIntosh of NAI Piedmont Triad arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, Greensboro-based Johnston Properties Inc. Whit Brown of NAI Carolantic represented the buyer, Raleigh, N.C.-based Greene Street Holdings LLC. Constructed in 2000, 333 N. Greene Street features 68,000 square feet of office space and was fully leased at the time of sale. 327 Battleground Avenue is a converted retail building that was also fully leased at the time of sale to tenants including The Undercurrent Restaurant.
CHICAGO — A fund advised by CBRE Global Investors has acquired 150 N. Michigan Avenue, a 661,477-square-foot office building in Chicago. The purchase price was not disclosed. The multi-tenant building is located in the East Loop submarket at the intersection of Michigan Avenue and Randolph Street. The property, which is 80 percent leased, features a recently completed conference center, fitness center and tenant lounge. Floor plates range from 9,400 to 18,800 square feet. CBRE plans to make further capital improvements to the property.
OAKBROOK TERRACE, ILL. — J.C. Anderson Inc. has completed interior renovations on behalf of Pernod Ricard USA LLC within the Oakbrook Terrace Tower in Oakbrook Terrace, a suburb of Chicago. Property owner and manager Equity Office selected J.C. Anderson to complete the tenant improvements to the space on the 21st floor within the 31-story building. Renovations of the office space for the wine and spirits company included the construction of workstations, phone rooms, a newly renovated kitchen and conference rooms. Seth Erlich, Andrew Mott and Bill Dennison led the project team on behalf of J.C. Anderson. Whitney Architects provided architectural services.
